EOM 2015 - Lewisburg, WV - 25-27 September 2015

[wheatonFJR]

Wayne, that's real nice of you to offer those options but, honestly, I think we're all big kids and can figure out a way somehow in this day and age to locate folks we'd like to meet & greet. If NAFO is any indication, there are several different places/times to do your networking and ask around for the people one would most like to meet in the flesh (so to speak...

). You and the admins of both sites have plenty to keep you busy and I don't think we need to create more work for any of you. Just my $.02 and some change.

+1

 

[El Toro Joe]

These events are continual chaos (a good thing!) and finding people in a crowd of 140 can be difficult.

Just walk into the room, call out the person's name or screen name and find them... easy peasy. Although when I yelled out, "F*ck you, Bob!!" at NAFO you could hear crickets chirping... long story and evidently not everyone was in on the joke!

Tyler, that was priceless

...I don't think I could have said it any better

I can't wait for EOM 2015...looking forward to seeing everyone again.

...and Wayne...can't thank you enough for all you do putting these events together.

 

[Intech]

Wayne,

Why do we need to buy lanyards for every event? I am sure most people could come up with a lanyard to bring along to use. Then I, or someone else, could just print the name tags to give to everyone as they arrive. I have kept a lot of lanyards, so I could bring extras. It doesn't matter to me that they have the event printed on them. Just a thought.

 

[Allen_C]

Wayne,Why do we need to buy lanyards for every event? I am sure most people could come up with a lanyard to bring along to use. Then I, or someone else, could just print the name tags to give to everyone as they arrive. I have kept a lot of lanyards, so I could bring extras. It doesn't matter to me that they have the event printed on them. Just a thought.

Good point! I probably have a dozen lanyards hanging in my closet from many different events. I'm happy to bring them - just need to verify the single clip that attaches on the top center of the name badge is what is needed.

 

[extrememarine]

We could eliminate the lanyards, trimming about .75 cents off the ticket price. The place I get the lanyards from includes the plastic badge holders for free. I could find the badge holders with the shirt clips instead, but would need to buy them anyways. The lanyarnds have the same cost if blank or printed on, so they become a memento of the year. I have lanyards floating around as well, but if we eliminate them, how many will look at us when we hand them just a name badge and say, "how the heck am I supposed to display this??".

Printing the name tags has zero cost impact on the rally fee - I have two customer production centers under me - think fedex / kinkos. Same for the schedule flyer and sponsor flyer - zero cost...

It was bounced around in the other discussion - if cost is an issue, then it becomes a Ramble - show up and go ride somewhere, no banquet, no door prizes, etc.

Wayne

 

[extrememarine]

a voice of reason...

Besides, I was able to find you in La Crosse - maybe because most had already wussed out by the time I got there Friday night...

'cept for Bob. Joe, the Geeks. and a few others...

Wayne, that's real nice of you to offer those options but, honestly, I think we're all big kids and can figure out a way somehow in this day and age to locate folks we'd like to meet & greet. If NAFO is any indication, there are several different places/times to do your networking and ask around for the people one would most like to meet in the flesh (so to speak...

). You and the admins of both sites have plenty to keep you busy and I don't think we need to create more work for any of you. Just my $.02 and some change.

 

[wheatonFJR]

a voice of reason...

Besides, I was able to find you in La Crosse - maybe because most had already wussed out by the time I got there Friday night...

'cept for Bob. Joe, the Geeks. and a few others...

Wayne, that's real nice of you to offer those options but, honestly, I think we're all big kids and can figure out a way somehow in this day and age to locate folks we'd like to meet & greet. If NAFO is any indication, there are several different places/times to do your networking and ask around for the people one would most like to meet in the flesh (so to speak...

). You and the admins of both sites have plenty to keep you busy and I don't think we need to create more work for any of you. Just my $.02 and some change.

Man, I hope petey isn't getting lumped into the "wuss" column. I feel for you if he takes it that way...

 

[El Toro Joe]

Petey and I shared a room at NAFO...he's into getting his rest at night, so he can ride like a ninja during the day.

 

[extrememarine]

Petey would never be lumped in the "wuss" group, not by me at least. Wheatie, on the other hand, has never left that group...

And not Joe either - we left La Crosse and headed south - I kept hoping he'd signal for a stop, but we kept the hammer down until the reserve bar started flashing...

 

[petey]

Petey and I shared a room at NAFO...he's into getting his rest at night, so he can ride like a ninja during the day.

Absolutely, when you get my age, bedtime must/does come early....

 

[Top_Speed1]

Because I'm always interested making improvements...is there a suggestion somewhere in this to make it better? We do the name tags and lanyards for guests to wear and aid in identifying each other. I don't see a way to publish room numbers easily - those assignments are done at check in or just before. I'd not be a fan of having my room number published, others may have different opinions.
One option I do see as reasonable is to set up a sub forum on fjriders and restrict access to attendees of EOM, then those individuals could post room numbers or rally point info. I can do that on fjriders, we'd need to ask the admin staff here if they'd be willing to invest the time to set it up here. I could also set up a discussion type page of the EOM website, require log in's be created to access it, and run it completely separate from either forum.

