On 2026-01-27 18:33, Carl D Hamann via Hpr wrote:
For me, the "urgency" comes from the automated notice at the start of
the show: "we had free slots that were not filled".
That is a very valid point. With currently 28 (5 ½ weeks) of shows in
the reserve queue, a more sedate explanation may be called for.
We could change it so that if there are 15 or more shows in the queue,
we add something like "You are listening to a show from the Reserve
Queue. This show was submitted $time ago to cover occasions like this
where there are gaps in the queue."
When we get under 10, "You are listening to a show from the Reserve
Queue. We now have less than two weeks of shows in the reserve queue.
This would be a good time to consider submitting a show. This show was
submitted $time ago to cover occasions like this where there are gaps in
the queue."
When we get under 5: "You are listening to a show from the Reserve
Queue. We have only $number of shows left in the reserve show. We are
airing it now because we had free slots that were not filled. This is a
community project that needs listeners to contribute shows in order to
survive. Please consider recording a show for Hacker Public Radio. This
show was submitted $time ago to cover occasions like this where there
are gaps in the queue."
The under 0 " Thank you for listening to Hacker Public Radio. We are
shutting down the project. Goodbye and thanks for the Fish."
;-)
I like the idea of a more granular approach.
Should we put in things like when the next free slot is ? There are 10
free slots in the coming two weeks. etc.
Other ideas.
--
Regards,
Ken Fallon (PA7KEN,G5KEN)
https://kenfallon.com
https://hackerpublicradio.org/hosts/ken_fallon
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