The World's First Tumblr Convention Was a Disaster

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Oh that's where the ball pit meme started.

keshmeshi on July 14, 2014 at 2:24 PM

I heard the convention was a bigger disaster than the Oso Mudslide

dnt trust me on July 14, 2014 at 2:41 PM

Depends on the organizers. Vidcon (for youtube creators/fans) has grown and grown over the years, and always seems like a huge success.

Tracy on July 14, 2014 at 2:49 PM

Mixed reports are coming out. Apparently some of the disastrous elements did happen, but other "disasters" were entirely made up. I wasn't there, but reading stuff from people who were, it probably was an okay, but not great con that made a bunch of newbie mistakes, some of which were pretty serious. But it probably wasn't the worst con ever.

on July 14, 2014 at 2:58 PM

Sheesh, last time I ran a convention I just had to pony up many thousands of my own money to make the thing happen. Emphasis on the *last* time I run a convention. And we only had tens of people.

fletc3her on July 14, 2014 at 3:09 PM

So, just like Tumblr itself then

on July 14, 2014 at 3:14 PM

Is it wrong that I take delight in the failures of shallow overly-twee, and/or self-righteous tumblr-ites?

Seriously though, Tumblr can be a lot of fun if you can avoid the people who make it terrible.

brandon on July 14, 2014 at 3:24 PM

fletch, please do tell, what area of interest prompted such an investment from yourself? Girls' button up sweaters?

dnt trust me on July 14, 2014 at 3:24 PM

They need to get a bitchy hard-nosed middle aged lesbian to put it together. They get shit done.

brandon on July 14, 2014 at 3:26 PM

Convention planning is sort of a logistical nightmare, especially one targeting "internet enthusiasts". I'm not surprised. Sure, there are ones that work, and ones that are self-funded, but the majority would seem to be shittily run and moneylosers.

undead ayn rand on July 14, 2014 at 4:00 PM

If only someone had thought to bring a $10,000 poatao salad!

RonK, Seattle on July 14, 2014 at 5:40 PM