Post #477839 by Swanky on Tue, Aug 18, 2009 11:41 AM

On 2009-08-18 08:52, TikiShopPua wrote:

On 2009-08-18 06:51, Cammo wrote:
An alphabetical lineup is a good idea, but better is clipboard floaters who move up the line with wristbands in hand and a simple checklist. If you folks are holding computer printouts and Drivers Licenses it should take about 5 seconds per group to get checked in. The 'one line, one desk' process obviously doesn't work all that well.

That's a great idea and at some points, Mateo DID do that. You don't know how much easier it would have been if everyone had a printout or confirmation in their hands. One simple thing might have made all the difference in the world in moving things along. I personally send my heartfelt mahalos to those of you who had the foresight to have a printout with them. And yep, the "one line, one desk" process probably needs work, but my goodness, don't take out your frustration on the volunteers sitting behind the desk. We were there to help!

[ Edited by: TikiShopPua 2009-08-18 08:59 ]

Could work, but could also lead to errors. You have 3 lists and you need to reconcile them. End of the day you want to be sure guest X got their 2 wristbands and they got them once.

It's all growing pains. Too small to worry about these details much, too big and these deatils are an issue but you can't afford or manage a better solution, big enough that it all gets taken care of.

In the end, most folks here are saying the same things. The lines are a chance, like all of the event, to meet people and catch up with old friends.