Forum - View topicINTEREST: No Vuvuzelas at Otakon
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kyokun703
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I went on Saturday, and it seemed to have been mostly under control by then. I heard them go off maybe 2-3 times in the dealer's room and that was it. I'm glad I wasn't there Thursday or Friday though if they were that bad. |
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Zin5ki
 Posts: 6680 Location: London, UK |
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Now now. 'Tis not the sport, 'tis the traditions of some of its fans. Nevertheless, this is just part of a wider trend to restrict the "swarm" from infesting other large events: these instruments are banned outright from several of my country's most important stadia, and it seems venues elsewhere are doing so as well. |
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ikillchicken
 Posts: 7272 Location: Vancouver |
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Otakon: more competent than FIFA apparently.
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Zerreth
 Posts: 207 Location: E6 |
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That doesn't make it any better. HenDaNe is a disruptive company that seems to only exist to support and encourage all the negative aspects of the anime community in public venues. |
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glitteringloke
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one of the few things that otakon seems to be doing right this year... At least we won't have bees in the otakafe during karaoke
*goes back to ignoring my cosplay* |
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P€|\||§_|\/|ast@
 Posts: 3498 Location: IN your nightmares |
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Isn't Otakon the one that's also banning signs?
I thought Expo was the event trying to put forth a more professional image, while Otakon still wanted to maintain it's image as a fun, fan-oriented event. |
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Kyogissun
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Being allowed to use vuvuzela's, signs, paddles or other forms of disruptive items /=/ being a fan and having fun Unless, you're happening to notice the 'irony' here or something, which I highly approve of. 
Also, I'm quite annoyed that HenDaNe was responsible for them at AX... I like them for the most part but learning they sold vuvuzela's there is... very unpleasant. |
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glitteringloke
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yup, no signs. Otakon tries to also stay really family friendly too. I don't quite mind the no sign policy, and it is ok if it's part of the costume. I just wish otakon could get the guests that AX has... especially for the cost... |
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zalas
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Do you consider Touhou and doujin games in general to be negative aspects of the anime community? |
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bayoab
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The article needs to be fixed up. There were many booths selling them at AX. I had first seen them at one of the rather sketchy dealers in the back. (HenDaNe was towards the front.) (I would post something more extensive but really I would assume they are going to comment somehow. Short version, mentioned at the con "twitter says you are the origin of them" and got a denial.) |
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DarkHunter6523
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Go ANN and their awesome fact-checking skills! HenDaNe should sue you for slander! |
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MJP
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First they came for the yaoi paddles, and I did not say anything because yaoi fangirls are annoying.
Then they came for the vuvuzelas, and I did not say anything because vuvuzelas are loud and annoying. Then they came for BUTTSCRATCHER and "I just lost the game" and I did not say anything because those are more annoying than vuvuzelas and yaoi paddles combined. Then they came for the Aspie glompers, and then there was nobody left at Otakon. I'm OK with this. |
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
 Posts: 7912 Location: Anime News Network Technodrome |
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It was a misunderstanding and a mistake, not slander. Calm down. I've fixed the mistake and added a correction. |
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jvowles
Otakon Representative
 Posts: 219 Location: Maryland |
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Thankfully, the really annoying fad followers, obnoxious hallway shouters, amateur graffiti artists, thoughtless glompers, and stupid noisemakers represent perhaps a few hundred people who come to the con. The vast majority are actually more interested in hearing the guests, videos, and panelists they came to see.
The flood of thank-you messages has been rather heartwarming. It's like 98% positive -- even more than the paddles and signs. Pre-registration numbers are up about 10% over last year, so we must be doing something right. |
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Zeqasa Saitou
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I don't really blame ANN for the mistake. The really annoying guy at Hen Da Ne was blowing them during AX. His constant yelling (has he heard of an inside voice?) and the yaoi paddles are also annoyances to regular con-goers. It would only make sense to point the blame for something else annoying towards the source of all the other annoyances (especially if the source in question was supporting the new annoyance), in the case of dealer's rooms it's the large yaoi guy at Hen Da Ne.
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