On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 6:18 PM Melissa P <[email protected]> wrote:
> First, I don't have the skills you guys have when it comes to clever > subject lines, so I apologize if the title is imprecise. > > Second, I attend many speeches/discussions that include Q&A sessions with > the audience. > > I don't disagree with much of what you said. > > But here's something interesting that I immediately noticed during the > pandemic when the events I used to attend are now online. > > I like to challenge speakers when I disagree with them. I guess the topic > I do most of the challenging on is school choice (I believe that there are > exceptions, but most students belong in public schools. I'm particularly > opposed to public financing of any type of religious indoctrination > education.) > > In person, I'd often get called on and get to ask my question. Now, > however, the questions I submit online never get chosen. Amusing, but also > somewhat annoying. > > So, while I agree that there are benefits for those in charge to being > able to pick and choose, it can be a nonrandom process. > I was going to post a response based on my experience but PGage got it almost word for word. What I would add is even in an in person forum the organizers will tell the audience it's okay if they leave during Q&A and one bad, rambling, or irrelevant question can clear the room. A couple of months ago I called into a Zoom public meeting from the transit authority about a new project. The last slides showed that the project cost was over $200 million and that they had already raised close to the full amount. The second question came from a disability advocate who had a problem with the distance between stops. She asked the agency if the project was necessary, asked them to cancel it, and start planning over again. That's when I left the meeting and I'm sure many others left also. which means anybody asking a question after that wasn't heard by a lot of participants. >From my time in conferences I prefer people writing their questions out beforehand and having the moderator or someone on staff filter them and present good questions to the guest or panel. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiH8atqMOjF1NG%2B9rc8gwhOOkFW5k7zT9rSK2nZEdm4dtQ%40mail.gmail.com.
