Lisa and others who are organizing, I appreciate your coordinating the next YT meetup event. You did a wonderful job on this year's event, and I am looking forward to future meetups. However, I will not be voting now that there is a $20 fee. I could understand $5 or $10 to deter those that aren't serious about attending, but on principle $20 seems a bit steep just to vote on where the meetup will be. (That's the recommended dollar amount for gifts for one YT GE!) I think it will exclude some members who really want to be there and prevent them from casting their vote due to financial constraints. It sounds quite strange to me that there were voters who had less than 50, or 10, or even 0 posts who were voting on this-it does seem as if something was up, but there has to be a more fair, more economical way to determine who gets to vote. Can this be done by post count, length of time each of us has been a member, or some other criteria?
I truly want to attend, and I am planning on it, however, as many of you know, my life is changing in the next year, (as it does for all of us), and there is a chance I will not be able to attend, but I won't know until next spring whether I will be able to join everyone or not. Are you only allowing those who vote to attend? Or can others join you even if they don't vote, but it works out for them to come?
Thank you again for coordinating, and for hearing me out on this. Let me know if I can attend even if I don't vote on the location. I'd really like to be there! |