[mch2022-orga] No low income option on ticketing site

[Henry (hp197)]

Vesna,

Thank you for concerning about the less fortunate in our community :)

We have an active friends ticket request box that is open to everybody.
The ticket queue is answered by me and as noted in many tickets I handled:

"I work on a trust base and as long as I don't have a reason to think 
otherwise you don't have to prove me anything."


To give you some details about the tickets:
I have received 50 friend request tickets (not being spam) and currently 
I have handed 48 friends voucher to visitors.
The only one I rejected (on top of my mind) was a request from a certain 
southern Europe country embassy who requested group discount.

If there is anything we can improve in the process i'm very happy to 
listen to it (and its arguments).
Though just put cheap(er) tickets in the shop isn't the golden solution 
here.

We have a group of ~1000 die hard community members who dont mind to pay 
the full amount (or even a little extra).
But after this we attract more and more "regular" (out of scene) people 
who are less likely to understand the difference in ticket prices or 
that buying the cheapest option would result in somebody else not able 
to participate.

The same apply's to a degree for the "Parking for the less mobile" ticket.
This is a free ticket, because as an organization we can understand that 
public transport isn't an option for that person.
Though after ordering the order will be put on-hold and I'll ask that 
person if they need any additional help on the field.
This serves both for us to know if they would need extra help and also 
to check if people aren't misusing it.

I hope these answers help you to lower your concerns :)


Regards,

Henry (hp197)
T: +31611530564

On 03/06/2022 17:31, Vesna Manojlovic wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Jun 2022, Juerd Waalboer wrote:>
>> Vesna Manojlovic skribis 2022-06-03 16:25 (+0200):
>>> - youth
>>> - families
>>> - self-employed
>>> - FLOSS contributors
>>> - active volunteers
>>> - refugees
>>
>> I think you just listed 95% of MCH visitors :)
>
> oh?
>
> I disagree.
>
> This MIGHT have been the case in the... distant past.
>
> I think that 80% the MCH vistors are:
> - older that 30
> - single, male, white (NOT families)
> - working for GAFAM or a state security company
> - (ok, maybe doing floss in free time...)
> - NOT refugees
>
> I am fortunate to be able to afford the ticket,
> and I do belong in the several categories in the above demographics
> (white, 50, employed, legally in this country)
>
> Still, I want to fight for the _underpriviledged_ who should belogn to 
> the hackers community & the hakcers camp, because HIP97 changed my life:
>
> and I want someone else who is 25, from 3rd world country, poor, 
> needing a visa, not having money to travel, and belonging to some 
> other minority category based on gender, race, sexuality, etc. to be 
> able to be at MCH.
>
> Vesna
>
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