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<blockquote data-quote="crazy_monkey1956" data-source="post: 5507096" data-attributes="member: 49514"><p>My very first convention was Gen Con 2008 as a WotC booth volunteer.</p><p></p><p>From that perspective, my advice would be...</p><p></p><p>1. Start small. If you go to a big convention as your first, the sheer size and number of things to do will be a bit overwhelming (luckily, my time was taken up mostly in the booth...yeah I missed a lot of stuff, but if I'd been left to my own devices I probably just would have stood around stupidly staring at everything with my mouth hanging open, drooling slightly).</p><p></p><p>2. Be courteous (even to those who aren't). Most of the folks you run into will be also be courteous, but there will be those who think they are still on the internet and can be a troll simply because they aren't likely to see any of these people again. Smile, move on, and then mock them unmercifully on the internet later.</p><p></p><p>3. If you are relatively well known in internet and forum circles, wear something that identifies you as your online handle. I wore a hat with a monkey on it...and everyone who knew Crazy Monkey was able to ID me despite having never seen me in person before. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>4. Have fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crazy_monkey1956, post: 5507096, member: 49514"] My very first convention was Gen Con 2008 as a WotC booth volunteer. From that perspective, my advice would be... 1. Start small. If you go to a big convention as your first, the sheer size and number of things to do will be a bit overwhelming (luckily, my time was taken up mostly in the booth...yeah I missed a lot of stuff, but if I'd been left to my own devices I probably just would have stood around stupidly staring at everything with my mouth hanging open, drooling slightly). 2. Be courteous (even to those who aren't). Most of the folks you run into will be also be courteous, but there will be those who think they are still on the internet and can be a troll simply because they aren't likely to see any of these people again. Smile, move on, and then mock them unmercifully on the internet later. 3. If you are relatively well known in internet and forum circles, wear something that identifies you as your online handle. I wore a hat with a monkey on it...and everyone who knew Crazy Monkey was able to ID me despite having never seen me in person before. :D 4. Have fun. [/QUOTE]
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