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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7870726" data-attributes="member: 177">A long time ago, back in grad school, I was in a game that ran on Sunday afternoons, starting at 1 PM.&nbsp; There was a player who could not, would not, show up on time.&nbsp; They were engaged, enthusiastic, a fine player, but... always late.One of the other players always baked something fresh for game-brunch.&nbsp; Coffee cake, cinnamon rolls, or the like, from scratch - and she was a really good baker.&nbsp; She, the baker, laid down the rule - if you are on time, you get fed.&nbsp; If you are late, you may not partake of the baked goods, and you must sit and watch everyone else eat tasty food.&nbsp; The rule needed to be enforced exactly once.&nbsp; Even well-warned, that first game the late player was again late.&nbsp; And was not allowed to partake of the chocolate chip coffee cake for that game.That player was never late again - they always showed up on time, ready to play, engaged and enthusiastic as ever.Which goes to show - if you want people to show up on time, find their intrinsic motivators, and use them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7870726, member: 177"] A long time ago, back in grad school, I was in a game that ran on Sunday afternoons, starting at 1 PM. There was a player who could not, would not, show up on time. They were engaged, enthusiastic, a fine player, but... always late. One of the other players always baked something fresh for game-brunch. Coffee cake, cinnamon rolls, or the like, from scratch - and she was a really good baker. She, the baker, laid down the rule - if you are on time, you get fed. If you are late, you may not partake of the baked goods, and you must sit and watch everyone else eat tasty food. The rule needed to be enforced exactly once. Even well-warned, that first game the late player was again late. And was not allowed to partake of the chocolate chip coffee cake for that game. That player was never late again - they always showed up on time, ready to play, engaged and enthusiastic as ever. Which goes to show - if you want people to show up on time, find their intrinsic motivators, and use them. [/QUOTE]

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