The Merry Prankster
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Got mine. Huzzah!!
Another example of tickets needing to be done differently.
Yes I am still bitter!
Another example of tickets needing to be done differently.
Yes I am still bitter!
How do you propose they sell them? The current system seems about as fair as you can get, and you get a second bite of the cherry in April.
How do you propose they sell them? The current system seems about as fair as you can get, and you get a second bite of the cherry in April.
That would result in the same people going every single year, which I don't would be any good in terms of the atmosphere.With the current system it's not totally clear how random the chances to connect to the servers are, there are possibilities that ISP, connection speed, system hardware, location, etc. could give an unfair advantage to someone connecting to the site.
They could take a similar approach to the Olympics, basically you register your interest for the ticket and provide payment details and then a ballot is drawn at random.
There is also the question of whether loyalty should be rewarded or not? Should those of us who bought tickets back when they were less than £100 and the event didn't sell out be given preference over the JCLs?
I've been to all the last 16 but missed out for the first time ever yesterday.
I think the way it is now does give an unfair advantage to those with access to better connections and faster server speeds - or those who can afford ultra-fast broadband. Heard about someone who got tickets because her banker husband went into work so he could use the office computers and got through straight away. It's a shame they've got rid of the phone lines, as at least they were more democratic.
There's also something to be said about rewarding persistence. When it used to take a few hours to sell out, the people who are not that bothered stop trying after a while leaving the more determined with a better chance. One year I remember they went on sale at 9 in the evening on a Sunday. I stayed up all night and eventually got through at 6am. You can't say that wasn't well deserved!
The loyalty issue is also an interesting point. Of course newcomers should be encouraged, but it would be nice to reward those who have supported the festival for many years- perhaps by having an advance sale of a few thousand tickets.
Genuine question. Do server speeds etc affect your chance? Don't you just get a randomly allocated place in a queue once you're connected?
I've been to all the last 16 but missed out for the first time ever yesterday.
I think the way it is now does give an unfair advantage to those with access to better connections and faster server speeds - or those who can afford ultra-fast broadband. Heard about someone who got tickets because her banker husband went into work so he could use the office computers and got through straight away. It's a shame they've got rid of the phone lines, as at least they were more democratic.
There's also something to be said about rewarding persistence. When it used to take a few hours to sell out, the people who are not that bothered stop trying after a while leaving the more determined with a better chance. One year I remember they went on sale at 9 in the evening on a Sunday. I stayed up all night and eventually got through at 6am. You can't say that wasn't well deserved!
The loyalty issue is also an interesting point. Of course newcomers should be encouraged, but it would be nice to reward those who have supported the festival for many years- perhaps by having an advance sale of a few thousand tickets.