Recent content by ruffian

Melissa, the girl on stage, organized the GA for the first show in Barca and I spent some time chatting with her--super nice person who spent hours and hours in line. She was also near me in the GA in Hawaii, and couldn't have been nicer. Do you all really think that Bono gets "monopolized" by...

Thanks so much. Sadly I won't make that show but I'd be happy to share results of the study once the data are analyzed, in case you want to share the info on your website. I flew into Gothenburg a while back and I was looking around the airport thinking I'd never seen better looking people...

Hey, everyone, thanks so much for the responses, and for the offers of translating (got a PM right after I posted so that got settled fast) and for the offers of participating. The study will explore differences in attitudes about queuing according to nationality, and there is a chance I'll...

Update: I found a translator! See you all at the shows :)

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Hi Amsterdam Concert-goers, I'll be attending both shows and am collecting data for a research paper on queuing attitudes in a number of different countries. I will be in the queue distributing surveys, so I hope you'll take a few minutes to participate! The first phase of the study was...

Hi Everyone, I'm conducting academic research on queuing attitudes at several locations in Europe, including Amsterdam. I am seeking a qualified person to translate a 5 page survey into Dutch. Payment is $50.00 U.S. The survey is part of an ongoing study on queuing, first published in the...

Hi Plebans, I will be collecting data at several concerts in Europe this summer on fan attitudes about queuing. This is a follow-up to a study that was published last year in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. For a brief (but not completely correct) synopsis see: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST...

:lol: that would be priceless--but those guys have what I call "marginal hygiene," and probably folks around them would complain...and if they leave to shower all hell could break loose :wink:

Oh, I'm all for it! I don't think I'd like to be the first to try, though. Hell, why we're at it, let's get cabana boys to bring slushy drinks and set up chairs and umbrellas :wink:

fascinating :nerd: though not sure it would fly at U2 shows. If you try it, let me know :lol:

i went to a few shows in europe on the last tour and no one waited out overnight. i really hope that is the case. hiring human placeholders :hmm: what a concept!

Indra, i do a couple of things to save my legs in the GA. During the waiting, I sit as much as possible and definitely try to have a chair. It is worth the money to have one and discard it (I hope venues take them to charity!) than to attempt to stand for endless hours. There is nothing to be...

that's the one I just referenced in the above post...and yes, the research is the only "queueing research" where people care about someone cutting in line behindthem. Really unusual finding!

Interesting discussion--I did a research project Vintage Punk referenced about the GA line and what fans consider "fair" and "unfair." Turns out that the more dedicated the fan (we had people self-designate that), the more they felt that turn-taking was unfair. The more casual fans didn't care...