[NFB-Talk] Presidential Release Meeting

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On 4/3/20, Mike Hingson via nFB-Talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Actually yes you would. A highly attended conference on Free Conference Call
> often causes the problem that people can't dial in and enter the conference
> room. NAGDU even experienced this prior to moving to Zoom when even a
> relatively small number of people were on the call and others couldn't
> enter.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Michael Hingson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nFB-Talk On Behalf Of Judy Jones via nFB-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 6:57 PM
> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List' <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Talk] Presidential Release Meeting
>
> You wouldn't have this problem with freeconferencecall.com.
>
> Judy
>
> “Embrace each day with His mercies and blessings.”
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nFB-Talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark Tardif
> via nFB-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 6:00 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Cc: Mark Tardif; NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: [NFB-Talk] Presidential Release Meeting
>
> Hello, friends.  We were asked to join the live Presidential Release meeting
> of April, 2020 this evening.  We were told this was a great forum to listen
> and ask questions of the president.  We were cordially asked to participate,
> and nonmembers were also asked to participate in this meeting.  However,
> when I tried to call in, twice, I might add, I was bounced out and told that
> the meeting was full as there were over 300 participants.  I tried using
> Zoom on my computer and was told the meeting had reached its capacity.
> While I’m sure this was an honest mistake, this was an unfortunate oversight
> on the part of the Federation.  Obviously, the technology wasn’t researched
> properly.  Frankly that angers me, but what’s worse is that this was
> advertised as a meeting we could all participate in or at least listen to
> live.  To me this seems like a serious misrepresentation.  If people are new
> and interested, it will appear that we don’t have our “ducks in a row.”
> Yes, I’m sure we can listen to Presidential Release 493 some time in April,
> that’s really not the point.  At the very least, there should have been some
> warning that the Zoom capacity for this meeting was limited, so we should
> have called quite early.  I didn’t see this in any of the emails concerning
> this meeting.  We talk about being a “Federation family.”  This hardly seems
> like a proper example of what that should be.  If we can’t do better than
> this, maybe it’s understandable that some blind people don’t particularly
> like us.
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
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