[MR] Off the wall Idea

[William Faleston]

Pardon my pessimism, but this is another great idea doomed from the start by
excessive caution and institutional bureaucracy.

This would be laughably easy to do. I could do it next week and broadcast it
live to the world over the web. You need  the following.
-a decent camera
-a tripod
-a laptop
-an broadband Internet connection at the event site
-a free account on uStream

If you want to get fancy, get two mics, a soundboard and two Dukes who like
to talk and can crack the occasional joke.
You could even work in A&S and other activities by having an interview
corner where people are ready to show off their art during breaks in the
tourney.

But this won't happen, and it ties in to the discussions we've been having
on recruting/retaining new members. It won't happen because people will
demand excessive control over the final product, everyone will demand that
their own favorite sacred cow be included with equal time, and non-lawyers
will invent new objections that real lawyers would never bother with.

21st century media is fast, diverse, sometimes messy and defies easy
control. If we want to reach young people, we should embrace it. I don't see
that happening.

Just my 2 cents
William de Faleston