/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

How many Swedes are there really on /cgl/?

>>6946963
In eurothreads there always seem to be quite a lot of them.

Needs more Pewdiepie

>>6947038
For me it feels like there'sonly 3 of them, I could be wrong though, which hopefully I am

>>6947057

Some questions:
>Best con?

>Worst con?

>Best part of the community?

>Worst part of the community?

>>6947057
stop.

Anon arranger here. I need some advice on do's and don'ts when it comes to guests. We are not very big but would like to invite more guests to an uppcoming con. What sort of condtions should they be offered? (Con ticket, logistic and etc. Ofcourse) Should everything be free for them (like food and such) and should they be offered payment for the performance itself?

>>6947062
I thought Sweden has it's own /cgl/ now?

>>6947318
We like it here

Worst con: Probably Fairycon. It's small but it was terrible working there. They had no schedual whatsoever and made us work all the time. I was lucky I could get some sleep... They had some sort of guarantie for the visitors too so that everyone could sleep there (there was maybe 80-100 visitors) but they only had two rooms for all of them! And I'm not talking gymnastiksalar here. People were sleeping in the halls and in random rooms. They were lucky they didn't get reported.

Best con: I'd say Närcon. Since it's the biggest, but otherwise I'm not a big fan, I liked Uppcon a lot more. I'm not going this year so yeah. Otherwise I'd say Confusion or Kodachicon they're both very cosy. Althought Hampus seemed to get a lot of trouble (both technical and being thrown out while arranging Varulv), it was very enjoyable.

>>6947340
Did you forget all the "exhibitions"?
All around the con they had small pappers with a little information about something random japanese and a shit ton of pictures. They don't make any sense, there is like no one ever reading those things. They just take place, why not just fill it with random anime posters or something. I mean it's alright if tou display some sort of art thing or something like that. But I don't want to go to cons to spend time looking at someones dirty hellokitty socks that is part of a five items exibition.

I used to enjoy cons a lot more when I knew nothing about any drama or what happened behind the scenes...

>>6947318
oh no why do we

>>6947365
Do tell. I know little behind the scenes

>>6947340
Jag håller med om Kodachicon delen, det känns som att konventet har mycket potential men det var mycket som var oplanerat. Jag var inte med på Varulv själv men jag hörde från någon att det var väldigt oplanerat och att Hampus inte hade planerat någonting. Jag tycker synd om honom, att det strulade så mycket.

>>6947356

>Dirty hellokitty socks exhibition

Är det verkligen så illa? Jag har aldrig varit där men det låter ganska avskräckande.

>>6947392
jag ar bog

>>6947074
Best con - Närcon. I like the cozy feeling of it, and there is always something you can do if you are bored. I'm not into watching panels and concerts and so, but I love to go the the games and karaoke rooms with friends. Though they need to get better with the food

Worst con - i only go to the bigger cons, and they are all really nice so I can't say any here

Best part in community - like I said before. I like the cozy feeling swedish cons have. And that there always seem to be an activity somewhere you can join.

Worst part in community - that elitists vibe you get from certain people...

>>6947397
Oh I'm sorry I couldn't here you over the sound of how awesome I am.
I didn't understand the "bog" part thought. Do you mean book? That's norweigan you know. Help yourself:
http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/bog

>>6947422
Don't they do BBQ or hamburgers or something? I haven't been there for a few years, but I remember eating at MCdonalds almost everyday because of the small sortiment.

>>6947437
Yes they have the grill and also you can buy pan pizza and pancakes inside. Though for me as a vegetarian, living on pancakes a whole four days aint good.

>>6947430
No, it means "you are gay" in Swedish.

>>6947453
I see. That sucks. It's odd that they don't have more vegitarean alternatives, I mean allergies and the likes is rarer but vegitarianism is pretty usuall among teenagers.

Fucking pewdiepie cosplay.


Stop that shit.


You're not cute
You're not funny
You're not original
You're not edgy
fucking stop.

>>6948331
Haha, what is there such a thing?
I guess it's a good peodo magnet.

>>6947453
They had a restaurant last year?
I never managed to find it though, that uni is confusing as fuck.

I for one hope the sleeping halls will work better this year - fucking idiots locked themselves into the bathrooms for hours getting dressed, and there were three bathrooms. Then one broke.

They should do dressing rooms, if only temporary ones by hanging fabric in the ceilings or something. And an area with mirrors outside of that.

>>6948382
What are those?

>>6948390
I always try to get up early, at 7 tier early. Since I usually have a lot to fix being a lolita and such. There's usually not to crowded then. But it really anoys me when people lock themselves in barhrooms to change. That's what you have lockers to.

>>6948408
*too

>>6948382
Oh gosh I need one of those sheep

>>6947356
I think that they get sponsored by some sort of organization if they have the exhibitions. I saw someone there ticking of everything and writing some sort of report thing. I don't remember the organization thought, but it feels a bit weird to have those since they don't really do anything for the con-goers.
It's just a greedy thing I guess, trying to fish as much money as possible.

>>6947296
Guest organizer here, I'm fairly new but this are the "guidelines" I put up for myself:
Do's:
>Logistics
>Hotel (if they don't want to stay at the sleeping halls)
>Food
Not so sure about the payment, most cons don't pay them but for example Japanese artists actually have a fee you have to pay for them to come to perform at your event (which is why UppCon was so expensive). Personally I think it's nice to pay a fairly new band some kind of sum because most bands need all the money they can get, but only do this if your budget allows it, most bands are very happy by you just paying for travel, food and somewhere to stay.
And always be nice to them, if a convention gets a bad reputation it stays, so even if they are a bunch of divas just take it easy and be nice (there is no "try to be nice").
Also, if the food where you are is expensive, offer yourself to pay for dinner once a day instead of all three meals a day.

