Who-ishness

[scarlettgirl]

I've been pounding away trying to get my WoM thoughts together and I've come to the conclusion that RTD is either far luckier or far more brilliant than I've given him credit for. Tying so many strings together and reaching so far back in his own mythos is pretty impressive. I sometimes forget in my annoyance of overblown spectacle and dodgy

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[spikewriter]

Gallifrey - February. Okay, this was was actually doable until they changed the date *this* year and moved it to The Bug's birthday.

Since the hotel stupidly double-booked the weekend, they didn't have a choice -- but maybe next year? The hotel is going to have to give us really good hotel costs in exchange for us being willing to move dates.

[scarlettgirl]

I'd love to, and if it goes back to the original date it would probably work.

Double-booked? Is it a new venue? Because that is grade-A stupid.

[taraljc]

Same venue as the last 4 years. It's the hotel's fault, and to apologise, they've locked in a very cheap room rate for the next 3 years I think.

[scarlettgirl]

Wow. Now that I've experienced planning and running a con I can only imagine the level of hair rippage that must have occurred over that!

[brewsternorth]

Oh, was that it? Grief, even when they find a goodish hotel the poor Gallifreyans seem to have a fast one pulled on them.

And yes, the NY TARDIS notion makes me go "OMG WANT".

[scarlettgirl]

the NY TARDIS notion makes me go "OMG WANT".

Something that awesome and that close is almost too much to even think about!

[spikewriter]

Well, the situation was that they moved it from their usual President's Day weekend because of Valentines Day -- you should have heard the moaning this year over the fact the con was the same weekend as that.

Having moved it to the weekend following President's Day, it somehow didn't get communicated to someone in the banquet area, who proceeded to book something for that weekend because, hey, it's the weekend after Gally. Shaun opted to move and that's why the rooms are going to be at a reduced price for the next three years. They want to keep this con.

[scarlettgirl]

Like I told Tara, now that I've had con planning and running experience, I have a vivid idea of the frustration the organizers must have felt! But, low rates are a good trade-off.

[spikewriter]

Well, the situation was that they moved it from their usual President's Day weekend because of Valentines Day -- you should have heard the moaning this year over the fact the con was the same weekend as that.

Having moved it to the weekend following President's Day, it somehow didn't get communicated to someone in the banquet area, who proceeded to book something for that weekend because, hey, it's the weekend after Gally. Shaun opted to move and that's why the rooms are going to be at a reduced price for the next three years. They want to keep this con.