As an event organizer in my own right, a certain amount of your frustration just comes with the territory. Some people will always be demanding ("I have a hangnail, and -you- forgot the official Baitcon nailclippers. What is -wrong- with you?". Wank Wank Wank.) It comes with the job.
So, I ask you the inverse question: what's in it for you? And by that I don't mean what's in Baitcon for you. I mean...why do you ever do any event organizing at anything?
Because in the end, you simply cannot make every person suddenly grok CLUE. You can, however, know yourself, know your motivations, and adjust your commitment, donation, and expectations accordingly.
That alone, imo, will bring you peace about how other people chose to behave at this event you seem you would prefer to be at, if the logistics made sense. -H...
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Date: 2008-06-24 02:22 am (UTC)So, I ask you the inverse question: what's in it for you? And by that I don't mean what's in Baitcon for you. I mean...why do you ever do any event organizing at anything?
Because in the end, you simply cannot make every person suddenly grok CLUE. You can, however, know yourself, know your motivations, and adjust your commitment, donation, and expectations accordingly.
That alone, imo, will bring you peace about how other people chose to behave at this event you seem you would prefer to be at, if the logistics made sense. -H...