Re: [UG-ADMINS] Sticker Exchange

[email protected] (Ben Ramsey) Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:12:41 -0500
Newsgroups ug.admins
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Adam,

As a UG organizer, I love collecting stickers from user groups for the
regions I visit. It makes me feel connected to the whole, I guess.

I have no problem with Nomad participating.

-Ben



On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Cal Evans <[email protected]> wrote:

> IMHO, the value is two-fold
>
> 1: Community
> Helping others realize that the community stretches far and wide. The more
> groups we can get involved, especially from outside our geographical
> (Continent) regions.
>
> 2: Fun
> Seriously, this is nothing more than something fun.
>
> Strictly, IMHO.
>
> Cheers! :)
> =C=
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:58 AM, Adam Culp <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I have no problem with Nomad being a part of this. I also have stickers
> > for SoFloPHP and SunshinePHP, but I do have a question for those who are
> > smarter than me, what is the value of this?
> >
> > Not wanting to be a "nay-sayer", but legitimately wondering how this
> > benefits the UGs. Am I missing an angle? (asking as someone who's laptop
> > contains more stickers per square inch than anybody)
> >
> > I mean, I get it for something like Nomad or SunshinePHP because folks
> can
> > join Nomad from anywhere and can travel once a year to SunshinePHP
> > conference. But how does SoFloPHP benefit from more stickers being spread
> > around the world, though it is a regional UG?
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Adam Culp
> > 561-870-6361
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> >
> > On 08/30/2016 10:06 AM, Joe Ferguson wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> Now that I finally have MemphisPHP Stickers I'm on the bandwagon for
> doing
> >> a UG Sticker exchange.
> >>
> >> Is this something that other UGs are interested in? I'm willing to
> >> organize
> >> (and I'm conveniently centrally located in the US)
> >>
> >> Some questions I'd have:
> >>
> >> * How many stickers should we set as a minimum (Would depend on how many
> >> UGs contribute obvs)
> >> * There will be some mailing expenses, I assume we could probably find a
> >> sponsor
> >>
> >> Non-US UGs I'd like you to contribute as well. One idea is that I can
> >> bring
> >> your stickers from the US groups to php[world] and get someone to take
> >> them
> >> across the ocean to distribute from there.
> >>
> >> Thoughts? Suggestions? Wisecracks?
> >>
> >>
> >
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