[ubuntu-uk] Not everyone is an expert!

[Gareth France]

On 22/08/13 20:13, Colin Law wrote:
> On 22 August 2013 18:33, Gareth France <gareth.france at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 22/08/13 17:21, Colin Law wrote:
>>> On 22 August 2013 16:31, Gareth France <gareth.france at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Gareth,
>>>>>
>>>>> There is nothing to stop you organising it, sending a link out to date /
>>>>> time of the meet up here if you so chose,  it's an Ubuntu mailing list
>>>>> so I
>>>>> assume the meet up would be Ubuntu related of some kind, perhaps you
>>>>> could
>>>>> add the event to the loco team portal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Laura
>>>>>
>>>> Yes thank you, I'm aware I could do that. However my efforts have been
>>>> focused at a more local level for the moment. I do wonder if anyone on
>>>> the
>>>> nationwide list would be interested in attending something out of the way
>>>> like this. I'm just saying that where I have spoken to people on the
>>>> whole
>>>> their comments tend to sap away a little enthusiasm and a little
>>>> confidence.
>>>> It just seems a shame people aren't more positive sometimes.
>>>>
>>>> As for my meeting. I will pull out all the stops and make sure everyone
>>>> knows what's going on once I have a few confirmed locals to get it
>>>> started.
>>> Where are you?
>>>
>>> Colin
>>>
>> High Wycombe, South Bucks. There are meetings in Reading, Oxford, Milton
>> Keynes but nothing I would consider local.
> OK, no good me applying to join from 150 miles away then :)
>
> Colin
>
I think you made my point very nicely. The initial steps should be very 
local. Once I have a venue, date and a few attendees then it's worth 
announcing it places like here. I'm sure it will happen some time soon.