The LNC list is not the place for staff to be chiming in to debates. On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 9:15 PM Tara DeSisto <tara@lphq.org> wrote:
Dan has been killing himself for the LP and maintaining a really positive attitude and sense of purpose through it all. I know we are not suppose to have opinions on staff but sometimes it’s important to see a staff perspective.
We are working hard and are working to be proud of the work we produce. We know how important all of these things are because it is all we do and we are required to produce results and not opinion. These are tests runs and we have a limited staff working to adapt to the work life balance of COVID’s impact on American Liberties and the urgency of convention in a Presidential year. We didn’t sign up for all nighters, but we are here for the party.
I hope the LNC continues to support us in the work we do.
-Tara
On May 8, 2020, at 10:47 PM, Daniel Fishman via Lnc-business < lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:
I had the normal Happy Hour already scheduled for 5pm, I had Libertarian Candidate Hour on LPTV at 8pm. I thought I'd like to have something to report before the LNC meeting tomorrow, I gave everyone as much notice as I possibly could have. I don't know how else to answer your question as to why I could not give more notice. I also want to complete this as fast as I possibly can, while delivering a quality product.
One of the reasons for the slowness in getting in was scale. Today it was just me, Mat and Tyler running everything. I talked with Emily Salvette and Susan Hogarth and we believe with the credentials committee running credentialing we'll be much faster. If this is the way (and I'm not convinced it's the best technical path, but once we got it going it showed promise) we'd run it with many more producers/facilitators.
The essence of the bottleneck was that I had 2 jobs. Mat was the producer in the main delegation hall, Tyler ran "credentials" I was the architect and traffic director, setting up the hall and the rooms, moving "uncredentialed" people to credentials, and then credentialed people to the delegate hall. And of course I was tech support.
I was also the person processing the submitted forms and sending out the confirmations. When the rush got big at 5, I had to stop processing forms because there was a ton of traffic. Tyler was magnificent in "credentialling" though.
Then I thought we'd cleared the decks, and Tyler sent me a text from Richard and I went back to look at registrants and there were 80 more. So we processed them too.
But let me be clear -- all we're doing here is testing software. Every trial the process gets better. We're still not ready for a rehearsal, let alone a dress rehearsal. Considering this blistering pace -- two user facing demos in 4 days?
But this is TESTING. The entire point of this is that things are SUPPOSED to go wrong. The user experience is going to be terrible in spots. I'm very appreciative of everyone wanting to help out with testing -- but testing SUCKS. QA (quality assurance) can't be neglected though, so I am a believer in test test test and test again. Get in as many tests as possible as fast as possible. People who want to help things get better should jump in and help by participating in tests, and bring patience. People who want a smooth and happy experience shouldn't be involved at this level.
And my intent is to keep testing and getting better. And I promise when we get to the point that I've got something I think is serviceable we'll have MUCH bigger and more structured tests. Till then I intend to keep moving as fast as I can from a technical stand point, and notifying the LNC as soon as I can about the next trial.
My #1 priority is the highest quality solution as fast as I can deliver it. --- Daniel Fishman Executive Director The Libertarian Party Join Us <http://www.lp.org/join>
On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 10:15 PM Caryn Ann Harlos < caryn.ann.harlos@lp.org> wrote:
That really didn’t answer my question.
On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 7:55 PM Daniel Fishman via Lnc-business < lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:
I am just learning and testing software as fast as I can and as soon as I am ready. I am really appreciative that everyone wants to join, but all we're doing is functionality. Nothing official is happening, Noone is missing out by not being in. I prefer having real members test.
Last night at 2am I had given up on Zoom as a platform -- in fact I posted about it to staff on slack a midnight, but then stuck with it for 2 more hours. Then I had an epiphany sleeping that woke me up, got out of bed at 6am and started working. At 10am I started testing my ideas, and was pleased with the results. At 11 I demoed to LPHQ which some of you saw in standup, got pretty good feedback. Tweaked a bit, created the environment, sent the notice to the LNC at noon.
Honestly as fast as I could.
