So we have two issues:
1. Are fans loud enough and should the be better. This will be debated all day. And it is a very complex issue.
2. The second issue is what seems to be the a major part of the issue from what you express.
Yes there were fans who had had seats in the parquet for many years that chose not to pay the donation level to sit in the Parquest. Many of them had been grandfathered in and were paying a lower donation level than was required for those seats for many years.
While it may have required a $2,500 donation, they were only donating, $1,000, $1,500 or even less. Does that make them good or bad fans? No. They were long time ticket holders and they have been good supporters. And, they should always have first selection over a new donor at the same level. That is why there is a priority system.
However, at the same time, their have been donors that for years have been making more than the minimum donation level to sit in the lower level and have not been able to move down for 4-5 years. I personally know of at least 4-5 for which this was the case. They kept donating over $2,500+/year and could only sit in the balcony in a $1,000 donation section.
Most of these finally had a chance to move down when the AD asked everyone to simply pay the correct donation level for the seats a donor is sitting in.
Leaving the yelling, standing out if it.
Who has been a better fan?
a. The one who has had tickets longer but has not paid the full donation for the seating area?
b. Or, the one who has set in a lower seating area who continued to give more of a donation than required for many years as well.
For the record, I am not talking about donors who have just signed on in the last year and expect to move up. I am talking donors waiting for a significant period of time.
The amount required to sit in the Parquet did not change, they only asked everyone sitting there to pay the minimum donation.
