Re: [SLUG] Announcement: Formation of a new LUG

From: Levi Bard (levi@bard.sytes.net)
Date: Sun Jan 05 2003 - 18:37:33 EST


> On Saturday 04 January 2003 22:31, you wrote:
> > If I may ask, what's the point of forming a new LUG in this area? Doesn't
> > it make more sense to consolidate all of ourselves into a single monolithic
> > group, rather than having multiple splinter factions? If the membership
> > gets spread too thin, both LUGs may end up failing.
> >
> > Levi
>
> Neither Dave or I are advocating anyone leave Slug. We are both still on the
> email list. We have founded a lug with different basic policy to broaden
> participation by those who want more freedom.
> Your "spread too thin" theory has little merit in my experience. This
> argument was raised by the NRA when Gunowners of America started.
> The net effect was ultimately better pro-second amendment lobbying and many
> folks had dual memberships and became more active. Lugs will only fail when
> beneficial communication and initiative gets stifled.
> Smitty

OK, I hope you're right. I mentioned it because I've seen instances of other common-instance groups failing because there got to be more groups than the membership could support. I hope LUGs across the world get to be as populous as the NRA is in the US!

Levi



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