 | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —John Neal
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| | | (...) How is that impression given, short of actually telling people, "we are a non-profit organization". The logistics in creating a non-profit alone are prohibitive IMO. (...) lol, (URL) what Al said>:-) (...) Not at all. It is a non sequitur. (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —Marc Nelson Jr.
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| | | | (...) Calling for volunteers does give the impression something is a non-profit, yes. (...) So you're saying volunteers shouldn't be compensated, right? I agree with you there, I just think it should apply to all volunteers involved in an event. (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —Timothy Gould
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| | | | | (...) Not to me it doesn't. It gives the impression that the organisation is calling for volunteers. One of the biggest music festivals in Australia uses volunteers for a number of jobs. As an example they work a few hours at the door and in (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —John Patterson
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| | | | | | This seems like a simple question. Why is it not answered? Tim is always negative,no matter what. Besides who really cares, someone should just answer the question without getting into philosophy. John P (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —Bryan Bonahoom
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| | | | | | (...) Community, John asks above - why is the simple question not answered? In our minds, it has been answered - several times. Please refer to the most recent reference to the answer: (URL) We hope you can all find a way to be part of Brickworld. (...) (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —Marc Nelson Jr.
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| | | | | | (...) It has also been answered several ways: 1. (URL): You also asked about money. Bryan and Adam are assuming the financial risk (and its large) for the event. And, while the event is not being created to make money there is the possibility that (...) (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | What was the question? —Steve Hassenplug
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| | | | | | | (...) ... (...) Marc, From all the examples you listed, it appears several people have tried to answer your questions. Wouldn't you agree? Personally, I don't understand what you think they are trying to hide. If you want to assume people that run (...) (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX) !
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| | | | | | | | | Re: What was the question? —Marc Nelson Jr.
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| | | | | | | | (...) The question was: who, if anyone, will be profiting from this event. I started with the assumption that no one would be profiting, since I was going by David's message. After reading Bryan's email, I thought he was saying that he and Adam (...) (17 years ago, 18-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —David Koudys
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| | | | | | In lugnet.events.brickworld, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote: <snip> (...) I'm with Steve H on this one--the clips you yourself have taken and compiled into your post are not contradictory and they do lay out, at least in my mind, what's going to happen with (...) (17 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —Marc Nelson Jr.
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| | | | | | (...) I don't think making money from an AFOL event is tantamount to "screwing us hobbyists" - but I also don't think it's right to make money from an event without telling volunteers and attendees what their time, effort, and money is going (...) (17 years ago, 18-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —John Neal
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| | | | | (...) I think I did, listing them numerically, in fact. For example, and to get a little blue-- the sex life of a married couple is a Good Thing™, but that doesn't mean it isn't because they choose not to discuss it in public. Wouldn't you agree? (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —David Koudys
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| | | | | | In lugnet.events.brickworld, John Neal wrote: <snip> (...) Hear Hear!! Dave K (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| | | | | | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid? —Steve Hassenplug
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| | | | (...) I just had to go search Google for "Non-profit" and the second listing was "Non-Profit jobs at Careerbuilder.com" Who wants a non-profit Job? Do people who work for nonprofit charitable organizations get paid? (...) I have to think a MAJOR (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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