[Deptheads] Comments on a local board

[Eric M. Aldrich I]

I finally got around to reading and digesting this, While I disagree  
with a couple of points (these same problems exist in the northern  
cons and the food options in 2 out of the 3 cases are worse), by and  
by most of what they are saying is true.

What board was this on?

Eric

On 31 Dec, 2008, at 08:54, Robyn Nixon wrote:

> Just wanted to pass these onto the dept heads:
>
> State of The Hobby - My thoughts on the subject
> Posted by: "sirhelene" fadingsun at prodigy.net   sirhelene
> Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:16 am (PST)
>
> 2. Declining attendance at the local Southern California gaming
> conventions. The attendance has been dropping for several years
> since the mid 1990's. I would used to see alot of familiar face at
> the cons but with every passing year, I see less and less of those
> faces but with only smaller attendance at conventions.
>
> I know that all of us in the hobby are getting older and more
> responsibities are coming our way and with changes to the things we
> do. Health matters,starting a family and rising of the family, and
> deciding to leave or moving away.
>
> 3. Convention management of the Los Angeles conventions. I am
> wondering if the cnvention management could do a few things to entice
> people to come back or start up a few new things at the convention(s).
>
> It seems that the gaming conventions in Northern California are
> run alot better than the ones in Southern California. I could be
> wrong.
>
>
> Posted by: "Bill" vonkluge at ca.rr.com   vonkluge2001
> Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:41 am (PST)
>
> I quit going to the airport cons as it became to difficult (load in
> and out) parking, and costly. I am by no means a "cheap" gamer..lol
> Those who know me know I spend $$ on my games but I got tired of the
> hassle of the airport with little support. The food situation stinks
> there! (oh, oh, there I go again! bluntly stating my opinion, the
> hate mail is going to roll in...lol)Remember I was going to Airport
> cons and putting on 3 day games 15 years ago and I did games there
> for years! Jose M. has done a great job with what he has to work with
> over the years but I feel it's a losing battle as long as it remains
> at the airport location. Personally I think keeping it there is
> silly! You could probably find a better deal away from there and
> really how many people are "flying in" for those cons? If people are
> then a short ride to another spot is not that much harder! compared
> to what all the other locals put up with to go to the airport. I have
> had setups at the airport and had no one there to play, others to
> have had this happen. I also must admit to do to my work having had
> to cancel more than one game and not show. This is a big NO NO, as
> people who read about you game, travel there to play, pay their
> money, and get zilch are not apt to return! This can be dealt with by
> having others able to take and run your game with out you. If you
> keep you games simple this is much easier to do.
>
> The HMGS cons are quite a different deal, easy load in, relaxed
> atmosphere, fairly centralized location, ect. You can drive in and
> out to get food at no cost! no Stairs (makes a difference when you
> bring in and out 10 boxes). There are drawbacks to it though, small
> turnout, same old crowd, don't get me wrong I love all you guys!, but
> I would like to have a few new faces coming in and joining our games.
> Most of the problem is our fault. Like I said before we need to
> promote better! If we build it they will come! but we have not built
> anything! so no one but the usual suspects show up....
>
> Posted by: "Chris Lundgren" natashasdady at yahoo.com   natashasdady
> Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:07 pm (PST)
>
> All true.
>
> Chris here I go to the Cons still but not for the whole 3 days to
> expensive. I go to the Monthly  small Con in Anaheim to play at St.
> Crispin's.  We avg over 80+ people.  We have the support of all the  
> Local
> game stores and  GW now is on board.   Now we even added a RPG night  
> on
> Mondays. So there is hope for our hobby. I love the idea of  
> Alternate Time
> lines.
>
> **End of comments******
>
>
>
> We have an uphill battle folks!
> Happy New Year
> Robyn
>
>
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