Comments on: GovCamp this Saturday http://davepress.net/2010/01/20/govcamp-this-saturday/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:06:57 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Penval - News http://davepress.net/2010/01/20/govcamp-this-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-6351 Penval - News Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:39:16 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=3070#comment-6351 [...] I had to miss both ukgovcamp10  and diunconf in Birmingham I found the discussions that came from both interesting and [...] [...] I had to miss both ukgovcamp10  and diunconf in Birmingham I found the discussions that came from both interesting and [...]

]]> By: MJ Ray http://davepress.net/2010/01/20/govcamp-this-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-6207 MJ Ray Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:02:21 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=3070#comment-6207 I was in a bit of a black mood yesterday (ukgovoss was down for a second day when I wanted to write on it), but even so, suggesting that users with less than perfect AV skills are not human and not real people pretty much comes under "sick and twisted" in my book. Can you switch off the eye/hearing test and screen signups? If Ning doesn't let you do that, then ask: you're the paying customer, so they might pay attention to you, whereas their general contact form asks people to sign in, which brings us back to the eye/hearing test on the registration page. I know we won't agree on Google, but I'm amazed you're defending Ning's abusive disability discrimination. Not making money out of a service doesn't excuse calling pople not human, does it? I was in a bit of a black mood yesterday (ukgovoss was down for a second day when I wanted to write on it), but even so, suggesting that users with less than perfect AV skills are not human and not real people pretty much comes under “sick and twisted” in my book. Can you switch off the eye/hearing test and screen signups? If Ning doesn’t let you do that, then ask: you’re the paying customer, so they might pay attention to you, whereas their general contact form asks people to sign in, which brings us back to the eye/hearing test on the registration page.

I know we won’t agree on Google, but I’m amazed you’re defending Ning’s abusive disability discrimination. Not making money out of a service doesn’t excuse calling pople not human, does it?

]]> By: Dave http://davepress.net/2010/01/20/govcamp-this-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-6206 Dave Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:50:10 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=3070#comment-6206 Oh, MJ! UKGovCamp is not subordinate to Google! Last year we were hosted by the Ministry of Justice. This year, timescales were tight and Google agreed to host. They have space, good catering and excellent wifi. Ning sick and twisted? Even by your standards on this stuff that's a tad OTT! Ning is quick, easy and virtually free (I paid to get rid of ads and to point the domain). We've tried other stuff that just hasn't worked, from Mediawiki, PBworks, Google Groups... Nobody makes any money from this event. It's organised in our spare time. We do the best we can with the resources available. Oh, MJ!

UKGovCamp is not subordinate to Google! Last year we were hosted by the Ministry of Justice. This year, timescales were tight and Google agreed to host. They have space, good catering and excellent wifi.

Ning sick and twisted? Even by your standards on this stuff that’s a tad OTT! Ning is quick, easy and virtually free (I paid to get rid of ads and to point the domain). We’ve tried other stuff that just hasn’t worked, from Mediawiki, PBworks, Google Groups…

Nobody makes any money from this event. It’s organised in our spare time. We do the best we can with the resources available.

]]> By: MJ Ray http://davepress.net/2010/01/20/govcamp-this-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-6205 MJ Ray Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:20:58 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=3070#comment-6205 "This is an open network that anyone can join and take part in!" No, as normal for Ning, people who can't pass the audio-visual test are told that they are not "human" and not "a real person". :-( That is sick and twisted and should be removed from any UKGov-related thing. “This is an open network that anyone can join and take part in!” No, as normal for Ning, people who can’t pass the audio-visual test are told that they are not “human” and not “a real person”. :-( That is sick and twisted and should be removed from any UKGov-related thing.

]]> By: MJ Ray http://davepress.net/2010/01/20/govcamp-this-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-6204 MJ Ray Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:17:40 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=3070#comment-6204 It is disappointing that UKGovCamp is subordinate to Google. A community-run or public-sector venue would be more fitting. It is disappointing that UKGovCamp is subordinate to Google. A community-run or public-sector venue would be more fitting.

]]> By: ArunMarsh (ArunMarsh) http://davepress.net/2010/01/20/govcamp-this-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-6199 ArunMarsh (ArunMarsh) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:37:30 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=3070#comment-6199 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/ArunMarsh" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div class="ccimg1" title="ArunMarsh (ArunMarsh)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;"> <img name="cc_image" title="ArunMarsh (ArunMarsh)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:50px;height:50px;" src="http://purl.org/net/spiurl/ArunMarsh"> </div> </a> @davebriggs I won't be making it im afraid mate<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


@davebriggs I won’t be making it im afraid mate

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]]> By: davebriggs (Dave Briggs) http://davepress.net/2010/01/20/govcamp-this-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-6198 davebriggs (Dave Briggs) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:26:03 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=3070#comment-6198 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/davebriggs" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div class="ccimg1" title="davebriggs (Dave Briggs)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;"> <img name="cc_image" title="davebriggs (Dave Briggs)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:50px;height:50px;" src="http://purl.org/net/spiurl/davebriggs"> </div> </a> If you think you are coming to #ukgc10 please read this [link to post]<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


If you think you are coming to #ukgc10 please read this [link to post]

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