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ST Help Question. If you had to organize an orderly line of people who had to stand in line for hours, how would you do it?

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Nov 12 '24, 11:12

The organizers use numbers but there's a lot of "placeholder stuff" being put physically in the line to save a spot. It apparently gets contentious at times with arguments/fights flaring up.

Also, we can't use technology to do it as digital tool access, like cellphones, isn't ubiquitous.

I've been thinking about this problem for about a week without coming up with much.

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Without knowing the business—there way to create an additional, but separate “express” line—for those with smaller questions/smaller tasks - Trending Nov 12, 11:48
with big bouncers -- nm - decline Nov 12, 11:32
Have Paul Rudd bring them water. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 11:29
hire young people to be stand ins for old people in line. let the old people into a room where they can get tea and crackers - tRuMaN Nov 12, 11:25 1
- That's actually a really simple and great idea. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 12, 11:31
like museums, give timed entry appointments, to get a marriage or other gov paper here you make an appointment online. - zeitgeist Nov 12, 11:22 1
- Interesting. Thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 12, 11:24
at the san fran planning department there is a line of briefcases down the hall, place holders for contractors waiting DAYS - zeitgeist Nov 12, 11:18 3
- Being evicted from a...town...that's impressive. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 12, 11:20 2
  - i was evicted from my huge flat way under market value, evicted from city hall for doing biz without a nonexistant permit. - zeitgeist Nov 12, 11:26 1
    - Wow. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 12, 11:34
Replace them all with Brits? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 11:17
I’d give everyone a fifteen minute return window based on expected throughput and tell them to come back at that time rather than wait around -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 11:16 5
- Maybe doing away with the line and like you said, give them a window to return. That might be better. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 12, 11:21 2
  - Another similar thought would be to physically section out groups to be called up one group at a time. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 12, 11:26 1
    - I've seen this on busses. Good idea. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 12, 11:32
- yup, this works best without having to wait. ala Disneys Fastpass system. Or numbers with a sign showing who's up ala DMV -- nm - budice Nov 12, 11:21 1
  - the sign is a good idea. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 12, 11:22

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