Don't
>Give them everything they want, you are not a doormat, some bands/guests ask for alcohol and that is a big NO.
>Let them be dicks to other personnel, if they are you gently tell them to stop, this reputation thing goes both ways.
>Pay for unnecessary things, if they for some reason ask for a blow-up pool and you feel it is a really stupid thing to get them then it probably is.
And don't let them do whatever they want, they are guests and should act like it, if there is something they do that is not allowed or that you are not happy with - tell them!

Make sure to give all members of the band/guest/whatever their schedule (time for rehearsal, soundcheck, performance, etc.) and remind them of these times one hour before they happen, and then half an hour before and then 10 minutes before. Also give them the phone number to the organizer and phone/address to the hotel.

>I hope this helps

>>6948444
Thank you. It's good to have sort of inside information so I can know what guests tend to expect. The no-alcohol rule sounds very good, thank's for the help.

>>6948390

I will probably be sleeping in one of the staff sleeping rooms with my BF, but I have a place in Campushallen in case it doesn't work out. Hopefully there will be somewhere there I can get changed easily (Which it ain't gonna be anyway because I have a pair of wings on one of my cosplay that I will need help to get on...)
I always bring a mirror with me nowadays, one of those on a stand so I can sit almost anywhere to fix my make up. Thos elocker rooms are just TOO crowded to be able to fix everything in.

Some Närcon arrangers don't now shit about the overal dramu and rumours going around about NärCon.

It's quite sad.

By the way, Storcon last weekend was one of the worst cons I've worked at. No info, no schedule and almost no radios available.

A girl came to me in panic after her friend couldn't stand up or walk properly. Ididn't have aradio and I didn't even know if there was a medic at the con. The only thing I could offer was a glass of water and sending them to the info.

>>6948475
Alcohol is forbidden at all conventions, so it is a given, the guests can go out for drinks but make sure they know that they can't come back shitfaced, and they certainly can't show themselves to the con-goers (some of them really know how to spot someone that has been drinking). Though usually you drink before going to bed so this shouldn't be a problem, but maybe make sure that they don't drink the night before their performance, it's no fun to stand at a stage with loud ass music when you're hungover (and this will show on your face and playing which will in turn give a bad performance).
>If they ever ask why they can't drink

>>6948503
The shit around NärCon, it's fucking hilarious. Even if you stop working for them you still hear shit from them

>>6948514
NärCon should really work on their rep lol.
Seriously, they should just come out and say that they just want to be a festival.

>>6948520
BUT THAT MEANS THAT RFSU CAN COME THERE AND SAMUEL IS A CLOSETED VIRGIN WHO DOESN'T LIKE CONDOMS
>Samuel pls

>>6948526
Fun fact: I know a girl who got raped at last years NärCon.

>>6948503
Well fuck that sounds terrible. Poor girl, but isn't medics sort of mandatory?

>>6948514

Aren't they calling themselves a convention-festival or something like that.

>>6947340
>and I'm not talking gymnastiksalar here

Made me lol.

>>6948534
I did not know that, that's horrible, I hope she's ok now.
They should really invest more in the security since they now got a festival area, but knowing the organizers I don't think they will (unless they know about the rape).
>>6948561
Medics are mandatory, or some person that has medical training.
>Aren't they calling themselves a convention-festival or something like that.
Well fuck, they are...
>Goddammit

>>6948561
Medics are mandatory but us workes had gotten no info about medics. Only about the hired security guards from Uppsala.

The girl's friends got some help from info and I later found out she was okay. She'd stood up for too long and hadn't drunk enough.

>>6948415
That explains it. Greedy as fuck, and it looks so half assed too. It's really on preschooler level.

>>6948568
I think they know about it, but you know it's very hush-hush since the girl doesn't want everyone to know.
But since Närcon only care about as many visitors as possible and really nothing else the security probably wont change.

At Dinocon the security team was really good. Nothing really happened except some drunk teenagers at the convention grounds that got escorded out pretty fast, and the security team checked in every hour in all rooms just to see if everything was okay.

Does anyone know what happened to Whatevercon and Constigt?

>>6948586
Well, of course, but I'm planning to point it out to them this year that it needs to improve
>But who will listen to you lol
>I'll fucking make them listen :C
>>6948597
I'm an organizer at both, but not sure how much I'm allowed to say
I can say though that Whatevercon is in the works of making another event, but we don't have a date yet.
Don't expect much from Constigt.

>>6947318
We do? Link?

>>6948733
I don't have it, I'm not Swedish, it was like a year ago when Swedish drama was popular. I kind of remember that it was by some very popular Alpha that is known in the Swedish scene who used to (?) run some of your cons, some young guy.

>>6948828
If you're talking aout conchan, it's fucking joke.

>>6949040
Ahaha, the banner in the background says "Närcon vinter". Yeah that was pretty pathetic

So, how many of you are going to Peppcon? The people who arrange it doesn't seem to have any idea what they're doing. I'm thinking about going just to see how shitty it will end up.

>>6949497
I kinda want to attend just to see the fail. It wont end well. That they had to change dats like three times is not a good sign.

