/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Hi, panelist here.

Jacksonville has been jaded ever since JaniCon 2007. Orlando's got so many events that directly compete that they're all appealing to lowest-common-denominator and sacrificing quality just to get the one guest that will get them the attendance to maybe outsurvive their competitor for another year. Tampa's basically Orlando when Jacon 10 happened. Everyone in those areas is a part of the MyCons monopoly. Miami is Broder (see earlier posts). Panhandle is FreeCon at FSU and nothing else.

My advice: Go to the college cons; no drama, small attendee base and PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT MAKING IT A GOOD EVENT! (KnightroKon if they return, SwampCon, FreeCon, but not HurriCon because Broder & the Miami effect).

Either that or save up to go north and out of this state. Oh yeah, and the "big time photographers" who have egos worse than Croom and Broder (Iacca, et al.)...