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(...) True. And that line of reasoning has driven me batty as well. And for better or worse, what some people in the community are pushing for is a type of Sarbanes-Oxley Act for events, or accountability at some level. Some people come at (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) And I'm officially creeped out...just kidding john (but really, john naked with the hat on or off, hat off is just too much skin). I'm sorry that the burning man dude can't go to the LEGO event. might I suggest a building challenge for the (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) This line of reasoning is driving me batty. Money taken in from a public display is not "profit". As part of the overall budget it is simply revenue that helps pay for the event. If you don't mind paying X amount more per event attendee then (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) I've been looking at the LEGO convention model, listening to the on-line criticism thinking to myself that some of the points are very valid. How do you hold a convention without holding a public day? And how do you run it more closer to a (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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In lugnet.events, Todd Webb wrote: --snip-- (...) --snip-- (...) WOW! Todd, that's a lot more risk than Joe signed on for, I believe, last year with the same hotel. Have they increased their stake as well or are they simply passing the risk on to (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) I never thought of it that way. My decision whether to attend fests has always involved the benefits I will receive from it (fun, community, etc). The talk and discussion is fine. When I wrote that post, Joe was getting mangled from multiple (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events)
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(...) Did I do that? (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events)
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In lugnet.events, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote: --snip-- (...) Marc, I agree with you completely. Discussion about these things is good. Closeted knowledge is bad. Todd (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) --Snip-- (...) Duane, Ah, it's a small point, but when you book your convention a month or two in front of a long established existing convention and then at your first convention bad mouth that long established existing convention, you are (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events)
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Duane, I am always amazed when someone writes a post criticizing others for speaking out and putting in their 2 cents and then calls for others to stop speaking out. I realize that many 'Fest attendees think it is none of their business where the (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.events)
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