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Giampi,
 
Unless the "private email" you received was from the Outgames Finance Director, Communications Director, or Staff Member, your source is misinformed.  My sources are the aforementioned, who I know to be very careful about the facts they publish. 
 
To be clear, the 9,480 registrants included in the press release are paid registrants.  Anyone who has "signed up" on the Outgames secured website, but NOT sent Montreal any money is NOT included in this figure.  I have been told that if non-paying registrants were included in the total, the number "easily exceeds 10,000."  However, because of invalid and in some cases, intentionally "fake" submissions, these non-paying submissions are not counted in the published total.
 
In the future, please be mindful of using our group email.  We currently have 120 members (and counting) that receive group messages, so unless the issue is something you strongly believe the entire group needs to know, please direct your emails to individual members.
 
Thanks,
Brian

Giampiero Mancinelli <giampi@...> wrote:
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:
>
>     > FYI,
>     >
>     > As of Friday, November 4 there are a record 9,480 paid registrants
>     > signed up for the 1st World Outgames Montreal 2006!  The
>     Outgames are
>     > on target to host 16,000 athletes and artists from every corner
>     of the
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>     > summer.
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>     > savings rebate are still being accepted until November 30, so
>     you are
>     > encouraged to complete your online registration and payment now!
>     >
>     > Full press release:
>     >
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FYI, As of Friday, November 4 there are a record 9,480 paid registrants signed up for the 1st World Outgames Montreal 2006! The Outgames are on target to host... 		Equipe SF 2006
equipesf1
Offline Send Email 		Nov 10, 2005
1:20 am

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 ...
Giampiero Mancinelli
giampi_sfo
Online Now Send Email 		Nov 10, 2005
6:31 pm

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...
Brian J
bgj415
Offline Send Email 		Nov 10, 2005
7:41 pm

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...
Giampiero Mancinelli
giampi_sfo
Online Now Send Email 		Nov 10, 2005
8:07 pm

Giampi, Unless the "private email" you received was from the Outgames Finance Director, Communications Director, or Staff Member, your source is misinformed....
Brian J
bgj415
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