Re: Local User Groups

From: Umair Shahid <umair(dot)shahid(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Dave Cramer <davecramer(at)gmail(dot)com>, Valeria Kaplan <vk(at)dataegret(dot)com>, usergroups(at)postgresql(dot)org, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Paul Ramsey <pramsey(at)cleverelephant(dot)ca>, Kerem Kızıltunç <kerem(dot)kiziltunc(at)turkcell(dot)com(dot)tr>, Renee Phillips <renee(dot)phillips(at)gmail(dot)com>, Jan Karremans <jan(dot)karremans(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Chris Travers <chris(dot)travers(at)gmail(dot)com>, Laetitia Avrot <laetitia(dot)avrot(at)gmail(dot)com>, "Teresa(dot)Giacomini" <Teresa(dot)Giacomini(at)microsoft(dot)com>, Ervin Weber <webervin(at)gmail(dot)com>, Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>, Stacey Haysler <shayslerpgx(at)gmail(dot)com>, Katherine Mcmillan <kmcmi046(at)uottawa(dot)ca>, Sebastiaan Mannem <sebastiaan(dot)mannem(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Claire Giordano <Claire(dot)Giordano(at)microsoft(dot)com>, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Catherine Souque <catherine(dot)souque(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Steven Pousty <steve(dot)pousty(at)crunchydata(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Local User Groups
Date: 2020-01-07 06:54:01
Message-ID: CAM184AdObfmVs8XPMXzR6sGYX50-5qVWvRkechd6rKS+aLRp3A@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 9:59 PM Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 1/6/20 8:12 AM, Dave Cramer wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 at 04:57, Valeria Kaplan <vk(at)dataegret(dot)com
> > <mailto:vk(at)dataegret(dot)com>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Umair,
> >
> > Thanks for sending this to Manoj, this is a super useful page.
> > Do you know if there is a particular reason why this info is not on
> > the main website?
> >
> > I think it's super useful, so maybe we could put it
> > here: https://www.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/ or at least
> > provide a link to wiki (I guess, it depends whether or not we would
> > liek to keep using wiki for instructions like that - I personally,
> > think we shouldn't since only those who are already involved in the
> > community would be aware of wiki, others will most probably look for
> > information like that on the main website.).
> >
> > All,
> > what do you think?
> >
> >
> > Personally I find the wiki a terrible place to put anything. It is only
> > useful if you know that what you are searching for exists and you have
> > some vague notion of how to search for it.
> >
> > +1 for the main page
>
> I think the idea for this page being on the wiki was that it allowed for
> changes to be made over time, e.g. if there was a new idea for how to do
> something, a clarification, etc. It also has not been updated since 2015.
>
> That said, I would not be opposed to adding something on the website for
> how to start a user group, etc. but I think we need to ensure we have
> some "final" language we've agreed to. It's (relatively) easier to
> modify a Wiki page than the website.
>
> Perhaps an interim step is to link to the wiki page from the website? We
> can then work on what we would want the "user group operating manual"
> page to say on the website, and once ready, commit that.
>

I think something as simple as "Looking to start a new User Group? Here's
how ... " on this page: https://www.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/ would
do the trick.

>
> Thanks,
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>

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