> In practice, alas, many of those who _do_ state
> their name mumble it so thoroughly that I'm not
> sure even repeated passes at the audio
> record could decipher it.
Or, for that matter, have names that are of unfamiliar origin/culture/language, pronounced in unfamiliar accents, over an audio setup with an uneven response range, spoken in an embarrassed mumble.
(That last point alone could yield interesting commentary... Embarrassed to focus on the self instead of the comment? Fear of wasting time? Ego can't accept that people don't already know who you are? Why *do* people mumble their name at the mic?)
It seems hopeless to me. I rather like the RFID idea. I wonder what such a setup would cost to implement and operate?
Cheers,
-Benson
----- Original Message -----
From: John Leslie <john@xxxxxxx>
To: Jeffrey Hutzelman <jhutz@xxxxxxx>
Cc: ietf@xxxxxxxx <ietf@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon Mar 26 18:59:33 2007
Subject: [CONTENT] Re: identifying yourself at the mic
Jeffrey Hutzelman <jhutz@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Monday, March 19, 2007 11:56:07 AM -0400 Steve Silverman
> <s_silverman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> It would be simpler, cheaper, and more reliable to have one guy with
>> a whistle in each meeting who could blow the whistle and ask for the
>> speaker's name when appropriate.
>
> That guy is called the chair.
Bad idea: the chair has too many other responsibilities.
OTOH, we might consider issuing whistles to every jabber scribe:
if they can't figure out who's talking, blow the whistle...
(I speak as one who declines to volunteer as jabber scribe because
I'm so weak at recognizing IETF folks by voice. If we had a situation
where I could that easily request that a name be stated clearly, I'd
be willing to volunteer...)
In practice, alas, many of those who _do_ state their name mumble
it so thoroughly that I'm not sure even repeated passes at the audio
record could decipher it.
My prejudice is that I don't want to spend a lot of time listening
to folks I can't figure out how to contact by email. YMMV. I don't
know what the mythical IETF consensus might be about this...
--
John Leslie <john@xxxxxxx>
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