Fwd: Re: [Toraerie] Fwd: Re: Seeking Autocrating/Royalty Questions

[ester030 at umn.edu]

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Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:49:38 -0500
From: "Christopher Mortika" <c.mortika at gmail.com>
To: "ester030 at umn.edu" <ester030 at umn.edu>
Subject: Re: [Toraerie] Fwd: Re: Seeking Autocrating/Royalty Questions

 Hey, folks.  Christian d'Hiver here, de-lurking for a moment.  Her Ladyship
Caoilfhionn has some terrific advice, which I wish more event stewards and
event-planning groups would heed.

Most events break fees down into adults, kids 6-12, and 5 and under. 5
> and under are usually free, because they're just tagging along with
> parents for the most part. Kids are usually around half price, but
> with such a low site fee it's up to you to decide whether kids will
> get $5 worth of entertainment out of the event and/or use $5 worth of
> event resources. They don't get charged non-member fees.


A couple of notes to add:

* Children *who get discounted site fees* don't have to pay the NMS.  If a
child pays full price, the NMS applies.

* From one event to another in Northshield, there's no commonly-accepted
cut-off as to who's a "youth" and who's not.  For example, 18-year-olds
still got the youth discounts at WW this month (but I don't think that
kingdom officers would tolerate an event that set the cut-off any old than
that).

If you set the youth-adult break-point at 12, then teens will pay full price
(including the NMS, if applicable).  If you set it high, then interested
high-schoolers (and possibly incoming college freshmen) could get in
cheaper.  (It doesn't have to even be that much of a discount.  $1 off site
fee waives the requirement for the NMS.)

--Christian d'Hiver
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