(Sorry for the late reply, but since I attended FCN in 2011 I thought I'd chime in with my thoughts)
I read Gir's explanation on FCN's website, and I was disappointed to find out that FCN was designed to be a 5 year convention. I never saw that on the con's website, unless it was buried in the fine print.
Gir's explanation sounded like FCN was a victim of it's own success. To handle the growing attendance, FCN would have to move out of the Sheraton Novi, which was in a good location and a super-friendly hotel to all us attendees. They let fursuiters goof off in the lobby, buy lots of alcohol at the bar and make as much noise (within reason) as we wanted to.
And FCN probably couldn't afford giving sponsors free beer and food while keeping the close-knit party atmosphere in a bigger hotel. FCN would have wound up being just another big furry convention and not the special event they intended it to be.
So I can understand why Gir and his staff ended FCN, but it's still a huge loss to our fandom. I think it will become a legendary con, oh the stories that could be told!
I'm glad Motor City Fur Con is taking FCN's place and I hope the fun in Novi will continue next year.
(Sorry for the late reply, but since I attended FCN in 2011 I thought I'd chime in with my thoughts)
I read Gir's explanation on FCN's website, and I was disappointed to find out that FCN was designed to be a 5 year convention. I never saw that on the con's website, unless it was buried in the fine print.
Gir's explanation sounded like FCN was a victim of it's own success. To handle the growing attendance, FCN would have to move out of the Sheraton Novi, which was in a good location and a super-friendly hotel to all us attendees. They let fursuiters goof off in the lobby, buy lots of alcohol at the bar and make as much noise (within reason) as we wanted to.
And FCN probably couldn't afford giving sponsors free beer and food while keeping the close-knit party atmosphere in a bigger hotel. FCN would have wound up being just another big furry convention and not the special event they intended it to be.
So I can understand why Gir and his staff ended FCN, but it's still a huge loss to our fandom. I think it will become a legendary con, oh the stories that could be told!
I'm glad Motor City Fur Con is taking FCN's place and I hope the fun in Novi will continue next year.