I don’t think a Mac Users Group is a good idea.

Why? Well, computer user groups were founded in the late 20th century, because it was hard to get information on computers. In user groups people could share information.

And guess what? Nowadays, it is not that hard to get information on computers (with the Net it’s easy). Furthermore, people generally don’t like to commit to a long term social gathering, because they have a busy life.

So, organizing social events people can go to is fine, but requiring people to join in order to participate is, in my humble opinion, an old way of thinking. Mac users already stand out of the crowd; we don’t need an additional layer to let people stand out even more.

OTOH, user groups for social change are still useful, because our governments are still too powerful for the individual to put a dent into the establishment. And similarly, user groups for consumer rights are useful as well, because it’s hard for the individual to go against a company’s policy.