I'm also in favor of Ken's proposed plan of increasingly urgent messages as the reserve queue empties.
sp0rus Sent from my RadioShack TRS-80 Model 1 On Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 4:42 PM Roan Horning via Hpr < [email protected]> wrote: > > On 1/27/26 4:41 PM, Ken Fallon via Hpr wrote: > > 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." > > I am for this approach, and vote for adding the message urgency ramp up as > described. > > > > > > The under 0 " Thank you for listening to Hacker Public Radio. We are > shutting down the project. Goodbye and thanks for the Fish." > > ;-) > > > I mean if we are going out, lets make sure to use the exact quote :D "So > long, and thanks for all 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. > > > I don't know if that would encourage more queue watching giving the exact > count, or maybe help with that urge since they know what it is? > > I am okay with adding it. > > --Roan > > _______________________________________________ > Hpr mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/mailman/listinfo/hpr >
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