Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 12:48:52 07/17/02
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On July 17, 2002 at 13:14:45, Bruce Moreland wrote: >Good post. Perhaps a few too many titles, and I'm less concerned about trying >to limit participation from outside. If someone wants to fly in, and there is a >table, a chair, and an electrical outlet, I say go for it. > >But I think that we've gotten well ahead of ourselves by discussing spending >money on air fare. > >bruce I agree that we shouldn't do anything to limit participation from any group, but I think that IF we are going to do anything to encourage participation such as free air fare, or whatever else comes up, that we should encourage the participation of North Americans before participants from elsewhere. If we have an excess of money (which isn't likely) we could either help outsiders or put it in the pot for the next year, or increase the prize fund. It is assumed that we will not have a shortage of beer, of course. I think the real question is, if we have money to spend, do we spend it on flying participants in, or on beer? Russell
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