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Sponsor & Super Sponsor Benefits
Whitefang:
--- Quote from: Zefiro on 14.08.2010, 14:07:50 ---I decided to upgrade to Sponsor a few hours ago. For this single reason of supporting EF. I'm glad I did this before reading your post.
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--- Quote from: nifelan on 14.08.2010, 15:50:56 ---Don't get me wrong, I am thankful for all the guys that support the con with their wallets and I would do too if my financial situation would be better now. Not because I want to be first in line (heck I usually show up way late anyway) but because I want to support the con.
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Exactly my point. People should help because they can and want to, not because they get something in return. If they do it for something in return, then it's not helping, that's just business and nothing else.
Now, I do understand that running a con requires a lot of money and that organizers need to gather those money somehow. I am also fine with some special "thank you" gifts like towels or t-shirts or mugs. What really bugs me, though, is that you decided to include in the sponsor benefits something that's public, like Dealer's Den access. Everyone should be equal in this regard and by letting sponsors in earlier, you clearly state that they are better then everyone else because they are richer. And that's not fair.
It's done this year already and I don't suppose it can be changed, nor do I expect it. But please, keep this in mind when thinking of sponsor benefits for the next year. Public things should remain public, undivided on the part for richer and poorer.
Mazin:
--- Quote from: Whitefang on 14.08.2010, 18:07:58 ---I am also fine with some special "thank you" gifts like towels or t-shirts or mugs. What really bugs me, though, is that you decided to include in the sponsor benefits something that's public, like Dealer's Den access. Everyone should be equal in this regard and by letting sponsors in earlier, you clearly state that they are better then everyone else because they are richer. And that's not fair.
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The problem with too many physical gifts is that they cost money to make, and so mean less of the sponsor fee is going towards lowering everyone else's costs. Letting people in early to the Dealer's Den doesn't cost EF any extra (and it probably makes it easier on the dealers to have the crowd come in gradually instead of everyone at once! :P).
In the end, though. Making a con happen requires time & money. Some of us volunteer with our time because we don't have the money, and some of us help with our money because we don't have the time, and there are perks for both.
krakendwaggin:
Its nice to see what people will get for their options, I'm still glad to have super sponsored for my first ever con.
Though, a Towel?, really?, I had to laugh, well at least we'll know where our towels are!
Mazin:
--- Quote from: krakendwaggin on 15.08.2010, 22:39:47 ---Though, a Towel?, really?, I had to laugh, well at least we'll know where our towels are!
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Maybe they're also planning on giving super-sponsors reserved lounge chairs by the pool? :>
don't kill me
Cheetah:
--- Quote from: krakendwaggin on 15.08.2010, 22:39:47 ---Though, a Towel?, really?, I had to laugh, well at least we'll know where our towels are!
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It surely beats stealing hotel towels for souvenirs :)
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