New Registration System for next D*C!
Good news, D*C folks, this was just posted on Facebook, so hopefully this new system will work better next year. I'll give pre-reg one last try (I'm only fearful of driving all the way to D*C one year and have it be the first year to sell out or something)
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=58381388805&topic=17348
"First off, let me put the big bullseye right in the center of my forehead now.
I am the Director of On Site Preregistration for Dragon Con.
Let me first apologize for the waits in the line this year. We were trying a new system and it obviously did not work as intended. We were also limited on how many people we were allowed to have in the building at once by the fire marshal and hotel security. This only served to add to the delay as they would not allow more people to enter until so many lanes of the cue were emptied.
We are developing a bar code system for 2011's show. This of course means you MUST remember your post cards and if they are emailed to you, the print out with this individual bar code. If not, you will be in the main line only to be moved to the solutions line to be looked up and printed out. As it stands the plan is to have printers and scanners at each kiosk and NO MORE ALPHABET LINES. You will be in the main line and when you get to the front, you will move to the next available open kiosk to be scanned and handed your badge. This should greatly speed things up for everyone.
Please remember that the staff of Dragon Con are volunteers. They are fans like you who give their time to the convention. They are cursed at, abused, called names, and have had things thrown at them. While many waited 2 or more hours, remember also that Thursday this year alone, we were there at 9am or earlier and we did not leave until 1:30am on Friday morning and were still back again at 7:30am on Friday to work until 10:30pm on Friday evening.
I hope this clears up any misconceptions about the Preregistration process as well as shows we are working to streamline and change this so it is a faster process."
Troy Bradley
Director
Dragon Con On Site Preregistration
-edit- Augh! Crap! I just got a notification that someone posted in the guestbook on my website. I go there to check it out, and I see a big "Penis Enlargement" ad on *MY* website! I am so pissed right now that the service I use allowed that, especcially since they have a 'report offensive material' button at the bottom! *shocked*
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=58381388805&topic=17348
"First off, let me put the big bullseye right in the center of my forehead now.
I am the Director of On Site Preregistration for Dragon Con.
Let me first apologize for the waits in the line this year. We were trying a new system and it obviously did not work as intended. We were also limited on how many people we were allowed to have in the building at once by the fire marshal and hotel security. This only served to add to the delay as they would not allow more people to enter until so many lanes of the cue were emptied.
We are developing a bar code system for 2011's show. This of course means you MUST remember your post cards and if they are emailed to you, the print out with this individual bar code. If not, you will be in the main line only to be moved to the solutions line to be looked up and printed out. As it stands the plan is to have printers and scanners at each kiosk and NO MORE ALPHABET LINES. You will be in the main line and when you get to the front, you will move to the next available open kiosk to be scanned and handed your badge. This should greatly speed things up for everyone.
Please remember that the staff of Dragon Con are volunteers. They are fans like you who give their time to the convention. They are cursed at, abused, called names, and have had things thrown at them. While many waited 2 or more hours, remember also that Thursday this year alone, we were there at 9am or earlier and we did not leave until 1:30am on Friday morning and were still back again at 7:30am on Friday to work until 10:30pm on Friday evening.
I hope this clears up any misconceptions about the Preregistration process as well as shows we are working to streamline and change this so it is a faster process."
Troy Bradley
Director
Dragon Con On Site Preregistration
-edit- Augh! Crap! I just got a notification that someone posted in the guestbook on my website. I go there to check it out, and I see a big "Penis Enlargement" ad on *MY* website! I am so pissed right now that the service I use allowed that, especcially since they have a 'report offensive material' button at the bottom! *shocked*