To be honest, I doubt the powers that be at Fanime will ever listen to its fans. "For fans, by fans." What a joke.
Every year, the option of mailed badges is brought up and shot down with the quickness. EDC tickets are $200+, come with a lot of extra goodies, and are mailed out. PAX tickets cost more and are mailed out. Others have expressed their willingness to pay a premium to have their badges mailed out, but staff doesn't care.
Last year's registration fiasco was enough to make me NOT want to pay for a badge this year, and I'm glad I didn't. I had friends wait 7+ hours in line on Day 0, and others wait similar times the morning of Day 1. This is inexcusable.
When it comes to the registration process, no let me say this about Fanime as a whole, the staff needs to stop being so damned lazy. Back when the hotel blocks opened, the staff messed up bad when they posted the wrong link on the website, and the correct one on Twitter and Facebook. This is extremely inconsiderate for those who may have been in school, where social networking sites could be blocked. Also, staff didn't announce any special guests or anything like that until a few weeks before the con started.
There needs to be major changes.
/rant
Every year, the option of mailed badges is brought up and shot down with the quickness. EDC tickets are $200+, come with a lot of extra goodies, and are mailed out. PAX tickets cost more and are mailed out. Others have expressed their willingness to pay a premium to have their badges mailed out, but staff doesn't care.
Last year's registration fiasco was enough to make me NOT want to pay for a badge this year, and I'm glad I didn't. I had friends wait 7+ hours in line on Day 0, and others wait similar times the morning of Day 1. This is inexcusable.
When it comes to the registration process, no let me say this about Fanime as a whole, the staff needs to stop being so damned lazy. Back when the hotel blocks opened, the staff messed up bad when they posted the wrong link on the website, and the correct one on Twitter and Facebook. This is extremely inconsiderate for those who may have been in school, where social networking sites could be blocked. Also, staff didn't announce any special guests or anything like that until a few weeks before the con started.
There needs to be major changes.
/rant