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This is a very selfish and egocentric viewpoint. What about me? I don't like autographs. All I want is a photoshoot. You're basically saying that photoshoots are pointless and that they should turn people away in favour of doing autographs. I think you'll find that those of us who paid for a photoshoot have PAID MONEY, and are therefore paying customers... and therefore deserve his time JUST as much as you do. And yes, there is a photoshoot timetable. It was posted online, days before the event, and was displayed at the event all weekend. I agree with Psychosis - my number was 514 on Saturday (I arrived at 9.10) and saw LN about 2.30-3ish. Some people do sigs, some want photos, some may want both. You cannot hinder one lot of people for the others. I didn't mind waiting as they deserve their time with him just as much as any of us. BTW, Showmasters didn't ask you to queue for 3hrs before the event - that was your choice - I didn't do it and I met him as I'm sure did many others. If you were queuing, then you take the risk with the weather and plan for it as much as possible. I think the crew do a fantastic job, they take onboard the constructive comments and are evidently already working on it. Roll on MK 2010 which should be even better I say. Well I am not talking about sunday buddy. Although it was my choice to que early to keep in front of the que and be sure to get Leonard's signiture. Showmasters know that people will que early before 9 to get signitures. Just saying maybe a basic covering could have shrouded at least a portion of the que.

This is a very selfish and egocentric viewpoint. What about me? I don't like autographs. All I want is a photoshoot. You're basically saying that photoshoots are pointless and that they should turn people away in favour of doing autographs. I think you'll find that those of us who paid for a photoshoot have PAID MONEY, and are therefore paying customers... and therefore deserve his time JUST as much as you do. In fact, I think you'll find that while you're still waiting to go for Leonard's autograph, most of you won't be paying customers yet - whereas everyone with a photoshoot ticket IS a paying customer, and thus should have priority. And yes, there is a photoshoot timetable. It was posted online, days before the event, and was displayed at the event all weekend. Photoshoots do have timetables, I never doubted their existence. I stated that they should be kept in check and not go over the time spot they had been allocated. Also to explain the situation I had handed over my money and did have to wait in the que 2m away from where Mr Nimoy sits before he could return. We waited an hour man. Showmasters should have held off ques, rather than just take the money and squeeze them into the "choose your photo" section until Leonard returned.

Yes, continue what you are doing, just be sure to avoid complete crowd herding, squashing and reduce que times but sticking to a well structured and feasbile timechart. Showmasters want feedback right? Another possible way of improving and its not to be underestimated is to re-design and develop the websites. They are completely old school in design and is not taking advantage of newsletter campaigns etc... to do internet marketting. May also style the forum too so its not go invision power board logo by default. Again look at San Diego for inspiration.

Sorry mate, have you ever gone to the San Diego Comic con? I am sure they don't cancel free talks. even though the weather improves. I'm also sure they offer more than just expensive burgers and chips. Don't get me wrong it was good to see Leonard Nimoy. Just wish we were not queing for hours in such conditions, when it could have been avoided by simple structured timetables.

I'm sorry, I attended the convention on sunday. Although its good to be able to get autographs and it does make a change to a boring weekend I do have some problems with the whole setup... not just the collectormania but also the london comic con etc... Not only did me and my friend get to the stadium to queue for Nimoy at 7. Waiting 3 hours in cold...it took us until 2p.m. to see the guy. I had ticket number 2 and had to wait not only for his lunch break to finish but for him to disappear and cash in on more photographs. * We waited outside the stadium and qued in the rain for 3 hours to be sure we could meet Leonard Nimoy, there was no cover from the rain or cold. * At 9:30 the que was completely destroyed. * We felt herded like cattle throughout all these events. Understandibly you need an element of control, but squeezing people into a que is not going to encourage more people to join. * I paid 100 pounds for Leonard to sign items, include 1 figure and 1 bust and feel the care in the handling the items was just non-existant. To be frank I've always felt there was little consideration for customer satisaction at these events in the way the ques and items are organised for the stars. I'm sorry sliding my item and telling me to lift the plastic cover and then instruct a crewman to make sure people have their items ready is just not very helpful. We are supposed to look at these autographs and feel positive about the experience. Instead I just look at them and feel how hard it was to get these signed and the way they were slid accross the table, signed in seconds for an actor who could care less. - Is there a time table of HOW long photoshoots last, when actors go to lunch, how long their lunch is. Could you guys also try to realisitcally estimate how long photoshoots will go for, learn when to stop taking photos so actors can return to their booths etc...is it really fair to keep other paid customers waiting an hour in a que.