ATTENTION YOUMACON CON-GOERS
As a regular at Youmacon (well, I’m even running this dang here Michigander fangroup I mean of course here I am) and with a high security staff member part of our group, it has come to our attention that things will be different at Youmacon 2015 this year...
Youmacon security staff is cracking down on line-hopping. You know, when you park your bags in the concert/autograph/panel/etc. lines for the big stars (SPG, of course amiright?) and you want to conversate with all your fandom friends you only see this once a year event or so. In fact some of us, upon seeing some friends up higher in the line hierarchy, take their bags and -jump- up to that spot with them. Now you can sit in the line with your buddies for the next two hours of torture and survive!
This has been a staple at many convention’s culture, and Youmacon/MMX had been no different. Even I, The Great Pierre have been doing this since I became a fan in 2012. This is a great opportunity to chat with people, pass out candy and try to get a good spot with your buddies? Whats not to love for a lil’ weaboo nerd like yourself? Right? Righhhhht? WRONG.
This year it will change. I NEED you guys to know this because they are enforcing the rules and they WILL do so. Its NOT against any person personally unless you MAKE it personal. They have the power to KICK you out of the event preemptively if you cause a line-jumping ruckus.
I know, I’m upset too because my favorite thing about the SPG community is that during the concert lines, I go up and down the lines to video and talk and otherwise harmless shenanigans. This year I’m not going to be doing much of that at all, but rules are rules and I don’t run the con.
Your best bet is to pre-organize with your buddies as much as possible, get to the lines early as you can and stay put. Talk to the staff patrolling around you as nice and polite as possible so that if you send out someone for food or whatever they know not to be even remotely suspicious. Plan ahead my friends, plan ahead.
The reason this is important is because the security staff at this convention and of course, every other convention is there for your safety, protection, aid and help. They are there to help you and prevent line-cheating particularly this year. They are not out to get you. PLEASE be respectful of their job!
Thank you for reading, and I hope this helps you guys in understanding the changes at Youmacon.
If you have any questions about this, send us a message and I’ll get back to you ASAP. I am in friend and almost-business-like contact with our security staffer friend. They indulged this information to be as helpful as possible because I don’t ya’ll cryin’!
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