In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities.
Got suggestions for alternatives?
On IRC just now we came up with:
"a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
"A community camping trip"
"a maker community in a field"
"a tent city of makers, in a field"
"a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <dekstop@gmail.com> wrote: In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities.
Got suggestions for alternatives?
On IRC just now we came up with:
"a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
"A community camping trip"
"a maker community in a field"
"a tent city of makers, in a field"
"a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
> ------------------------------
> On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross between
> a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to change
> the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of musical
> contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> Got suggestions for alternatives?
> On IRC just now we came up with:
> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
> "A community camping trip"
> "a maker community in a field"
> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> On Jun 3, 2012 7:17 PM, "AlisonW" <alis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Hack. Make. Create. Camp."
> -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
> On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote: > In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> Got suggestions for alternatives?
> On IRC just now we came up with: > "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival" > "A community camping trip" > "a maker community in a field" > "a tent city of makers, in a field" > "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
> ------------------------------
> On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross between
> a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to change
> the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of musical
> contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> Got suggestions for alternatives?
> On IRC just now we came up with:
> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
> "A community camping trip"
> "a maker community in a field"
> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
> On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote: > In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> Got suggestions for alternatives?
> On IRC just now we came up with: > "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival" > "A community camping trip" > "a maker community in a field" > "a tent city of makers, in a field" > "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
Sorry, just had a day of kids breaking a golf course at maker faire in more
ways than we thought possible, may be enhancing my dislike of them.
On Jun 3, 2012 7:45 PM, "Martin Dittus" <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:17 PM, "AlisonW" <alis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > "Hack. Make. Create. Camp."
> > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
> > On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
> between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like
> to change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
> musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> > Got suggestions for alternatives?
> > On IRC just now we came up with:
> > "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
> > "A community camping trip"
> > "a maker community in a field"
> > "a tent city of makers, in a field"
> > "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> Sorry, just had a day of kids breaking a golf course at maker faire in more ways than we thought possible, may be enhancing my dislike of them.
> On Jun 3, 2012 7:45 PM, "Martin Dittus" <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ouch.
> m.
> On 3 Jun 2012, at 19:36, Charles Yarnold wrote:
> > "Bike, shed, beer, no kids"
> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:17 PM, "AlisonW" <alis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > "Hack. Make. Create. Camp."
> > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
> > On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> > Got suggestions for alternatives?
> > On IRC just now we came up with:
> > "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
> > "A community camping trip"
> > "a maker community in a field"
> > "a tent city of makers, in a field"
> > "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> Sorry, just had a day of kids breaking a golf course at maker faire in
> more ways than we thought possible, may be enhancing my dislike of them.
> On Jun 3, 2012 7:45 PM, "Martin Dittus" <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ouch.
>> m.
>> On 3 Jun 2012, at 19:36, Charles Yarnold wrote:
>> > "Bike, shed, beer, no kids"
>> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:17 PM, "AlisonW" <alis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > "Hack. Make. Create. Camp."
>> > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
>> > On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>> between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like
>> to change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
>> musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
>> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
>> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
>> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>> > Got suggestions for alternatives?
>> > On IRC just now we came up with:
>> > "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>> > "A community camping trip"
>> > "a maker community in a field"
>> > "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>> > "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
Outdoor Technology Gathering / Conference / Camp.
High Tech Campsite.
For a better future.
The highest outdoor nerd density in England.
Exploring technology.
If-we're-still-here-after-the-weekend-the-thing-didn't-go-off-camp.
Also: EMF itself should be explained.
Electro Magnetic Field.
A jolt of creativity.
Spikes of innovation.
Shocking coolness.
230+ reasons to be there.
Power of creation.... Community powered creativity / "inventivity" .
Well... hope this adds something. Can go at this all night :)
Regards,
Stitch / Elger
"just his mind poured out on paper"
On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Jake Howe <h...@dr.com> wrote:
> Whats better is trying to stop kids from grabbing the sword on my table at
> maker faire and taking someones eye out or worse.
> On 3 Jun 2012, at 21:25, Charles Yarnold wrote:
> Sorry, just had a day of kids breaking a golf course at maker faire in more
> ways than we thought possible, may be enhancing my dislike of them.
> On Jun 3, 2012 7:45 PM, "Martin Dittus" <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ouch.
