Originally Posted by
sbm12
To be fair, the Freddies for the last few years before they switched to the FTAwards and now back to the Freddies DID require an invitation. That invitation was sent out relatively last-minute and was generally open to all but it wasn't like they expected that random people would just show up at the ballroom and get in. Similarly, when it was run as the FTAwards it was relatively open invite but you were expected to be invited.
To be fair, the Freddies notice/invite used to come out in Feb for FTers to sign-up & there were quite a few that attended each year. In the last few years the 'invite' on FT is posted by Randy a couple of weeks before the event & is very limited in terms of size. Do agree with you that the entire time, whether Freddies or FTAwards, it was an invite-only event, not just show up.
Cheers.