With apoloies to Bill Caldwell for dredging up his name. I'm not clear
that anything has changed in five years.
KeS
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Kevin Stevens" <Kevin_Stevens@Bigfoot.com>
> Date: February 2, 1999 18:58:34 PST
> To: "William Caldwell" <william_caldwell@net.com>, "Craig Boyle"
> <craig_b2@verifone.com>
> Cc: "'Chris Heismann'" <cheismann@value.net>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: The NOW of web registration...
>
>> What I was thinking is that someone1 can write a webpage that will
>> take
>> in most the data neccessary to register. Someone2 can then transfer
>> the
>> data recieved to registration cards that someone2 took home, in the
>> comfort of their own home, whenever they want. Then someone2 brings
>> those cards to the registrars (which get put in a separate pile).
>>
>> People then walk up to the registrar and either their card is already
>> filled out, and they say "I pre-reigistered on-line", and then they
>> take
>> care of tech/waiver and other neccessities like payment (saving maybe
>> a
>> minute or two per person). Or they go the normal route. This would
>> hopefully allow us a half hour or so to make life a little smoother
>> during the rest of the day.
>
> But who does this help, Bill? Right now an entrant:
>
> 1) Walks up to registration.
> 2) Signs the waiver and takes a wristband.
> 3) Shows drivers license and SCCA card if applicable.
> 4) Hands over suitable lucre.
> 5) Is handed a time card.
> 6) Signs up for a work assignment.
> 7) Wanders away and fills out the time card.
>
> So what you're proposing eliminates step 5 (two seconds of a 60 second
> process), and transfers the burden of filling out the time card
> accurately
> from the driver to the volunteer.
>
> I don't want to take more work away from the entrants and transfer it
> to
> volunteers. I want to take more work away from the volunteers and
> transfer
> it to the entrants.
>
> KeS
>
> (Take laying out the course. You don't like gated courses? Pick up a
> couple of the cones stacked by the start line on your way out to walk
> course, and fill in the damn gaps!)
>
>> I was only trying to improve effeciency, not exclude anyone from
>> registering. I'm against capping myself. I am only looking at a
>> possible, quick, appliable soulution.
>
> Naw, you're geeking. Don't fret, a lot of us do it. Ooo, look,
> technology!
> How can we screw up our lives with it??
>
>> I am volunteering to be someone1 and 2 for a while (this won't take
>> off
>> right away anyways, and it gives me a good excuse to show up early).
>> When/if it gets big, perhaps we could have people pass the
>> responsibility around.
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