The Dashcon Tumblr Convention: Aftermath

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The Dashcon Tumblr Convention: Aftermath; what became perhaps the worst convention ever to be held
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Shyna	Jul 16 2014, 07:06 PM Post #1
Ice Cap Act 1 Posts: 225 Group: C Rank Guardian Member #13,786 Joined: January 25, 2014 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Xbox Live Gamertag: IIIPrinces Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:29689873	Okay, I didn't actually attend this event (thank god), but however I heard a ton about it recently. I figured most of you should be informed about it too. Well to start, last weekend was the Dashcon. This was the first ever Tumblr convention, and by that, I mean an actual convention held outside the internet, at an actual hotel. It was run by Tumblr's community and some of the representatives of it's multiple fanbases. The Tumblr community thought that this would be one of the best moments in the history of Tumblr, but turns out, it was anything but that. The convention went from bad to worse, with the whole thing all going to hell rather quickly, and it soon became an absolute disaster of a convention. Some of the terrible things that happened at Dashcon are as follows. - The head organizers asked for $17,000 in donations upon arriving at the convention site, because they never made concrete plans with the hotel it was to be held at, and said that they had to pay if they didn't want to be kicked out. - There was a dealer's hall that was completely empty save for a few tables, a bouncy castle, and the infamous ball pit, which was basically an inflatable kiddie pool with plastic balls in it. - The Scheduled performers walked out because the con organizers where unable to pay their appearance fees, thus forcing them to pay out of pocket for their own travel expenses and interrupt their tours. - They did not refund the con goers who paid for tickets to see the performers, but instead just allowed them entry into a raffle and an extra hour in the ballpit as compensation (total cheapskates). - Underage children were allowed into panels at the convention that were about totally not family-friendly stuff, such as sex and erotic content. - Someone pissed in the ball pit during the "Extra Hour" and, what do you know, posted on his own Tumblr about it afterwards. - Last but not least, the hotel reported that they had never asked the con organizers for any money, so the part where they had to raise $17000 is suspected to be a big get-rich-quick scheme. Dashcon has been considered to be the most poorly run convention ever. This was mainly due to the utterly incompetent, and inexperienced, moderators of the convention, and multiple debacles throughout the weekend. Read more about what happened at Dashcon here. --> http://fusion.net/modern_life/story/dashcon-tumblr-convention-ridiculed-poor-planning-862732 I'm sure that by now, there are plenty of other news articles all over the internet about it as well. What's your thoughts and opinions on this? I think this will go down in Tumblr history as one of their darkest days ever, and they'll have to go through a whole lot to recover from this!
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Sharizard	Jul 17 2014, 04:57 PM Post #2
Angel Island Act 1 Posts: 43 Group: E+ Rank Adventurer Member #13,883 Joined: April 1, 2014 Gender: Undisclosed	You know it's funny but when I read the subject title I immediately told myself that a Tumblr convention was a terrible idea. That isn't Tumblr hate since I have one, it's self awareness. That definitely sounds like it's up there with the ridiculous conventions of the day.



Shyna	Jul 17 2014, 06:53 PM Post #3
Ice Cap Act 1 Posts: 225 Group: C Rank Guardian Member #13,786 Joined: January 25, 2014 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Xbox Live Gamertag: IIIPrinces Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:29689873	Same here, though it would've been funny to see the look on the person's face who found out the Ball Pit had someone's piss in it. To me, I think this must have been like the organized convention equivalent of the "Atara E.T. video game." (yes, that Terri-bad). Let's hope that the Tumblr staff never does something like this again.
	Be sure to check me out on Deviant Art to see some of my various drawings and artworks. http://hexidextrous.deviantart.com/ Also, I would like to ask a favor from for anyone who is my friend here. If someday we meet in person in the near future, and I had recently done anything that would confirm that I had become a Brony (which as of now I am not one), such as if I had posted on a Pony-related fan-site, drawn a Pony-themed artwork, contributed to a Pony fanfic, or anything else along those lines. If I have done anything like that, I want you to punch me in the face without warning. This make sound like I'm joking, but I am absolutely serious about this. Ignore any future statements retracting this if I ever make any. Though if you do, please first confirm that it is me who is doing it, and not some Brony who is posing as me and wants to see me get punched. I do not wish to go down the path of the Bronies, and hopefully those of you reading this will help me so that it stays that way, if god forbid I ever even attempt it. Thank you.


MetalShadowOverlord	Jul 26 2014, 06:19 PM Post #4
Hydrocity Act 1 Posts: 75 Group: C Rank Adventurer Member #11,546 Joined: November 8, 2010 Gender: Male Playstation Network ID: mtlshdwoverlord7 Steam ID: MetalShadowOverlord	It has become a meme.
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HollyYoshi	Jul 28 2014, 04:36 PM Post #5
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	Wow. What an absolute trainwreck. Maybe if they had actually planned some stuff out, however, it wouldn't have been quite as bad at the very least. But nope. So this happened instead.



Shyna	Jul 29 2014, 05:09 AM Post #6
Ice Cap Act 1 Posts: 225 Group: C Rank Guardian Member #13,786 Joined: January 25, 2014 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Xbox Live Gamertag: IIIPrinces Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:29689873	MetalShadowOverlord Jul 26 2014, 06:19 PM It has become a meme. Yes, it has now become a meme in ways. Edited by Shyna, Jul 29 2014, 05:24 AM.
	Be sure to check me out on Deviant Art to see some of my various drawings and artworks. http://hexidextrous.deviantart.com/ Also, I would like to ask a favor from for anyone who is my friend here. If someday we meet in person in the near future, and I had recently done anything that would confirm that I had become a Brony (which as of now I am not one), such as if I had posted on a Pony-related fan-site, drawn a Pony-themed artwork, contributed to a Pony fanfic, or anything else along those lines. If I have done anything like that, I want you to punch me in the face without warning. This make sound like I'm joking, but I am absolutely serious about this. Ignore any future statements retracting this if I ever make any. Though if you do, please first confirm that it is me who is doing it, and not some Brony who is posing as me and wants to see me get punched. I do not wish to go down the path of the Bronies, and hopefully those of you reading this will help me so that it stays that way, if god forbid I ever even attempt it. Thank you.


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