[ST] [SA] Staff Den access policy...

[jude-arisia at genericdomain.net]

I think this and a number of other emails may miss the point of the
original post.  My take was not that the poster was saying it is wrong
for masquerade and art show ribbons to get into the Staff Den, but
rather asking why working on those areas in any capacity gets special
treatment over generic gophers.  If I've arranged ahead to work the art
show or masquerade, I can get my ribbon, work my N hours, and use the
Staff Den, but if instead I happen to be helping out logistics for those
same N hours and get a gopher ribbon, I only get the snacks at the
gopher hole.

(I know I've received a masquerade staff ribbon in the past even when I
was only working a couple of hours for the masquerade.   I had green
room access anyway, so it wasn't an issue for me, but I do get that
aspect of the poster's gripe, too.)

Anyway I think the point was that people who deserve to be fed aren't
being fed.

Note to Crystal: I am *not* suggesting any changes be made, especially
for this year!  I think it is a useful discussion to have post-con,
especially if relevant data can be collected for analysis.

See you tomorrow,

	-jude



On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 06:25:29PM -0500, Dan Kimmel wrote:
> My two cents...
> 
> I don't use the Staff Den because I have access to the Green Room as a Panel
> Participant.  I think people who contribute their time and efforts in
> whatever measure -- assuming it's not a sham just to get the perqs -- have
> earned the thanks of the con through these efforts.  My hat is off to the
> people who make them possible.
> 
> I love Arisia because a lot of people do incredible work to throw this
> weekend event for fandom.  I'm glad my own small contribution is appreciated
> but I am in awe of the people who make planning and running Arisia one of
> their major leisure time activities.  And so I don't begrudge anyone the
> peanut buttter sandwich, ramen soup, warmed up lasagne, bagels, soda,
> coffee, or whatever refueling they need to get them through the convention.
> 
> The Staff Den, like the Green Room and the Gopher Hole, are thank yous to
> people who are doing this because they *want* to give something to fandom,
> not because they're looking to scam the convention.
> 
> >From con chair to coat check, from security to program ops, from the
> masquerade lighting crew to the people at registration, these are the people
> who let us all have fun for a weekend every January.  In the absence of any
> evidence of serious abuse, I say thank you and enjoy your meal.  You earned
> it.
> 
> Dan
> daniel.kimmel at rcn.com
> 
> 

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