> I do think if you’re inviting someone to give a talk, you probably should do some homework to make sure that you’re comfortable with their persona Exactly.

> I do think if you’re inviting someone to give a talk, you probably should do some homework to make sure that you’re comfortable with their persona Exactly. > But it’s less common knowledge than you might think. I don't think it's necessarily "common knowledge" - and there are a bunch of comments in these surrounding threads I wasn't immediately familiar with - but if you're inviting someone to talk you should be doing some basic due diligence which should turn up all of these issues.