[hackpgh-party] Re: Initial wiki page up!
- From: gwen <gwenix@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-party@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:33:57 -0500
Well, that's why I was trying to push a lot of worth into the tickets,
and pushing for drink tickets. So yay, there's some ground
understanding here.
Coincidentally, OTB emailed me to see how things were going just a few
minutes ago. I did ask them if they knew how others have dealt with
the issue. Let's see what they come up with.
But yah, I'd be happy to make it a PR event, and push the raffles
(perhaps sell some T-shirts too?) for any fundraising. It'd be fun to
show ourselves off, really.
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Mandy <steelgreypittsburgh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> OK so that right there is the question of the day.
>
> I didn't realize that the only bathrooms were right off of the room we'll be
> in. That's a MAJOR problem, then. No, you can't keep people from using the
> bathroom.
>
> I think that almost forces us into having this party as PR, then. We'll
> have no way to control the passthrough traffic, and we certainly can't
> charge to use the bathroom.
>
> If we're not charging at the door for anyone else, then it doesn't seem fair
> to charge for members either (just throwing this out there). How do we make
> $ for the shop then? I guess pimp the raffles hardcore.... maybe do an
> activity like "make a throwie pin right here for $3"???
>
> That one data point changes the entire flux of our whole effort here.
>
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:56 AM, gwen <gwenix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Mandy <steelgreypittsburgh@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > *** Totally agreed, we do want people to drift back and chat. Not
>> > bothering
>> > to ask them to pay? Ludicrous. Then why spend time marketing to the
>> > public
>> > if only having members have to pay to get in? Resentful if no one takes
>> > money at the door? Hell yes. Everyone paid when they came in the door
>> > for
>> > the Halloween Party. Everyone. Easy as that. The party just has to be
>> > interesting enough for them to WANT to pay.
>>
>> Since this is the crux of my issue:
>>
>> How do you propose we do that?
>>
>> That was something Brillobox had a big advantage over OTB for: the
>> space we used was totally separate from the rest of the bar being
>> upstairs. We'll be between the bathrooms and the main bar, and cannot
>> prevent people from using them. This also means we're more visible
>> too, of course. But this then does come back to what Doug was saying:
>> Is this a PR event or a fundraising event?
>>
>> --
>> Gwendolyn R. Schmidt
>>
>
>
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Gwendolyn R. Schmidt
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