>> m.
>> On 3 Jun 2012, at 19:36, Charles Yarnold wrote:
>> > "Bike, shed, beer, no kids"
>> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:17 PM, "AlisonW" <alis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > "Hack. Make. Create. Camp."
>> > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
>> > On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>> > between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to
>> > change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
>> > musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
>> > connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
>> > we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
>> > what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>> > DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>> > Got suggestions for alternatives?
>> > On IRC just now we came up with:
>> > "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>> > "A community camping trip"
>> > "a maker community in a field"
>> > "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>> > "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross between
> a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to change
> the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of musical
> contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> Got suggestions for alternatives?
> On IRC just now we came up with:
> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
> "A community camping trip"
> "a maker community in a field"
> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> On 3 June 2012 13:20, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>> between
>> a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to
>> change
>> the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of musical
>> contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
>> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.)
>> Plus
>> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested
>> in
>> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>> Got suggestions for alternatives?
>> On IRC just now we came up with:
>> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>> "A community camping trip"
>> "a maker community in a field"
>> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> Outdoor Technology Gathering / Conference / Camp.
> High Tech Campsite.
> For a better future.
> The highest outdoor nerd density in England.
> Exploring technology.
> If-we're-still-here-after-the-weekend-the-thing-didn't-go-off-camp.
> Also: EMF itself should be explained.
> Electro Magnetic Field.
> A jolt of creativity.
> Spikes of innovation.
> Shocking coolness.
> 230+ reasons to be there.
> Power of creation.... Community powered creativity / "inventivity" .
> Well... hope this adds something. Can go at this all night :)
> Regards,
> Stitch / Elger
> "just his mind poured out on paper"
> On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Jake Howe <h...@dr.com> wrote:
> > Whats better is trying to stop kids from grabbing the sword on my table
> at
> > maker faire and taking someones eye out or worse.
> > On 3 Jun 2012, at 21:25, Charles Yarnold wrote:
> > Sorry, just had a day of kids breaking a golf course at maker faire in
> more
> > ways than we thought possible, may be enhancing my dislike of them.
> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:45 PM, "Martin Dittus" <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Ouch.
> >> m.
> >> On 3 Jun 2012, at 19:36, Charles Yarnold wrote:
> >> > "Bike, shed, beer, no kids"
> >> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:17 PM, "AlisonW" <alis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > "Hack. Make. Create. Camp."
> >> > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
> >> > On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
> >> > between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would
> like to
> >> > change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
> >> > musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some
> misleading
> >> > connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh
> pits.) Plus
> >> > we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be
> interested in
> >> > what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
> >> > DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> >> > Got suggestions for alternatives?
> >> > On IRC just now we came up with:
> >> > "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
> >> > "A community camping trip"
> >> > "a maker community in a field"
> >> > "a tent city of makers, in a field"
> >> > "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> A good trip?
> On Jun 3, 2012 9:40 PM, "Elger Jonker" <elger.jon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Observe Hack Make Camp (trolololol)
>> Seriously though:
>> Outdoor Technology Gathering / Conference / Camp.
>> High Tech Campsite.
>> For a better future.
>> The highest outdoor nerd density in England.
>> Exploring technology.
>> If-we're-still-here-after-the-weekend-the-thing-didn't-go-off-camp.
>> Also: EMF itself should be explained.
>> Electro Magnetic Field.
>> A jolt of creativity.
>> Spikes of innovation.
>> Shocking coolness.
>> 230+ reasons to be there.
>> Power of creation.... Community powered creativity / "inventivity" .
>> Well... hope this adds something. Can go at this all night :)
>> Regards,
>> Stitch / Elger
>> "just his mind poured out on paper"
>> On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Jake Howe <h...@dr.com> wrote:
>> > Whats better is trying to stop kids from grabbing the sword on my table
>> at
>> > maker faire and taking someones eye out or worse.
>> > On 3 Jun 2012, at 21:25, Charles Yarnold wrote:
>> > Sorry, just had a day of kids breaking a golf course at maker faire in
>> more
>> > ways than we thought possible, may be enhancing my dislike of them.
>> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:45 PM, "Martin Dittus" <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Ouch.
>> >> m.
