Join us for NikeTalk LIVE 2016, to be held on All Star Sunday, Februrary 14th, in San Francisco!

Some people just like to complain.  

As of this moment, it looks like we have 30 invitation requests in this thread.  Barring a last minute surge, we won't be turning too many people down - if any.  That's not exactly a "slap in the face."  

Considering the join dates for those who applied date back to NikeTalk's founding and the average attendee's been here for 5-10 years, I'd tend to think that we ARE doing something for "real NT'ers."  

Both Wikia and NT will be going out of pocket for this.  Several Wikia employees will be sacrificing their Sundays (and Valentine's Day, at that) to host and facilitate the event for you.  They're opening their corporate HQ up to you.  40 is the maximum that they felt could be safely and comfortably accommodated with the space and personnel available.  

Personally, I'm deeply appreciative of the gesture and all of the time and effort that they - and our own staff - are putting into this.  JumpmanSt could be coming in from Oregon for this.  

Knowing that it is a live event, and, as such, only a few dozen members will be able to make the trip out to attend in person, we've put quite a bit of thought and planning into how we can help share the experience with everyone else.  That's why Wikia will be opening up their fan studio, so guests can create and share video content from the event.  That's why we're holding a charity auction - so the event itself can do some good in the real world.  That's why we'll be using the event to share some NT-related news that we hope many of our members will be interested in.  

People have asked us about a live event for many years, but, as explained earlier, nothing really made sense given our budget relative to the expectations.  Head-Fi put together a listening event for their members recently, which was held at Wikia HQ, and their members loved it.  We were excited about the opportunity to do something similar for our fellow members here at NikeTalk.  

To hear people spit on this, like it's somehow not "good enough" for you really sucks.  

 

I'm not the one people should be thanking.  If you attend and enjoy the event, the ones you should be thanking are our friends at Wikia.  They pitched the idea, offered to host the event, and spent more time and resources planning it than anyone.  Then there are the staff members who will actually be attending the event themselves so they can hang out with you.  These are the people who deserve the lion's share of credit.  

I don't need to be thanked.  I just want everyone to enjoy the event and to raise money for charity.  If that happens, it'll all be worth it.  

It does bother me, however, that everyone who's sacrificed to put on this event is reading this thread and seeing some of these negative, entitled comments.  They deserve better than that for all they've done and are trying to do simply to show our community members a good time and support an important cause that's close to our hearts.  

 

It's not full yet.  We'll be taking requests for the rest of the night and then tomorrow we'll start contacting people.

If you've requested an invitation, keep an eye on your inbox starting tomorrow and reply back ASAP to confirm your spot and receive an invitation. 

 

Don't worry, nobody has been notified yet.  It's still 2/2 on the West Coast.  You'll be notified at some point tomorrow along with the others who requested an invite.  It's looking like everyone who requested one thus far will receive one.