On 2004-01-12 10:06:13 +0000 Graham Trott gt@pobox.com forwarded:
- NPCUG cannot possibly be compared to a group such as ALUG because we
exist for totally differing reasons - ALUG is for specialists whilst NPCUG is designed to be for a wide ranging group of people from novices to semi-experts - in effect we are promoting computer usage within the community by helping people with less knowledge benefit from those that have.
The main reason that I didn't edit the page is because I've never been to an NPCUG meeting (despite trying), so I don't really know what they do. I'm a bit puzzled why this NPCUG person is telling us what ALUG does. Has the person writing this ever been to an ALUG meeting?
They're saying "ALUG is for specialists" which is wrong IMO. We're for a wide range of people from novices to experts. There is not any competency exam to pass to join. We just happen to have quite a few specialists around, too. It all helps with transferring knowledge.
- Why move around venues if the members are quite happy in attending
the one we have - after all they don't have to find out where they have got to go each month.
ALUG moves around in order to serve a larger area properly. Some members seldom travel from Cambridgeshire to Norwich and vice-versa. Part of the reason the group doesn't split (IMO) is that it would suck a lot more time up without much benefit.