As a sometime wench/runner, I'd like to comment from my end. Your opinion may vary.
a. I never know if I'm going to wench (or run, if it's a tamer auction) until the time comes. I like to dress up on some Saturday nights, and sometimes I can use that to advantage. But if you already have enough runners/wenches, say so. My feelings will not be hurt.
b. As a follow on from a. - If you have rules for when the runners mob the bidder, or what a mob consists of, say so (or print it up in advance, so I can read the rules while waiting). I can't tell you the number of auctions I've worked where I had to figure out what the rules were by observation. And that includes Worldcon Art Auctions, so let's not get picky about where.
c. For wenching behavior - well, I was at OVFF too, and I don't agree that the auction got past PG - then again, you shouldn't see what passes for PG-13 these days in movies. YMMV.
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a. I never know if I'm going to wench (or run, if it's a tamer auction) until the time comes. I like to dress up on some Saturday nights, and sometimes I can use that to advantage. But if you already have enough runners/wenches, say so. My feelings will not be hurt.
b. As a follow on from a. - If you have rules for when the runners mob the bidder, or what a mob consists of, say so (or print it up in advance, so I can read the rules while waiting). I can't tell you the number of auctions I've worked where I had to figure out what the rules were by observation. And that includes Worldcon Art Auctions, so let's not get picky about where.
c. For wenching behavior - well, I was at OVFF too, and I don't agree that the auction got past PG - then again, you shouldn't see what passes for PG-13 these days in movies. YMMV.
That's a view from my end.
Deja