Comments on: Pink Card Experiment

By: masnail

masnail — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:56:16 +0000

My son took me to Burning Man this year. We were both first timers. We both tried to fill out the 2012 census but the “Pink card” sort of got blown off. Pink is NOT my favorite color but it does demand attention and is the reason I still have my digital census access card. However I have so far been unable to findout where the site is to complete the afterburn portion of the census. We briefly discussed the “Pink card”, it kicked around the tent floor for awhile and arrived home for further study. A better explanation as given above would have caused us to fill it out. It’s appearance matched the junk mail I get at home. We did not research Burning Man on the internet before our arrival, we just went.

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By: Jerroc

Jerroc — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 05:37:35 +0000

Better late than never. This is a good start to addressing a problem That has been a concern of the community for some time. I am glad to see the BMorg taking steps to preserve the art and gift culture. At the same time shame on you BMorg for acting out of self preservation. It should not take you this long to realize that you are losing your core praticanpants to spring breakers. This decision should have been made for community reasons yeas ago and not the money kind as a ditch effort. To say this was not a foreseeable problem is insulting so dont try. Nonetheless you have my support for 2013 and I look forward to filling out your pink card.

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By: Hilary

Hilary — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:31:22 +0000

If anyone sees my husband out on the playa please tell him his wife loves him and hope he is having a blast! Hilz misses her lover.

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:08:38 +0000

Please do not be naive, folks…the only reason to collect this information is to either A. sell it to marketers or B. keep it, tell marketers you have it, and make them pay you to send out information to people. “We don’t know what this will be used for” is code for “we haven’t figured out who to sell this to yet, but when we do, believe me, we will make LOTS o’ cash!!!” Certain “lifestyle” companies are probably salivating and becoming aroused at the idea of getting Burner emails, names, etc. Believe me, they will pay many pretty pennies for “access” to the Burning Man “market.” And the central org will not be sharing any of those pretty pennies with the community that made Burning Man what it is.

Come on, folx. The original organizer stays in a hundred-thousand-dollar RV with catered food brought in. And you think they want your email just because it might be a neat thing to have, maybe?

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By: Droidle

Droidle — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:34:21 +0000

You want to get a better idea of who actually attends? This is kind of a crappy year to do that, don’t you think? I actually attend, but this year is an exception since I was unable too attain a thicker with enough time to also make travel arrangements, which was the case with many of us veteran burners this year.

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By: Burdizzo

Burdizzo — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:25:32 +0000

Pink was the new black.

For a certain portion of the target audience the paper cards will become cherished schwag. Which means many of them won’t turned in, thereby skewing the demographics of the populace who actually responds to the survey. Has this been statistically taken into account?

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By: Rita C.

Rita C. — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:49:01 +0000

I have a question!!!

My bf and I are getting on Thursday. Will we get a welcome? n_n or the pink card to help they gathering of the info?

Thanks for answering!

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By: Honestly

Honestly — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:25:55 +0000

Collecting personal data for no particular reason. On paper. Just in case you come up with a use for it. Let me guess: you’ll get some volunteers to type these in. Classic: shoot first, think it through later. No thanks.

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By: zomg

zomg — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:21:13 +0000

Wow! Just, wow…
I am technically a burgin, but I’ve had friends going for 15 years. Clearly that was a grievous error on my part, this “experiment” makes it painfully obvious that the (pre)playa spirit is long gone now. :(:(:( The regionals have been spreading and growing though, maybe this is like the life-cycle of any other city. The rot starts at the core, spreads, and then there is a diaspora.
This is such a downer post, and I apologize for that, I’m sure I’ll have a great time and keep coming back, but, well, this pink postcard thing, damn, “wow” sums it up I guess.

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By: The Other JV

The Other JV — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:47:00 +0000

I like that this is being done on paper. Of course it’s opt-in, and many won’t want to do it, which is right and fine.

But some of the comments above, or the idea of data terminals through BRC–even the # of apps offered in JRS–make me fear I’ll be coming home to a city with a whole bunch of people whose gaze is glued to their devices and not to the wonder around them.

For me, Burning Man is a way to go completely off radar and un-digital for a week. BRC changes and evolves, sure, but the strong desire for digital this & that seems to make it more like the default world. Which is the opposite of why I come.

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