Post #477620 by kick_the_reverb on Mon, Aug 17, 2009 5:00 PM

I had a great time this year, but I always go to these events mentally prepared to deal with the crowds and the lines.

As said above, no one is really dissing the fact that lines are long, and they have been getting longer each year. The suggestions to split up the lines, and maybe bring a a computer seem valid.
Now, for something that could make me look like a jerk: We stood in line about 40 minutes on Thrusday afternoon, and I was watching what was going on at the registration table. The only two additional things I can think about is for the volunteers to be less nice, so chit chat is kept to zero, and that people put on their own wrist bands...no need for the volunteers to put wrist bands on for people. But then, people would complain the volunteers are not nice enough :)

Room parties:
No one tells anyone to post their room parties publicaly. If you don't like over crowded parties, just host your own and tell your friends. I've been in both kind of parties of the years, and both can be fun.

"Hotel guests only":
Like many others, I can't afford the hotel rates (and being that I live 5 minutes from it, it doesn't make sense to get a room anyway). I don't think that using the pool should be such a big concern in an event like this.

One thing about the sit-down dining area at the Crowne Plaza bar (between the lobby and the restaurant) - for some reason the management chooses to have only one server at the busiest time (they do that every year), that is something I'd be happy to see changed.

Ran