<div dir="ltr">I have never attended a meeting, owing more to social anxiety (and now distance) than any other factor. I like the idea of free old gear, but might a "swap" create a feeling of a reciprocal obligation to bring something to contribute? Might that not have the reverse effect, or at least negate any benefit?<div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jeffrey D. Brown</div><div>GPG/PGP Public Key ID: A05E4182<br>("It's an older key, sir, but it checks out.")</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 7:06 AM Jim Kinney via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Wondering if old hardware giveaways at ale meetings would boost attendance.<br><br>Thoughts on a hardware swap?<br>-- <br>Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. All tyopes are thumb related and reflect authenticity._______________________________________________<br>
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