[PLUG] PLUG "Marketing" and hosting input welcome

[Ben Koenig]

The softPLUG meetings have attracted a steady trickle of new users so I'm
going to continue that. I don't think "marketing" is the best term for this
puzzle. It's more of a longevity question. Is PLUG a personal project that
lives and dies with its founders, or do we want to take the next step and
setup something that can outlive everyone?

My approach to the online meetings came from experience with the Chess
community since I have some experience helping out with the Portland Chess
Club. I basically emulated what they do for their Wednesday "Casual Night"
and it seems to work perfectly. One suggestion I have is to not worry so
much about the actual technology or web platform used. pdxchess has been
around since 1911 and shows no signs of slowing down. This is especially
funny considering the state of the web infrastructure used by all chess
organizations in the NW region.

Rather than re-invent the wheel, I think we should learn from successful
strategies implemented by similar organizations.
-Ben

On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 10:09 PM Randy Bush <randy at psg.com> wrote:

> i am bimodal.  $dayjob is a bottom feeding scum sucking sillicone valley
> vendor who has not fired me yet.  my research and personal life is quite
> different.
>
> yes, i am on mastodon enoclue at iox.exchange.  my twitter accound has been
> dormant for ages.  i do not use facebook et alia.
>
> i run my own mail, dns, jitsi, xmpp, ..., usually debian or freebsd.  at
> least i no longer coordinate portland's fidonet :)
>
> i do not give a squat about external facing marketing stuff.  but i
> admit it would be good if new folk could find portland's geek community.
>
> randy, a surly old curmudgeon, but not as surly as keith :)
>
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