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[DavidB]

OK so if people have any improvements or suggestions for things they'd like to see changed or added etc at next year's London event .. do feel free!

We've had all the arguments/attacks etc in the 2007 section, so if we can avoid them here and just give clear points please

[Amber15]

Some signs saying when guests will be back from lunch etc. because last time some of the guests didn't even have signs saying anything, so it would be helpful to know when they'll be back rather than keep walking in the direction of the guest's queue to check if they're back yet or not.

[Charisma]

Dont put the big guests so close togther cus ppl just ram people out the way and it ends up like a bit slodge.

sort out enty people pushed way ahead of me when i had been qing longer.

[Psychosis]

I think the most important thing is to make the numbers visible. Maybe 6 foot tall guys can see the numbers, but especially if you're expecting there to be a large queue/popular guest, what we had this year just wasn't adequate. The numbers were scribbled in small writing on the bottom of a piece of A4 paper below head height, which you then had to push your way to the front of the queue just to see if you could get in the queue. Especially since I'm just a touch under 5'0 - I can't see over people's heads like that!

You could either buy a whiteboard to put somewhere, OR get an A3 piece of paper and just stick it to a wall so that people can see. Get a tall guy to do it, you wouldn't even need a ladder to put something over people's heads.

[gebes]

maybe some crew working outside before the doors actually open would be something for consideration?

My friends and I witnessed several people queue jumping by 'joining their friends' that they saw in the queue. This made a slight mockery of all those people who had made the effort to get up early to get in to the queue.

I realize this may be difficult to enforce, but it is one small thing I noticed ( more so on Sunday morning ! )

[nicky]

Any updates such as Patrick Stewart only signing for 4 hrs should be made public on the forum or wherever ASAP. If not then at least acknowledge it after the show (I think people are still waiting to hear about that?)

[starhunter]

a better venue but you know that, and some proper lines so people cant sneak in and queue jump

[jamie1138]

hello,
an intergrated tannoy announcement or pa system would go a long way to solving many of the problems as previously mentioned.
you could even call it radio lfcc'08,or something...
a designated seating area for folks to chill out,and make merry... most venues including ec2 will offer this facility for free,as they have chairs and tables readily available at notice.
a more personable emcee for the talks. sorry,but the plum who did the mike for the star wars talk had visible scars from his sense of humour bypass surgery...
in fact,i shall personally be approaching jason about that gig,lol...
so watch out!

[Mr Bennet]

Earls Court 2 is a better venue but more importantly, i want LIGHT

[Smallville]

I'm sure Earls Court has a tannoy system could use it  to call out which numbers the guests are signing upto, or a board by the organisers booth for the same reason.
A better layout of the stalls my friend and I found it a little confusing.
Seating/rest space to sort out items purchased and to relax for a bit.
Cheaper food and drink inside the arena, I bought a bottle of water £1.89.

That About It

[trekker1]

Prepaid tickets to go in 1st and then pay on the day. Virtual ticket boards in open areas.

[lams9999]

Please no more parallel photo sessions

[Yes...Mr Luthor]

Hi I have some suggestions on making the event run more smoothly the first is instead of everyone being let in and running and having a stampede to get there virtual tickets how about crew members walk past the cue before hand (before opening) and hand them out that way so this prevents running and people missing out, and the people who cue early get the low numbers etc and everyone who wants one gets one, the other thing is milo and adrians photoshoot was a sham, well the queuing system was we were being told to follow the crew and turn around several times and the fact that many people started near the front ish once told to follow the crew memeber and to turn around all the people at the front then become the people at the back ( if that makes sense) anyway what im suggestion is a simple barrier put up so people know where the starting point is and can queue up in a sensible fashion, No pushing in etc.

[Yes...Mr Luthor]

And another Thing and this might sound mean, but why dont you say to the guest doing photoshoots, right were going to sell i dunno 300 tickets online (NONE ON THE DAY) or 250 online and 50 during the day either way the guest know and showmasters know that there is a MAXIMUM of 300 and this will stop the photoshoots over running it will also ensure the photos will be developed and delivered to us in time and on the day. i know the show needs to make as much money as possbie but i say FIRST COME FIRST SERVE it would solve the above problems,

AGAIN with the virutal tickets dont ask a guest how many they can sign just tell them, right you have to get throught i dunno 500 ( i know they were getting to 800 plus) but i tihnk if people are having to pay £20 for an autograph  and i will use hayden as an example, you pay the 20 and you expect the same as everyone else, for example she started to right her full name, personlise, and hugs and kisses, by the end of the day or a good 3 hrs before the end, she was just writing her first name, no offence but if i have to pay the same aount as poeple getting full name and personlise i EXPECT the same for my money, i felt like saying ill give you a TENNER and ill be happy with you writing yout first name only. (THATS WHATS YOU GET FOR SAYING I CAN SIGN 1000) dont get me wrong i was happy to gets hers at all and meet her she was lovely. but at the end of the day its the fans that make or break these people so say you can sign less, take your time, give everybody the same, make the fans happy and no one can moan.

PLEASE SHOWMASTERS TAKE NOT ONLY MINE BUT EVERYONES THOUGTS INTO ACCOUNTS, LOVING WHAT YOUR DOING CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT, BUT PLEASE READ THESE COMMENTS AND IT WILL BE THE SMOOTHIST RUNNING CONVENTION.

[C.Parkers-Girl]

I do think skattering the BIG guests would be a good idea, it wont cause any bottlenecks and noone being pushed over in the mad rush for VT's.  If floor plans are stuck on the wall outside so people know where to head before going in, it would make life easier.

Find a way of handing out VT's while people are queueing. Even if its only the first 100 to pre-paid early birds then a few more to normal entry queue's, again it would be less pushing and if you were discreet about it them at back wouldnt try to queue jump cause they would not realise. that way people can walk away and cut the queues down.

Ill keep thinking :)

[Queen_Sindel]

Smallville, on Sep 7 2007, 11:40 PM, said:

I'm sure Earls Court has a tannoy system could use it  to call out which numbers the guests are signing upto, or a board by the organisers booth for the same reason.

I actually heard a couple of announcements being made via the speaker system. Unfortunately all I understood was mumbling. Seems to be a general problem with venue systems.

There've been whiteboards at all LFACCs before, so I hope they will be brought back for next year.

[nosfer2]

I was actually sent in the wrong direction for autographs by someone in the crew. Fortunately I didn't want the A-listers or I would have been very annoyed.

[susieanna]

It would be good to have the collection of photos more organised! it was a nightmare to collect my photo! for the first time i was atthe front of the queue but it didnt matter in the end and the number ticket we were given wasnt needed either. thanks

[nicky]

starhunter, on Sep 7 2007, 09:27 PM, said:

some proper lines so people cant sneak in and queue jump

I dont think there's a way in which that can be enforced. People jump queues everywhere, it's survival of the fittest and a dog eat dog world and I think it's probably up to the people in the queue themselves to be vigilant.

If there was someone present to prevent queue jumpers, what do you think they could do if the person refused to join the back of the queue? Even bouncers dont bother doing that outside nite clubs and bars. It's just common courtesy and etiquette and I don't think SM have a responsibility there, more the people in the queue themselves.

Edited by nicky, 09 September 2007 - 11:06 AM.

[freshjim]

having 2 Q's one for the people that paid for the early bird tickets and one for people to buy the tickets, and also as someone said before staff to check Q JUMPERS!

Sorry didnt read above reply : )