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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 21:07:54 GMT
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In lugnet.events, David Eaton wrote:
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In lugnet.events, Kelly McKiernan wrote:
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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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“Because I’ll be more likely to help if I know”, “Because I’ll be more likely
to donate if I know”, “Because I’d be willing to pay more if I know”,
“Because I’m more likely to attend if I know”.
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Those are all decent answers. It sounds like there’s a discrepancy of tense...
my comments in this thread have all been aimed at the past tense, why should an
attendee of an event want to know information about what they’ve just attended.
Yours are examples of why you’d attend or volunteer for one in the future.
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You’re absoutely right-- It’s a capitalist country, and you’re free to be
secretive and treat your clients like moronic sheep if you *want* to. It’s
just that we’re not all moronic sheep, so the more we know, the better we’ll
be (psychologically and volunteer-wise).
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To be clear, I’m not speaking for BrickFest at all... just as myself. So I’m
hoping that you’re not taking my comments as official statements. I haven’t seen
any posts or anything from official BrickFest sources that could be construed as
treating people as moronic sheep, so I’m not sure what that’s referring to. I’m
hoping you’re not finding my comments moronically sheepish.
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Essentially, I’m more willing to be generous and selfless if those around me
are doing the same thing. I would’ve been totally fine if BrickFest never
reimbursed me for the Game Show costs. BUT, if they hadn’t *AND* I found out
that the profits just went into the organizer’s pockets, I’d be kind of
miffed, and unlikely to do it again.
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Exactly, as my earlier post that joked about Joe driving up in a Ferrari would
make me a little jealous. Disproportionate rewards would certainly hurt the
event’s credibility, and I haven’t seen that happen. (And I hope it never does.)
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And, you’re right, Kelly-- I’m not
entitled to that information, and BrickFest has the right to withhold it.
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That’s pretty much the only point I’ve been (laboriously) trying to make.
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And
yes, BrickFest has the right to insult and belittle all its attendees. It has
the right to treat us all like morons.
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Uh... that’s not the point I’ve been trying to make. I think we should wait
for BrickFest to belittle and insult its attendees before making judgments,
though.
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BUT. It also has the right to be
forthright, honest, open, and respectful. And we, as a community, will likely
act accordingly.
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I think it has been all that, so far, or I wouldn’t have been involved for the
last few years. If and when the organizers of the event treat people like, well,
like I’m treated at work... then it’s no longer fun, and the enthusiastic
volunteers will disappear in droves.
Kelly
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