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September 7th, 2017 | by Trae Dorn
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  1. Langland
    Langland
    September 7, 2017 at 5:26 am | # | Reply

    This sums up every con that I have attended and staffed. And pretty my anime viewing rooms and VGR are the only things running and those are very quiet at this time too.

  2. Vorlonagent
    Vorlonagent
    September 7, 2017 at 3:45 pm | # | Reply

    Let the boy go on patrol. Give his enthusiasm and energy an outlet.

    • Xero
      Xero
      September 7, 2017 at 5:56 pm | # | Reply

      he’s an ass and making him sit on it will annoy him

    • Ed Rhodes
      Ed Rhodes
      September 7, 2017 at 10:12 pm | # | Reply

      I disagree. Let this guy go “on patrol,” and I guarantee you, he will FIND “violators” to harass.

  3. mitamaking
    mitamaking
    September 7, 2017 at 6:03 pm | # | Reply

    Wait, Bork Con is a 24 hour con? Why are there still 24 hour cons?

    • E. Bernhard Warg
      E. Bernhard Warg
      September 7, 2017 at 6:15 pm | # | Reply

      Caffeine and sugar.

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      September 7, 2017 at 6:40 pm | # | Reply

      …there are multiday cons held in hotels that AREN’T 24 hour cons?

      Those sound like disappointing cons to attend.

    • EcchiKitty
      EcchiKitty
      September 7, 2017 at 7:36 pm | # | Reply

      …why wouldn’t there be? I work nights. 4am is just after break, time to start wrapping things up before morning shift shows up.
      At Con, 4am means the drunks are finally gone, the crowds are gone, can finally enjoy the place.

    • Dessa
      Dessa
      September 7, 2017 at 9:19 pm | # | Reply

      Wait, there are NON 24-hour cons? I mean, yeah, PAX and crap, but fan-run anime cons that aren’t?!

      • Abdiel
        Abdiel
        September 8, 2017 at 7:35 am | # | Reply

        Err, yeah. I mean it’s been a while certainly, but I don’t think I ever hit any kind of con that wasn’t 24. Some of them would shut down certain bits after it got seriously late, but that was just some of the official stuff. Not even all of that.

      • E. Bernhard Warg
        E. Bernhard Warg
        September 10, 2017 at 7:24 am | # | Reply

        Yes, if the fan-run con is in a convention center.

      • Vince Averello
        Vince Averello
        September 12, 2017 at 4:37 pm | # | Reply

        Yeah, we have to shut down the dance at 2A and even that means we’re paying extra to keep the center open an extra hour.

  4. Shadow
    Shadow
    September 12, 2017 at 3:12 am | # | Reply

    Most Arizona conventions are not 24 hours. Things may still run super late depending on the event, but most official programming ends by 3am at the latest and picks up again by 10am the next morning. There might be some attendee-run room parties, but I’ve never been to one so I don’t know how common those are.

    Some of this does depend on the venue. I worked a con in a small town that had to close by 11am due to security and safety reasons. The entrance to the hotel’s panel rooms used to go through the gift shop, so the con had to close up when the gift shop closed. There was a back entrance, but the con staff agreed not to push it since it wasn’t well-lit and located at the back of the hotel.

    Moving to a different location wasn’t an option since the local convention center is ridiculously expensive – way over the con’s budget. Plus, the hotel staff are incredibly accommodating.

    • E. Bernhard Warg
      E. Bernhard Warg
      September 12, 2017 at 1:44 pm | # | Reply

      Do you perchance mean 11pm?

      • Shadow
        Shadow
        September 27, 2017 at 4:09 pm | # | Reply

        Yes! I did mean 11pm, my bad! XD

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