Conference etiquette
Filed in: WWW2004, vent, Thu, May 20 2004 16:44 PT
I am frequently irritated by people who do not know how to conduct themselves at a conference. When I get irritated, I have trouble paying attention. So, in an effort to cleanse myself of bad feelings so that I can listen to the speakers again, these are the people I’m targeting, and what I desire to happen to them.
People broadcasting computer-to-computer wireless networks should be punched in the head. Especially when they blow up everybody else’s network access.
People who eat with their mouths open while in a session, or who sniffle every ten seconds rather than simply blowing their damn nose, likewise deserve bad things.
And people who after 20 years of cell phone technology have not yet learned to at least put their phones on mute during presentations — or worse, who answer the phone and have a conversation inside the session — should have their talking privileges revoked by any means necessary.
