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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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Sun, 10 Sep 2006 02:39:52 GMT
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In lugnet.events, Tommy Armstrong wrote:
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In lugnet.events, Jeff Stembel wrote:
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In my opinion, any monetary compensation for staffmembers is akin to
embezzlement (especially if it is not made known) and any money going from
the event to another organization (again, especially if it is not announced
beforehand) is very unethical.
Jeff
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Golly Pete
In my opinion no monetary compensation for the event coordinator of a major
event is akin to slavery. And that is very, very unethical. Once you pay
your registration fee to an event you should have no say how, where, or to
whom it goes as long as you are satisfied with the results--unless it is
billed as a charity event in which case you do have not only the right to
know where the money went but have responsibility as a citizen to to know
before contributing. BrickFest has never been advertised as a charity event,
or a non-profit event. To say that Christina, if she realized any
compensation from BrickFest in past years or Joe this year, is guilty of
“embezzlement” is absolutely ridiculous. How can they embezle thier own
money?
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Slavery is not voluntary, and they CHOSE to participate, as did everyone else on
staff. Staffing a convention is not employment, it is a voluntary service to
better the hobby. In addition, the money is the *event’s* money, not any one
individual’s.
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I expect every cent I put in to go back to the
event itself, and not the people running it.
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So the people running the event are not part of the event???????
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No, not really. They are volunteers. Events are not about the people running
them, but about the hobby they are promoting.
Jeff
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| You've never run an event have you Jeff? First off, an event for more than 800 attendees has some expenses other than just the 'space' for panels, displays etc. Quite a few.Start with insurance., now I'm not sure about Virginia, but in my area the (...) (18 years ago, 10-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest)
| | | Re: BrickFest registration fees
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| (...) Where do you get these ideas? They're *opinions*, not fact. Of course staffing a convention can be employment. It doesn't *have* to be payment-free or volunteer work. And event money *can* go to paying staff. Do you not understand that (...) (18 years ago, 10-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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