02-17-2011, 10:58 AM | #271 | ||
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I myself am in an area that was MIB-free for YEARS. I was recruited by an MIB from a different country who came up for a convention. I've recruited MIB myself since then. For areas with no MIB presence at all... people can apply directly themselves. The key point to remember is that MIB is a volunteer program, by fans for fans. It doesn't have a big advertising budget or anything. It certainly doesn't have the resources to scout various places and determine if there's enough of a market to warrant an MIB... that's something MIBs do themselves!
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02-17-2011, 11:11 AM | #272 |
Ceci n'est pas une tag.
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Vancouver, WA (Portland Metro)
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I'm doing my part to help out GURPS by buying GURPS Classic items. Got 13 more today, for just a smidge over $100 (bringing my G-C collection to, hmmm, around 36... and that doesn't even count the times I've accidentally bought duplicates! :-P).
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02-17-2011, 12:58 PM | #273 | |||
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As it is it seems unlikely to me that a person that might make a good MIB would even know that the program exists, unless they also spend a lot of time on this site. Last edited by sir_pudding; 02-17-2011 at 01:15 PM. |
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02-17-2011, 02:22 PM | #274 |
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I think conventions and store demos are the big recruiting grounds. That's where MIBs are most visible and most likely to recognize suitable candidates.
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02-17-2011, 07:05 PM | #275 | |
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A person who would make a good MIB is a person who spends a lot of time on this site.
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02-17-2011, 07:10 PM | #276 | |
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02-17-2011, 11:01 PM | #277 |
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Not completely pure profit -- there are continuing costs associated with keeping a product available . . . small ones, I grant you, but they exist nevertheless.
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02-18-2011, 12:17 AM | #278 | ||||
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02-18-2011, 01:19 PM | #279 | ||||
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02-18-2011, 01:42 PM | #280 |
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Hey, I'm sorry that I sounded hostile and that I started this tangent. It's not really OT anyway. It's pretty clear that MIBs are out there at least in some areas, and they are doing stuff, so the low numbers for Low-Tech weren't because store owners weren't aware of it but probably because they (correctly) believed they couldn't sell it. I think it is likely that SJGames overestimated the demand (possibly by basing it on it's hype here).
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