<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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<div dir="ltr" align="left" class=""><span class="901075207-14032015"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="4" class="">Irrelevant.  Off topic</font></span></div><br class="">
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  <font face="Tahoma" size="2" class=""><b class="">From:</b> <a href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org" class="">tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</a> 
  [<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="">John said he did sign up.</font></span></div>
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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 
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      <font face="Tahoma" size="2" class=""><b class="">From:</b> <a href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org" class="">tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</a> 
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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 
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      <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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          <font face="Tahoma" size="2" class=""><b class="">From:</b> <a href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org" class="">tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</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 
          you have to register for the site. <span class="294260503-14032015"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="4" class=""> </font></span></div>
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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="">Get your head out of your keister. <br class=""><br class=""></div>
          <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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              <font face="Tahoma" size="2" class=""><b class="">From:</b> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-mn-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com" class="">ubuntu-us-mn-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com</a> 
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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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                <div dir="ltr" align="left" class=""><span class=""><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="4" class="">Meetup is a commercial firm that requires groups to pay 
                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 
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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 
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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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