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MikeSands · Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:28 pm Post subject:

I'm not even sure how this line of discussion started any more.

On topic: How about the badge has your name and whatever else is standard, and then a free-form area for anything you want.

So, people with online nicknames can put that, and I might put "Games on Demand Happiness Commissar" and Bryan can put "Aiming to kill more than 125 people this year" and so on.

(Edited to correct embarrassing name/memory brainfart)
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Can't recall if this has been discussed before, but if money is an issue, perhaps the idea of some kind of... sponsorship isn't the right word, but basically someone else covering the cost of attendance. (Note: not travel or accommodation or anything, just the attendance.)

If people are seeing the entrance fee as something to be careful in budgetting, maybe they could apply for this ... scholarship?

(This would be other people covering a number of attendances, not the Kapcon committee.)

Highwayman · Joined: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 787 Location: Wellington

I remember that Giffy made badges one year, I think it was for KapConXV?

Perhaps we could have a merchandising section of the website, with custom knick-knacks. It would be more organisation time though.

As for the prices, I have to say that I'm kinda stuck in a '90's mentality, in that I prefer playing to GMing, and to me offering a small discount is like coming up to me and saying "Go on, it would be very nice of you to GM for us". $5 is probably fine.

I can see what Mash is saying about it being a psychological barrier, the feeling can become "I have to be really good to earn the discount, I might as well just pay the extra and play". I don't feel it myself, but it might be worth sending out a survey to first timers, or people who have only ever played, to see how widespread the feeling might be.

I don't know who might sponsor us, perhaps if we become an incorporated society (which involves AGM's and formally voted committee members) and ask for grants on a "It gets kinds off the street" kinda way. Or possibly we could talk to the Chamber of commerce and see if they like KapCon bringing in players form around NZ/the world.

Interesting stuff to think about.

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MikeSands · Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:49 pm Post subject:

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thad · Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 84 Location: Wellingtonian

Sponsorship wasn't quite the word I was looking for. And I was thinking of something more direct.

Basically, "I give Kapcon $100 to cover entrance fees for 5 other people." And so 5 people, if they can get here but are having trouble with the fee, can now apply for one of those free entrances.
(By application, this can be nothing more than someone writing in saying "I'm having trouble, guv, please?") Or could be used to target getting young people in ("Come along and give it a go, for free!")

I've seen other conventions do this. Just an idea. Kapcon might not be the huge cost that other cons are so it might not be worth it.

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