I can try to do a a recording with Xoke talking about the history of HPR as I know it at DerbyCon
Cheers Lord Drachenblut On Tue, Sep 15, 2015, 8:22 PM Ken Fallon <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > On 2015-09-16 01:29, lostnbronx wrote: > > I know this may seem heretical, but I'm not entirely convinced that > > there IS a problem here, except in the area of running out of shows > > (which is always a danger). I mean, what exactly IS a community > > podcast? To my way of mind, it's a show where listeners are free to > > contribute, with no (or few) restrictions. That describes HPR right > > now. > > > > The issue I believe we're really talking about is how to get more > > voices on the show. That's a very worthy discussion to have, but I > > don't think it represents a crisis. It's similar discussions we've > > had in the past about how to get more women or girls to contribute; > > how to get more minorities involved; how to get "non-techie" people to > > make shows; etc. In other ords, how to be more inclusive. We > > reexamine these issues, and return to them time and again, the way a > > dynamic community of people should. > > > > I don't believe we have a different problem here than we've ever have. > > Yes, there have been a lot of eps from just a few voices lately -- but > > has the show seen a loss of subscribers because of it? If not, then > > the silent majority does not mind. Why, I remember years past when > > Klaatu had at least one show up per week -- he was podcasting demon -- > > but no one complained, because everyone loves his content. If > > anything, that kind of stability gained us subscribers. > I agree with you up to this point, although I personally am more > concerned about how many benefited from the shows, over the number of > subscribers we have. > > > > > So long as people feel they CAN participate in this great community, > > then we're doing what we should. This means we always encourage them > > to participate IF THEY WANT TO. They don't have to, and should never > > feel pressured to. They owe us nothing. They listen to us. They > > give us their time and attention. Those are NOT small things -- > > really, they're the most important things in the world, and they give > > them up for free. > > For your work with Cavalcade Audio you are correct, although I would > argue that even there there is the onus to contribute if not > financially, well then with feedback. > > On HPR it's a different story and it's where the words "community > podcast" comes in. I made the analogy of a Ted Talk versus a Bar Camp, > or a Lecture versus a show and tell, or a Traditional Irish Music > Recital versus a Trad Session in the pub. There are different > expectations with regard to participation. There is no "they" there is > only "us". We all contribute shows so yes "they" do owe "us" a show > because we are all in this together. > > > > > So long as HPR's listeners continue to know that they are always > > welcome, a few of them here and there will inevitably feel the crazy > > urge to record their thoughts and add them to the queue. And when it > > happens, no matter how seldom, we know that the system we've built is > > working. In my opinion that's the very definition of a community > > podcast, and HPR is walking the walk. > > > > -LnB > > Remember that the people who submit the filler slots also have a right > to participate only IF THEY WANT TO. Have you not heard the shows where > people say, "I'm putting this out because we're a little short of shows > at the moment" ? It's probably easy to miss because of the quality of > the shows. > > That for me is the crisis point, where someone has had to rush a show to > get it up on time. Sure I have a list of contributors I know I can hit > up for a quick show if needed, but it would be good if it was the > exception rather than the rule. > > Just have a look at red line the graph > http://hackerpublicradio.org/images/hprstats.png Every time it goes > under 5 we start to plan for filler shows. I would like for the > community to collectively come up with a plan to spread the load. > > - -- > Regards, > > Ken Fallon > http://kenfallon.com > http://hackerpublicradio.org/correspondents.php?hostid=30 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2 > > iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJV+LYkAAoJECO2jUN3MRFpmP0P/A9/8AWMZLL1T0eyX0UEUrT1 > EDimHUUtShtF4L6ylj44IM66enUizN47o2bIqCquxJ1HGeZA4nuks6kKBtx3ZYqP > 5+rw4E8MhVZ2qOC4tCoOZcwRoCoQTSQ8GiktP8w5LKBVW2jU7teNt34HUb9O6I8Q > aISNbaAYf+CdCcGY9tW6aT9An5NTJjN9OMM85tv9lhh5oTBoD9SkRQ0BfNHxTAEG > qpGAG+14tFonl8hBY51e70n/5EYLw8uothiKdYXk1hoyz+G1I4KWh4PD/KN+jvLL > natv66szJuOuw9o3GFJrDMXuQvPCXwMkrLMyCqnVbIlnnTO/rpJEmQVM8n+yRPWE > 4pf4XaXmThTawBosAbzh9aU9jLB4AzakyUMLhqDRHisf6suqlq9tkb9BBghpDlrF > EktJC8HeaT654J2leAW7QvfK8OJFmNlPlt2f+uHAEskV6PRcmMd/m+aoNV1XKXKX > vKhvJKGF4vjXmhbshHAD+OHsaLJyQJoLmTJC9CfOmJX8DsTGYDhzmmMbnEzmT7dX > kskb4WosJa7fAgT60WX13DNraQGFpe61m0lO3b3wMpNZb4BHPLQZDwJL4wxiIh81 > gqyhpwNQANOUXQcxdrxrBYqBoc3eRz7+q9BJtrkoL29+oJvgJvjITr2SgordIBq7 > dQ97oIiFzIDRJGt75w2d > =yXtS > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Hpr mailing list > [email protected] > http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org > -- Cheers Matthew "Lord Drachenblut" Williams
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