I think that we should also, perhaps, meet, or divide, into regions of North America like Northeast Users of Koha (NUK or NEUK... :) , Southwest Users of Koha, etc..much like the old Codi groups did). And then have an annual meeting somewhere in North America.
Notes, videos, etc., can be shared amongst the various regional groups after their meetings. Just my 2cents. Scott Kushner Middletown Library Middletown, NJ ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Elaine Bradtke [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 7:11 PM Cc: Koha list Subject: Re: [Koha] Koha Users of North America Email List I'm ambivalent about the usefulness of a North American mailing list, except that I suppose it might help enhance a sense of community over what is a rather wide swath of landmass. But I also fear that it will dilute the usefulness of this list which has proven invaluable to so many. However, I think a regional meeting would be a grand thing. As someone who has to pay for any travel to Koha meetings, I was thrilled the last one was within easy striking distance of home (not in London, as the sig file might suggest, but the west coast of North America). It was a huge learning experience for me, and Koha has benefitted as well because my other half - the computer expert part of the team, has been inspired to contribute patches. The more people we can get involved on a local(ish) level, the better I'd say. Elaine On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 9:23 AM, BWS Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > Salvete! > > > > > > The mailing list in question is open to anybody to subscribe to and (once > > it accumulates traffic), its archives will be visible to anybody. To > raise > > questions about discriminatory intent or outcomes before it fairly gets > off > > the ground, is at best premature. I will presume that you are raising > this > > concern in good faith, but request and expect that you extend the same > > presumption of good faith in turn. > > > > In especial in this case. Nora has been a solid Community member for > many years at this point. The consortium she represents is one of our > singular best test cases anywhere at all, since it is massive AND divers. > Frankly, if it weren't for her, we'd be a much smaller lot of users and > much further away from discussing a regionally specific listserv. So thank > you, Nora. :) > > I have no desire to see things become insular, either. However, as a > Community on the whole now, we're much larger than we were a decade ago. As > Johnson points out, big is different. In this case, I think people are just > trying to keep some noise off of the big list. Though one of my favourite > things will remain Koha listserv messages in languages other than English. > :) > > My 2 beads worth, > Brooke > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > -- Elaine Bradtke Data Wrangler VWML English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52) _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
