Comments on: 27 Gets a Walloping http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/ Entrepreneur | Writer | Speaker Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:23:47 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Web AddiCT(s); http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/comment-page-1/#comment-45054 Web AddiCT(s); Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:40:44 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/#comment-45054 <strong>Call a flame, by it’s name, a flame. Yes I flame too....</strong> The flames are flying on this Monday morning. Yes, Your Web AddiCT(s); flame too. What exactly is a flame and how is flaming used when blogging? What is a flame? A flame is an intentionally crude or abusive email message or blog post. Rule: Don’... Call a flame, by it’s name, a flame. Yes I flame too….

The flames are flying on this Monday morning.
Yes, Your Web AddiCT(s); flame too. What exactly is a flame and how is flaming used when blogging?
What is a flame? A flame is an intentionally crude or abusive email message or blog post. Rule: Don’…

]]> By: » Blogging is Dead! - The Nas/2007 SA Blog Awards Saga Mashup http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/comment-page-1/#comment-5950 » Blogging is Dead! - The Nas/2007 SA Blog Awards Saga Mashup Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:18:10 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/#comment-5950 [...] [Verse 3] Everybody’s posts read the same, commercialize the game Reminiscin’ when it wasn’t all business If it got where it started So we all gather here for the dearly departed Blogger since a web-toddler Mike Stopforth became a man then a mobster If the guys let me get my last post on the blog R.I.P., we donate our ad revenue to CLUG Went from only html to XML From ‘what is RSS?’ to feedburner From default themes to custom-built skins From 5 mintue design to winning an Apple TV I’m lookin’ over my shoulder It’s about eighty Linkedin Connections that showed up And they came to show love Fully-booked 27Dinner and the wikis closed shut [...] [...] [Verse 3] Everybody’s posts read the same, commercialize the game Reminiscin’ when it wasn’t all business If it got where it started So we all gather here for the dearly departed Blogger since a web-toddler Mike Stopforth became a man then a mobster If the guys let me get my last post on the blog R.I.P., we donate our ad revenue to CLUG Went from only html to XML From ‘what is RSS?’ to feedburner From default themes to custom-built skins From 5 mintue design to winning an Apple TV I’m lookin’ over my shoulder It’s about eighty Linkedin Connections that showed up And they came to show love Fully-booked 27Dinner and the wikis closed shut [...]

]]> By: Jasper http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/comment-page-1/#comment-5350 Jasper Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:56:11 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/#comment-5350 Pfffffff - not really 'smart' to even give the impression of 'hi-jacking' something that is supposed to be informal, open and fun in the first place... So, here's the concept: companies can sponsor a Geekdinner - their logo is plastered all over the Wiki, emails, invitations, coasters, glasses and toiletpaper - for that particular date\event only - they pay X amount (upfront) and they get Y tickets\seats for their clients\spouses\bankers. They are allowed to distribute some 'gadgets' (every geek needs a free pen), plus they get the opening-presentation\speech on any topic they like (they only know one topic anyway). The next dinner might be sponsored by another company under the same conditions; if there is a mogul out there, he might even sponsor 3 dinners for the price of 2! The money goes into a trust(!) fund to cover expenses - not sure if a non-existing entity can get sponsor money, but then maybe a not-for-profit can be established? If that is too much effort, well, just carry on and have fun. And possibly some 'rifts', every now & then :-) Pfffffff – not really ’smart’ to even give the impression of ‘hi-jacking’ something that is supposed to be informal, open and fun in the first place…

So, here’s the concept: companies can sponsor a Geekdinner – their logo is plastered all over the Wiki, emails, invitations, coasters, glasses and toiletpaper – for that particular date\event only – they pay X amount (upfront) and they get Y tickets\seats for their clients\spouses\bankers. They are allowed to distribute some ‘gadgets’ (every geek needs a free pen), plus they get the opening-presentation\speech on any topic they like (they only know one topic anyway).

The next dinner might be sponsored by another company under the same conditions; if there is a mogul out there, he might even sponsor 3 dinners for the price of 2!

The money goes into a trust(!) fund to cover expenses – not sure if a non-existing entity can get sponsor money, but then maybe a not-for-profit can be established?

If that is too much effort, well, just carry on and have fun. And possibly some ‘rifts’, every now & then :-)

]]> By: Jonathan Carter http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/comment-page-1/#comment-5022 Jonathan Carter Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:33:18 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/#comment-5022 Wow, in Afrikaans we have an expression for all the people who have commented so far... "Ou tannies met nat broeke" Wow, in Afrikaans we have an expression for all the people who have commented so far…

“Ou tannies met nat broeke”

]]> By: » Local Open Source Brilliance http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/comment-page-1/#comment-4988 » Local Open Source Brilliance Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:30:08 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/#comment-4988 [...] When you thought 27 was being walloped the following comment was left: I’d like to invite you to come along and volunteer with me one day when there will be an event again and see what open source is really about. [...]

