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The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
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Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:29:23 GMT
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Once upon a time, there were no fests, And that was bad.
Then there was The One Fest. And that was good.
Then there were more. And some were good, and some not so good.
And now there are many. And some are great. And some are brand new and have
promise.
But ultimately, are lots of fests a good thing?
The good:
- If you can’t get to an established fest location, more fests increase your chances that one might be close enough and fit your schedule.
- If your budget and schedule permit, you can get to as many as you like.
- If you manufacture or resell bricks, the more fests the better.
The not so good:
- Geograhy, budget, and schedule impose limitations. Not everyone can or will go to every event, so necessarily the chances of getting the most people in one spot diminishes as the number of events goes up. The fun and impact of one big annual event is diminished.
- If you live outside driving range, all fests cost essentially the same for transport (it is not unusual for a 1 time-zone flight to cost than a cross country trip) for transport, room, and board. So, if you have to fly, you would rather go to the “big event”, but if there are lots to choose from, then there is no obvious “big event”. Instead, you find yourself thinking about creating a yet another fest so that you will have one within 500 miles of your own home and you add to the problem.
More fests is a sign that interest is healthy and growing, but it’s also tough
on the concept of “one” community. Like Beta and VHS, choices may be valid but
having them may not be a good thing..
-Ted Michon
SCLTC
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Message has 6 Replies:
 | | Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
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| I always thought a good idea or rule of thumb would be to have one per season, so that would be 4 per year. One for each corner of the continental USA, if we are talking Fests for the Americas. However, with the space the PDX folks have, I can see (...) (18 years ago, 10-Dec-06, to lugnet.events)
| | | Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
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| (...) As one of the "fest proliferators" I would like to add my 2 cents... We decided to create Brickworld because there was no centrally located large AFOL event and we believe that there are many midwest, mountain and west coast AFOLs that would (...) (18 years ago, 10-Dec-06, to lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
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| (...) The proliferation of fests is very similar to the proliferation of web homes. Once there was none and that was bad. Then there was lugnet, and that was good. But lugnet doesn't fit everyone's tastes and needs the same way. So perhaps the (...) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
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| I actually have not yet been to a fest, so perhaps my input means less here, but I'm all for having multiple fests each year. To me it comes down to a simple question - do we have the same group of people, now diluted over multiple fests (and (...) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | Re: The proliferation of fests: Good or bad?
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| Some thoughts of mine: A proliferation of successfull events is good. A big thought on "the one big event": My experience with events encompasses LEGO fan events, Science Fiction conventions, church camps and events, train shows, National (...) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.events)
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