Sorry about the mix-up folks. "What we have here is... a failure... to communicate."
I only happened to catch the meeting date/time because it was mentioned on the IRC channel. (#ubuntu-wisconsin on freenode.net) The meeting was held on the IRC channel @ 8:00pm on Wednesday. You can see the meeting log here ---> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=526545&page=2
It appears that there are many people interested in the group and many resources at the groups disposal. So far I have encountered: Forums, Wiki, a Launchpad site, an IRC channel, and this mailing list.
I believe it would be wise to choose a primary mode of communication for the participants in the group. From there, information could be disseminated to the other resources where appropriate. For example, Linux User Groups (LUG's) often use the mailing list(s) as the core communication tool and then members update the web site, wiki, etc. IRC channels are sometimes used for chatter, meetings, and general socializing as well.
I propose we consider following this same model for our group.
Mailing list for initial, "official", group-wide info/discussions. (everyone has email and most can and do check it regularly)
IRC for informal use / remote meetings. (not always practical/possible for everyone)
Wiki/Forums/Website for the public facing (everyone can get to the web, but have to consciously check these sites)
The irony is that not all interested are on this mailing list. I'll have to spread this topic manually to all the resources until we reach a consensus.
What do you think?
Mike Putnam
P.S. Regarding actually getting on the list, here are the steps I took to be able to post.
Browsed to: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-wi
Entered my email address
Entered my password
Entered my password again
Clicked <Subscribe>
Checked my email
Clicked link in the email I recieved
Clicked <Subscribe to list Ubuntu-us-wi>
Done!
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