[yapc] Talk submissions are closed

Michael Peters mpeters at plusthree.com
Thu Apr 29 11:50:50 PDT 2010


On 04/29/2010 02:46 PM, Jonathan Hogue wrote:
> Well, on the other hand, if you have a single person filtering the
> talks, then you're probably throwing out some of the good with the
> bad.

I don't think any conferences have just one person choosing talks.

> Record companies believe they are acting on the behalf of quality, but
> the end result is you get the same junk over and over again that the
> executives like, and never something completely interesting that
> wouldn't have gotten play with an executive filter.

Yes, a filter that's too strict is also bad. I'm not arguing for some 
draconian proposal bashing, just some indication that thought was put 
into selection.

-- 
Michael Peters
Plus Three, LP


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