>> >> On 3 Jun 2012, at 19:36, Charles Yarnold wrote:
>> >> > "Bike, shed, beer, no kids"
>> >> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:17 PM, "AlisonW" <alis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > "Hack. Make. Create. Camp."
>> >> > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
>> >> > On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>> >> > between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would
>> like to
>> >> > change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
>> >> > musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some
>> misleading
>> >> > connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh
>> pits.) Plus
>> >> > we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be
>> interested in
>> >> > what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>> >> > DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>> >> > Got suggestions for alternatives?
>> >> > On IRC just now we came up with:
>> >> > "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>> >> > "A community camping trip"
>> >> > "a maker community in a field"
>> >> > "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>> >> > "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 12:59 AM, SamLR <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "A festival for makers"
> On 4 June 2012 07:08, Mark Steward <markstew...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> A good trip?
>> On Jun 3, 2012 9:40 PM, "Elger Jonker" <elger.jon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Observe Hack Make Camp (trolololol)
>>> Seriously though:
>>> Outdoor Technology Gathering / Conference / Camp.
>>> High Tech Campsite.
>>> For a better future.
>>> The highest outdoor nerd density in England.
>>> Exploring technology.
>>> If-we're-still-here-after-the-weekend-the-thing-didn't-go-off-camp.
>>> Also: EMF itself should be explained.
>>> Electro Magnetic Field.
>>> A jolt of creativity.
>>> Spikes of innovation.
>>> Shocking coolness.
>>> 230+ reasons to be there.
>>> Power of creation.... Community powered creativity / "inventivity" .
>>> Well... hope this adds something. Can go at this all night :)
>>> Regards,
>>> Stitch / Elger
>>> "just his mind poured out on paper"
>>> On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Jake Howe <h...@dr.com> wrote:
>>> > Whats better is trying to stop kids from grabbing the sword on my table
>>> > at
>>> > maker faire and taking someones eye out or worse.
>>> > On 3 Jun 2012, at 21:25, Charles Yarnold wrote:
>>> > Sorry, just had a day of kids breaking a golf course at maker faire in
>>> > more
>>> > ways than we thought possible, may be enhancing my dislike of them.
>>> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:45 PM, "Martin Dittus" <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> Ouch.
>>> >> m.
>>> >> On 3 Jun 2012, at 19:36, Charles Yarnold wrote:
>>> >> > "Bike, shed, beer, no kids"
>>> >> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:17 PM, "AlisonW" <alis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> > "Hack. Make. Create. Camp."
>>> >> > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
>>> >> > On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> > In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>>> >> > between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would
>>> >> > like to
>>> >> > change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots
>>> >> > of
>>> >> > musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some
>>> >> > misleading
>>> >> > connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh
>>> >> > pits.) Plus
>>> >> > we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be
>>> >> > interested in
>>> >> > what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>>> >> > DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>>> >> > Got suggestions for alternatives?
>>> >> > On IRC just now we came up with:
>>> >> > "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>>> >> > "A community camping trip"
>>> >> > "a maker community in a field"
>>> >> > "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>>> >> > "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
>>> >> > …?
>>> >> > m.
-- ====================================================
Post Doctoral Research Associate at Heriot-Watt Ocean Systems Lab
PANDORA: persistenly autonomous AUVs, http://persistentautonomy.com/ Member of Edinburgh Hacklab, http://edinburghhacklab.com ====================================================
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 1:01 AM, Tom Larkworthy <tom.larkwor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Biz Shizz
> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 12:59 AM, SamLR <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> "A festival for makers"
>> On 4 June 2012 07:08, Mark Steward <markstew...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> A good trip?
>>> On Jun 3, 2012 9:40 PM, "Elger Jonker" <elger.jon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Observe Hack Make Camp (trolololol)
>>>> Seriously though:
>>>> Outdoor Technology Gathering / Conference / Camp.
>>>> High Tech Campsite.
>>>> For a better future.
>>>> The highest outdoor nerd density in England.
>>>> Exploring technology.
>>>> If-we're-still-here-after-the-weekend-the-thing-didn't-go-off-camp.
>>>> Also: EMF itself should be explained.
>>>> Electro Magnetic Field.
>>>> A jolt of creativity.
>>>> Spikes of innovation.
>>>> Shocking coolness.
>>>> 230+ reasons to be there.
