[kwlug-disc] Posting without subscribing to the KWLUG-Help list

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Richard Weait wrote, On 06/02/2010 2:35 PM:
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Insurance Squared Inc.
> <gcooke at insurancesquared.com> wrote:
>> I think we're running the risk of opening a can of worms on paul again,
>> which he's already noted is something he's trying to avoid :).
> 
> And if the newcomers won't tell us what they want, we are restricted
> to guessing.  So far, we've guessed incorrectly.  Or have we?
> 
> How do we tell the difference between unsuccessfully reaching out to a
> group of newcomers, and successfully reaching out to a group of zero
> newcomers.
> 
> Wasn't this most-recently kicked off based on discussions Paul had
> with newcomers _At The LUG Meeting_?  Then we have succeeded.  They
> were there and talking to somebody who could help them.  Paul, am I
> remembering this correctly?
> 
> This guesswork is fruitless.
> 
> We should give the help list more than 48 hours to work.
> 
> We should keep welcoming newcomers at the meetings.
> 
> I don't see a line up of new folks, here, demanding attention.  Or
> even asking a question.
> 
> If you are a newcomer here, feel free to ask questions.
> 
> We're friendly.  Damnit.

Shall we take this thread to kwlug-help then? If there are no 
newcomers yet, largely, they'll never see this meta-discussion by the 
time they join.