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Re: Announcing the new LUGNET Link List
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:32:21 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Suzanne Rich wrote:
> I would disagree with the assumption of their order of searching for a
> community. Perhaps this "an American thing", but I personally make a huge
> distinction between online and offline interaction with people. Finding other
> AFOLs who live nearby, or visiting a group when I happen to be in their town, is
> very special to me, and rare. NELUG provides me with an exceptionally rich
> experience. Online communities on the other hand are common and all work pretty
> much the same way. One can lurk in an online community, but not in a real-life
> LUG.
I agree with this 100% (as well as the solution suggested that I just happened
to have snipped away).
-Lenny
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| (...) I would suggest the two category headings of: - Local User Groups - Online Communities "Local User Groups" are geographically significant and involve face-to-face meetings and often hold recurring public displays or events. (NELUG, WAMALUG, (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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