[MR] About using PayPal

[Neca Johnson]

A word about PayPal reservations.

First, thank you for using PayPal! I hope you find it to be a convenient way to register for events. I’d like to explain how the process works and what you can do to help make the process smoother and more efficient for everyone.

Your request triggers an email to me, which I then use to manually update the registration roster and generate a PayPal invoice. Nothing happens automatically, which is why we say you may wait up to 48 hours before receiving an invoice.

If you have submitted a registration and haven’t received an invoice: Please don’t submit another request. Not only will it double my workload, but it will create confusion for the reservationist and you might end up accidentally double paying! Please contact the reservationist. If I haven’t received your request (which has happened once this year) I will ask you to resubmit.

If your invoice is incorrect: Please let me know. If it hasn’t been paid, I can edit and correct your invoice – again, much easier than dealing with a duplicate request.

Speaking of which, your invoice will be cancelled after a week of nonpayment. I try to send 2 reminders during that time. I get it if a last-minute change of plans means you can’t attend, but if you just need to remove (or add) a person I can edit accordingly. Again, a second request doubles the work (and the length of the registration spreadsheet) and slows the entire system down.

Last year WoW alone received over 1,400 reservations via PayPal - please be patient. Feel free to cross post.

Thank you!
Baroness Gwenllian ferch Gwilim