What do you dislike most about FanimeCon? [2010 Edition]

[chococlatte]

Someone mentioned the Lolita event on this thread. Was the Lolita event ever part of Fanime or was it separate from Fanime? I never saw it listed in the program. I only found out about it while I was exploring the Fairmont during the ball.

It was a completely separate event under oneesan inc.    They had a fashion show, a tea party, a lolita pageant, lunch, and a concert.  It sounds really great when I type it all out, but it didn't happen that way at all.

[Haruka]

I actually had a pretty good time this year, but I always do.  I loved Con's solution to the protesters, i.e. park a big truck in front of them.  Brilliant and hilarious.

A few dislikes:
1. Housing- I was told on three separate occasions that there was no Fanime room block for the Marriott: once by the hotel and twice by Fanime Housing.  Except that there was.  So communication seemed to be an issue.

Dislikes that were not Fanime's fault:

1. Rock throwing on Sat.- I don't know who did it, but really?  You're five years old and feel the need to throw rocks at people who disagree with you?  Grow the fsck up.

2. FaniPlague- Again, I don't know who it was, but someone or several someones attended Con sick.  You'd think with all the Swine Flu paranoia that people would be a little more responsible before placing themselves in a position to infect others, regardless of intention.  I realize that you invested a lot of money into Fanime and it would suck to lose it, but if you're sick, stay home next time!  Please.

[Nina Star 9]

I'm actually really glad that I didn't spend the money on a Fantasies ticket because I heard that it was pretty bad and didn't live up to the expectations at all. It sounded only semi-worth it when they were describing it, and I doubt I would have found it worth it at all if I actually went. :< (Though it would have been nice to actually hang out with some of the girls besides my friends and the girls at the fashion show, but whatever~)

[suna_no_yoroi]

I went with "other."  The thing that really gets to me is the people drunk off their asses or on miscellaneous substances.  This was the first year that I actually came across teenagers loudly discussing how they wished they could acquire various substances to have a good time.  I am not going to say how nobody should be doing drugs/alcohol because that's going to be impossible.  The way I figure, you can do whatever you want on your own time but I sorta draw the line at an event that seems to be the more "family oriented" out of all the cons I've been to so far.

[Lizchan33]

ditto that I forgot about all the drunks that found there way around the convention center

[Daph]

Probably some of the staff/rovers who took their jobs way too seriously.

[Lizchan33]

Probably some of the staff/rovers who took their jobs way too seriously.

Who are you talking about? Because I know Staff is not supposed to drink on duty at all. It has severe punishments......

[Daph]

Just a couple examples I guess since I don't want to get stuck in a huge argument over it.  It's just plain silly that I'm stopped by two overly serious people at once from entering the game room at 3:30 AM because my badge isn't facing the right way.  Would people actually go to the trouble of going to some random Con at 3:30 in the morning?  And even if they did I can't help but think, "So what?"  The one-way entering and exiting persisting until way late in the night when there's no traffic at all was real unnecessary too.  It just felt like a few staff members were ready to jump all over me for stuff that wasn't a big deal at all.

[Lizchan33]

Just a couple examples I guess since I don't want to get stuck in a huge argument over it.  It's just plain silly that I'm stopped by two overly serious people at once from entering the game room at 3:30 AM because my badge isn't facing the right way.  Would people actually go to the trouble of going to some random Con at 3:30 in the morning?  And even if they did I can't help but think, "So what?"  The one-way entering and exiting persisting until way late in the night when there's no traffic at all was real unnecessary too.  It just felt like a few staff members were ready to jump all over me for stuff that wasn't a big deal at all.

sounds like volunteers .... they did a lot of badge checks at doors.... :/
I know as a Rover I tried to be as nice as possible and I had people hugging me telling me I was an awesome staffer :3

[Deflare]

I disliked that thanks to my own hangups and issues, I couldn't summon the gumption to talk to many people or focus on activities to participate in, so I spent most of the con lonely, bored, and depressed.

...The restrictions on entering/exiting the gaming room late into the night were also kind of weird, especially since no such restrictions were put on the Artist's Alley at any point that I could see.

[Snorcat]

I strongly disliked the lack of organization on certain planned events, such as the 16+ Yaoi night, which many were turned away from, as it turned to 18+ at the door. Besides that and other minor things that weren't so much the fault of Fanime, I think the con went great overall.

