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« on: September 09, 2006, 06:06:17 pm »
Portland Tribune Article

Check out the article in the Portland Tribune. They were basically kind, though the title was kind of silly.
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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2006, 06:11:13 pm »
thanks meg for brnging this up!
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2006, 06:11:23 pm »
When I read the title, I almost lost what food I was eating from laughing too hard.
xD

*Reads* "Invasion of anime geek...s..." *snerk*
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« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2006, 06:16:54 pm »
That its very very amusing. Especially the fact they guy who is doing the report hasnt the slightest clue of what is around him.

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« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2006, 06:35:32 pm »
HAHAHA,
Who was dressed as a giant bug? xD

OUUUUGGH
He also has no idea what he's talking about when he's talking about Gothic Lolita! >__<
"There are also “gothic Lolitas,” girls dressed in frilly black and white frocks, who have borrowed a Japanese teen fad for dressing like a Victorian doll."
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« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2006, 06:49:29 pm »
"It looks like a high school on Halloween, and the hotel desk clerks do not look amused."
*laughing so hard that she falls of her chair, and sees little pikachus dancing around her head*

*after comming to* I love that line!
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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2006, 06:57:39 pm »
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"It looks like a high school on Halloween, and the hotel desk clerks do not look amused."
*laughing so hard that she falls of her chair, and sees little pikachus dancing around her head*

*after comming to* I love that line!
Thing is, my High school doesn't even do that.
xD;

My middle school did.
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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2006, 07:00:05 pm »
Hmm..that's cool. Obviously most people don't really know what to write when they write about a con, but cool nonetheless.
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« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2006, 07:09:48 pm »
lol he sounds like he's visiting earth for the first time...  I understand being new to anime in general, but jeez, this is just ridiculous lol
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« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2006, 08:48:52 pm »
I say we burn their place of business to the ground. That article makes me mad. The guy took a picture of my friend and I don't see it. He even said that he was going to use her photo. It is unforgivable, they ALL deserve to be punished!!!

Oh, I guess the stuff that was written was neat though. ^_^

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« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2006, 09:05:56 pm »
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"It looks like a high school on Halloween, and the hotel desk clerks do not look amused."
*laughing so hard that she falls of her chair, and sees little pikachus dancing around her head*

*after comming to* I love that line!
Thing is, my High school doesn't even do that.
xD;

My middle school did.
I so wish my high school did that.  =o  I'd have an excuse to go all con on them!  xD

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« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2006, 09:17:08 pm »
"This is Kumoricon, Oregon’s annual gathering of anime fans, a 2,000 person-strong army of self-admitted geeks"

So....this army.....can we like take over the country? Let's start with old folks homes. yosh!
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« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2006, 09:20:02 pm »
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HAHAHA,
Who was dressed as a giant bug? xD

OUUUUGGH
He also has no idea what he's talking about when he's talking about Gothic Lolita! >__<
"There are also “gothic Lolitas,” girls dressed in frilly black and white frocks, who have borrowed a Japanese teen fad for dressing like a Victorian doll."
Excuse me while I go rant on my livejournal.


Double post.....sorry. But I think maybe he meant giant gir.
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« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2006, 09:22:11 pm »
"Anime is, simply put, Japanese animation. The basic anime template is fairly familiar: Childlike characters with huge, sparkly eyes and spiky hair get swept up in a save-the-universe fantasy adventure."

I think that description only covers the later part of the DragonBall series... o.o

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« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2006, 09:48:19 pm »
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I think that description only covers the later part of the DragonBall series... o.o


Yeah that description mostly relates to shoujo.. I dunno it is kinda annoying to keep hearing him call us geeks and nerds, it's alright for us to say it jokingly but it is like he is making fun of us ;-;

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« Reply #15 on: September 09, 2006, 10:03:38 pm »
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"It looks like a high school on Halloween, and the hotel desk clerks do not look amused."
*laughing so hard that she falls of her chair, and sees little pikachus dancing around her head*

*after comming to* I love that line!
Thing is, my High school doesn't even do that.
xD;

My middle school did.
I so wish my high school did that.  =o  I'd have an excuse to go all con on them!  xD
Oh man, that'd be fun.  xD

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« Reply #16 on: September 09, 2006, 10:17:17 pm »
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"It looks like a high school on Halloween, and the hotel desk clerks do not look amused."
*laughing so hard that she falls of her chair, and sees little pikachus dancing around her head*

*after comming to* I love that line!
Thing is, my High school doesn't even do that.
xD;

My middle school did.
I so wish my high school did that.  =o  I'd have an excuse to go all con on them!  xD
Oh man, that'd be fun.  xD

"Hey, let's dress up as anime characters and scare the crud out of people!"
"OKAY~!"

