On 08/08/2011 11:12 PM, Alexandro Colorado wrote:
I suggest to link that information somewhere from the registration page. The information might be orphaned from the site information. This should be also on the startup guide as well IMO.
That has been suggested as people (not reading stuff) don't know what they'll be getting. This is something we'll try to do next year but there are limitations as goodies depend on how much money we can raise. Now that Goodies offer is off, there is no need to place it on the registration form.
The content of the package is relevant enough information for the teams during the registration process and also why register on time (although that time had passed).
There were some locations in Venezuela and Panama that they just register on the wiki and didnt bother on the map, maybe learning about the opportunity of getting free swag might have been a driver to be more careful.
Every year we have 20+ that do not register on the map. I EMAIL EVERY ONE OF THEM PERSONALLY (sometimes more than once) and therefore have little to no excuse. I have had people also telling me (yes I also email people who answered "no" to goodies) that they think other teams will need those more than them, in remote or third world countries (bad internet, bad infrastructure, etc...). Last but not least, organizing SFD means that you need to pay a little attention to what's happening globally and subscribe to the mailing list. It's low traffic and you sometimes actually learn stuff. As you can see I do a lot of spoon feeding and running an SFD event is something team leaders should take seriously. Most do. Fred