Okay, please tell me group registration will be up b4 the $40 deadline. If not, when will it be? And what's the planned discount? How many are in a "group"?(2, right?)
I really gotta know >.<
i belive a group is somewhere around 10 people or more.
and hopefully the group reg. will be up by then, for your sake.
Seriously. I was just about to ask the same exact thing. In previous years they've always gotten the info up before the first deadline. I'm kinda wondering about this year though....
At this rate, it would be cheaper to register now without a group discount than register after the first deadline with the discount.
omg, yes... i have an anime club.. we need to know this stuff now!! EEP! didn't mean to sound harsh.. .but we have like.. 15-20 people or something like that.. so we need the best rates available... >.>;;;
Is ANY staff going to reply to this post?
This is a very good question that I think needs to be answered.
Alot of groups cannot afford to wait much longer in order to register as, when the price goes up, there goes some of their people.
I'm the leader of my school's anime club and I told them, in complete confidence with the Fanime registration staff, that they woudl only have to raise 40 dollars to pre-register as I assumed the group pre-reg would be up before the first deadline.
I understand there is quite sometime before October 31st, but it's not putting any confidence into the club when they ask and i tell them 'no it's nto up, and no no staff has addressed this to the forum questioners'
I'll bump this to the appropriate Reg staff for their attention.
Thanks Aya for bringing this post to my attention.
The group registration is still being worked on. I'm aware that "worked on" isn't very specific and I can't give you details on it just yet (I wouldn't want to say one thing and then change it later on). With that said, if for some reason, October 31st comes and passes and group reg isn't up, I will keep the group registration at the current price point for at least two weeks when it does come up.
Quote from: MPLeWith that said, if for some reason, October 31st comes and passes and group reg isn't up, I will keep the group registration at the current price point for at least two weeks when it does come up.
Ah, phew! Okay, now I feel a bit more relieved. .^^
Quote from: MPLeThanks Aya for bringing this post to my attention.
The group registration is still being worked on. I'm aware that "worked on" isn't very specific and I can't give you details on it just yet (I wouldn't want to say one thing and then change it later on). With that said, if for some reason, October 31st comes and passes and group reg isn't up, I will keep the group registration at the current price point for at least two weeks when it does come up.
thank you very much for informing us of this. it's somethign I sure many who are group registering will be able to use to tell the other members of their groups
thanku thanku thanku..
Oh what a HUGE relief...TT3TT
Thank you VERY much.
Oh good I was so worried about this hole whole grop reg and my anime club is cluless because they never really went so I am doing it for them.
Can't to just reg and be done with that.
I'm sorry about the stress that I have caused all of you. Fanime staff had a BBQ that just passed and please be aware that group registration will be available within a month. I will stand by what I said above, so don't be worried. =)
Yeah my group (well me mostly) was getting really worried about missing the pre-reg deadline.
This was a load of of my chest!
I have a question regarding the group registration price. Right now the current price to register is $40 for an individual badge, and normally group registration of 10 people or more qualify for a 10% off, well that's what happen when I register for a group in the past. So wouldn't that mean that if group registration was up, then it would only be $35 per badge for a group discount???? But because group registration is not up, all that means is that we can get the badge for $40 after the deadline because most likely after the deadline it will cost $45 for an individual badge (thats what happen last year). wouldn't this be the same thing as registering for a group after the deadline and getting it for $40 for a badge. Does anyone understand what I'm trying to say?? Well going to San jose for me is will expensive trip since we're (me and 16 other ppl)driving like 8 hours to get there so every dollar counts.
I'm not quite sure what you're trying to get at....
But, if you're worried about the price increase at the 31st, this is what Milton said:
Quote from: MPLeThe group registration is still being worked on. I'm aware that "worked on" isn't very specific and I can't give you details on it just yet (I wouldn't want to say one thing and then change it later on). With that said, if for some reason, October 31st comes and passes and group reg isn't up, I will keep the group registration at the current price point for at least two weeks when it does come up.
