For me I saw two girls and one guy win TWO! DSs and a PSP at stack block game in the arcade room with just 20 bucks!
getting kicked out of an cafe cause I had a digital camera MY BATTERIES WERE DEAD TOO >_<
No free hug signs... :'(
Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I concur.
Well, that and also the fact that we aren't allowed to rave barefoot. I think that if you want to dance barefoot, you do it at your own risk. They shouldn't force you to put on shoes, especially when shoes actually cause some people more pain! My shoes SUCK, basically. They're pretty, they're flats, but they are poorly designed, and no matter what I do, they give me blisters, even though they fit perfectly.
$1.50 for WMMT3, Animelo 2 instead of FEVER, having to convince the person at the Fairmont bell desk that I missed a bag so I could search.
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Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I concur.
Well, that and also the fact that we aren't allowed to rave barefoot. I think that if you want to dance barefoot, you do it at your own risk. They shouldn't force you to put on shoes, especially when shoes actually cause some people more pain! My shoes SUCK, basically. They're pretty, they're flats, but they are poorly designed, and no matter what I do, they give me blisters, even though they fit perfectly.
I was actually going to say that too. I had to dance in huge boots. I couldn't really move my feet. Ugh so lame.
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Quote from: mekalai on May 29, 2008, 03:07:36 PM
Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I concur.
Well, that and also the fact that we aren't allowed to rave barefoot. I think that if you want to dance barefoot, you do it at your own risk. They shouldn't force you to put on shoes, especially when shoes actually cause some people more pain! My shoes SUCK, basically. They're pretty, they're flats, but they are poorly designed, and no matter what I do, they give me blisters, even though they fit perfectly.
I was actually going to say that too. I had to dance in huge boots. I couldn't really move my feet. Ugh so lame.
Clearly we are brain-twins.
Having to wear shoes the entire length of the dances...my feat hurt >_<
that, and there was this HUGE guy in front of me at the lolita kisama fashion show, so I couldn't get a decent pictue...jerk.
Quote from: questionette on May 29, 2008, 03:23:59 PM
Having to wear shoes the entire length of the dances...my feat hurt >_<
that, and there was this HUGE guy in front of me at the lolita kisama fashion show, so I couldn't get a decent pictue...jerk.
omg that sucks. I didn't go to the fashion show, since I think it's most fun if you actually have a camera... and uh, care. But if someone in front of me was big enough to get in my way at Yaoi Bingo, I would have been maaad.
I know this sounds lame, but I would have bought shoes that where designed to dance/rave in. Less stress on the feet, and less bullcrap to deal with about shoes and bare feet.
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Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I concur.
Well, that and also the fact that we aren't allowed to rave barefoot. I think that if you want to dance barefoot, you do it at your own risk. They shouldn't force you to put on shoes, especially when shoes actually cause some people more pain! My shoes SUCK, basically. They're pretty, they're flats, but they are poorly designed, and no matter what I do, they give me blisters, even though they fit perfectly.
I was actually going to say that too. I had to dance in huge boots. I couldn't really move my feet. Ugh so lame.
Clearly we are brain-twins.
Lol. Yes, we are.
The shoe situation's a personal planning thing, I'll note. For example, personally, I don't see why anybody would wear anything other than their most comfortable, broken-into sneakers for dancing- treat your feet well, ladies, and they'll return the favor.
Believe me- the guys are not looking at your feet.
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Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I concur.
Well, that and also the fact that we aren't allowed to rave barefoot. I think that if you want to dance barefoot, you do it at your own risk. They shouldn't force you to put on shoes, especially when shoes actually cause some people more pain! My shoes SUCK, basically. They're pretty, they're flats, but they are poorly designed, and no matter what I do, they give me blisters, even though they fit perfectly.
I was actually going to say that too. I had to dance in huge boots. I couldn't really move my feet. Ugh so lame.
Clearly we are brain-twins.
Lol. Yes, we are.
x3 My feet DID get really heavy to the point I couldn't move them, eventually. Just thought I'd add that. XD
The most unfair thing for me was that I could only attend for 1 day. But, for sure, I'll be there the whole time next year!!!
Unfair Thing? That the convention ended so soon.... :(
That I didn't get to beat anyone down. *Sadface*
Quote from: Kaura117 on May 29, 2008, 04:08:00 PM
The shoe situation's a personal planning thing, I'll note. For example, personally, I don't see why anybody would wear anything other than their most comfortable, broken-into sneakers for dancing- treat your feet well, ladies, and they'll return the favor.
Believe me- the guys are not looking at your feet.
Tell that to the B&W ball dress code >_<
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Quote from: Kaura117 on May 29, 2008, 04:08:00 PM
The shoe situation's a personal planning thing, I'll note. For example, personally, I don't see why anybody would wear anything other than their most comfortable, broken-into sneakers for dancing- treat your feet well, ladies, and they'll return the favor.
Believe me- the guys are not looking at your feet.
Tell that to the B&W ball dress code >_<
...oh, right. B&W.
Well, the good thing is that you ladies aren't suffering alone. Hard leather shoes- blisters all over the back of my ankles. >_O I've yet to find dress shoes that don't suck in some way, form or method.
Please, try walking a good 30 miles a day or running as a matter of fact, place to place catching evil doers! Me and my department second (Deonchan) walked to Walgreens to get Gels...
now the question for you all is..
