[penguicon-general] A couple of thoughts about programming

[Catherine Olanich Raymond]

On Sunday 29 April 2007 2:15 pm, Jer Lance wrote:
[snip]

> I think it's safe to say that a big part of what makes Penguicon more
> fun is that it is a huge collection of geeks and fen bringing the
> things that excite THEM to the con, and showing it off to others.
> When we are up to, roughly, ten tracks this year because we have such
> widespread interests and such talented attendees that they want to put
> these talents on display, I get excited.  To then say that somehow,
> medical talks aren't "Penguicon" enough but a trip to the firing range
> is... well, that seems disingenuous.  There are entire tracks within
> the programming that are just not my cup of tea, but I don't think
> they're non-Penguicon... I think they're an indicator of how our
> interests vary, and I think it creates a better con experience.

I agree with you...and I think that Rob Landley and Matt Arnold were, in 
different ways, making the same point.  What will really define what is 
outside the scope of "Penguicon" will be, in the end, what most of its 
members aren't interested in/don't want to bother with.


-- 
Cathy Raymond <cathy at thyrsus.com>

"You've got to have the proper amount of disrespect for what you do."  
-- George Mabry