The official BMORG statement on 2012 tickets and theme:

[junglesmacks]

Here is a direct letter received today from Camera Girl @ BM HQ regarding the 2012 ticketing situation/change of text/date on the home page and explanation for the as yet un-posted theme:

"The answers are:

There is no need to freak out.

We are revisiting our ticket sales strategy for 2012 and the "launch date" may be a moot point.

Larry is still working on the theme for 2012. We had a close friend pass right before the event, and launched a new non-profit in early August, so he may have been a bit busy. We have never promised the theme will be out each year at the event, it just has been announced that way for a few years.

Yes, there will be a Burning Man in 2012. Yes, it is likely that most folks will get tickets, though we won't be selling a bajillion."


No, I'm not fucking around. This is straight from the BORG after a semi-long email chain about what's going on and do you mind throwing us a bone about what's up. I therefore invite y'all to talk amongst y'selves..

[Sham]

I love Camera Girl. She's a babe!

[trilobyte]

So what you're saying is you freaked out about the lack of posted theme and ticket on-sale date, and engaged her in a semi-long email chain to try and drag details out of her?

[junglesmacks]

So what you're saying is you freaked out about the lack of posted theme and ticket on-sale date, and engaged her in a semi-long email chain to try and drag details out of her?

Nah not at all. I just asked her politely to maybe throw us some kind of statement about what's going on so that maybe the truth/word could be spread in place of mass hysteria.

[junglesmacks]

We are revisiting our ticket sales strategy for 2012 and the "launch date" may be a moot point.

This, though.. is the most interesting part of everything to me..

Hmmmm.....

[ygmir]

I love Camera Girl. She's a babe!

+1

[theCryptofishist]

Nah not at all. I just asked her politely to maybe throw us some kind of statement about what's going on so that maybe the truth/word could be spread in place of mass hysteria.

Lots of luck on that. Mass hysteria is what certain burners do best.

[graidawg]

aaahhhhhhh they said moot point its the end of the world *runs screaming through the thread*

[Faery]

I'm sorry but what is a 'moot point' ?

[lemur]

if they remove the tiers there wont be a mad rush of fools trying to save a few bucks cloggin the pipes.

[junglesmacks]

I'm sorry but what is a 'moot point' ?

Moot point means that it's a non-issue.

[junglesmacks]

Nah not at all. I just asked her politely to maybe throw us some kind of statement about what's going on so that maybe the truth/word could be spread in place of mass hysteria.

Lots of luck on that. Mass hysteria is what certain burners do best.

lol.. I'd say that's human nature in general rather than strictly burner-ish nature.

[trilobyte]

I think 'mass hysteria' may be an overstatement.

[Simon of the Playa]

or...

[Bob]

I think she meant to type "the 'lunch date' may be a moot point."

Stop hitting on her.

[Sham]

So last ticket time was an absolute fiasco, and now it appears that things are going to be done differently in response to our cries of, "next year things need to be done differently".
This is what we asked for and this is what we're getting. What will we do if there is nothing left to whine about?

[burner von braun]

Frankly, regarding tickets, I'm glad to hear that they are taking the time to think it through, and would be more concerned had they not.

[Badger]

I just asked her politely to maybe throw us some kind of statement about what's going on so that maybe the truth/word could be spread in place of mass hysteria.

Looks like our little Pavlovian doggies are starting their annual collective yawping because something isn't meeting their precious fucking time schedule.

[Badger]

I'm sorry but what is a 'moot point' ?

Cheesus fuck.

Hey clueless, try this: http://tinyurl.com/yflvgvn

[Sham]

I just asked her politely to maybe throw us some kind of statement about what's going on so that maybe the truth/word could be spread in place of mass hysteria.

Looks like our little Pavlovian doggies are starting their annual collective yawping because something isn't meeting their precious fucking time schedule.

This is more of a discussion of something that is relevant to most everyone on this forum. There are some changes in the works and most of us are interested in what they are. Yawping is probably not the right word here!

[unjonharley]

I like it when our own chief drooler drools

[quote"Badger"]

Looks like our little Pavlovian doggies are starting their annual collective yawping because something isn't meeting their precious fucking time schedule.

[Lassen Forge]

Esp when I find my silly self nodding upon reading his posts.

NO EXPECTATIONS!!!

I love the moot point thing. What does this mean? Who knows. Who cares. It's ALWAYS been their party, they were kind enough to let us be part of it, and that's good enough for me.

I just hope I know before I sink another ungodly fortune into this gig!!! --giggles--

Either they have already sold the tix, or they will use my "You must have 3 tickets to buy this years one" thing, or they will ONLY be doing regionals from now on, or... hell, who knows. Whatever it is, people will bitch and cmplain and whine, and they'll do what they were gonna do anyway., and in the end the man will STILL burn the Saturday before Labor day.

[MisaBlue]

Sometimes I have the feeling that the BMORG is seen as lazy evil which just dig money out of people going to BM.
They actually work! And there is a lot of work which is unseen to many. BM is not only TTITD, ohhh it is so much more
what is done and what is going to be done now, when BM Project was started.
The discussion about the tickets sales started way before this year BM, and it is not that they just now have found out it was not working last time properly so they start to change dates. There are already many people involved in the discussion
and it aint easy to find the solution. Whatever will be picked up will simply have "holes" in some way and people will be barking
about that and we will see many unsatisfied reactions here and they will get many unsatisfied reactions themselves.

I just wonder how is it possible it is so easy for people to bark about those things and write angry emails. I wonder as well, how many people actually make/made the effort to write them "thank you". Well, I heard it was the best year this year...did actually anybody thanked the BMORG that they worked their asses off to prepare the conditions for BM participants? hmmmm

Can you imagine to write down something which will be eloquent and clear enough for more than 270 000 heads group composed from hippies, ravers, sparkle ponies, people with anxiety, crazy people, smart asses, people with kids minds, some in a way normal people...fuck that is nuts...I am not even sure if group here will understand what I want to say...it is funny how people started to freak out they dont know the theme...it is year (luckily less every day) to the event and there is plenty of preparation work to do individually even without knowing a theme...or does anybody decide to go or not to BM because of theme?

(This is not reaction on your email to cameragirl jungelsmack...I dont think a little that you would be rude and bark on her where is our date of ticket sale ...you just opened it for me so I said what I feel lately and what I am little pissed of)

Jeez that is lot of word from me...sorry, it just had to go out... I am feeling better

[junglesmacks]

lol bark I did not, and thank them I most certainly did. Believe me, it was/is all good.

[MisaBlue]

lol bark I did not, and thank them I most certainly did. Believe me, it was/is all good.

As I said, I would be surprised if you did

[Sham]

I'm sorry but what is a 'moot point' ?

Cheesus fuck.

Hey clueless, try this: http://tinyurl.com/yflvgvn

I don't think he was looking for a definition of the term moot point. He was wondering what point was the moot one that was referenced.

Cheesus fuck backatcha!

[Mojojita]

if they remove the tiers there wont be a mad rush of fools trying to save a few bucks cloggin the pipes.

Ding Ding Ding - I think we have a winner. This makes lots of sense, particularly in light of the original reason for the staggered pricing.

[Simon of the Playa]

thats all fine and dandy, but what if the internet gets shut down?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31-QbXw5j8E

[Bob]

Taking Wall Street on a Saturday is like burning the Man on... Saturday?

[Simon of the Playa]

they were mostly ex-BOA employees anyway.