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In lugnet.org.us, Jeff Johnston writes:
> Personally, I think I missed the debate the first time around on the age of
> members. (Since I've never actually physically made it to a NELUG meeting,
> I probably did - and I missed the vote as well.) Still, I'm an official NELUG
> member, and as such I would like to make a formal request, which will follow
> in a new post.
It was done at a meeting, and I would like to make sure that any *further*
votes and discussion of this sort are held at meetings.
For one thing, NELUG does extend membership to anyone, regardless of physical
location (yes, yes, anyone over 18). As someone mentioned before, it would be
very possible for people to join up, vote, and move on, seeking only to change
what they perceive as an injustice, leaving the real members of NELUG to either
throw away the vote or follow what was decided.
Second (and please, please, please don't take this the wrong way), attending
meetings shows a greater concern for the club than casually saying "I am a
member". There are people who are *constantly* present at meetings, and I will
always hold their opinions as fully active and participating members over those
of someone who shows up once or twice, or someone who joins from Australia or
Siberia [1]. I think that's only fair.
eric
[1] Hey, they're both prison colonies, right? :D Joke! Joke! I know they
don't really gulag people in Siberia anymore. Ha!
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| (...) I think if this is the case, then NELUG is far more BostonLUG than anything else. I live in Lowell, I work in Andover. Getting into Boston is both difficult and time-consuming for me, especially on a weekday evening. I can only imagine that (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) Thank you, Jude. This is *exactly* what this discussion needs: people willing to look at the opposing side's viewpoint, willing to try to understand it, and willing to work *with* that viewpoint to get things done. Fact: People in NELUG have (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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