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Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest
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Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:09:23 GMT
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so that just leaves
organizing the event as a whole.
No, I refuse to go to Brickfest if it’s no longer a passion of the heart
alone. Flame me if you’d like, but its just the way I feel. Christina has
worked very hard, as Joe has too, I’m sure (I wasn’t there but I know Joe and
he’s a good guy). But hard work or not, I’m not going to be part and parcel
to paying them for me to have a place to put up my work. I’m willing to
reimburse them for the cost of the space, but that’s as far as I’ll go - I’m
not going to fill anyone’s pocket just for the right to attend a hobby event.
--Anthony
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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
considering the amount of work and the risks involved, that it is not fair that
that person should not be compensated. Whether or not Christina or Joe have
actually realized any compensation out of the event, I have no idea. But,I will
surely not begrudge them if they did. They have provided a great service to a
good number of the members of the community. Whether Christina’s (or Joe’s)
motives are “passion of the heart” or money or a combination of the two, really
makes no difference in my opinion as long as the end product is excellent--which
it has been.And has been getting better with each iteration. The most stable
institutions are usually a combination of the two.
“But hard work or not, I’m not going to be part and parcel
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to paying them for me to have a place to put up my work.
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I really think BF is a bit more than a place to show your work.
“Passion of the heart alone” is great on the honeymoon, but for a lasting
marriage it takes a bit more IMHO.
Tommy Armstrong
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