[Impulse]

Just a couple examples I guess since I don't want to get stuck in a huge argument over it.  It's just plain silly that I'm stopped by two overly serious people at once from entering the game room at 3:30 AM because my badge isn't facing the right way.  Would people actually go to the trouble of going to some random Con at 3:30 in the morning?  And even if they did I can't help but think, "So what?"  The one-way entering and exiting persisting until way late in the night when there's no traffic at all was real unnecessary too.  It just felt like a few staff members were ready to jump all over me for stuff that wasn't a big deal at all.

sounds like volunteers .... they did a lot of badge checks at doors.... :/
I know as a Rover I tried to be as nice as possible and I had people hugging me telling me I was an awesome staffer :3

Again as I posted on the previous page, they stopped disabled people from entering and told them to go around, was messed up.

[Glitch]

i disliked that they banned hug lines....

Trust me. That's a good thing.

[Lizchan33]

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sounds like volunteers .... they did a lot of badge checks at doors.... :/
I know as a Rover I tried to be as nice as possible and I had people hugging me telling me I was an awesome staffer :3

Again as I posted on the previous page, they stopped disabled people from entering and told them to go around, was messed up.

Volunteers kinda have a hard time.... sometimes they might think 'I must do exactly as I'm told no matter what' and forget to take into consideration.... being considerate....

[DTJAAAAM]

The lack of video game retailers in the dealer hall.

[Shinsengumi]

i disliked that they banned hug lines....

Trust me. That's a good thing.

Yeah I agree too.

The lack of video game retailers in the dealer hall.

Yeah that's the sad part about this year's fanime no dealers selling video games. But the swap meet has some good ones.

[Impulse]

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sounds like volunteers .... they did a lot of badge checks at doors.... :/
I know as a Rover I tried to be as nice as possible and I had people hugging me telling me I was an awesome staffer :3

Again as I posted on the previous page, they stopped disabled people from entering and told them to go around, was messed up.

Volunteers kinda have a hard time.... sometimes they might think 'I must do exactly as I'm told no matter what' and forget to take into consideration.... being considerate....

I didn't. I joked with people before they entered and got most of them to laugh. As long as they had a badge I let em through wherever. I don't give a crap if they are only allowed in one way, artist alley didn't care why should it differ? I'm not directing it towards you or anyone, I'm just saying that it's a double standard.

[Lizchan33]

I didn't say ALL volunteers....*shrug*
I could keep on with the whole reasoning for entrances and exits but I won't, You all are intelligent enough.(/not being sarcastic so please don't think I was)

[suna_no_yoroi]

I strongly disliked the lack of organization on certain planned events, such as the 16+ Yaoi night, which many were turned away from, as it turned to 18+ at the door. Besides that and other minor things that weren't so much the fault of Fanime, I think the con went great overall.

I'm curious where this was ever listed as a 16+ event.  I've always seen it listed as 18+ along with all the legal codes listed next to it, as it is illegal to show pornographic material (even in anime form) to individuals under the age of 18.

[Touya no Miko]

Too many events happening in one day, so it's kind of sad that you can't attend them all. Minor thing for me though.

There was a bit of trouble with hotel check-in at the Hilton. At first the clerk gave me only two keys, when I reserved a room for four. Once that was fixed, Ruth, one of the roommates who had arrived earlier, went up to our room first to drop off her stuff, since she had rover duty. Right when I got the keys and my other friends dumped the rest of their stuff on the trolley, Ruth comes down the elevator and said the room was already OCCUPIED. It was just me either, the people in the line for check-in before me had the same problem. As well as the people in the elevator with us.

Another problem was the misinformation given when it came to LM.C's autograph session. Having no photos was confirmed, but there were also rules stating we couldn't touch the band, all gifts were to be dropped off in a bin and not personally given, and LM.C can sign anything presented so long it is not your own skin. Turns out, touching the band was okay(including hugging), gifts can be personally given, but they can only sign their own merchandise. And they mentioned all of this to us at the last minute. The first two I can forgive, and I already bought a poster for them to sign, however, the ones who didn't have merchandise for signing weren't so happy.

Those are just my two cents, but I was pretty satisfied with the con so far. And yes, I too am suffering from post con depression.