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Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid?
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Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:57:57 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickworld, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> > The fact is the *DO* have to be upfront about it *IF* they want me to pay
> > money
> > to attend the event and how many MOCs they want me to bring. I consider
> > any
> > AFOL bringing a MOC to a public event, where the public is charged
> > admission, a
> > 'volunteer', and if an organization or the operators thereof will be
> > profiting
> > from said event without compensating 100% of the volunteers, then the best
> > they
> > can hope from me is for me to show up empty handed.
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> I don't think "bringing a MOC" is a valid argument for being a volunteer
> unless you have a following of people who and pay to get into events purely
> to see YOUR art. Which YOU probably do since you're famous. ;) I bring a
> MOC for display and for judging in hopes that I get some recognition for my
> labor of love. If my MOC wins some competition, I usually get rewarded with
> a prize that has some monetary value and bragging rights, which are IMO
> priceless. I also bring MOCS to attract the public and other AFOLs. The
> more attraction and the more money is brought in, the more door prizes and
> other quirks can be distributed. Maybe not in the Organizer's first year,
> but more so in years after unless the organizer has financial backers or
> some other means to pay upfront costs 9that's more of a gamble).
>
> Being from an event organizer background, I don't mind registering and
> paying upfront. That lets the organizer(s) know about how many people to
> expect for planning, and gives them a little upfront money for all the
> hidden expenses like printing, design, deposits, etc, etc, etc.
>
> > I don't think that anyone would miss me if I were not to attend an event,
> > and I
> > don't expect anyone to change their views on the subject if I say I won't
> > go.
> > Just my personal opinion on the subject.
> >
> > --Anthony
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> I'd be disappointed that you'd skip out on an event just becuase you weren't
> making a buck at it. If you want to make money at the event, register as a
> seller and rent a table or booth to show your wares. That's what I'm going
> to do.
>
> -Rob
> www.brickmodder.net
You missunderstand me, I think. I wouldn't be skipping out because I'm not
making a buck. I'm not interested in going to an event to make money, I do it
because I love building with LEGO.
I would skip out on an event if others were making a buck off of my work without
my due compensation, i.e., charging the public an entry fee while also charging
me an entry fee.
If the event was totally non-profit - I'd pay my fee and be happy.
If the event was for-profit and the public was invited to attend for a fee, then
if I were bringing a MOC I would expect to be compensated some how, either by
free or substantially reduced admission, partially reembursed admission, or
something of that ilk.
Or if the event was for-profit and was held privately where the public was not
invited, I would pay my fee and be happy.
I just don't like the idea of paying an entry fee to bring my MOC to an event
just so the event can be open to the paying public, who only attend because of
the MOCs that have been brought for display. It's like a roller coaster builder
paying to have his ride at an amusement park and allowing the public to ride for
free, while the park owners charge the public to enter the park. The idea
leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
I have *NO* issue with organizers making their spent money back. But just as I
volunteered to help make the event a success, just as I have brought my MOCs and
taken my vacation time off of work and abandoned my family, I expect the
organizers to be as compensated as I have been for their help making the event a
success, taking vacation time off of work and abandoning their families.
If I were to be involved in a large AFOL event (which I may very well be in the
future) I would never dream of accepting compensation for anything more than the
money I have spent to make the event happen (I do not count lost wages as money
spent, personally I'd be working around work time, either after work hours or
flex-time). For me, it would be a labor of love, not a love a money.
But I guess I'm just an idealist.
--Tony
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| (...) I don't think "bringing a MOC" is a valid argument for being a volunteer unless you have a following of people who and pay to get into events purely to see YOUR art. Which YOU probably do since you're famous. ;) I bring a MOC for display and (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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