Countdown to Origins 2018Re: Countdown to Origins 2018The survey was pretty short - only 3-4 questions, and were mostly multiple choice responses. It did let me select more than one issue from the list. The only pseudo-free form text was to answer the "how long did it take you" question.
In fairness, this is the first time I've gotten any kind of request for feedback about the registration process, so hopefully, this is a step in the right direction.
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"You're still mad at me about that whole 'gun-pointing' thing, aren't you?" -- Fortunato Valeri
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Re: Countdown to Origins 2018Sooooo...we have problems signing up for events we want, still have no club code and as compensation we get to play more D&D?
And they are baffled that numbers are increasing after two years of announcing record attendance? I don't mind growing old... but I hate growing up.
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018I think the root cause is much more likely tied to the "as a non-profit organization, we need to be fiscally conscientious of our investments" statement.
All that being said, I will repeat my previous comment - this is the most pro-active response I've seen to the registration issues. While that gives me some degree of hope, I will not be holding my breath for a "smooth sailing" experience.
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018naw, the onsite team with James Kirk and Vane Turchetta in charge is really up to speed. I expect minimal hassles unless a computer array crashes. (at least once we are in the building)
That said, the year it all went south, nothing printed right and GMs were simply walking into the hall declaring what they were running and letting people sit down and play was one of the best grassroots cons I have ever been at. So maybe I want some disaster. I don't mind growing old... but I hate growing up.
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018Still no word about the extra GM tickets/Club Code. But my intention is to wait until next week before calling them (this week last year is when we heard from them).
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018"You're still mad at me about that whole 'gun-pointing' thing, aren't you?" -- Fortunato Valeri
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Re: Countdown to Origins 2018That is my friend Scott's webcomic. He is awesome.
I don't mind growing old... but I hate growing up.
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018Yeah, you got me hooked on it.
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Re: Countdown to Origins 2018YOU ALL WANT YOUR CLUB CODE? I KNOW YOU DO! HERE IT IS!!!
Club Coupon Code: B2SdqGma
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018Annnnd...how do we add it in if we've already bought our badge?
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Re: Countdown to Origins 2018His response about that on the email was, and I quote,
I assume that means to contact him....
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And how do we contact him?
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Re: Countdown to Origins 2018*sends e-mail & crosses fingers*
"You're still mad at me about that whole 'gun-pointing' thing, aren't you?" -- Fortunato Valeri
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Re: Countdown to Origins 2018I just bought my badge and will be at the LARP on Friday night.
Do I need to let someone know so they can have stuff prepped for Don Gallo or did I miss that deadline when I didn't check the site for half a year? John
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018EDIT: DON GALLO!!!
John, If you look back in this thread a bit (specifically page 2 about half way down) I give instructions for how to convert Don Gallo into a LARP character so you can do it all by yourself.
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018Bad form, Mark. You know you are supposed to respond to all posts from John with a specific shout.
Ahem..... "DON GALLO!" I will pack a file of the old LARP stats so we can do this quicker onsite if needed. I don't mind growing old... but I hate growing up.
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018Ok... I fixed it.
Oh and btw we're under 30 days until Origins!
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018Apparently there's another meltdown in progress over GoHs.
"He used the Force!"
"Yeah, mass times acceleration!"
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018This time, I'm siding with Origins.
"You're still mad at me about that whole 'gun-pointing' thing, aren't you?" -- Fortunato Valeri
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I read "GoHs" as "GoSM" and thought WHAT DID WE DO?!?!
Then read this and thought, "Harsh, LG, throwing me under the bus like that..." But then I read it a bit more carefully, and remembered the thing about inviting and uninviting a writer. Anyone want to give me the TL;DR version?
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018Correia was a member of the Sad Puppies jerk squad who were annoyed that SciFi/Fantasy was no longer a Manly Straight White Male market of Manly Straight White Males doing Manly Straight White Things and tried to rig the voting of the Hugo Awards a few years back to stick it to Teh Evul SJWs/women/gays/PoC writers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Puppies "You're still mad at me about that whole 'gun-pointing' thing, aren't you?" -- Fortunato Valeri
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Re: Countdown to Origins 2018So we are mad because someone set up an internet campaign to gather votes for a book award? In the 21st Century?
For the "most prestigious award in science fiction and fantasy" that was named after the publisher of a pulp magazine? THAT Hugo Award? That is like a game winning the Speil...nobody knows what the hell that means outside the industry either. As long as he didn't try and "bad touch" me or one of you, I don't care if he is there or not. Folks need to find their thicker skins and start wearing them again if this is a major problem. I don't mind growing old... but I hate growing up.
Re: Countdown to Origins 2018Word of warning, Origins is now telling me I have to e-mail Event Ready to apply the discount code...
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