Shotgun rules, etc. [Re: Dec. meeting? [Alameda County Linux Journal December Meetup in two weeks!]]

[Tony Godshall]

Ya.

Thus my query (to try to get Michael C. off his keister 
and do it right).  Sorry it had to go to everybody.

I guess it's technically West/South Bay's turn if someone
there wants to preempt Michael C.

According to Michael Paoli,
> BAD has quite well defined "SHOTGUN RULES":
> http://bad.debian.net/shotgun_rules.txt
> 
> Since no meeting has yet been called for this December that complies with
> or comes reasonably close to meeting the "SHOTGUN RULES" I'd presume the
> meeting is still open to being called, per the "SHOTGUN RULES".
> 
> It has been suggested:
> http://bad.debian.net/list/2004-November/002607.html
> to (perhaps) *also* use meetup.com ... but nothing in the
> "SHOTGUN RULES" suggests or requires it, ... so item
> being on meetup.com doesn't mean it's necessarily a BAD event (or
> a BAD meeting that's been called).
> 
> The way meetup.com. lists/presents some of the stuff can
> be confusing, as others have noted:
> http://bad.debian.net/list/2004-November/002612.html
> 
> I think stuff on meetup.com might also have been set up as a
> recurring event - so perhaps the meetup.com stuff is generating
> periodic e-mails without event having been (or yet been) reconfirmed.
> 
> When in doubt
> A) Rules: http://bad.debian.net/shotgun_rules.txt
> B) Archives: http://bad.debian.net/list/
> 
> In general, the more folks follow and adhere to the "SHOTGUN RULES",
> the less confusion and ambiguity.
> 
> Quoting Tony Godshall <togo@of.net>:
> > Did I miss the meeting call?
> > meetup.com says it was set up by 
> > Michael Cheselka, User ID: Ryo-ohki.
> > I didn't pay meetup.com any money, so they 
> > won't let me email Michael.
> > ----- Forwarded message from "Meetup.com" <info@meetup.com> ----- 
> > Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:08:43 -0500 (EST)
> > Subject: Alameda County Linux Journal December Meetup in two weeks!
> > From: "Meetup.com" <info@meetup.com>
> > To: togo@of.net
> > Message-ID: <9988739.1101352123964.JavaMail.root@admin.meetup.com>
> > Since you haven't RSVPed yet, you might not know that Alameda 
> > County Linux Journal Meetup Group has an event in two weeks.
> > See who's coming and help your Organizer better plan the event 
> > by RSVPing:
> > http://linuxjournal.meetup.com/8/events/3681294/
> > What: Alameda County Linux Journal December Meetup
> > When: Wednesday, December 8 at 7:00PM
> > Where: Pacific Coast Brewing Co. ($5 Minimum Purchase & No 
> > Outside Food or Drinks Please) 906 Washington  
> > Oakland CA 94607
> > 510-836-2739
> > Event Description:
> > Linux Journal Readers and Linux Users

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-- Tony Godshall