Re: Motion made on Tuesday is now available for commentary

[mike <troll@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brenda Smith wrote:
> 
>         Hey there all... Just wanted to share some thoughts on the motion
> from Tuesday.
> 
>         1.  I am not sure how this would benefit KLUG as a whole group.
> >From what I have observed at
>         meetings, there is not that much business conducted during a
> meeting.. *unless monkey business
>         counts...*  :)  Therefore I don't see a need to have catagories for
> meetings, or seperate meetings.
> 
>         2.   I do think that it could get confusing if minutes are not taken
> at every meeting, as I am sure
>         business issues will arise during the course of the meeting.  We
> could loose some good thoughts
>         and forget aspects of topics discussed if the minutes are not kept.
> HOWEVER,
> 
>         3.  I believe the position of Secretary could get overwhelming for
> just one person who is expected to
>         show up at every meeting and take minutes etc.  I think some
> potential solutions to what I believe is
>         the main and underlying reason for this motion would be to
>         A)  have two people share this position, so that not so much
> pressure would be on just one person
>         to attend all of the meetings,
>         B)  that the Secretary can delegate to others to take minutes if
> they are not able to attend
>         C) or that we cut back on the meeting frequency.  *The last
> suggestion would have to be presented
>         to the entire group and voted upon, and I hope to send a survey out
> with that question on it over the
>         weekend.*
> 
>         There is my 2 cent's worth... please send change back.
>         Have a good weekend all!

Here is my idea; If we develop special interest groups to round out the
remaining 3-4 Tuesdays, ie java, or networking a team leader
could/should be established to make sure that relevant details of the
team meeting are recorded, and the experiences and experiments are
available to all as links on the klug site. These could be the basis for
a Linux Knowledge Base which could be a potential help to the Linux
community at large. My presumption is that these teams would be a subset
of the group, so that alternate meeting places could be feasible.
Another possibility is that the remaining weeks could be dedicated to
those involved with maintaining the site, or in depth tutorials by those
qualified to do so.

Hold that thought on the weekend C-ah!!!

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-Mike List