On 10 April 2016 at 01:06, Neil Bowers <neil.bow...@cogendo.com> wrote:
> Eg to “Perl QA Workshop”, or something like that.
I'd say the word "Workshop" implies the wrong thing as well, my first
impression of that word in any context
is a formalised class with a tutor and participants who are merely
following that tutors guidance.
Some of the problem with "Hackathon" is not prescriptive, sadly, the
media corroding what the word "Hack" means over the years has turned
it into a duff word in the minds of the uninitiated :(
Though, I think instead of assuming what potential sponsors /may/ be
interpreting, I think its pertinent to work out their *actual*
interpretations.
Specifically, some sort of survey that asks:
- What do they think a hackathon is
- What are their motives/reasons behind supporting/not supporting a
"hackathon" {a}
- Describe what we mean by "a hackathon" (without labeling it as such
) in a section and its relevancy, and ask if they would support such
- Ask for feedback on whether they would support / not support such a
thing based on their answers in {a}
- Ask if they would be predisposed to provide support when such a
thing was called "a hackathon", and ask if there are any better words
to describe it ( on the assumption that they have already said they
like the thing that a hackathon is )
Without this, I think we might be betting on a more difficult name
with no real gain.
Especially if the motives are unrelated to the name,where the change
of name to a newer, unfamiliar one might risk additional casualties
of support.
--
Kent
KENTNL - https://metacpan.org/author/KENTNL