So, worrying about the price break is pointless for groups...
oh I guess it was confusing, but group registration should be only $35 with the discount before oct 31st, but i guess because it's not up then the $40 is extended for 2 weeks after group reg is up. But you can register right now without a group and pay only $40 still. But I guess it just give people more time.
Quote from: MPLeWith that said, if for some reason, October 31st comes and passes and group reg isn't up, I will keep the group registration at the current price point for at least two weeks when it does come up.
Will a group continue to be defined as "two or more individuals"? I have 2 people in my group, so your promise above will, in the end, prove
disadvantageous to me if the required number of individuals is raised.
Thank you.
AHHH! Ok, some more corrections.
- Registration accounts can have as many people as possible, but only members in a group account with ten or more members will receive the group bonus.
- Group registration will definately be open this week. If you would like, email me (milton at fanime . com) with the subject "Fanime Group Notification" without the quotes (emails without that exact subject might not be added to the mailing list and as such, won't get the emails) and I'll email you when it goes up. Going against what I said earlier, there will be no extention for the discount. Originally, group registration was scheduled to open next month, but I've been able to work out something and allow a week at the old rate. So please don't kill me angry-mob style at the convention.
Since group registration just went up, some members of our club already pre-registered as individuals. They want to know if they can join our group registration so that they can receive the group registration benefits. Is it possible to change their status?
well that's good that it's up now....
as for adding ppl who already registered to the group is probably a no...I tried that in the past but after you register then that's finalized.
Quote from: DuoNo offense but I am absolutely disgusted. it takes a certain amount of time to get check's cashed and put under the right names, etc. You promised that pre-registration would be 40 dollars. if you could nto follow through with it, then you should NOT have promised it. not only have you inconvenienced many, but you're goign to lose registrations because, frankly, i know my anime club is unwilling to pay anymore, so it falls on me, because -i- promised -them- we would make it on time not to go up.
going back on promises...BAD FORM
If an envelope is post-marked for October 31st or earlier, the payment will be accepted provided that it's the correct amount.
Quote from: DuoYou promised that pre-registration would be 40 dollars.
Quote from: MPLe...if for some reason, October 31st comes and passes and group reg isn't up, I will keep the group registration at the current price point for at least two weeks when it does come up.
October 31st has not come and group registration is up. He hasn't broken his promise. Moreover, Milton offered to personally email anyone who wanted to know as soon as group registration came online.
If anyone, be upset at
me for not getting group reg up sooner.
Quote from: TonyOctober 31st has not come and group registration is up. He hasn't broken his promise. Moreover, Milton offered to personally email anyone who wanted to know as soon as group registration came online.
If anyone, be upset at me for not getting group reg up sooner.
It's true that group reg was put up before the first deadline, but if it wasn't, we would get
two weeks extra. Group reg is up now but we only have
one week to get everything in. I think it would be nice if the first reg deadline for $40 could be extended for at least a week.
I'm scrambling just to get all my friends in order so larger groups like anime clubs must be much more chaotic.
Quote from: GokuMew2Quote from: TonyOctober 31st has not come and group registration is up. He hasn't broken his promise. Moreover, Milton offered to personally email anyone who wanted to know as soon as group registration came online.
If anyone, be upset at me for not getting group reg up sooner.
It's true that group reg was put up before the first deadline, but if it wasn't, we would get two weeks extra. Group reg is up now but we only have one week to get everything in. I think it would be nice if the first reg deadline for $40 could be extended for at least a week.
I'm scrambling just to get all my friends in order so larger groups like anime clubs must be much more chaotic.
For reasons beyond my control, I am unable to extend the deadline. So instead of fighting an uphill battle to increase the deadline, I'm now trying to get more and more incentives for people that initially register with 10 or more.
Quote from: MPLeFor reasons beyond my control, I am unable to extend the deadline. So instead of fighting an uphill battle to increase the deadline, I'm now trying to get more and more incentives for people that initially register with 10 or more.
I see. It's nice to know you're trying so hard though, so thanks for that.