]]> By: Rich...! http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/comment-page-1/#comment-3414 Rich...! Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:19:29 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/#comment-3414 How fucked up! This whole situation is very sad indeed. Fair play to you Mike, organise the event, brand it any way you want, and to hell with the purists. You can't please everyone, there's always going to be someone too punk rock for Punk Rock...! How fucked up! This whole situation is very sad indeed. Fair play to you Mike, organise the event, brand it any way you want, and to hell with the purists.

You can’t please everyone, there’s always going to be someone too punk rock for Punk Rock…!

]]> By: Aquila Online | A South African Blog » Blog Archive » 27 Dinner http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/comment-page-1/#comment-3390 Aquila Online | A South African Blog » Blog Archive » 27 Dinner Sat, 13 Jan 2007 20:28:07 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/#comment-3390 [...] From the creators of Cerebra comes 27. “27 is a get together, held on the 27th day of each month for geeks, marketers, entrepreneurs, writers, media practitioners, speakers - well, just about anybody who is keen - to share ideas and news and opinions over food and drink. Alternating between Jozi and Cape Town, 27 is open to anyone who wants to attend (and/or contribute).” [...] [...] From the creators of Cerebra comes 27. “27 is a get together, held on the 27th day of each month for geeks, marketers, entrepreneurs, writers, media practitioners, speakers – well, just about anybody who is keen – to share ideas and news and opinions over food and drink. Alternating between Jozi and Cape Town, 27 is open to anyone who wants to attend (and/or contribute).” [...]

]]> By: Thomas Otter http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/comment-page-1/#comment-3284 Thomas Otter Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:35:44 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/#comment-3284 mike, with a bit of luck I'll be in SA on the 27th of April. If it is a jozi session, I'd love to pop by, even if you are cobranding it, and there are opensaucers present. Good to see you in the social media google group. Greetings from an oddly warm Germany. Thomas mike,
with a bit of luck I’ll be in SA on the 27th of April. If it is a jozi session, I’d love to pop by, even if you are cobranding it, and there are opensaucers present.

Good to see you in the social media google group.

Greetings from an oddly warm Germany.
Thomas

]]> By: Too 007 : Bond.age & innovating against the clock at Hunter of Genius http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/comment-page-1/#comment-3276 Too 007 : Bond.age & innovating against the clock at Hunter of Genius Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:58:30 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/#comment-3276 [...] M PS. for our local geekcrews who saw a bit of the lab blowing up: please don’t be concerned: we may have been a bit shaken, y’all a bit stirred, but we’re going to have an excellent year of innovation and BONDing in the SA geek community.. and Dave, Mike & I will continue to organise geekgatherings (any assistance ALWAYS welcomed!! it IS opensource after all) Damn…respect if you made it through this long post! you must be a geek 8-) ! if (typeof window.Delicious == "undefined") window.Delicious = {}; Delicious.BLOGBADGE_DEFAULT_CLASS = 'delicious-blogbadge-line'; [...] [...] M PS. for our local geekcrews who saw a bit of the lab blowing up: please don’t be concerned: we may have been a bit shaken, y’all a bit stirred, but we’re going to have an excellent year of innovation and BONDing in the SA geek community.. and Dave, Mike & I will continue to organise geekgatherings (any assistance ALWAYS welcomed!! it IS opensource after all) Damn…respect if you made it through this long post! you must be a geek 8-) ! if (typeof window.Delicious == “undefined”) window.Delicious = {}; Delicious.BLOGBADGE_DEFAULT_CLASS = ‘delicious-blogbadge-line’; [...]

]]> By: Grant http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/comment-page-1/#comment-3268 Grant Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:06:11 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/01/10/27-gets-a-walloping/#comment-3268 I'll jump on the bandwagon here and say I'm with Max, Paul, Angus and Miguel on this one. Even if I was able to attend 27's I wouldn't give rocks if they were sponsored/collaborated/hosted by any particular company. As long as the people are cool, and conversation is good- I would be there. If someone is going to go to all the effort to organize something, surely it is only fair that they take the credit for it. I doubt for one minute that Mike, Dave, and Carl had any intention of hijacking the community, they just enjoyed the geekdinners and wanted them to happen more often- and that takes planning/time/money/etc. Keep it up guys, maybe one day I'll be able to attend. I’ll jump on the bandwagon here and say I’m with Max, Paul, Angus and Miguel on this one. Even if I was able to attend 27’s I wouldn’t give rocks if they were sponsored/collaborated/hosted by any particular company.

As long as the people are cool, and conversation is good- I would be there. If someone is going to go to all the effort to organize something, surely it is only fair that they take the credit for it.

I doubt for one minute that Mike, Dave, and Carl had any intention of hijacking the community, they just enjoyed the geekdinners and wanted them to happen more often- and that takes planning/time/money/etc. Keep it up guys, maybe one day I’ll be able to attend.

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