[Ansteorra] Fee Increase and other Business...

[Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair]

I really fail to see the difference between a non-member surcharge, and 
a member discount.  Either way, it's $5 I don't have to pay if I'm a 
member, or that I do have to pay if I'm a non-member.  The only 
difference I see is a matter of semantics in the same vein as a glass 
that is half empty or half full.  There's the same amount of liquid 
either way.

As to why it makes a difference to me is purely a matter of perception 
to our new members who are just trying us out.  One phrasing has more 
positive connotations, the other has more negative connotations.  Given 
that the same money is collected, the same way, from the same people.  I 
would prefer to use a phrase that may be more welcoming to new people.

The question can also be asked, what harm is there calling it a member 
discount?  I don't have to like NMS (in fact I don't), but since I can't 
avoid it, I would still rather use the most inviting terminology I can 
towards newcomers.

Baron Donnchadh

On 2/18/2010 11:36 PM, Jay Rudin wrote:
> Why is there such an effort to pretend that a surcharge imposed by the corporation is not a surcharge imposed by the corporation?
>
> It isn't a temporary membership, and doesn't function like one.  It isn't a members discount, and doesn't function like one.  It isn't a variable site fee, and doesn't function like one.
>
> Yes, we'd like the SCA to be more welcoming of newcomers.  And yes, of course the SCA would be more welcoming if we didn't charge more for invitees, but we do, and political spin cannot make that look like anything else.
>
> It's a surcharge.  It really is.  Let's commit ourselves to telling the truth.
>
> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
>
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