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Re: CFD: Subgroups for lugnet.org.us & lugnet.trains.org
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lugnet.org.us
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Wed, 24 Nov 1999 02:48:19 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote in message <383b1a64.153493579@lugnet.com>...
> Another thought -- not to diminish the private mailing list but to address
> its advantages differently: What if you could create informational pages • in
> the /org/us/nelug/ area that only NELUG members (who've gone through • NELUG's
> official membership process and obtained official NELUG membership) could
> access -- and would be restricted to outsiders?
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> These might be things like, as you mentioned, directions to meetings or
> people's phone numbers, or they could really contain any information for • the
> group. Allowing sub-communities (such as user groups or clubs) to create
> privileged-access pages is also relatively easy to implement now given the
> evolving LUGNET website architecture, and has always been part of the
> long-term plan as well.
Cool.
> > Is a web site a must?
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> Not IMHO... In fact, if a group was having trouble raising money for a
> domain or didn't have anyone with the expertise to set up a free geocities
> site or other technical things like that, the group (assuming it had a
> "tangible manifestation" could even just point people at the • /org/us/xyzpdq/
> area on LUGNET as their starting point or web site if they wanted to, until
> they had a real site). In other words, a little mini-website on LUGNET • just
> for them would be an automatic freebie for any group making the leap into
> existence.
Cool.
> > Does the group have to meet at least once?
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> That's a great question. From my point of view, things I'd look for as
> "tangible manifestations" are things like an actual count of people (say, 4
> or 5 or more) and a name and a purpose and a geographical area, etc.
Sounds good to me. Hmm, we're just barely there for a triangle
(Raleigh/Durham NC) group with 4 or 5 of us.
Frank
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 | | Re: CFD: Subgroups for lugnet.org.us & lugnet.trains.org
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| (...) Say, Eric, how do you maintain NELUG's member list? (Add new people's names, keep track of their email addresses, list their websites, etc.) It just occurred to me when I saw this page, (URL) LUGNET could help automate some of those sorts of (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.org.us)
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