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Message: <blockquote data-quote="buzz" data-source="post: 1442198" data-attributes="member: 6777">I'm basically lurking on this thread, as the next Chicago GD will be the first one I've ever organized. I'm lucky, though, as the initial work establishing the event has all been done by MattyHelms, Mark, and thalmin. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The only point I feel I can address is jmucchiello's. While I agree that game days are first and foremost a gathering for ENWorlders, I think that, if a FLGS is being nice enough to host the event, it behooves organizers to try and bring in as many people as possible. The "payoff" for the FLGS is getting people into the store who will hopefully shop during the breaks, or at least enjoy the venue enough that they'll come back to shop in the future. The more "payoff" you can offer the FLGS, the more often they'll be willing to host the event, not to mention make it a priority on their event schedule... a schedule that can probably draw a lot more warm bodies by hosting CCG and minis events.Not to mention, you never know how many people you'll be able to draw into the ENWorld community--not to mention possibly into the *gaming* community--by encouraging as many people as possible to come.Otherwise, the impression I get is that you simply need to be gregarious and organized. These traits seem key to being a good organizer. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I do have a question though:I've been thinking about creating a dedicated Chicgao Game Day Web site for a while now, even before MattyHelms handed me the reins. Of those who have done this, does it seem to help promote the game day? I keep wodnering if it's better to concentrate the Web presence here on ENworld, but I figure the more URLs hawking the event, the better.Not to mention, what should the content of the site be? I was thinking of making a repository of photos from previous game days, links to all of the current and past planning and sign-up threads, maybe a FAQ, and of course content pimping our host Games Plus. Any more ideas?</blockquote>

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