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A Twitter search for “britruby” should clear it up. Short version: they’d invited all white male speakers; people complained about it on Twitter; the organiser
by tomstuart 14y ago
A Twitter search for “britruby” should clear it up.
Short version: they’d invited all white male speakers; people complained about it on Twitter; the organisers got disheartened and called the whole thing off.
ETA: https://twitter.com/joshsusser/status/269844125363339264 https://twitter.com/joshsusser/status/269844125363339264, https://twitter.com/jamesarosen/status/269859024164495360 https://twitter.com/jamesarosen/status/269859024164495360
- matthewrudy 14y agoI'm surprised there was nothing on LRUG. Seems like a rush decision to cancel.
- tomstuart 14y agoIt only just happened. From the language and timing it looks like a snap emotional decision rather than a rational one; I assume the organisers got blindsided by the negative feedback and didn’t want to deal with it any more. ETA: “@Rebeccask Due to sexist & racist remarks made on twitter last night got way out of hand. Sponsors pull out. No money no conf” (https://twitter.com/Rebeccask/status/270220165344550912 https://twitter.com/Rebeccask/status/270220165344550912)
- mgkimsal 14y agoIt's too bad that this 'no money no conf' meme continues to dominate. You can have something more than an 'unconf' or 'barcamp'-style event, even with no or minimal sponsors, especially with a team of organizers/planners to share any overflow expenses that do not get covered by ticket prices.
- adambyrtek 14y agoSo you suggest that on top of volunteering time the organizers should also cover "overflow expenses" from their pockets? Sounds excessive to me.
- mgkimsal 14y agoYes, I do suggest that. Perhaps not actually look at it as just 'volunteering' time, but 'organizing an event'. If there were actual profits (income-expenses), then sharing those profits with the people who made the event happen (organizers, speakers, crew, etc).