Are you gelling?
GOOD IDEA!
Wow, I can't believe I didn't think about that
I'll definitely be gellin' next fanime con
The unfair thing? Kalen and Arthur- I mean, Auntie SnugglyHuggerMugger and Uncle SnugglyHibiscusPoo refused to take a picture together as wife and hubby. ):
Or rather, Kalen- Auntie SnugglyHuggerMugger passed his badge to Jon to take a picture instead. D:< Badges are non-transferable!
( If you saw an adult walking around with a child's pass with funky name on it e.g. Mr. SnugglyCutiePoo, you know what I mean.)
But as long as I can add to the Snuggly- family, I'm happy.
[/inside joke]
>.>;;
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Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I concur.
Well, that and also the fact that we aren't allowed to rave barefoot. I think that if you want to dance barefoot, you do it at your own risk. They shouldn't force you to put on shoes, especially when shoes actually cause some people more pain! My shoes SUCK, basically. They're pretty, they're flats, but they are poorly designed, and no matter what I do, they give me blisters, even though they fit perfectly.
I was actually going to say that too. I had to dance in huge boots. I couldn't really move my feet. Ugh so lame.
Clearly we are brain-twins.
Lol. Yes, we are.
x3 My feet DID get really heavy to the point I couldn't move them, eventually. Just thought I'd add that. XD
lol that's lame. Yeah me and my friends were dancing even after the rave was over. We had a hobo rave every night.
Quote from: Steve.Young on May 29, 2008, 05:59:51 PM
Please, try walking a good 30 miles a day or running as a matter of fact, place to place catching evil doers! Me and my department second (Deonchan) walked to Walgreens to get Gels...
now the question for you all is..
Are you gelling?
Does getting lost with Mike A. (the other department second) 5 miles from con, walking in circles trying to follow his GPS navi on foot work? And yes, we too we're trying to find Walgreens, lol
I didn`t get to sell my stuff at the swap meet because they made you sigh up online without much notice and limiting it to 60 sellers only.So I was screwed out of making $200.00 to $300.00 this time.In the past they never had online sign ups and I didn`t here about it until it was too late.
That I didn't get to pose with my expensively bought prop gun for Vash...everyone wanted me too, but for safety purposes it had to be holstered 100% of the time. ;_;
Quote from: billgoku on May 29, 2008, 07:43:23 PM
That I didn't get to pose with my expensively bought prop gun for Vash...everyone wanted me too, but for safety purposes it had to be holstered 100% of the time. ;_;
I saw that, I was sad when we had to bond it but you know...the rules are the rules. We don't make them, we just enforce them.
Quote from: Steve.Young on May 29, 2008, 07:49:31 PM
Quote from: billgoku on May 29, 2008, 07:43:23 PM
That I didn't get to pose with my expensively bought prop gun for Vash...everyone wanted me too, but for safety purposes it had to be holstered 100% of the time. ;_;
I saw that, I was sad when we had to bond it but you know...the rules are the rules. We don't make them, we just enforce them.
Yeah I know, maybe I'll paint the end orange, hopefully the rules next year will allow it to be held out then. Other wise, oh well. lol
running out of room in my camera right when I needed it :'(
having a 1 gb memory card and not getting to all the gatherings this year. @_@
having to miss Yaoi Bingo because they moved the day of the Masquerade
My friend getting escorted out (later let back in) from the con because he had a 'glomp me' sign on.
I kid you not.
Oh for god sakes
Quote from: Kanchii on May 29, 2008, 09:26:01 PM
My friend getting escorted out (later let back in) from the con because he had a 'glomp me' sign on.
I kid you not.
I don't see how this is unfair seeing that it's banned to wear signs like that? If he was BANNED completely then it'd be unfair.
I actually want to make a thread about this now since I was asked so much about it.
What?
Regular hugs > glomps anyway.
Last week my friend glomped me...granted she was short and petite and I'm tall (5'10") and kinda chubby, but...it's not as good as it sounds. x_x
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Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I concur.
Well, that and also the fact that we aren't allowed to rave barefoot. I think that if you want to dance barefoot, you do it at your own risk. They shouldn't force you to put on shoes, especially when shoes actually cause some people more pain! My shoes SUCK, basically. They're pretty, they're flats, but they are poorly designed, and no matter what I do, they give me blisters, even though they fit perfectly.
I was actually going to say that too. I had to dance in huge boots. I couldn't really move my feet. Ugh so lame.
Clearly we are brain-twins.
Lol. Yes, we are.
x3 My feet DID get really heavy to the point I couldn't move them, eventually. Just thought I'd add that. XD
lol that's lame. Yeah me and my friends were dancing even after the rave was over. We had a hobo rave every night.
xD Yeah, I don't really have a lot of stamina. I lasted a little over 24 hours with constant action basically, but that doesn't mean I was -really- conscious. xD At some point my eyes just kinda unfocused and I just... wiggled. o_o I'm overweight, and generally dehydrated (stoopid forgetfulness..), so I'm amazed that I was able to dance in the first place. xD I mean, lemme put it this way: I am so forgetful, that people have to tell me to drink some water, even if I'm about to pass out from dehydration. o_o
...I feel a little like Mutsumi Otohime now...
