Comments on: Ignite Seattle #9 is this Thursday! http://www.igniteseattle.com/2010/03/ignite-seattle-9-is-this-thursday/ Enlighten us, but make it quick. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:03:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Randy Stewart http://www.igniteseattle.com/2010/03/ignite-seattle-9-is-this-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-344430 Randy Stewart Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:01:08 +0000 http://www.igniteseattle.com/?p=974#comment-344430 Sorry to hear that. We posted as far in advance when we realized we would have to charge for the event. The fee for the venue changed as we were busy planning. We did announce that on the blog and via email. Regrettably, we found out even later in the process that the venue was restricting access to 21 and older and while we did announce via email, I suspect it may have been just prior to the event. Sorry for the lost night out. Sorry to hear that. We posted as far in advance when we realized we would have to charge for the event. The fee for the venue changed as we were busy planning. We did announce that on the blog and via email.

Regrettably, we found out even later in the process that the venue was restricting access to 21 and older and while we did announce via email, I suspect it may have been just prior to the event. Sorry for the lost night out.

]]> By: Paul English http://www.igniteseattle.com/2010/03/ignite-seattle-9-is-this-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-344428 Paul English Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:22:06 +0000 http://www.igniteseattle.com/?p=974#comment-344428 I don't really have anything much constructive to add, but let me just say for the record, that my 16 year old step-daughter was genuinely disappointed when we showed up and were turned away at the door. In addition you (and the King Cat) lost 2 attendees who would have contentedly paid the new admission fee if she had been allowed in. Possibly even bought a drink. From what I could tell at 6:55pm at the door, the additional attendees would have been helpful. My one constructive suggestion is that if you are going to make "significant" changes after your announcement email, it is worth putting an additional email in people's INBOX to mention them: * By the way there is a $5 door fee now * By the way it is 21+ now If you did send an update email, or I missed it in the original, then it is my bad. I don’t really have anything much constructive to add, but let me just say for the record, that my 16 year old step-daughter was genuinely disappointed when we showed up and were turned away at the door.
In addition you (and the King Cat) lost 2 attendees who would have contentedly paid the new admission fee if she had been allowed in. Possibly even bought a drink. From what I could tell at 6:55pm at the door, the additional attendees would have been helpful.

My one constructive suggestion is that if you are going to make “significant” changes after your announcement email, it is worth putting an additional email in people’s INBOX to mention them:
* By the way there is a $5 door fee now
* By the way it is 21+ now

If you did send an update email, or I missed it in the original, then it is my bad.

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