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Originally Posted by Pturner
I think that would be a shame, and it's not about the $5. Free concerts and events on the square are part of what makes TV TV. It's cultural. It's part of our fabric, our magic sauce, our Kool aide.
I'm not in favor of letting a few bad apples spoil the bunch. Take something of value away from everybody because of of the deeds of some? Why? Better to advocate for a posted "no saving seats" policy. Give notice in the Daily Fun. Have CW around to enforce it the first few times until it becomes known.
"I'll show you" inducement policies are lose lose. Let's be more creative than that!
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I totally agree that establishing a rule and making that rule known to all is a much better solution than to modify the established "free" approach. I am hopeful, but doubtful, that would work when rules in general don't seem to mean anything anymore (illegally modified golf carts, speeders, red light runners, blocking golf carts against the curb with your cart, cutting in line, under-age residents, etc. etc.) You are absolutely right in acknowledging that a few bad apples do the spoiling, but the spoiling seems oblivious to rules and laws, particularly because all too often enforcement is "missing in action". Lack of consequences for socially undesirable behavior feeds and nurtures the growth of bad actions. The actions of the minority are all too often exponentially deteriorating to our Quality of Life. Well that is my rant for the day.