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Feedback / Re: 2012 Feedback
« on: May 30, 2012, 05:31:16 »
TL;DR: My first ConFuzzled will most definitely not be my last. Brilliant convention!
Great stuff:
-Free breakfast, with pretty good food and plenty of espresso machines!
-The god-fan that was by the outside door of the dance. Could we have that thing running even when the dances aren't? (preferably outside at nighttime! Inside a meat locker if it's raining)
-Shuttle bus was an excellent idea. The driver found us confusing, but was happy nonetheless.
-Hotel staff was very friendly and positive whenever I spoke to them.
-The hotel's layout was great. The star pattern meant you never had to walk far to get anywhere, and I didn't once need to use an elevator, even when suiting!
-The stands offering food and drinks at seemingly the perfect time and place.
-The fact that said food and drink was decently priced (although drink prices and food amounts seemed to vary quite a bit, as Skie mentioned. I paid £4.50 or £3 for the same bottle of Crabby's, depending on moon phase)
-Something about the atmosphere of the convention made it so easy to socialize. More so than any other con I've been to.
-Dealers' den was excellently sized: no line to get in, piece of cake to walk through, but still *looked* packed and active every time I was in it.
Suggestions:
-More charity at the auction is always a good thing, but artists need to eat too. How about having some sort of "reserve" system to complement the percentage system, where the submitter can say "everything above X number of pounds goes to charity". It could be a secret if the reserve isn't met, if the submitter so wished. Also, artists: don't be afraid to change the charity percent if the bids go higher! If someone's on the fence about a piece, it can be just the right motivation for them to up their bid. You'll probably get more money, anyway: Tani increasing the charity percent on her husky piece from 5% to 10% was enough to push the top bid another 100 pounds, and a bit of math will show you that she actually gained 35 pounds because of it.
-Only a minor niggle, but could we get a discount on the cold sandwiches next time? I had to leave at 6AM on Monday to catch my flight, making it too early for breakfast but too late for the "quick bites", so the only option was a £7-10 sandwich from the front desk. I don't expect hot food at that time of day (not enough people awake to justify keeping the kitchen going), but that kinda money for cold cuts on plain sliced bread left a bad taste in my mouth from a hotel that, for the entire rest of the con, had provided an excellent experience.
Comments:
-What's wrong with having long queues? It's a British Furry convention, after all!
-Was the sponsor comic meant to be picked up at the Dealers' den? I was having so much fun at the con that I didn't notice its absence until now. >_>
Great stuff:
-Free breakfast, with pretty good food and plenty of espresso machines!
-The god-fan that was by the outside door of the dance. Could we have that thing running even when the dances aren't? (preferably outside at nighttime! Inside a meat locker if it's raining)
-Shuttle bus was an excellent idea. The driver found us confusing, but was happy nonetheless.
-Hotel staff was very friendly and positive whenever I spoke to them.
-The hotel's layout was great. The star pattern meant you never had to walk far to get anywhere, and I didn't once need to use an elevator, even when suiting!
-The stands offering food and drinks at seemingly the perfect time and place.
-The fact that said food and drink was decently priced (although drink prices and food amounts seemed to vary quite a bit, as Skie mentioned. I paid £4.50 or £3 for the same bottle of Crabby's, depending on moon phase)
-Something about the atmosphere of the convention made it so easy to socialize. More so than any other con I've been to.
-Dealers' den was excellently sized: no line to get in, piece of cake to walk through, but still *looked* packed and active every time I was in it.
Suggestions:
-More charity at the auction is always a good thing, but artists need to eat too. How about having some sort of "reserve" system to complement the percentage system, where the submitter can say "everything above X number of pounds goes to charity". It could be a secret if the reserve isn't met, if the submitter so wished. Also, artists: don't be afraid to change the charity percent if the bids go higher! If someone's on the fence about a piece, it can be just the right motivation for them to up their bid. You'll probably get more money, anyway: Tani increasing the charity percent on her husky piece from 5% to 10% was enough to push the top bid another 100 pounds, and a bit of math will show you that she actually gained 35 pounds because of it.
-Only a minor niggle, but could we get a discount on the cold sandwiches next time? I had to leave at 6AM on Monday to catch my flight, making it too early for breakfast but too late for the "quick bites", so the only option was a £7-10 sandwich from the front desk. I don't expect hot food at that time of day (not enough people awake to justify keeping the kitchen going), but that kinda money for cold cuts on plain sliced bread left a bad taste in my mouth from a hotel that, for the entire rest of the con, had provided an excellent experience.
Comments:
-What's wrong with having long queues? It's a British Furry convention, after all!
-Was the sponsor comic meant to be picked up at the Dealers' den? I was having so much fun at the con that I didn't notice its absence until now. >_>