Retiring from Do organisation?
Oct 17, 2007 | 8:43 pm
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But don't forget, Catman, that your original thread on the definition of a DO still proudly remains as the gold standard against which all others are measured.
Oct 18, 2007 | 1:26 am
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Originally Posted by lili
1. Small-event organizer has to have a private word with person-who-does-not-pay-fair-share. Public outing is bad. Very bad. Most of you know who the regulars are.
The next morning I realised I'd been the one who was short, since I was paying for a number of people
Since I'd paid, it had worked out in the end 
Accidents can and do happen, so I wouldn't take the public route. But there are also a number of repeat offenders out there, who go beyond accidents. But even though some of them have not been to my dos, I'm fully aware of their reputation and if they did sign up, would take steps to manage it. Do organisers do talk privately to each other as well you know
Oct 18, 2007 | 2:05 am
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What if some attendees want the tip to be atleast 20% while others think that 10% is more than enough? And isn't it an issue for the organiser to then have to force-choose one of the two options and then, perhaps incorrectly, get perceived as either too stingy or over-generous?
Oct 18, 2007 | 7:51 am
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I agree.
Plus the shortchange artists usually know who they are anyway.
Speaking of San Diego dinners, I attending a large FT one back in, I believe, April or May.
And we had Spiff the Enforcer
for our collection agent. And even he came up short and had to make a second pass among our group.
I'm not sure what caused the shortage or if it was just a miscalculation on Spiff's part but AFAIK everyone ultimately paid their fair share.
Plus the shortchange artists usually know who they are anyway.
And we had Spiff the Enforcer
for our collection agent. And even he came up short and had to make a second pass among our group. I'm not sure what caused the shortage or if it was just a miscalculation on Spiff's part but AFAIK everyone ultimately paid their fair share.
Oct 18, 2007 | 11:31 am
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I think what I did with CMD3 was had a 15 percent tip worked in each meal (can't remember) and if people wnated to tip more they could on their own.
Maybe that's another suggestion... have the restaurant work in the tip as part of each person's total.
Going OMNI... THinking back on CMD3 makes me sad for the demise of the restaurant that hosted the big show: the legendary Cite Restaurant and its Wine Dinner (which I think was $75 and included three courses of food and all the wine you can carry.
Maybe that's another suggestion... have the restaurant work in the tip as part of each person's total.
Going OMNI... THinking back on CMD3 makes me sad for the demise of the restaurant that hosted the big show: the legendary Cite Restaurant and its Wine Dinner (which I think was $75 and included three courses of food and all the wine you can carry.
Apr 19, 2008 | 2:32 am
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I published the dates for the SZG Mozart DO on the 20th Dec 07 after the BTS DO was cancelled and the weekend was free.
KiwiFlyer announce on the 22nd Feb 08 the Kiwi Mainland Do Two.
And now we have also a Korea Do III on the same weekend, wich was announced on the 17th April 08 from Sweet Willie.
I am not really happy with this situation. Of course, the DOs are on different continents and everybody can choose, which DO to attend. But 3 DOs on the same dates doesn´t help any DO organizer.
Could you all please take more care about choosing a date for a DO in the future ? Thanks in advance !!
Apr 19, 2008 | 3:00 am
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But in fairness, there are only 52 weekends in the year... and at least those 3 dos are all on different continents. I've quite deliberately run a London Do on the Sin Run weekend, since the people attending the London Do tend to be a different group from those that attend the Sin Run. I think it is unreasonable to say we can't have overlapping dos - quite clearly we need to because there are only 52 weekends in a year 
Apr 19, 2008 | 3:21 am
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But in fairness, there are only 52 weekends in the year... and at least those 3 dos are all on different continents. I've quite deliberately run a London Do on the Sin Run weekend, since the people attending the London Do tend to be a different group from those that attend the Sin Run. I think it is unreasonable to say we can't have overlapping dos - quite clearly we need to because there are only 52 weekends in a year
Of course, DOs on the same continent on the same weekend could really be a big problem.
Apr 19, 2008 | 3:31 am
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nice to have the time to sit and read this thread.. sean and i enjoyed hosting two weekend events when we lived in Asia, notably the Shanghai weekend, which as it required a certain amount of advance planning to attend, meant that the attendees were seriously keen.
however, once we moved to the middle east, the do hosting ceased, but we've had lots of lunches and dinners with FTers passing by, which has been good.
now we are mving to spain.. let's see, might see a return to do hosting, or maybe sean will some common sense to the matter, and we'll just participate in others' events..
however, once we moved to the middle east, the do hosting ceased, but we've had lots of lunches and dinners with FTers passing by, which has been good.
now we are mving to spain.. let's see, might see a return to do hosting, or maybe sean will some common sense to the matter, and we'll just participate in others' events..
Apr 19, 2008 | 9:57 am
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Apr 19, 2008 | 10:51 am
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Apr 19, 2008 | 11:44 am
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I agree with SanDiego1K's not-so-suttle "you all need to plan a do" hint
. The Do's I've attended with those guys have been an absolute blast, and hope they'll grace more do-planning soon.
Apr 19, 2008 | 1:59 pm
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This will become more and more of a problem as time goes. I think that all we can ask is that Do organizers look at the "calendar" and make a conscious decision when planning a Do and to actually put their event on the "calendar" once announced. There are many Dos that become annual events and as time goes the annual "calendar" is filling up.