Things other PAXs do

RILMS

So, I've been poking around on some of the other PAX boards and seeing their prep for their 2016 PAXs and they are making more things than just challenge coins.

They make Forum badges
http://wiki.paxcommunity.net/paxwiki/Forum_Badge
https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/201914/pax-east-2016-forum-badge

They make Steins
https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/201717/pax-community-steins-2016-voting-on-year-banner/p1

And buttons!
http://wiki.paxcommunity.net/paxwiki/Buttoneering



I'm not sure if we'd have enough time to do any of this (at least not the first two...maybe the third...) before our PAX...but it's something to keep in mind for next year!

Martoss

Sign me up for all the buttons! I only dipped my toe into it last year, but by the third day button collecting was starting to become an addiction. Becoming a "button dealer" seems like the next logical step.

macrogeek

The steins were problematic because they break easily and one person basically had to spend their whole pax distributing them in the lobby of the Westin.

Buttoneering is also popular at Prime/West and new in the last 3 years at East.

Irsool

I'd be into Buttoneering if it were to become a thing!

macrogeek

Looks like they did it last year. There are entries on the site: http://www.buttoneering.org/

LerlertHerb

Badges have only been produced by @Kropotkin as far as I'm aware. He makes the designing process a community activity, however, he absorbs the entire cost as well. As he hasn't attended South(he's a UK forumer) South has not had them.

kropotkin

LerlertHerb wrote: »

Badges have only been produced by @Kropotkin as far as I'm aware. He makes the designing process a community activity, however, he absorbs the entire cost as well. As he hasn't attended South(he's a UK forumer) South has not had them.

That is indeed true. Also only PAX East and Prime get Forum badges at present, but that may change on the assumption that those that attend PAX South and PAX Aus can take on the mantle of making and distributing the forum badges.