blog backlash

[ggw]

Originally posted by leafblower:
 And how fair is it when shows sell out during the pre sale?  Only super fans get to see the bands at the 930?  If the casual music fan doesn't get in, how do bands win new fans?
 

If the shows sell out that fast then the band shouldn't be playing such a small venue.  That is assuming that the goal of the band is to sell as many tickets as possible.  
 
 If the goal of the band is not profit maximization but, instead, to play an intimate show at a smaller venue, then I see nothing wrong with rewarding those who took the trouble of signing up for the mailing list or visting the band's website.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by sbma44:
   I just think your mistake is to equate a lawless, libertarian-ish ticket distribution regime with being free and democratic.  

I think your mistake is equating the way governments are run with the way tickets are sold.
  We're talking about selling tickets, not running a country.

[lanemcf]

Originally posted by SPARX:
   

Originally posted by leafblower:
   

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
 

And I gotta agree with Catherine that selling tickets 10 at a time isn't exactly discouraging scalpers.  Who here has ever bought 10 tickets at once to a show? [/b]

( raises hand ) I have [/b]

I have too.  But it wouldn't have been hard to get one or two of those friends to buy their own block of four (or even six).  A simple little policy change I hope the club might consider.

[SPARX]

Originally posted by Lane:
   

Originally posted by SPARX:
     

Originally posted by leafblower:
     

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
 

And I gotta agree with Catherine that selling tickets 10 at a time isn't exactly discouraging scalpers.  Who here has ever bought 10 tickets at once to a show? [/b]

( raises hand ) I have [/b]

I have too.  But it wouldn't have been hard to get one or two of those friends to buy their own block of four (or even six). [/b]

No,it wouldn't have had we wanted to pay more in service charges,money wasted IMHO.Keeping costs down is a good thing,right?

[godsshoeshine]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  even if there is upgrade to a better system, having seen the utter shite used on other forums, i will lobby long and hard against signatures and avatars.  they only clutter things up, just go to one of those freeper sites and tell what you think of such addtional features.  it makes me want to hurl...

i like avatars, then i can usually tell when someone makes a name change. actually, disable that and it will be all good.
 
 also, capitalization is for suckaz

[leafblower]

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
   

Originally posted by leafblower:
 Is the problem here that DCist posted the info or that the info was posted at all?  Because many of the other (albeit smaller) local blogs have put up this presale info since I moved here last year.  No one seemd to mind it then.

I think this is the crux of things.  It's the cyber-equivalent of telling your friends (smaller blogs) vs. telling the world (larger blogs like DCist).  There's nothing inherently wrong with that, but it's a bit disappointing for those of us who found a way to get ahead of the game a little.
 
 This will be an interesting experiment though.  If the Bright Eyes shows sellout before they even "announce" them, then we'll know the secret is out.  If the shows don't sellout for quite a while, it's a lot of hubbub about nothing.  Maybe eddie can tell us if there's been a huge spike in sales today.
 
 As for Snow Patrol, you'd have to be living under an indie rock to not know about that one.  They've been onsale for over a month now. [/b]

Thanks for finally answering my question.

[amnesiac]

DCist is at it again...

[kosmo vinyl]

i maybe a dork but i'm certainly no hipster... i've never seen so much glee taken over one half assed remark in my life.  so is blogging little more than gossiping?

[The DCeiver]

If you were as ugly as me, you too would take glee wherever you stumbled upon it.
 
  <img src="http://www.dcist.com/images/bioimages/jason.JPG" alt=" - " />

[redsock]

Sadly I missed the early parts of this discussion. Course, my comments would have been directed more at  Dceiver than DCist. At least the latter doesn't make an issue out of every living thing. My opinion, not that it matters, is that announcing show dates that are posted on forums are fair game. Honestly, i have avoided posting dates on BY on a number of occasions  because I didn't want to ruin the 930 pre-sales or what have you. But I can totally understand why DCist would do it.
 
 But, there is no need to be a jack-ass about it, ala DCeiver. And when push comes to shove, who the hell reads Dceiver anyway, other than his friends? So I don't think his updates really affect any of the shows selling out.
 
 On an unrelated note, I hate not usually having the time to post on the board anymore. I feel like i have all this pent up anger and resentment looking to get out. Quick, where's Rhett?

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  i maybe a dork but i'm certainly no hipster... i've never seen so much glee taken over one half assed remark in my life.  so is blogging little more than gossiping?

i think catherine and the rest of the bloggers misinterpreted your intentions, and im not sure why they insist on rubbing it in ... oh well, i can see joe heim at washpost start to run with these tix and dates, and once that happens, i wouldn't be surprised to see the practice stop ...

[eltee]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  i maybe a dork but i'm certainly no hipster... i've never seen so much glee taken over one half assed remark in my life.  so is blogging little more than gossiping?

I did a quick scan and really don't know exactly what happened so I'm guessing the gist of the details. Anyhow, can't wait for the KSMOstival sell out.
 
 (OT: statement on the DCist about Snow Patrol's origins. Scotland not Ireland, non?

[HoyaSaxa03]

i just re-read that dcist post ... so unecessarily snarky to you koz, especially after a) you tried to make peace on the last issue, and b) she tried to be above the fray

[pablohoney]

i'm sorry you find the post snarky, but i didn't intend it to be. i thought my recounting of how it went down was accurate ("a few people thought these sales should be on a 'need-to-know' basis for 'real fans'; we thought that was silly"). i also didn't mention kosmo by name and it wasn't my intention to call him out - i was referring to all the people who argued the other side in the comment thread. i guess my only suggestion is that this stuff not get taken so seriously, and i'm sorry if it is a big deal to you. i didn't mean it to be offensive.

[pablohoney]

and fwiw, the members of snow patrol are from (northern) ireland and are now based in scotland.