[TriLUG] an increasingly annoying trend at trilug meetings

[Bruce Smith]

Well, I'd like to say that I find the meetings fun. I attend far too many
meetings with suits and agendas, so I certainly don't want to do more of
them on my own time. Got some ideas for how meetings should go? Great,
sounds like you just volunteered to do one... So, what's the agenda?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-admin at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-admin at trilug.org]On Behalf
> Of rpjday
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 6:40 AM
> To: TriLUG
> Subject: [TriLUG] an increasingly annoying trend at trilug meetings
>
>
>
>   i figure that, given my typical lack of political correctness
> and diplomacy, i might as well be the one to gripe about what
> is becoming increasingly annoying at trilug meetings, and that is
> the tendency to draaaaaaag out any public discussion with way too
> many people trying to add comedic asides and comments.
>
>   last night's meeting was pretty much par for the course, with
> what should have taken i estimate 15-20 minutes discussing the state
> of the LUG, dragging on for i would guess close to an hour as every
> single useful and informative comment seemed to be followed by several
> impromptu, humorous followups by various audience members.
>
>   comedy is a wonderful thing, but frankly, it gets tiring reaaaaally
> quickly watching a bunch of geeks trying to one-up one another.
> let's face it -- there's only so much humor you can drag out of
> yet more vi-versus-emacs potshots, and the like.  (and, if i
> really want to antagonize people, i could always point out how
> i cringe at the thought of inviting, say, a highly-placed and
> potentially influential corporate executive to a trilug meeting,
> just so he/she can hear several variations on sending a female
> up a phone pole, or whatever it was).
>
>   in my opinion, it's time to take trilug meetings by the scruff
> of the neck and drag them to some semblance of organization and
> professionalism.  there should be a agenda and, more to the point,
> it should be followed.  keep the distractions and interruptions to
> a minimum, and let's get on with business.
>
>   ok, so is there anyone i *haven't* irritated by now?  i'd hate
> to feel like i was leaving anyone out. :-)
>
> rday
>
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