Re: [UG-ADMINS] Dealing with a member issue

Hey Beth,

I would agree on all the suggestion here and even the possibilities if you
wont kick. Even in bible there is time for everything and user group meetup
is not the time for preaching. If I am in that situation as a leader I
would talk to him privately  with all the officers with me, help him
understand the things your going to do if he wont stop. That would serve as
first and last warning.  But that is me. Good luck

On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Elizabeth Naramore <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hey Beth,
>
> I agree wholeheartedly with the others who have posted here. Documentation
> is your friend, and it's good to have a record of what has transpired.
>
> You might also try diverting him to a more appropriate group; it seems that
> what he really wants is to spread his message to anyone who will listen
> (and even to those who won't). If you give him a Plan B, maybe he'd be
> willing to try that course of action instead. Maybe he doesn't want to
> leave because he doesn't have anywhere else to go.
>
> Maybe he might be interested in something like this Christian Social
> Network in Madison <http://www.meetup.com/christiansocialnetwork/> or
> Grey's
> Theology in Verona <http://www.meetup.com/graystheology/>?
>
> Just a thought  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
>
> Good luck!
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 3:31 PM, Beth Tucker Long <[email protected]
> >
> wrote:
>
> > We have a member who just started coming to our conference and user group
> > meetings. At the conference, he consistently cornered people to talk to
> > them about Jesus. He has started doing it at the meetings too. We have
> > asked him to stop and explained that this is not an appropriate venue for
> > these discussions and that the discussions need to stay PHP-focused. He
> has
> > replied that he cannot stop talking about Jesus, and that if we want him
> to
> > stop, we'll have to kick him out of the group. We responded with a firm
> > response clarifying that our group is not the appropriate venue for his
> > preaching and that discussions must stay on topic. We did not say he was
> > banned from the group. He has not taken the hint and has now tried
> > contacting the group leadership through the conference website (he
> > apparently doesn't realize that we are the same people) asking for a
> > face-to-face meeting to discuss these issues.
> >
> > Has anyone dealt with anything like this in their group? We do not want
> > this to get ugly as we are a small group and this person has not caused
> > issues in the past, so this is a new thing that started recently (in
> > November). Any advice?
> > Thanks,
> > Beth
> >
> >
> >
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