Respawn Lan 550 instead of 450 :), Just my opinion Options

[GIARUS]

well because no one is listening and keeps suggesting the convention centre, because of space and no other reason, i say we just have it in the middle of a 50 acre farm, what do ya think?

I Live on a 27acher block is that good enuf for ya

Spell-Bot edit: I live on a 27 acre block, is that good enough for you?

[Zardoz]

Hi,

We will probably expand our capacity slightly.. shortly

Stay tuned!

[Maelstrom]

well because no one is listening and keeps suggesting the convention centre, because of space and no other reason, i say we just have it in the middle of a 50 acre farm, what do ya think?

we have actually discussed a tent lan with some generators

Mark my words... I will do that one day.

Wait for the petrol prices to go down

[SirSquidness]

This is a good point. But I would love to do this before petrol supplies run out

[MiniWalks]

Leave my TentLAN alone

but reiterate

Jeff's Shed (Melbourne Convention Centre) is NO GOOD for LAN usage.

Power/Space are our biggest constraints currently. Feel free to come and chat to me about the power next lan if it at all interests you.

Btw Squiddy, most (decent) genny's run diesal .... i know mine does

[SirSquidness]

Diesel or unleaded, it's still all petrol and it's still going to run out eventually - before the price drops back down to what it used to be

[Frookie]

we can always get people that run inside hamster wheels for power...

[Zantikk]

I'm hoping for a 1000 person Respawn within 5 years

[Dekar]

I'm hoping for a 1000 person Respawn within 5 years

respawn university
solved

[Jen]

LOL @ RSPU

[Grover]

I'm hoping for a 1000 person Respawn within 5 years

epic... lol

Why not?


- May need 2 hijack a nuclear reactor 2 supply the power but hey i'm down

[djzort]

any possibilities more than 450 spots can be squeezed out of the uni hall?

[Locke]

If it's only up to 500 registered now, you should be pretty safe to get in even without waiting until they open the doors to anyone. I have to imagine that such a giant spike in early registrations will also mean even more people that don't confirm than normal.

[djzort]

If it's only up to 500 registered now, you should be pretty safe to get in even without waiting until they open the doors to anyone. I have to imagine that such a giant spike in early registrations will also mean even more people that don't confirm than normal.

im in the first 40 so thats not the issue, i would just like to see more people!

now to convince Zardoz to do online payments, then rego numbers will mean something

[TheTacoMan]

Perhaps run a registration for a Respawn LAN 850 and see if you can get a huge room in the Exhib building or something similar. Not as an official event, but to see if you could:

a ) Get the interest
b ) Get the needed funds

problem is, a lot of people register/confirm but then don't show up. I think last respawn we had about 600 people register, 450 confirm, and only about 350 actually show up.

That's almost 300 people who confirmed and didn't show, which is about a third

Hi, let me introduce you to my good friend call Maths. He's quite lonely at the moment.

I can assure you all these things have been thought about. When it's feasible and there is the financial backing, something big will likely happen. Maybe.

My bad, should have said, almost 300 REGISTERED that didn't show up, not confirmed. Maths is for squares.

Does no one read what i type? the convention centre is a *SHITTY* place for a lan

LAN + convention has been attempted. and failed

Mostly, i'd assume, because going to a convention and going to a LAN has two completely different mindsets.

At a LAN, you nest, at a convention, you hunt.

Also, non-compulsory online payments sounds like a fantastic idea. It could be done via paypal. Excuse my ignorance, as i don't know how difficult something like that is to set up, but it would be great for people who know they are going to be late (due to work/home commitments) but are definitely going to show up

[SirSquidness]

any possibilities more than 450 spots can be squeezed out of the uni hall?

No.

now to convince Zardoz to do online payments, then rego numbers will mean something

For reasons I wont go in to, I believe this is not possible at the moment. Maybe in time to come when/if certain things change. I agree it would be good, but it's not something that is viable at this time.

Also, non-compulsory online payments sounds like a fantastic idea. It could be done via paypal. Excuse my ignorance, as i don't know how difficult something like that is to set up, but it would be great for people who know they are going to be late (due to work/home commitments) but are definitely going to show up

Very easy. But that's not why it's not happened yet.