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(...) Its not my intention to flame at all. I was just making some observations. I am really just tangentially associated with the event. But I am aware that "just organizing the event as a whole" is no small thing. And it is my opinion that (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) I'm not following your reasoning linking what you feel you get (or don't get) and where your money goes. Nevertheless. To make a simple comparison, do you eat at a fast-food restaurant, knowing that your money is not covering just the cost of (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Anthony, You don't know me from Adam, I lurk more than anything. But I had to respond to this post. First off, I have zero knowledge of how the event was organized. I went in '04 and that was it. I don't know if anyone got paid or not. But I have (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest) !!
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(...) Yes, it matters to me where the money goes. Why? What do *I* get out of brickfest? I get discounted LEGO, see new LEGO products, display my stuff, see other people's stuff and talk to other LEGO fans. Cheap LEGO - I can always get a friend who (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Interesting topic this.... I an not qualified to judge the issue of wether or not folks should be paid, but here are a few things to consider. -Workers for Non-Profit organizations are paid. (I am one) -Gallery owners and art show organizers make (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) If you feel you got your money's worth (~$20/day) from the privilege of attending and participating, does it really matter where the money goes? Unless the event is stated as a charity event (which I don't recall BrickFest ever being billed (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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(...) I'm sorry but the minute an organizer of Brickfest starts making money off of the event itself, compensation or not, I'm not going. If this was the case this year, I'm glad I didn't go. Yes, there are groups making money off of Brickfest - the (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Wow -- the HMS Surprise--put me down--I saw the Victory this summer and the Surprise would be the "fait accompli". I forgot that was in San Diego-- Push on for San Diego--great venue and lots of LEGO AFOL's out there if I remember correctly. (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events)
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(...) Don't apologize. Part of the attraction of a con in San Diego would be the other things you could do. I might bring my whole family and stay the whole week. I want to see HMS Surprise at the Maritime Museum and visit the San Diego Zoo as well (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events)
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(...) Todd, I really appreciate all the work that you and Joe did for BrickFest this year. It was really great. I would like to chime in on a few ideas for a west coast "BrickFest". 1- Definately February. 2- Definately Southern California (San (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events)
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(...) What about the literally thousands of hours that Christina has given of her time to get the thing going--along with all the other dedicated volunteers in the past, and the hundreds of hours Joe spent this year to pull it all together. To truly (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickfest 2006 : 8285 Speedbuild new record (pics loaded!)
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(...) Well, there's all the rules right there! And the time was misconstrued by us as 2 hours, 42 minutes. We were allowed looser rules (I think we were allowed to rip the instructions), so different methods were done. I agree that a uniform set of (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Yvonne, it was great getting to meet you an Pete. Glad you had a great time and I hope we get to see you guys again next year! -Jason (URL) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events)
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(...) Hi, before the 1000steine Land we didn't have any information about what set to build and who will build. 5 people were selected to build, and the rules were: -Build the set as fast as possible -Only use one set of instructions and do not rip (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Folks, I'm a bit late in posting after Brickfest but I did want to make sure I actually said a huge thank you to all who organised the event and coordinated the displays. Extra special thanks to the town crew for letting me include my street in the (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events)
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(...) One of the reasons a lot of people I know have complained is because the price is higher than a lot of other events, such as science fiction conventions and anime conventions, and they've felt it just isn't worth the same, especially (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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In lugnet.events, Tommy Armstrong wrote: snip (...) I guess I'm one of those people - not that I complained, I just didn't go because I couldn't afford it. The last BF I went to (in '04), I probably spent around $125 total for registration, (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) That's a great idea! I did some looking around and found this- Sheraton's in San Diego- (URL) in Anaheim (it does cover LA too)- (URL) 3 There needs to be a public day--after all that is the AFOL "outreach" and it (...) Absolutely! One thing I (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events)
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Hi All, Finally, after a bit of a delay (hey, I've been busy with work, OK?) I've managed to post a couple of hundred photos I took at Brickvention in June. They cover the whole weekend from setup to the final presentations and are only a click (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events) !
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(...) I really have done some serious thinking about this whole convention thing-and here are some other thoughts. 1: What made this BrickFest possible at the venue at which it was held was the fact that if a certain number of rooms were booked, the (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events)
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