And when you double the event to 300 the next year? Or 600 the following year? The best time to find a more scalable site was before the last BasedCon - I understand: 1st time, it worked out well. The next best time to find a more permanent scalable site is before next time.
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Replying to @AetherCzar @MorlockP and
Scalability is good, but it's pretty far down on my list right now. Beating it out are (1) price; (2) our familiarity with the current site; (3) safety/remoteness from urban area; (4) a venue owner who won't cancel us
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Replying to @robkroese @AetherCzar and
I think that place should work for one more year. It might get a little cramped with 150 people but should be manageable. The 2023 con will probably need to be elsewhere.
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Replying to @stephengracin @robkroese and
I think 150 in there is a very bad idea but... not my rodeo, so I'll shut up.
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Replying to @MorlockP @stephengracin and
I will probably keep it lower than that. Let me put it this way: what's the maximum number of people you will tolerate,
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Replying to @robkroese @stephengracin and
Srs, tho, it's more about DENSITY, and I think that the indoor density last time was about maximum for an acceptable con. One possible failure mode: remember during the kickstarter panel and someone from MSFT talked about "catastrophic success"? If you get too many people in
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Replying to @MorlockP @robkroese and
Scalability is an issue, but is also largely an issue that doesn't have to be dealt with immediately. Cap next year to a limit the venue (whatever venue) can handle, grow each year, find a new venue when needed. Weather is a bigger issue.
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Replying to @rnewquist @MorlockP and
My very first thought upon arrival was, "damn, I hope the weather is good this weekend." Fortunately, it was. God smiled on us. He's smiled on a lot of my life, and that's great. But I always find it best not to tempt Him.
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Replying to @rnewquist @MorlockP and
I'm not familiar with Michigan weather. But it certainly seemed like every single person there who IS familiar with it remarked to me at least once over the weekend about how lucky we were to have such perfect weather.
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Replying to @rnewquist @MorlockP and
If that's the case, then the plan needs to be for the weather to not be that good, and let it be a bonus if it is. Just my $0.02.
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Fully agreed. I'm nervous about 50 people here in 2 weeks, in a LARGER house, and am looking into tents
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