Off Topic Mitcar 2015

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Most likely planning will get into full swing after Stanford Hall, but the events team have had a thread running since Feb so are ready for it :)

what the events team still fail to understand is not everyone has coosty job some need more that a few weeks notice to book time off. threads go up too late they cant go.
 
Besides that fact, just because the event thread hasn't been posted doesn't mean that we're keeping the date secret, if people need that much time to book leave they can easily look at Mitcar's own website to get the day booked off.
 
As far as I can tell Stanford is on the 26th June and Mitcar is on the 16th of August, thats almost 2 months notice. Is that not sufficient?
not in a lot of jobs no, leaving it that late could mean too many others have already booked the same date leaving no cover so no day off.

or people have committed themselves to do some thing else

Besides that fact, just because the event thread hasn't been posted doesn't mean that we're keeping the date secret, if people need that much time to book leave they can easily look at Mitcar's own website to get the day booked off.

you are assuming people know these events exist, what's wrong with putting all the threads up so people can book time off early and make sure they keep their day free for the show? it shouldn't be too hard its not like the old days when FF did lots of shows its only 3 a year now

the fact a member has asked for the thread shows there is a need
 
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not in a lot of jobs no, leaving it that late could mean too many others have already booked the same date leaving no cover so no day off.

or people have committed themselves to do some thing else



you are assuming people know these events exist, what's wrong with putting all the threads up so people can book time off early and make sure they keep their day free for the show? it shouldn't be too hard its not like the old days when FF did lots of shows its only 3 a year now

the fact a member has asked for the thread shows there is a need

Well seeing as the turn outs keep getting larger and larger I'd say people are given plenty of time to get time off for events. If you need more than 2 months notice to get 1 day off work you need a new job!
 
not in a lot of jobs no, leaving it that late could mean too many others have already booked the same date leaving no cover so no day off.

or people have committed themselves to do some thing else

I am fortunate, being retired, to be able to react at short notice to things that crop up, however when in work, it was surprising when holiday rota was published at the beginning of the year, how quickly the summer period got booked up, especially during the school half term breaks. And of course Mitcar falls within this scenario plus not everyone works 9 > 5 Mon > Fri.
 
Just a suggestion but how about a sort of save the date thread at the start of the season which lists all the official FF events with the dates (or added later if you don't immediately have them). There could also be links to the official show website and the previous years FF thread/gallery so new folks can find out what they're like in advance

it can always be stuck and locked if you'd prefer to keep discussions for the actual event threads but does mean the dates are available to everyone in advance even those who are new to the site
 
Just a suggestion but how about a sort of save the date thread at the start of the season which lists all the official FF events with the dates (or added later if you don't immediately have them). There could also be links to the official show website and the previous years FF thread/gallery so new folks can find out what they're like in advance

it can always be stuck and locked if you'd prefer to keep discussions for the actual event threads but does mean the dates are available to everyone in advance even those who are new to the site

Actually, I quite like this idea. When the event thread goes up the event name links to the thread. After the event, the name can link to the gallery for that event (perhaps with the group photo underneath). Keep a sticky for each year so people can look back at the galleries easily if they want to.
 
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