I saw that ergi was asking if she should go on gothloli. I hope she dosen't, it will probably be a waste of time and money.

Who is behind this anyway, when it started I rhought it was some Uppcon people (not the top but maybe some of them), but these people looks like total newbies.

>>6950511
If I was her I really wouldn't bother. The lolita community there is so-so and n00bs rarely buys brand clothes.

>>6950601
Aaaaand.... She just anounced she will. JFC.

>>6950511
I was at the first Peppcon meeting ever, and absolutely noone had even worked at a con before. It was insulting and I dropped the project before it even started.

They're basically the laughing stock in the con scene. Every other con arranger laughs at them.

>>6948503
So you went to Storcon as well?
I have never seen such a sloppy con. First time going to the sleeping hall: Just write your name here and it's ok!
Next time: Just mark that you are leaving and exiting!
Third time: We dont use the lists anymore.
Fourth time: We are using lists again so you have to remember a number.
Fifth time: Ok, we ditched the numbers so just write up when you going in and out.
What the fuck.
>>6949497
Thought about going at first but no.
>>6950652
Not entirely surprised.

>>6950677
Still better then Fairycon.
>No one is allowed to sleep outside the sleeping halls
>Sleeping there is included in everyones tickets
>100 people in two rooms.
>Classrooms.
>People are sleeping everwhere, even in the halls and the gaming room
>The arrangers dosen't give a shit
>They are all asleap
>mfw I have no face.jpg

Anyone been to Kawaiicon who could tell me what it's like?

>>6950652
>>6950677
>>6950681

Are there even any good cons
Were there ever any

>>6950681
Sounds lovely.
>>6950685
I have never been there but I have heard a lot of good things from my friends about it.
>>6950686
No, all cons sucks. Nothing good about any of them.

>>6950685
I've only heard thst one of the arrangers is an elitistic ita from some lolitas at Uppcon. She was giving us glances lol. But I don't know about the con. It dosen't look like they've sold many ticets at konvent.se so maybe that's a bad sign?

>>6950692
Haha, yeah that dosen't sound good.

>>6947296
Not a Swede but few things as a fellow organizer.

DO'S
- always ask if the VIP's has allergies etc you should know about
- have a translator with the VIP's at all times. When they are merely at the convention or enjoying their free time, have someone with them that can both translate, hold off the crow and keep the guests company.
- make sure your guests are comfortable. Enough food, water, breaks.
- depending on the guests, their meals should be offered for them. Even if you pay a small sum of money for their performance at the convention.
- also if your guests are up for it, take them to a very traditional Swedish restaurant that offers a variety of different traditional meals.
- again, depending on the guests, book hotel rooms. If they are pros, they don't want to sleep in the sleeping hall but to have their privacy.
- keep your schedule tight, but flexible. There should always be some room for the guests to relax. If they come before the convention, give them time to recover from the jetlag, but always make sure you have thing or two planned if the guests want to go sight-seeing.
- When they are leaving, gather a small gift bag for them. Offer them small mementos as a thank you (something traditional is always good, maybe something edible as well). If you know anything about the guest beforehand, you can always try to surprise them with something (Swedish) that they might like.

DON'T
- Give them everything they want. Never let them walk over you. This means money as well.
- No alcohol before their performance nor afterparties at backstage.
- If your guest doesn't like to be touched/sign autographs/etc: RESPECT THAT. That means not you, not your friend or any person of the staff does it.
- Japanese people RARELY do this, but don't let your guests be assholes to the staff. (A reason why someone, a translator, is a good to have with them so they can work as a mediator in between)

Good luck!

conventions in sweden should be run by imams and not whites

>>6950685
I was at the first one, it was pretty ok but not much experience. The arrangers were pretty clueless, but nowadays I think they organize it better. I hope.

>>6950943
This is very helpful. I appreciate it!

A question on the tranalator part thought. We have some of the arrangers who is able to speak a bit japanese. Maybe at N2 level. Are japanese guest very demanding when it comes to translators (like they have to be born in Japan or something like that), like do they want professional translators or would someone like that be alright?
I think that Uppcon searched for translators as a funkis at their last con, but I don't remember what the conditions was.

>>6950692
I just looked at their homepage, and on the page with information about the board members it says that one of them is starting her own company, a maid café which will visit kawaiicon 03. This wouldn't happen to be the elitist ita, would it? Because that would be hilarious. It would almost be worth going to see it crash and burn horribly.

>>6951402
Oh wow. It might be. I sounds like something an elitistic ita would love to host.

I can't recall a name or anything so I can't confirm it. But know that I think of it, it's probably likely.

>>6951402
Why is everyone suddenly starting a maid café? sakura Garden is fine because they have actual characteristics on their maids and have nice outfits, but now there is like 3 other maid cafés on the conventions and they are all just shitty weebs dressed in maid or butler outfits

>>6952248
Because it seems so much fun being a ~kawaii maido desu~!

Sakura Garden puts work into this, and they seem know what they're doing. I hope they'll be the only Maid Café at NärCon this time, NCV had three and that was terribly confusing.

>>6952249
I hope so too. I have a few friends who work in Sakura Garden, and they really do work a lot to make it good.

i hope they will only have Sakura Garden at Närcon as well. I know at least that Sakura Garden will have two cafés, the big one inside and a smaller one outside, and hopefully that will be the only maid cafées.

