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I'm chasing down a Charles Dance one. Any ideas on how far down the line these will be?

Ah, so he is still attending? I've had a look through the threads and tried to piece together what was said on what date and I'm guessing he's 100% there? It's a little conflicted..

I don't want to moan but do have, what I hope will be noted as ideas/feedback for improvement for future cons. 1) I don't know what the capacity was meant to be but judging by the crowds, I hope that future cons will take into consideration the amount of people a venue holds has to include the amount of stalls, displays etc. Had it been a gig, I'm sure the capicity would be fine but the amount of people inside has to include the fact that there is all this other stuff plus people will be rapidly moving from place to place. 2) Volunteers were great this year but perhaps many, many more floor maps. I was fine once I'd found them but it took ages and a lot of stress trying to do so. 3) My main bugbear was the length of time it took to enter in relation to photoshoots. Friday I queued for hours and wasn't miles away from the entrance. My first photoshoot was 13:30. I got in at 14:10. I think perhaps (and I'm sure this used to be the case) give people an hour at LEAST to get in and find their bearings before the shoots start. 4) The batches. Still don't get it. The older tickets kinda meant 1-200...you're in the first shoot 201 + you're in late. This year it was anything goes. I'd pre-bought a Bill Paxton online and my friend bought one on the day. he managed to get his photo done half an hour before me. He laughed, I did also but still find this a little strange. The earliest bought should have superceeded I thought? Needs work on the batches. 5) I too noticed that people (me included) were just getting waved in without a ticket check. Not saying that people snuck in per see but it did seem way too packed and wondered what happened to the calculation of space per person etc. I expect queues, did get sunburnt (my own fault as I'd left a hat in the hotel). Luckily I managed to just leave when I'd missed my photoshoot, go to the hotel and put some shorts on (a must for LFCC in the Summer) and get back in time for the others. I think if there had been more time for everyone queing to get in, look around and not stress or push and shove so much; it would have saved a lot of griping. I know others have concerns regarding clashes, (I'd have been angry if I'd have been told to come back on another day or refused a shoot I'd pre-payed for) and other bits. I've had issues regarding volunteers before but as stressed as they were, all the ones I had dealt with were good. Especially Abbie (?) the lady in red at the info desk...three years running she has helped me with tickets..so bless her. I did find the crowds a bit off-putting with regards to a future Summer attendance but perhaps with some input/assurances from SM; might be what people are looking for?

How long do these normally take to action, after the initial notification? I got an email on Friday for Malcolm Mcdowell cancelling and wondered how long it takes after that?

This is indeed a shame. One of the cons of the new ticket system is; should you buy sold-on tickets, there's no guarantee that the bar code is genuine until you get your tickets scanned. It's awful that people have exploited a gap here. The trouble is, if for whatever reason you can't go to an event and can't give your friend the tickets, what are the options? Lose money completely or try and make your money back. Thing is, as terrible as it is selling tickets on etc, etc..with no buy back scheme, who's going to lose money simple because its frowned upon. I've bought gig tickets previously on eBay for a reasonable price. There's no gun to the Head to fork out hundreds of pounds for anything... apart from selling fake tickets...I can't see what all the fuss is about.

The trouble with these ridiculous things are the idiots using them...people just stop dead and 'pose' without any awareness of people around them. So, people just end up clattering into people because who expects someone to stop dead in front of them, right? if someone us stupid enough to wave their phone on the end of a metal stick, they should be aware of it potentially getting smashed when people brush it away, so not to lose an eye..

thanks all

Does anyone understand how the batch system works? Eg...Charles Dance Saturday photoshoot is Batch 6...what happened to batch 1-5....and how can you feasible book several shoots for the same day and avoid each other? I can't find anything that explains the batch system change on the forum...thanks...