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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=36721.0&return_msg=36721.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=36721.1">1–5</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=36721.1">Some thoughts</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="36721_1_5_10"> <a name="a36721_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_36721_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE)<span class="message_time">17 Oct 2009 08:59</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 5</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=36721.1">36721.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>I'm kind of running with this "editor" role, BTW. Hope that's OK with everybody.</p> <p> </p> <p>Anyway, I was thinking about structure. Most of the podcasts I like have two or three "presenters" who just chat about stuff, and introduce extra voices every now and then to talk about specific things. That seems like a format to try.</p> <p> </p> <p>Ideally, there'll be regular sections each week, and we'll crowbar the things we want to cover into those sections. For example, talking about Linux zealots could go into an Operating Systems segment.</p> <p> </p> <p>Feature idea: it occurred to me that we could ask people who are using Beehive to run their own forums if they'd like to be interviewed. It would get publicity for them, and would also encourage their forum members to listen to it. Questions would be about why they like Beehive, but also about their interest area. They'd get the questions in advance so they could have thought about what they want to say.</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=36721.1&return_msg=36721.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="36721.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a36721_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_36721_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: patch<span class="message_time">17 Oct 2009 09:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 17 Oct 2009 09:33"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 5</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=36721.2">36721.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=36721.1#a36721_1" target="_self">36721.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>I'd agree with only having two or three presenters (plus a special guest, maybe), and even then, their voices need to be easily distinguished. Any more than that and it gets harder to track who's talking.</p> <p> </p> <p>Would it be worth trying a couple of different formats out? Maybe a totally free-form chat (though that could easily sound awkward), and then an agenda-led version?</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=36721.2&return_msg=36721.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="36721.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a36721_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_36721_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: DrBoff (BOFF)<span class="message_time">17 Oct 2009 09:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">3 of 5</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=36721.3">36721.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=36721.1#a36721_2" target="_self">36721.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Could we be incredibly pretentious and do it in a quiz style but more like HIGNFY/News Quiz/Mock the Week quiz type where the questions just start the banter?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=36721.3&return_msg=36721.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="36721.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a36721_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_36721_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE)<span class="message_time">17 Oct 2009 09:34</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: DrBoff (BOFF) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 17 Oct 2009 09:42"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 5</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=36721.4">36721.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=36721.1#a36721_3" target="_self">36721.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I like that. Definitely worth a try.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=36721.4&return_msg=36721.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="36721.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a36721_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_36721_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time">20 Oct 2009 07:37</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: patch <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 20 Oct 2009 07:52"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 5</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=36721.5">36721.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=36721.1#a36721_2" target="_self">36721.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>With regard to special guests, I think that's a great idea and could really gain wider interest/publicity for BH.</p> <p> </p> <p>Unfortunately, Ludovic Kennedy's informed his agent that he's no longer available. But perhaps Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds could be persuaded to perform "Who's on first?"</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=36721.5&return_msg=36721.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="36721.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>