years ago everyone who attended was a participant, and everyone had a hand in making the event what it was. now we have 65k annas and ronnies coming to the event and asking what can burning man do for me instead of participating. talk to any volunteer coordinator that works all year gathering enoug...

SEVERAL HUGE ONE WEEK REGIONAL BURNS RIGHT ON THE PLAYA. In other words more playa burns, that are spaced out over a period between April and October. Next year for 2017 start a second burn during another month that lasts for a week, at black Rock Desert. And then a couple of years later, a third on...

Lets think about the trajectory this is heading. This year approximately 20% of the people that wanted tickets got them and 80% didn't. Next year, or a couple of years 10% of the people that want tickets get them. And if things take the same pattern, 1%, and fractions of 1%, in years to come. Does t...

Back to the camp problem: Divide your camp in half. [mod hat off] Divide your own damn camp and leave mine the fuck out of this idiocy. Sounds good you can have your camp with everyone in it this year. And next year I'll get to have my camp with all my people but you don't get to come. Or is this r...

Back to the camp problem: Divide your camp in half. Have half the people that you know and trust stay and set up and have half the people that you also know and trust, not strangers, stay for the 2nd week and take the camp down so that the infrastructure is ensured to be secure. Plus it divides the ...

Could you have imagined that over 70,000 people would converge in the desert for a week and leave no trace. Could it be possible to have 70,000 more or have we reached our limits. Do we want to think about limiting our possibilities? Placement of camps problem: Have the 1st group set up their camps,...

The 11th principle – giving others a chance Opening the event for 2 weeks. Have a 1st weekers and 2nd weekers. The first weekers leave after the man burns and a few days later the 2nd weekers can come. Perhaps not all the art needs to be burned down and perhaps the 2nd group can add there own source...