[kwlug-disc] Attendance

[Jason Eckert]

It just occurred to me that this may be a good idea for an upcoming KW-LUG
meeting.
Perhaps we could have an open night where people could share their ideas
about what could drive engagement for the future. Maybe start with a short
presentation about KW-LUG's history (Paul?) and then talk about what types
of things/events/features people would like to see, or think others would
like to see, and then talk about how to get to that point and the various
technologies, approaches and avenues we could explore to get there.


On Wed, 5 Oct 2022 at 20:05, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 05, 2022 at 06:23:20PM -0400, Chris Frey wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 05, 2022 at 09:19:59AM -0400, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc
> wrote:
> > > I disagree fairly strongly with this. The problem with online events
> > > is that they are not special. For one thing there are so many of them.
> > > For another you can convince yourself that you can just look at the
> > > video if you skip the meeting. For a third attending such a meeting is
> > > yet more time you are spending looking at a screen.
> >
> > Yet there are people who only post static youtube videos and get
> > engagement with thousands of comments.
>
> Yes, I agree that some people have big Youtube followings. Most
> everybody else has no following. The ones with big followings have
> something special about them.
>
> > The "comments" we could have with this mailing list should be far
> > higher quality than most youtube comments.
> >
> > Is "attendance" a big thing when it comes to virtual meetings, when
> > there is video and the possibility of discussion afterward?
>
> I think it is. Presenting to three people is disheartening.
>
> >
> > The presentations will not drive attendance.  It's what you get with
> > a bunch of people all in the same place at the same time that drives
> > that.  What can we change about the virtual meetings that would give
> > something special to those who show up, that just can't happen otherwise?
>
> I think that the aftermeetings and discussion list bind the group
> together. However, on their own they do not drive attendance. If I am
> new why would I feel confident to show up at a restaurant with a bunch
> of strangers? The presentations get people in the door.
>
>
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