So here is is the final versions of the front and back of the forum badge. 148 people helped bring this thing into existence and I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for that. Here is the final version of the forum badge:
Thank you for the awesome badge. This year I'll be sure to pick mine up lol! I did BYOC last year and still forgot. I have BYOC again this year though so I won't forget this time.
Pax Prime (West) '13, '14, '15, '16.
Pax South '16
Pax Prime 2015 Omeganaut
This is so exciting! It's my first PAXPrime (and only my second PAX w/o a small child attached to me), I'm really looking forward to getting to do extra stuff like this!
Awwww my wife's name is on the back... Sadly mine is not.... How can she claim hers?
Go to a pre-pax event where they are present and get one, or go to BYOC after noon-ish on Friday (kropotkin will tweet when they have landed in BYOC, it's usually around then) and get one there by answering one of the questions presented in the OP.
These are not set aside for the people whose names are on the back, they are for everyone that is a forumer if you can acquire one via the ways I just described.
The preparation of the forum badge creation, production and distribution is in its final stages and I have just ordered the A6 plastic sleeves you get with each badge. I have printed 250 badges as I do every year and ordered 105 more plastic sleeves, based on the remainder of sleeves carried over from last year. Those that are good at arithmetic will notice that there is a 145 return on the previous year's badge. That means 145 were thrown away as they were not collected. This always makes me somewhat sad as while there is enthusiasm for them in this thread and elsewhere, this appears to dissipate once PAX Prime actually starts.
Now I know we're all busy and we can't always make it to the BYOC registration desk because we're in line for 5 hours to watch a 10 minute video of a game that is coming out in a month, but I am simply asking, no make that pleading, just spend 10 minutes to pick up this forum badge. It's made for you to help you find others on this forum and to break the ice, which can be 1 mile thick for some of us!
As an aid I will be tweeting about them throughout PAX Prime and updating the PAX Prime Facebook page too just to remind you that they are there to be collected. Note that the Forum Badges will be removed at 4pm on Monday afternoon and those that remain when I collect them will be thrown away.
The preparation of the forum badge creation, production and distribution is in its final stages and I have just ordered the A6 plastic sleeves you get with each badge. I have printed 250 badges as I do every year and ordered 105 more plastic sleeves, based on the remainder of sleeves carried over from last year. Those that are good at arithmetic will notice that there is a 145 return on the previous year's badge. That means 145 were thrown away as they were not collected. This always makes me somewhat sad as while there is enthusiasm for them in this thread and elsewhere, this appears to dissipate once PAX Prime actually starts.
Now I know we're all busy and we can't always make it to the BYOC registration desk because we're in line for 5 hours to watch a 10 minute video of a game that is coming out in a month, but I am simply asking, no make that pleading, just spend 10 minutes to pick up this forum badge. It's made for you to help you find others on this forum and to break the ice, which can be 1 mile thick for some of us!
As an aid I will be tweeting about them throughout PAX Prime and updating the PAX Prime Facebook page too just to remind you that they are there to be collected. Note that the Forum Badges will be removed at 4pm on Monday afternoon and those that remain when I collect them will be thrown away.
It is sad to hear that any get thrown away. For reasons beyond my understanding, I get ridiculously excited about this badge... in the past, when going through checkpoints and asked to show my badge, far too often go to flash the forums badge instead of the actually PAX badge...
Throwing them away is hard to do, its such a sad end to something you have put your time, energy and let's face it expense in to for the sole benefit of your fellow forum members. I will be sure to pick my up badge and wear it all weekend!
I have all ready told my husband that we need to hit up the Pre-PAX boardgame night first just so I can pick it up. I hate to hear that any of them go to waste when you put so much work into them.
PAX Tickets: check!
Hotel Booked: check!
Sitter for the kids: check!
Excitement level rising: check, check and triple check!
There has been a mishap with the plastic holders. The company I order from sent me the wrong ones meaning we're 105 holders short. I'm very sorry about this, but it's outside of my control. There is a risk that you will get a badge without a holder and for that I'm very sorry.
There has been a mishap with the plastic holders. The company I order from sent me the wrong ones meaning we're 105 holders short. I'm very sorry about this, but it's outside of my control. There is a risk that you will get a badge without a holder and for that I'm very sorry.
Are the badges the same size as last year? Those of us who are hoarders like myself could reuse those holders.
There has been a mishap with the plastic holders. The company I order from sent me the wrong ones meaning we're 105 holders short. I'm very sorry about this, but it's outside of my control. There is a risk that you will get a badge without a holder and for that I'm very sorry.