Wayne

Wayne-

I think everything was pretty darn good... but speaking of name-tags/lanyards?

Me personally (not that anyone here cares)

lol, but I would maybe make the font larger/more bold, for easier to see/read. I know I caught myself several times leaning over almost to the person's belly to get the read. Having the Rally logo/letters LARGE does really no good, we're already there and sold on the event.

Again, just my graphics & designing 101, .02 cents worth.

Thanks for taking this on again, BIG chore, and we all appreciate it very much!

 

[extrememarine]

Noted - use AARP size font on name tags...

The challenge I've had when making these is that some screen names are so long, you have to shrink the font in order for them to fit. Rotating the tag to landscape would give more room for a larger font as well.

Wayne-

I think everything was pretty darn good... but speaking of name-tags/lanyards?

Me personally (not that anyone here cares)

lol, but I would maybe make the font larger/more bold, for easier to see/read. I know I caught myself several times leaning over almost to the person's belly to get the read. Having the Rally logo/letters LARGE does really no good, we're already there and sold on the event.

Again, just my graphics & designing 101, .02 cents worth.

Thanks for taking this on again, BIG chore, and we all appreciate it very much!

 

[Top_Speed1]

Noted - use AARP size font on name tags...

The challenge I've had when making these is that some screen names are so long, you have to shrink the font in order for them to fit. Rotating the tag to landscape would give more room for a larger font as well.

Wayne-

I think everything was pretty darn good... but speaking of name-tags/lanyards?

Me personally (not that anyone here cares)

lol, but I would maybe make the font larger/more bold, for easier to see/read. I know I caught myself several times leaning over almost to the person's belly to get the read. Having the Rally logo/letters LARGE does really no good, we're already there and sold on the event.

Again, just my graphics & designing 101, .02 cents worth.

Thanks for taking this on again, BIG chore, and we all appreciate it very much!

Yeah, lmao, I'm getting close to that AARP discount club!

Totally understand on the long names. Maybe for them (only) you back down the font size? I know on football jerseys, long names get condensed (closer spacing of the letters). Landscape vs Portrait sounds like a smart move. Thanks for listening!

 

[ionbeam]

Noted - use AARP size font on name tags...
The challenge I've had when making these is that some screen names are so long, you have to shrink the font in order for them to fit. Rotating the tag to landscape would give more room for a larger font as well.

Perhaps prioritize the names and use BIG BOLD TEXT for the real names like Top_Speed 1, extrememarine and ionbeam and a smaller text for their aliases like KJ, Wayne and Alan

After all, it is our Forum names that most people recognize. There are some very clever Forum names that will make this unnecessary, like Fred W

(Some misguided left coaster wanted to see Kevin/Fencer as extrememarine instead of Wayne.)

 

[wheatonFJR]

Noted - use AARP size font on name tags...

The challenge I've had when making these is that some screen names are so long, you have to shrink the font in order for them to fit. Rotating the tag to landscape would give more room for a larger font as well.

Perhaps prioritize the names and use BIG BOLD TEXT for the real names like Top_Speed 1, extrememarine and ionbeam and a smaller text for their aliases like KJ, Wayne and Alan

After all, it is our Forum names that most people recognize. There are some very clever Forum names that will make this unnecessary, like Fred W

(Some misguided left coaster wanted to see Kevin/Fencer as extrememarine instead of Wayne.)

+1

 

[majicmaker]

And.... If we're talking about this, how about finding a way to keep the info facing forward. A clip instead of a lanyard, maybe. There were a lot of raffle tickets showing most of the time including mine. I'd flip mine over constantly but, it always flipped back. It's like it has its own Gyro.

 

[Intech]

I will get my screen name changed to FYB. That saves space and everyone knows me by that anyway. Now all the people in WI know it too thanks to Tyler!

 

[Geezer]

And.... If we're talking about this, how about finding a way to keep the info facing forward. A clip instead of a lanyard, maybe. There were a lot of raffle tickets showing most of the time including mine. I'd flip mine over constantly but, it always flipped back. It's like it has its own Gyro.

I was thinking the same thing. though I prefer a lanyard because I usually wear a t-shirt and if people have to clip the tag on then it is not always clipped on in a place where it can be easily seen. When I used to work we would have some people clipping their IDs on their shirt collar (where it would be easy to compare the picture to the face) while others would clip them onto their pants pocket, and anywhere in between.

The best solution would be to have the ID on both sides, but I don't know if that is reasonable for the printer. A double ID card that could be folded in half might work.

FWIW, I do like the IDs because, as I said in an earlier post, I have a hard time remembering names even for people I have met several times.

 

[Top_Speed1]

Printed on both sides werks.

 

[FJRMGM]

Whoa - so much discussion about lanyards and name tags...