[matilda] re: minutes /c90/ ticketing and fixed event prices

[fabian]

Hi there...

> the c90 gig was already approved, and they've already gone ahead
> with this stuff, so we're basically going to shaft them a bit if we
> say the tickets they've printed up can't be used.
The Collecitve wasn't aware they had their tickets already 
printed...that is a problem
but we should be able to solve that.
The basic concern is that selling tickets in advance does advertise 
matilda as a proper venue...
with this we might draw attention of jealous clubs around and Matilda 
might be much more likely to get trouble with the taxman...
what was said today is that matilda as it is at the moment can't be run 
as a proper venue and we need to reflect that in the way we do parties, 
and in the way we invite people to do parties...
>
> The idea of interfering with setting a fixed charge is also unfair
> to them. They're putting up a lot of money and we're telling them
> that they aren't gauranteed an income on the door to cover their
> (for this gig, VERY high) costs.
nobody wants them to loose money on this...and just because there is a 
basic understanding that no one will be turned away doesn't mean that 
people will get in easy without paying....as I guess, most guests will 
suppose that they have to pay anyway...so there won't be much of a 
loss...
Anyway -in light of short notice and our obligation to stand for what 
we said or didn't say to external people before - I believe we need to 
make sure, with the money that comes in through the bar, that C90 will 
cover their costs. I understand this as a possible line of compromise 
with C90 for not selling tickets in advance but rather insisting 
(firmly and polite) on the requested/suggested donation on the door.
> That doesn't seem fair, and would
> discourage me personally from putting on an event. I wouldn't want
> to exclude people, but just letting some people in free/on donation
> is unsustainable for MATILDA and for promoters, once word got
> around that's how we were doing it.
We need to get a policy fixed and that might as well disencourage more 
expensive parties to be done in Matilda...Promoters need to be aware 
what Matilda is and what it is not...they should come to our meetings 
really and need to understand on what precarious grounds we are....
at the end of the day it is not sustainable to be not able to do 
parties at all.
the basic opinion for now seems to be against pre-selling/fixed 
rates...and for benefit/charity/donation basis...that is to say people 
gonna get a reason why they are asked to pay in that is other then just 
for the running of the party...then it shouldn't be difficult to raise 
funds even if people are getting aware that we are bloddy hippies.
I think this policy should apply to gigs/filmnights/whatever else with 
a cover-charge  as well....
and the good thing with this policy is that we can maintain towards 
commercial clubs/the taxman that all we're doing is for benefit/DiY and 
not for profit...this does put us into a different position if not 
legally, then at least politically...
f.