[Deptheads] Boardgames Query
Tim
Tim at StuGIII.com
Tue Oct 28 15:20:11 PDT 2008
It's not a flame war Mark,
Patrick has jumped all over two very reasonable suggestions and has been
condescending and combative. If you object to the term I used...fine.
Patrick I apologise for calling you an asshole. Perhaps I should have
considered my words more carefully. However I stand by the rest of what
I said.
Tim
Mark K Hyman wrote:
> Tim,
>
> Your personal attack is unacceptable.
>
> I do share frustration that Patrick seems to fight the inclusion of
> RSI. However, your stated goal of trying to make the convention
> better does NOT nor SHOULD NOT include the attack you just leveled.
> The only way to get the convention better is for us to work together.
> Of course we will have disagreements as to the best way to do so, but
> they are just that, disagreements not some call to battle or flame-war.
>
> Find a better way of communicating your concerns so we can make the
> cons a better place.
>
> Mark.
>
>
>
>
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>
> Tim wrote:
>> Patrick,
>>
>> Is being an asshole a requirement for running boardgames or does it
>> just come naturally to you? Either way you excel at it.
>>
>> My goal is to make the convention as a whole better. This
>> departmental fiefdom bullshit needs to stop. Each department SHOULD
>> be working towards the goal of improving the con. You need to be an
>> advocate for your department, but you also need to remember YOU are
>> your department are not the convention. Anything that increases one
>> department but hurts another isn't good for the con as a whole. The
>> idea is to get more people into the venue, which generates more
>> revenue and allows a better venue, etc...
>>
>> I remember RSI...I liked the energy they had and think they would be
>> a good addition to the con. Putting them in open gaming (which is
>> where I recall them being seems like a good idea). If you disagree,
>> ok...lets figure a place to put them. You comments were uncalled for
>> and not productive. Is there some personal reason you don't want RSI
>> at Orccon...And remember, open gaming is for all games... not just
>> open _boardgaming_
>>
>> I am curious though...can you explain how you would need the same
>> number of tables and amount of room if you had 6 events versus 30
>> between 9a - 11p?
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> Patrick Havert wrote:
>>> Tim,
>>>
>>> We have the same number of people whether we have 30 or 6 events
>>> going fom 9am to 11pm.
>>>
>>> If you want them so bad, let's put them in the computer room, you
>>> can make room for them by just adjusting the hours the people
>>> working get to play, right?
>>>
>>> -Patrick
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Tim Keennon <mailto:Tim at StuGIII.com>
>>> *To:* deptheads at strategicon.net <mailto:deptheads at strategicon.net>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:02 AM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Deptheads] Boardgames Query
>>>
>>> Patrick,
>>>
>>> I realize that, but I think if we spread the events
>>> out...beginning earlier and ending later rather then
>>> concentrating during the peak ten to two time slots we will be
>>> able to get more out of our existing tables and make better use
>>> of the room we have available..
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> Patrick Havert wrote:
>>>> Tim,
>>>>
>>>> This is our biggest con of the year, Boadrgames overflowed big
>>>> time last year, and if we can not have them at this con, but at
>>>> another con, Then they become a special attraction for that
>>>> con, and we get 4-5 extra tables.
>>>>
>>>> -Patrick
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> *From:* Tim <mailto:Tim at StuGIII.com>
>>>> *To:* deptheads at strategicon.net
>>>> <mailto:deptheads at strategicon.net>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, October 27, 2008 10:06 AM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Deptheads] Boardgames Query
>>>>
>>>> Oh yeah...I remember who they are, I just never knew them
>>>> by that name...
>>>>
>>>> Nice thing about them, by virtue of how they operate, you
>>>> can generate an accurate list of how much interest they
>>>> generate. We should stick them in the corner in open
>>>> gaming...I think they would be a good draw...
>>>>
>>>> Wait...someone said we don't have room for them? Why is that?
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>>> Victor B wrote:
>>>>> RSI
>>>>> Reality simulations, Inc.
>>>>> Electronic pbm games (duel 2, and forgotten realms: orcs
>>>>> vs dwarves are the that 2 games lee and sandy of RSI run
>>>>> at strategicons)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> V
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> *From:* Tim <Tim at stugiii.com>
>>>>> *To:* deptheads at strategicon.net
>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, October 24, 2008 3:42:31 PM
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Deptheads] Boardgames Query
>>>>>
>>>>> Forgive my ignorance...who is RSI?
>>>>>
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