[Lilug Planning] LILUG history

[Matt Surico]

dotCOMmie (Ilya S.) wrote:
> On 06/29/2010 10:01 PM, Matt Surico wrote:
>> dotCOMmie (Ilya S.) wrote:
>>> The LILUG website says LILUG was formed in Dec 1998 while the
>>> wikipedia page says its Dec 1997? Anyone know which is the correct
>>> date?
>>>
>>>
>> The first LILUG meeting was definitely 2 Dec 1998. Not sure why
>> Wikipedia says Dec '97. Can you track down who did that edit in
>> Wikipedia? It should be changed (I have copies of the original
>> correspondence when the group was formed, so I'm sure it's 12/98 :-))
>
>
> Thanks Matt. I've updated wikipedia. The 1997 date appears to be a
> left over from article creation, probably just a typo (lets not point
> fingers). I just wanted to set the date straight so that NYLUG would
> not be able to steal the title of "oldest Linux User Group in the
> greater New York Area" [1] d:
Heh, no problem! Funny - I just went to NYLUG's site ... we beat them by
one month!! Wow!
>
> BTW I updated the treasurer name on LILUG website to reflect changes
> as of last election. Also, I am wondering if we should remove the
> section "Currently Appointed Officers" from the about page[2]?
Yes, that's a good idea - those positions don't actually exist at the
moment; the functions are performed ad hoc by several members.

Thanks!
Matt S