>>6952270
Yeah, the work they do really shows. Looking forward to visiting them again this year. I hope they'll be serving food like they did last year.

I heard so too, sounds good.
Apparently there's gonna be something called Tea Time too - anyone know anything if they're any good? Were they at NCV?

Otaku cafe is probably the worst "maid-cafe" ever.

The cosplayers have no idea what they're doing, at Storcon they blocked their entrance and were confused that nobody visited them.
Also, the founder of Otaku cafe is a horrible person.
One of my friends used to date her and he said that she used him sexually and abused him.
I will never respect otaku cafe for this. Also some of the cosplayers working there are rude as fuck.

>>6952366
Where was the Otaku cafe even? Never even saw or heard anyone going there.

>>6952806
They were on the opposite end of the hallway as the panel room.

>>6952366
Who is the founder of Otaku Café anyways??

>>6952283
Yes, and I think they will have more food available, because they said in a facebook update that they have more than one staff who are educated within food and cooking.

I'm not sure which Maid Cafés were at NCV, But I don't think tea Time was one of them. I think one of the three was called rose something and the third one had that super tall skinny girl as one of the maids... Looking at pictures of the staff from tea Time, they just look awful, just as Otaku Cafe

I think it is a hen named Jack? All i really know is that they are everywhere and also Homestuck. I met them at a cosplay picknic they hosted earlier this year which was pretty chaotic. They're a tiny boytoy-ish thing.
Was told by homestuck friend they've done public larping and also hugs from behind accompanied by "surprise buttsecks" which were apparently okay because it was in character. I don't know man.

General question: I've been conning for a few cons now and was thinking about getting into doing funk. For a experience as painless as possible, what would you guys suggest for my first con as a funk?

>>6953213
Yeah, Jack is their name. Idk but "surprise buttsex" is one of those phrases that makes me groan and want to stab someone.

>>6953213
>what would you guys suggest for my first con as a funk?
I would take somehing easy like
Activity (you need to be an extrovert for this though)
Reception/information (many organizers for reception are picky with whom they choose, so write a good application)
Sleeping halls (sleeping halls are not too picky with what you know, so it's easiest to get in to)
Videogames

It's easier to get work at smaller cons than at bigger, since bigger conventions know they will get a lot of applications and can therefore deny you if you don't have a decent application (not having a decent application just shows you don't really care to work at the con)
If you know anyone that has worked in the staff (or preferably someone that's an organizer) of some con, ask them to vouch for you - it will be a lot easier to get accepted.

About painful experiences:
At NärCon there is a very high risk that everything will go to shit-town, and you have to do things you were not told before the con that you had to do, some organizers may even be incompetent but they still got their position for some unknown reason.
Smaller cons are very prone to not have a good planning, this includes schedules and a description of what the workers are supposed to do, but there are small cons that are very good to work at, ask among any of your friends that have worked at cons (or you can ask here) how it was at some cons.

Usually when people write applications to work at conventions they NEVER explain why they can take stress, or WHY you are patient with other people. Hell, I could say that I'm Lady Gaga if I used the same way of writing applications as the majority of people do.
Just write down real-life experiences that made you patient, maybe something about your up-bringing that made you immune to stress, just explain WHY you are all these things you say you are. And don't just say "I like to work with other people", explain why you like to work with other people.
>End of rant, sorry.

>>6953987
Just realized I may have scared you with this, but I promise it's fun if the convention and your organizer know what they are doing!

Don't worry, I'm not scared off at all!
However, I am a person who have the diagnosis of aspergers, this is great in some cases pertraining to funk (for example I need order around me meaning I will often step up and make sure things are where they should etc. ) but of course has a strong negativity bound with it mainly due to stereotypes. I don't really want to elaborate due to wanting to remain anon, but there are some very clear perks of my diagnosis in regards to some positions as funk (info, per example), is this something I should mention as to WHY I can do certain things or will it just scare them off from accepting me? I have worked on my diagnosis for a long time so most people don't even notice it unless they already are knowing on the subject, so being socialöy awkward and similar isn't really a problem.

>>6953987
Very accurate and informative. Wish I'd known this when I was 15 and tried to get work at cons.

>>6954017
When I've written applications I've never mentioned that I am diagnosed with aspergers, mainly because it doesn't occur to me that they should know, if you want them to know you can write what you've just written here - that it is barely noticeable, or you can just make something up "I am very orderly since I find it hard to work in a messy environment, I always make sure to have my things in order before doing my homework" (this may be a very bad explanation, but it's just an example)
I believe it won't scare them off if you clearly explain that you come off as completely normal, so I think it depends completely on if you actually want them to know about it or not. You could even say that social interactions is actually one of your "special interests".
If you do mention that you have aspergers and you are worried that it will scare them off then you could actually mention that in the application and encourage them to contact someone that knows you that can vouch for you (if the organizer got something behind their forehead they will see that you are "normal" because of that fear).
It is by no means bad to be a little personal and tell about your fears that they will misunderstand, that just shows that you really want to try working as a funk.

>I hope I come off as sane because I haven't written an application for years
>(The perks of being a known organizer)

>>6954045
Thanks! Some conventions actually have staff-sites with forums where they sometimes explain quite well how to write an application, too bad those sites didn't exist for a few years back, but at least it exists now!

For all those that want to work in more "advanced" teams, but have previously only worked easier jobs, you really need to put down a lot of work on your application because even if I get a good application I'm still a bit "eeeeeh" if you have only worked in activities or in the sleeping halls.

