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Hi Kevin..
The waiting list and refund process last year took too much time to manage.
The committee decided to both drop the possibility of refunds and not do a waiting list. The thought process was to set the capacity above what the race could support, with the understanding that there would likely be some no-shows that would bring the number down to something safe and manageable.
Allowing transfers is functionally equivilant to giving certain individuals refunds. I'm sure they would rather just raise the cap instead of allowing transfers/refunds.
The crux of the issue is HOW MANY participants can the event handle?
If you wish to try to influence the committee in any way, the best way to get messages to them is to use the "feedback form" link found at http://burleylions.org/spudman That feedback is passed straight through to the entire club, including the committee.
The direct link to that form is: http://burleylions.org/spudmanfeedback.html
Good luck!
Sincerely,
Cliff Hanks
kevin zollinger <kevin@...> wrote:
Cliff Hanks wrote:
> The last word I heard is that they will not be raising the cap. The
> next COMMITTEE meeting happens on February 14th. If any new decisions
> are made by the committee there, I will post that information to this
> yahoogroup.
>
> If the decision involves raising the cap, then I will also go through
> and try to email everyone who has inquired etc,.. as well as put some
> information on the spudman site.
I made it in already, so my question is academic. I've never organized a
race before, but parts of the cap process don't really make sense to me.
I can see that there are only a limited number of racers that you can
support, but what problems do waiting lists or bib-transfers cause? I'm
not trying to cause any trouble - and I do appreciate the fact that
you've been willing to share waht information you have with us!
Thanks for the info!
~kevin
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