/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Honestly, I wish there was some form of red light warning or something for newer UK cosplayers about Mike Towers. I've been on the scene for about a year now and only recently got to know about his shite.

I've only been to one AL event and it was this year and it was of course-shit. But guess what? I'm fucked to go to another one of his events this time as I organised something with someone who had nobody else to go with to go to the Halloween Manchester meet up he's holding this weekend. FML. I originally didn't want to go but thought it's a friend in need so I'll go along as it's a free event. Then I read the ED article about him and read some old forum posts. This guy is an absolute wank stain of the highest caliber, Christ on a bike. I don't want to be seen anywhere near an AL event for the rest of my life.

I don't know if to tell the person I'm going with I don't want to go now because I know about all of this bullshit but I feel like they're going to dismiss all of this as gossip as they aren't as into the scene as I am? Like they don't go on here or anything and I imagine if they aren't as well versed in the UK scene they're going to dismiss it as petty gossip and insist we still go. What do /cgl/?