>>6954161
Sorry if I come off as a pretentious douchebag

No, no, not at all, you've been very helpful!
Which funkspots count as more advanced and what kind of experience is usually needed? What kind of people are acceptable to ask to vouch for you? (Obviously parents and close friends are off limits)

Also, does anyone know anything about Akt? I am intrigued but doubt if they can press the prices enough for it to become relevant.

>>6954669
Well, the teams seen as more advanced are the ones that require that you have some actual skills in a certain area, for example in the documentation/photography team you need to know your way around a camera, and have proof that you are good at it (someone once gave a link to their instagram, and that resulted in an instant no), if you don't have any site that you upload your pictures to you could get a dropbox and share the link in the application.
If you do have the skills and you're confident in them then you should apply for those teams! You don't need to climb some ladder if you already have the skills for the "top position".
More examples of advanced teams:
>Stage
Stage-lights, sound, soundcheck, how to build a stage.
>Technology
Websites, network, electricity.
>Artist service (yes, i'm serious, you don't want a 14 year-old who is all over the place in such a team)
>Economy
Accounting, being trustable (don't want a d-bag to handle your money, now do you?)
>Security

I think someone that you have previously worked with, or that you just know briefly would be good to vouch for you, they're not too close to you so they won't feel like they have to lie. Also, if you know someone that knows the organizer of the team you're applying for - ask them to vouch for you, some organizers are lazy and if you give them a contact person that is just a click away (facebook etc) then you have a greater chance of getting accepted.

What's Akt?

Thank you for being so helpful!
Akt is a con thats going to be held this winter in Fryshuset. Its foing to be rather multifandom if i understood right.

>>6954669
Have they stated what the price will be? I haven't seen anything about it yet.

>>6955623
No problems, I'm just happy to be of any help!
Just checked their website, looks cute, I hope they do well.

>>6955657
No, that is why I was concerned, I have no insight whatsoever but it would seem to me that Fryshusets locals would be rather expensive unless you've got some sort of super deal.

My homestuck friend also mentioned that said Jack hosted the Homestuck panel at Storcon. I didn't think that the Swedish fandom was big enough for that but what do you know.

Speaking of panels, anyone know when the Närcon schedule will be up?

>>6956045
In my experience Närcon is usually late with that. Try asking them on their event page?

>>6956195
I thought närcons schedule dates were pretty standard. I mean Dinocon didn't have a schedule until like, AT the convention and barely then.

>>6956210
I guess it depends. I think that you should expect it to be up about a month before. The con I'm working with always tries to do that.

Can we get some photos of good Swedish cosplayers?

>>6957944

>>6956210
Yeah, we didn't. Surprisingly almost no visitors complained.

>>6956045

Yeah, Jack hosted the Homestuck panel at Storcon.
I have a friend who was in it who said that they felt like Jack and some other person interrupted everyone and tried to make the panel about themselves.
They also said that it was terribly organized, probably because Jack wanted to host a Homestuck panel before the team who are doing one for Närcon.

Jack clutters the Facebook groups for the fellow homestucks (the Stockholm one and the national one) They ask if they can borrow a wig, horns or overall spams the group with their storcon panel.

Not to mention, Jack is very self-centered during the meet-ups. To be honest, I've stopped attending the meet-ups because of Jack.

>>6958360
Wow, that's terrible...
I'm not a homestuck but I know a lot of people who are, most of them are great.

Also, does anyone know anything about this dude, Dennis? The keroro guy? I've heard some... not good stuff about him.

>>6951148
Glad I was able to help! If there's anything else, don't hesitate to ask.

Our GoH's have never even hinted that the translators were not up to their par - quite the contrary. They are very happy that there is someone there to assist them, since the language barrier is quite high. (English-speaking guests are much easier, since most here do speak it.)
Most of our translators are fellow fans who (usually) have/are studying the language in university, they do not get paid and are mostly treated as part of the staff. (Okay, they might get free meals with the GoH's and such, but mostly they have the same rights as any other staff members do: meals, free pass, sleeping arrangements, convention's t-shirt etc.)

>>6958360
Like I said I haven't had that much interaction with them, they were decent to conversate with but felt a bit shallow. I don't really care either way, they're not horrible it just doesn't feel like they actually know what they're doing.

Oh god someone tell me Jack isn't going to host the homestuck meet at närcon because I know there will be a lot of stucks ( >100)and I DO NOT want them to gather in a badly organized way.

>>6958576
He's a legit rapist apparently. Haven't met the guy but a friend talked to his victim and she wanted that to get out so yeah. Don't know if he's convicted but regardless it's pretty serious.

>>6958576
He took "creeper" photos of me and my friends at the first Kawaiicon. We were only 16 back then and one of my friends has been stalked before so she had a panic attack. He just shuffled away awkardly and left.

I can't stand the guy. He creeps me the fuck out.

>>6958668
>>6958705

I really wished that the rotten apples of the con scene (rapists and other criminals attending cons) could be written down somewhere.

>>6958576
I've met him a few times, wasn't so bad. He was sort of off in a way, he started telling me his life story the last time I met him. I've only hear that he got kicked out of Uppcon 10 (or 09) for groping some girl.

>>6958668
No, Jack doesn't seem to be a part of the Närcon panel. Thankfully.

>>6958879
Wait is the meet and the panel the same thing?

