The problem is just that people didn't pay, even when reminded every few weeks, and one of the entrants even got beligerent about it when I sent the last reminder.
Just trying to figure out ways to socially improve the response. - Erik On Sat, 7 May 2005, Ricky Cain wrote:
Erik, Isn't there a way to create an email list that each entrant is added to? Then have the list software send out a reminder at predetermined intervals to all the list members? If the entrant has paid then they just unsubscribe themselves from the list. If they unsubscribe "prematurely" and forget their payment, well every effort has been made to get them in and they are just SOL. ---- But that sounds like ratehr an anticompetitive kind of competitive spirit? ;-) ---- It is more of an anxiety or fear based issue. I know we are not talking about entering the Octagon but there are budding aquascapers who one intimidated by the likes of Navarro, Senske, etc. I hear it every year when trying to encourage people to enter. They get a deer caught in the headlights look too. It something the individual has to deal with themselves though and all the contest could hope for is to make it as inviting as possible without going to the extent of passing out ribbons for just entering. Ricky _______________________________________________ AGA-Contest mailing list AGA-Contest@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-contest
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