Barrnabas Collins wrote:
> I just got back from Draagon con and have the following
> thoughts:
>
> 1. I heard about some clown who was in the costume parade
> who had a t-****rt to the the effect that he loooted in New Orleans.
> I was very dissappointed that nobody in charge at Dragon
> con removed this clown from the convention. It reflects
> badly on the con-goers, Dragon con and the city of atlanta.
> A con worker was approached about it and basically said
> con-goers can wear what they want.
Though it is in bad taste, there is a first amendment issue to deal
with. Pulling a badge for stupidity and bad taste?? Thats a tough call
(And what may be offensive to one is not to another.)
> 2. I found the delaters room, the lobby at the Hyatt, and
> other areas to be too crowded. (In other cities the
> fire marshall would have shut them down.)
Actually there weere times we had to "close" the room to relieve
traffic. Hopefully we will resolve issue for 2006 show.
> 3. I found it very discouraging that on some of the days
> I would have 8 things I wanted to attend, three of them
> were at 11:30 on a given day, four of them were
> at 3:30 on the same day, and only one was not
> opposite something else.
Trying to schedule over 25 tracks of programming can cause that to happen.
> 4. How about making the directions better?
> Where is xxxxxx room? Maybe it's on this
> map in print you need a microscope to finnd.
Will pass this on to the powers in charge of that area.
> 5. What happened to the no weapons policy?
> .I found the crowded halls very dangerous,
> escpically on Saturday night when
> I got smashed over the head by one of these
> weapons. I could have thought of better place to
> spend about four hours than at the local hospital
> haviung that injruy tended to.
It was being enforced (believe you me I heard from those that though the
rule was stupid and restricted thier costume,) but there are folks that
think rules do not apply to them.
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