eilis40@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> NO PROFESSIONAL PROMOTERS. Period. This isn't Gothapalooza. Promoters
> have different objectives than Convergence planners do, and C12 and
> C13 are testaments that a promoter-planned Convergence does not work.
> It may happen, but it is not by and for the a.g community (and their
> friends).
As others have pointed out, a few of the people who could be and have
been Convergence planners are also professional promoters. Also I can
certainly see the advantage of having a professional promoter on staff,
even if said promoter has never been to (or even heard of) convergence,
as long as these promoters aren't running or planning the event. I
know I would certainly want at least one person who knew what they where
actually doing on any hypothetical convergence committee I might
accidentally form while very very drunk.
Still I see the point you're trying to make and as such agree. It just
needs to be formulated better.
> Weighting votes, I think, would be a more accurate
I can agree with that.
> reflection of the community's desires. As it stands now, the guy who
> found out about C13 from a ****tland newspaper and has no clue that C14
> is even happening can vote and have the same say as someone who has
> been a regular attendee for years. That doesn't seem fair.
I can also, paradoxically, disagree with this. What if said person
showed up at C13, after reading about in the paper, totally falls in
love with all that is net.goth and convergence, realizes that this is
what has been missing in his life and promptly becomes a true believer.
Why should not his voice count has much as the person who showed up
for a few convergences for nothing but the bands and a vague hope of
shagging a ***y deth chik. (I personally show up for the booze and a
vague hope of shagging a ***y deth chik).
> In terms of who should be on the C*b*l, I think an elected C*b*l or a
> fixed-term C*b*l could cause problems. There would be issues of who
> can vote, etc.
Voting for the C*b*l would cause so much more drama than voting for
cities ever could. Most people can (barely) handle being told no one
likes their city. Most people will eventually get over being told that
no likes their party ideas. Can you imagine the damage to a fragile ego
when being told that no one likes them? It would be exponential drama.
Personally I'm happy with the C*b*l picking its own members. People who
are members stay members for as long as they want, and if the number of
members ever drops too low then the C*b*l can recruit people using any
method they want.
>
> 5. Anything else you care about?
Better selection of single malt whisky and good beer on tap at the
official hotel and venue bars.
Dag
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