Rock Hunter said: I was unable to come to the event due to work commitments, which as yet have not changed. So hope I can come to a future Meet-up and support you all, if for nothing other than the recognition of your hard work, making a decision that must have been both easy and tough at the same time and for the way you’ve handled this unfortunate situation.



Well done to those who are willing and able to forego their refunds. I feel for all of those who may lose out financially here but suspect we will all feel the cost of this pandemic. So let’s concentrate on Cmdrs safety and look forward to a future event, hopefully with a record number of visitors. Click to expand...

Totally agree. I'm in much the same position now as many others as all my work has been cancelled. Every shred of it. As someone whose income is directly tied to days worked onsite at events, things will be tough.Those who have donated their ticket price so the charities can still benefit from ECM, we are enormously grateful but no one should worry about whether they should or not. We are refunding tickets and recognise that many people need that cash in their pockets.To that end, once we pull the big lever, Simoof the tech monkey will spring into action from his box by the door and start putting them through. It takes 7 days to clear from that point.That includes any PayPal fees. No deductions for costs. If you've put money in, it is coming back to you. We will absorb any fees and thanks to the community members and sponsors who have enabled us to do so, especially HCS who have asked that their sponsor donation to the event should stand as a means to help out.We have already had offers from Stephen Benedetti, Zac Antonaci from Frontier, and Paige (formerly Frontier) as well as KerrashLanding and Psyche to assist with putting together vECM for the 11th, bringing everyone together for some gaming of all sorts.Of course, that is open to everyone, including those who through distance or time restrictions couldn't get a ticket in the first place.It ISN'T a big standard charity stream, we're not going to be chugging buckets. It isn't a 'tune in and watch us do stuff' stream. As with ECM it is about taking part. What it is, is a social just the same as you'd get in person at ECM.Yes, to respect the enormous work those who have created prizes for the raffle, we will be holding the raffle live during the day and giving out goodies and yes, that bit of the day is for our two charities so they don't miss out as a result of the postponement.So. We're planning some fun. It won't be just Elite and you're all cordially invited.Thanks once again to the tireless behind the scenes team who are working their Asps off to make everything happen.