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I like this idea.
Sac Anime did this exact thing this past con and it went over pretty well and got a lot of action.

I shall potentially be there as Spike!

Hey, all! I am going to go as either femme!Sam Winchester or femme!Chuck (representing Supernatural, even though I have cosplays from DW and Sherlock, too, lol). I'm trying to get other people to come with me, too, so we may have at least one femme!Nine.

I'm excited!

Me too 8D
This gathering is gaining steam already!

Is this gonna be on Monday? I promised myself never to attempt a gathering on a checkout day ever again.

Itll be on the day that gets most votes c:

I will be going as Lestrade! You should probably also talk to the host of the BBC Gathering too if you guys want to combine the two events in order to avoid confusion.

Im already talking to her on Facebook, since we're friends xD

I will be there as LSP!

Superwholock Gathering 2013
http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,17927.0.html
Tumblr post: http://cyanidecatnip.tumblr.com/post/41396846115/fanimecon-superwholock-gathering-2013
Day: Sunday (this can be changed)
Time: 11 AM (can also be changed)
Location: CCPFH = Park across from Fairmont Hotel (Caesar Chavez Plaza)
(poll going on to help plan time/day)

[What is SuperWhoLock?]

NOTE: I will be recycling this thread every year.
Link to pictures: http://cosplayrichard.slickpic.com/a/Saturday4pm7pm?squared
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/970524_10152867141115377_980731069_n.jpg

Anyways, welcome to the SuperWhoLock 2014 gathering!
What is SuperWhoLock?
SuperWhoLock is the common name on Tumblr for Supernatural, Doctor Who, and Sherlock since the fandoms tend to overlap, more often than not!
So any cosplays from any of those series (and Torchwood, since its pretty close to Doctor Who) are welcome!

NOTE: we will TRY and do ships this year! In 2013 I had only asked for an hour and that wasnt enough time to cover ships! So, this year, I will try and ask for an hour and a half, maybe more!

Why include Merlin?
Merlin's cosplay fandom, at Fanime at least, isnt large enough to support its self, so we're going to all be friends and invite them to be with Superwholock! Superwholocklin? I dunno, but either way; Superwholock is a caring, welcoming fandom and it would be a pleasure to add Merlin our group!

What is Good Omens and why is it included?
Good Omens is one of the inspirations for Supernatural! And the fandoms often cross over! We had some Good Omens cosplayers at the gathering in 2013 and I thought I'd invite them back!

Hello, friends! I am thinking of hosting a Superwholock FAN PANEL! Feel free to message me about auditioning: http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,18801.0.html


Day: Saturday
Time: 12 PM
Location: CCPFH = Park across from Fairmont Hotel (Caesar Chavez Plaza)(ideally, this was the best location)
I already talked to B Sapphire about the gathering possibly being around this time!

Attendees:

Supernatural:
- Jaidin: Castiel



Doctor Who/Torchwood:
-K&K4ever: 11th Doctor
-Quinnton117: 10th Doctor Whooves
- CeruleanRogue: Amy Pond



Sherlock:
-Olivine: Irene and Sherlock

Merlin:

Good Omens:
Angel515 + Girlfriend: Aziraphale and Crowley

Fanime will be taking group pictures during the Gathering/Event this year. If you do not want to be included in those pictures please step aside for those photos. By remaining with the group when the pictures are being taken you give your consent to be photographed.

Photography:
Everyone
Supernatural (Sam, Dean, Winchesters, Castiel, side characters)
Sherlock (Sherlock, Watson, Irene, Mycroft, Moriarty, other side characters)
Doctor Who (different Doctors, different companions, gosh this is long jgvd)
Merlin (Merlin, Arthur, Morgana, Uther, others)
Good Omens (We will basically "play it by ear" if any show up)

IF WE HAVE TIME:
Supernatural villains
Supernatural heroes
Sherlock villains
Sherlock heroes
Doctor Who villains
Doctor Who heroes
Merlin villains
Merlin heroes
Good Omen villains
Good Omen heroes
Ships



About ships: Submit ships you'd like to possibly see photographed!

