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Originally posted by JoesHO1@Dec 29 2004, 05:33 PM
I would add to that Lee, to say keep the panels shorter, and not let people misinform you, or plug their own stuff ( pay the panel if necassary for their time ) but do not let them promote from the lecturn. Make it an actual imformative place with plenty of dicersity on the panel, and make it timed responses and adhere to them so no babbling takes place LOL
I have been to three state of the industry speeches and like Lee said, I heard the same people say the same thing ( the sky is falling)
I have yet to see people actually try to teach you something, or provide anything usefull at a panel discussion.
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See i disagree on making them shorter, many of them are the right length now but, the speakers on them are more interested in plugging their own shit rather than helping webmasters to make more money which, is what the panels are supposed to be about... right?
It just seems like every panel ive attended over the last 4 years ALWAYS have the same people on them, YnotBob, SEGuru, The Gay Mafia Crowd, Colin Rowntree, Odenberger, etc etc.
Its like in 5 years there is nobody else that knows as much as or, more than the same old people spouting the same old bullshit.
Hell even if AVN has a staple of 8 speakers for each panel and they get rotated every show so there is a 'fresh face' to be seen every 2 or 3 shows, thats better than being given the same advice, show after show, after show, after show.
Thats why more people prefer to spend time on the floor or at the bar than at the panels.. because the format is stale and the information given out, for the most part, is also stale.