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I am not a SMOF: Back from the grave!
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I am not a SMOF. One con runner's observations from 20 years of organizing SF cons. October 16, 2014. Back from the grave! It’s the revival of I am not a SMOF. So I’m not doing quite as many things all at the same time. Which brings me to today’s topic…. Hopefully, you already have an easy to understand policy and all of your staff is completely aware of it, and know how to handle harassment. But if not, here are my recommendations…. Educating fans will be a bit more difficult, but you can still have the...
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I am not a SMOF: November 2012
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I am not a SMOF. One con runner's observations from 20 years of organizing SF cons. November 15, 2012. I have recently been made aware of a Facebook post [a certain guest] had made regarding women who show up at cons dressed in provocative, but genre appropriate, costuming. The issue seems to be that [guest] believes these women are not really fans, but merely desperate women looking to increase their self-esteem by attracting the attention of “drooling fan boys.”. So, what can cons do to help? It doesn&...
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I am not a SMOF: August 2012
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I am not a SMOF. One con runner's observations from 20 years of organizing SF cons. August 10, 2012. Harassment at Conventions – ConComs Need to Work to Stop It. Wow, fandom has had a quite a bit to talk about recently. Between the harassment situation at ReaderCon and some key members of ConCarolinas dropping off of the ConCom suddenly, it hasn’t exactly been a quiet summer. I’m going to cover the issue of ConCom dynamics in a later post, but I want to cover the harassment thing in this post. They also ...
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I am not a SMOF: March 2016
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I am not a SMOF. One con runner's observations from 20 years of organizing SF cons. March 3, 2016. Con Crud and the ConSuite. As my family awakens in our hotel room on Sunday morning of our latest con, the incessant coughing is telling me we have it. Con Crud, the bane of all con attendees. Sleep gets interrupted. Panels get skipped, and misery runs rampant. This inspired me to write a post on what we, collectively, can do about prevent this plague (pun intended) on fandom. I know, I know. I can hear...
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I am not a SMOF: Cons and Politics
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I am not a SMOF. One con runner's observations from 20 years of organizing SF cons. April 13, 2016. This is going to be a very short post. Well, probably. During the last 3 weeks in NC, we have been completely buried under “news” articles, either for or against HB2. As someone who partially owns a con in NC, I’m staying the heck out of the most contentious part of the law… bathrooms. This practice should be followed by every con runner out there. See, I told you it would be short. View my complete profile.
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I am not a SMOF: October 2012
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I am not a SMOF. One con runner's observations from 20 years of organizing SF cons. October 27, 2012. Auctions - Guest blog. Write a guest blog on Auctions for me. I truly appreciate you taking the time to write this! My name is Everette Beach, and I am probably best known as “the guy who does the charity auctions” at cons. 20 years since my first auction, but I’m not a professional auctioneer, nor do I recommend you have one do your auction. How many people do you need to run the auction? You’ve g...
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I am not a SMOF: November 2016
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I am not a SMOF. One con runner's observations from 20 years of organizing SF cons. November 10, 2016. How to Deal With Financial Success. One of the things I’ve often been asked is “what are we going to do with this year’s profits? Normally, I respond with, “Nothing,… why, did you have something you need the con to spend money on? We can talk about it.”. And that’s why smart businesses save their money. Competition, local or national economic/ political issues, even just bad weather can impact...Sure Th...
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I am not a SMOF: August 2016
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I am not a SMOF. One con runner's observations from 20 years of organizing SF cons. August 31, 2016. Why Guests Should Respond (Politely) to an Invitation. Okay, so you’ve been invited to be a guest at a convention. Maybe you want to attend, but can’t, or maybe the con just doesn’t interest you. Either way, you’ve decided not to attend. So that’s it, right? You let it go, because, hey, you’re really busy and if you don’t respond, they’ll just move on. Now, what if the guest is a major player? Well, here&...
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I am not a SMOF: Review of MystiCon (2013)
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I am not a SMOF. One con runner's observations from 20 years of organizing SF cons. February 26, 2013. Review of MystiCon (2013). Today I’m going to start my 2013 convention review series. I know you all have been waiting “on the edge of your seat” for this… okay, maybe not. Well, perhaps some of the con organizers have… but, I digress. First up this year is MystiCon. MystiCon was held Feb 22-24 in Roanoke, VA at the Holiday Inn - Tanglewood. I highly suggest you not read anything into this fact. I know ...
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I am not a SMOF: April 2016
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I am not a SMOF. One con runner's observations from 20 years of organizing SF cons. April 13, 2016. This is going to be a very short post. Well, probably. During the last 3 weeks in NC, we have been completely buried under “news” articles, either for or against HB2. As someone who partially owns a con in NC, I’m staying the heck out of the most contentious part of the law… bathrooms. This practice should be followed by every con runner out there. See, I told you it would be short. View my complete profile.
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