Well, my first cosplay was Sailor Moon when I was 6, and I wore that to school.
Man, did I ever stand out.

That is so cool.  I'd so cosplay as sailor moon TODAY if I got the chance...  Even though I'm not a fan or anything.  xD  I love making people laugh..  Sacrificing my dignity for others' amusement is just a part of life.  <3

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« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2006, 10:46:59 pm »
Cosplay puts on the drama

Uhde leads me into a carpeted ballroom, where the cosplay competition is in full swing. In front of an audience of more than 500 people, two young men are acting out a skit on stage. They hold gigantic swords – they’re warriors from a video game – but they decide not to do battle. The audience laughs and cheers.

When a woman with long blond hair and black samurai armor appears on stage, the crowd erupts in applause. I don’t know why.


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    Oh and yes i was a samurai with a gigantic sword i mean come on who wouldnt cheer for that  ( i am the chibiroth b****)lol
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« Reply #18 on: September 09, 2006, 11:09:36 pm »
Man, this guy didn't know ANYTHING when he wrote this.  He didn't even know what DDR was.  You'd think it's been around long enough for people to know what it is at the very least.

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"What's that?"
"It's DDR."
"What?"
"You know, the Dancing Game."
"No clue."
"The game that makes you tired just watching other people do it."
"Oh yeah."

Still, very entertaining to read.

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« Reply #19 on: September 10, 2006, 12:09:37 am »
Oh nooooez, not another article that makes us anime fans look like total jack@$$es . . . why do people that wanna poke fun at us always end up being the ones reporting?!  They never get people who care or know what they're talking about . . .

*grumble grumble*

Poor Sephy-chan, mistaken for a girl!  Well, technically a girl as cross-play, but . . . XD  That part did amuse me.  She was a gret Sephiroth . . .
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« Reply #20 on: September 10, 2006, 12:30:18 am »
The Oregonian covered us better back in '04. They had a very nice picture of Sean with GitS 2 on his TV behind him. They also put their piece in the paper BEFORE the convention and not afterwards.

this reporter sounds like one of the drunk wedding people we had to deal with, but at least he doesn't sound like one of the drunk BASEBALL DADS!
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« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2006, 01:07:34 am »
Does anyone have the 04 article? I remember that was pretty badass.

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« Reply #22 on: September 10, 2006, 01:11:15 am »
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Oh nooooez, not another article that makes us anime fans look like total jack@$$es . . . why do people that wanna poke fun at us always end up being the ones reporting?!  They never get people who care or know what they're talking about . . .

*grumble grumble*

Poor Sephy-chan, mistaken for a girl!  Well, technically a girl as cross-play, but . . . XD  That part did amuse me.  She was a gret Sephiroth . . .


Maybe if some girls gave the reporter a hug and screamed YAOI, the article would have been a bit more complementary towards everyone at the convention.

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« Reply #23 on: September 10, 2006, 01:56:19 am »
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Maybe if some girls gave the reporter a hug and screamed YAOI, the article would have been a bit more complementary towards everyone at the convention.



With mundane journalists I think that would have hurt us and they would have written something like "Wannabe Japanese preteens were seen randomly assaulting people around the convention and screaming things at them. Two such girls grabbed me at one point and shouted Japanese obscenities at me. There is word of some of the hotel staff sueing the convention due to this activity."


.............can you tell I don't like journalists?
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« Reply #24 on: September 10, 2006, 02:32:54 am »
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Maybe if some girls gave the reporter a hug and screamed YAOI, the article would have been a bit more complementary towards everyone at the convention.



With mundane journalists I think that would have hurt us and they would have written something like "Wannabe Japanese preteens were seen randomly assaulting people around the convention and screaming things at them. Two such girls grabbed me at one point and shouted Japanese obscenities at me. There is word of some of the hotel staff sueing the convention due to this activity."


