It wasn’t so much that I was unaware of the changes, it was the fact that Jitsi would not show others waiting in the lobby. If we were all sat there waiting, and we could see each other, then I would have signed in with one of my many suitable accounts.
Sent from my iPhone On Tue, 27 Feb 2024 at 11:14, CA Wills <ci...@cewland.uk> wrote: > I tried at least 3 times before finally getting in and we spoke about > the 'new' system. We closed early as we did not know that people had > been waiting! As Hugh said it was not helpful that we did not know > things had changed. > > In future I'll try to join the meeting later. > On 27/02/2024 10:49, Hugh Frater wrote: > > Ralph, well remembered... I was going to post a message explaining the > same > > shortly after last month's meeting but forgot. > > > > It would seem that Jitsi will not notify others in the lobby when > > lobbyMembersWaiting >1, which seems a bit weird. Everyone just sits there > > thinking they are the only ones waiting for a moderator. > > > > That almost certainly explains what happened last month. > > > > Hugh > > > > On Tue, 27 Feb 2024 at 10:30, Ralph Corderoy<ra...@inputplus.co.uk> > wrote: > > > >> Hi Terry, > >> > >>> Unless the forecast changes significantly between now and then, I'll > >>> be going to the Midlands next week, so I probably won't be around > >>> again. > >> Peter emailed the list saying it looked like last month's meeting didn't > >> happen. Andrew told me privately that he turned up, no one else did, so > >> he left. When I popped in later, Clive, Hamish, and Hugh were present. > >> > >> My guess is Jitsi's new-ish requirement for a moderator to open a ‘room’ > >> by authenticating delayed the start of the meeting. Meanwhile, everyone > >> is kept waiting for a moderator to arrive and some give up before he > >> does. > >> > >> Presumably, you're are normally the moderator when you attend and so > >> it's a surprise to the others that it's required and one of them has to > >> finally take it on for the meeting to start? > >> > >> I thought by raising the issue, other attendees might be more aware of > >> the requirement and step in when you're not there. > >> > >> -- > >> Cheers, Ralph. > >> > >> -- > >> Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2024-03-05 20:00 > >> Check to whom you are replying > >> Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ...http://dorset.lug.org.uk > >> New thread, don't hijack:mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > >> > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2024-03-05 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2024-03-05 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
