Austin Group Drive II
#21
Originally Posted by rickycrx,Oct 11 2004, 06:09 PM
But then again, most of the original Austin folks have tried everything in their power to create their own 'elitist group' to exclude all others -- which is why only a select couple of you still post here.
#22
Originally Posted by rickycrx,Oct 11 2004, 06:09 PM
But then again, most of the original Austin folks have tried everything in their power to create their own 'elitist group' to exclude all others -- which is why only a select couple of you still post here.
Also, as the "Community Organizer" for the Central Texas forums, I feel it is part of my responsibility to try to keep and/or bring the two groups together, not split them apart.
Also, as the "Community Organizer" for the Central Texas forums, I feel it is part of my responsibility to try to keep and/or bring the two groups together, not split them apart.
BTW, who made you Community Organizer? Oh that's right. You.
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I'm sorry but theres enough s2000 owners in austin that HAVEN't been banned that i would say those who are banned are in the minority and shouldn't dictate what the majority do...I would say their group IS elitist in nature if you have to be invited before you can even become a part of the group and while they are all good guys I'm sure thats the wrong way to do it IMHO.
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BTW, who made you Community Organizer? Oh that's right. You.
I was made the community organizer because *nobody else* would step up to the plate to do it. If you (or anybody else, for that matter) had a problem with it, there was a post in the public forum where you could have stated your issues in the public, but since nobody had any objections, they made me the CO.
As for the folks that were banned -- to my knowledge, there were only a couple of them, not the entire Austin group. Now, the times that the original group of folks from Austin put on a drive, the post historically has not been posted here until it's almost too late to even bother thinking about because other plans have been made by most of us.
As for what Chris said -- to be 'invited' to the list where the events are posted, you have to come attend -- sounds like an 'elitest group' by all definitions of the word.
At any rate, the bottom line of all of this is that I don't see any particular reason why the Central Texas forums need to be split up, and I am on a mission to try to get more events going in the future that will bring together as many people from all of the cities within a large radius of Austin AND San Antonio.
Ricky
#25
Originally Posted by AustinS2k2003,Oct 12 2004, 11:20 AM
I'm sorry but theres enough s2000 owners in austin that HAVEN't been banned that i would say those who are banned are in the minority and shouldn't dictate what the majority do...I would say their group IS elitist in nature if you have to be invited before you can even become a part of the group and while they are all good guys I'm sure thats the wrong way to do it IMHO.
The problem with Yahoo! Groups is it's a mailing list based system, so the only way you can regulate who signs up is by moderating the people you allow to join. It's either open registration or moderated registration. Open registration is not an option, as I explained above, so there's no choice.
It's not a step any of them prefer, but a necessary one.
And Ricky, having no people support you or go against you does not mean that they wanted you to be the community organizer. Personally, I'm indifferent, since I don't plan on coming out to many events. And of course, many people might not have wanted to say anything to you, for fear of you alienating them from other events.
That and I'm willing to bet quite a few people didn't even read that thread.
Blake
#26
Originally Posted by rickycrx,Oct 12 2004, 11:41 AM
As for what Chris said -- to be 'invited' to the list where the events are posted, you have to come attend -- sounds like an 'elitest group' by all definitions of the word.
It really doesn't matter what you think about it, just trying to explain it for the newer Austin S2000 owners who I hope will join us and help the local S2000 community grow and prosper.