Dave45681 posted:I also remember one of the larger groups (might have been National Capital Trackers, but I might be mistaken) lobbied for being allowed to stay open until the dealer halls were closed, since they looked at it as more return for their huge investment of setup time by allowing more people to see their display. There were also more than enough of them in that group to cycle in and out for any members who did want to walk around. Of course extra hours also means the EDTCA needs to pay the guards for Black for an extra 1 1/2 hours, so I don't know if that drove the close time. (though that would seem to be worth it to allow the public more viewing time)
-Dave
No lobbying required. It didn’t take much, we just asked them to make an announcement. The guard left (not sure there was one in the first place, but that’s another story). The black hall technically has to stay open until dealer halls close because it is the bathroom location for the purple hall, which has no bathroom. It just comes down to the club’s willingness to stay.
Not sure how much extra traffic it yielded, but we sure had fun staying late.