I've been meaning to say something about this sooner, but I had to give myself a little bit of time to approach the situation reasonably and objectively. I have always been very happy with the Fanime registration process and staff. I know that you guys work very hard and have to deal with a lot, and I know that there is only so much you can do within certain guidelines... However, I would like to say that I am rather miffed by the following that was recently added to the Registration info page:
QuoteNote: Group rewards are still to be determined. Only groups that initially register with 10 or more will receive these rewards.
And this, which has been added to the account sign-up page:
Quote
Your group does not qualify for group perks. (Adding more members will NOT qualify your group.)
These conditions were not listed on the first post of the Group Registration sticky, which was updated on October 24th, and still isn't (http://forums.fanime.com/viewtopic.php?p=96877&highlight=#96877). After having read that post, I registered my group on October 31 prior to revisiting the forum boards. Since I didn't have the information for all our studio members at the time, I only registered six people during that session. Because it had the option to add new members later on (and registration had not been updated to include any of the information quoted above), I thought I could add the other members later on by the deadline. Well, after registering I browsed the forums and saw the following post:
Quote from: MPLeAHHH! Ok, some more corrections.
- Registration accounts can have as many people as possible, but only members in a group account with ten or more members will receive the group bonus.
- Group registration will definately be open this week. If you would like, email me (milton at fanime . com) with the subject "Fanime Group Notification" without the quotes (emails without that exact subject might not be added to the mailing list and as such, won't get the emails) and I'll email you when it goes up. Going against what I said earlier, there will be no extention for the discount. Originally, group registration was scheduled to open next month, but I've been able to work out something and allow a week at the old rate. So please don't kill me angry-mob style at the convention.
I got really upset since our group, which does have more than ten people, missed out on the group bonus because of a technicality. The part that bothers me is that none of the requirements for group perks were listed on the registration page itself, so I don't understand how we can be retroactively held accountable for some corrections you made after the fact. We purchased registration under certain terms, but now we have to deal with terms that weren't listed at the time that we were charged.
I would feel a lot better if you could please explain to us why the initial-group-of-ten stipulation is necessary in the first place. Is there a logistical reason that we can't add on people later?
Additionally, I'd like to know if there's anything that can be done to fix this situation on either party's side. I understand that there are no refunds, but would it be possible for me to start a new account and re-register everyone (at the current price, of course) along with the rest of our members and have you credit the existing payment to those accounts instead? You guys have always been really helpful in the past, so I hope that some sort of arrangement can be reached.
I've posted this to the boards because I wasn't sure whether you would see my post or my e-mail first. I've also sent CC of this e-mail to Tony since he would know when he updated the website to include the group rewards requirements.
Quote from: FiliKleptoI've been meaning to say something about this sooner, but I had to give myself a little bit of time to approach the situation reasonably and objectively. I have always been very happy with the Fanime registration process and staff. I know that you guys work very hard and have to deal with a lot, and I know that there is only so much you can do within certain guidelines... However, I would like to say that I am rather miffed by the following that was recently added to the Registration info page:
QuoteNote: Group rewards are still to be determined. Only groups that initially register with 10 or more will receive these rewards.
And this, which has been added to the account sign-up page:
Quote
Your group does not qualify for group perks. (Adding more members will NOT qualify your group.)
These conditions were not listed on the first post of the Group Registration sticky, which was updated on October 24th, and still isn't (http://forums.fanime.com/viewtopic.php?p=96877&highlight=#96877). After having read that post, I registered my group on October 31 prior to revisiting the forum boards. Since I didn't have the information for all our studio members at the time, I only registered six people during that session. Because it had the option to add new members later on (and registration had not been updated to include any of the information quoted above), I thought I could add the other members later on by the deadline. Well, after registering I browsed the forums and saw the following post:
Quote from: MPLeAHHH! Ok, some more corrections.
- Registration accounts can have as many people as possible, but only members in a group account with ten or more members will receive the group bonus.
