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Avid attendee of gaming, fandom, and comic conventions
Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2015
So #Galacticon [ex?] producer Daniel Allen this evening posted this to his and the @Galacticon4 wall. Dude. Go. Away. http://t.co/pUKOxkk51p
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@jeremyrclifford I'd been hoping for 2k. But during Seattle's fleet week. It's why the prices are as high as they are to begin with
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@jeremyrclifford did you get this email today (just seeing if this went to all vendors or just a few) http://t.co/KUQ7uBfrfW
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@jeremyrclifford I do entirely agree though - in the end, the Fans lose. And getting another Galactica event off the ground will be uphill
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@jeremyrclifford email to the G4 vendors earlier said pre-reg was far below expectations "under 1000". Most of which went for the venue $
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@jeremyrclifford @Westin That may be true. but they signed it in the end and knew their deadlines.
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@jeremyrclifford If they'd paid their agreed contract terms, this would have been a non-issue. G4 hoped @Westin would let them slide after
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@jeremyrclifford @Aislinn_Dochas @theaarondouglas @Westin It's utter crap. The room rate RIGHT NOW is $279 (less with AAA) a night.
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@jeremyrclifford @Westin The contract terms had the fees to be paid up front. Their penalties for not doing so amounted to the price bump.
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@jeremyrclifford @Westin It's utter crap. Right now. Their website, so specials applied - $279 a night for this weekend's dates.
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@jeremyrclifford @Aislinn_Dochas @theaarondouglas did no such thing. Fans pay the price for Daniel Allan's gross incompetence at production
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@jeremyrclifford How did @Westin ruin #Galacicon? G4 knew for months that they were going to be out of $ before the doors opened and kept on
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@jeremyrclifford @Westin G4 couldn't pay their bills. Westin didn't do squat wrong. Rooms are still available. They pulled BSG folks w fees
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Here's a great thread on @theaarondouglas' wall on some backstory leading up to this year's #Galacticon @Galacticon4
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Hat's off to @crcomiccon for their reaching out to the #Galacticon refugees.
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Pro tip from #Galacticon. Don't pay for your room block. Cancel your headliners. Thank whomever shows up. No refunds. http://t.co/dZEDOaNEjy
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#Galaction's producer posted this after the word of cancellation spread: "to protect the integrity of the convention" http://t.co/HMeXz0aU8R
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We love #LandOfTheLost as much as the next fan, but it's not LotLCon, it's #Galacticon
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And so in their terrible management move of the year @Galacticon4 chose to axe most of their namesake's talent from the lineup. #Galacticon
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With "under 1000 pre-registrations" (how much so, let's leave to your imagination) @Galacticon4 couldn't afford the payment.
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