Hello, everyone,
 
I shall just remind us that every member of this group is required
to reply to this discussion least once.
 
The goal of this discussion is that we agree on a date and location
to hold ONE meeting that more than half of the active membership can
come to so that we can discuss the future and direction of this
group.
 
What day will we have a meeting at which ten or more members can
attend?  We can answer this question in any way that narrows down
the possible dates.
 
At what location will we have a meeting at which ten or more members
will attend?  ...What time?
 
It is best to reply back to the mailing list at [address removed],
so that we keep the discussion going.  However, if for some reason
you do not want to reply to the mailing list, you can reply to me at
[address removed].
 
--Kichiji.
 
On 01 Sep 2010, A. Kichiji Kabayama wrote:
> The goal of this discussion is that we agree on a date and
> location to hold ONE meeting that more than half of the active
> membership can come to so that we can discuss the future and
> direction of this group.
> What day will we have a meeting at which ten or more members can
> attend?  We can answer this question in any way that narrows down
> the possible dates.
> At what location will we have a meeting at which ten or more
> members will attend?  ...What time?
> It is best to reply back to the mailing list at
> [address removed], so that we keep the discussion going.  However,
> if for some reason you do not want to reply to the mailing list,
> you can reply to me at [address removed].
> On 17 Jul 2010, A. Kichiji Kabayama wrote:
> > This group doesn't have very many rules.  One rule is that every
> > member must participate in this discussion at least once.
> > Considering that this discussion has been going for more than
> > two years, this means that we are only asking us each
> > to write one email message in two years.  This is not 
> > unreasonable.
> > The goal of this discussion is that we agree on a date and
> > location to hold ONE meeting that more than half of the active
> > membership can come to so that we can discuss the future and
> > direction of this group.
> > If we look at the member list we can see that it shows when each
> > member last visited the group pages.  It shows that about 20 of
> > us are visiting the web pages, which is a lot more than attend
> > the meetings, so most of us are just lurking.  Half that would
> > be about 10 of us.
> > Thus, our goal is to choose a date when about 10 of us can come,
> > so we can discuss the future of this group.
> > It is best to reply back to the mailing list at
> > [address removed], so that we keep the discussion going.
> > However, if for some reason you do not want to reply to the
> > mailing list, you can reply to me at [address removed].
> > On 03 Dec 2009, A. Kichiji Kabayama wrote:
> > > This discussion is only for discussing The Special General
> > > Meeting in this coming year.
> > > Every member of this group is obliged as a duty of membership
> > > to participate in this discussion at least once.  Considering
> > > that this discussion has been going for almost two years, this
> > > is not an unreasonable obligation.  It means that we each must
> > > write one email in the space of two years, obviously NOT a
> > > huge obligation.
> > > The goal of this discussion is that we agree on ONE meeting in
> > > this coming year that more than half of the active membership
> > > can come to so that we can discuss the future and direction of
> > > this group.
> > > The only way we can agree on a date and location is if most of
> > > the active members participate in this discussion.
> > > When you reply, try to give me information that will allow me
> > > to narrow down the possible dates and locations.
> > > Please keep replying until we pick a date and place.
> > > --Kichiji.
> > > On 09 Jan 2009, A. Kichiji Kabayama wrote:
> > > > This discussion is only for discussing The Special General
> > > > Meeting in this coming year.
> > > > IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERY MEMBER OF THIS GROUP CONTRIBUTE
> > > > TO THIS DISCUSSION.
> > > > The goal of this discussion is that we agree on ONE meeting