.............can you tell I don't like journalists?


I was injecting the topic with some dry sarcasm anyway. xD

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« Reply #25 on: September 10, 2006, 06:24:43 am »
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When a woman with long blond hair and black samurai armor appears on stage, the crowd erupts in applause. I don’t know why.


    yes our skit!! lol yes we cannot  "battle" with those big swords cause they would kill some one
    Oh and yes i was a samurai with a gigantic sword i mean come on who wouldnt cheer for that  ( i am the chibiroth b****)lol


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« Reply #26 on: September 10, 2006, 09:07:13 am »
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Does anyone have the 04 article? I remember that was pretty badass.

I'm sure I have it lying around somewhere.  Problem is I have no clue where to start looking.

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« Reply #27 on: September 10, 2006, 09:54:40 am »
lol thanks that wig that i had was a piece of crap
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« Reply #28 on: September 10, 2006, 11:36:19 am »
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Does anyone have the 04 article? I remember that was pretty badass.

so do i and yeah read what negima wrote...
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« Reply #29 on: September 10, 2006, 12:19:01 pm »
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Oh nooooez, not another article that makes us anime fans look like total jack@$$es . . . why do people that wanna poke fun at us always end up being the ones reporting?! They never get people who care or know what they're talking about . . .

*grumble grumble*


Dude, don't kid yourself.  Just accept it, with the realization that there's probably all sorts of worse kinds of jackasses you could be.  Besides, I prefer to be called a geek.

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« Reply #30 on: September 10, 2006, 12:19:28 pm »
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"It looks like a high school on Halloween, and the hotel desk clerks do not look amused."
*laughing so hard that she falls of her chair, and sees little pikachus dancing around her head*

*after comming to* I love that line!
Thing is, my High school doesn't even do that.
xD;

My middle school did.
I so wish my high school did that.  =o  I'd have an excuse to go all con on them!  xD
Oh man, that'd be fun.  xD

"Hey, let's dress up as anime characters and scare the crud out of people!"
"OKAY~!"

Well, my first cosplay was Sailor Moon when I was 6, and I wore that to school.
Man, did I ever stand out.

That is so cool.  I'd so cosplay as sailor moon TODAY if I got the chance...  Even though I'm not a fan or anything.  xD  I love making people laugh..  Sacrificing my dignity for others' amusement is just a part of life.  <3
xD
I'd just gotten my hair cut from it being below my waist, so I had short hair.  It was funny trying to get in the buns.
Eventually, we just made me some mouse ears out of the top layer of my hair and I went that way.
It was bad, but I loved it.

Yes...I agree.  <3
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« Reply #31 on: September 10, 2006, 12:40:01 pm »
regardless the paper could have sent someone with atleast SOME knowledge of anime or video games to do the article.  Sending this guy made us look bad in alot of ways.  Its truely sad to see that the paper is more about slander and less about covering whats really going on.
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« Reply #32 on: September 10, 2006, 01:14:19 pm »
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regardless the paper could have sent someone with atleast SOME knowledge of anime or video games to do the article.  Sending this guy made us look bad in alot of ways.  Its truely sad to see that the paper is more about slander and less about covering whats really going on.


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« Reply #33 on: September 10, 2006, 01:26:11 pm »
whatever. There will always be critics, there will always be non-critics (Find me a word for non-critic, and I'll change it here)

But the article was definitely biased.
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« Reply #34 on: September 10, 2006, 01:52:04 pm »
lol, what I love is that if I tried to write an article about football or something, it would basically sound just like this article.  

"These self-titled 'fans' gather, occasionally adorned in face paint or coordinated colors, to cheer for their favorite players.  They fill the stands, watching a group of uniformed men run back and forth accross a field, jumping on each other."

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« Reply #35 on: September 10, 2006, 01:52:08 pm »
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Maybe if some girls gave the reporter a hug and screamed YAOI, the article would have been a bit more complementary towards everyone at the convention.



With mundane journalists I think that would have hurt us and they would have written something like "Wannabe Japanese preteens were seen randomly assaulting people around the convention and screaming things at them. Two such girls grabbed me at one point and shouted Japanese obscenities at me. There is word of some of the hotel staff sueing the convention due to this activity."


