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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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Sat, 9 Sep 2006 19:44:41 GMT
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In lugnet.events, David Eaton wrote:
> Personally, I don't mind if the organizers get compensated for their time, since
> it's a HUGE effort on their part.
Nor do I. In fact, I encourage it. That means there's even more specific
motivation to make things bigger, better, more interesting, etc.
> But it would be nice to know that that
> compensation isn't abused at the expense of future BrickFests. Essentially,
> there's a difference between saying "I'm going to keep all the profit" and "I'll
> compensate myself with up to $5,000 of the proceeds" and "I'll divide up 50% of
> the profits between the main event coordinators". Or whatever. I'd like to know
> that BrickFest as an entity is keeping a degree of its profits so that it can
> continue to exist and grow.
Dave, excellent point.
> Not that I'm terribly worried about it. I don't think Christina or Joe has
> walked off with all the profit from these events. I've got pretty good
> confidence that they've been honest and that if they *have* compensated
> themselves with BrickFest funds, that it hasn't been outrageous and hasn't
> sacrificed BrickFest's future. But, for those people out there like Anthony who
> DO feel like they may be being used, I'm sure it would help to ease their minds
> by making things more out in the open.
I think the reality is that in the earlier days, there was barely enough money
left over (if any), so the issue was fairly irrelevant. But now that things are
getting bigger, maintaining balance requires an increased level of clarity. That
way attendees and volunteers alike can understand what they're getting into.
The best part of this discussion, however, is that we don't have to choose on or
the other. If you don't get what you want out of BrickFest, then put more effort
into your local club. Or take a page from the tech community's book, and start
up something like BarCamp (http://barcamp.org).
As the community continues to grow and fracture (a natural part of the
evolution), no single solution for anything will work for everybody. The great
thing about the community, the technology, and the hobby is how easy it is to
create new things.
Jake
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Jake McKee
Webmaster - BIP
Private Citizen
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