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<blockquote data-quote="devilbat" data-source="post: 3215979" data-attributes="member: 20624">The reason I stopped participating/supporting our local Con was because of the way the GM's were treated.A few years back, I was asked to GM for a minimum of 2 sessions, and for that I was given free entrance to the Con.&nbsp; I agreed, and because the amount of GM's running RPG's was far fewer then the amount of attendees that wanted to play, I decided to run four, four hour slots.&nbsp; One Friday, two Saturday, and two Sunday.&nbsp; This constituted roughly half of the RPG sessions available.Friday went off without a hitch, but Saturday the wheels fell off.&nbsp; I attended an &quot;Ice Cream social&quot; between sessions, and I had one of the organizers come up to me and tell me that I wasn't supposed to be there, as I was only a volunteer, and therefor didn't have full access allowance to the events.&nbsp; He was feeling generous though, and said I could stay.&nbsp; I laughed, and I blew this off as a jerky organizer.&nbsp; After my last session that night, I tried to visit a few of the hospitality suites, where I was made welcome by the goth girls, but their overprotective gamer guy friends made a hasty retreat to the organizers, who promptly checked my badge, and requested I leave the area, as I was once again, &quot;only a volunteer&quot;.&nbsp; By this point I was put off, and tracked down the gaming organizer, and told him what had been going on.&nbsp; His reply was, &quot;well, that's the rules&quot;.I couldn't believe the disrepect they showed toward their volunteers, and left the Con, skipping my Sunday sessions.&nbsp; I've obviously never been back.I agree that having a stocked hospitality suite, free entrance, and a little respect, would get me involved in running at a Con.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="devilbat, post: 3215979, member: 20624"] The reason I stopped participating/supporting our local Con was because of the way the GM's were treated. A few years back, I was asked to GM for a minimum of 2 sessions, and for that I was given free entrance to the Con. I agreed, and because the amount of GM's running RPG's was far fewer then the amount of attendees that wanted to play, I decided to run four, four hour slots. One Friday, two Saturday, and two Sunday. This constituted roughly half of the RPG sessions available. Friday went off without a hitch, but Saturday the wheels fell off. I attended an "Ice Cream social" between sessions, and I had one of the organizers come up to me and tell me that I wasn't supposed to be there, as I was only a volunteer, and therefor didn't have full access allowance to the events. He was feeling generous though, and said I could stay. I laughed, and I blew this off as a jerky organizer. After my last session that night, I tried to visit a few of the hospitality suites, where I was made welcome by the goth girls, but their overprotective gamer guy friends made a hasty retreat to the organizers, who promptly checked my badge, and requested I leave the area, as I was once again, "only a volunteer". By this point I was put off, and tracked down the gaming organizer, and told him what had been going on. His reply was, "well, that's the rules". I couldn't believe the disrepect they showed toward their volunteers, and left the Con, skipping my Sunday sessions. I've obviously never been back. I agree that having a stocked hospitality suite, free entrance, and a little respect, would get me involved in running at a Con. [/QUOTE]

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