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Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I concur.
Well, that and also the fact that we aren't allowed to rave barefoot. I think that if you want to dance barefoot, you do it at your own risk. They shouldn't force you to put on shoes, especially when shoes actually cause some people more pain! My shoes SUCK, basically. They're pretty, they're flats, but they are poorly designed, and no matter what I do, they give me blisters, even though they fit perfectly.
I was actually going to say that too. I had to dance in huge boots. I couldn't really move my feet. Ugh so lame.
Clearly we are brain-twins.
Lol. Yes, we are.
x3 My feet DID get really heavy to the point I couldn't move them, eventually. Just thought I'd add that. XD
lol that's lame. Yeah me and my friends were dancing even after the rave was over. We had a hobo rave every night.
xD Yeah, I don't really have a lot of stamina. I lasted a little over 24 hours with constant action basically, but that doesn't mean I was -really- conscious. xD At some point my eyes just kinda unfocused and I just... wiggled. o_o I'm overweight, and generally dehydrated (stoopid forgetfulness..), so I'm amazed that I was able to dance in the first place. xD I mean, lemme put it this way: I am so forgetful, that people have to tell me to drink some water, even if I'm about to pass out from dehydration. o_o
...I feel a little like Mutsumi Otohime now...
Haha. i had to drink A LOT of water. I almost died too lol. They need a pool in there. haha.
an unfair thing hmmmm
OH Yeah at the An Cafe Q and A pannel a staff and some girls told me its a ticketed event
but I found out yesterday It wasent so Im really confused and mad =(
raaageee
Quote from: Kazuko on May 30, 2008, 09:46:58 AM
an unfair thing hmmmm
OH Yeah at the An Cafe Q and A pannel a staff and some girls told me its a ticketed event
but I found out yesterday It wasent so Im really confused and mad =(
raaageee
They must have confused it with the autograph session. Only the Autograph session needed the green special ticket, concert tickets were pink, and the Q&A was free (just had to line up)
Quote from: billgoku on May 29, 2008, 07:51:06 PM
Quote from: Steve.Young on May 29, 2008, 07:49:31 PM
Quote from: billgoku on May 29, 2008, 07:43:23 PM
That I didn't get to pose with my expensively bought prop gun for Vash...everyone wanted me too, but for safety purposes it had to be holstered 100% of the time. ;_;
I saw that, I was sad when we had to bond it but you know...the rules are the rules. We don't make them, we just enforce them.
Yeah I know, maybe I'll paint the end orange, hopefully the rules next year will allow it to be held out then. Other wise, oh well. lol
Eh, not likely. If anything they'll make us enforce it just the same this year as next year. In the past, we've been pretty slack about it/catching people due to the size of our department being so small in comparison to the rest of the con. However, our department this year doubled and is already increasing =p, so there will be more people out there enforcing the rules.
P.S. Don't hate on the people who enforce the rules, hate on the people who make them!!!
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Quote from: Kazuko on May 30, 2008, 09:46:58 AM
an unfair thing hmmmm
OH Yeah at the An Cafe Q and A pannel a staff and some girls told me its a ticketed event
but I found out yesterday It wasent so Im really confused and mad =(
raaageee
They must have confused it with the autograph session. Only the Autograph session needed the green special ticket, concert tickets were pink, and the Q&A was free (just had to line up)
Jerks =(
Quote from: Steve.Young on May 30, 2008, 10:05:29 AMP.S. Don't hate on the people who enforce the rules, hate on the people who make them!!!
No, hate on the people who force rules to be made. If people were just well-behaved and didn't abuse things in the first place, rules wouldn't be necessary.
Quote from: Nyxyin on May 30, 2008, 10:28:42 AM
Quote from: Steve.Young on May 30, 2008, 10:05:29 AMP.S. Don't hate on the people who enforce the rules, hate on the people who make them!!!
No, hate on the people who force rules to be made. If people were just well-behaved and didn't abuse things in the first place, rules wouldn't be necessary.
"If men were angels, there would be no government."
Of course, one of the good things about FanimeCon is that the rules therein are a bit saner and less silly than other cons. A ban on Anonymous? No guns allowed- even empty, untriggered props? Everybody else can be crazy rules lawyers- we prefer our SAN checks.
The most unfair thing at con... I think that would be the fact that they moved the DOAX gathering and I didn't know about it, so I wasn't able to go. sad face :'(
Quote from: Kaura117 on May 29, 2008, 04:08:00 PMBelieve me- the guys are not looking at your feet.
Oh, you'd be surprised......
Quote from: Steve.Young on May 30, 2008, 10:05:29 AM
P.S. Don't hate on the people who enforce the rules, hate on the people who make them!!!
Well, the rules are there for a reason. No matter HOW MANY TIMES we post rules or officially announce them via person and boards, people still forget or just try to pretend to ignore the said rules.
the whole barefoot thing: basically we're not responsible if u suffer some foot related injury or get some sorta infection, get gan-green and lose ur foot. Hence we need everyone to wear shoes. Technically if it was "at your own risk" people would still find ways of blaming sue-ing Fanime and that would mean we'd possibly go bye bye.
As for corection-ness of information, sometimes information changes TOTALLY last minute, info desk info desk including our own staff was saying that Q&A and Autograph was one in the same. Even the ticket for the Autograph was WRONG, stuff changed last minute and of course it sometimes out of our hands and you just have to roll with it.
