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Am I going to regret asking why they chose "Dash" con once they figured out they couldn't put "Tumblr" in the name?

Isn't the dash the equivalent of the FB wall?

 

[AzureSkies]

Am I going to regret asking why they chose "Dash" con once they figured out they couldn't put "Tumblr" in the name?

dashboard

it's dumb

 

[Gamesadict]

Am I going to regret asking why they chose "Dash" con once they figured out they couldn't put "Tumblr" in the name?

Dashboard. Tumblr feed.

EDIT: Wow I'm slow.

 

[thetrin]

All Omega level mutants. And all they do is fuck.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

 

[Chariot]

Shit get's more hillarious the more I read about it.

- Only 500 tickets were made available each day, making it well-nigh impossible for the convention to achieve the projected 3,000-7,000 attendees they originally assumed would show up.

- Tumblr user kirbeh described hotel mints being given away at a panel as competition prizes.

- The so-called “game room” featured a single TV and console.

- The moderator for Noelle Stevenson’s panel never showed up, so she had to moderate it herself.

- Several videos making fun of the convention surfaced online, filmed by someone who claimed that they found it easy to just wander in without paying for a day pass.

- The DashCon blog said they were “in partnership” with the charity Random Acts, but the convention does not appear to have been publicly acknowledged by Random Acts.

- A blogger claiming to be a former DashCon volunteer posted a lengthy account of their experiences during the planning stages of the convention, along with what appears to be screencaps of conversations with other organizers, most of whom seemed disorganized or confused throughout. This aligns with other descriptions of DashCon’s organizational structure, with “fandom committees” taking control of various aspects of convention fundraising and scheduling.

- None of the main convention organizers appear to have a background in fan conventions or similar events. DashCon owners Megan Eli and Roxanne Schwieterman are a novelist “with 15 years of business experience” and a 20-year-old with “a degree in hospitality management,” respectively.

http://www.dailydot.com/geek/dash-con-controversy-tumblr/

 

[Horseticuffs]

Man, like, what if they threw a Tumblrcon and nobody came, maaaaaaaaaan?

 

[liquidtmd]

Shit get's more hillarious the more I read about it.http://www.dailydot.com/geek/dash-con-controversy-tumblr/

This is delicious, its an absurdist parody

If they made a movie about the run up and hosting of this shambles, id pay to watch. I feel dirty but its hillarious

 

[Parallax]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCSgrHogq6I

...what does the handsign mean? the over 9000 joke?

all of that seem cultist as fuck.. oh god.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKNkMR953h4&hd=1

 

[Chariot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKNkMR953h4&hd=1

I lost it at "SOMEONE PISSED IN THE PIT"

 

[Messypandas]

We did WHAT?

http://imgur.com/a/rDkVp

 

[Chariot]

What does the colors mean?
Are they marking the locations or just the type of topic?

 

[Dabanton]

...what does the handsign mean? the over 9000 joke?

all of that seem cultist as fuck.. oh god.

The handsign is from the Hunger Games. Over 9000 is from Dragonball Z

 

[Fari]

No amount of trigger warnings could have prepared me for this.

 

[Yrael]

Well, here's something a little more positive at least - this group is using the event to try to raise $17,000 for homeless LGBTQ youth in New York.

http://www.aliforneycenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.personalCampaign&participantID=2585

 

[Kinyou]

We did WHAT?

http://imgur.com/a/rDkVp

"How genetics really work"

Well that feels kinda out of place

 

[Delio]

We did WHAT?

http://imgur.com/a/rDkVp

Shipping 101 lord.

I've been to a few cons before. Hell Power Morphicon was tiny a few years ago but didnt run into any mess like this and has now expanded. This is clearly people that had no idea what they were doing and how to run a convention. Asking for that money in the middle of it was insane.

 

[bidguy]

We did WHAT?

http://imgur.com/a/rDkVp

bdsm 101 ?

is that a tv show or actual bdsm ?

 

[Messypandas]

bdsm 101 ?

is that a tv show or actual bdsm ?

TV show. The actual BDSM is the Pacific Rim viewing party

 

[Uncle]

"How genetics really work"

Well that feels kinda out of place

Just assume it's about incest fantasies. It'll fit right in.

 

[Carcetti]

Jesus. I read the first 'Major Sign' of Omegaverse stories in that link and decided I'd rather die than read the other four.

 

[Masquerader]

... Wh--Who did this...? You genuinely must be a freak in order to organise this utterly abysmal hilarity~

 

[Saintguine]

I don't understand what a Tumblr con would be -- People sharing their favorite gifs of various Supernatural and Doctor Who characters greeting each other?