.............can you tell I don't like journalists?

Not all Journalists are bad. I wrote this awesome article for my school paper reviewing a J-Rock singer. :D

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« Reply #36 on: September 10, 2006, 01:55:20 pm »
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whatever. There will always be critics, there will always be non-critics (Find me a word for non-critic, and I'll change it here)

But the article was definitely biased.


I don't think there is a word for non-critic. Maybe two though. Unbiased professional?

The article wasn't very professional though. Unless that column is supposed to have the writer's personal opinion on something ooze in from all directions. Maybe Anne just thought that he/she was above things like this convention and this was an insult to an elite reporter such as himself...

I still wanna know who from the hotel wasn't amused by what was going on. From what I saw, alot of the employees had smiles on their faces. Unless that is in their job description. Were their eyes sad, or filled with such rage that anyone who was in cosplay could not recognize the fury that burned in their hearts?

Anyway, yay for being a cynic!

Okay, I'm done on the lite bashing of this article. The ignorance is kind of cute, so no reason to be upset. ^_^

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« Reply #37 on: September 10, 2006, 02:20:54 pm »
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... Maybe Anne just thought that he/she was above things like this convention and this was an insult to an elite reporter such as himself...


"Anne" was a she.  I talked to her for a moment when she was in the creation station with the con chair.   She was polite but this was all new to her and she had no frames of reference.  Half of what Meg was saying to her was explanations of terms and activities.

Maybe it’s my fault she did not take it serious.  They came by my area and Meg said, “This is the new repair station ware con goers can get their costumes and props repaired”.  And I said “Yeah as long as I had to bring all this crap here to teach a class I figured I could fix any junk that get broke.”

Meg rushed her away before I could ask about her glasses
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« Reply #38 on: September 10, 2006, 02:48:09 pm »
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... Maybe Anne just thought that he/she was above things like this convention and this was an insult to an elite reporter such as himself...


"Anne" was a she.  I talked to her for a moment when she was in the creation station with the con chair.   She was polite but this was all new to her and she had no frames of reference.  Half of what Meg was saying to her was explanations of terms and activities.

Maybe it’s my fault she did not take it serious.  They came by my area and Meg said, “This is the new repair station ware con goers can get their costumes and props repaired”.  And I said “Yeah as long as I had to bring all this crap here to teach a class I figured I could fix any junk that get broke.”

Meg rushed her away before I could ask about her glasses


Yeah but, after the convention Anne could have easily just googled some of this stuff for a couple of hours and then written her article. Instead the whole thing looks silly.

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« Reply #39 on: September 10, 2006, 02:48:21 pm »
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lol, what I love is that if I tried to write an article about football or something, it would basically sound just like this article.  

"These self-titled 'fans' gather, occasionally adorned in face paint or coordinated colors, to cheer for their favorite players.  They fill the stands, watching a group of uniformed men run back and forth accross a field, jumping on each other."
You have no idea how hard that made me laugh. :''D
My cousin used to be a football player before he decided to be a lawyer, so I've had experience at a game or two...

But anyway, coming from someone who took a journalism class last year, it's really hard to write something about what you like because it'll definitely be biased.  This article, unless an opinion column, is extremely unprofessional.
Either that, or s/he had major writers' block considering 1: how short it is and 2: how many negative words they used to describe us.  >>
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« Reply #40 on: September 10, 2006, 03:13:10 pm »
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lol, what I love is that if I tried to write an article about football or something, it would basically sound just like this article.  

"These self-titled 'fans' gather, occasionally adorned in face paint or coordinated colors, to cheer for their favorite players.  They fill the stands, watching a group of uniformed men run back and forth accross a field, jumping on each other."
You have no idea how hard that made me laugh. :''D
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yay, that makes me happy  :D

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« Reply #41 on: September 10, 2006, 03:26:56 pm »
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lol, what I love is that if I tried to write an article about football or something, it would basically sound just like this article.  

"These self-titled 'fans' gather, occasionally adorned in face paint or coordinated colors, to cheer for their favorite players.  They fill the stands, watching a group of uniformed men run back and forth accross a field, jumping on each other."
You have no idea how hard that made me laugh. :''D
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yay, that makes me happy  :D


you forgot the part about how Football is realy Yaoi as the are all young healthy men and when they get done jumping on each other they take a shower together and hit each other with towles.


