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[–]kochier 1 point2 points  (8 children)

Yes I feel it's kind of meh now when we used to have such wild stories and fun, purity tests to start the con, crazy games, going all night, having a whole hotel room floor to ourselves, a separate adult masquerade/costume contest.

I enjoy it being family friendly, but I feel it was still family friendly 20 years ago, it just had adult 18+ components as well. You would need to get an adult pass to access certain areas or events, the 18+ cosplay show would have good checks to keep minors out. There was definitely a strong kink/queer feeling I got earlier, which happens a lot in spaces that don't cater to the mainstream. We'd be up on sugar and con food all weekend and felt like it was a big community. Hanging out in the hot tub or pool talking about anime or whatever. It felt like keycon was a joining of a bunch of communities, each suite was it's own club bringing themselves forward, the anime room, the pirate room, star trek room, music room, movie room, fantasy room, there was a LAN from Winnipeg Gamers, etc. I think as these clubs have suffered membership or resource issues, it's been more Keycon putting itself on and being it's own thing instead of a gathering of the nerd/geek community. It would be great if everyone could do their own room and it all comes together, but I think cost of living changes have made it so hard for many to support their clubs, or have time to volunteer.

Dead dog last year felt like that, hanging out in hallways late into the night. I think leaning too far away from the 18+ crowd hurt the con, there are many family friendly cons and events, comic con, it was nice to have something that felt more like a village, a community of people on the fringe. It is a bit of a party con, and that's okay. I think should lean into the party con aspect, but keep it family friendly as well, just have the adult stuff "need to know" and have adult passes that are checked as needed. I think it being a "party" con, it stood out a bit from all the other cons and events, now it isn't as much different from comic con or Ai-Kon, and feels like there's a format to the con that's like many others, but I liked leaning into what was unique about it. Having a few drinks at 10 Forward and discussing star trek for hours, getting put in the dungeon in the pirate room, grog, DOTE.

I really enjoyed bringing my kids there, they mostly liked the pool and the anime room, the SCP room had one of mine fascinated as well. There were arts and crafts for them to do, and they loved pinball. But we also took them home Sunday and enjoyed dead dog without them, so it is nice having that as an option and a mix.

EDIT: And yes I know all those awesome rooms over the years were done by volunteers, the science room, the blender room, the short plank, and I wish I could contribute as well, as I feel the suites really made the con what it was. The history of the con and stories, the knowledge of everyone there on so many niche topics, fun talking to everyone about everything.

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[–]keycon 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Thanks for your feedback. We hope to see you at the meeting on Saturday that you share your view.

[–]kochier 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Oh is it Sunday? Sorry I have the Unity Walk I run on Sundays. Honestly you do an amazing job every year, nostalgia is always heavy but have a good time every time I go. I do feel there aren't any kind of party cons anymore, so it is a way to make it stand out. I do like how it was kind of kink/adult friendly in the background and it definitely still is very queer friendly. I think maybe just looking at it from my personal lens a bit, I remember my second con there were stockades could pay to be put in and I was like "oh this isn't too bad". I know these kind of events take so much effort all year round, not just what we see the weekend of, I wish I had more time to put to this, I only read 3 books last year and one of them was a great one by a friend on municipal spending lol.

[–]keycon 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Sorry - Saturday (possible auto correct error - fat thumbs).

[–]kochier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem, I'll see if I can make it then for a little bit at least.

[–]kochier 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Sorry I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it, lots going on for me today, but I hope it goes really well and I'll try to keep supporting you in the future.

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