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Jono:
Obviously SST should be voluntary but if you not one you don't get the benefits D&D, hog roast it's simple, they can buy one for a tenner, or they can buy an SST n get one for free, their choice, but it's a no brainer just let everyone know NOW I agree with dttdb I'd only sell wristbands on the day to family/friends of SST ok people will lose out if they've not got SST prior to MK but with 6 months notice they will be aware of that if they rad users , if they not they'll learn the hard way n make sure they have one next year as they sit in their tent at night listening to the party in the D&D I know it sounds harsh but they have plenty of notice and if they don't use rad forum or rad FB page where it should be well advertised as SST needed then tough, how dare they turn up n expect a freebie and as I said they'll learn the hard way, if you leave it free they'll just keep coming , reap the benefits and never buy one !

Monk_Wally_Honk:
I've never been but surely everyone who turns up will have at least a tenner in their pockets. I doubt anyone would mind if it gives them food and drink.

Try taking a kid to a theme park and get one drink and some food from a tenner.

griff:
that still doesn't get past the challenge of how to match real people to usernames though (@ Jono)

if we had to police that before handing out wristbands then we'd create a bottleneck trying to get online or something to verify people.
Bit more info - people make a big fuss about the drinks & pig roast but the costs of these are just one part of putting on the whole shebang. Ramps, Bogs, Skips, Marquees etc are much less visible but still very costly and need to be available on Saturday AND Sunday (unlike the D&D/Food which just benefits people on Saturday night)

Looking at the whole picture, this is why I would recommend having anyone (tag holder or not) pay for a wristband on the day so they can physically show that they have made a contribution on the day to the rad pot. It's no different from putting something in the collection jar but would at least put a stop to any potential scrotes lying about having made a donation. No doubt there would be a few disgruntled tag owners complaining about 'paying twice' but there has to be a cut off point somewhere if you're thinking of making changes to the funding model & we have to cover far more than just beers and food on one day. We could do nothing at all, leave it as is and have people moan about 'freeloaders' instead.

Whatever happens, however much money ends up in the pot - it all comes back to the  :radbmxsmilie: community anyway. Just to restate - these are just my personal opinions, not speaking on behalf of the site owners/mods but trying to be as open/transparent as possible & contribute to the debate.

adenough:
Can't the present SST holders receive there wrist bands through the post in advance ( obviously pay for the stamp etc)
This way, you'd only then have to deal with pay on the doors?

griff:

--- Quote from: adenough on February 19, 2016, 05:26 PM ---Can't the present SST holders receive there wrist bands through the post in advance ( obviously pay for the stamp etc)
This way, you'd only then have to deal with pay on the doors?

--- End quote ---

It's not impossible, but we'd have to ask every tag holder to send us their names and addresses etc and deal with the admin. Suppose it depends how much of a pain in the arse that is vs the potential uproar if someone somehow feels cheated?
Personally speaking I'm happy to pay for a tag, I also usually bung something in the jar in the D&D and bring some booze/snacks along for good measure - so paying for a wrist band instead of a jar donation is no skin off my nose.

tbh I don't really fancy posting out ~ 400 wristbands to individual addresses anyway

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