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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">ATM my choice would be:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div>4. Mainly on-line with special physical meetup events?</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">As regards John's comment re limit of 8 on video: I assumed there would be a limit. However, I have read that of Feb 2022 it was 25. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">This article may be of interest. I don't like getting into bed with commercial organisations but pragmatism rules when it comes to getting decent performance on video.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://pumble.com/blog/discord-vs-zoom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_8051317814">Discord vs Zoom: Which is best for virtual meetings? — Pumble</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydpafc68083enhancr_card_8051317814" class="ydpafc68083yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpafc68083ymail-preserve-class ydpafc68083ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans VF, YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://pumble.com/blog/discord-vs-zoom/" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://pumble.com/blog/discord-vs-zoom/" style="text-decoration-line: none !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; text-decoration-color: currentcolor !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" class="ydpafc68083yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" class="ydpafc68083card-wrapper ydpafc68083yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" class="ydpafc68083card ydpafc68083yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpafc68083card-primary-image-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/.iXk0_xaT8EYE1vka8zsJQ--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://pumble.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Discord-vs-Zoom-featured-1024x538.png.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; position: relative; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;"><v:fill type="frame" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/.iXk0_xaT8EYE1vka8zsJQ--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://pumble.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Discord-vs-Zoom-featured-1024x538.png.cf.jpg"/></v:rect><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydpafc68083card-overlay-container-table ydpafc68083yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpafc68083card-overlay-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png" bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:-18px;left:0;"><v:fill type="pattern" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"/><v:textbox inset="0,0,20px,0"><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydpafc68083yahoo-ignore-table" height="175" style="width: 100%; min-height: 175px;"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpafc68083card-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td class="ydpafc68083card-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top"><div class="ydpafc68083card-share-container"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><!--[if gte mso 9]></v:textbox></v:rect><![endif]--></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" align="center" class="ydpafc68083card-info ydpafc68083yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-size: auto; position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px 2px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans VF, YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydpafc68083card-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: YahooSans VF, YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 34, 40); max-width: 314px;">Discord vs Zoom: Which is best for virtual meetings? — Pumble</h2><p class="ydpafc68083card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 158, 168);">Discord vs Zoom — Compare the main features such as pricing and meeting length, and find out which platform is b...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Brian<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, 13 October 2023 at 17:22:20 BST, Bernard Czenkusz via Bradford <bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Hi guys, an observation I'd like to put up for comment--<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I find on-line meetings don't mix well with physical meetups - limited <br></div><div dir="ltr">bandwidth, and sat around the room with headphones with half the meet <br></div><div dir="ltr">spent working out ways to maintain connections and stop audio feedback. <br></div><div dir="ltr">Also room costs not shared with those attending on-line.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If we are doing on-line I'd prefer to do it from home, with a decent <br></div><div dir="ltr">connection and desktop computer.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Physical meets allow free flowing general chat easier - with more than <br></div><div dir="ltr">one conversation, so if someone needs help with an application they can <br></div><div dir="ltr">be helped as others are doing something else. It also allows coffee, <br></div><div dir="ltr">biscuits and follow on pub visit.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">1. Should we continue to mix physical with on-line as we do now.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">or<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">2. Have physical meets only, without attempting to maintain on-line <br></div><div dir="ltr">connections.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">or<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">3. Have on-line meets only.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">or<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">4. Mainly on-line with special physical meetup events?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">or<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">5. Alternate physical with on-line, either every alternate month, twice <br></div><div dir="ltr">monthly or other period?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">or<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">6. Other options?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">For what its worth, my own preference would be to alternate since there <br></div><div dir="ltr">seems to be a demand for both. Does anyone have any opinions???<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cheers<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Bernie<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div dir="ltr">Bradford mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bradford" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bradford</a><br></div></div>
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