I know in prior years, on the wedesday of the con, many of us forumites, had an event "the Gencon forum stink".
I wonder, will it be going on this year, or cause of the covid restrictions, its been nixed?
The latter. No Stink this year.
_____________________________________ Alec Usticke, Fans of Gen Con Facebook Group
Seems like a good chance to regroup and retool* things going forward! Well, wait, I suppose that is what 2020 was, for that matter.
*and rename
If the beer garden is going to be there that is a good gathering place for everyone.
So maybe we can all put our heads together to get a new name for the gencon forum get-together...
I usually dance around criticism more than that, but I am glad to hear my friends and I are not the only people who find the name a legitimate barrier to entry.
Now, just like criticizing anything so popular it sells out immediately, well, I doubt the suggestions will be taken too seriously. But maybe if it becomes obvious that the "ha ha lol gamer smell bad lol" joke is about 20 years passé (at least) we might see some progress!
Usually people say "oh if you think the name is so bad, why don't you come up with a better one?" so I will preemptively come up with some better names off the top of my head
Gen-Congress Gamer Concord NerDétente (O.K. that is not actually a better name) Dragontailgate The Pre-Game (you know you like this one; I can already see the merchandise) Game Zero The First Roll (/First Turn, First Round) The Quest Begins
This is likely doubly pointless an endeavor as I doubt the people who run the Stink even post here anymore. In fact, I have absolutely no idea who does run it. Is it the Indy Mavens? That sounds right? I guess if they stop running it that would also be a chance to start up a new Wednesday meet-up event with one of those names?
"The Pre-Game" is an awesome name!
My vote is to rename it Gen Con Vanguard
On another note. Does anybody know if the venue (Union Station) will be open to gamers just hanging out on Wednesday anyway?
I like the pre game option, and the Gen-Congress.. I also like the "First roll"..
Sounds like i need to create a poll thread...
"The Roll For Initiative"
I am glad to hear some positive reactions to "The Pre-Game" because as soon as I typed it I was like "oh dang I would totally go to this," haha. It is pretty universally applicable regardless of why an attendee is there.
Also AronMLopez' comment made me realize there are undoubtedly going to be people showing up at the usual time hoping something is going on. If any moderator-types are reading this, could we get a judgment call on whether that is plausible? If they are using Union Station this year I imagine it would indeed be available Wednesday night in some sense
I'm the usual Captain in charge at the Union Station, and I have no clue at this point.
The Stink used to be a completely unofficial event loosely ran by fourmites. It was not until recently it became a official unofficial event. Nothing stopping people from organizing a unofficial Stink. You just need a core of people to take initiative.
_____________________________________ Alec Usticke, Fans of Gen Con Facebook Group
And, FYI, while the Stink was canceled this year due to circumstances, it will return in 2022.
And here I thought it was cancelled because such events would not be allowed this year, not because the Indy Mavens just decided not to do it this year.
Knowing the Stink is returning next year, though, I do not see a way to create an event for this year without setting up a nerd blood feud for 2022 and ever onward. Nominally we would be drawing a different crowd, but realistically most people would just see competition for competition's sake. And for as much as I would love a Wednesday event I would actually attend, I would not initiate a rivalry to create one.
The only way I could imagine a new event working is if it were at a different time, and likely had a different goal, but it certainly seems to me it would literally just be "the pre-con gathering for people who find the other gathering's name insulting," unless I am missing something, haha.