Hi Ken I imagine that, more often than not, the first you know about a show is when it arrives on the HPR server, or the originator asks for the FTP details, This can't be very helpful from a planning perspective.
Perhaps this mailing list could provide a mechanism for people "pledging" shows for delivery over the coming weeks. Setting a target week rather than a specific date is probably sufficient granularity. Clearly it can't be binding, but I'm sure most people would take a pledge to deliver seriously. It would also give advance notice of forthcoming subjects, which in itself may inspire others. Just a thought. Regards Beeza > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:32:33 +0200 > From: Ken Fallon <[email protected]> > To: HPR Hacker Public Radio Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: [Hpr] 25 Days since anyone uploaded a show > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi All, > > Earlier this year we had a big push to get shows and the queue was > never as healthy. Unfortunately that has the effect of taking the > pressure off and so we now have had a period of 25 days since the last > show was uploaded. There are still 13 days until we start to have real > problems but I want to avoid a all out call for "HPR needs shows now". > > Those types of campaigns are useful in getting in shows to keep the > network going in the short term, and in promoting HPR. But in the end > they cause as much harm as they do good. Once the immediate need for > shows is met, the flood that follows fills up the queue so much that > everyone walks away thinking "well that's fixed". Time marches on and > then we have no submissions and a month later we need to start begging > again. > > I would like to have suggestions on how to break this boom to bust > cycle of show submissions. We need to see a steady trickle of shows > where there is equilibrium between the supply and demand. Those with > an insight into the theory of the problem are encouraged to submit a > show on the topic. > > I need the people on this list to start recording some shows for > uploading in the next week or two to meet the immediate need. However > please do not put out a call for shows. What we need is a call for new > hosts and/or new series, and/or new ideas for how we can get a nice > steady stream so that supply meets demand. > > - -- > Regards, > > Ken Fallon > http://kenfallon.com > http://hackerpublicradio.org/correspondents.php?hostid=30 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1 > > iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJUGwkhAAoJECO2jUN3MRFp3F0P/2p6xQICVPmgXXKXsxDsMGG1 > uspVT+MF5N7tKbqQIp/O1hg9VutaJk9uL21D7OZrxBwuJLCsqFd4k9NJZkvvLyD9 > +xn+1V4NGM9poU8PjNP7vDREeXdh49i7eIIOEPfnvDd0YzusfcIfI71jKy8ecYnR > Tt3x+8XOT1huUyHRTrScdMFJ6XHHk2ZxIwSEX5YVhUOKkH45q5VtAJ2G0fEzCQGd > ZD0auNDWn37hwbKQ91uBrV3XOr1uBmuyALmQxwnDEZwCfnyRS6Fg0rJ0ChuPmK8F > DGVGFeXarAkBAIN1KczyrGkLpfBwMZfj39Illq3gYj6THVz8ZDiZIE36z8gFRINd > G9wPVdThB4CmoJkdHoXciruJT/p46/XJrNq0u97lYxroHybwlwJvl7DI3BWeakht > 740oE58lrzlxd+A7kqBK5x6EQ2YKYI6iXl59irqF6zBiJA2cwFUVzXWsxnYdkN2K > sZhzdPFHfZYlggxCei8ttdiGPiACVX00mjFwhAtYNXy7lpGt/rWpjhrIrQM3Ap2Q > NEYwIsQtOoEAYZBxXDBlcfu+iF4dJPP3WEd17SOC5SrETKtcpX9ykOotXfpZiku5 > BHXxlKZLJbTszAqCBG5n2IldyoFg1hO0Th3YU0ckQWy8xRVbFeKpfBB2sap2gY2r > 2eT0xZ54cn3hPOXHe6Bg > =VsB4 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Hpr mailing list > [email protected] > http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Hpr Digest, Vol 72, Issue 14 > *********************************** _______________________________________________ Hpr mailing list [email protected] http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org
