Let's let Joe Barr know that LUGs matter

[Bill McGonigle]

On Dec 27, 2005, at 09:26, Ted Roche wrote:

> If you know of activists in other LUGs (I know BLU is very active), 
> please consider asking them to contact Joe and let him know that, 
> while the Austin scene may be in a lull, LUGs worldwide are buzzing 
> with activity. Perhaps we can get Joe to consider a followup article 
> if we can supply him with enough examples.

Who's Joe Barr?

One of my group members pointed me to the article on Newsforge 
yesterday.  I figured Joe Barr just had too small a sample size to be 
writing such an article.  I could have also thought that inflammatory 
hyperbole sells ad impressions but I didn't think that.

I saw this comment attached to it:

   http://software.newsforge.com/comments.pl?sid=52693&cid=120905

a position I pretty much agree with.  Then I saw Joe Barr's response:

   http://software.newsforge.com/comments.pl?sid=52693&cid=120912

and thought to myself, "OK, I can safely ignore whatever Joe Barr's 
saying."

So, I ask, academically, why do why care what Joe Barr thinks?

-Bill

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