* Chris Lamb [Sat Sep 08, 2018 at 11:11:39AM +0100]: > I noticed yesterday [0] that the PyCascades conference [1] explicitly > does not permit any questions and answers after a presentation. > Finding this intriguing, I followed up to ask for more information and > was given the following reply: > No live Q&A after talks makes it a more friendly environment for > first time and new speakers. @ericholscher has written about this and > explained it better than I can in a tweet :) [link removed] > -- https://twitter.com/mariatta/status/1038110484673622016 I've seen this e.g. also for the Deconstruct conference, via https://twitter.com/garybernhardt/status/992213867773083648 -> | Dear meetup organisers: | | Please ditch the Q&A | | 1. It puts the speaker on the spot for something they can't prepare for | 2. There are rarely good questions | 3. Mansplaining -- https://twitter.com/claireinez/status/991674423118893056 Or to quote Gary, from https://twitter.com/garybernhardt/status/989998209123536896: | who in hell called it conference talk Q&A and not an open mic pedantry slam regards, -mika-
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