[GenCon] EN World photos and stories - add your own!
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Crothian
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My trip to Gen Con was almost without incident. It was actually after I got to Gen con that my troubles began. It took me only about three and a half hours to get to the city and another hour to find a parking space. I left my luggage and boxes of books in the truck. I didn’t have access to my room at that point. So, I walked a the few blocks to the convention. It took a little while to find someone to help me get my badge. The first three people I talked to were clueless. They didn’t know what the ENies were, or where I might go to get my badge. Finally, I was able to find a lady I’ll call Sue. Sue was very helpful. She didn’t have the badge, but used her radio. She was told that someone named Janet had the badge. Janet was off site, but supposedly she was a few blocks south next to the ice rink setting up speakers for something.
So, I walked down there, around the ice rink, found the place they were setting up speakers, and of course there was no Janet. Not only was their no Janet, no one there knew of a Janet of could help me find her. So, I walked back to Sue. Sue was sorry I couldn’t find Janet, so she got back on the radio to figure something else. I watched con goers going to and fro. Then Sue told me to go to Customer Service, Janet might have left the badge there. So, off to customer service I went. It was a small line, only a dozen people in line. I got up to the booth and talk to the young lady. I explain who I am and that I’m looking for my badge. She was not familiar with the ENnies or anything. But did go talk to some people. She came back and asked me what I was looking for again. I told her my badge. She went back to the people and came back a few minutes later. She asked who I was with, I told her the ENnies. She went back to the people, came right back and asked me to write it down. Then she went back to the people and talked to them some, and then came back to me and told me the ENnies were going to be Friday Night at nine. So, I explained again I was looking for my badge and I was part of the ENnies. She got up to go back to the people. I stopped her and asked if I could just go over there and talk to them. She said that was fine.
So, I go talk to some other Convention people. I was told to just go see Lily, at a lady at another place, and just have her print me a badge. I was actually told to give her the message “Janet said to print me a badge”. So, off to find Lily I go. She was easy to find, there was no line, and I get up to her explain who I am and then say “Janet said to print me a badge”. Lily looks at me and says she already printed those badges and gave them to someone. She didn’t know who or where they might be, but she would not print me a badge. So, I’m thinking that maybe Morrus has the badge and that he might be in the Dealer Room. So, I go back to Sue and tell her about customer service and Lily, and ask if I could get a gopher (messenger) to deliver a message inside the dealer room for me. Sue told me to just wait and she got back on the radio. I watch the con goers and then here over the radio a voice say “Lily, print him a damn badge!!” Sue asked if I heard that, and I did. So, back to Lily to get my Badge. This time she was helpful and printed me a badge although for some reason it said “Chris Chris”.
So, it was a little bit disorganized, it took me over an hour to hunt around and finally get my badge. It was bad luck as Morrus did have my badge, but since he had his luggage lost it is understandable.
So, I walked down there, around the ice rink, found the place they were setting up speakers, and of course there was no Janet. Not only was their no Janet, no one there knew of a Janet of could help me find her. So, I walked back to Sue. Sue was sorry I couldn’t find Janet, so she got back on the radio to figure something else. I watched con goers going to and fro. Then Sue told me to go to Customer Service, Janet might have left the badge there. So, off to customer service I went. It was a small line, only a dozen people in line. I got up to the booth and talk to the young lady. I explain who I am and that I’m looking for my badge. She was not familiar with the ENnies or anything. But did go talk to some people. She came back and asked me what I was looking for again. I told her my badge. She went back to the people and came back a few minutes later. She asked who I was with, I told her the ENnies. She went back to the people, came right back and asked me to write it down. Then she went back to the people and talked to them some, and then came back to me and told me the ENnies were going to be Friday Night at nine. So, I explained again I was looking for my badge and I was part of the ENnies. She got up to go back to the people. I stopped her and asked if I could just go over there and talk to them. She said that was fine.
So, I go talk to some other Convention people. I was told to just go see Lily, at a lady at another place, and just have her print me a badge. I was actually told to give her the message “Janet said to print me a badge”. So, off to find Lily I go. She was easy to find, there was no line, and I get up to her explain who I am and then say “Janet said to print me a badge”. Lily looks at me and says she already printed those badges and gave them to someone. She didn’t know who or where they might be, but she would not print me a badge. So, I’m thinking that maybe Morrus has the badge and that he might be in the Dealer Room. So, I go back to Sue and tell her about customer service and Lily, and ask if I could get a gopher (messenger) to deliver a message inside the dealer room for me. Sue told me to just wait and she got back on the radio. I watch the con goers and then here over the radio a voice say “Lily, print him a damn badge!!” Sue asked if I heard that, and I did. So, back to Lily to get my Badge. This time she was helpful and printed me a badge although for some reason it said “Chris Chris”.
So, it was a little bit disorganized, it took me over an hour to hunt around and finally get my badge. It was bad luck as Morrus did have my badge, but since he had his luggage lost it is understandable.
Sniktch
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Hand of Evil said:
Ah, very close - if you had gone a little to the left you would have caught the elusive rat-man on film
In the very lowest left is my friend Jesse (Artemis Sendant in my SH) and to his right is Apeboy, or Stumpwater Jack.To Jesse's left was me, Ashy, Brannon Hall, Capellan, Simson, and a couple of others...
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Teflon Billy
Explorer
Crothian said:
Jesus! that sounds like we might actually ave aconfirmed sighting of a "Competent Gen Con Staffer"
And here I thought they were a myth
ColonelHardisson
What? Me Worry?
Crothian said:
I wonder why they don't send out badges to people associated with the con ahead of time?
francisca
I got dice older than you.
Teflon Billy said:
Jesus! that sounds like we might actually ave aconfirmed sighting of a "Competent Gen Con Staffer"
And here I thought they were a myth
There was another one. Wednesday night, after the second time badge printing crapped out, and after they had taken my money, she was able to force a reprint of my badge. She was very cool under fire, very understanding, and helped out a bunch of us.
Crothian said:
At the San Diego Comic Con all prereg badges are kept in a specific area, depending on whether it's for a pre-pay, guest, professional, or exhibitor. If you're a pro you go to the pro booth and tell the nice person your name. He looks through one of a number of boxes with the pro badges (we get tons of pros every year) and when he finds yours hands it to your along with extra stuff for you to look at. At no time is a badge wandering around with a staffer who can't be found.
A suggestion for the folks at GenCon.
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