--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, Doug O'Neal <tychobrahe_at_a...> wrote: > > From: "Emil Thomas Chuck" <etchuck_at_y...> > > > I can commiserate with Amanda in terms of what to do about these last- > > minute cancellations. [...] > > I do understand circumstances in which charging late fees would be > > necessary[...] > > What about, having teams who register be required to pay > something like 1/3 of the entry fee in advance? Is this > practical? In some ways it would be quite justifiable, > since most expenses involved with running a tournament occur > before the day of the event. > > In quiz bowl we've gotten into the habit of > paying fees the morning of the tournament. Thus telling > (weeks in advance) a tournament organizer that you're > coming involves no commitment. I wonder, then, how many > teams say they're coming when they're actually unsure, and > want to reserve a place just in case they decide to do so. > > Many cancellations, I agree, are for quite legitimate > reasons. But if teams had to put their money where their mouth is when they register for a tournament, it would > perhaps eliminate some of those caused by e.g. two team > members suddenly realizing that they have two exams and a > paper due the following week, or that they'd really rather > go to that Friday night party. > > Doug A more interesting scenario would be that the pre-paid entry fee would be the minimum allowed entry fee for a competition. Of course, this would only work if people actually announced tournaments more than 1 month ahead of time. For me, preferably 3 months. Ideally, at least a semester ahead (so some of us can actually budget in expenses for our student activities fund requests).
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