Jonno's question of the day ???

If we were going to do an event and it was mid week and you had to take time off work... And I was to possibly offer something in return ... What would the preference be.

I'm not talking a small show.

A) a hotel room for every night you needed to stay.
B) a set fee / daily amount
C)a prize fund where every one gets something for entering but amounts change depending on how far you get.

Please give me feedback as I need to pass it on, or don't moan if you didn't.

Thanks

John
Roaming robots

A.

A aswell, hotels aren't always cheap and over a few days......

I'd be tempted towards A too (although if all goes as planned I'll be in full time education for a while longer and I can't really book days off college or university :P) although I'd have thought C was a given for a 'major' event such as the UK champs.

A is nice but c can make it a little better but it all depends :)

You could do A or B, Form a budget, organisation perspective I would go for B :D

A

I'm going for A

A and definitely C

A, but you missed option D) Send heavy mob around to employers to get time off work.

A and C

I think I would incline towards A. If everyone was in the a hotel together it would make for a good social event. I imagine that C would be preferred by the owners of the better robots but B would be my second choice.

In the order they are posted >>>>>>

A= 1st choice

B= 2nd choice

C= 3rd choice

4th choice = A+B+C :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

A or B. Bring it on!

A

B would be my preference

C sounds good, but A would probably suit me more personally (especially if the location is far away)
Also, my dad raised a good question last night - would these events be during half terms and school breaks?
Otherwise that would probably involve pulling kids out of school - roboteer and public.

Interesting.,

Thanks for commenting guys.

So to summarise from here and personal emails I've had.

People appear to be more bothered about having a hotel provided, it would take the hassle of finding one away from them, and if we had enough notice we could all book into the same hotel, which would make for a good social evening throughout the event.


Of course everyone would love the extra daily amount and a prize fund if it was a UK champs but it appears more important to have a good set of trophies to fight for.

If there was budget then it appears a set appearance fee / day is more favourable than a prize fund, as it encourages people to come even if they dont think their robot can win !

The event would definately be in the school holidays, so we attract kids to come and see the show, and of course we capture our feather weight / younger community too.

We have talked about the possibility of running a FW Full combat champs too along side but no decision has been made.

Anyone anything else to share, comments etc feel free.

John
Roaming Robots

'We have talked about the possibility of running a FW Full combat champs too along side but no decision has been made.'

If FW Full combat means spinners, I'm all for it.

Bit late but Ive only just seen it.
My choice would be A and B - obviously having no job again does take its toll on everything I do but I dont have the baggage of getting time off :rofl:

A

A & B both look like good options, but I am erring on the side of A, as that also removes the hassle of booking a hotel.

I would say that hotel accomodation is the best option. However there are possibly a few roboteers who will have to take any leave from work on an unpaid basis.
In these cases, maybe in addition to accomodation a modest fixed daily fee or help with travel costs could be offered from some type of 'hardship fund'?
As for a prize fund, personaly I have never considered it to be about the money and would much sooner have a nice trophy than a cheque.

The two biggest expenses for ourselves (besides the robots) are accommodation and - due to distance - petrol.
So based on that, my first choice would be A, for reasons most other people have already mentioned (takes hassle out of booking, group booking = good social gathering opportunity)
A set fee/daily appearance amount would be a nice luxury that could help towards our petrol bills but is not something I'd consider essential especially if we'd be saving money on accommodation.
A prize fund is an even bigger luxury but I'd be happy with trophies or even simply the excitement of coming first. That's partly what I do this for.

So in summary: A > B > C