[TheForge] Conference electricity

[Jerry Frost]

Agreed Bruce. No nickle dime, it's enough to keep me 
away too.

I remember going to Disneyland, (the original in 
Anaheim, Ca.), paying admission, then hitting the 
ticket booth(s) for ride/show tickets. If you bought a 
book you got a break and there were different books 
offering different ranges of tickets, A thru E. (This 
is where the term, "E ticket ride" came from) As the 
years went by they started selling packages, a little 
later they started renting the park to organizations 
like high schools, etc.

Now you pay one large price and do whatever you want 
to. (I guess; I haven't been to Disneyland in better 
than 35 years) The downside to this is the poor schmoe 
who is just taking the kid/s and doesn't intend to do 
any rides him/erself but has to pay the full price 
anyway.

As (I think) I mentioned packages would be available. 
Thinking again, (thanks for bringing up Disneyland!) 
the easy (maybe) way to do it would be to sell books of 
coupons good for admission to various events. 
Incentives to buy packages and coupons in advance would 
as always be discounted prices. Pay at the gate should 
still be allowed but more pricey.

This would help filter the spectators and keep them out 
from under the feet of the serious smiths. On the other 
hand letting spectators watch some of the BIG machines 
treat BIG iron like silly putty might just put the fire 
in their eyes. <grin>

Bottom line for me is not making a conference a closed 
affair.

Frosty
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From: "Bruce Freeman" <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>


Frosty,
Great ideas.

But I, for one, hate being nickle-and-dimed-to-death. 
If I pay $35 "general admission", I expect to see 
everything.  That's how Disneyland does it!

Hence, I suggest that all charges be posted on entering 
or in advertisements.  That way folks know in advance 
what exactly they're paying for.

Then we could post you at your forge as shill outside 
the closed blacksmiths demo area, with some sweet young 
things selling the $50 admission tickets to that 
area...

Bruce
NJ