Are the badges the same size as last year? Those of us who are hoarders like myself could reuse those holders.
I'm heading to the Pre PAX board game event for around 6pm ish then moving onto the pre-PAX Dinner. Badges will be available from the board game night at the Sheraton from that time.
@kropotkin Where are you today. I must have missed you yesterday.
I'm all over the place attending appointments, for I have a very bright yellow badge! I do wear my forum badge at all times too, so if you see me say hello
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List of names on the back:
Aardvark Vulgar
acaraba2
adambarg
adias.angel
alegria
aleph0
Alphonsis
anathale
bacon_avenger
Baka Al
banghi
Beigh
Birrhan
BitTWist
Bluemeane
BombClancy
Casai
cbellevie
ccbostick
ceres
chaosisorder
Chokecherry
ClannMorgan
Coldbrew
contrefait
corinnetags
couchapotamus
Crispy262
Cruxxes
Daksa
DapperPumpkin
DarkAliceNite
DashD
davobah
DeathNTaxes
Decius
DemonsMaster
DeToX86
DJofSparta
Dragon6860
draklan
Elliad
ElmoFuntz
f33rNapalm
Fenrisfang
firewaterword
flare21amg
flashe
forbiddenvoid
Forward
gorgeousplanet
Gorgol
Greatfrito
HAVOKNW
hml151
Hoboking006
hyrulehero96
Incarnadine
IncreaseBlue
itsshortstuff
jamsyarbots
jcphne
Joethefish
jukkakhan
JulieL
jumboto
KamikazePigeon01
Karick
kcrobinson
Keroan
Khadour
Kohei
kropotkin
Lady Amalthea
Lazorz
LerlertHerb
Lobstar
LTAcosta
MagnusCarter
Malgaras
MetaverseNomad
MetricalSky
Mighty
Mightyzinn
minisplat
mljonir
neo_blade01
Nfan10039
nil8r
nixter
Orezbus
ParoXoN
peetsnack
PookyAlert
punzie
Robert Khoo
Rogue_hunter
S2000Gan
Sammy.Sam
SanDogWeps
sanovah
savagehart
Serenity
seventyx7x
Sevorak
shadowscout
shdwcaster
ShiinaBat
Shivin
Simonton
SinoSamba
sirmrej
skitterbug
Sleepy Kitty
Solelron
Solosith
soozerella
Spud387
SutibunRi
Suzama
TabbyKat
TeganJ
Tgeekster
The Hanged Man
The Word of Bird
theoriginalz
tidbit
Timoon
tinedizzle
TOGSolid
totallyawesome
trippyxone
utterotter
Varg
Versuserik
vespachica
Volkat
wyndstar
Xarthan
Yamara
YoungFrey
Yuritau
zannah
zeale
zeromyst
zerzhul
Zombicus
zwitterion
Pax South '16
Pax Prime 2015 Omeganaut
PAX Prime 2014
These are not set aside for the people whose names are on the back, they are for everyone that is a forumer if you can acquire one via the ways I just described.
Now I know we're all busy and we can't always make it to the BYOC registration desk because we're in line for 5 hours to watch a 10 minute video of a game that is coming out in a month, but I am simply asking, no make that pleading, just spend 10 minutes to pick up this forum badge. It's made for you to help you find others on this forum and to break the ice, which can be 1 mile thick for some of us!
As an aid I will be tweeting about them throughout PAX Prime and updating the PAX Prime Facebook page too just to remind you that they are there to be collected. Note that the Forum Badges will be removed at 4pm on Monday afternoon and those that remain when I collect them will be thrown away.
It is sad to hear that any get thrown away. For reasons beyond my understanding, I get ridiculously excited about this badge... in the past, when going through checkpoints and asked to show my badge, far too often go to flash the forums badge instead of the actually PAX badge...
Thanks much for your efforts again!
Hotel Booked: check!
Sitter for the kids: check!
Excitement level rising: check, check and triple check!
Are the badges the same size as last year? Those of us who are hoarders like myself could reuse those holders.
Yes they are the same size.
PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXXX!
Is there a list of Pre-PAX events where I can pick one up?
The pre-pax dinner and pre-pax board game night
You have to ask at the byoc reg area - they weren't just sitting out when I went by. It's at the same table as the buttoneering container.
I'm all over the place attending appointments, for I have a very bright yellow badge! I do wear my forum badge at all times too, so if you see me say hello