It's all fun and games until... (long, language)

[Evil Queen]

I've never been to any sort of anime or gamer convention. I always thought it'd be amusing to go just once. Though I'm not sure how long I'd last before I starting spitting venom at some of the people you mentioned. I'd probably come out with a write up 10 pages long of the horrors I'd witnessed. -.-

Oh darling, you'd love it if only for the cute cosplay costumes! <3

[marasbaras]

No costume is NO costume

Normally I'd agree. But, 20 years ago at a Norwescon (where I counterfeited the con "money" they were letting us use in the fake casino guarded by con-approved mafioso) ... one girl was the exception to the rule.

Little pink fur bikini. Had to be secured with double-sided tape ... had to be. She was in amazing shape. Everything was toned.

Still, she was definitely the exception.

There is no WAY you would get me into anything remotely skimpy. I want people to be able to eat and drink within the past 168 hours around me without regurgitating it.

[Eric the Grey]

Underaged Drunk-
You know that wristband we gave you when you signed in? They're colour-coded according to age. So don't tell me it's okay for you to be drinking. Unless your wrist has green on it, I don't want to hear it. Oh, you lost your wristband? You're coming with me to the reg desk to get you a new one. Oh darn, you ARE underaged. Now I have the joy of putting notes on your reg and putting your name on the list of possible banned people. I see it one more time and I'm taking your badge. No refund. Suck it.

I really like this idea. I'm going to pass it on to our local con, although I don't think they have this type of problem very often.

Chauvinistic Gamer-
So you have a Y chromosome. I'm sure your mommy is very proud. I'm sure you've noticed I'm rocking the XX, and yet I also game. A lack of a Y does not equal a lack of skill, brains, or self-respect. The next person to assume I'm just here because of my boyfriend gets strangled with their badge cord.

Heh. Many of the "Girl Gamers" I know participate in the same LARP that I do, and are not only awesome looking, but could kick my ass in a foam sword fight any day of the week.

Oh darling, you'd love it if only for the cute cosplay costumes! <3

Some cosplay costumes are pure awesome, even IF all you can do is look.


*sighs* This post has just made me wish it was August and time for World Con.



Eric the Grey

[Andara Bledin]

Our gaming con doesn't do wristbands except for one-day passes.

Full convention badges are just that: badges. That have to be pinned on.

I'm thinking of suggesting that we switch to lanyards. Sure, they cost a little extra, but then we won't have to deal with the asshats who think they're clever by pinning their badges to their jeans and hanging their baggy t-shirts over them. >.<

Also, if we went the lanyard route, we could save some money with the people who have their own badge lanyards (seen most at furry cons where people generally have anywhere from 1-20 badges drawn by different artists in addition to the convention badge) not taking one at all.

^-.-^

[marty]

Arm--Why, why did you have to bring up man-Faye? Why?

Gravekeeper--Most of the time, the cons are the only time some of these people are social (as in, hey, this is the only time of the year I come out of mom's basement!), so they just lose their damn minds. But not all of us are murder-worthy.

[Geek King]

Those words are: Testosterone Scout Panty Flash.

Brrr....I just got flashbacks of Old Man Moon. He's famous on the Anime Con Circuit, and many of my SugoiCon friends live in fear of him showing up as we get bigger every year...

[Ironclad Alibi]

I going to be working at the BrickFair convention (for Adult Fans of Lego) in August. Fortunately, the people you described have not shown up at the past BrickFest conventions I have worked. I hope they stay away from this one.

Considering the avatars of some of the forum members, I expect they may be there. Let me know if you will. Maybe we can get together. Better yet, maybe I can get you to volunteer to help out.

[pssorens]

you forgot one. Keep track of your own gear. As a tournament judge I've got six tables of terrain and a complete set of codexes and rulebooks to keep an eye on. Don't make me responsible for your 40k army that costs more than i make in a week.

[ponbern]

You know its the people you describe that make me glad i can only really afford one big con a year and the fact that i don't know anybody running it so they can't ask me to help.

Testosterone Scout Panty Flash

I know at Connecticon the year before last there was a couple of these guys. that group of individuals scarys me more then the occainsion whale in fishnets

[radiocerk]

Ah, cons...

I'm no longer in the center of the world (S. California), so I will miss my usual cons, though we do have a few small conventions, and Seattle isn't so far away.
I always enjoyed ComiCon, as I'm not a really specific genre-fan (unless you count costuming).

The most horrifying sight I've ever seen at Con was at Celebration 4. They had a slave Leia costume contest (Boy, did that screw up foot traffic). There were several large, unshaven guys in that contest.

[Andara Bledin]

You know its the people you describe that make me glad i can only really afford one big con a year and the fact that i don't know anybody running it so they can't ask me to help.

Who says the con has to know you to try to rope you into being a volunteer?

I'm no longer in the center of the world (S. California), so I will miss my usual cons, though we do have a few small conventions, and Seattle isn't so far away.
I always enjoyed ComiCon, as I'm not a really specific genre-fan (unless you count costuming).

The most horrifying sight I've ever seen at Con was at Celebration 4. They had a slave Leia costume contest (Boy, did that screw up foot traffic). There were several large, unshaven guys in that contest.

Better large unshaven men, than large unshaven women....

^-.-^

[TryNotToBeThatOne]

Ahhhhhh, flashbacks! Ahhhh flashbacks!

This whole thread is giving me flashbacks. Okay, some of the flashbacks are good (mmmm, kilts) but some are not so good *shudder* (vinyl-induced gamer funk).

If your con budget is too small to squeeze out little soap bars, contact some companies to see if they'll donate some. It's free advertising after all. One of my favorite cons handed out energy drinks last year, one can per con bag.