I received criticism today for not being as up to date on the many activities and hoopla going on around the town. I have no problem with being asked to post information about a certain event or to comment on a specific subject. Point of fact, when asked to I usually oblige if only because I then do not have to scrounge up a topic by myself.
Most of the posts and topics that I mention or comment upon are events or happenings that I have to verify with the many local organizations themselves to find out the particulars. Due to time constraints (there goes that darn "life" getting in the way) I don't have time to check with every single organization in this city constantly. Therefore, if I don't get a heads up or it is an event I usually don't go to, it will slip through the cracks.
I would like to apologize for that.
However, let me point out the variety of ways in which I attempt to utilize technology so that if you find mention of something you are interested in, you can get more information yourself;
-I like to link to the topic of discussion if there is a pertinent website. This particular example (the Murray Hill Artwalk) has taken down their website which makes it hard to keep track of when their next event is, hence my comments on the subject becoming increasingly lacking and eventually nonexistent.
-The existence of the internet itself. Chances are you found this website itself by utilizing search engines or external links from other websites. Keep on truckin' with that exciting technology! Chances are you can find what you are looking for if you put only half the tenacity you utilize for name calling into actually looking things up.
In order to foster feelings of goodwill I have even taken the time to use a search engine to find more information for the specific (anonymous) poster to find the information they are looking for: Little Italy Guide from Cleveland.com. You may need to pick up a phone and call someone to ask why their website is down or how they expect people to know about their un-posted events instead of resorting to aggressive and over-blown internet interaction which, while sometimes hilarious, is sort of rude.
In conclusion, to all you event planners out there let this go as a lesson to you. If you want someone to mention your event, let them know of it happening. Keep your event sites up to date and try to incorporate some sort of static resource of information so that the fine people of this city can come and visit you when you want us to.
Feel free to email me from the contacts link above to let me know of your events. If they are design/architecture/sustainable/beer-wine-food/bike/awesome related, chances are I will pass the information along.
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