[interactionfilk-discuss] Re: Filk location

[Bill Sutton <bill@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If no one else volunteers I can certainly handle being the focal point 
for anything taking place off-site.

I can understand that they want a single point of contact who can relay 
the results of discussions on the list rather than trying to figure out 
which list reply represents what the filkers really want.

Bill

Rafe Culpin wrote:

>Keris said:
>
>>It looks as though it's going the same way as Intersection, refusing to
>>take "No, I don't have time" as an answer ("could I press-gang you?"),
>>and is the reason I refused to have anything to do with this one.  It
>>seems that it doesn't matter who the organisers are...
>>
>
>All we are looking for at the moment is somebody, anybody, to be a liaison. 
>We've produced nobody. He's using the phrase 'press gang' because it's 
>getting to the point where we do need somebody.
>
>>I don't agree that he has justification.  "Give us a room, and we will
>>use it" is all he needs to know.
>>
>
>Why on earth should he? Why should he bother? Why should he and the 
>committee allocate considerable resources - a reasonably large room during 
>the day and more rooms at night - from their limited resources for a bunch 
>of people who will do *nothing* for themselves? Who will show no commitment 
>whatever that they will actually use those resources? Who have not been 
>able after all this time to find one single person who will be willing to 
>act as liaison with the committee? It is far simpler from their point of 
>view to say "Tough luck". Instantly saves them time and resources at zero 
>cost to themselves.
>
>We are very small fish to a WorldCon committee. If we can't be bothered to 
>do a minimal amount of work for our own advantage, what possible reason do 
>they have to do anything to help us out?
>
>>At this point, is it even known who will be there from non-UK (America,
>>Germany, etc.)?  Can he provide a list of all the filkers who are known
>>to be there (is there a list available of all current members of the
>>Worldcon)?  As I recall, your messages on rmf got a resounding silence
>>(three people saying that they were coming from the USA, was it?).  Is
>>it known which of the UK filkers are intending going?
>>
>
>There's a database of names on the site but it's not easily searchable 
>unless you know what you're looking for. And I would expect that many 
>filkers are waiting to find out if there will be a filk programme before 
>they decide whether to go.
>
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