On Wed, 2 Nov 2022, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
The dynamics are different in person, and I am seeking that
type of interaction because we haven't had that for 2.5 years.
They certainly are when a meeting is held in a location like a bar where
concerned and vulnerable participants will be needlessly exposed to people
taking their masks off to drink and eat (if they even care about their
fellow participants and wear masks at all). In a bar participants will
unnecessarily surrounded by other unknown people unrelated to OCLUG who
may have been hostile to public health measures to prevent catching and
spreading COVID.
Is this a OCLUG meeting or a Beer SIG?
"In person" is not the same as maskless. People can have perfectly
valuable and enjoyable social interactions while still respectfully
wearing masks, as has been established the past two years.
But not in a bar this week. Such a choice, especially without
concern and action to involve virtual participants who may be the most
isolated, is exclusionary at the least, IMO.
---
Ottawa has its most COVID-19 hospitalizations in 9 months
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/covid19-ottawa-current-cases-status-november-2022-1.6636608
To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org
To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org
To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org