>>> I'd guess the problem was something other than lack of interest/demand.
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>You're right - maybe their redeeming feature is that they weren't party to whatever went on before. The other co-organizers are Andrew Brust = data analytic role, Leonard Lobel is another SQL Server MVP. Would have expected that http://www.meetup.com/New-York-SQL-Server-Meetup/ would be a more obvious stomping ground... this is sort of like 3 members of the Crocodile Dundee Fan club suddenly popping up as co-organizers of the Donald Trump Funding Drive. Would be interested to hear KG's take!

Andrew was a .NET developer in addition to being a SQL/BI guru for many years. And while my calling card and Lenni's are mostly in the SQL/BI/Data Warehousing realm, we still have our hands in some .NET development and we've both presented at .NET User Groups with cross-over sessions. We have substantial experience as speakers and we have at least some idea of the successful formula of user group leaders, having done a combined 500+ community sessions for dozens of user groups in the last 10 years.

My "take" is that comments and analogies made out of a deficit of information pretty much speak for themselves.