Comments | tohma2004: AWA

tohma2004

AWA

Oct 03, 2011 23:00

Oh AWA...I wish I knew what to think about you at this very moment. But right now I'm still on the fence. Well lets just do a day by day account and see if I can figure it out by the end.

( The con of lines )

convention report, awa

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rose_of_pain October 4 2011, 05:02:35 UTC

Wow...that is so incredibly unprofessional to act that way. Especially as Judges. I mean you just...don't do that. Even if you think a costume isn't good quality, you still smile and be kind and try to give friendly suggestions to the entry. But to be rude to the entry's faces? And to just ignore them when they are presenting? That's really not cool.

But I'm glad you got that audience reaction at least! I know a lot of folks that passed us by at Dragon kept saying "This is the best costume I've seen!" (or "costumes" when you were with Lionel XD).

tohma2004 October 4 2011, 05:57:44 UTC

Yeah they really were. And to a lot of people that I have heard from. He was really rude to Aduial about the temporary tattoos she had used and when she explained that it was hard to find stuff for it where she was from he apparently made the comment "Its called the Internet". Its just like..WTF dude..chill with the attitude.

The crowd reaction really does make it worth while for me. I don't care about the awards. I just don't like leaving a contest feeling annoyed or discouraged by the process. I should have just said to hell with it when the registration debacle occurred. That was obviously a bad sign. I would have had more fun being in it a few hours and then wearing something else (and in a lot less pain from wearing it for basically 9 hours) and not doing the contest.

lionboogy October 4 2011, 06:44:34 UTC

I hate the uppity attitude that the Internet can solve every damn problem. It's insensitive and disrespectful for this kind of small dinky hobby. It reminds me of high school smart-ass preppies making fun of the loser nerds, only this time it's the other way around, but it's still pretty stupid.

People on power trips apparently lose all common sense and human compassion. Or that's how I see it anyway.

I'm well-prepared to hump your ass THREE times next year!

aduial_peredhel October 4 2011, 13:28:50 UTC

The stupid part: I had already checked the internet. Multiple times. I STILL have no idea what he was talking about.

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lionboogy October 4 2011, 06:57:08 UTC

Oh and just to let you know that you're not alone, there are people who really do not like any Transformers from the Michael Bay variety, so I suspect that the dude said something to that effect, I'm just guessing. I get that a lot too. :(

People can have their opinions. I believe he can stick his up his proverbial ass.

tohma2004 October 5 2011, 02:18:24 UTC

I think the guy was just an ass -_- He was even that way when he was on stage giving out the awards. He just had this air of being "high and mighty" and I wanted to knock his head off. Its like..dude..your only judging an anime cosplay contest. You're not amazing so get off your high horse.

I really hope he doesn't get asked back next year. I hope everyone fills out the little survey they have on the AWA website and tells them how much of an ass he was. That kind of attitude will make their entry numbers drop even more then they already have.

lionboogy October 5 2011, 03:08:23 UTC

What was the name of that judge?

tohma2004 October 5 2011, 03:58:09 UTC

I don't know his full name because he didn't even introduce himself at the contest itself, though on the AWA forum the Director said the judge's name was Chris. He was the only male judge and I guess he was like a director of children's theater or something. I don't know.

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morganskye October 4 2011, 12:04:09 UTC

I've heard a number of horror stories about the judging/contest at AWA. I'm sorry you went through that. :(

empress_tigress October 5 2011, 15:35:43 UTC

You pretty much summed up my feelings about registration. I didn't have the same experience with the judges. The girls were nice and asked all kinds of questions about the dress. But the guy just kinda... turned up his nose and acted like he didn't want to be there.

But my judging was 10:15, so... maybe I caught them while they were fresh?

tohma2004 October 5 2011, 18:33:43 UTC

I think the guy overall was just an ass and should never have been asked to be a judge. The girls overall were better. Of course I know Limebarb is going to be a fair judge and take the time to look at things. I have no experience with Riddle but you could tell that she no longer really cared towards the end of the judging.

Judges need to learn to be respectful of all contestants. The first one and the last one need to get the same sort of attention. It had been a long day but the only ones they can blame for being there 2 hours longer is themselves because they are the ones that took too long to judge the people at the beginning, therefore rushing the people at the end.