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« Reply #42 on: September 10, 2006, 04:22:26 pm »
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try FANS or SUPPORTERS  =D

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lol, what I love is that if I tried to write an article about football or something, it would basically sound just like this article.  

"These self-titled 'fans' gather, occasionally adorned in face paint or coordinated colors, to cheer for their favorite players.  They fill the stands, watching a group of uniformed men run back and forth accross a field, jumping on each other."
You have no idea how hard that made me laugh. :''D
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yay, that makes me happy  :D


you forgot the part about how Football is realy Yaoi as the are all young healthy men and when they get done jumping on each other they take a shower together and hit each other with towles.


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lol, what I love is that if I tried to write an article about football or something, it would basically sound just like this article.  

"These self-titled 'fans' gather, occasionally adorned in face paint or coordinated colors, to cheer for their favorite players.  They fill the stands, watching a group of uniformed men run back and forth accross a field, jumping on each other."
You have no idea how hard that made me laugh. :''D
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yay, that makes me happy  :D


you forgot the part about how Football is realy Yaoi as the are all young healthy men and when they get done jumping on each other they take a shower together and hit each other with towles.


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lol, don't worry, that was going to make it into the next paragraph-had their been one.

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« Reply #45 on: September 11, 2006, 01:10:28 pm »
I resent some of that, I mean, I'm not in high school, while a lot may have been, there were a lot that are not... Stupid press generalizing...
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« Reply #46 on: September 11, 2006, 01:35:40 pm »
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I resent some of that, I mean, I'm not in high school, while a lot may have been, there were a lot that are not... Stupid press generalizing...


I hope you can at least understand why that generalization was made.  My initial reaction upon arrival at the con was OMG! Everyone here's ten years younger than me! WTF?

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« Reply #47 on: September 11, 2006, 02:39:32 pm »
In defense of Anne (a very nice woman) -

She has to sell this stuff to an audience that knows even less than she does. And she meant no disrespect with the term "geek". Lots of us anime fans (myself included) refer to ourselves that way with pride. I guess it's kind of like the word "queer". *Some* people who are in same sex relationships can use the word, and own it as a form of empowerment. But it's just plain wrong to use it if you are straight. (Unless you are saying something is odd.)

As for bias - bias is what you receive when someone is trying to influence your decision one way or another for personal gain. Like the a phamacuetical company giving data that there product is safe. They would benefit from that information, and therefore are biased. I doubt Anne had anything to gain from calling us geeks, or not knowing much about anime. Quite the contrary. She was able to present a niche culture to a larger audience by presenting what she actually SAW without use of jargon or too much inside info. As much as we hate to admit it, most people in the big world don't know anything about anime. I learned that just talking to her.

I hope this is helpful and informative, and I don't want to slight or guilt any of you. Just offering a different perspective.
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« Reply #48 on: September 11, 2006, 02:48:09 pm »
*hail meg*
as i was gonna say but she beat me to, when did geek become a bad name peoples? we wear our names with pride
ink in the paper is ink in the paper, true it  could of been better but you know it could of been a lot worse, as long as it's good for the convetion, its not we've never been called geek before
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« Reply #49 on: September 11, 2006, 03:28:07 pm »
It's one thing to self-proclaim you're a geek and your friends say you're geeky, but when some chick who doesn't even know you throws the term around in such a way it's super insulting.

I really don't think there's any way around that fact that the article was more insulting than informational and if you have to make fun of all of us and pass judgement to entertain some lame@$$ audience then I'd rather you didn't write about us at all.'

The Oregonian article a few years ago was really great, as was the Columbian's article on anime cons in genearl.
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« Reply #50 on: September 11, 2006, 08:26:44 pm »
Okay, since this Oregonian article seemed to set the standard , I'll see what I can do to dig it up. The Oregonian charges $2.95 for archived articles. I'll see if I can get it up on Friday after I get paid. OR we'll do this old school - library microfiche. Gus volunteered to go purusing. :)
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« Reply #51 on: September 11, 2006, 08:31:18 pm »
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OR we'll do this old school - library microfiche.


