Forgot one other thing: Is including something on the list intended as a kind of an endorsement? (Is being on the list supposed to mean that at least one person found the podcast/channel/person to be worthy of the time investment?) The list of things I would actively recommend to others is probably smaller than the list of things that I have come across in total. -Paul
On May 20, 2022, at 9:25 AM, Hagstrom, Paul <hagstrom@bu.edu> wrote:
What is the goal of the list? Helping us find something new to listen to while driving, something new to watch on YouTube when we find ourselves idle? Finding people to contact about upcoming VCF events?
If the scope gets extended as far as things like reviews of early 1990s PC games, or TV/pinball repair, etc., then the list may become huge and possibly not usefully serving the intended purpose. If it's about marketing VCF events, then podcasts whose doors have (or have effectively) closed are not very helpful, and the list would require more update attention for it to avoid going out of date.
I suspect for better or worse, the number of entries on this list is going to be huge without (or maybe even with) some kind of statement of scope. Particularly if we're adding people's names too, as we seem to be doing, and some of these channels/podcasts involve several people each. It may be an interesting resource to have, but it'll be a project just to read the list.
I'm guessing this is just intended to be a list of "interesting things to check out, and people who have done interesting things in the past who might do something interesting in the future that isn't yet on the list" but it would be useful to have a kind of mission statement if the public is helping with updates and additions.
-Paul
On May 20, 2022, at 9:03 AM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 8:58 AM RETRO Innovations via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 5/20/2022 7:32 AM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
And here is the list of which channels they are on. I'm not sure if all are on YouTube or some are on other platforms such as Twitch.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PaOfvE8ACbgf4Ssg0pU_RkYeJlrn2PbshXts...
podcasts may not be on YT or Twitch, as they are not video. Also, some are accessible in multiple locations (Twitch and YT)
Are you requesting help to complete the list (it's view only, so hard to provide updates)?
At first I thought that I would update, but I think the people on this list are trustworthy ; I will open it up. As well as the text only list.
It might be nice, if this is to grow into a reference, to put in focus or context for them. Some cover historical aspects, some are hardware-focused, others are gaming focused, etc.
Yes. I agree. This is part of the reason that I wanted to do this, a reference, for me personally and for the general public.
Jim