No, Brian, I can garantee you I was counted as paid registrant BEFORE I
paid (and I just received a private email from someone confirming this
was true for him as well). These are the games I'm talking about,
marking strategy and pricing promotions are understandable. Again, the
more the merrier, and I hope both the gay games and the out games are
going to have a lot of participants and be a lot of fun, but I think
your interpretation of the press release was not correct (and the press
release itself was to say the least misleading)...
ciao,
Giampi

Brian J wrote:

> Giampi,
>
> These are PAID registrants only. You were not counted until you fully
> paid your fees. The "likely" number probably exceeds 10,000 if all
> the non-paid members of group sports teams (such as softball,
> volleyball, basketball, etc.) were also included.
>
> The current pricing promotions for both the Outgames and Gay Games are
> not so much games as they are smart business and marketing
> strategies. Early commitment has value to both event promoters and
> thus it is rewarded with a price discount. It's not all that
> different from pricing strategies and pricing wars of airline tickets
> for example. Timing, supply, demand, and competitor actions all
> determine what people are willing to offer and pay.
>
> Brian
>
> */Giampiero Mancinelli <giampi@...>/* wrote:
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> are you sure they are *paid* registrants? It doesn't say so in the
> press
> release, though it does talk about the fee promotions going on. I was
> considered (and likely counted) registered even before I paid.for
> example. It is unfortunate (though understandable) the "numbers
> games"
> both Montreal and Chicago have been playing, just to get more
> people to
> pay soon (now! now! before we are all full ;). I would be REALLY
> (happily) surprised if that many people had paid already...
>
> ciao,
>
> Giampi
>
> Equipe SF 2006 wrote:
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> > FYI,
> >
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