Hello, everyone!
So, for the past 3-4 years my group has gotten the 18+ and all ages Hetalia panels! Every year our rooms are jam packed with Hetalians! And this year we're hoping to do it once more! We're gathering panelists to join us for fun and excitement!
Who we have:

    France - All Ages & 18+
    England  - All Ages & 18+
    America - All Ages & 18+
    Germany - All Ages & 18+
    Italy - All Ages & 18+
    Japan - 18+
    Romano  - All Ages | Different Romano - 18+
    Austria - 18+
    Sweden  - All Ages & 18+
    Finland - All Ages & 18+
    Denmark - All Ages & 18+
    Canada - All Ages
    Poland - All Ages (If Liet auditions and is chosen)
    Spain - All Ages & 18+
    Romania - All Ages & 18+
Who we NEED:

Japan (All Ages)
China (both)
Russia (both)
Canada (18+)
Prussia (both)
Lithuania (all ages)
Hungary (both)
Norway (both)
Rules for auditions:
- Video Only
- AT LEAST 5 minutes of video, no more than 10
- MUST have In Character (IC) and Out Of Character (OOC) content
- IC content must show you acting as the character, whether its reading a script, improv, or doing lines from the show
- OOC content is you telling us why you'd like to be the character , why you think you qualify, how long youve cosplayed, and any past panel/ask blog/youtube/etc. experience
- As far as ages go, we would /prefer/ that you're at least 18, that way we can use you for both panels. But this is not a must.
- If you have been in a panel, and if video of said panel is available, please link me!
- Videos should be uploaded to youtube~ (or some site that lets you download files)
- We would like if you had a facebook so that we could add you to the group on said website, but it is not a must. Also, skype would be needed! (And, as we get closer to the panel, you must be willing to share your phone number with Jaidin (me) and Brittany so that we can contact you!)
- Must be willing to do some fanservice
- Must know some basic history of character, both Hetalia wise and maybe a bit of background history on your nation just in case. Some fans delve deep into the history part and may ask about real bits of your nation's history Modern history is good to know as well, so europes economy and such.
- Must have a grasp on the character. Enough to make the character a 3-D person
- Keep it IC but do not go past PG 13 language and the like (note this is only for all ages panel, 18+ means anything goes)
- Canon uniforms ARE PREFERRED. Especially for the All Ages panel. If you do not have the complete canon uniform in timeplease contact the hosts (brittany and jaiden) and we'll talk things over, but again canon is prefered. They have a ton of stuff they wear.If you would like to have something underneath or change please also inform us, we will be more lax with alt outfits for the 18+ panel since thats more fun and we can do more things (example I'm planning a cancan! France outfit to change into midway through).
- You must have a proper wig(or hair is correct length, style and color). Wig is prefered.


Panel content:
- Trivia (both Hetalia and IRL History)
- In Character asks
- Truth Or Dare (possibly only for 18+?)
- Nation Battle (game)

Nation Battle explanation:
We pick 2 audience members, give them a list of commands preapproved by panelists that they can use, have them act as historical figure for a nation, 3 round battle of insults, stage attacks, etc. (copied from our page)

We will have prizes! I, Jaidin, will be providing Doujin for the 18+ panel, there will be roses (From France), mini-flags, buttons, and possibly more!
More info will be available as we get closer!

Contacting the hosts:
Jaidin:
- Email: [email protected]
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TsubasaKISSU
- Tumblr: cyanidecatnip.tumblr.com
Brittany:
- Email: [email protected]
- Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/Mr.Stitchez

So, some people at Fanime, who pre-reg'd, ended up having to have a paper badge due to some mistakes. And Fanime is mailing those badges (fancy pre-reg badges from 2012) to said people, which is nice.
But if they could do this, cant we pay to have our badges mailed to us? That'd cut down on waiting in lines, said lines caused hours upon hours of waiting (some people attribute this to the generators exploding thursday, but I do not believe that it could have affected it /that/ badly. We just saw a larger increase in attendees). And Fanime grows each year, meaning next years lines may be just as unbearable. I, and probably many others, would be willing to pay a few extra dollars to have our badges shipped to us. That way we dont need to worry about getting there at 10AM on Thursday to get out of line fast enough to check into our hotels and what-not.
Anyhoot, just a suggestion. I know  a few other cons do this.

