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[Bill Moran]

In response to "kabel" <lists at voidship.net>:

> On Tuesday 24 July 2007 15:43:04 terry mcintyre wrote:
> > Google is one of my favorite verbs, even if Google, Inc abhors that usage,
> > but just for grins, I tried a few other search engines.
> >
> > Tried "Pittsburgh Linux" on yahoo.com, and WPLUG was not on the top of the
> > list, sadly. The same query delivers the goods on google.com.
> >
> > On ask.com, "pittsburgh linux" is not sufficiently constrained, but
> > "pittsburgh linux users group" is.
> >
> > New potential customers for WPLUG may not know that "linux users group" is
> > a common usage; many people aren't very savvy about how to narrow down
> > their search terms.
> 
> (not specifically in reply to quoted message)
> 
> Bickering about CMU/non-CMU/Pitt/whatever-else (and trying to ALWAYS have the
> last word) isn't exactly the best thing for the group's image and is more
> than a little counterproductive.
> 
> Honestly, though, why not have meetings or events at alternate locations?
> Maybe one Saturday, those of us in the North Hills could host an event, and a
> few weeks later, the city folks could do something, or people in the South
> Hills.  Just because it's one group doesn't mean it has to be one site.  If
> not everyone can make it, so what?  It gives people a chance to be more
> involved..

I think that's a _great_ idea, and you're not the first to suggest it.

It will occur when someone takes the time to do it.  Right now we have
Ted, who faithfully gets us rooms at CMU whenever we need them, and Beth
Lynn, who has secured the park for the WPLUG picnic.

If you, or anyone else, has the ability to reserve space and would like
to do so for a meeting, please volunteer on the plan list.

Personally, I've done a fair amount of looking around and I don't have
any space out my way (Monroeville area) that I can reserve that's large
enough for a WPLUG meeting.

-- 
Bill Moran
http://www.potentialtech.com