Am 11. Jan, 2010 schwätzte Alan Dayley so: I didn't mean to imply they were targetting a PLUG event. I think that's how it came across to you. More below. > On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:31 PM, der.hans wrote: >> Am 10. Jan, 2010 schwätzte Alan Dayley so: >>> The reality is that there are now a great many different groups and >>> events in the Phoenix valley.  Each of them could attract the some of >>> the same sorts of people as the others.  And there are so many it is >>> no longer possible to have a certain evening "reserved" for any one >>> event. >> >> There are lots of days open. This is the second event they've scheduled >> the same night as a nearby event that has now been going for over a >> decade. > > No, there are not. > > Monday - As the beginning of the work week, no group chooses Monday > because it kills attendance before you even start. See Friday. > Tuesday-Thursday - These are the much preferred days for an evening > tech gathering. > Friday - As the end of the work week, no group choose Friday because > that's when everyone parties or whatever. See Monday. > Saturday-Sunday - These usually are for longer events that take several hours. > > So, we have three days in the middle of the week to have an evening > meeting. 12 days per month. Just 12. Still lots of days. I think Mondays are still an option, but due to holidays they might require flexibility. > Stealthmode Partners: Second Monday of every month See, that's a Monday. Guess they're just trying to hide :). > And that is not all of the groups in Phoenix. And that's ignoring > more traditional business groups in which some of the PLUG audience > may be involved. Overlap will happen. Just have to keep offering > quality stuff and people will come if they are interested. There can be effort to avoid overlap. I didn't say there hadn't been some effort. Effort or not, the conflict is annoying. >> I see it as annoying. Intentional conflicting times is not community >> building. > > Intentional? You're saying HeatSync Labs researched when PLUG was > meeting and purposefully chose the same day just to conflict with > PLUG. I don't believe that at all. They chose a day that worked for > their needs and the venue schedule. I'm saying they knew about the PLUG meeting and chose to schedule that night anyway. I wasn't implying that they looked at a list of nights with nearby PLUG meetings and chose from that list. Conflicting, not targetting :). Still annoying, but I wasn't attributing malice. ciao, der.hans -- # http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes http://www.TwoGeekTechs.com/ # Director of Engineering, FonWallet Transaction Solutions, Inc. # Take a razor to your throat # and a noose to your neck, # then follow that up with a cup of poison. # Not a good way to start the day. - der.hans