This years Black and White ball was beautiful, wonderful music and friendly fans and dancers.
However, I think the way that the staff handled the over crowding of the room was outright appalling. Denying people the basic necessities of water, and restroom facilities in order to allow more people in, and snipping at people who are sitting, is asking for not only a law suit, but an ambulance. And not mentioning it in the program or to the people who were in the lines before the dance started is a really low class move.
There was an absolute disregard of respect, and safety for the attendants.
I understand the thought behind it, monitoring people flow and allowing more people to come in to enjoy it, but this was the best you could think of? Smoking out attendees with dehydration during incredibly strenuous activity in a poorly ventilated room and
the need to relieve ones self? I wasn't aware a POW camp experience came with my exhibitor ticket.
Obviously the room wasn't big enough, it may never be. Why don't you instead focus on a system that cycles people through. Group numbers, so one group is scheduled from 7-8 another 8-9 another 9-10. A system as opposed to rude questionably legal activities. I've seen this work beautifully during other cons, and helps prevent too large of lines from forming. Even if you don't like that idea, surely there's another way to handle the situation.
However, I think the way that the staff handled the over crowding of the room was outright appalling. Denying people the basic necessities of water, and restroom facilities in order to allow more people in, and snipping at people who are sitting, is asking for not only a law suit, but an ambulance. And not mentioning it in the program or to the people who were in the lines before the dance started is a really low class move.
There was an absolute disregard of respect, and safety for the attendants.
I understand the thought behind it, monitoring people flow and allowing more people to come in to enjoy it, but this was the best you could think of? Smoking out attendees with dehydration during incredibly strenuous activity in a poorly ventilated room and
the need to relieve ones self? I wasn't aware a POW camp experience came with my exhibitor ticket.
Obviously the room wasn't big enough, it may never be. Why don't you instead focus on a system that cycles people through. Group numbers, so one group is scheduled from 7-8 another 8-9 another 9-10. A system as opposed to rude questionably legal activities. I've seen this work beautifully during other cons, and helps prevent too large of lines from forming. Even if you don't like that idea, surely there's another way to handle the situation.