Where: The lakefront
When: Next Saturday
(see the flyer at right for details)
Speaking of flyers, it looks like someone has been taking them down almost as fast as we can put them up. So here are some tricks that might help:
1. Don't make them all the same color. If they're all exactly the same, they might be easier to spot from one kiosk to the next. But I think we're already doing this.
2. Use different flyers. Oh wait, I think we're doing that too.
3. Make them in different sizes. Again, harder to spot all of them. But dang, I think that's been tried as well.
4. Leave a stack of them at places like Ragstock, although that's been tried too, I believe.
5. Completely cover them with clear tape, thereby making them harder to tear down. At least, it will take a few seconds longer.
6. Superglue plexiglass over them?
7. We could recruit club members to stand guard at each one, and if someone starts to take one down, we can say: "Excuse me m'am/sir, but we're trying to publicize an important cultural event, and even though you can't participate, everyone else can.
Why are we posting flyers advertising P-Day to the public anyway? Are we actively trying to entice non-members to come steal boats at night..? Aren't there enough club members to man the boats? That may be since PD isn't the drunken party it used to be.
Also, a couple of our flyers had been covered up by someone else's. Not much we can do about that, but we did remove the offending ones.
You could try not tearing down and/or stealing the signs yourself.
ReplyDeleteMan, these were the worst and under attended Commodores Cup and Pirates day that I can recall over my 15 year membership. Is it the fault of the draconian alcohol policy or of the inexperienced organizers? These events are dead now. I can't believe how boring they were this year.
ReplyDeleteNow you know why we were posting ads all over State Street.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the allure of Commodores Cup or Pirates Day? Historically, both events are booze bacchanalia (nothing wrong with that). Be that as it may, the potential pool of new members are trying to improve themselves in difficult economic times. What do these events offer? After all, drinking can be done in a bar or more cheaply at home (away from prying instagrams that will post onto ones permanent social media record.)
ReplyDeleteIt has come to this: the Club needs to adapt to what the market wants or it will just fade away.
Maybe the problem is that the ads were misrepresentational, abusive and discriminatory, and someone didn't like that.
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