>>6958888
No, sorry I misread!
Jack isn't in charge of the meet-up either.

>>6958668
>>6958705
>>6958849
Now I can start avoiding him without feeling bad, thanks. Got such bad vibes but I've been wrong about people before, and I don't wanna be rude to someone who's just a bit awkward...

So what do you guys think about Pastelbat?

>>6959222
She isn't Swedish, is she?

>>6959225
she is

So how old is too old for being funk/crew? I'm thinking about going to Närcon.

My latest con was Uppcon, I was 23 and I felt like I was the oldest one there, it was horrible. 24 now.

>>6959694
Being older is actually more fun. As long as you don't work with a bunch of 14-year olds you'll be fine. The people that work at cons tend to be more mature anyway.

>>6959222
I sided with Choco in the competition drama because Pastelbat seemed like such a crybaby. I've never met her, but we share some mutal friends. They've never said anything negative about her thought. Personally I think she looks better in Pastelgoth than lolita and cult party kei, her face dosen't really suit the styles. So I'm happy it looks like she stopped wearing lolita.

So how does the con going look for you guys this fall? What convention are you attending?
The con seems to be few in the fall for me but I'm looking for more cons to attend.

>>6960707
Probably Kultcon and Confusion for my part.

>>6960707
Cultcon only probably. I might check in Harukacon since it's pretty local. I think that they are very small but their con sounds good for that size.

>>6960705
What competition drama?

>>6960921
There was a J-fashion competition (can't remember the site), and all contestants had to state their inspiration. Both Choco and Emily said it was Kyaru Pamyupamyu so they were compared a lot. One girl that voted on Choco wrote in the comments that "I wan't you to win and not that other Kyaru girl". Pastelbat looses it and writes a long raging speach onher tumblr. Her fans decides to write several raging attacks to Choco and she decides to back out of the competition.

>>6960921

>>6960953

>>6960953
>>6960958
Haha, fucking girls man. How old are they?

>>6960707
Närcon, that's it.

>>6960791
I get the same vibe. They seem sort of professional for a small con, I just hope their maidcafé dosen't suck as much as Kodachicon's did. Terrible service.

>>6960953
>>6960958
Haha, wow. I had forgotten all about that. Does anyone know how it ended? Did Pastelbat win the competition afterall. I remember there was some people on here how tried to voted for the one with the second most votes, so that Pastelbat wouldn't win.

Does anyone know what the lolita community is like in Sweden? I've been considering joining the Stockholm community, but I'm not sure. I'd like to make some friends who are into the fashion as well, but based on what I've seen on the gothloli forums I feel like most swedish lolitas are in their early teens, and I don't feel like I'd have all that much in common with them.

>>6961049
I think PB is around 18

>>6961642
Most Swedish Lolitas live in small towns, from what I'vegathered at least.

>>6961642
For me it looks like most of us are 16-20. I can only dpeak for my comm and I love it very much. I've met some of the lolitas in the Stockholm comm but I don't know them too well. Mintxmint is weird especially with the Btb drama but the others seem cool, some girls are really sweet and most of them are very well dresses. There's some elitism but they're not too bad.

So are people going to Närcon? Any cosplays that you are doing/looking forward to seeing from other people? What do you think of NCC? Reckon it'll be as big as cluster-fuck as last year? Have they actually sorted out relevant judges that know something about cosplay, and not just random people this time?

>>6963886
I didn't watch the contest last year, but they are going to have an outdoors scene this year so hopefully that means a bit more people can watch as well as more freedom in how you chose to watch it.

I'm holding an eye out for One Piece cosplayers, there was a great Brukk and an awesome Usopp last year so hopefully we'll get some more of that.
Also heard something about a Bamse group but I have no idea what that actually means. Kinda curious though.

>>6964512
>Bamse group

That sound's really cute. It could be such a miss or hit though. But it feels like they robbed one of those Ving resort for children costumes...

>>6964601
I don't think they were going to do mascot costumes though, god help me if.

>>6964512
That... sounds really weird.

I have several friends in the contest this year, so I feel like I have to go see it.

>>6964512
Last years NCC was rigged. The winner had been promised a win beforehand.

>>6966071
What, really? Mind elaborating?

>>6966141
I don\t know the details, but one of the judges were friends with her and had promised her that she was going to win. Again, I don't know the details, but the other judges didn't know of it until she came there.

>>6966071
Yeah, details? How did they rig with comp? Who even won (I can't even remember, lol)?

>>6963886
Seems like every country has decided their own judge for the competition, so maybe they really know something this time around.NCC really seems to fucked up with the schedule and judges have to pay for their own trips.

>>6966337
I never really got why NCC is a thing. Same thing with CosplaySM, but that was probably more confusing.

>>6966414
Isn't it like some sort of pre-contest for eurocosplay?
Same for cosSM but that seemed to disappear with uppcon.

>>6966458
Why not just send whoever wins the cosplay contest?

>>6947392
ughh don't be that guy. we all know english.

Bumpin with less than two weeks left to NärCon!
Anyone else panicking over having so much left to do?

>>6968673
Finished a paint job last day when it was windy as all hell and no sun. Of course it has to be a beautiful day today instead. Why does this happen all the time? I hate painting with a passion.
I packed my last things today for Närcon so atleast that's done.

>>6968673
Ugh yes. I have yet to style my wig and finish some vitalities of my cosplay. Sigh.
Also going to pack some things to sell at BFB.

