StoneCircle Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 minute ago, BillieBobs said: My laptop is my works one so I’m not sure I can do this without getting in trouble 😂 I’ve downloaded the distill app that was recommended further up the thread. It’s not alerted me to any changes so I don’t think I’ve done it right 🙈 My brain isn’t compatible with tech 😂 I have never used Distill so I can't help you sorry. Perhaps someone else will 🤞🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Would suggest not worrying about page checkers for the moment. It's exceptionally unlikely that any spaces go live between now and 2:15 tomorrow, and so having it set up won't help in the short term. At 2:15 you'll want to be manually looking anyway, as that way you can be constantly checking and respond quicker than waiting for an alert - if anything, it might impede you ever so slightly. After 2:15, you may not even need it - so personally I'd wait until after the release before going down that path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCircle Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Just now, incident said: Would suggest not worrying about page checkers for the moment. It's exceptionally unlikely that any spaces go live between now and 2:15 tomorrow, and so having it set up won't help in the short term. At 2:15 you'll want to be manually looking anyway, as that way you can be constantly checking and respond quicker than waiting for an alert - if anything, it might impede you ever so slightly. After 2:15, you may not even need it - so personally I'd wait until after the release before going down that path. It's useful for alerts to be switched on during a sale as it will notify you if tickets become available again due to failed transactions. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidstorm523 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 minute ago, incident said: Would suggest not worrying about page checkers for the moment. It's exceptionally unlikely that any spaces go live between now and 2:15 tomorrow, and so having it set up won't help in the short term. At 2:15 you'll want to be manually looking anyway, as that way you can be constantly checking and respond quicker than waiting for an alert - if anything, it might impede you ever so slightly. After 2:15, you may not even need it - so personally I'd wait until after the release before going down that path. Definitely true for tomorrow, but definitely a useful thing to know for the future. I’m a dedicated F5er, but it seems I need more than that these days! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyrulion Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 24 minutes ago, Skip997 said: Just received a long email about Green Traffic control, here's a snippet: This reads like there was a",but" in the email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip997 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 4 minutes ago, Leyrulion said: This reads like there was a",but" in the email. No "but", all is very good. Maybe was the way I copied and pasted. It's from a very long and detailed email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillieBobs Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Glastonbury has disappeared off the list this morning 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadponyclub Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 22 minutes ago, BillieBobs said: Glastonbury has disappeared off the list this morning 🤔 I just noticed this too, hopefully it will reappear on or before 2.15! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewomble Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, BillieBobs said: Glastonbury has disappeared off the list this morning 🤔 That's strange wonder why 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadponyclub Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 it's back now, phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amfy Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Good Luck today everyone! x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Supernintendo Chalmers Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 I'm considering volunteering for Oxfam at Boomtown. I've never stewarded for Oxfam before. Would anyone recommend Boomtown to steward? Anything I should consider before pushing ahead with it? What are the typical shifts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip997 Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Just now, Supernintendo Chalmers said: I'm considering volunteering for Oxfam at Boomtown. I've never stewarded for Oxfam before. Would anyone recommend Boomtown to steward? Anything I should consider before pushing ahead with it? What are the typical shifts? Same here I've done Shambala once with Oxfam. Never been to Boomtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewomble Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Hate this waiting game 🙂 feels like I can't get anything done until it's over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amfy Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 (edited) 1 hour ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said: I'm considering volunteering for Oxfam at Boomtown. I've never stewarded for Oxfam before. Would anyone recommend Boomtown to steward? Anything I should consider before pushing ahead with it? What are the typical shifts? The shifts at Boomtown are mostly one morning, one evening and one overnight same as most Oxfam festivals. The overnight shift could be 9pm to 5am at a stage. Overnighters often go quicker at Boomtown because the public are out and about til all hours! You often get a mixture of positions so that you don’t spend the whole festival either in the middle of nowhere or in the middle of the madness. In the middle of the madness can be very full on. You can be trying to monitor an exit to stop people going in and if they hear ‘their sound’ they will really want to be in! You just need to remember you are a steward, not security and do what you can within reason but call for assistance rather than trying to physically stop people. You may have to do a few ‘recovery positions’ with people who’ve overdone it. At Glastonbury, people will more often try to pretend they haven’t taken anything naughty but at Boomtown they mostly trust us and will tell you. They often come for help if they are feeling weird so you might just spend some time re-assuring someone or helping them find their friends. It’s an interesting and engaging festival to work, as well as being amazing in itself. The crowd are just lovely - so up for it! I really recommend it! It’s bonkers, at times it’s really challenging, but it’s a lot of fun! Edited February 6 by amfy Very long shift! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 5 minutes ago, amfy said: The overnight shift could be 9pm to 5pm at a stage. Bugger me that's a long shift (sorry, couldn't resist) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amfy Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 6 minutes ago, incident said: Bugger me that's a long shift (sorry, couldn't resist) I’m going to edit! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 1 hour and we should have some happy people on this thread 🙂 good luck everyone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillieBobs Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, thewomble said: Hate this waiting game 🙂 feels like I can't get anything done until it's over! Hang on in there friend! Not long to go now 🍀🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillieBobs Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 30 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said: 1 hour and we should have some happy people on this thread 🙂 good luck everyone I’m nervous 😂🫣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewomble Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Glastonbury and a few others have disappeared again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadponyclub Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 list of festivals keeps shifting all the time at the moment on the Oxfam site 👀 looks like they are doing lots of back end updates ahead of the 2.15 rush.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillieBobs Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Just now, thewomble said: Glastonbury and a few others have disappeared again? I noticed that too. First time seeing sold out for everything as well. Perhaps they’re updating it or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoz Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Good luck everyone trying 🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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