I like how neither of them don't actually say sorry at any point in this for the lack of communication, but "take responsibility" instead. Very professional!
The whole con feels ridiculously unprofessional. Everyone seems to be first time con runners with not even a mild understanding of how any of this works. Like how they didn't wanna create a contract for a one off thing (which they absolutely SHOULD'VE before money was given to anyone, no matter the circumstances). The comparison to Dashcon is on point; Running a convention is a lot more difficult than anyone realizes but it's not an excuse to at least put in the effort and time to get people onboard who have so they can guide the board and team. Someone would've warned them about RJ/Maül, and know a better T-Shirt manufacturer to go with. Or just made a contract where only the profits go to HMHF, or whatever. Other people would be around to oragnize things so someone with a fulltime job isn't struggling to organize everything. And someone would tell them that the money for the con needs to be in a seperate account, and not in the pockets of some of the con staff. They're treating it like another furrmet or a hangout and it's doomed to fail as a result. Thats why you don't just pick your staff based on their skin colour; you pick people that know their shit.
On the upside watching Dashcon happen in realtime was a treat and I cannot wait to experience this one in a few years
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