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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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Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:50:56 GMT
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In lugnet.events, Todd Thuma wrote:
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After lamblasting Anthony for his estimate of time, I would like to support
him a little on his arguement here. I think it is a little disengenous for an
organizer not to be upfront with where the money will go if there is a profit
left over.
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Why? Still not following the logic. As an attendee, I paid my money and received
value, and my hobby is being furthered by positive public attention. As a
volunteer, I get warm fuzzies and the adoration of my peers for participating in
such a cool event. What else is there? I’m not trying to be obtuse, but I still
haven’t really seen any reason for financial disclosure more compelling than,
“Because I want to know” or (worse) “Because I’m entitled to know.”
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I agree with others that have stipulated that they would attend even if a Joe
or Christina made money from the event. For my sensibilities, I want to know
that up front. I would rather not learn later that they had taken the money
and run with it rather than paying the bills, as has happened before such as
BricksWest. I would rather know that they intend to use the money for good,
not evil.
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Leaving aside the comparisons between petty thievery and a successful, ongoing
event...
Intentions notwithstanding, as long as the event was perceived by those
attending (volunteers and regular attendees and public) as a success, the
perception of any leftover funds being used for good vs. evil is moot. This is
based on a purely theoretical level, one that I think is being mixed with a more
pragmatic concern, which is, Will the event continue? And will it be better next
year for last year’s success?
If a given event is successful, more people will want to come to the next.
If the event had extra funds after all bills were paid, it’s in the best
interest of the organizers to entice volunteers to help again in future events -
by helping offset costs, providing special bonuses, etc.
If the volunteers are
happy, they’ll let people know they’re happy, and will consider coming back to
help again next year.
If the organizer is able to be reimbursed for some of the
time/materials they spent in getting things going, they’ll be more likely to
want to organize in the future.
If the audience perceives the event as being
successful (including financially), it’s likely they’ll consider attending
another event.
If the organizer wants it to be a successful event, they’re likely to be
responsible with resources to ensure future successes. I know well the three
people who’ve most recently organized BrickFests, and ain’t none of them stupid.
If I were to ever wake up one day and be ambitious enough to be an event
organizer, I would personally want whatever resources left over to go toward
furthering the hobby... since that’s why I’m here. But I don’t think I’d publish
a financial breakdown of expenditures, since I don’t think that’s really much of
anybody’s business.
Incidentally, I find it amusing that this entire conversation is predicated on
the assumption there are wads of cash burning holes in somebody’s pocket,
waiting to be spent. We don’t know, and I don’t think anyone is obligated to
provide that information. If they do, great... if not, so what?
Kelly
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