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Incorrect takeaway from thread "My first PAX experience"
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Moderator Moe Fwacky closed the thread My first PAX experience by saying:
But this completely misses the point of the entire thread. It's important for the success of PAX 09 that the PAX organizers understand the correct takeaways from that thread rather than write it off as someone just whining (which it most definitely wasn't).
I made several constructive suggestions and observations in that thread, including:
Those are the real takeaways and points of that thread. Anyone who wrote me off as "whining" and not contributing anything constructive obviously didn't read everything I wrote.
PAX is like Project Meyham (a la Fight Club) you choose your own level of involvement
But this completely misses the point of the entire thread. It's important for the success of PAX 09 that the PAX organizers understand the correct takeaways from that thread rather than write it off as someone just whining (which it most definitely wasn't).
I made several constructive suggestions and observations in that thread, including:
- limit total number of PAX admissions sold to prevent overcrowding and keep lines shorter
- provide more seating
- host all panels and presentations inside of actual enclosed theaters with PA systems
- implement larger freeplay areas (perhaps via a "bring your own console" method akin to the "bring your own PC" area)
- welcome the casual gamers into your community as well, don't just cater to the obsessed fanatics
Those are the real takeaways and points of that thread. Anyone who wrote me off as "whining" and not contributing anything constructive obviously didn't read everything I wrote.
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Put this much effort into your PAX experience next year and you should have a great time.
I'm not bitching about anything. It's fine that the moderator closed the thread. I just want to make sure that the valuable constructive suggestions I had to offer did not get lost or overlooked.
Honestly I think you're better off posting these in the Suggestions for 09 thread and/or the Thanks and a few Notes thread that Khoo made. They're more likely to be perused by the powers that be.
Thanks tr0tsky, I'll do that.
I don't think that any of them are being overlooked. If you feel otherwise, there is indeed a suggestions thread that the event organizers are reading; and if you feel that your suggestions are truly constructive, that thread would be the best, most useful place to post them. Whether it's fair or not, the perception you cultivate on re-posting a closed thread is that you feel your own opinions are too important for the established suggestion thread; and this is not a perception that will benefit you.
Sorry, that wasn't my intent at all. I didn't even see that there was an established suggestion thread, because my eyes are trained to automatically ignore all the sticky threads at the top of forums.
You should untrain them here :P