Comments on: Global Authoring Practices

By: Paving

Paving — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:47:17 +0000

Good afternoon! I was surfing the internet Saturday afternoon during my break, and found your blog by searching MSN for paving. This is a topic I have great interest in, and follow it closely. I liked your insight on Global Authoring Practices, and it made for good reading. Keep up the good work…

By: miker

miker — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:28:19 +0000

You come Luca and I’ll pay for your registration out of my own pocket. I’ll buy a round of drinks if you want to sit down and talk about GAP while we’re there. Let me know, I would happily make sure you’re registered.

By: Luca Passani

Luca Passani — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:05:30 +0000

not exactly the same thing, don’t you think?

BTW, how do I avoid the $45 fee?

Luca

By: miker

miker — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:21:04 +0000

Sure, by coming and attending the conference and talking to the people there.

By: Luca Passani

Luca Passani — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:32:10 +0000

I don’t understand. Is there a way to speak at your conference without a speaking slot?

Luca

By: miker

miker — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:12:23 +0000

I have no idea Luca, it’s a complex environment that’s hard to navigate, and I don’t claim to know everything. I barely even know what you’re talking about, let alone who would be a good choice for it. So help me out here.

I’m trying to put a conference together to help people learn, myself included. What would really help out are suggestions, instead of just ranting. Who can I invite to represent the viewpoints you think are important? Someone hopefully who won’t demand a speaking spot in order to participate. I’m not even taking a speaking spot myself, even though I’m working at a mobile focused company who I think would have a lot to add. I’m more interested in getting the folks together and listening instead of talking. If you’re not willing to attend who should I try to encourage to come to represent the viewpoint?

By: Luca Passani

Luca Passani — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:28:16 +0000

Mike, quoting from your article:

“weâ€™re really trying to do something different with this conference and want to see the divergent viewpoints represented so that we can get a real conversation going.”

Good, but then why did you get only the people who already sing in the choir to speak? you might at least have created a pannel, an extensive Q&A session or something like that. Who is speaking for developers at your event? yet developers are those left with the task of making “bits of technologies in desperate state” work.

Luca

By: miker

miker — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:02:04 +0000

Cause I didn’t learn about the stuff you were working on until after we had already filled up all the slots for speakers we had. Your message almost makes it sound like I’m part of some best practices maffia… I’m unsure how to react. I’ve only been looking at the mobile web overall for a few months, after working with bits of the technologies for a few years. In some respects it’s in a desperate state, and warring factions never really help that.

By: Luca Passani

Luca Passani — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:43:55 +0000

>…weâ€™re really trying to do something different with this
> conference and want to see the divergent viewpoints
> represented so that we can get a real conversation going

so, why didn’t you find a slot for me?

I am sorry, but I am not convinced that there was no space for me. It looks more like you don’t wanna spoil the good relationship you have with the BP gang, so you kept me out. Just look at the list of speakers (not to
mention the fact that the chair of BPWG is the host).

cheers

Luca

By: C. Enrique Ortiz

C. Enrique Ortiz — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:42:56 +0000

I agree w/ you, I’m on the same school of thought as you are. In the past I’ve tried to address it thru device adaptation (server)… and it works well… but I think I like the “little elves” solution better :-)

ceo