Subject: Floor Control for MeetEcho

From: Larry Masinter <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 17:20:36 -0700

https://www.w3.org/2001/12/zakim-irc-bot.html is a chat bot used by W3C to integrate queue management with chat.

Perhaps for some groups a GUI with buttons are better, but having it integrated into chat avoids shifting attention.

One of the most useful simple features of zakim is when you want to speak, you can say why

*	q+ to ask refute John’s claims

Every floor management system has its own idiosyncrasies, but using a chatbot makes more sense than a separate gui in this context and easier to integrate.

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