[kwlug-disc] Attendance

[Paul Nijjar]

We can totally schedule such a discussion, but I am not hopeful that
it will be useful. For one thing, the vast majority of people
attending such a discussion are the people who already attend these
meetings virtually. We need good representation from the other set of
people -- the ones who don't attend virtual meetings now but might be
inclined to if something changed. 

On the other hand, it is possible that this problem goes away in six
months, if we get to meet in person again. Like Peter, I have a lot of
COVID hesitancy and so am reluctant to attend in person until I feel
it is safe, but maybe it will be safe in six months or maybe people
can meet in person anyways.

- Paul

On Wed, Oct 05, 2022 at 09:07:13PM -0400, Jason Eckert wrote:

> 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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