Quote from: Antiquation!;1085142Welcome, and enjoy!

Edit: Side note, if anyone would like more entertainment or wants further reason never to return to TBP:

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/so-totalcon-sexism-and-safety-at-the-convention.842344/

A thread in which people are outraged at "only cishet old white men" have been invited as guests of honor, despite the fact they're just the returning GoH that have been around for years AND the organizer being a woman (who deliberately attempted to invite more women, which declined); she posts her thoughts as well.

Spoiler: it doesn't particularly work.

Heh. They should try harder, like my local con. https://breakoutcon.com/guests/

Even though its my local con, I just can't seem to work up the enthusiasm to actually go.

Quote from: BrokenCounsel;1085159Heh. They should try harder, like my local con. https://breakoutcon.com/guests/

Even though its my local con, I just can't seem to work up the enthusiasm to actually go.

With that guest list I CANNOT IMAGINE how you can resist attending! :eek:

Quote from: BrokenCounsel;1085159Heh. They should try harder, like my local con. https://breakoutcon.com/guests/

Even though its my local con, I just can't seem to work up the enthusiasm to actually go.

Whoa.

Quote from: S'mon;1085165With that guest list I CANNOT IMAGINE how you can resist attending! :eek:

Yeah. It's all a bit too X-cardy for me.

Quote from: SHARK;1085100I'm an American, and a veteran. I have zero patience for enforced ideological group-think, and I refuse to tolerate such nonsense.

Hey, SHARK

I always imagined that part of being a veteran was going through the enforced ideological group think.

Quote from: BrokenCounsel;1085159Heh. They should try harder, like my local con. https://breakoutcon.com/guests/

Even though its my local con, I just can't seem to work up the enthusiasm to actually go.

Greetings!

Geesus. The only name I recognize in that whole list of people is Robin Laws. He's also probably the most sane of the bunch. The rest all sound like stuffed-animal clutching SJW freaks.

I can't imagine summoning up a deep desire to attend such a convention with these people as special guests. By reading their bios, they are into games I have no interest in whatsoever. Their special Happy Rainbow Barney ideology that they all seem to embrace and champion makes them have zero appeal for me.

I'd much rather spend a weekend with a bunch of normal gamers, some good drink, and fine cigars, and playing D and D.

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK

As a "person of color " myself I hate seeing forced or token diversity.  In regards to that thread fro rpgnet, it seems the only people who care about too many white males are white near males themselves.

Quote from: Shasarak;1085169Hey, SHARK

I always imagined that part of being a veteran was going through the enforced ideological group think.

Greetings!

LOL!:D Well, yes, to an extent that is very true my friend. However, even the NCO's openly tell you that by volunteering, we have voluntarily surrendered or abrogated certain aspects of our rights as citizens. Such is required to organizing and running a military that is ready for war. Thinking *differently*, thinking you're special, demanding to express your opinion, or insisting that your view or choices are right, can easily get other members of the unit killed, including yourself. Secondary effects can bring about death and defeat for many, all because *one* individual decided they could sleep on guard duty, or decided they knew better about X than their NCO or Commander. All of that is to say, that there is certainly a demand and requirement of ideological, psychological, and behavior conformity that must be observed by every member of the military. That abrogation of personal freedom and rights is also some of what we veterans sacrifice by serving our nation. The government owns you!:D

Like one of my Drill Instructors told us during Boot Camp; "Yes, Recruits. Your heart may belong to Jesus, but yo' ass belongs to the Corps!"

As he proceeded to march us out to the sand pit, doing physical PT until we were in pools of sweat in the hot sun, and then made us roll around in the sand, showing us that we could become a "Sugar Cookie". Ah yes. I remember those days well, my friend!:D Funny thing too, our instructors explained to us even in the very beginning, that our training and experiences in the Marine Corps would change our souls, for our entire lives. No matter what we did, or how long we lived, a thousand little details would remain with us from being made into Marines. Good stuff, Shasarak!

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK

Quote from: Antiquation!;1085142Welcome, and enjoy!

Edit: Side note, if anyone would like more entertainment or wants further reason never to return to TBP:

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/so-totalcon-sexism-and-safety-at-the-convention.842344/

A thread in which people are outraged at "only cishet old white men" have been invited as guests of honor, despite the fact they're just the returning GoH that have been around for years AND the organizer being a woman (who deliberately attempted to invite more women, which declined); she posts her thoughts as well.

Spoiler: it doesn't particularly work.

Well...

Quote from: Some idiot from that thread22 white guys, 1 Asian, 2 African American.
Wow. That's really representative of the industry alright.

If the 2 women they invited had accepted, then...yeah actually, not too far off, if I had to guess.

Here's the Guest of Honor rule, you get 1 per 1000 attendees.

Beyond that, its mostly just a list of "industry people who got a free badge"

Quote from: Antiquation!;1085142Spoiler: it doesn't particularly work.

Thread is a shitshow. Watching crazycongirl try to kiss all their asses, only to get bitchslapped was particularly cringey.

Just got myself a perma for changing my Avatar to a Trump sticker. The mod was triggered enough to remove it so fragile eyes wouldn't be harmed.

Goodbye after 17 years. Nothing of value was lost. It's rather incredible how traffic has dropped over the past few years.

Quote from: Ratman_tf;1085198Thread is a shitshow. Watching crazycongirl try to kiss all their asses, only to get bitchslapped was particularly cringey.

They really, truly are insane zealots. I don't particularly enjoy using those terms against people I disagree with because I think it's generally reductive and insular, but in this case I can't help but believe that's an accurate description of these people.

Quote from: Antiquation!;1085142Welcome, and enjoy!

Edit: Side note, if anyone would like more entertainment or wants further reason never to return to TBP:

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/so-totalcon-sexism-and-safety-at-the-convention.842344/

A thread in which people are outraged at "only cishet old white men" have been invited as guests of honor, despite the fact they're just the returning GoH that have been around for years AND the organizer being a woman (who deliberately attempted to invite more women, which declined); she posts her thoughts as well.

Spoiler: it doesn't particularly work.

Why don't those retards just make their own con if they have problems with all the other ones?

Quote from: Brad;1085205Why don't those retards just make their own con if they have problems with all the other ones?

That would make too much fucking sense. But I don't think taking their ball and finding their own playground counts as "progress". They'd probably come up with some bizarre mental gymnastics for why doing so would be both racists and empowering to the male patriarchy or some such horseshit.