[Deptheads] Boardgames Query

Tim Keennon Tim at StuGIII.com
Tue Oct 28 16:35:09 PDT 2008


Norm,  You and Mark are right.  I should have kept my personal feelings 
out of it.  I am sorry I said it...

Tim

Norman Carlson wrote:
> Tim,
>
> Everyone that is on-board now as a volunteer or staff member are, in 
> my opinion, working to improve the convention not just there 
> department. Patrick has soon this to be the case on several occasions 
> in the past. Your attitude and comments where a personal attack on 
> Patrick and as Mark has already stipulated where unacceptable.
>
> Norm
>
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> *From:* Tim <Tim at stugiii.com>
> *To:* deptheads at strategicon.net; mhyman at xcomwireless.net
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 28, 2008 3:20:11 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Deptheads] Boardgames Query
>
> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Hyman - VP Administration
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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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