[Hpr] You are invited to join the HPR Community News for March 2026.

[Ken Fallon]

On 2026-03-26 16:14, Yung Lyun wrote:
> The HPR Community News will be recorded during the last week of each 
> month.  Volunteers are encouraged to participate.
>
> During the HPR Community News hosts will discuss shows, community 
> feedback and address concerns related to the project. Participants are 
> encouraged to listen to all shows aired during the respective month.
>
> Interested in participating, or have concerns related to the project? 
> Please contact admin at hackerpublicradio[.]org.  Thank you for choosing 
> HPR.
>
Hi All,

I'd like to bring up the following items here so that they are also 
included in the CN show.

1. Change of approach to recording the Community News show.

If anyone is interested in recording the Community News show, please get 
in touch 1:1 prior to the recording. Having people drop in has not 
always been ideal technically, or helped with scheduling deadlines some 
of the hosts may have. By arranging it before hand we can pick a 
suitable time that works for everyone, and agree on a common platform 
for recording.

It would be great if you have listened to all the shows, and are 
prepared to read out the comments provided.

2. How we are expected to behave.

Following some questions on Matrix about use of the explicit flag, I 
gave the following clarification, as it reflects the current state of 
things as I understand it. Correct me if I'm wrong:

We place trust in the people of the community to do the right thing. It 
is always first and foremost the responsibility of the host themselves 
to think how their words would impact on others in the community.

If you are ever asking if you should put in an explicit tag on an 
episode, it means you should put it in.

While 
[Swearing](https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2012-April/000640.html) 
is allowed, remember JWP's Granny is listening. Don't go out of your way 
to be belligerent.

We follow the principle that inside the shows, free speech applies. As 
with 
[Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater), 
there are exceptions. We do not post hate speech, copyright music, etc.

If you think it's going to be excessive then, please put a warning at 
the beginning of the show. Something like - "Sorry I went off on a bit 
of a rant in this one, so if you're listening to this in a public place 
it might be best to put in headphones or listen later". Have a listen to 
[hpr1309](https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr1309/index.html) for how 
we did it.

If there are complaints about anything technical, or otherwise, we have 
[policies](https://repo.anhonesthost.net/HPR/hpr_documentation/src/branch/main/policies.md) 
to deal with it.

Outside the podcast audio, eg shownotes, tags, feeds etc we still expect 
the host to do the right thing. In cases where they don't the janitors 
can and do intervene. We follow the [Parental 
Advisory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_Advisory) approach, 
akin to the covers on the cd's in the shops. Listen to "[hpr2210 :: On 
Freedom of Speech and 
Censorship](https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2210/index.html)" for 
more information. There is no point in having a warning on the intro of 
the show if the shownotes, title, and text to speech intro already 
contain the offending phrases.

This of course extends to anywhere where we have an "official HPR" 
presence, Matrix, Telegram, Mastodon etc but also booths and anywhere 
your are representing the HPR Project.

3. HPR Wikipedia gone again.

Frankly this is annoying. We did have a page, but now it's gone without 
trace. We have very much exceeded the bar to have a page, and it would 
help in communicating with third party organisations, and policy makers.

If there are any wikipedians out there, who has not already contributed 
a show, please help us here. I'd just like to know why our page was 
removed ?

3. Recent policies

3.1
We will no longer be actively posting to twitter/X on a daily basis, but 
will continue to monitor it.
https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2026-February/004967.html 
Stop posting to twitter/X, while continuing to monitor it.

3.2
Changes to the reserve queue have been made, as per 
https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2026-January/004942.html
You now will by now have noticed a change to the tone of the announcement.
It's OK to mention that the show is a reserve show, and even to ask for 
contributions, but hosts should please not place any warnings in their 
reserve episodes. These will be added automatically by the following 
script. 
https://repo.anhonesthost.net/HPR/hpr-tools/src/branch/main/workflow/hpr-prepare-reserve.bash

3.3
Clarification on discussions on Policy Change: Changes to scheduling 
guidelines
https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2025-September/004922.html

You should read the Scheduling Rules as a If then then statement, as in.

  1. You must have your audio recording ready to upload *before* you 
pick a slot.
  2. New hosts, Interviews, and other time critical shows should use the 
first free slot.
  3. If not 2, then always try and fill any free slots that are 
available in the upcoming two weeks.
  4. If not 2, and 3, then when the queue is filling up then leave some 
slots free for new contributors. Post non urgent shows into the first 
empty week.
  6. If you are uploading multiple shows, please leave at least two 
weeks between your chosen slots.
  7. If you have a non urgent show that is timeless, then add it to the 
Reserve Queue <https://hackerpublicradio.org/about.html#reserve_queue>.

4. AOB

If anyone has any other business they would like mentioned then please 
reply here, or send it to us directly.

-- 
Regards,

Ken Fallon (PA7KEN,G5KEN)
https://kenfallon.com
https://hackerpublicradio.org/hosts/ken_fallon