So long as you had fun and no one person (remember names people!) that if they give you guff and whether they were another atendee or a staff member... We'll have words with them.
right Steve? 8)
If staff was rude to you, I'd take then into a dark alley and beat them down for you.
Cause they aren't suppose to be rude or jerks. Sometimes, I've had bad days but I generally don't take it out on the con-goers.
SOS staff should have been trained better, if they were the ones rude/abusive. *Gets out baseball bat*
Oh and true story for everything Jerry said. We had a lot of last minute changes due to the nature that is huge amounts of people and not breaking fire codes and stuff.
You think people would have figured out by now that shoes are mandatory in all public places after seeing "No Shoes No Shirt No Service" signs everywhere.
If cosplay is the issue with no shoes(ex. L from Death Note), there's always clear-colored flip-flops. I suppose maybe preparing more comfortable footwear in advance may help >>. I know I definitely will do it for 2009 if I end up going. I ended up getting shoes around a size smaller than what I usually wore >>. My feet ended up dying 45 minutes after walking around the concourse T.T...
While staff in general are frequently advised against being jerks, they are also running on low sleep, lots of stress, and a lack of patience due to rude attendees throughout the day so they may be a bit edgy at times. But if a staff member does end up giving you trouble, you can always take down their badge number for ConOps and let them know what is going on.
Quote from: Shi_Musouka on May 30, 2008, 01:02:35 PMWhile staff in general are frequently advised against being jerks, they are also running on low sleep, lots of stress, and a lack of patience due to rude attendees throughout the day so they may be a bit edgy at times. But if a staff member does end up giving you trouble, you can always take down their badge number for ConOps and let them know what is going on.
Excellent Point! We as SoS/Rovers have the right to jot down Atendee badge information just like EVERYONE is allowed to ask for a staff badge number or Name!
Remember names/ Badge numbers! or the person didnt exsist! :o
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No free hug signs... :'(
I concur.
Well, that and also the fact that we aren't allowed to rave barefoot. I think that if you want to dance barefoot, you do it at your own risk. They shouldn't force you to put on shoes, especially when shoes actually cause some people more pain! My shoes SUCK, basically. They're pretty, they're flats, but they are poorly designed, and no matter what I do, they give me blisters, even though they fit perfectly.
I was actually going to say that too. I had to dance in huge boots. I couldn't really move my feet. Ugh so lame.
Clearly we are brain-twins.
Lol. Yes, we are.
x3 My feet DID get really heavy to the point I couldn't move them, eventually. Just thought I'd add that. XD
lol that's lame. Yeah me and my friends were dancing even after the rave was over. We had a hobo rave every night.
xD Yeah, I don't really have a lot of stamina. I lasted a little over 24 hours with constant action basically, but that doesn't mean I was -really- conscious. xD At some point my eyes just kinda unfocused and I just... wiggled. o_o I'm overweight, and generally dehydrated (stoopid forgetfulness..), so I'm amazed that I was able to dance in the first place. xD I mean, lemme put it this way: I am so forgetful, that people have to tell me to drink some water, even if I'm about to pass out from dehydration. o_o
...I feel a little like Mutsumi Otohime now...
Haha. i had to drink A LOT of water. I almost died too lol. They need a pool in there. haha.
HUZZAH, CHLORINE POISONING?
not enough an cafe autograph tickets
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Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I concur.
Well, that and also the fact that we aren't allowed to rave barefoot. I think that if you want to dance barefoot, you do it at your own risk. They shouldn't force you to put on shoes, especially when shoes actually cause some people more pain! My shoes SUCK, basically. They're pretty, they're flats, but they are poorly designed, and no matter what I do, they give me blisters, even though they fit perfectly.
I was actually going to say that too. I had to dance in huge boots. I couldn't really move my feet. Ugh so lame.
Clearly we are brain-twins.
Lol. Yes, we are.
x3 My feet DID get really heavy to the point I couldn't move them, eventually. Just thought I'd add that. XD
lol that's lame. Yeah me and my friends were dancing even after the rave was over. We had a hobo rave every night.
xD Yeah, I don't really have a lot of stamina. I lasted a little over 24 hours with constant action basically, but that doesn't mean I was -really- conscious. xD At some point my eyes just kinda unfocused and I just... wiggled. o_o I'm overweight, and generally dehydrated (stoopid forgetfulness..), so I'm amazed that I was able to dance in the first place. xD I mean, lemme put it this way: I am so forgetful, that people have to tell me to drink some water, even if I'm about to pass out from dehydration. o_o
...I feel a little like Mutsumi Otohime now...
Haha. i had to drink A LOT of water. I almost died too lol. They need a pool in there. haha.
HUZZAH, CHLORINE POISONING?
lol!!
Quote from: K&K4ever on May 29, 2008, 09:31:24 PM
What?
Don't even worry about it. This must be the first I've heard of the rule because I had one and nothin happened to me.
no one knew the anime I was cosplaying from :( Then again it's a school girl's outfit from a shoujo-ai anime....