>>>> Power of creation.... Community powered creativity / "inventivity" .
>>>> Well... hope this adds something. Can go at this all night :)
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Stitch / Elger
>>>> "just his mind poured out on paper"
>>>> On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Jake Howe <h...@dr.com> wrote:
>>>> > Whats better is trying to stop kids from grabbing the sword on my table
>>>> > at
>>>> > maker faire and taking someones eye out or worse.
>>>> > On 3 Jun 2012, at 21:25, Charles Yarnold wrote:
>>>> > Sorry, just had a day of kids breaking a golf course at maker faire in
>>>> > more
>>>> > ways than we thought possible, may be enhancing my dislike of them.
>>>> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:45 PM, "Martin Dittus" <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >> Ouch.
>>>> >> m.
>>>> >> On 3 Jun 2012, at 19:36, Charles Yarnold wrote:
>>>> >> > "Bike, shed, beer, no kids"
>>>> >> > On Jun 3, 2012 7:17 PM, "AlisonW" <alis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >> > "Hack. Make. Create. Camp."
>>>> >> > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad. Yes, really!
>>>> >> > On 3 Jun 2012 13:21, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >> > In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>>>> >> > between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would
>>>> >> > like to
>>>> >> > change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots
>>>> >> > of
>>>> >> > musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some
>>>> >> > misleading
>>>> >> > connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh
>>>> >> > pits.) Plus
>>>> >> > we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be
>>>> >> > interested in
>>>> >> > what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>>>> >> > DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>>>> >> > Got suggestions for alternatives?
>>>> >> > On IRC just now we came up with:
>>>> >> > "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>>>> >> > "A community camping trip"
>>>> >> > "a maker community in a field"
>>>> >> > "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>>>> >> > "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
>>>> >> > …?
>>>> >> > m.
> --
> ====================================================
> Post Doctoral Research Associate at Heriot-Watt Ocean Systems Lab
> PANDORA: persistenly autonomous AUVs, http://persistentautonomy.com/ > Member of Edinburgh Hacklab, http://edinburghhacklab.com > ====================================================
-- ====================================================
Post Doctoral Research Associate at Heriot-Watt Ocean Systems Lab
PANDORA: persistenly autonomous AUVs, http://persistentautonomy.com/ Member of Edinburgh Hacklab, http://edinburghhacklab.com ====================================================
> On 3 June 2012 13:20, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>> between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like
>> to change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
>> musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
>> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
>> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
>> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>> Got suggestions for alternatives?
>> On IRC just now we came up with:
>> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>> "A community camping trip"
>> "a maker community in a field"
>> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
I thought Charles' one of "Get excited and make things" was good as it is
only a little change on the normal line.... I also thought "Yay! There will
be arty stuff there, I will not feel like a total n00b!"
Hugs and stuff,
Noko
On 4 June 2012 02:41, SamLR <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "How about get excited and create things... in a field"
> to help appeal to more arty types as well as being as broad as possible?
> S
> On 4 June 2012 06:32, Charles Yarnold <charlesyarn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> "Get excited and make things, in a field"
>> On 3 June 2012 13:20, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>>> between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like
>>> to change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
>>> musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
>>> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
>>> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
>>> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>>> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>>> Got suggestions for alternatives?
>>> On IRC just now we came up with:
>>> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>>> "A community camping trip"
>>> "a maker community in a field"
>>> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>>> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> I thought Charles' one of "Get excited and make things" was good as it is
> only a little change on the normal line.... I also thought "Yay! There will
> be arty stuff there, I will not feel like a total n00b!"
> Hugs and stuff,
> Noko
> On 4 June 2012 02:41, SamLR <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> "How about get excited and create things... in a field"
>> to help appeal to more arty types as well as being as broad as possible?
>> S
>> On 4 June 2012 06:32, Charles Yarnold <charlesyarn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> "Get excited and make things, in a field"
>>> On 3 June 2012 13:20, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>>>> between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to
>>>> change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
>>>> musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
>>>> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
>>>> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
>>>> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>>>> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>>>> Got suggestions for alternatives?
>>>> On IRC just now we came up with:
>>>> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>>>> "A community camping trip"
>>>> "a maker community in a field"
>>>> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>>>> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
>>>> …?
>>>> m.
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Yes I agree that "making" alone is good for all flavours of
arty/creative people.
