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| DATE | 2009-01-29 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NYLXS Projects
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Ron Guerin wrote:
> einker wrote:
>
>> You Tell me.. We've held Installfests and no one shows up, we have
>> events with barely minimal or no people showing, membership drives are a
>> no-go, and the economy is getting crappier by the day. If history is a
>> good teacher, we may get more NYLXS participation as more workers are
>> displaced from their employment positions and free time increases and $$
>> decreases. Truly a real $hitty situation ........
>>
>
> That's both my take on the situation, and what I see over at NYLUG as
> well. Attendance has been down, although that's partly due to fatigue
> among the doers, and so feeds on itself.
>
> I'm hoping to see the upswing in volunteers like when the Internet
> Bubble burst, but haven't yet. Everyone seems pretty wrapped up in
> survival mode. I'm in it myself.
>
> - Ron
>
>
Participation is the first defense for survivability. But lack of
membership is our fault completely. We need to devise interesting and
constant programs that draw more people over time and we need Manhattan
space for projects.
I know this seems contra to current thinking, but I'm 100% certain of
this as well. I've sat there when nobody shows up for months on end and
then seen people slowly get on board. But the efforts need to be
regular and persistent. We need to drive change, and we can. We just
need to redouble our efforts.
Ruben
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