I thought it was unfair to allow toy guns that look like airsoft weapons on con grounds, but ban actual airsoft weapons
Ok, so I'm walking by the HUGE LINE for the An Cafe concert with a bunch of friends and I want to get the crowd worked up for the concert right? So I do what comes naturally, which is being awesome, and I run from one side of the line to the other saying, "Are you guys excited??!!!" which everyone is totally digging cause I'm just you know...awesome. As I'm going this guy in a Full Metal Alchemist Outfit stops me and says,"Stop, what are you doing?" I mean seriously.... I guess he isn't that quick on his toes to be able to figure out what I'm doing. Now I did not say anything mean I just told him what I was doing and he put his hand on my chest and applied a little force and said," Ok, I want you to stop!" It was totally not needed because I actually listen to the staff members when they tell me to do something. The way he handled it was totally inappropriate and it totally ruined my fun as well as the people having fun with me doing what I do best....which again is being totally awesome. I found it kind of unfair.
Quote from: Truten on June 04, 2008, 04:45:58 AM
Ok, so I'm walking by the HUGE LINE for the An Cafe concert with a bunch of friends and I want to get the crowd worked up for the concert right? So I do what comes naturally, which is being awesome, and I run from one side of the line to the other saying, "Are you guys excited??!!!" which everyone is totally digging cause I'm just you know...awesome. As I'm going this guy in a Full Metal Alchemist Outfit stops me and says,"Stop, what are you doing?" I mean seriously.... I guess he isn't that quick on his toes to be able to figure out what I'm doing. Now I did not say anything mean I just told him what I was doing and he put his hand on my chest and applied a little force and said," Ok, I want you to stop!" It was totally not needed because I actually listen to the staff members when they tell me to do something. The way he handled it was totally inappropriate and it totally ruined my fun as well as the people having fun with me doing what I do best....which again is being totally awesome. I found it kind of unfair.
Staff Member in a FMA outfit...OH you met Jerry, nice guy. The reason he had to stop you was because the last thing that a staff member needs it a overly worked up crowd that could lead to other kinds of crap after a long day of staffing and whatnot.
I met him after that while he was leading people into the An Cafe Q&A which was really fun. He did seem like a nice guy, I'm just not used to people using force...but hey it's all good. It's probably cause I'm uber drained right now that I didn't think if the whole crowd thing but yea...good point. ROFL!!
The FMA didn't even look like him when I saw him later...kinda funny really. Oh well, I'm sorry Jerry!! *penguin hug*
Quote from: Thisiskat on June 04, 2008, 12:35:42 AMit's a school girl's outfit from a shoujo-ai anime....
Was it from Maria-sama ga Miteru?
Quote from: Truten on June 04, 2008, 04:45:58 AMhe put his hand on my chest and applied a little force
Unless the situation called for it, touching people you don't know (or who don't know you) without permission is not cool. If it were a minor girl being touched, that could be grounds for a sexual harassment lawsuit, and treating boys differently from girls is a gender discrimination problem. I'd recommend that the SOS/Rovers staff be trained on not casually touching people.
Quote from: Truten on June 04, 2008, 05:06:52 AM
I met him after that while he was leading people into the An Cafe Q&A which was really fun. He did seem like a nice guy, I'm just not used to people using force...but hey it's all good. It's probably cause I'm uber drained right now that I didn't think if the whole crowd thing but yea...good point. ROFL!!
The FMA didn't even look like him when I saw him later...kinda funny really. Oh well, I'm sorry Jerry!! *penguin hug*
Yup. that was me. Sorry about that. I honestly dont remember the whole situation but I apologize if I 'forced' any un-intentional contact. The only thing I could think of if you were running towards my direction I could have made contact to avoid you running/crashing into me or the line. General Safety conerns and stuff. :P
If you want to help with staff and controlling monsterous lines, then think about joining staff next year. Kudos for peeping up the crowd, but running up and down still needs to be safe rather than sorry.
Again my bad, Since I was the only person taking care of the line (things got a bit crazy at times), and i was probably stressed and drained by the last day of the Q&A An Cafe life.
"Oh THATS who An Cafe is...?" *stares at poster* O_O
Quote from: Jerry on June 04, 2008, 02:20:06 PM
Quote from: Truten on June 04, 2008, 05:06:52 AM
I met him after that while he was leading people into the An Cafe Q&A which was really fun. He did seem like a nice guy, I'm just not used to people using force...but hey it's all good. It's probably cause I'm uber drained right now that I didn't think if the whole crowd thing but yea...good point. ROFL!!
The FMA didn't even look like him when I saw him later...kinda funny really. Oh well, I'm sorry Jerry!! *penguin hug*
Yup. that was me. Sorry about that. I honestly dont remember the whole situation but I apologize if I 'forced' any un-intentional contact. The only thing I could think of if you were running towards my direction I could have made contact to avoid you running/crashing into me or the line. General Safety conerns and stuff. :P
If you want to help with staff and controlling monsterous lines, then think about joining staff next year. Kudos for peeping up the crowd, but running up and down still needs to be safe rather than sorry.
Again my bad, Since I was the only person taking care of the line (things got a bit crazy at times), and i was probably stressed and drained by the last day of the Q&A An Cafe life.
"Oh THATS who An Cafe is...?" *stares at poster* O_O
Hah...it's fine. Don't worry about it, well I'm sure you arne't, but yea...it would be pretty fun to be on staff. I'll see what goes down and what not. I'll message some people and ask them how it feels to be a staff memeber and what not.
