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| (...) This whole "profit" "non-profit" conversation is a straw man. AFAIK there have never been any "non-profit" organizations putting on LEGO fests. Non-profit is a category of organization with a specific legal status. What this whole thing boils (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| (...) Yes, that could work. We just need someone to design a "standard" pitching machine that can toss balls a foot or two. Then, we need a "regulation" bat size. We could do the whole base-ball, but I doubt very many people could field a whole (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| (...) I don't have any affiliation with BrickWorld. I'm not even attending, since, well, I don't make enough profit of my own to afford the travel. The fact is, they *don't* have to be upfront about it. It's their business. They've stated that they (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| (...) If you did this at Brickworld, and BW made money, from what they've said (the quote Marc posted) they would offer to reimburse you for the prize(s). To me, one very important fact is that the organizers of BW have a multi-year contract with (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| (...) There is that--I mean, once being a member of Boy Scouts for many many years, I know that there was lots of coinage from my pocketbook that went to whatever event I was running/volunteered for and with nary a thought of reimburement. Boy (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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