Home again

[bobquasit]

We're home from Arisia. The ride home was smooth; the roads had been cleared. Once we got home we had to park on the street, because the driveway had been totally blocked by snow. But the new snowblower was able to clear everything out in about ten minutes

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[tamidon]

that word is wrong. Their budgeting and planning was fine. By sat afternoon they had 2X the visitors they had had at the same time last year because they were so popular. A significant percentage of program participants were getting 3 meals a day for 3 days out of green room, I don't know anyone who expected that. The location was made more central because it was wanted to be more accessible to all PP's, not just those who were in the know.

Everyone is more than welcome to complain to arisia gripe boards about whatever they want, I just wanted to clear up this misinformation

[bobquasit]

What "Arisia gripe boards"? I'm not familiar with them.

Also, a suggestion: you seem to be taking this personally. That's not uncommon. It's also quite understandable, since as I recall you're connected to the current Green Room management. But negative feedback is valuable, and should be encouraged rather than regarded as an attack. Knowing what didn't work for some people is vital to improving the experience for everyone next time.

I realize that I'm probably wasting my virtual breath in saying so. Typically this sort of situation ends up in flames, in which case I'll just convert this to a friends-only post. But I have tried to offer feedback on what didn't work for me, and for at least a few others as well. This is not an attack on you. I don't WANT to attack you. What do I want? I want food that I can enjoy at the Green Room, and a place to catch a breath and relax for a few minutes at the con

[tamidon]

Actually I'm not mad about it. i did ask for restraint on what was turning ugly on what I had meant as a public thank you. I followed to your lj so i could personally respond since I had shut you down else where. Complaint is encourages, but i did want to correct misinformation from being deseminated.

Green room has exploded over the past 2 years with the new site and new folks running it. many oldtimers have been grumpy about it, but that's their perogative to be sure. The one big complaint had been that PP's didn't know where,about or able to get into previous green rooms. It's now much more accessible, but more crowded. Different prferences in food are just that, preferences. Sorry if it bothered you that i came over her to comment, and that it offended you that i didn't want my praise of my hardworking staff to get tarnished .

Last year Arisia had a forum on the website, i havn't seen if it's been uyp and running yet this year