[svlug] What went wrong? was: Re: Installfest?

[Karen Shaeffer]

On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 08:58:32AM -0700, jim wrote:
> 
>    best i can tell from this, it seems rick's 
> criticism was mainly on target: be sure in 
> advance that the location really is available 
> and do not rely on notes on doors in the case 
> of last-minute problems. 
>    perhaps there's not a great need for a 
> well-written rebuttal to his comments. this 
> note surely shows your concern and the 
> likelihood that next time will work better. 

Not that I am getting sucked into a brain dead flame war,
but Rick's comments were measured and accurate. John and
Chris Miller appear to be avoiding one really important
point: The event was advertized as an installfest. And
sitting around in a cafe chatting isn't an installfest.
I may not have all the facts, but it appears the event
was a total failure, where folks couldn't keep their
focus, so they sat around a chatted. Not a problem
in general, but when you advertize on a list like svlug,
it seems reasonable to expect the folks to deliver.

Tony ought to be upset. John and Chris appear to be
dead wrong here. And instead of a rebuttal, we need
an apology and a commitment to not abuse the trust
of the members of this list in the future.

I'm busy and won't be commenting further. Just my view.

Thanks,
Karen
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 Karen Shaeffer
 Neuralscape, Palo Alto, Ca. 94306
 shaeffer at neuralscape.com  http://www.neuralscape.com