[KLUG Members] RE:RE:{KLUG Members} KLUG lack of donations, volunteers, members

[Victor]

Where I "get off" is being a Linux user in the Kalamazoo area, seeing a problem in the User Group closest to me, and caring enough to say something.

I had the idea that a LUG should be more than an E-Mail Helpdesk, that it should also be about fellowship, and enthusiastic welcoming of new users of this powerful O.S. into this new world.

When any group or club ceases to _actively_ welcome and recruit new members, (and I don't mean having a booth at the local fair, or a webpage with a "signup" link and a "novices" mailing list, I'm talking about the impression that people get from regular members in matters of common courtesy and enthusiasm for welcoming new users/potential members,) and ceases to have a sense of fellowship between the "old guard" and potential new members, that organisation has become stagnant and its' lifetime is limited. (As is its' value in promoting, and therefore assuring the life of, Linux.)

Keep in mind that most "First Contacts" with KLUG, and possibly Linux, too, will come right here in the mailing lists, so here is where they will form the first impressions of KLUG, and possibly the Linux community in general.
What impression(s) they come away with is up to you.

This is not said with any vitriolic intentions, only as one that wishes only success for KLUG and Linux in general. My only motivation is to try and make
both growing, vital groups that can attract and hold new users/members, and that reflect well on the Linux community and the members of the group.

	Thanks for your time,
	
	Victor