Dan --- Daniel Fishman Executive Director The Libertarian Party Join Us <http://www.lp.org/join>
On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 9:47 PM Daniel Fishman <dan.fishman@lphq.org> wrote:
Sorry 7:30 --- Daniel Fishman Executive Director The Libertarian Party Join Us <http://www.lp.org/join>
On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 9:47 PM Daniel Fishman <dan.fishman@lphq.org> wrote:
It ended at 7pm
--- Daniel Fishman Executive Director The Libertarian Party Join Us <http://www.lp.org/join>
On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 7:28 PM Erin Adams via Lnc-business < lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:
> I want to clarify I registered late, so I'm patiently awaiting a link at > this time > > On May 8, 2020 6:27 PM, Erin Adams <erin.adams@lp.org> wrote: > > Registered but still have not received the link > > Erin Adams Region 7 alt. > > On May 8, 2020 5:10 PM, Phillip Anderson via Lnc-business < > lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote: > > Now 'I Drink Alone' by George Thorogood is in my head... and now all > of > yours. You're welcome. > > On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 5:05 PM john.phillips--- via Lnc-business < > lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote: > >> I know i got a call from a couple as well >> >> John Phillips >> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative >> Cell 217-412-5973 >> >> On May 8, 2020 4:46 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business < >> lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote: >> >> Thank you Mr Wendt. >> >> And I am reading on the state chairs list that some of them are very > upset >> too. >> >> Why was the promise of more notice broken? What was the urgent need > to do >> this TONIGHT. >> >> On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 3:43 PM Caryn Ann Harlos < > caryn.ann.harlos@lp.org> >> wrote: >> >>> I am talking about the convention credentialling test. >>> >>> I’m well aware of the happy hour. I want an answer to the other. >>> >>> On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 3:21 PM Richard Longstreth < >>> richard.longstreth@lp.org> wrote: >>> >>>> We do happy hour events every Friday... >>>> >>>> On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 2:17 PM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business < >>>> lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Mr. Fishman, can you explain why you set this up for today rather > than >>>>> give >>>>> us more notice? It seemed that last time we were promised more >> notice, >>>>> yet >>>>> here we are and I want to know why. >>>>> >>>>> *In Liberty,* >>>>> >>>>> * Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperger's > Syndrome >>>>> (part of the autism spectrum). This can affect inter-personal >>>>> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If >> anyone >>>>> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other > social >> faux >>>>> pas), please contact me privately and let me know. * >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 3:14 PM Whitney Bilyeu via Lnc-business < >>>>> lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Fortunately, I am still working. Unfortunately, that means I > cannot >> be >>>>> on >>>>>> the Happy Hour/Convention Test at this time. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 11:04 AM Daniel Fishman via Lnc-business > < >>>>>> lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> We've set up a Virtual Convention Hall in Zoom, and we'd like > to >>>>> join us >>>>>>> there for a drink! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Come see our iterative process and see how we've improved over > our >>>>> last >>>>>>> attempt. We're not conducting any business. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There is a richer registration and approval process -- a >>>>>>> mock credentialing done by volunteers. You'll see when you > sign up >>>>> that >>>>>>> we're asking many more questions in your registration process, > and >>>>> then >>>>>> we >>>>>>> evaluate your answers to those questions before we decide to > let >> you >>>>>> enter >>>>>>> the main room. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Assuming you pass our mock credentialing (and you will!) > you'll be >>>>> in the >>>>>>> main hall, where we will be drinking and having a good time! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Here's the invitation: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'll also be sending this to the State Chairs for them to send > to >>>>> their >>>>>>> delegation. Eventually we'll limit participation to only > people on >>>>> the >>>>>>> official delegate list, but for now we're just looking at >>>>> functionality. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi there, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You are invited to Libertarian Party Happy Hour in a Virtual >>>>> Convention >>>>>>> Hall >>>>>>> When: May 8, 2020 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We're going to explore some new possibilities with a virtual > hall >> and >>>>>>> breakout rooms. Bring the recreation relaxer of your choice > and >>>>> join us >>>>>>> for a conversation! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Register in advance for this meeting: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >> >
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvc-CtrjIvGtJYGs8cySuCapOYED18MMW...
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email >> containing >>>>>>> information about joining the meeting. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> Daniel Fishman >>>>>>> Executive Director >>>>>>> The Libertarian Party >>>>>>> Join Us <http://www.lp.org/join> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *Whitney Bilyeu* >>>>>> Libertarian National Committee >>>>>> Region 7 Representative >>>>>> 281.433.4966 >>>>>> LP.ORG >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Richard Longstreth >>>> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, > WY) >>>> Libertarian National Committee >>>> richard.longstreth@lp.org >>>> 931.538.9300 >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> *In Liberty,* >>> >>> * Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperger's > Syndrome >>> (part of the autism spectrum). This can affect inter-personal >>> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If > anyone >>> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social >> faux >>> pas), please contact me privately and let me know. * >>> >>> -- >> >> *In Liberty,* >> >> * Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome >> (part of the autism spectrum). This can affect inter-personal >> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If > anyone >> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social > faux >> pas), please contact me privately and let me know. * >> >> >> > > > >
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*In Liberty,*
* Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome (part of the autism spectrum). This can affect inter-personal communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If anyone found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux pas), please contact me privately and let me know. *
-- *In Liberty,* * Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome (part of the autism spectrum). This can affect inter-personal communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If anyone found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux pas), please contact me privately and let me know. *