I will bring it up in the meeting, this is exactly the kind of thing I was wanting to get, looks like we have our first agenda point. Thanks merlin <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>merlin <merlin@evening-sun.com> 09/10/2007 12:25 PM <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td valign=top>DThomas@metrocourt.state.nm.us <tr> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td valign=top> <tr> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td valign=top>Re: Ubuntu-US-NM Meeting on Thursday and Software Freedom day</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> Not really,  You cannot force people to do anything. But perhaps mentioning at the meetings might be helpful.  The forums have been growing and are extremely useful, not only for beginners, and folks might get good feelings and satisfaction around assistng others, as I do, and learn lots more in the process. It also definitely widens the ubuntu user-base. Thanks! -merlin <a href=mailto:DThomas@metrocourt.state.nm.us>DThomas@metrocourt.state.nm.us</a> wrote: I agree our forum presents leaves allot to be desired, we really should do more....any ideas to making this happen. <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=34%>merlin <a href="mailto:merlin@evening-sun.com"><merlin@evening-sun.com></a> 09/10/2007 12:04 PM <td width=65%> <table width=100%> <tr> <td width=13%> <div align=right>To</div> <td width=86% valign=top><a href=mailto:DThomas@metrocourt.state.nm.us>DThomas@metrocourt.state.nm.us</a> <tr> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td valign=top> <tr> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td valign=top>Re: Ubuntu-US-NM Meeting on Thursday and Software Freedom day</table> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=49%> <td width=50%></table> </table> Hi David.  Although I do not participate in the chatline meetings, and will be at Navajo Lake on the 15th on a kayaking trip, I would love to see members of the NM LOCO checking in at the ubuntu forums, helping some of the newcomers with problems and issues. I seem to be the only one who does this regularly, with the occasional appearance of MQMike. All the best.... -merlin <a href=mailto:DThomas@metrocourt.state.nm.us>DThomas@metrocourt.state.nm.us</a> wrote: It's a busy week for the Ubuntu Loco. We have our regularly scheduled meeting on IRC freenode at 8:00pm MST on channel #ubuntu-newmexico And we have Software Freedom Day on the 15th from 11:00am till 3:00pm hope to see everyone there be sure and promote it to as many people as you can. If you need more information please just let me know. Also I'd like those of you who attend the meeting on a regular basis, start letting me know some of the topics you would liked discussed, so we can start building agendas for the meetings... Thanks in advance for any ideas you might have Talk at you soon David Thomas