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Im giving serious consideration to running my own splinter panel next year, which is a little more focused on the 'how to' with honest (or if you want to be like me: dishonest) practical instructions people can actually use.

You mean like how the "Girls" panel was run back in 2004 by Steve Bennett? Please by all means go for it.

How would the event handle issuing proper face/ear/eye protection?
Who would mark out safe areas?
What would be the rules of engagement, including FPS restrictions based on distance?
Who would insure the event against injuries, property damage, and/or death?
Etc, etc.

Lots of variables to consider. Interesting idea, but just be very careful about it.

The main thing I can think of this is people going around the con hitting each other with padded weapons (such as the ones from last year's Fanime staff gatherings/meetings).

Not so sure how a realtime-real life rp is...

It'd probably end up being like this:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3955486939380985268

But with more long-winded anime attack names like "OMGWTFPWNDJ00KEKEKE-NO JUTSU!!1"

Take away the glomping and I'm in.

Dan Hibiki must be the king.

Stick with the elevator. They have an emergency button for a reason.
Get off at the next floor that you can. If he follows you off the elevator, start making a LOUD racket. Get people to come out of their rooms, that will scare him off, or at least get you more support and witnesses for the police.

Next time let's use Video Room 1 as the dance area. The exhibit hall was way too large for this.

Poll the audience to find out how many fans:
* Have a 401k
* Live with their parents
* Have their own apartment/condo/house
* Are married

Since the con is coming soon....  
Any requests?

Dragostea Din Tei. I know how often that song gets stuck in your head at work. :twisted:

Oh, be honest....  you were just outside because it smelled better....  

That too. :lol:

We actually had a little something going on in the balcony last year (balcony = small space outside next to the arcade machines) and two people in the hotels across the street called into SJPD with sound complaints.

Oh yes I spend a good deal of time hanging out there. That was nice, very mellow, nothing like the dance.

There is music.
It has a beat.
You dance to it.
Try not to bring wooden swords to the dance.
If you do bring wooden swords, try not to crack it over your head.
If you do bring a wooden sword, and you do crack it over your head, expect to be laughed at.
There is no age limit.
If you are female, do not come to the dance in high heels, or platform shoes.
Expect to be hit on depending on age.
Expect to be hit on depending on age and gender.
Expect to see the unexpected during the dance.
Do not be suprised to see the entire NERV crew dancing.
Do not be suprised to see characters doing some non-canon freak dancing.
Expect to see the unexpected during the dance.
Please shower before the dance.
Please shower and use copious amounts of antiperspirant.
Expect lots of people who cannot dance.
Do not worry if you cannot dance, neither can they.
There is no price to get in.
There is a price, you must dance.
If you must "rave", please keep it confined.
Ravers twirling glowsticks on long string are a safety hazard.
If you dance during DJ Socket's set, expect to be amazed.
However, do not stop dancing, even during amazement.

Above all:
There is music.
It has a beat.
You dance to it.

I'll have to check through my picture archives to see what year the Boxes also made their appearance, since there were chants of "Box!" as well.

The Boxes made their first appearance in 2000. I'm friends with one of the guys inside the box. ;)

I much preferred the "chill out" dance on the patio Friday night. That was pretty sweet.

Jesus you know if everyone took that approach the human race would NEVER propagate! It's called taking a chance. You win some, you lose some.

[START]

tsubasa: I dunno, in general, sharing common interests doesn't mean you will get along well with someone.  You and/or they could be sociopaths and just not be sociable and generally incompatable.

That's possible, but it's a START. You can't DO anything if you don't TRY anything.

:)

...I'll get Quatre for you right away.

[DON'T DREAM IT. BE IT.]

Well...maybe without the DBZ shirt, but essentially. Stop dreaming, start DOING. Well...dating, yeah! I mean, heck a cheap date could be just a group of you eating pizza and watching anime! Doesn't always have to be a 1v1 thing.

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Ooh ooh wait I wanna quote RHPS:

DON'T DREAM IT. BE IT.

Tai: All I'm trying to say is that their perfect mate might be right infront of their faces, but they won't know it if they continually look past it. :?

after all if real guys were so great maybe fan girls wouldn't need to be so into anime guys

No offense, but here's what I keep hearing from the Fan* aspect of anime:

a) Fangirl complains that if real guys were nice they wouldn't obsess over anime guys.
b) Fanboy complains that if real women were nice they'd not obsess over anime girls.
c) Ikari's brain explodes pondering why A+B != C

So my question is. Why haven't they hooked up? More often than not the qualities each person is looking for is found in the person they least think of for a relationship. As Chris Rock put it, you have to be into the same stuff your girl/boyfriend is. She can't be a Christian and he can't be a crack addict! IT DON'T WORK!

W: I'm going to church, where are you going?
M: I'M GONNA HIT THE PIPE!

What better base for starting on the road to a relationship is there than a healthy obsession with Japanese cartoons? It's getting tiring hearing the same old lines repeated ad nauseum.