Probably people yelling at each other with insults and rants that could be generated with this.

 

[Vagabundo]

It's gone beyond absurdity into legendary.

Every con better have a pissy ballpit from now on.

 

[Blair]

This could be the most iconic image of 2014.

 

[Fari]

Probably people yelling at each other with insults and rants that could be generated with this.

BURN IN HELL, YOU GODDAMN MULTIQUEER-RACIST, CISGENDER-OVERPRIVILEGED SUBHUMAN

Shit cuts deep. I'm gonna go lie down in the ballpit.

 

[Reishiki]

I actually had to go check Fandom Wank and make sure this wasn't the same the same people that swindled a shit ton of money from Lord of the Rings fans a few years ago.

This Con Wank is legendary.

Forget Vividcon '10, or that scammy MLP Con from a while back, this is the yardstick from which all terrible Cons will be judged.

 

[Necrovex]

Shipping 101 lord.

I've been to a few cons before. Hell Power Morphicon was tiny a few years ago but didnt run into any mess like this and has now expanded. This is clearly people that had no idea what they were doing and how to run a convention. Asking for that money in the middle of it was insane.

Time for a Tinychat convention.

This could be the most iconic image of 2014.

I want to have a mini treasure hunt adventure in that pit.

 

[Incognito]

This is the greatest thing ever.

Ball pit.

Bouncing castle.

Circle jerks.

Game room with only one console (And probably a PS4 at that).

Being scammed while at the conference itself.

Miners.

Have a mint, thanks for coming!

LOL.

 

[Chariot]

This Con Wank is legendary.

Forget Vividcon '10, or that scammy MLP Con from a while back, this is the yardstick from which all terrible Cons will be judged.

Scammy MLP Con? I am curious, do you have more information?

 

[NekoFever]

"they don't have bathrooms for every gender"

uhh....

That's basically exactly what I expected when I saw "Tumblr-con" in the title.

 

[Delio]

Time for a Tinychat convention..

Dear god that would be a trainwreck.

 

[Kyne]

this thread is literally making me sick to my stomach haha...

i'm out. :c

 

[Reishiki]

Scammy MLP Con? I am curious, do you have more information?

I think it's this one

 

[Jason Frost]

Here's the "Ball pit"

This can't be serious.

 

[SliceSabre]

This is so bad that I am cringing for these people and I have nothing to do with tumblr and hardly ever visit the place.

Hell I've never been to a con and I know this is just all bad.

 

[Diablos]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/new...nvention-Disaster-Unfolds-at-Illinois-DashCon
Here's the "Ball pit"

Hahahaha. When Internet trolls venture into the real world!

 

[Reaganomics]

Ended in disaster or the best outcome possible?

 

[UrbanRats]

Just gone through the thread... uhm, yeah.

Also, i googled Fiction's terms there (Omegaverse, Knotting), and you guys shock too easy.

 

[air jordans for dogs]

Its not the con tumblrites wanted, but its the one they deserve.

 

[TrafalgarLaw]

Just gone through the thread... uhm, yeah.

Also, i googled Fiction's terms there (Omegaverse, Knotting), and you guys shock too easy.

There are worse but the the thing is that these knotting weirdos actually convened...

 

[The Technomancer]

Oh christ the omegaverse thing, I remember hearing about that when it was just alphas and betas

I have a friend I play a game with. She reads fanfiction descriptions to me and I react to them. Its usually hilarious. Sometimes its not...its really really not

 

[HUELEN10]

I think it's this one

Shit, I forgot Unicon actually pulled the itchy and scratchy money card...

 

[MikeDown]

Apparently this guy pissed in the ball pit.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWkYEG_G78XBNZyZu1py-sP28WcikJ5Fh

Free Palestine!!!

 

[Chariot]

I think it's this one

God that sounds even more terrible than this tumblr-con. The people of tumblr con just seemed incapable, but this screwed over not only thousands of fans, but a lot of high profile guests. When I have to read that they just forgot a important voice actress at the airport.... Jesus Christ.

 

[friskykillface]

Well now we need to have a GAF con, do it Evilore

I'll bring the systems for the game room, everything from nes- ps4

Jfcjkygjuygjk lmao at "miner" welp

 

[SneakyStephan]

I tried to watch the video but I can't do it.

This is one of the most cringeworthy things I've ever seen

 

[Delusibeta]

Here's a big ol' post of what went wrong. The punchline? The con was illegal, the organisers didn't register in Illinois.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

I loathe the Tumblr crowd, but man, they deserve way better than this.

 

[Chariot]

Here's a big ol' post of what went wrong. The punchline? The con was illegal, the organisers didn't register in Illinois.

Oh, dear lord.