Ticket waiting lists

[AidoM]

Gonna leave this up another couple of days to see if any more suggestions come in, although AidoM's comments do make sense as a refinement of what we already have.

I'll sim to get Wales and Slovakia (at home) waiting lists up and running by Monday? Bit short notice, unfortunately, but we'll see how it runs and then aim to be up and running by the Czech and Slovak away games in September.

My thinking was that the onus is on the poster to keep their request alive rather than have people PMing all over the place and usually getting no replies but giving Mods like you stu more work .

It wasn't a hint that you should get the new stick/threads up for the March home games

[casso36]

My suggestions

Sticky thread to be put by Moderator 2 months before each game. No threads allowed before that time (to be removed by Moderators)

Thread to be started by Moderator at the same time inviting people to post ticket requirements (2 max)

Moderator to update sticky with the names in the order in which requests are posted. it will be done and maintained on a first come first served basis.

No later than 2 weeks before each game the poster should PM the moderator to say if they still need the tickets.

If the Moderator does not hear from the poster 2 weeks before the game their request is automatically removed by the Moderator.

Up to date list of will be available 2 weeks before all games.

Tickets to be offered to those at the top of the list and as they receive (sort out tickets) they notify the Moderators who will update the sticky and so on and so on.

In this way the mods will be able to see who is using and abusing the system.

I know it's work for the Mods but it needs somebody to control it and there the ones best placed or the Great Dahamasta.

Spare ticket list thread could work similarly except that spares wouldn't be known until closer to the match and the time frame wold be very short

You must have been up all night thinking that up!!!

[pineapple stu]

Right, going to finalise the rules as follows for now. Thanks to all who've put in suggestions.

1) A mod will open the new thread and sticky it one month before each game. Any threads opened prior to this will be deleted.
2) Do not put name on list if you don't intend going to game.
3) Post if you get sorted for tickets, or PM the moderator, as soon as possible.
4) Reply to PM's if you receive them from other members.
5) If you have spares, you should contact the person on top of the waiting list; if you need tickets, you should contact the person at the top of the spares list. If you have spares, don't post the fact and ask people to PM you. If you've time to post, you've time to PM the top person on the list. Otherwise, the list won't move.
6) If you don't have PMs turned on, turn them on! Otherwise, there's no point posting on the theead and your name will be removed.
7) If you say you have spare tickets and then don't deliver, we reserve the right to not include you on future lists.
8) If you have your name on the list and do not remove it or accept the tickets offered then you may be blacklisted from future lists.
9) If you have spares and you PM the person on top of the waiting list and they don't reply within 24 hours, you can PM the next person on the list (and so on).
10) For home games, tickets can be allocated on a first-come-first served basis 48 hours before kick-off (i.e. the order of the list no longer applies); for away games, the time is 7 days beforehand.
11) It's the individual poster's own obligation to sort themselves for tickets or to get rid of their own tickets. The mods will only try and keep the lists updated and sort out any messing. So if you fall foul of the deadlines noted above, for example, that's unfortunate.
12) Maximum of 2 tickets per poster.
13) Tickets can only be offered at face value, with an allowance for postage and packing.
14) Tickets can be offered in the blocks as sold by the FAI (e.g. Brazil and Serbia together), but people on the list can refuse this offer without losing their place on the list.
15) Invalid requests (e.g. for three tickets) will not be added to the list.

[dublinred]

Right, going to finalise the rules as follows for now. Thanks to all who've put in suggestions.

1) A mod will open the new thread and sticky it 2 months before each game. Any threads opened prior to this will be deleted.
2) Do not put name on list if you don't intend going to game.
3) Post if you get sorted for tickets, or PM the moderator, as soon as possible.
4) Reply to PM's if you receive them from other members.
5) If you have spares, you should contact the person on top of the waiting list; if you need tickets, you should contact the person at the top of the spares list. If you have spares, don't post the fact and ask people to PM you. If you've time to post, you've time to PM the top person on the list. Otherwise, the list won't move.
6) If you don't have PMs turned on, turn them on! Otherwise, there's no point posting on the theead and your name will be removed.
7) If you say you have spare tickets and then don't deliver, we reserve the right to not include you on future lists.
8) If you have your name on the list and do not remove it or accept the tickets offered then you may be blacklisted from future lists.
9) If you have spares and you PM the person on top of the waiting list and they don't reply within 24 hours, you can PM the next person on the list (and so on).
10) For home games, tickets can be allocated on a first-come-first served basis 48 hours before kick-off (i.e. the order of the list no longer applied); for away games, the time is 7 days beforehand.
11) It's the individual poster's own obligation to sort themselves for tickets or to get rid of their own tickets. The mods will only try and keep the lists updated and sort out any messing. So if you fall foul of the deadlines noted above, for example, that's unfortunate.
12) Maximum of 2 tickets per poster.
13) Tickets can only be offered at face value, with an allowance for postage and packing.
14) Tickets can be offered in the blocks as sold by the FAI (e.g. Brazil and Serbia together), but people on the list can refuse this offer without losing their place on the list.
15) Invalid requests (e.g. for three tickets) will not be added to the list.

Unusual request and maybe a first for LOI game but any chance of one of these yokes for the Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers game.

[pineapple stu]

Best try the Shamrock Rovers forum.