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seperis ([personal profile] seperis) wrote2014-07-12 06:25 pm
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because it's hot outside, okay

Watching the dashcon tag on tumblr and the FFA threads is now a lifestyle choice. And now ONTD has picked it up.

In case anyone wants to catch up (vaguely in chronological order of posting):
First FFA Thread on Dashcon
Second FFA Thread on Dashcon
ONTD on Dashcon
Dashcon Tag on Tumblr

Personal favorite quote from FFA:
From browsing the tag, the people at Dashcon have entered into this peculiar headspace wherein one more normally finds hostages and cult victims: the backlash has been so severe that anyone who even had a good moment and lacks certain critical self-check features is now in "extreme Con defense mode."


Starts with $17,000 and goes down from there. Also, a ball wading pool and bouncy castle.

ETA: From anonymous commenter: Dashcon owner about Dashcon, posted in January - I can't tell if anonymous is defense or prosecution here, but it's an interesting link.
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[personal profile] harpers_child 2014-07-13 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
that is possibly the saddest ball pit i've ever seen.

[personal profile] pudacat 2014-07-13 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Welp, at least the WTNV crew will be well rested Monday night when I see them live. At a real theatre.

(Stealth Brag)
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[personal profile] grammarwoman 2014-07-13 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Good lord. I'm glad the WTNV show was sold out long ago, or else I might have been tempted to be a part of this shitshow.
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[personal profile] cyprinella 2014-07-13 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
I really enjoyed the digression into the disease vector-ness of ballpits.

(Anonymous) 2014-07-13 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
http://megg33k.tumblr.com/post/57504887679/is-the-dashcon-a-legit-thing-thats-going-to-happen-my

please please please include this which is a post made by one of the owners 11 months ago assuring everything is fine and that they had paid the hotel and a lot of money has changed hands etc
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[personal profile] celli 2014-07-13 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Did you see slod's story? So funny and yet so I want to throw things at the organizers.
cyprinella: Bob Agent of Hydra gasping in horror (Bob Agent of Hydra)

[personal profile] cyprinella 2014-07-13 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Can I get a link?

I keep wanting to hug the Con.txt concomm and say "Thank you for not sucking!"
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[personal profile] ivyfic 2014-07-13 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
Seconded!
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[personal profile] eponymousanon 2014-07-13 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
This is absolutely fascinating and FFA has sucked me in. Wow, just... wow.
cyprinella: Bob Agent of Hydra gasping in horror (Bob Agent of Hydra)

[personal profile] cyprinella 2014-07-13 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Like 3 people I know ended up leaving Con.txt this year with strep throat (apparently an unusual strain of it no less) and that was just being in proximity. I am counting my blessings that I didn't come down with anything.
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[personal profile] cyprinella 2014-07-13 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Merci!
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[personal profile] nekare 2014-07-13 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
I think it's the pit ball that really cements it as such a hilarious trainwreck, I've been giggling about it for hours
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[personal profile] grammarwoman 2014-07-13 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
You just want a closer perspective on the ongoing train wreck. ;)
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[personal profile] banesidhe 2014-07-13 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I like how they offered compensation to those who had paid for reserved seating to the WTNV panel (which was canceled when the con didn't pay them the rest of their fee), with an "extra free hour" in the ball pit.
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[personal profile] nestra 2014-07-13 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I had that thought about every con I go to, including the giant one.
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[personal profile] owl 2014-07-13 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Doesn't "ball pit" imply something....larger?
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[personal profile] nekare 2014-07-13 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
RIP ball pit, you left us so soon!
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[personal profile] synecdochic 2014-07-14 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
I just lost the last three hours to reading that, damn you!
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[personal profile] synecdochic 2014-07-14 03:58 am (UTC)(link)

Failed convention wank is the BEST wank.

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[personal profile] litheavocado 2014-07-14 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
I'm seconding the opinion that is the saddest ball pit ever. I want to call it a puddle of balls, but sadly that doesn't roll off the tongue as easily?
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[personal profile] synecdochic 2014-07-14 04:52 am (UTC)(link)

I love it!

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[personal profile] litheavocado 2014-07-14 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
You're not wrong. The picture of the ball pit even LOOKS like it belongs the back page of a baby indie band's album. Did you read the (possibly not a rumor) post on tumblr warning people not to go into the ball pit, because someone had allegedly peed in it?
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[personal profile] litheavocado 2014-07-14 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Before, I think. Ahaha oh no.

(Anonymous) 2014-07-14 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm really jealous! We have to wait a while for them to come to Europe later this year. Everyone says the NV guys are the sweetest and put on the best show. The only thing stopping me from laughing my ass off at this whole disaster is the thought of them getting scammed like that. :(

(Anonymous) 2014-07-14 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
That's gotta be a massive slap in the face to the fans and the performers. That the idiot staff thought that the value of tickets to a live WTNV show could actually be made up for with frikkin kiddies ball pool time. A pool that was free anyway and had no line. Huge insult for such a successful show.
Could you treat your guests any worse? I mean seriously...
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[personal profile] franzeska 2014-07-14 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh god. I almost went to the con for ~outreach to the youth~ purposes. I can't decide whether I'm more relieved to be gawking from a distance or sorry I couldn't observe the hilarity first hand.
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[personal profile] eponymousanon 2014-07-15 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
It's Monday and I'm still hitting refresh and being amazed at all the links... I'm glad that some people had fun at the con, but damn are they naive to believe the party line about the hotel/Night Vale.
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[personal profile] dragovianknight 2014-07-15 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
It's really more like a ball puddle.
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[personal profile] eponymousanon 2014-07-16 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
And still it goes on... with more and more delicious details!

http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/95242.html?thread=465614602#cmt465614602