There was an insanely insane amount of rumor and conjecture-based bashing on Twitter about this con. I looked super deeply into it, spoke to the chair on the phone, and came away thinking it was 90% bullshit based simply on the con being run against the grain. 1) Top-down CEO style management philosophy in some cases. 2) Chair has a religion. 3) PG/family friendly rules and serious about it. 4) Aiming at a niche that way - when there are tons of less PG cons - which pissed off people who wanted it to cater to their fetishy ways, like someone stepping up to a buffet and raging at the sight of vegetables on it when they want red meat.
I got legal docs, tips, super confidential chats, and it's all so much to unravel and I don't have time for it, the best I can probably do is summarize the shitstorm and then interview the chair. Hope I can get around to that.
As for the TV being there - They had consent forms, apparently faces are blurred (unless people opted in) - but characters aren't unless they specifically opted out, if I got that right. So what about characters in the background? People don't even get an opt-out or faces blurred when others with cell phones post stuff to youtube. I've heard praise for the show from people I trust, so, let's see the results. If they're good, then good. Lisa Ling traded a few tweets with me when I saw her 250,000 follower account dragged into furry drama, of all things, because someone was lying about her show going for sexual stuff at the con. And if the TV show is good, then wow this con sure made a bang with public notice for itself. Perhaps other cons should spring surprises on people then, so they definitely won't fail by not attracting eyeballs.
Maybe those who definitely can't support this con can step up to the buffet and try some of this instead. http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furvana
There was an insanely insane amount of rumor and conjecture-based bashing on Twitter about this con. I looked super deeply into it, spoke to the chair on the phone, and came away thinking it was 90% bullshit based simply on the con being run against the grain. 1) Top-down CEO style management philosophy in some cases. 2) Chair has a religion. 3) PG/family friendly rules and serious about it. 4) Aiming at a niche that way - when there are tons of less PG cons - which pissed off people who wanted it to cater to their fetishy ways, like someone stepping up to a buffet and raging at the sight of vegetables on it when they want red meat.
I got legal docs, tips, super confidential chats, and it's all so much to unravel and I don't have time for it, the best I can probably do is summarize the shitstorm and then interview the chair. Hope I can get around to that.
As for the TV being there - They had consent forms, apparently faces are blurred (unless people opted in) - but characters aren't unless they specifically opted out, if I got that right. So what about characters in the background? People don't even get an opt-out or faces blurred when others with cell phones post stuff to youtube. I've heard praise for the show from people I trust, so, let's see the results. If they're good, then good. Lisa Ling traded a few tweets with me when I saw her 250,000 follower account dragged into furry drama, of all things, because someone was lying about her show going for sexual stuff at the con. And if the TV show is good, then wow this con sure made a bang with public notice for itself. Perhaps other cons should spring surprises on people then, so they definitely won't fail by not attracting eyeballs.
Maybe those who definitely can't support this con can step up to the buffet and try some of this instead. http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furvana