>>6968673
lol no, I always pack the day before, or with my stuff all over my room and packing them about an hour before leaving.
>Living on the edge

>>6968682
Wow, I haven't even started packing... Need to figure out what to bring besides cosplay. Can't pack casual clothes without knowing the weather... Here's to hoping for ~19 degrees C!

>>6968684
Why aren't you sewing then, get off the internet. I'm glad most main pieces are done over here. Still have to cut wigs though, which I suck at. Good luck to us both.

>>6968685
hardcore


Also does anyone know when you can come pick up the bracelets on wednesday?

I'm not going to Närcon, family stuff got in the way.
Tomorrow the Memorial UppconPicnic in Uppsala though. I have friends that are going so I might sheck it out.

>>6968705
It feels good to have it all packed but the only reason why I must do it is because my parents felt like the only time we could take vacation all over Europe is the two weeks before Närcon.
Isnt it at like 16:00 or somewhere around that time? I remember that last year you could get your tickets then but they might have changed it.

>>6969398
I am fairly sure you can get your tickets already at Wednesday, also the sleeping halls and the camping opens earlier. The con opens at like 1340.

>>6970455
I was talking about Wednesday. I thought it was naturally assumed since the question was about when you can pick up the bracelets on Wednesday.

>>6970455
no it opens 13.37 because it's leet!!1

>>6969398
Oh thank god, then I won't have to get up at seven just to make it to lkpg in time for that.
And wow, my family is on vacation too I think, not sure, I just know I declined coming with so I'd have time to get done with everything.

>>6969357
Did you go to this? It feels like Peppcon sort of made it "theirs" when it was about Uppcon.

I guess everyone is busy with last minute preparations for Närcon? Too bad I can't go. Feels bad man.
Looking forward to the pictures though.

>>6975266
It was pretty bad. It was super hot outside and no activities planned. They did a super lame version of jeopardesu wich was super difficult and Frank (the arranger) stopped it every 2 seconds to explain why his questions were awesome.
It was pretty awful. Thankfully I got out early even though I'd promised my friend to stay and help. Poor girl hates Peppcon but she's the only one that actually knows what she's doing.

>>6963706
Whats the BtB drama?

I always felt like the Stockholm group was only good in larger groups when the more experienced lolitas came out. The younger group seems off in general, a few people were complaining about some rich kid whos daddy paid for everything and how she talked like the lolitas around her were peasants or something.

I'm thinking of not going to NärCon
>I just wanna stay at home
I think it's because I don't know what I'm supposed to do? I'm not really working this year (not a con-goer either) so maybe it's because I don't know what you can do at cons besides working anymore... What's generally fun to attend?

Anyone know what photographers I should search for/look out for as a cosplayer wanting to do shoots?

Five days til närcon! Any interesting events? Personally i am looking forward to that one cosplay make up panel. Also kinda curious abou the homestuck meet/panel.

>i lied the one thing i really am looking forward to is the josbar and campfire.

>>6985596
>homestuck

>>6984050
Are you a hot girl?

>>6980053

... were we at the same group? I though some of them were so weird and since then I usually avoid other lolitas, especially the younger ones

>>6958360
The NärCon Homestuck panel started planning over a year ago, Jack.... Like one or two months before, after the NC HS panel announced that they were doing auditions to fill some spaces in the panel.

>>6987303
Decent, but I can't say I'm anything noteworthy.
>I only cosplay cute dudes anywyas

>>6986975
>I was going to say something about homestuck but pic related.

>>6988498
I'm seriously terrified

>>6988529
Yeah, at least the hosts seem to be somewhat serious.
>Actually the only thing I know about these people is that they aren't terrible enough to be noteworthy.

>>6988498
Oh god, Emi Lundell is a whore, she blew me just so she could take a photo with me. (it was not that good)
Skojar inte ens.

>>6988537
My is that u.

>i s2g

>>6988537
>>6988544
What is going on here.
What are you homestucks actually doing.
Where is the meetup gonna be so I can keep away.

>>6980053
I don't remeber the post actually, probably somthing about her not being pretty in lolita or whatever. She started bawing about it in the comments and facebook. Then some friend of hers started spilling her secrets in a sort of defensive way (have no idea what that girl was thinking) like her being a stripper etc.

Since she pretty much confirmed it, it made everything much worse for Mintxmint and she had a bunch of more secrets the next weeks. It died after that since whe wasn't there to defend herself anymore.

>>6988550
Her stripping has never really been a secret, when she started doing it she told a lot of people (probably to get attention, as usual).
She's not very clever so it never occurred to her that some people may frown upon stripping, so when it started spreading she regretted telling people, but you know, TOO LATE

>>6988560
I must say that it is impressive that she got that job. She's not very pretty...

>>6988571
I wanted to say that too, but I already insulted her intelligence
But yes, she has an unbalanced face and doesn't really take care of her body other than eating the "right" amount, I thought all strippers did poledance (which gives you an amazing body if you keep at it) but I guess she just shakes her butt around or something...
I'm starting to think the reason she got that job is because not a lot of girls in Sweden want to do stripping... But I don't have any facts to back this up lol

>>6988537
Let's assume this is true for the sake of discussion.
Why are you taking advantage of the fact that fifteen-something's are big fans of you/your cosplay?
>4/10 made me react and reply

>>6988857
Hey now, seems to me the girl offered to blow him? Which means she is also responsible for what happened.

