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For those of you who have never heard of this kind of rule - it totally exists at some cons. For those of you who think this rule is NORMAL and that it is strange to comment on - I feel bad about the con scene you are forced to live in.
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Challenge Unaccepted

May 19th, 2015 | by Trae Dorn
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  1. Blitzkrieg1701
    Blitzkrieg1701
    May 19, 2015 at 1:35 am | # | Reply

    I don’t think it’s physically possible to get a (clear) picture of John Barrowman in a hotel lobby. My experience is that he’s surrounded by several concentric rings of handlers, security, and shrieking fans at all times.

  2. Dessa
    Dessa
    May 19, 2015 at 3:14 am | # | Reply

    Ew, Brew-Con is a nickle-and-diming for-profit con? I can’t stand those kind.

    I can understand the no-hallways-photos rule. It can lead to massive backups and blockages and all. But I hate when cons charge you to take photos or get autographs from the guests.

    • Ed Rhodes
      Ed Rhodes
      May 20, 2015 at 5:38 am | # | Reply

      Rhode Island Comiccon is partially there. If you want a photo taken with yourself at a celebrity’s booth, it’ll cost you. And you can’t take a picture of the main celebrities (who get a separate area on a podium!) BUT if you take a picture of a celebrity on the main floor, no one says anything. One celebrity (Vic Mignogna) actually had to have a handler at his table to make certain he charged since he liked posing and would do it for nothing.

  3. Andre
    Andre
    May 19, 2015 at 6:34 pm | # | Reply

    Dessa as someone who works very hard at multiple conventions I feel that I can speak as to the charging for pics and autographs. In today’s world it is absolutely necessary as there is no way today to get a media guest without those monies involved.

  4. Viga
    Viga
    May 20, 2015 at 12:28 am | # | Reply

    Nobody stops me from John sexysexysexy Barrowman. NOBODY! *fangirl max level*

    But yeah, I seen this rule. It’s very Wizard, isn’t it?

  5. Nick Schneider
    Nick Schneider
    May 20, 2015 at 1:32 am | # | Reply

    This rule has driven me bonkers for years. Unless you’re a celeb-level guest, and I’m talking HOLLYWOOD HERE, I don’t understand the need of you super-charging for pictures.

    Weill wait, if you’re ridiculously popular and get swamped at every con if you don’t, I understand then. There’s such a thing as over working a guest and some cons do the charge-per-autograph with some guests due to their popularity, not necessarily as a overall rule.

    Others do it to cover the guests fees. Some are super skeevy about it (hello current con in arch).

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