SolidStateSurvivor
This is Extremely Dangerous to Our Democracy
This is an idea I've been floating around my head for a while now, and I wanted to gauge the interest and field advice for such an idea.
Over the years I've heard of internet subcultures getting panels at various conventions, and I figure a Neocities/"yester web" revival panel would be pretty fitting. I'm all for trying to spread the good word of Neocities as a platform/self hosting content given the newfound interest/importance of having your own site these days. Even if it was just a simple meet and greet mixed with an HTML lesson at the very least it'd be an interesting way of bringing the community together.
Admittedly I am unsure how one goes about this. Do you have to contact conventions and they then treat you like a vendor when it comes to paying for a panel? Or will they book you/your group so long as you can bring something to the table that gets attendance up?
There's a lot of other who/what/when/where factors at play that need addressed. One would need to find the right convention and a decent group of panelists representing a wide range of sites/Neocities users (I had some in mind already but as to if getting them onboard is a possibility idk I'd have to reach out.)
So I'm open to any suggestions when it comes to possibly getting the ball rolling on something like this. Be it people with interest in being on a panel, connections to convention staff, or just any general input/feedback. Just wanted to throw the idea out there.
Over the years I've heard of internet subcultures getting panels at various conventions, and I figure a Neocities/"yester web" revival panel would be pretty fitting. I'm all for trying to spread the good word of Neocities as a platform/self hosting content given the newfound interest/importance of having your own site these days. Even if it was just a simple meet and greet mixed with an HTML lesson at the very least it'd be an interesting way of bringing the community together.
Admittedly I am unsure how one goes about this. Do you have to contact conventions and they then treat you like a vendor when it comes to paying for a panel? Or will they book you/your group so long as you can bring something to the table that gets attendance up?
There's a lot of other who/what/when/where factors at play that need addressed. One would need to find the right convention and a decent group of panelists representing a wide range of sites/Neocities users (I had some in mind already but as to if getting them onboard is a possibility idk I'd have to reach out.)
So I'm open to any suggestions when it comes to possibly getting the ball rolling on something like this. Be it people with interest in being on a panel, connections to convention staff, or just any general input/feedback. Just wanted to throw the idea out there.