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On Sun, 2010-09-19 at 20:54 +0100, tom brough wrote: > Thanks John ... but I have already tried the carrot approach and I think > after 10 years support open source in various projects (please read my > original email carefully not scan it). I am entitled to do a bit of butt > kicking..... Maybe so, but I really don't think it is helpful or look very good. Perhaps I'm on my own there. > I never expected to get 100% support, I have been working in the open > source community for too long ... however it would be nice to see a few > more people take an active part in what should after all be seen as a > celebration of open source not a chore. Ok, I think it came across originally quite a bit stronger than intended. Certainly a bit of churn with new faces would be a good thing. > Even if only a few (different) people took an interest each year that > would be enough to turn a side show into a main event. Even if people > around Devon were prepared to go out 1 month before the event and get it > advertised in their local area, that would be a good contribution. And on that note I have just remembered I was meant to be changing the poster for the local shop to put up for the Holsworthy meeting. Poop. > There seems to be a pattern that once it gets near to the event > everyone's support and enthusiasm dissipates into thin air. Its not good > organising a grand event if you are left with just a hand full of people > to manage it on the day. I feel that perhaps I would be something like that on a larger event, I have very very limited experience speaking in public, as the date got closer if I had volunteered for some kind of role involving that I would be getting very nervous. Even speaking one to one on a stand would be a daunting prospect, I'm not confident enough in my own knowledge to start fielding the general public, they are a scary bunch :P Perhaps others start to get the same thoughts or something. It also seems that in Paignton you have more "professional" members, ones used to speaking or working in various computer related industries or teaching and have a lot of knowledge in your areas. Holsworthy end is (no offence to anyone!!) far more casual and probably more social than anything. I'd "like" to do something to help on SFD, but I wouldn't really know *how* I can help. That is likely a common thought perhaps, little experience in help organise this kind of thing. -- John http://subbass.blogspot.com/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq