I agree with minnix. Fewer rules make for easier compliance for the content creator.
If we want to maximize incoming content, we should take what we can, when we can, whenever the content provider wants. If that means we have a week of just one host on a recording spree, that's OK. People control their own playlist. They can mix it up as they prefer. If we want to reserve the right to move episodes around as *we* see fit, then let's stop asking people to reserve episode numbers and just say that content gets scheduled as the scheduler sees fit. We get to make the rules. If people don't like how HPR operates, then they don't have to submit shows. There are lots of places to post stuff on the Internet. We're just one place. Let's make it easy for people to create content for HPR (and easy for HPR to publish daily, which is its stated goal.) On Monday, May 15, 2023 7:51:44 PM NZST Ken Fallon wrote: > Hi All, > > Thanks to all who sent in shows, but we still need more shows. I am > specifically looking for contribution from people who do not have > 2023-??-?? as their "Last Show" on this page > https://hackerpublicradio.org/correspondents.php > > --- > > The following is taken with permission from the HPR matrix room. > https://matrix.to/#/#hpr:matrix.org > > /From: minnix// > //@Ken Fallon (PA7KEN, G5KEN): if the survival of HPR depends solely > on new hosts, then you might as well fold the show. If the survival > of the show depends on just getting shows period with a smattering > of new hosts thrown in throughout the year, then it's good. If it > were me I would encourage everyone, old and new hosts, to send in > lots of shows. If you want the queue to be empty just to prove that > HPR needs new hosts, I bet that's easily accomplished, but I don't > see that changing the nature of reality, ie: it is what it is./ > > And my reply > > if the survival of HPR depends solely on new hosts, then you > might as well fold the show. > > Well that was the position we had HPR in back in 2010, and while > it's hard we managed to not miss a day since. > > If the survival of the show depends on just getting shows period > with a smattering of new hosts thrown in throughout the year, > then it's good. > > Yes this is a more realistic situation. > > If it were me I would encourage everyone, old and new hosts, to > send in lots of shows. > > Excellent idea and thanks for volunteering ;-) One word of warning > though is that some of the previous hosts do not like to be > contacted. You may want to consider sending reminders on > anniversaries, such as 5 years since the last show. > > If you want the queue to be empty just to prove that HPR needs > new hosts, I bet that's easily accomplished, but I don't see > that changing the nature of reality, ie: it is what it is. > > Well it's the difference between "@SGOTI and @Archer72 seem to be on > a recording spree" and "What another Emergency Show. I need to send > in some shows." Same reality but different effect. > > The two week rule is intended to make queue management a easier, as > it will tackle the feast and famine of the submissions. > > Call for shows work, but there are problems with it. > > First they only reach a tiny fraction of the community here and on > the mailing list, which are probably the same people anyway. By > filling the free slots with Emergency/Reserve shows, we > automatically announce to the entire community that there were free > slots not filled, and that we now need another Emergency/Reserve > show to replace the one just posted. > > Secondly the call for shows result in people going to the site to > see what the situation now is. If one host fills all the slots with > a series they have been working on, then the next person will see a > filled queue and not bother submitting a show. Unfortunately that > has happened on more than one occasion. > > The two week rule, will spread out the slots which makes queue > management a lot easier. > > --- > > This brings up the question, we have over 341 former hosts who have not > contributed this year. Any ideas on how to get some of them active again ? > > -- > Regards, > > Ken Fallon (PA7KEN,G5KEN) > https://kenfallon.com > https://hackerpublicradio.org/hosts/ken_fallon > > On 2023-05-12 11:14, Ken Fallon wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > First , *w**e need shows immediately* as there is an empty queue next > > week, and the number of Emergency/Reserve shows are also dwindling. So > > please finish that show you were thinking of submitting and send it > > in. If you don't care when it's released please put "Use as Emergency > > show" in the show notes for now. > > > > ... hold music while you do that ... > > > > I am concerned about the future of HPR, as a project where the shows > > are produced by the community. At this rate we cease to be a bar camp > > style podcast and become one where the shows are provided by a > > rotating team of "regulars". > > > > Ideally we would like it so that every show is contributed by a > > different host, giving a 1:1 ratio between show and host. So far this > > year all but 4 of the submissions are from hosts who submitted more > > than one show, a 3:1 ratio. Ahuka aside, the majority are as a result > > of kindhearted hosts who contribute shows at the last minute to fill > > the vacant slots. > > > > To make this problem more visible I would like to introduce the > > following Scheduling Guideline "*No host should submit any more than > > one show in a two week period.*" Of course these are guidelines etc > > etc., but it should still allow prolific hosts to submit shows while > > not masking the underlying issue that we have yet to address. > > > > Which is: We need new hosts, but we also need old hosts who have not > > submitted shows this year to submit a show. > > > > How do we solve this problem ? > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Ken Fallon (PA7KEN,G5KEN) > > https://kenfallon.com > > https://hackerpublicradio.org/hosts/ken_fallon > > ID > > > > Host > > Total > > > > 159 HPR Volunteers 12 > > 198 Ahuka 9 > > 391 Some Guy On The Internet 8 > > 318 Archer72 7 > > 282 Mike Ray 5 > > 30 Ken Fallon 5 > > 326 Brian in Ohio 5 > > 36 operat0r 3 > > 365 Bookewyrmm 3 > > 225 Dave Morriss 3 > > 401 Mechatroniac 3 > > 415 enistello 2 > > 407 Celeste 2 > > 268 Andrew Conway 2 > > 152 Claudio Miranda 2 > > 293 Rho`n 2 > > 416 screwtape 2 > > 342 norrist 2 > > 238 Jon Kulp 2 > > 375 minnix 2 > > 201 MrX 2 > > 408 Stache_AF 1 > > 383 Paul Quirk 1 > > 209 David Whitman 1 > > 377 Zen_Floater2 1 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Hpr mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org
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