<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Chuck,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It’s a secondary means to get people to know about it. There is no requirement for you or anyone to register for it - in fact I can see everything going on in my area RIGHT NOW without entering a single piece of personal information.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It tells me where, when, who hosts… and I don’t have to sign up.</div><div class="">Take a look at the MSP WP group post: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Minneapolis-St-Paul-WordPress-User-Group/" class="">http://www.meetup.com/Minneapolis-St-Paul-WordPress-User-Group/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 14, 2015, at 6:16 AM, Ryan Coleman <<a href="mailto:ryan.coleman@cwis.biz" class="">ryan.coleman@cwis.biz</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">Bull. Your personal issues with it are on topic - you brought it up in the first place. <br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class="">On Mar 14, 2015, at 02:53, Chuck Cole <<a href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net" class="">cncole@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">
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[<a href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org" class="">mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</a>] <b class="">On Behalf Of </b>Ryan
Coleman<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b> Saturday, March 14, 2015 2:30 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> TCLUG
Mailing List<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> Re: [tclug-list] [ubuntu-us-mn] Penguins
Unbound is on Meetup!<br class=""></font><br class=""></div>
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<div class="">I'm taking about you. <br class=""></div>
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<div class="">You have choice. Everyone has choice. </div>
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<div class="">On Mar 13, 2015, at 22:35, Chuck Cole <<a href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net" class="">cncole@earthlink.net</a>>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left" class=""><span class="535203203-14032015"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="4" class="">Meetup has required signup. Not clear that is no
longer required.</font></span></div><br class="">
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<b class="">On Behalf Of </b>Ryan Coleman<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b> Friday, March 13, 2015
10:15 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> TCLUG Mailing List<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> Re:
[tclug-list] [ubuntu-us-mn] Penguins Unbound is on
Meetup!<br class=""></font><br class=""></div>
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<div class=""><br class="">You. Do. Not. Need. To. Sign. Up. For. It.</div>
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<div class="">Perhaps you missed it but he said already he keeps posting it to the
website.</div>
<div class=""><br class="">On Mar 13, 2015, at 22:10, Chuck Cole <<a href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net" class="">cncole@earthlink.net</a>>
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<b class="">On Behalf Of </b>Ryan Coleman<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b> Friday, March 13,
2015 9:46 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> TCLUG Mailing List<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b> Ubuntu
Minnesota Local Community Team<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> Re: [tclug-list]
[ubuntu-us-mn] Penguins Unbound is on Meetup!<br class=""></font><br class=""></div>
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<div class="">Wow. Posting it somewhere else to get more people doesn't mean
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<div dir="ltr" class=""><span class="294260503-14032015"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="4" class="">Meetup does,</font> </span></div>
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<div class=""><br class="">On Mar 13, 2015, at 21:06, Chuck Cole <<a href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net" class="">cncole@earthlink.net</a>>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left" class=""><span class="574360402-14032015"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="4" class="">Publicity might not require selling
the mailing list as Meetup requires.</font></span></div><br class="">
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<b class="">On Behalf Of </b>John Frisk<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b> Friday, March 13,
2015 3:50 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> Ubuntu Minnesota Local Community
Team<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b> TCLUG Mailing List<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> Re:
[ubuntu-us-mn] [tclug-list] Penguins Unbound is on
Meetup!<br class=""></font><br class=""></div>
<div class=""></div><p dir="ltr" class="">I respect people may not want to be a part of meetup
due to privacy concerns. I have the intention of continuing to
communicate the meetings using the <a href="http://penguinsunbound.com/" class="">penguinsunbound.com</a> website.
But as the coordinator of the group the benefits were enough
to cover the organizer dues myself rather than trying to maintain
self managed software. Anyone concerned can continue to reference
the website for meeting times. I also felt we as a group could
grow from the other IT professionals in the twin cities already on
meetup that may not be aware of the group if they never had heard
of us before. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 13, 2015 2:45 PM, "Chuck Cole"
<<a href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net" class="">cncole@earthlink.net</a>>
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group dues and submit their member lists for their advertising
purposes. Not private or self-governed. Many may not
want their names submitted to this commercial operation.
I'd like to hear of Penguins things, but not this
way.</font></span></div>
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Behalf Of </b>John Frisk<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b> Friday, March 13,
2015 6:56 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> TCLUG Mailing List; Ubuntu
Minnesota Local Community Team; <a href="mailto:penguinsunbound-announce@lists.ties2.net" target="_blank" class="">penguinsunbound-announce@lists.ties2.net</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b>
[tclug-list] Penguins Unbound is on
Meetup!<br class=""></font><br class=""></div>
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<div class="">Hello everyone,<br class=""></div>We have created a meetup site
for Penguins Unbound. This should enable us to better
communicate group activities, meeting times, place
availability, etc. I hope all interested will join
meetup and RSVP for the March 21st 10AM meeting so I can
get accurate attendance numbers. This will also help on
topic interest and meeting place requirements. (Future dates
will be added once I get time).<br class=""></div>
<div class="">The site: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/PenguinsUnbound/" target="_blank" class="">http://www.meetup.com/PenguinsUnbound/</a><br class=""></div>
<div class=""><br class=""></div>I plan on talking a bit about piwigo (the open
source gallery software) <a href="http://piwigo.org/" target="_blank" class="">http://piwigo.org/</a><br class=""><br class="">David may present
some material he's been working on about customer success in
SaaS.<br class=""><br class=""></div>I am waiting for confirmation on the place
but will announce it once that is completed. More to
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