Arguments possed:
1.  People will counterfeit badges.
And? People get badges at Fanime and STILL manage to counterfeit them. Thatll always be a problem. But Im pretty sure that Fanime badges hav a special holo thats difficult to counterfeit?

2. They could lose the badge before the con.
Mailing the badges so that they arrive a week before the con could help to eliminate that issue. As long as they keep it in a good spot, that shouldnt be an issue.

3. Postage for thousands of members would be quite a bit of money.
Charging a 1 or 2 dollar fee would help to cover that.

4. They could say they lost their badge and hand the re-print to a friend.
Well, that already happens, it wouldnt be a new problem. If im not mistaken, sometimes some rovers ask for attendees to present their IDs with their badges, to make sure the names line up. (doesnt always happen, but sometimes I hear of people using other peoples badges only to have the badges revoked)

So, Fanime has an "Asia Only" rule when it comes to Masquerade.
But why was Portal or Avatar allowed in? I understand that Avatar is debatable, but Portal was made in America, by Americans, and isnt event stylized to resemble the typical Japanese art styles.
So, why was Portal allowed?
Is it possible that this "Asian Only" rule can be amended in the future?
Fanime, at this point in time, goes far, far beyond "just anime" (and Japanese video games)
We have Marvel/Avengers, TF2, Portal, My Little Pony, Homestuck, Disney princesses, I've seen lots of G.I. Joe cosplayers, South Park, Halo, the list goes on! It's kind of a shame to bar so many large portions of Fanime attendee's from entering these skits (NOTE: Not just Fanime does this too, most cons seem to be doing this). Theres a whole untapped source of writers, singers, voice actors, ETC that would love to participate in the skits but are currently unable to.  I mean, every year we get people doing Candy Mountain, jokes about The Game, Epic Rap Battles, and other over-used, over-done skits/ideas played to anime/Asia-related media. Opening up the doors to western media could potentially increase the quality of the Masquerade.

Hey guys~
How about doing a Can Town Project sort of thing?

http://cantownproject.tumblr.com/

With how many Homestucks came to Fanime last year, we could easily come up with a decent amount to give to a local food bank, and it'd show us in a pretty decent light.

So! With the mass of fan-panels being submitted (Alot of them are in-character Q&A) my friend a (mostly) informative Homestuck panel for people outside of the fandom, new comers to the fandom, as well as older (as far as being "in" the fandom) fans alike! We did one  (It was my friend Molly's panel, but she will be doing another one this coming Fanime) this past Fanime and we were asked stuff about characters we didnt think about covering! So, here we are to try again!

My Gamzee and I (I'll either be Karkat or God Tier John, I'll decide as we get closer. I have both already) will be doing an informative Homestuck panel next year for Fanime! Itll be like the one this year, except with more coverage. We'll be talking about: Troll relations, beta kids, alpha kids, Jack/Bec, possibly Intermission, different universes, post-scratch trolls (Aranea, Meena, any others that exist by then), the Cherubs, some fandom stuff, and alot more that im far too lazy to list at the moment (as we get closer to winter more info will be posted). And although it will be emphasizing the informative stuff we wont refuse in-character questions when appropriate. (It wont be a huge panel, as far as panelists are concerned)

So, just to be clear: Our panel will be separate from the fan panels as we will not be emphasizing in-character Q&A.

Yeah~ I called the Fairmont at their normal number: (408) 998-1900
I asked about Fanime, was transferred to booking/reservations and asked about a Fanime room for May 23rd-27th, and the lady said the discount was available and that alooooot of people had already booked.

Ffff can we have another for next year please? <3 maybe we can hold it at the park across the street? The one with the giant snake.

Thanks for coming, everyone! I had a blast!

Stilll no refund

PM me with as much information as you have (full name, date/time, etc.) and I'll forward it to our Finance department.

Done! Thank you muchly/

Stilll no refund

Did anyone get pictures of the SuperWhoLock gathering? ;3;

I was the Leviathan!Castiel 8D

bhkgtvrfndcjk Pictures pls ;3;