I hated how the An Cafe tickets were only being released from the box office for a few hours every day. I never bothered since I was NOT going to stand in that line for tickets.
I agree w/ the whole camera issue. People got in line a couple hours before the event, it woulda been nice if some notice was given. It sucks that you got kicked out.
Punkbuster--it was all about getting in line at the right time. And compared with the prereg line or even the concert itself, the line for tickets was puny and a joke. I got mine early Sunday morning and I waited at most 10 minutes. Then, about 1.5 hours before the concert, these tickets were being given away for free at Stage Zero (announced throughout the con, but I heard it in the dealers room).
Thisiskat--when doing cosplay, make it clear and straight forward. People don't like guess what anime you're from. Sometimes, people don't even recognize that you're cosplaying. For example, one year I dressed up as a "chunnin" from Naruto. But it was heavily passed upon by congoers for the fact that I was not an actual "important" character. Compare that with your school girl outfit, I can see why people didn't recognize it. Sorry that it happened, choose something more obvious next year.
not getting enough info about the an cafe autograph session and only handing out 100 tixs
the most dissapointing things anything involving getting autographs from guests of honors required a ticket >:(
the peace bonding scratched off A LOT of paint of my yuna wand
a staff memeber being rude to me for standing a few inches away from my seat during the an cafe Q & A session saying its my last warning
considering its my 1st time coming im a bit dissapointed
Wearing high heels to the black and white ball. After ten minutes of being at the black n' white ball I took off my shoes and and took a walk around the convention center with my friends. We ended up scoring free An Cafe tickets! :D I LOVE YOU MIKU!! *dies*
Everyone was complaining about cameras over the weekend...not just at An Cafe, but at the GAINAX Reception on Sunday. I was next to a someone who was video recording the whole event; someone (probably someone connected to GAINAX) told that person to turn off the camera since video wasn't allowed.
I would like to thank that same person for allowing me to use their tripod to set my digital camera. I got some really nice steady shots from the event.
Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
also no free glomp signs? lol
Quote from: Mister_E on May 29, 2008, 02:19:31 PM
For me I saw two girls and one guy win TWO! DSs and a PSP at stack block game in the arcade room with just 20 bucks!
lol you know what sucks
finding out that there was a dinner with an cafe
o_o with staff and some regular people
and i was like WTF
we staff need to know more about these kind of stuff.
..this year was dissapoitning
Quote from: darkknightcecil on June 16, 2008, 03:21:04 PM
Quote from: Mister_E on May 29, 2008, 02:19:31 PM
For me I saw two girls and one guy win TWO! DSs and a PSP at stack block game in the arcade room with just 20 bucks!
lol you know what sucks
finding out that there was a dinner with an cafe
o_o with staff and some regular people
and i was like WTF
we staff need to know more about these kind of stuff.
..this year was dissapoitning
Your information is incorrect. Only certain staff were allowed to be near An Cafe, period. Not even all of MusicFest staff were allowed to have dinner with them. It was not an open staff event.
That is true, very few staff were allowed near them and even fewer staff knew where they were staying.
Quote from: Steve.Young on June 16, 2008, 11:49:32 PM
That is true, very few staff were allowed near them and even fewer staff knew where they were staying.
Where were they staying? Or is that still a secret?
i duno i thought it was unfair that the con seemed to be dulled and ruined because of all the rules people broke last year
also the fact that i didnt make any new friends sucked
Quote from: luckyends on June 17, 2008, 06:23:18 AM
i duno i thought it was unfair that the con seemed to be dulled and ruined because of all the rules people broke last year
also the fact that i didnt make any new friends sucked
HEY!
Quote from: Chiri Kcrinh on May 29, 2008, 06:33:38 PM
The unfair thing? Kalen and Arthur- I mean, Auntie SnugglyHuggerMugger and Uncle SnugglyHibiscusPoo refused to take a picture together as wife and hubby. ):
Or rather, Kalen- Auntie SnugglyHuggerMugger passed his badge to Jon to take a picture instead. D:< Badges are non-transferable!
( If you saw an adult walking around with a child's pass with funky name on it e.g. Mr. SnugglyCutiePoo, you know what I mean.)
But as long as I can add to the Snuggly- family, I'm happy.
[/inside joke]
>.>;;
<.<....>.>......<.<......>.>.....
You know, I would have hated to break up the family so early! That and AuntieSnugglyHuggerMugger (that wasn't even the name!) is rather photo-shy.
Quote from: Mister_E on June 17, 2008, 06:33:30 AM
Quote from: luckyends on June 17, 2008, 06:23:18 AM
i duno i thought it was unfair that the con seemed to be dulled and ruined because of all the rules people broke last year
also the fact that i didnt make any new friends sucked
HEY!
cept you your awsome ^_^ <3
Quote from: luckyends on June 17, 2008, 06:00:40 PM
Quote from: Mister_E on June 17, 2008, 06:33:30 AM
Quote from: luckyends on June 17, 2008, 06:23:18 AM
i duno i thought it was unfair that the con seemed to be dulled and ruined because of all the rules people broke last year
also the fact that i didnt make any new friends sucked
HEY!
cept you your awsome ^_^ <3
Thanks, and I was just messin' with you.