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« Reply #52 on: September 11, 2006, 08:37:06 pm »
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[...]As much as we hate to admit it, most people in the big world don't know anything about anime. I learned that just talking to her.

Let's just say I learned that because I'm half of the anime fans in my family.
My entire family.
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And the other half of that is twice my age.
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...Let's just say my parents were really weirded out while at the Con as my guardians.  xD

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« Reply #53 on: September 11, 2006, 09:07:07 pm »
I find that article's title offensive.
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« Reply #54 on: September 11, 2006, 09:08:46 pm »
evil monky have a copy ??
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« Reply #55 on: September 11, 2006, 09:13:07 pm »
i was talking to kendo boyfriend about this and he brought up a good point
"why should we care what others think as long as did you have fun at the con yes no yes? then why should  we care if people think were geeks because of it"
para frazen he talks fast, and he reminds me of my not caring wht other peeps thinks rule
well not rule more of a guildelines
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« Reply #56 on: September 11, 2006, 09:14:40 pm »
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I resent some of that, I mean, I'm not in high school, while a lot may have been, there were a lot that are not... Stupid press generalizing...


I hope you can at least understand why that generalization was made.  My initial reaction upon arrival at the con was OMG! Everyone here's ten years younger than me! WTF?
I know why it was made... It just bothers me that the press thought that... Dunno how to explain it. That people that wern't young were being chaperoned by the older people (other wise known as the people not aged under age)... :watches golden boy:
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« Reply #57 on: September 12, 2006, 11:33:55 am »
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Okay, since this Oregonian article seemed to set the standard , I'll see what I can do to dig it up. The Oregonian charges $2.95 for archived articles. I'll see if I can get it up on Friday after I get paid. OR we'll do this old school - library microfiche. Gus volunteered to go purusing. :)


XD  You don't gotta go and dig that up!  It's kinda silly none of us saved that, huh?  *sweatdrop*
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« Reply #58 on: September 12, 2006, 06:24:18 pm »
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I know I have the article.  I know I do.  I have an "idea" where it is but it's more of an educated guess.  I just need to go back to my parent's home and check my old room.

But if guspasho does decide to go check it out, I'm pretty sure it was the day before the convention in the Living Section if that helps out.

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« Reply #59 on: September 12, 2006, 11:08:51 pm »
it was, i remember  because it was my birthday it was the third of september
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« Reply #60 on: September 14, 2006, 02:04:43 am »
Seriously.


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« Reply #61 on: September 14, 2006, 10:33:54 am »
I thought the aritcle was a bit insulting myself.

I can explain it like this in two phrases:

1 Im such an idiot.

2 Your such an idiot

Which one is an insult and which is self inflicted abuse.  Thats what I think of when you say we can call ourselves geeks but when the newspaper says it, its insulting.

I didnt like the title, felt a bit insulted, only read a few lines and gave up. I have better things to do than to read an article that I dont enjoy reading.

I also agree with some of you, I would rather have no press than bad press, its harder to recover from bad than to build on nothing.

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« Reply #62 on: September 14, 2006, 11:07:11 am »
Thank you, Meg, for bringing the reporter into the Creation Station and kvelling (Yiddish for lovingly bragging about accomplishments by family members) about us :)

To my knowledge, this may be the first time KC fanfic (or maybe any fanfic?) was highlighted as a popular part of a con, in commercial, non-otaku media!
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« Reply #63 on: September 14, 2006, 12:44:28 pm »
Maybe it's just me, but am I the only one who wasn't insulted by the article? o.o

Sure it doesn't show us in an awesome light..but how many articles about cons in general do? I think it's just cool that the exposure is out there, regardless of how we see it.
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« Reply #64 on: September 14, 2006, 12:49:48 pm »
@ Mistress
It's no deal. I never got to see it. 2004 was my first year with Kumoricon, and just as an attendee.  I'd really like to read it, and would like to share.  :D
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« Reply #65 on: September 14, 2006, 12:56:49 pm »
LOL yeah u were an attendee that EVERYONE remembers.

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« Reply #66 on: September 14, 2006, 02:06:05 pm »
I'm  not offended by it.

After all it's just an aritcul.


It really doesnt matter what anyone else says about 'us'.

