On 19 March 2015 at 00:52, James Salsman <jsals...@gmail.com> wrote: > Therefore, I propose that someone try some editathons where half the > tickets are auctioned, the other half are raffled, and the Foundation pays > to support them if and only if the auction fails to pay all of the expenses > in advance, and then only the difference. This will allow them to become > more exclusive, but not completely exclusive, (...)
I'm a bit lost here. At the moment, editathons are (almost?) always free to attend, though some are tacked onto a paying event (eg a conference); when "ticketed", this is usually to control numbers when space is limited. This model works pretty well and makes them popular events; indeed, they're one of our most visible public activities. I don't see where the benefit would come from selling - or raffling, auctioning, etc- tickets. It would invariably deter attendees and reduce uptake; why would making them more exclusive be a *good* thing? We want as many people as possible to attend, and most do not run at absolute capacity. This looks like a problem rather than a solution, even assuming we need a solution at all. Yes, it would be nice if they were cost-neutral - but the cost of running editathons is, in my experience, not high. There are probably easier savings to be made by WMF. -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