I think the "keep calm and carry on" thing is becoming a bit
omnipresent though, I'm not a cultural guru but maybe it could be a
bit too close to cliche level for a strapline?
We could go the short list of keyword route e.g.
Electro Magnetic Field
Camp - Make - Hack - Unlock - Progress
(or some far better list)
alex
On 4 June 2012 09:57, Clare Greenhalgh <claregreenha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I thought Charles' one of "Get excited and make things" was good as it is
> only a little change on the normal line.... I also thought "Yay! There will
> be arty stuff there, I will not feel like a total n00b!"
> Hugs and stuff,
> Noko
> On 4 June 2012 02:41, SamLR <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> "How about get excited and create things... in a field"
>> to help appeal to more arty types as well as being as broad as possible?
>> S
>> On 4 June 2012 06:32, Charles Yarnold <charlesyarn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> "Get excited and make things, in a field"
>>> On 3 June 2012 13:20, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>>>> between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to
>>>> change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
>>>> musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
>>>> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
>>>> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
>>>> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>>>> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>>>> Got suggestions for alternatives?
>>>> On IRC just now we came up with:
>>>> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>>>> "A community camping trip"
>>>> "a maker community in a field"
>>>> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>>>> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
If we want to appeal to arty types as well as hacker/maker types I'd
suggest using 'create'.
I agree about the 'keep calm etc' thing getting a bit cliché. I guess part
of this really depends on who we want to appeal to.
So far the main group seems to be hackers/makers but are there any other
groups that this may not include (e.g. model engineers, I don't know if
they'd consider themselves under the 'maker' flag)
I do quite like the keyword open Alex suggeted, can be easily worked into a
logo tagline as well as being pretty easy to build a blurb around
> Yes I agree that "making" alone is good for all flavours of
> arty/creative people.
> I think the "keep calm and carry on" thing is becoming a bit
> omnipresent though, I'm not a cultural guru but maybe it could be a
> bit too close to cliche level for a strapline?
> We could go the short list of keyword route e.g.
> Electro Magnetic Field
> Camp - Make - Hack - Unlock - Progress
> (or some far better list)
> alex
> On 4 June 2012 09:57, Clare Greenhalgh <claregreenha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I thought Charles' one of "Get excited and make things" was good as it is
> > only a little change on the normal line.... I also thought "Yay! There
> will
> > be arty stuff there, I will not feel like a total n00b!"
> > Hugs and stuff,
> > Noko
> > On 4 June 2012 02:41, SamLR <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> "How about get excited and create things... in a field"
> >> to help appeal to more arty types as well as being as broad as possible?
> >> S
> >> On 4 June 2012 06:32, Charles Yarnold <charlesyarn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> "Get excited and make things, in a field"
> >>> On 3 June 2012 13:20, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
> >>>> between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would
> like to
> >>>> change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
> >>>> musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some
> misleading
> >>>> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh
> pits.) Plus
> >>>> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be
> interested in
> >>>> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
> >>>> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> >>>> Got suggestions for alternatives?
> >>>> On IRC just now we came up with:
> >>>> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
> >>>> "A community camping trip"
> >>>> "a maker community in a field"
> >>>> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
> >>>> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
> If we want to appeal to arty types as well as hacker/maker types I'd suggest using 'create'.
> I agree about the 'keep calm etc' thing getting a bit cliché. I guess part of this really depends on who we want to appeal to.
> So far the main group seems to be hackers/makers but are there any other groups that this may not include (e.g. model engineers, I don't know if they'd consider themselves under the 'maker' flag)
> I do quite like the keyword open Alex suggeted, can be easily worked into a logo tagline as well as being pretty easy to build a blurb around
> S
> On 4 June 2012 18:41, alex <a...@slab.org> wrote:
> Yes I agree that "making" alone is good for all flavours of
> arty/creative people.
> I think the "keep calm and carry on" thing is becoming a bit
> omnipresent though, I'm not a cultural guru but maybe it could be a
> bit too close to cliche level for a strapline?
> We could go the short list of keyword route e.g.
> Electro Magnetic Field
> Camp - Make - Hack - Unlock - Progress
> (or some far better list)
> alex
> On 4 June 2012 09:57, Clare Greenhalgh <claregreenha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I thought Charles' one of "Get excited and make things" was good as it is
> > only a little change on the normal line.... I also thought "Yay! There will
> > be arty stuff there, I will not feel like a total n00b!"
