/n/o/t/ /i/n/v/e/n/t/e/d/ reinvented here

Backstory: a decade ago, I wrote a rejection of the way NESFA and people like them run their treasuries. I've been trying to get the word out about this set of practices because I think it works better for a whole lot less effort, and I've also been fine-tuning and extending it some in the intervening time. Spreading the word about this is how come I volunteered to run Treasury at anticipation_09 and part of why I wanted Alexis Layton and Tim Szczesuil on my staff (OK, mostly I wanted them on my staff because they're awesome and I trust them, but showing them that lean treasury can work at a dual-currency Worldcon was a nice bonus).

Today was the boston-fandom barbecue that sfrose put together. It seemed to me like mostly NESFen, though besides myself and sfrose herself we did also have deguspice, quietann, and *hobbit* there to represent arisia. Tim and I fell into a conversation about Anticipation treasury; he was curious about some of the things that had happened when he hadn't been in the room and wanted to apply my techniques to the Boskone that he'll be treasurer of next February. Mark Olson was sitting nearby, asked a few questions, and came up with a rephrasing of the basic principle. This accomplished he expounded a little on how it was a better idea and everyone ought to do it. Thanks, Mark. Fortunately, I don't care who thinks they invented the thing as long as it gets used.