Quote from: Pimpstress Rei on June 16, 2008, 07:18:32 PM
Your information is incorrect. Only certain staff were allowed to be near An Cafe, period. Not even all of MusicFest staff were allowed to have dinner with them. It was not an open staff event.
Lemme try and guess what happened. There was a non-refundable catered meal ordered, and because Fanime staff does not believe in the concept of "wasting food", Tony casually called up some good FanimeCon staffer friends, families, etc. to share the food(or love as the French call it. lol), but there wasn't enough food left to make it an open staff event, so it was more of a causal but private dining experience holy nirvana thing between yourselves and your pals.
(You don't have to answer that if you'd rather not btw. I'll understand)
Hey guys!
Most if not all the departments have their own feedback threads. If you want to note constructive stuff, look for the appropriate thread. If you want to complain, here's the place to be. Placing your comment in the appropriate thread will ensure the staff can fix it next year.
/asshole
Quote from: Shi_Musouka on June 24, 2008, 03:29:30 PM
Quote from: Pimpstress Rei on June 16, 2008, 07:18:32 PM
Your information is incorrect. Only certain staff were allowed to be near An Cafe, period. Not even all of MusicFest staff were allowed to have dinner with them. It was not an open staff event.
Lemme try and guess what happened. There was a non-refundable catered meal ordered, and because Fanime staff does not believe in the concept of "wasting food", Tony casually called up some good FanimeCon staffer friends, families, etc. to share the food(or love as the French call it. lol), but there wasn't enough food left to make it an open staff event, so it was more of a causal but private dining experience holy nirvana thing between yourselves and your pals.
(You don't have to answer that if you'd rather not btw. I'll understand)
Your hypothesis is also incorrect. Please do not infer that we were trying to exclude staff just because. The band had to eat so certain staff were asked to join them as guides, but also as guards in case anything untoward happened. Again, Tony didn't pick these people willy nilly. He specifically asked certain staff to accompany the band for their safety.
Quote from: Pimpstress Rei on June 24, 2008, 07:54:36 PM
Quote from: Shi_Musouka on June 24, 2008, 03:29:30 PM
Quote from: Pimpstress Rei on June 16, 2008, 07:18:32 PM
Your information is incorrect. Only certain staff were allowed to be near An Cafe, period. Not even all of MusicFest staff were allowed to have dinner with them. It was not an open staff event.
Lemme try and guess what happened. There was a non-refundable catered meal ordered, and because Fanime staff does not believe in the concept of "wasting food", Tony casually called up some good FanimeCon staffer friends, families, etc. to share the food(or love as the French call it. lol), but there wasn't enough food left to make it an open staff event, so it was more of a causal but private dining experience holy nirvana thing between yourselves and your pals.
(You don't have to answer that if you'd rather not btw. I'll understand)
Your hypothesis is also incorrect. Please do not infer that we were trying to exclude staff just because. The band had to eat so certain staff were asked to join them as guides, but also as guards in case anything untoward happened. Again, Tony didn't pick these people willy nilly. He specifically asked certain staff to accompany the band for their safety.
Whoops. Very sorry about that. Just thought I would take a stab at it :[
Ahh, guards, I totally forgot about those @__@!!!
Quote from: Shi_Musouka on June 24, 2008, 07:58:37 PM
Quote from: Pimpstress Rei on June 24, 2008, 07:54:36 PM
Quote from: Shi_Musouka on June 24, 2008, 03:29:30 PM
Quote from: Pimpstress Rei on June 16, 2008, 07:18:32 PM
Your information is incorrect. Only certain staff were allowed to be near An Cafe, period. Not even all of MusicFest staff were allowed to have dinner with them. It was not an open staff event.
Lemme try and guess what happened. There was a non-refundable catered meal ordered, and because Fanime staff does not believe in the concept of "wasting food", Tony casually called up some good FanimeCon staffer friends, families, etc. to share the food(or love as the French call it. lol), but there wasn't enough food left to make it an open staff event, so it was more of a causal but private dining experience holy nirvana thing between yourselves and your pals.
(You don't have to answer that if you'd rather not btw. I'll understand)
Your hypothesis is also incorrect. Please do not infer that we were trying to exclude staff just because. The band had to eat so certain staff were asked to join them as guides, but also as guards in case anything untoward happened. Again, Tony didn't pick these people willy nilly. He specifically asked certain staff to accompany the band for their safety.
Whoops. Very sorry about that. Just thought I would take a stab at it :[
Ahh, guards, I totally forgot about those @__@!!!
No worries. But let's not feed the rumor mills, eh?
And as SoS staff, I'm sure you heard the guard requests for them all weekend. So you know that they really needed the supervision from over excited fans.
Quote from: Pimpstress Rei on June 24, 2008, 08:15:57 PM
Quote from: Shi_Musouka on June 24, 2008, 07:58:37 PM
Quote from: Pimpstress Rei on June 24, 2008, 07:54:36 PM
Quote from: Shi_Musouka on June 24, 2008, 03:29:30 PM
Quote from: Pimpstress Rei on June 16, 2008, 07:18:32 PM
Your information is incorrect. Only certain staff were allowed to be near An Cafe, period. Not even all of MusicFest staff were allowed to have dinner with them. It was not an open staff event.
