Posting on behalf of Knightwise, and with his permission.
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On 2024-07-29 13:24, Knightwise Host of the Knightwise.com Podcast. wrote:
I wanted to reply via the comments section to this latest show ... But I
got an error code when I posted the reply. I guess i just proved my
theory that the comment system is outdated. The fact i have to submit
this via a mailinglist is ironic at best
First up : RESPECT:Thank you for your show. I am honored that my small
show has created so much comments and feedback. In my plea that we do
not have enough interaction, i have created more responses and response
shows than any host in the last year.
*Going a blow by blow of your comments.*
*** Social media = Your competitors?
1: no, social media platforms are a way to get new listeners/hosts.
2: the alternatives we have
- the comments field to the post: Outdated
- the mailing list: Even more outdated
- recording a show : Too big of an effort for 90% of the listeners
- the matrix channel: not even promoted on the intro/outtro. (so we
DONT even promote the ways of being a community)
*** Listener to host conversion? I would like to do a survey on ALL our
hosts asking who RECORDED a show before ever having LISTENED to a show
is even lower then 0.01% Saying we dont need listeners to have hosts is
just plain incorrect.
*** Value of listeners: audience and popularity ARE important. The goal
of the community is to get the tech ideas out there. Not mumble into the
void. I don't want 'likes" but i DO want to make a difference to somebody.
*** The reserve cue = our life support system. Its a sign that we are
NOT doing the right thing to entice people to join the community and
record the show.
*** burned out hosts: Well yes! of course hosts burn out. There is no
feedback, not community .. They are screaming into the void. If I want
to talk tech to somebody who doesn't listen, i'll ramble at my dog.
*** Guilt by association: As the bar to contribution gets lower and
lower due to fewer hosts/shows, the risk of a show with controversial
topics rises. Being associated as a host means that you are affiliated
with whatever is put ou there. That is indeed a serious risk to
somebody's image/reputation since the internet never forgets.
*In conclusion.*
It seriously sounds like we are locking up the monastery and preaching
the choir. And you don't even care if anyone listens anymore. What i
sense from this episode is that we are in fact not a community, we are a
monastery that it ruled by the vocal few who stick to the course even if
water is flooding the deck. The only thing to me that will existentially
change the future of HPR is the airing of its last episode. I have done
my bit for king and country and will shortly be submitting my last
response show before signing off as a host. This isn't because you
disagree with my views, this will be because (as many before me) I feel
like i'm burned out not from tilting windmills, but from shouting into
the void.
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Regards,
Ken Fallon (PA7KEN,G5KEN)
https://kenfallon.com
https://hackerpublicradio.org/hosts/ken_fallon
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