Antw: Re: public IRC channel during the symposium

I do not really see a benefit in such a presentation and would not consider to attend such a session. It misses everything what makes a symposium worth attending. And as outlined by Shadi there is the danger of disturbance of the symposium. 

BUT IF SOMEONE IS INTERESTED IN USING IT, fine. 

Klaus

>>> Yeliz Yesilada <yyeliz@metu.edu.tr> 19.6.2012 12:34 PM >>>
I also think it is a good idea.

Regards,
Yeliz.
On 19 Jun 2012, at 13:17, Peter Thiessen wrote:

> Worth a try and may let a few people who weren't able to sign up for
> the call in time a channel to participate.
>
> cheers,
> +peter
>
>
> On 19 June 2012 11:23, Simon Harper <simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I think this is a good idea - I'll be the IRC person so I'm happy to sort it
>> out.
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Si.
>>
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>> On 19/06/2012 09:56, Shadi Abou-Zahra wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Simon, Yeliz, Peter, and all,
>>>
>>> I recall having discussed providing an IRC channel for the symposium
>>> attendees but did we agree on making this public to everyone too?
>>>
>>> Pro: it allows anyone interested to actively participate, even when they
>>> don't have phone access (the live captions will be public);
>>>
>>> Con: it can be difficult to manage, especially if we have "chatty" people
>>> in the chat room (occasionally also offensive people btw).
>>>
>>> Suggestion: we could try it out this time but not announce it too broadly
>>> (only have the information on the symposium page for these people who
>>> actually visit it during the symposium), but this would still require some
>>> attention of the symposium chairs to track the questions and comments raised
>>> during the discussion.
>>>
>>> What do people think, especially the symposium chairs?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>  Shadi
>>>
>>
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