Phoenix.pm: Tempe/East Vally PerlMongers Approved.

[Douglas E. Miles]

Bill Nash wrote:

>The point I'm trying to make, however backhanded, is that your reasons for
>forming another group, for all intents and purposes, suck. It's purely
>typical of the behavior that encourages folks like me to avoid you, ala
>knee-jerk reactionism and poorly thought out behavior.
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You have a point here.

>However much the curmudgeon I may seem throughout this exchange, forming a
>second local PM group is a division of resources that will simply fracture
>the local community and spread resources even thinner, as you attempt to
>build a community base at the expense of another. If it's simply forming
>another group that reduces the odds of folks (who take issue with your
>personal characteristics) running into you, that's addressing the
>*symptom* and not the *problem*.
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One thing I've been concerned about since I started this group was that 
people wouldn't participate because of travel distances.  If having a 
Tempe group makes encourages people to participate,  I'm all for that.  
That being said, There was another group started a while ago, which 
didn't work out for some reason.  Opinions?  Hey all you lurkers out 
there!  Is travel distance what keeps you from meetings?  Would you 
participate if there was a meeting closer to you?

So, I guess what I'm saying is that having multiple groups is a division 
of resources only if it divides the current group without bringing in 
new people.  IMHO. YMMV. IANAL. :)

>There are days I really hate having to play the bad guy, and say the
>things people may not want to hear, but they need to be said, and should
>be said before any damage is incurred.
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