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[cmccarthy1 at nc.rr.com (Colleen McCarthy)]

O.K., here's another idea.  I saw "Bowling for Columbine" and loved it.  I
want to rent "Roger and Me" and watch it with a small group.  Are any of the
rest of you interested?  I can host, but my living room TV is only a 27"
(big living room, small TV, bummer..:)  Please let me know.  Colleen

Colleen McCarthy, MT(ASCP), BSEE, MBA, PMP
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[mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Michael
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Colleen McCarthy" <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com>

> The biggest problem that I have with after-work gatherings is ... that
> they're after work :)!  I seem to be able to make all of the parties, but
> almost none of the after-work meetings.

Meanwhile, I've been making it to none of the parties :-( Probably why we
haven't met.

Gatherings, parties and impromptu get togethers are all part of building
community, and that's what InterNetWorkers is about. The gatherings are
"official" and predictable, but the only real difference between the
"unofficial" parties and the gatherings is how they are announced. A
gathering
announcement goes out to both lists -- inet-announce and the discussion
list -- and is announced on the web page, while the "unofficial" parties are
only announced by the party giver on the discussion list.

This is reflective of the nature of the lists. Inet-announce is
announce-only
and heavily moderated, while the discussion list is free form.

I'd like to propose that we open inet-announce up a bit. We've set the
expectation that it will be low-volume, but I think that we could send out a
couple of additional notes a month without upsetting anyone. We can also
make
room on the web site for "unofficial" announcements.

This goes along with the theory that the best networks are multi-headed.

If you have organized something you'd like for the entire INW realm to know
about, just drop the note to me for now and cc: this list. I can act as
moderator for now, though I would like to create some kind of policy so as
to
reduce the risk of contention. If you'd like to be part of the process, let
me
know.

And of course, if you don't want your party announcement to go to
inet-announce, then just don't ask.

>  If we know which INWs might be available, then we can
> meet whenever it works out.

I would like to discuss this idea further... I see possibilities for a neat
little community building web/email app of some sort. Don't worry,
discussing
doesn't imply "promising to do." We can discuss organizational ideas without
fear of future haranguing.

My proposal above goes a little ways, I think, but I bet there is more that
can be done.

A lot of the success of the group is due to our use of Internet technologies
for community building purposes. However, we haven't done anything
innovative
with the technologies in a while. That's a shame. Any suggestions are more
than welcome, and you can probably get the chance to implement and test your
ideas.

Colleen, thanks for your thoughts on this manner and taking the initiative
to
better our community and community-building means.

Cheers!




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