Please don't do a DConf 2018, consider alternatives

[Joakim]

On Tuesday, 2 October 2018 at 08:21:11 UTC, maarten van damme 
wrote:
> While I have never attended dconf itself, conferences itself 
> usually aren't about the talks but about the people you meet 
> and get to interact with.

Since this thread is about replacing the outdated DConf format 
with two possible in-person formats that feature _more_ 
interpersonal interaction, I have no idea why you're making this 
point to me.

On Tuesday, 2 October 2018 at 08:56:36 UTC, bauss wrote:
> On Tuesday, 2 October 2018 at 07:32:58 UTC, Joakim wrote:
>>> Ex. for D conf there is much more than just D. There is also 
>>> the minor escape from reality to new surroundings, like a 
>>> mini vacation etc.
>>
>> Thank you for making clear that the real reason you and some 
>> others like the current format is because you want to have a 
>> fun "vacation"- as I pointed out in that earlier thread- 
>> rather than anything to do with D or advancing the ecosystem.
>
> Thank you for not reading everything I said and literally only 
> the past 5 words; I said it's also that, but not entirely.

Everything you wrote before that I addressed with a separate 
comment which you didn't cut-n-paste, maybe you missed that too.

As for this justification, the only reason you gave is that it's 
a "escape from reality"/"mini vacation", along with hand-waving 
about "much more." I can't address reasons you never gave.