I'm just curious...
A local DC group is starting to form in my area. In nearby cities, there are many other user groups (Linux, Unix, Novell, etc.), formal organizations (e.g., ISSA chapters), and even a few 2600 groups.
The DC group hasn't even had their first meeting yet, and already a few of the 2600 group members are viewing it as elitest, competition, and are having a very hard time understanding why we don't want to be part of their 2600 group.
(From what I can tell, the initial people to join the DC group never attended or stopped attending the local 2600 groups for various reasons. So it's not like the 2600 group is losing people.)
The DC group "leader" has repeatedly said (in the email forum and on the DC group web page) that the DC group is not intended as competition, but as yet another forum for people to meet and learn. The 2600 group just had their meeting for this month are one guy is already complaining that none of the DC folks bothered to attend their 2600 group meeting.
So my questions are...
1. Has any of the other DC groups experienced this type of reaction from the local 2600 groups?
Perhaps I should chalk it up to immaturity and just ignore it...
2. Different groups have different focuses (foci?). How are the DC groups different from 2600, LUG, ISSA, etc. (If there is a need for a different group, what makes it different?) -- NOTE: I know my answer to this question, but I want other opinions first...
A local DC group is starting to form in my area. In nearby cities, there are many other user groups (Linux, Unix, Novell, etc.), formal organizations (e.g., ISSA chapters), and even a few 2600 groups.
The DC group hasn't even had their first meeting yet, and already a few of the 2600 group members are viewing it as elitest, competition, and are having a very hard time understanding why we don't want to be part of their 2600 group.
(From what I can tell, the initial people to join the DC group never attended or stopped attending the local 2600 groups for various reasons. So it's not like the 2600 group is losing people.)
The DC group "leader" has repeatedly said (in the email forum and on the DC group web page) that the DC group is not intended as competition, but as yet another forum for people to meet and learn. The 2600 group just had their meeting for this month are one guy is already complaining that none of the DC folks bothered to attend their 2600 group meeting.
So my questions are...
1. Has any of the other DC groups experienced this type of reaction from the local 2600 groups?
Perhaps I should chalk it up to immaturity and just ignore it...
2. Different groups have different focuses (foci?). How are the DC groups different from 2600, LUG, ISSA, etc. (If there is a need for a different group, what makes it different?) -- NOTE: I know my answer to this question, but I want other opinions first...
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