THE LINE & "THE LIST"

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,706
    aus_suz wrote:
    The ppl with the notebooks don't post here?
    Haha, I was wondering the same thing. Surely someone who is actually involved in this list-making is reading this thread.... how about coming out of the shadows and explaining yourself? ;)
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  • Dead Man Walking
    Dead Man Walking Toronto-ish Posts: 2,762
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    aus_suz wrote:
    The ppl with the notebooks don't post here?
    Haha, I was wondering the same thing. Surely someone who is actually involved in this list-making is reading this thread.... how about coming out of the shadows and explaining yourself? ;)

    They don't come around here. They're in line.
  • PJFAN13
    PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    Dead Man Walking wrote:
    They don't come around here. They're in line.
    Holding a useless notebook and sharpee
    :lol:
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    Dead Man Walking wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    aus_suz wrote:
    The ppl with the notebooks don't post here?
    Haha, I was wondering the same thing. Surely someone who is actually involved in this list-making is reading this thread.... how about coming out of the shadows and explaining yourself? ;)

    They don't come around here. They're in line.
    as for internet,they are on facebook-twitter,no here
    at the venue they chat,having drinks,fun ,laughing,sharing stories,meetimg new and old frineds and will see in a few hours the best band on the planet from very close distance
    best thing ever!!
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  • shortstack
    shortstack Posts: 2,339
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,706
    shortstack wrote:
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    :lol::D :? :think: .... I am not even sure how to react to this. :lol:
    But my avatar's message is in no way meant to include the word "you". ;)
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    why now u dont GAing lining numbering bitching?
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  • jakesbluskyhome
    jakesbluskyhome Posts: 148
    i was a "list" man, but not by choice. i was first in line, thus as more people came it became a situation of people talking about the list, and it's such custom in the states that i wasn't going to be like "no list!". it didn't make much difference to me. of course people "abuse" the list, but what can you do? Beat em up? Even without a list or numbers it's still the same, it's fans governing fans. it's all a gray area. like where's the cutoff in the time you can leave? 10 mins? 20? so you see the only truly 100% "fair" way to do this is to literally never leave your spot in line, like how it is in south america. and that way would be fuckin brutal haha so as much as i think this line and list is ridiculous, i think considering our options it's the best way to make it "fair". it's a flawed system, but the alternative would be not even being able to leave to go to bathroom, or just chaos haha so yes, i was a "list" guy, what of it? :P
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,260
    jakesbluskyhome wrote:
    i was a "list" man, but not by choice. i was first in line, thus as more people came it became a situation of people talking about the list, and it's such custom in the states that i wasn't going to be like "no list!". it didn't make much difference to me. of course people "abuse" the list, but what can you do? Beat em up? Even without a list or numbers it's still the same, it's fans governing fans. it's all a gray area. like where's the cutoff in the time you can leave? 10 mins? 20? so you see the only truly 100% "fair" way to do this is to literally never leave your spot in line, like how it is in south america. and that way would be fuckin brutal haha so as much as i think this line and list is ridiculous, i think considering our options it's the best way to make it "fair". it's a flawed system, but the alternative would be not even being able to leave to go to bathroom, or just chaos haha so yes, i was a "list" guy, what of it? :P

    Like you said, the list makes no difference, so lets get rid of it all together. It actually does make a difference, and that is it makes people think they can walk up to a line 5 hours later and step in front of somewhere because they have a number.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,267
    I think it should be a 10C system organized based on the time the tickets are picked up.

    Let the line form at the ticket windows and then you get your "line" # based on how early you get your tickets.
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  • Mamasan Bren
    Mamasan Bren Posts: 960
    Gern Blansten wrote:
    I think it should be a 10C system organized based on the time the tickets are picked up.

    Let the line form at the ticket windows and then you get your "line" # based on how early you get your tickets.


    Hey that's not too bad as it still rewards the diligent.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,706
    jakesbluskyhome wrote:
    i was a "list" man, but not by choice. i was first in line, thus as more people came it became a situation of people talking about the list, and it's such custom in the states that i wasn't going to be like "no list!". it didn't make much difference to me. of course people "abuse" the list, but what can you do? Beat em up? Even without a list or numbers it's still the same, it's fans governing fans. it's all a gray area. like where's the cutoff in the time you can leave? 10 mins? 20? so you see the only truly 100% "fair" way to do this is to literally never leave your spot in line, like how it is in south america. and that way would be fuckin brutal haha so as much as i think this line and list is ridiculous, i think considering our options it's the best way to make it "fair". it's a flawed system, but the alternative would be not even being able to leave to go to bathroom, or just chaos haha so yes, i was a "list" guy, what of it? :P
    So what do people in SA do?? Just go to the bathroom on the sidewalk while they're waiting in line?? :shock:
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  • acharding
    acharding Posts: 359
    I think at this point we are beating a dead horse. Is it fair? no. Is it going to change? no. I get that it sucks it happened to me as well.

    You can't change other people, you can only change yourself. You want the rail? Get there at 8am and stick your butt on that concrete.

    The line (and the list) for that matter only really matter for those people getting the rail. I would say the vast majority of the people on the rail waited all day. Once you get inside, GA is a free for all. I entered as number 200 and still managed to end up 4th row, dead center (and that's without pushing or being a jerk). The GA crowd is a fluid thing, it moves and shifts. You go where it takes you.

    I'd say we can lock this all up because everyone has made their point and is just saying the same thing. Again, I get it! It happened to me too...but at the end of the day, I still had one of the greatest "seats" in the building (and I would have even if I was at the back of the pit).
  • Ty
    Ty Posts: 1,007
    Meh, GA is fair. Anyone who says otherwise is just too fucking old to go to a rock gig.
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  • aus_suz
    aus_suz Posts: 9,406
    Gern Blansten wrote:
    I think it should be a 10C system organized based on the time the tickets are picked up.

    Let the line form at the ticket windows and then you get your "line" # based on how early you get your tickets.

    Yeah but if u get some slow ass at the ticket window that can't find ya name and if u are lined up at the window
    with the most common letter for a surname it might be slow moving..


    Bring back seats
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,706
    I hope they never bring back seats in front of the stage. I just wish everyone going for GA would chill the fuck out.
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  • trabera
    trabera Los Angeles, CA Posts: 129
    Don't even bother. I'm already in line in LA. I'm holding spots for 100 people, they've already been here and left to use the bathroom...they're be back in time for the doors opening.

    Seriously, I had SO MUCH more fun in the 90s when this shit wasn't happening.
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  • JWPearl
    JWPearl Posts: 19,893
    Dont like queue's for doors opening i prefer none :lol:
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,706
    JWPearl wrote:
    Dont like queue's for doors opening i prefer none :lol:
    If there is GA entry at every gate for every show everyone could stop even thinking about any of this. If there are a few morons who decide to do a sprint and fall down some stairs or get into scrums that is their problem - I couldn't care less about the people who make it dangerous for themselves.
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  • stickfig13
    stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    Overheard a conversation that went something like this:

    "Come over to the GA line"

    "Well, I don't have a number"

    "Honey, do you know who I am..?!"



    Sounds like some corruption in the system here..... :roll:
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