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Wanted to ask folks (prefer non long time attendees - those are on here right?) how they felt about the party entry process. Many of the semi-private parties can be hard to get into (HackPmp) for example. Having worked nightclubs and such its a similar process.
What was your experience. I want to preface this with I personally like being able to let anyone into a party as long as they are not a DB. However for a lot of reasons that is not possible.
I had a number of people (3 in this specific example) at the HP party demanding and getting upset when they were not allowed in, but yet other people were allowed in (in front of) a line of around 75 people. Some of the 75 had to wait 30-45 minutes. I explained (trying customer service - and briefly considering letting everyone behind these 3 people in ahead of these people) that these are semi-private parties. Generally friends, long time con goers and goons get in first just because we all know each other. Boobs generally get in before D*cks. In some cases there is a list above the RSVP list. While its not perfect, I don't see anything wrong with newbies waiting in line, we train them to do that on the first day of the con - they like it. But this person in particular and his 2 buddies took offense to not being allowed in with the other people. They eventually left, and so we decided to let more people in..
But it got be thinking - we want everyone to have fun, there just is sometimes a wait and preferences for Friends..
But seriously, do newbies understand it takes time to get into some groups? I always try to grab the socially awkward people and get them to talk to each other..but sometimes its just a matter of waiting or getting to know people. Its not microprocessor design.
What was your experience. I want to preface this with I personally like being able to let anyone into a party as long as they are not a DB. However for a lot of reasons that is not possible.
I had a number of people (3 in this specific example) at the HP party demanding and getting upset when they were not allowed in, but yet other people were allowed in (in front of) a line of around 75 people. Some of the 75 had to wait 30-45 minutes. I explained (trying customer service - and briefly considering letting everyone behind these 3 people in ahead of these people) that these are semi-private parties. Generally friends, long time con goers and goons get in first just because we all know each other. Boobs generally get in before D*cks. In some cases there is a list above the RSVP list. While its not perfect, I don't see anything wrong with newbies waiting in line, we train them to do that on the first day of the con - they like it. But this person in particular and his 2 buddies took offense to not being allowed in with the other people. They eventually left, and so we decided to let more people in..
But it got be thinking - we want everyone to have fun, there just is sometimes a wait and preferences for Friends..
But seriously, do newbies understand it takes time to get into some groups? I always try to grab the socially awkward people and get them to talk to each other..but sometimes its just a matter of waiting or getting to know people. Its not microprocessor design.
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