Registration has reopened

[UEF]

http://glastonburyregistration.co.uk

[gmb1992]

Booo no more people registering ruining my resale chances!!

[Arriente]

I know 7 people who intend to register to try in the resale.

[LondonTom]

I know 7 people who intend to register to try in the resale.

[storm]

Tell them its closed

[DeanoL]

I do find it weird that they re-open it. It creates more admin work for them for what?

[5co77ie]

I do find it weird that they re-open it. It creates more admin work for them for what?

Edited October 9, 2013 by 5co77ie

[UEF]

You have to remember that it's not a case of "re-opening" the site. It's more that the site takes a pause just before the sale.

This happens because it takes time (days) to vet peoples photos in the leadup to a sale, and this spikes just before a sale (due to some peoples bizaar idea that doing things just before a deadline in some way makes anything easier).

So, to manage expectations, its easier to take the site down a week before the sale so you've got enough time to vet all the photos and accept as many as you can ready for the sale. And equally, no one ends up registering at 8:55 AM on the sunday expecting to be able to buy tickets.

Simple logistics of running a large event. Err, I mean "1984 Orwell Big Brother GCHQ NSA spying on you".

Edited October 9, 2013 by UEF

[DeanoL]

Why should it remain closed just because we have registered.

[greenArmy12]

What about the thousands that tried for an hour and a half and were left disappointed? How about giving them as good a chance as possible? Reg has been open since the end of the last one, its their fault if they haven't done it by now, and yes I did miss out on tickets

[gmb1992]

What about the thousands that tried for an hour and a half and were left disappointed? How about giving them as good a chance as possible? Reg has been open since the end of the last one, its their fault if they haven't done it by now, and yes I did miss out on tickets

[UEF]

Glasto need to sell tickets. All of them. For this year and future years. Keeping reg open for all but the immediate period before a sale helps this happen.

End of!

[greenArmy12]

Glasto need to sell tickets. All of them. For this year and future years. Keeping reg open for all but the immediate period before a sale helps this happen.

End of!

[UEF]

Not really end of is it? There is already far enough demand over supply so they don't need to keep reg open to sell tickets, open reg in between the end of the festival and ticket sales day that's more than enough time to get registrations in

[LondonTom]

Should probably just shut off new registration to everyone tbh until they stop being able to sell all the tickets

[UEF]

Should probably just shut off new registration to everyone tbh until they stop being able to sell all the tickets

[Jie Bie]

What about the thousands that tried for an hour and a half and were left disappointed? How about giving them as good a chance as possible? Reg has been open since the end of the last one, its their fault if they haven't done it by now, and yes I did miss out on tickets

[DeanoL]

GFL want the sell to all returned tickets. Allowing registration to remain open in the weeks running up to the re-sale makes it more likely that will happen.

[LondonTom]

As people are saying GFL are a business, why would they want to dick about with checking and accepting new registrations unecessarily?

[UEF]

To not piss off future potential customers when the current lot decide they are bored of it?

[daveinafield]

Using the future business angle tho there are many businesses that have failed going for new customers while ignoring their old customers. I think a lot of glasto's old guard are feeling left behind. The ones who used to pop a cheque in the post/carve a statue with a chainsaw/yes maybe even sneak in on the back of a truck...