On 18-Jan-10, at 9:44 AM, Wayne Dobson wrote: > 'Twas the day before meeting, > when all through the site > not a Mugger was stirring, > not even a byte. > The seeds of a topic > were thrown here and there, > in hopes of some interest > but, does anyone care? Oh well, what the hell, Though 'twere only a few We'd be greeting at meeting, 'Twere worthwhile to do. Don't we go 'cause we know We'll be seeing good friends Who proclaim the same aim And pursue the same ends? Who like us love the Mac And are eager to learn And to teach and to preach The Mac gospel, in turn? Each time out, there's no doubt It's a bit unrehearsed. Never mind, 'cause we find What stuff's best and what's worst. We catch up with the latest And greatest new gear. There's always some new Apple rumour to hear. There's a fat lot of chat, But that's hardly a bore; Don't we always head over To Williams' for more? Sure, we could do it better. And we have done, and can again if we want to work at it just a little bit. But personally, I'm glad the meetings exist, even such as they are. I never leave one without learning at least something new, and often I've gone away with a whole new idea about a program or a way of working that I'd never have come up with on my own. It seems to me that the forum idea is a dead issue; we shopped it around for the better part of a year, came up with a couple of good practical formats, and practically nobody used them. The bulletin- board-style Freelists site seems to suit most of us for day-to-day sharing of problems and solutions. The monthly meetings are an ideal opportunity to do presentations, if we've got 'em, but they're also worthwhile for informal social back-and-forth, and a chance to find somebody who can demonstrate the way out of your latest dilemma while you're right there able to watch over his shoulder. I'll be there tomorrow night, in any case, and I hope lot of others will too. --- Manage your account options at //www.freelists.org/list/muglo