[ST] Elevator Suggestion Submitted With Minimal Comment

[Dan Noe]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 12:13:32AM -0500, A Fool Who Should Know Better wrote:
> Yeah, so I find this whole idea sort of odd.  As it stands we have people 
> saying "you should take the stairs" with a usually-unspoken "so I can take 
> the elevator in a reasonable amount of time."  Yes, it is kind of rude to 
> take the elevator when you don't need to, especially for just a couple of 
> floors, but it's also rude to passive-aggressively point out with signs 
> that someone else isn't being maximally courteous.

The people I heard saying "you should take the stairs" are the people
who *are* taking the stairs - but maybe that is partly because I am one
of the tech crew volunteers which means I'm running all over the place.
And always on the stairs unless I'm carting heavy equipment, because
honestly the stairs are faster.

In general, in hotels, people aren't *aware* of the stairs.  No hotel
advertises their stairs except for fire safety.  So you get perfectly
normal, healthy people taking the elevator for a few stories because
they don't realize they can take the stairs.  A sign near the elevator
that reminded people the stairs are even an option would be great, in
addition to pointing people towards the location of the stairwells -
often challenging to find from the lower floors and the lobby.

Admittedly, I am young, and healthy, and the stairs don't present a
problem for me; in fact, I love the opportunity to get some exercise
in the middle of winter.  But if you think most of the people who are
suggesting elevator signs are doing it so they can use the elevator,
you're wrong.  Most of the people who I discussed it with last year just
want more people enlightened to the presence of the stairs.

Cheers,
Dan

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