Re: reception not useful for WG chairs

[Christian Hopps <[e-mail]>]

Wes Hardaker <[e-mail]> writes:

> Toerless Eckert <[e-mail]> writes:
>
>> I thought i saw subject signs on tables at a newcomer reception
>> recently. No ?
>
> The newcomer tutorial had signs, but they're taken away before the
> general reception.  The original question I posed was "what could we do
> to fix the regular reception so it was useful (again)."  There haven't
> been signs at the regular reception.
>
>> "IETF Q&A Reception (open)"
>>
>> Whats the suggested booze incentive you where thinking of ? Allow leadership
>> to get drunk or "Ask me a question and you may win a booze voucher" ?
>
> <No Hats>
> I object strongly to offering some people and not others free drink
> vouchers.  That sets up a class system, and "We reject kings".

I'm curious if you also strongly objected to the free drinks for the newcomers attendees (newcomers and leadership)? That explicitly excluded the vast majority of attendees as well.

FWIW I'm a chair, and I generally try to go to the newcomers, and would try and attend this new thing too, and I don't drink the free (booze) drinks, but many current newcomer leadership attendees seemed to.

Thanks,
Chris.