BLM sets the population limits, but BMHQ--while on probationary status with the BLM--reportedly decided to sell >50,000 tickets for this year's festival before BMHQ obtained this year's BLM permit. Tail wagging the dog, or just good pillow-talk between Larry and BLM. .

I say people should have to sacrifice blood, flesh, and first borns to prove that they are "serious" burners. How else are we going to make sure people have NO life outside burning man? How I ask!!!? It really seems unfair to me that we ACTUALLY give people liberty to decide what importance they wa...

theCryptofishist wrote:

segregorich wrote:The system described seems fair to me ...

Yeah, everybody thinks their system is fair...

Care to elaborate on whether you think it is fair?

[quote="dtbee"][quote="segregorich"]And, yes(!), charge a significant fee for entering a ticket into STEP (e.g., $100).[/quote] What about people who have genuine reasons why the can no longer attend such as redundancy or bereavement? Do you really want to kick them whilst they are down by charging ...

kiss-o-matic said: "Why not do what the computer software industry is doing. The "ticket" should be an agreement between the burning man event and the purchaser. Transfer outside of STEP, is therefore, forbidden. Charge a fee to discourage a lot of hand-passing of tickets. Of course there could be f...

It didn't stop me from having fun, but my blue Bridgestone MB/2
mountain bike was stolen on Thursday night from the promenade near Esplanade and Center Camp. It had el-wire swirls in the spokes, a large black basket on the front, and black seat and handlebars.