[Deptheads] Miniature Feedback Received

[Eric M. Aldrich I]

Agreed as well. We're working on it.

Yes, we're doing something right :-) We just have a lot more to do.

Eric

On 05 Jun, 2008, at 08:15, Karl Kreder wrote:

> Agreed, we need to let the community know what we are up too.  That  
> we hear them, if they think we are ignoring them they will assume we  
> are "bad management" and go elsewhere.
>
> I don't know about anyone else, but I was totally floored by the  
> numbers we got in May, that is a slowest con and we had a 1000  
> people.  That means we are doing something right, and right now it  
> is crucial that we keep the customers energized and involved.
>
> I hear a lot of people who talk to me call it "You con" it should be  
> our con it should be their con, they should feel if they have a  
> stake in it.  I think that is what makes cons successful.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 7:10 AM, <tim at stugiii.com> wrote:
> Hopefully we can announce the change in venue at the next con.  We  
> should also be upfront about why as well...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Havert [mailto:patrickhavert at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 5, 2008 12:44 AM
> To: deptheads at strategicon.net
> Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Miniature Feedback Received
>
> Folks, The Venue has gotten the only negative feedback I heard, and  
> each con it grows. People are talking about boycott or starting  
> their own gaming weekends, so I hope we are done at the Radisson  
> after this con, otherwise people will lose faith. -Patrick -----  
> Original Message ----- From: "DB" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008  
> 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Miniature Feedback Received > Damn  
> - that was harsh. > > It makes sense, however, that the con (as a  
> business) is judged by its > venue even if it is unfair. > > ----- 
> Original Message----- > From: "Robyn Nixon" > > Date: Wed, 4 Jun  
> 2008 20:55:04 > To: > Subject: [Deptheads] Miniature Feedback  
> Received > > > I thought I would share this with the group. I have  
> been soliciting one of > the local gaming groups to organize and run  
> the RTTs at the convention. > One of the members approached the rest  
> about it: SoCal Games Workshop > League http://scgwl.com/forums/  
> Should SCGWL > run an event? http://scgwl.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=67 
>  > Page 1 of > ---------------- Author: Darrian [ Sun Jun 01, 2008  
> 6:03 pm ] Post > subject: Should SCGWL run an event?  
> ---------------- Hey guys, Robyn has > mentioned that they are  
> looking for a group to run the next WFB/40K events > at the  
> Strategicon. Should our group do it? I found out about SCGWL from >  
> a 40K RTT that they ran at the bunker years ago and it got me to  
> join, > even though Charlie Nichols broke my bloodthirster model. I  
> think > running events may be our best way to get expossure and get  
> more recruits. > Thoughts? ---------------- Author: Phazael [ ! >  
> Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:05 pm ] Post subject: Re: Should SCGWL run an >  
> ent? ---------------- There is already a fantasy tournament being  
> run by > SCGWL this fall. Also, the new Strategicon venue is frankly  
> terrible. I > know the furries and larpers got it tossed from the  
> other place, but this > new building is such a step down that its  
> made my wife and I not want to > go anymore. I say let it die and  
> hopefully some group with better > organization and stronger  
> centralized leadership will step in. Really, ask > anyone who went  
> there the last two cons and they will re-iterate how bad > the venue  
> sucked. You would get better PR results just doing something at >  
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