- Group registration will definately be open this week. If you would like, email me (milton at fanime . com) with the subject "Fanime Group Notification" without the quotes (emails without that exact subject might not be added to the mailing list and as such, won't get the emails) and I'll email you when it goes up. Going against what I said earlier, there will be no extention for the discount. Originally, group registration was scheduled to open next month, but I've been able to work out something and allow a week at the old rate. So please don't kill me angry-mob style at the convention.
I got really upset since our group, which does have more than ten people, missed out on the group bonus because of a technicality. The part that bothers me is that none of the requirements for group perks were listed on the registration page itself, so I don't understand how we can be retroactively held accountable for some corrections you made after the fact. We purchased registration under certain terms, but now we have to deal with terms that weren't listed at the time that we were charged.
I would feel a lot better if you could please explain to us why the initial-group-of-ten stipulation is necessary in the first place. Is there a logistical reason that we can't add on people later?
Additionally, I'd like to know if there's anything that can be done to fix this situation on either party's side. I understand that there are no refunds, but would it be possible for me to start a new account and re-register everyone (at the current price, of course) along with the rest of our members and have you credit the existing payment to those accounts instead? You guys have always been really helpful in the past, so I hope that some sort of arrangement can be reached.
I've posted this to the boards because I wasn't sure whether you would see my post or my e-mail first. I've also sent CC of this e-mail to Tony since he would know when he updated the website to include the group rewards requirements.
Check your email, I've replied to this.
Quote from: MPLe
Check your email, I've replied to this.
E-mail received and replied to in turn. To everyone else: we've got some great staff here at Fanime, guys... ^_^ I'm so glad the issue was resolved.
Thanks again!
If we register as a group (of 10 or more people), does everyone have to get to the convention and enter at the same time?
I'm planning to register my anime club, but I know everyone has different schedules.
I'm actually in a similar pickle as the one FiliKlepto described, and very well I might add. It's not really a major issue, but I was just wondering if there was a particular reason for why it has to be 10 initially, rather than just 10 total? Regardless of the answer, I still adore Fanime and absolutely appreciate all of the effort you wonderful people put in!
Quote from: cherryteagirlIf we register as a group (of 10 or more people), does everyone have to get to the convention and enter at the same time?
I'm planning to register my anime club, but I know everyone has different schedules.
No. Anyone can pick up their badge whenever they want, provided they have a valid photo ID. Also, you can only pick up your own badge.
Quote from: FructoseI'm actually in a similar pickle as the one FiliKlepto described, and very well I might add. It's not really a major issue, but I was just wondering if there was a particular reason for why it has to be 10 initially, rather than just 10 total? Regardless of the answer, I still adore Fanime and absolutely appreciate all of the effort you wonderful people put in!
I second that. I want the group benefits, but I registered most of my group, expecting the group benefits when I added the rest. So, seeing that was a big disappointment.
Still love Fanime! Can't wait for 07! *thumbs up*
I have another question:
I've already pre-registered and paid, but I also want to try to register my anime club so they can get the Group Bonus. I have 10 people on my list to register.
:? I was wondering if they'll still get the Group Bonus even though they aren't the initial 10 people to register?
I was not aware that we had to
initially register 10 or more people to get the group perks. I'm was quite saddened when I browse around and saw this
QuoteNote: Group rewards are still to be determined. Only groups that initially register with 10 or more will receive these rewards.
I assumed that I could add more people over time until I had ten or more to get the perks. Is there any way for me to start a new account and have the payment credited to the new account so that I can add 10 + members (and myself) at the same time to get the group benefits?
i have always had that problem. I normally register 20+ ppl but can never get them to register all at the same time to get the *perk* but its hard because not everyone have the money at the same time. A few years back, I would pay upfront first and hopefully get paid back when they said they would, but that didn't go so well. I wished we could just add people later until we can get 10, but too bad it doesn't work that way. So I registered 8 ppl for the first batch, and then 9 people later for the 2nd batch last year. Because it so hard to register everyone I pretty much gave up on the perks, since from what it looks like we don't even know what the perks are for this year. So for this year, I registered 8 ppl again for the first batch, and 5 for the second, considering Fanime is actually the week of finals now. I hope registration can go more smoothly next year.