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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 01:23:08 GMT
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In lugnet.events, Jeff Stembel wrote:
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In lugnet.events, Kelly McKiernan wrote:
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In lugnet.events, Anthony Sava wrote:
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I’m sorry but the minute an organizer of Brickfest starts making money off
of the event itself, compensation or not, I’m not going. If this was the
case this year, I’m glad I didn’t go.
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If you feel you got your money’s worth (~$20/day) from the privilege of
attending and participating, does it really matter where the money goes?
Unless the event is stated as a charity event (which I don’t recall
BrickFest ever being billed as), I’m not concerned with the final
destination of registration fees. Just as long as the bottom line’s enough
to keep it happening year after year.
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Yes, it absolutely does. I expect every cent I put in to go back to the
event itself, and not the people running it. The only compensation I expect
any staffers to recieve is free entry to the event (since it is more work
than play for most of them) and maybe a free hotel room (nothing fancy and
probably with other staffmembers) if they want it. As long as the event is a
fan event, run *by* fans, *for* fans, I think this is the way it should be.
All other fan events I am inclined to attend work this way, and I see no
reason a Lego fan event should be different. If any staffmembers got any
sort of monetary compensation (besides repayment for their own out-of-pocket
expenses), it is a huge kick to the head for all staffmembers who not only
had to spend time planning, but also had to pay for board and entry to the
event. I also don’t think money for any fan event should go to pay for an
unassociated event or product. Sending paypal money to Brickjournal made me
really nervous when I saw that after registration, and I just hope none of
the BF income went to pay for Brickjournal.
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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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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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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