Lemme try and guess what happened. There was a non-refundable catered meal ordered, and because Fanime staff does not believe in the concept of "wasting food", Tony casually called up some good FanimeCon staffer friends, families, etc. to share the food(or love as the French call it. lol), but there wasn't enough food left to make it an open staff event, so it was more of a causal but private dining experience holy nirvana thing between yourselves and your pals.
(You don't have to answer that if you'd rather not btw. I'll understand)
Your hypothesis is also incorrect. Please do not infer that we were trying to exclude staff just because. The band had to eat so certain staff were asked to join them as guides, but also as guards in case anything untoward happened. Again, Tony didn't pick these people willy nilly. He specifically asked certain staff to accompany the band for their safety.
Whoops. Very sorry about that. Just thought I would take a stab at it :[
Ahh, guards, I totally forgot about those @__@!!!
No worries. But let's not feed the rumor mills, eh?
And as SoS staff, I'm sure you heard the guard requests for them all weekend. So you know that they really needed the supervision from over excited fans.
Hahah, true. It was worth the effort though. lol
Now to keep the thread clear from my unwanted spam presence... *vanish*
On the subject, the most unfair thing at the con to me was probably the whole capacity limits, which kept people from enjoying the more popular things such as the dance and B&W Ball. I know it's out of staff's control, but I think it impacts the con experience in a negative light for most of us who don't want to wait 2 hours to attend something. It's important to remember that not everyone who goes to Fanime likes anime because there are non-anime stuff to be programmed(ex. MF, dances, gaming, etc.) and it ruins the experience for those that may have only registered just for one event. Just like how a lot of people this year registered only to see An Cafe, I know a good amount of people who only register just to attend the rave or the gaming room events. It's just something to take into consideration, especially since late night programming can be sparse at times.
It's not a suggestion, but a personal rant btw.
I would have to say Fanime staff violating my rights, assaulting me, and then causing me to suffer around $2,000 in combined damages and theft. And now totally ignoring me, telling me oh, we're discussing it for a freaking month.
Quote from: justkitteh on June 25, 2008, 07:41:06 PM
I would have to say Fanime staff violating my rights, assaulting me, and then causing me to suffer around $2,000 in combined damages and theft. And now totally ignoring me, telling me oh, we're discussing it for a freaking month.
Sorry. Consulting lawyers can take time and be expensive.
Quote from: justkitteh on June 25, 2008, 07:41:06 PM
I would have to say Fanime staff violating my rights, assaulting me, and then causing me to suffer around $2,000 in combined damages and theft. And now totally ignoring me, telling me oh, we're discussing it for a freaking month.
You know I remember reading your original thread and seeing you post that a police officer was there. If you had stuff stolen...uhm...Police officer?
this is being addressed....moving on
believe me, when trying to resolve legal and even business issues... it takes time and LOTS of patience.
I'm sorry to hear about your situation justkitteh but I do hope your situation gets resolved... eventually.
I still have an issurance issue from like a car accident OVER 7 years ago and im still dealing with it. Sometimes life really sticks it to you when it was never anyone's fault to begin with.
Again good luck with that. seriously.
Quote from: Lcanti on May 29, 2008, 02:57:14 PM
getting kicked out of an cafe cause I had a digital camera MY BATTERIES WERE DEAD TOO >_<
Same here. They were all, "Put it in your hotel room or car". Problem is, my friends and I are 13 and our parents are in another city, and we don't have a hotel room. I pulled off my shoes and ran around in socks until I found someone to hold our cameras. By then, my feet were bleeding.
Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I agree and there was no Glompers there this year all because of some ass**** ¬___¬
Quote from: Death_Note_Matt on July 23, 2008, 03:10:41 AM
Quote from: Avriss_nyxx on May 29, 2008, 03:05:15 PM
No free hug signs... :'(
I agree and there was no Glompers there this year all because of some ass**** ¬___¬
Conversely, a number of us had a better time at the con this year than past years because of the lack of glompers and signs. However, that's a debate that's been had time and time again and led to a number of thread closures because they've gotten so heated. Let it rest already.
To Quote G.I. JOE -
Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
We now know that its important to ALWAYS have a back up plan and read materials completely.
When something says " NO ____ Allowed " just dont have the said item to avoid any issues.
Also Most people nowadays dislike un wanted touching. We cant police everyone, but come on... common sense people. oh right... we're dealing with fanboys and girls...
Things change last minute, some times their not fair... heck sometimes it doesnt even make sense. Things arent always in your control.
Deal with it and try to make the most of it. :P
That or find another Convention that suits ya better. :)
Quote from: Jerry on July 23, 2008, 08:57:09 AM
To Quote G.I. JOE -
Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
We now know that its important to ALWAYS have a back up plan and read materials completely.
When something says " NO ____ Allowed " just dont have the said item to avoid any issues.
Also Most people nowadays dislike un wanted touching. We cant police everyone, but come on... common sense people. oh right... we're dealing with fanboys and girls...
Things change last minute, some times their not fair... heck sometimes it doesnt even make sense. Things arent always in your control.
Deal with it and try to make the most of it. :P
That or find another Convention that suits ya better. :)
Well said. I find those signs and the people that look at them kind of creepy, ESPECIALLY when they are eyeing people that they want hugs/glomps from. I don't know how people don't find that unsettling.