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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=184030602-07052002>imho, one of the
most important things in any organisation, is keeping the members informed of
what the workers / volunteers helping to run things are up to. Besides keeping
people interested, it also adds a level of transparency to things, and stops
some of the silly questions that organisers might get!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=184030602-07052002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=184030602-07052002>ie. updates to the
nodeDB - we know their coming, and the constant questions about are prolyl
pissing drew off :-)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=184030602-07052002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=184030602-07052002>Something that used
to work quite well at <A
href="http://www.distributed.net">www.distributed.net</A> is a webpage that
displays users .plans from the server. This makes it easy for the organisers to
keep us informed, just by updating their .plan file in their home directory. you
can see distributed.net 's one at <A
href="http://n0cgi.distributed.net/cgi/dnet-finger.cgi">http://n0cgi.distributed.net/cgi/dnet-finger.cgi</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=184030602-07052002>the other option
might be an open fortnightly / monthly email from steve to the general
members....</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=184030602-07052002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=184030602-07052002>just an
idea...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=184030602-07052002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=184030602-07052002>James</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>************************************************************<BR>"Before
you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. <BR>That way, when
you criticise them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>work: <A
href="mailto:worker@aycs.org.au">worker@aycs.org.au</A> / personal : <A
href="mailto:jimmy@deefa.com">jimmy@deefa.com</A><BR>msn: <A
href="mailto:jimmy@deefa.com">jimmy@deefa.com</A> / ICQ : 6370237
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