What exists here is an idea to provide transparency between the organizers of community events (like meetups, hackathons, conferences, etc) and those who wish to attend.
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Too often I see speakers being asked to pay for their own transport and accomodation... for events that the organizers are charging £200 per ticket!
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Too often I see hackathons asking developers to work on a company's new API... and being charged entry for the privilege.
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Too often I see good papers being rejected... only to be recycled by a friend or associate of the organizer(s).
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Too often I see successful and prominent speakers being 'invited' to appear... only to be asked later to pay for the honour.
I have personally experienced all these. And worse.
Now, I accept the world isn't fair. And rejection is a fact of life. But as a community we can at least be open as to the reasons. Because let's face it, in today's social and connected world we're all sharing this information between ourselves, anyway!
See the original work at https://github.com/MarquisdeGeek/community