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Martin Iturbide

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Warpstock 2025 - Nov 7-9
« on: September 22, 2025, 03:55:33 pm »
Hello Guys

If everything turns right I will be going to Warpstock 2025 this year.

Since I'm also on the Warpstock board, I'm open to suggestions on what do you want to see or talk this year.
If someone wants to do a remote presentation, please let me and/or Neil know.

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Re: Warpstock 2025 - Nov 7-9
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2025, 11:17:58 pm »
I had problems with last year's event, where the IRC toolset just didn't give me parity with being there in person. I would type away in the tool (asking q's, mentioning ideas, etc.), and nobody noticed at the other end, and nothing of what I typed seemed to get onto the radar of the folks presenting or managing the conference. I did not feel the parity in attending as if I was there in person.

Look at the 2024 thread where I and others mentioned wanting a better remote conferencing tool, and we were even willing to pay for it, but it didn't seem to garner in support from the board, or even attention. No mention of what can, or could, be done for remote attending folks for this year ... so, no need to attend.

On the presentation side, Warpstock (corp) doesn't seem to drive interest in presentations and being there at the conference, either in person or remote ... the Warpstock site is woefully out of date, and there is no advertising of presentations.. I even get an "access denied" when trying to visit the current list of presentations (event pages link) ...

Perhaps for next year, start asking for ideas on day 1 after this year's conference (or, as the last session of this year), and constantly promote, advertise, and otherwise build an exciting list of presentations for the next event such that more folks are drawn in. Maybe there is even time enough to get it done for this year, with a tad less than two months.

To recap:
  - If no better tool to access the conference than IRC, I can't get excited about attending this year's conference, remotely.
  - If the presentations aren't better developed and promoted, I can't get excited about attending ...

OS/2 could be more (new ways to use it, alternatives to difficulties using it, problem-solving with it) ... Warpstock could be more (modern/updated website, relevant information, exciting event details, more articles) ...
« Last Edit: September 24, 2025, 01:58:33 pm by JTA »

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Re: Warpstock 2025 - Nov 7-9
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2025, 04:02:00 am »
Thanks JTA.

I'm forwarding your feedback to the Warpstock Board.

Can you let me know which link or URL gives you that error (Access error) on the site?

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Re: Warpstock 2025 - Nov 7-9
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2025, 04:22:59 am »
A few months ago, I sent JTA and many others a personal e-mail asking for your ideas for Warpstock 2025. I invited every previous presenter to present again.

A call for ideas and presentations hasn't been particularly productive.

If you can see a way to improve Warpstock, and you are willing to help us implement it, I'd like to hear from you.
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Re: Warpstock 2025 - Nov 7-9
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2025, 04:29:51 pm »
Looking at earlier threads, I note that for the 1st 6 months of the year after Warpstock 2024, there wasn't much signs of life on the Warpstock site ... this is not a good start to building an exciting list of presentations and Warpstock 2025 interest. Now, we are one month and a week out ...

You can ask individuals for "ideas for presentations", but that seems to put the burden for any change upon those from whom you ask ... whereas, I believe the burden is on the Warpstock board to come up a new method of developing the presentation effort, starting with day 1 right after Warpstock 2025.

Or, continue with the old method of a generic and simple "ask", midway thru the year or thereabouts ...

The former, if the board can come up with a new way to build up interest into presentation ideas and support for Warpstock attendance, in-person *AND* remote, might pull folks back in again. This is 2026 effort ...

The latter (the old method) ... sigh ...

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Re: Warpstock 2025 - Nov 7-9
« Reply #5 on: Today at 04:36:04 am »
I don't think anyone on the board really has the bandwidth to do any of that. We've called for volunteers for that before. If you or anyone else would like to organize presentations and a new conferencing tool, we are open having new people in that role.
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