> > Hugs and stuff,
> > Noko
> > On 4 June 2012 02:41, SamLR <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> "How about get excited and create things... in a field"
> >> to help appeal to more arty types as well as being as broad as possible?
> >> S
> >> On 4 June 2012 06:32, Charles Yarnold <charlesyarn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> "Get excited and make things, in a field"
> >>> On 3 June 2012 13:20, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
> >>>> between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to
> >>>> change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
> >>>> musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
> >>>> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
> >>>> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
> >>>> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
> >>>> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> >>>> Got suggestions for alternatives?
> >>>> On IRC just now we came up with:
> >>>> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
> >>>> "A community camping trip"
> >>>> "a maker community in a field"
> >>>> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
> >>>> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:47 AM, SamLR <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If we want to appeal to arty types as well as hacker/maker types I'd suggest
> using 'create'.
> I agree about the 'keep calm etc' thing getting a bit cliché. I guess part
> of this really depends on who we want to appeal to.
> So far the main group seems to be hackers/makers but are there any other
> groups that this may not include (e.g. model engineers, I don't know if
> they'd consider themselves under the 'maker' flag)
> I do quite like the keyword open Alex suggeted, can be easily worked into a
> logo tagline as well as being pretty easy to build a blurb around
> S
> On 4 June 2012 18:41, alex <a...@slab.org> wrote:
>> Yes I agree that "making" alone is good for all flavours of
>> arty/creative people.
>> I think the "keep calm and carry on" thing is becoming a bit
>> omnipresent though, I'm not a cultural guru but maybe it could be a
>> bit too close to cliche level for a strapline?
>> We could go the short list of keyword route e.g.
>> Electro Magnetic Field
>> Camp - Make - Hack - Unlock - Progress
>> (or some far better list)
>> alex
>> On 4 June 2012 09:57, Clare Greenhalgh <claregreenha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I thought Charles' one of "Get excited and make things" was good as it
>> > is
>> > only a little change on the normal line.... I also thought "Yay! There
>> > will
>> > be arty stuff there, I will not feel like a total n00b!"
>> > Hugs and stuff,
>> > Noko
>> > On 4 June 2012 02:41, SamLR <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> "How about get excited and create things... in a field"
>> >> to help appeal to more arty types as well as being as broad as
>> >> possible?
>> >> S
>> >> On 4 June 2012 06:32, Charles Yarnold <charlesyarn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> "Get excited and make things, in a field"
>> >>> On 3 June 2012 13:20, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross
>> >>>> between a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would
>> >>>> like to
>> >>>> change the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of
>> >>>> musical contributions the term "music festival" may have some
>> >>>> misleading
>> >>>> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh
>> >>>> pits.) Plus
>> >>>> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be
>> >>>> interested in
>> >>>> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
>> >>>> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
>> >>>> Got suggestions for alternatives?
>> >>>> On IRC just now we came up with:
>> >>>> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
>> >>>> "A community camping trip"
>> >>>> "a maker community in a field"
>> >>>> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
>> >>>> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
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Post Doctoral Research Associate at Heriot-Watt Ocean Systems Lab
PANDORA: persistenly autonomous AUVs, http://persistentautonomy.com/ Member of Edinburgh Hacklab, http://edinburghhacklab.com ====================================================
We should avoid using the word community, as it sounds a bit negative. The
news always uses community to describe a group of poor people.
On Jun 3, 2012 1:21 PM, "Martin Dittus" <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In some of our current promo materials we use the tagline "A cross between
> a tech conference and a music festival". We decided we would like to change
> the latter part, because while we do want to encourage lots of musical
> contributions the term "music festival" may have some misleading
> connotations (e.g. for me: drunken/drugged masses in muddy mosh pits.) Plus
> we don't want people to come for a music festival and not be interested in
> what we consider the core of it all: a great social gathering of
> DIY/hacker/maker communities.
> Got suggestions for alternatives?
> On IRC just now we came up with:
> "a cross between a community meetup and a camping festival"
> "A community camping trip"
> "a maker community in a field"
> "a tent city of makers, in a field"
> "a splendid gathering of DIY/hacker/maker communities"