Specially since my name is pointed out directly.

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« Reply #67 on: September 14, 2006, 02:09:18 pm »
I'm surprised we're still talking about this.  The situation seems pretty straight-forward to me: group of people has geeky obsession.  Surprise! Everyone else thinks it's odd, and vaguely funny.  

I have a geeky hobby and (gasp) I'm really not all that interested in what most people think about that.  I'm free to consume whatever entertainment media I feel like, and I'm also entitled to laugh at others, such as, for example, those into pro-wrestling.  You'll never get most people's approval.    Move on.

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« Reply #68 on: September 14, 2006, 02:45:04 pm »
I just wanted to post my appology to the journalist of this article. Although I still feel the same way about the context of the article I know that I cannot hold it against the journalist as she really did not know what she was walking into. I do wish we had perhaps had another journalist that was more familiar with this "crowd" but I can see some good of this as those who do not know about this world can be introduced to it and perhaps enjoy it :)
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« Reply #69 on: September 14, 2006, 06:03:07 pm »
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LOL yeah u were an attendee that EVERYONE remembers.

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I forgot that was you.

Relating to the article:
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« Reply #70 on: September 16, 2006, 09:30:14 pm »
I think it's reat that there was some attention like this, but the title, and pieces of the article, I think were meant to slam anime fans, and not in a way that we would laugh about.  To me, it felt like the writer was saying, "Dear God, why was I given this assignment?" or "And I thought Trekkies were pathetic."
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« Reply #71 on: September 16, 2006, 10:17:41 pm »
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"And I thought Trekkies were pathetic."


On this, at least, we can all agree, no?

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« Reply #72 on: September 19, 2006, 03:21:48 am »
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I thought the aritcle was a bit insulting myself.

I can explain it like this in two phrases:

1 Im such an idiot.

2 Your such an idiot

Which one is an insult and which is self inflicted abuse.  Thats what I think of when you say we can call ourselves geeks but when the newspaper says it, its insulting.

I didnt like the title, felt a bit insulted, only read a few lines and gave up. I have better things to do than to read an article that I dont enjoy reading.

I also agree with some of you, I would rather have no press than bad press, its harder to recover from bad than to build on nothing.

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If you think this article is insulting, you should get out more.

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« Reply #73 on: September 19, 2006, 05:12:54 pm »
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If you think this article is insulting, you should get out more.


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« Reply #74 on: September 24, 2006, 01:55:30 pm »
HAHAH!!! I think that's hillarius. I love it when people who arn't "anime geeks" try and explian stuff like kumoricon! They always end up making a fool of themselves (in our eyes anyways).

And as far as it being insulting, mabye a little, but at the same time it is truly amusing.
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« Reply #75 on: September 24, 2006, 10:52:18 pm »
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XD  You don't gotta go and dig that up!  It's kinda silly none of us saved that, huh?  *sweatdrop*


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« Reply #76 on: September 25, 2006, 11:49:03 am »
i was just looking for my calculator and i found my copy of it!
i didnt findd my calic tho :X
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« Reply #77 on: September 27, 2006, 01:23:24 pm »
Can you bring it to the meeting? I haven't had a chance to go digging yet.

I REALLY wanted to have my picture on the cover....I wore leather pants for nothing....

The reporter didn't come across as mean or seem like she wanted to poke fun at all. She really came across as...timid. I'm sure she has her own geeky obsession. (Maybe she's a Trekkie. :D)
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« Reply #78 on: September 27, 2006, 01:25:11 pm »
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Can you bring it to the meeting? I haven't had a chance to go digging yet.

I REALLY wanted to have my picture on the cover....I wore leather pants for nothing....

The reporter didn't come across as mean or seem like she wanted to poke fun at all. She really came across as...timid. I'm sure she has her own geeky obsession. (Maybe she's a Trekkie. :D)


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« Reply #79 on: September 28, 2006, 12:47:05 pm »
Sorry if you thought I rushed her out. It had nothing to do with anyone in the room, I just only had so long to show her all the cool stuff at the con before the photographer showed.
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« Reply #80 on: September 28, 2006, 08:50:49 pm »
consider it bought.....i really hope i can find my calc tho i got to tear my room apart again
i dont thing my room will ever be clean....
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« Reply #81 on: October 03, 2006, 12:45:22 pm »
I'd like to invite all of you who disliked (or even liked!) the article to try it out for yourself. Really!

