Re: PBM Conventions

From: "Rob Harper" <stateofmind@breathemail.net>

Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000

MadCentral <madcentral@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19991013112856.10921.00000361@ng-cm1.aol.com...
> I have also previously asked other companies to join us at the Madhouse
Minicon
> and invite their players, to try and set up a group thing, but nobody is
ever
> interested.

I came along a few years back, but unfortunately haven't been able
to make it since.  It was a good weekend and I'd recommend joining
in to anyone else who can make it.

I know you make some good efforts to help the hobby as a whole (far
more than I do, I admit) -- I guess it's up to the rest of us to
support you as much as possible...

> >>I disagree -- while having an event in the main hall means that
> people see it going on and hopefully go to investigate, experience
> from the Birmingham cons (particularly the last one) show that
> having a discussion in the same room as something else makes it
> *really* difficult to make the discussion work.  There's just too
> many noises and other distractions.<<
>
> I disagree.  I thought that particular discussion did work quite well.  As
well
> as any of them do, anyway. <grin>

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, eh?  ;-)

> When you take a chunk of players out to another room for an ''event'' you
make
> the place look much emptier and kill the atmosphere that is important to
the
> con, risking people leaving early because it seems ''dead''.

Only really a problem with a small turnout (which the PBM cons
generally do), but you have a point.  A bigger draw of people away
from the main hall is the bar (or lack of).  So maybe you were
right about having the bar actually in the same room...

> >>...Which was worthwhile in itself.  I think we should have another
> "Justin Show" next year.  Any volunteers for special guests...?<<
>
> Dont look at me.  Im on Justins side.
> He's a top man in my book.

I was laughing too much to have an opinion, and suspect the same
might happen next time...

> >>I wouldn't go so far as to say *everyone*,<<
>
> Argumentative. <grin>

But of course...  A little pedantry each day keeps the doctor away.

> >>  Having fun and being visible scares some people off, but it draws more
> in.<<
>
> Well... anybody we scare off with our antics isn't suitable as a Madhouse
> Inmate anyway.... this place is strange....
>
> >>Me too.  Though, of course, I always take cons extremely seriously.<<
>
> I always wonder why you dont juggle things at the cons.  Surely a fine
> spectacle to watch (it is you that juggles etc isnt it?)

Yeah, that's me.  I've done small bits of juggling -- as well as
wandering around a convention in those duck foot slippers that
Claire Fayers presented me with a couple of years ago.  Plus there
was the mannequin...

> Certainly add to the fun of the day, in my opinion.  Anything that livens
it
> up!

I'm thinking about arranging a massive pirate sea battle in the
middle of the hall.  Perhaps I can challenge someone...?

--
Luv&hugs, Rob.
State of Mind Games (Play-By-Mail & other Pointless Exercises)
http://www.homestead.com/stateofmind

References

Re: PBM Conventions
"Rob Harper" <stateofmind@breathemail.net>
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBM Conventions
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: PBM Conventions
"Rob Harper" <stateofmind@breathemail.net>
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBM Conventions
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000