pols4tre Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I'm so glad thy this event will be held next year - December was too short notice and wouldn't have gained enough publicity for it to be successful. Now that the official film makers are involved, it's looking to be a very exciting event! Thank you Showmasters for all of the updates and letting people know about what's happened - perhaps a tiny bit sooner would have been good, but what's past is past. At least now there's plenty of time to focus on making the 2013 event the best Tolkien con ever, with great guests :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieCotterill Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Thank you for eventually updating the website that it is cancelled and thank you for saying that we will all be getting our refunds for out ticket prices. I actually just came on here for the last time so that this could be pointed out on your website to do with Return to Middle Earth it says at the bottom "This event is an unofficial gathering for fans of the Lord of the Rings books and movies. It is not endorsed by or affiliated in any way with Peter Jackson, Newline Cinema or any other licensee. All images are used for promotional purposes only and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended". I would just say to anyone that is thinking of going to anything like this in the future remember that - unless something has happened since that website has been put up this company have no affiliation with Peter Jackson or Newline Cinema. Looking forward to seeing my money back in my account on Monday. Appreciate the update and I hope everyone that is going to see The Hobbit has a lovely time. Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sazzra Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 It wasn't affiliated in the form it was going to happen. If what Jason has said hapens, the one next year will be affiliated; the lack of affiliation is what ultimately sees to have stopped this going ahead. In other words, old website, new plan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators etmuse Posted November 18, 2012 Moderators Share Posted November 18, 2012 Almost all conventions run in the UK are run by companies who have no affiliation with the companies who make the films or TV shows. Thus why they are described on their websites as unofficial. (Doesn't mean they still don't have to do what the production companies etc ask!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSi13 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I find myself thinking this all over again. I wish people would be aware of the facts before commenting. Posting jabs at the organiser is just petty and uncalled for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowDisney Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Thank you for eventually updating the website that it is cancelled and thank you for saying that we will all be getting our refunds for out ticket prices. I actually just came on here for the last time so that this could be pointed out on your website to do with Return to Middle Earth it says at the bottom "This event is an unofficial gathering for fans of the Lord of the Rings books and movies. It is not endorsed by or affiliated in any way with Peter Jackson, Newline Cinema or any other licensee. All images are used for promotional purposes only and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended". I would just say to anyone that is thinking of going to anything like this in the future remember that - unless something has happened since that website has been put up this company have no affiliation with Peter Jackson or Newline Cinema. Looking forward to seeing my money back in my account on Monday. Appreciate the update and I hope everyone that is going to see The Hobbit has a lovely time. Julie Julie, Can you please drop me an email. My address is in my sig. Many Thanks. Andy Hedges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie727 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 glad its now gonna b next year i might b able to go woooo hoooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirtchy Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I'm actually too excited for something to happen for the Hobbit, Imagine if they actually got Martin!! Or Elijah!!! That would be amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enty Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Elijah has been to a SM event before so he isnt impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSi13 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 With the new date/event being with the support of the film makers, I would say that no one is out of bounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepster Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I'm actually too excited for something to happen for the Hobbit, Imagine if they actually got Martin!! Or Elijah!!! That would be amazing! I'm with you dude, positive thinking and fingers crossed for Elijah :) though if they get Dominic Monaghan I will die a happy man :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicAvatar Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Putting this con in the spring works much better for me, so I'm going to be looking out for new announcements with interest. (And yes, if it can go official, this could be even better, but I love SM/ME outings either way!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marystat Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Shame it got cancelled completely but I hope that I can attend a Hobbit con whenever they plan to run one, I find the Showmasters con to be run smoothly and I have not had any problems with the company whatsoever. I gotta admit that I am happy that it isn't during this coming weekend as I am hit by a major Jet lag after a 10 days holiday visit to California that I just literally returned home from 2 days ago...zzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I really hope the new event is one I can actually get to. I've had terrible luck with April, so am hoping for March. *gentlest of implied shameless begging of all fates and vicissitudes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shpamm123 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 In regards to the refunds being to the cards that bought the tickets - The card I used is no longer in use and has been cancelled. The bank account the money came from still exists but has a different card attached to it. I emailed the appropriate address a week ago to query this and still haven't recieved a reply so I was wondering if anybody had any clues if my reufnd will be ok or if I need to do some more bugging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted November 26, 2012 Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2012 Give them a bit longer to get through emails. They do have quite a few to deal with, so it's nothing to worry about quite yet :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Hows the best way to find out as soon as this new event is announced? Is it best to just keep an eye on here or should I be following something else? Thanks. xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriangill Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Hows the best way to find out as soon as this new event is announced? Is it best to just keep an eye on here or should I be following something else? Thanks. xx New events will be announced on here so this is probably the best place to keep an eye on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Thank you! xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spill Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Sorry to be a bit of a pain, but how long can we expect to wait for the refund? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Sorry, the mods have no information about exact timeframes. All we know is that it wis going to be done as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neelam95 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I understand that they need to get through everyone's refund,but this is taking the absolute mick. The event has been continuously reorganised, then we've been told the event is cancelled, but it isn't, because they're trying to reorganise another event, then they have cancelled the event altogether. Now christmas is coming up, we had to pay upfront for the ticket, and a refund would only take a few days maybe a week, but this is NOT on and I do not feel I am being unreasonable at all when I say that i am completely annoyed with MASSIVE EVENTS. I understand these things happen, and if the refund would have been efficient and sorted by now, I would have overlooked the situation, but I will honestly say that MASSIVEEVENTS have let me down and I will not book with them again. I expect my refund by the end of the week otherwise MASSIVEEVENTS Will be getting a reasonable phone call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpuss111 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Hi, Has anyone actually received a refund yet?? It would be good to know that they are actually in process. Have tried sending an email to the organisers but as usual no answer, not even please bear with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaserGirl Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 The mods are trying to get an update. If you can call the office like suggested a few posts above that will definitely give you quicker info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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