/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

So how often do staffers sit in their con ops room and just talk trash over specific cosplayers at the con (like known trouble-makers/creepers) or cosplay fandoms?

>>6432999
I don't really hang out in con ops much, but staffers do talk/gossip about creepy/asshole con-goers all the time. Like, all the damn time. We're there for hours on end, so we pretty much just do that the whole time. Unable to believe how stupid some people are etc. I like spending my time counting how many creepers stare at the female staffers (we've got some cute ones) from behind, then tell them about it. We then laugh about how creepy that is.

Any good con stories about running into any particularly infamous cosplayer? (or just a bad congoer in general that has stuck out over the years)

>>6433095
I met Pikmin Link once, and regularly see EBK. Other than that, not that I can think of. I wish more famous cosplayers came. Man Faye actually got banned from Fanime. Fucking bullshit, if you ask me.

>>6433040
con ops = snack/nap time from my experience. I sit in there and snack / chat about life all day. Sadly, very little con-related talk actually comes up most of the time (unless something crazy is happening)

>>6432999
hey Mr. B, I feel like I probably know you.

Also, why was the maid cafe kinda shitty this year? I had a terrible experience and they seemed to have no idea how to do their job!

>>6433145
Possibly? Do you work staff? And no idea, I don't work that department. Hell, I've never gone there.

>>6433145
no, but I hang out with staff a lot (same case with most cons). Sometimes I wear staff badges for fun?

Ah that's too bad, I don't know anyone in that department either. What's your biggest peeve as a staff member?

>>6432999
How big of a problem is shoplifting in the dealers room? Or what do you think the number one illegal activity problem is at cons?

Sorry, was distracted by a friend.
>>6433160
Biggest pet peve? Probably people expecting us to give them refunds.
>>6433178
Remember Sasuke getting arrested? Yeah, that was a guy shoplifting twice. And last year a guy was stealing iPads from the UFO catcher.

>>6432999
Any crazy con-goer stories to share?

>>6433319
Well, I had to tell a sperglord to stop sliding around on one of the chairs. (No wheels, he was sitting in it and pushing himself around backwards.)
Also, last year I helped solve a crime. A guy was stealing iPads from the barber cut machine using a high-powered laser pointer to melt the strings. My friend's girlfriend knew his cousin, who literally came up to our table and started talking about how he was doing it nonchalantly, not realizing that we were going to tell the cops.
Then, when they asked him, he started talking about how he wasn't sure if it was his cousin and blah blah. However, someone knew him, showed us his Facebook and through that we caught the cousin. He got arrested (he was in the marines, too) and we made sure not to let that happen again. He stole three iPads before we caught him, and apparently did it at Golfland too. Basically, multiple counts of grand theft.

did you ever have to deal with angry con folk? How much freedom do they allow you to have with responding to them?

>>6433371
a good reason for the saying "three can keep a secret if two are dead." seriously, if i'm going to pull shit like that, i don't tell a soul about it.

hey, how is the game room like?

>>6433397
Well, every year the Westboro Baptist Church protests outside of the con, but mostly they're just fun to fuck with. As far as freedom, not a whole fucking lot, sadly. Though if I saw something truely heinous, like some guy molesting a girl or something, I'd intervene regardless of the rules. I don't care if I get fired for it, that's not cool.
>>6433398
It was his cousin. His cousin showed him how to do it too and he did, but not at the con, so we couldn't do anything about it.

>>6433412
That's actually my department! It's pretty fun. Lotta shit happening since it's the only 24 hour room. Also never donate ANYTHING to console gaming. They say nothing ever gets broken or stolen, but that's a load of shit.

what department are you part of in the game room?

>>6433478
Arcade.

>>6432999
is FANIME worth flying to?

I just wanted to thank you guys for taking congoer issues seriously. I had an issue with a stalker a couple years ago and you guys took it VERY seriously and rectified the situation immediately. It's not a question but just wanted to show my gratitude~

>>6433112
Why'd they get banned?

>>6433952
Probably for being an attention whore or wearing the same costume for 7 years straight.

>>6433112
Isn't Man Faye banned from AX as well? I heard about the AX one because of his costume with so much bare hairy ass showing, but I never knew he was banned from Fanime.

>>6433962
That's disappointing. His bare, hairy ass gave me courage.