In response to the remarks made about the Portland Tribune article, Kumoricon Execs have opened a contest to write your own article. This article will be the info page and possibly the press release for Kumoricon 2007. Who can better tell what cons are really like than the fans themselves?

I know we've got a lot of talent out there. Check out the announcement in the Contest area of the forums for more info, and get writing! :O)
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« Reply #82 on: October 04, 2006, 10:55:31 pm »
ooo this sonds like fun.. i might give it a try..
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« Reply #83 on: October 20, 2006, 03:53:28 am »
I know this is a tad bit late but...

...Was that Eternal Yamcha playing Tetris Attack? Man... I'm shameless. I think it was, because in "Versus" mode I was playing Bowser out of fear that if I played Ralph, the Raven that I'd get beaten and well... Ralph is a dominating force when used by me. Plus, I think I was player 1.

And yeah, that article made me shiver, but hey, any non-negative publicity is good... I especially like the part about the hotel clerks not being happy.
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« Reply #84 on: October 27, 2006, 10:01:26 am »
Thank you for extending the deadline. I am lame and haven't put it all together yet, but I will submit...

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« Reply #85 on: October 27, 2006, 07:38:07 pm »
I have been working on one this week as well and I hope to get it in on time if I don't choke at work here.
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« Reply #86 on: November 04, 2006, 05:52:52 pm »
What IS the deadline for this? I can't find any mention of the contest anywhere in this topic.
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« Reply #87 on: November 04, 2006, 06:31:02 pm »
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What IS the deadline for this? I can't find any mention of the contest anywhere in this topic.

It's in the Contests forum, and on the front page. :)

(The deadline was extended to Saturday, November 11.)
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« Reply #88 on: November 09, 2006, 11:06:42 pm »
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What IS the deadline for this? I can't find any mention of the contest anywhere in this topic.

It's in the Contests forum, and on the front page. :)

(The deadline was extended to Saturday, November 11.)

Well, since this thread does obliquely reference the contest, I'll post this reminder in here, also:

The article contest deadline is in less than 48 hours!

See this thread for full details!
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« Reply #89 on: November 10, 2006, 12:16:17 am »
I'm still amused that our skit was in the article. Haha, I also still laugh when I read "a women in black samurai armor", its SEPHIROTH!!! Or as i call her, chibiroth.
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« Reply #90 on: November 10, 2006, 03:30:31 pm »
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I'm still amused that our skit was in the article. Haha, I also still laugh when I read "a women in black samurai armor", its SEPHIROTH!!! Or as i call her, chibiroth.
Rock out. I didn't realize that. That is really funny!

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« Reply #91 on: November 10, 2006, 11:45:33 pm »
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I'm still amused that our skit was in the article. Haha, I also still laugh when I read "a women in black samurai armor", its SEPHIROTH!!! Or as i call her, chibiroth.
Rock out. I didn't realize that. That is really funny!


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« Reply #92 on: November 14, 2006, 07:31:44 pm »
Hmm...I don't know whether I should be infuriated or amused...I guess I'll settle for vaguely displeased.

As far as newspaper articles go....you are DEFINITELY NOT supposed to call the people you're writing about "geeks" or "nerds" It's just not a good plan. I mean...if we have an army and all we could crush them X3
It probably would've been better if the person had done just a TAD more research or had watched a little anime before....or was just not completely ignorant.

The gothic Lolitas part was confusing.

I think I'll show the article to my newspaper class and see what then think >_<;
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« Reply #93 on: January 11, 2007, 08:42:47 pm »
Haha! At parts i was annoyed, but when they mentuned the skit with chibiroth and the "2,000 person-strong army of self-admitted geeks" I fell out of my chair laughing. Ok i'll admit i didn't really fall out of my chair i was leaning back and the chair went down with me. XD
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« Reply #94 on: March 05, 2007, 09:49:14 pm »
New version is up on Kumoricon.com!

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« Reply #95 on: March 06, 2007, 08:46:14 pm »
yeah, I read that. She didn't know what was going on, but wrote down everything that she saw.[/size]

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