ANST - laws of economics and membership

[Kaitlyn McKenna]

Actually, one can only lower the price of an item to the extant that it 
covers the cost of the item. Current prices in the SCA cover the cost of the 
SCA, Inc.  The prices really shouldn't go lower by definition.  Therefore, 
to increase demand, other methods are imployed: advertising.  This is what 
this discussion is really about.  We should encourage(advertise) membership. 
  If membership ever reaches a level where there is excess income..I can see 
the prices dropping, but we aren't there yet.

Mistress Kaitlyn McKenna


>Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:52:48 EST
>From: PKieferjr at aol.com
>Subject: Re: ANST - why membership
>
>
>Yanno, this sounds like the old "chicken and egg" situation.
>
>To explain how it relates to memberships, let us revisit the old economics
>lesson of "supply and demand".  We have a high demand, and we run low, so 
>the
>price gets driven up.  Now we have a lowered demand, and more supply, but 
>we
>haven't lowered the price yet.
>
>The point:  The SCA, Inc. has driven the price up above what the demand was
>willing to pay.  Result:  Lowered demand.
>
>How do we solve this?  The laws of economics demands that the prices be
>lowered to increase the demand.  So, why aren't we following the laws of
>economics?
>
>Lord Johanne Kiefer Hayden          Paul E. Kiefer, Jr.
>Barony of Bryn Gwlad                "Insanity with an attitude."
>Kingdom of Ansteorra                pkieferjr at aol.com
>
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>
>Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:48:23 -0600
>From: "Mark.S Harris" <rsve60 at email.sps.mot.com>
>Subject: Re: ANST - Heal Thyself first
>
>Baroness Xene said,
> > Grow-up, people.  Get a Clue.  If you have a problem with someone, or 
>feel
> > that they are doing something wrong, talk directly to the person 
>involved.
> > Don't go around trying to gather a consensus with your friends about who 
>is
> > in the wrong, and who is right.  Too many groups have been torn apart by 
>a
> > shark-like feeding frenzy on one of its members.
> >
> > And when you do work on a problem with someone, and you have done 
>something
> > wrong, admit it, apologize, call the blow, and move on.  The words "I'm
> > sorry" can do a lot to heal a group.  And once an apology is given, 
>learn
> > from the mistakes, and move on.  Forgive others.  Forgive yourselves.
>
>I'm not so sure that this applies to the discussion here on membership 
>numbers
>dropping or not, but I do know that confrontations and rumor-mongering have
>had me close to withdrawing from the SCA several times.
>
>Recently Mistress Gunnora posted a very good message here on this list
>about resolving confrontations within the SCA. I have placed this in the
>SCA-SOCIOLOGY section of the Florilegium as an article. Perhaps there
>are
>some here who might find this file useful:
>Confrontation-art  (9K) 12/20/99    "Gunnora's Rules for Confrontation"
>                                        by Mistress Gunnora Harakarva.
>
>The Florilegium can be found on the web at: http://www.florilegium.org
>
>This might make a good article for some local newsletters.
>
>Stefan li Rous
>stefan at texas.net
>
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