On 3/14/2013 7:53 AM, John C Klensin wrote:
(2) Our "newcomers" model doesn't distinguish likely long-term participants from tourists. I think we should be welcoming to the tourists but, in terms of, e.g., scarce mentoring resources, spending time on them is a bad optimization. In addition "newcomer" is really not a one-shot thing. I don't know how to identify and create a ribbon distinction between "newcomer and possible long-term participant" and "tourist" and it is probably impractical, but a ribbon in a different color for second-time attendees might be helpful.
If we have (at this meeting) potentially 800 people trying to help 200 people engage, that's still a tall order. Ack.
As was said last night, if someone wearing a "newcomer" badge seems to be either lost or isolated, approaching them is usually A Good Thing. And that principle should apply for two or three meetings, not just one.
I wonder if the target audience for SOMEthing might be "two-comers" - people at their SECOND meeting.
Spencer