Comments on: Women and the backchannel responses

By: Rich Quick

Rich Quick — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:19:10 +0000

Got to be honest, I hadn’t realized this was something which happens at conferences .. in which case it’s pretty pathetic and I appreciate you and Sarah pointing it out.

I tend to spend my time listening to the speakers, rather than talking crap online.

It’s not something I’ve ever experienced, having been in the industry for over a decade, so hopefully it’s a small minority of morons .. but they definitely deserve to be called out. Or maybe I’ve just been lucky and not met these kind of people in my work.

I think your suggestion about removing the anonymity is a really good one, especially at physical conferences.

Not that I’d ever say those kind of idiotic things, but if I were ever tempted, the idea of having Ryan Carson shout out “would Richard Quick please stand up and explain why you’re a sexist ****” at FOWD would probably make me keep my opinions to myself!

By: Clare Warburton

Clare Warburton — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:52:47 +0000

I wasn’t paying attention to the chat stream during most of what I heard of this broadcast; suffice it to say that i found what you all were saying was a bit more informative apologies to those who did make productive comments/suggestions who i would add probably wouldnt mind at all being identified. Removing anonymity and directly addressing the immature and just wrong banter ought to help educate and inform. Thank you Rachel for speaking out!

By: Jen Strickland

Jen Strickland — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:48:50 +0000

Yes, Rachel, I wasn’t referring to any of the women in the show at all! Those three are very responsible, colorful, and professional.

There are bad examples of anything everywhere. We can only do what we can to be better and encourage others to do so. Of course, we also need to speak up when hurtful things occur, as you have done. Brava!