This thread sure is long lived

>>6989131
/cgl/ is a slow board. We can't be more than say, 10-20 swedes posting. So, yeah.

>>6989195
I'd love to do a poll on that subject. Especially on how many swedish lolitas lurk here. I know that there are some in my comm but I don't think they lurk here as much as me. I guess there are maybe five diffrent in this thread. But it's difficult to say.

So, I'm going to NärCon as part of one of the various external activity teams. I've been stoked for NärCon earlier years, but now I kinda forgot to plan for whatever I'd do when off-duty. Anything in particular that I should check out this year?

>>6989243
Yeah, I'm just a cosplayer, but I've learned quite a lot about lolita from this board. There are so many "itas" at swedish cons, you really only see a few good looking ones.

>>6989114
>>6988857
>>6988537
Hello, I am sixteen, I have barely kissed anyone, let alone given a stranger a blowjob in exchange for photos. I am assuming the original post was to start drama or to get a response out of me or another homestuck.

As for the homestuck meetup, as far as I know we are going to meet around the entrance and then stay out of the convention area. We will probably stay on LiU but not even that is certain yet. We will also do our best to reduce things such as people honking horns seeing as people complained about that last year.
As a final note, I am not a girl. Emi is short for Emille.

I am expecting a underage ban for this post, but I will probably lurk around the thread so if you have any wishes regarding the administration of the meet I will probably see them and do my best to make sure we aren't ruining anyones con experience.

Who here is going to närcon and what will you be cosplaying?

>>6989288
Oh snap.

Any thoughts on the Nordic Cosplay Championships?

ncc.narcon.se

>>6990798
>ncc.narcon.se
The swedish contestants seems pretty meh. I prefer the danish and that norweigan cosplayer. Are the other two swedish contestants going to be announced on Närcon or why do we only have two?

I keep hearing Närcon is the best, but I haven't been able to go yet (maybe next year). I went to the last Uppcon and it really sucked, but that's coming from an American who's used to giant American conventions, so I'll probably be forever disappointed.

If I wanted to make a cosplay group at Närcon, should I use their forums or is there another better-used place?

>>6958651
How does one become a translator for a convention? I could be the most useless translator and translate between Swedish, English, and Faroese.

>>6981410
It's fun to sit in cosplay and keep to yourself, drawing at a table and sneaking photos of people.

Would anyone buy doujinshi written in Swedish?

>>6990839
If the fanbase is big enought probably. I've only ever bought in japanese but for those who can't read that it would probably be interesting.

>>6988574
She's just employed because she looks underage.
Source: The guy working in the sex shop above. Her AP rocking horse tattoo don't make it better.

>>6990893
Oh well, whatever rocks the customers boats...
Where's the tattoo at?

I love 4chan so much!

>>6990897

On her thigh. I guess she want it to move to the music.

>>6990948
You know, I see a lot of poorly thought out tattoos, but that's gotta top the list.

>>6990949
Taking the sweet-lolita-age-play hysteria to a new level.

>>6961695
22.

>>6990811
Isn't Tennyo in it this year too? Also, at least they seem to have sorted out some actual cosplayers as judges this time around, and not the clusterfuck of randoms it was last year. But I'm not holding my breath for a decent competition, because it's fucking Närcon and Närcon fucking sucks.

>>6991114
No she was 3 years bellow me in school so unless she got held back she's at most 19.

>>6991254
She's born in 1992 according to ratsit.se

>>6990811
Some of the contestants look great, while others make me wonder how the competition to qualify was... Not as impressed.

Overall looking forward to seeing what they'll bring!

>>6990811
The 2 other Swedish contestants announced btw!

I live in Sweden and I'm new to cosplay. I'd like to visit a con to check it out. Which one should I attend? Are there any cool cons coming up soon?

>>6992495
Well Närcon is tomorrow so that's a bit late. Then there's a bunch of smaller cons depending on where in Sweden you live.

I'm not at Närcon, but right now all I see on Facebook is cosplay panic, complaints about the opening and huge confusion about details.

It's quite hilarious, actually.

>>6997052
Man, I've only seen two updates about it...
>Screencaps pls

>>6997090
Seconding this.

>>6992495
The website http://konvent.se should help you out. There is a map there where upcomming cons are marked so it is easy to find the ones in your area.

>>6997052
So we all just wait for Närcon to crash and burn. Is it flop a-clock?

So Närcon...
What's the verdict?
Great cosplay you saw? Thoughts about the competition?

>>6958849
>>6958712
>>6958705
>>6958668
This guy has moved to the homestuck fandom. Though he barely knows anything about the comic so I'm guessing he's just trying to hide from his reputation. He cosplays Tavros (that is the Taurus troll with the big horns) although really badly with fabric horns, no wig and terrible water based makeup. He has yet to do anything so he might just be looking for a second chance but I would say be careful around him regardless.
To anyone in the fandom it is very obvious he has no idea what he is doing though.

>>7003172
Saw him, my friends saw him, all of us screamed no at the same time.

>>7004548
Saw him a few times, and just turned around and went the other way. I'm glad I know that he is not just awkward now but a real creeper, because now I don't feel bad when trying to be so far away from him as possible.

>>7002942
I'm a bit sad I didn't get to play Monster Hunter 3U with anyone. I guess that's what I get for being a withdrawn awkward bastard. I got a ton of street passes though.

gay

just saw this on mint's blog
how did the lolita meet up go
Any sweet dramu people not getting invited ?