[Deptheads] The Saga Of The Three Con Names

[Tim]

Mike will get the decision by tomorrow morning...


On 4/30/2013 10:34 AM, Ryan McMullan wrote:
>
> In the interim before a bold leadership decision is made, I second 
> just listing department name so the posters aren't in limbo.
>
> Ryan
>
> On Apr 30, 2013 9:32 AM, "evil5757 at aol.com <mailto:evil5757 at aol.com>" 
> <evil5757 at aol.com <mailto:evil5757 at aol.com>> wrote:
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>     Everyone, the purpose of the banners is to let people know where
>     they are. Drop everything but the department. They know we're
>     strategicon and they know what convention it is! They're there!
>
>
>     /Connected by Motorola/
>
>
>     mike fryer <darkbeerdrinker at gmail.com
>     <mailto:darkbeerdrinker at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Why is that a problem and why should there be a difference? All
>     three are game cons run by the same people at the same location,
>     how different can they be? When have they ever been different and
>     all own by the same person(s)?
>
>     Mike Fryer
>
>
>
>     On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Tim Keennon <tim at stugiii.com
>     <mailto:tim at stugiii.com>> wrote:
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>         That is the problem we have. There should be something
>         different and there isn't at the moment.
>
>         Not making the cons distinct entities is one of our issues.
>
>         Tim
>
>         Sent from my mobile device.
>
>
>         On Apr 30, 2013, at 8:32 AM, Neil Figuracion
>         <fadtwentythree at gmail.com <mailto:fadtwentythree at gmail.com>>
>         wrote:
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>>         I'll throw this question out:
>>
>>         Other than time of year, what's different about each convention?
>>
>>
>>         On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Eric Nyquist
>>         <thatericn at aol.com <mailto:thatericn at aol.com>> wrote:
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>>             Hi -
>>
>>             Since we've been the convention ownership, there definitely has been a moderately strong shift towards using Strategicon as a blanket term, versus the individual names. Back in "ye olde days" the phrase "Strategicon presents" was more boilerplate than identification; more of the background ownership than the out-front name and face for the conventions.
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>>             My suggestion to harmonize the naming issue would be to do something like this on the flyers, con books, web, social media, etc.:
>>
>>
>>
>>             *ORCCON*
>>
>>             /Strategicon's Winter Convention/
>>
>>
>>
>>             *GAMEX*
>>
>>             /Strategicon's Spring Convention/
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>>             *GATEWAY*
>>
>>             /Strategicon's Summer Convention/
>>
>>             /
>>
>>             /
>>
>>             /
>>
>>             /
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>>             ... or we might consider/"Strategicon's Winter Gaming Convention"/  or even/"Strategicon's Winter Event"/
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>>             Recognized names are kept, no babies are thrown out with bathwater, while each con's identity is better defined and clarified.
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>>
>>             Eric N.
>>
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