<div dir="ltr">One other thing, from starting a different user group, pick a day and if nothing else meet for beers once a month. people have a good time and get used to showing up.<div><br></div><div>Marc</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 9:27 AM, George Rosamond <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:george@ceetonetechnology.com" target="_blank">george@ceetonetechnology.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">R0B_ROD:<br>
<span class="">> I live in Blythe but Augusta is very close.<br>
> I want some comments and suggestions for<br>
> making something similar to you.<br>
> I want to host <a href="http://augbug.org" target="_blank">augbug.org</a> on my<br>
> amd64 FreeBSD 10.1-Stable, Custom kernel<br>
> :) (also a nice wordplay) [a ug b ug]<br>
> So excited about life right now.<br>
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</span>This is a frequent question we get.<br>
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My recommendation is to start small and light. Don't attempt to<br>
replicate other user groups in scale.<br>
<br>
Start with a mailing list, and get the word out locally. Let it grow as<br>
it gains recognition. Once you have a few regulars around, get together<br>
informally, but keep the stakes low.<br>
<br>
Don't set high expectations<br>
<br>
Don't build out some crazy infrastructure, you're not Netflix<br>
<br>
Don't build out some top-heavy organizational structures, you're not there.<br>
<br>
And keep it fun.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
g<br>
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