TOPIC: About the 2013 vol tokens

Brad wrote:

But that said, I wonder how many non-locals like myself volunteer full-time. Given the expense of travel and the time commitment, not to mention the orgy of other things at GenCon, I suspect few are willing to sacrifice that much time regardless of how interesting or fun it is. I realize the token economy needs to maintain balance, but upping the desirability of the volunteer tokens may solve many staffing issues with zilch increased expense to TD.

I don't think you need to worry that this would dilute the volunteer pool with people who are just in it for the money. The free badges and hotel rooms are much more responsible for that.

when you start to look at other company volunteers, TD is pretty comparable.

for example I'm a volunteer for the con itself.

I work six 8 to 9 hour shifts and again as needed on the Tuesday and Sunday night. for this I get entry, a shared hotel room, some system credit a few random freebies, like a shirt, and the best thing of all new friends.

I'm not alone in traveling long distances to volunteer, I know of people from the UK and Canada who fly over, not to mention from all over the US, just to volunteer.

the people make the event.