Separately I think the decision wasn't so much a "solid" one as a "necessary" one. We did think things through and Guidebook didn't get cut until the third round - we can run some deficit on a given Arisia but if we do it carries forward and can affect the next year's con. Sometimes you bite the bullet and try to make things better for the future. We'll know more once this year's con is over and the books are done.