Sakuracon Wank
Haven't wanked in awhile. Boy does it feel good. Anyway, I figured this counted as a fandom since an anime convention basically is a collection of fans.

SakuraCon took place last weekend in Seattle. I went, and I had fun, but clearly not everyone who went was satisfied.

Over at the forums, Tamer Brad lets everyone know. And it dissolves into wank.

Arguments about "peacebonding" cosplay weapon props are relatively tame, though some people seem to be taking the "perfection" of their costume to extremes.

One of Tamer Brad's problems with the con was that a staff member randomly spoke to him in Japanese, but was probably only being a fanboy rather than actually speaking it natively. However, he didn't express this in the best manner ("WE SPEAK ENGLISH HERE." and "If you want to speak Japanese, move to Japan or talk to people who speak Japanese.") and got a number of people, especially UberBeth, quite upset. ("My suggestion that you not attend is only reference the fact that you apparently don't like the ideas and intentions the convention is based on, so it would seem you would not have a good time.")

Attempts to defuse the tension ("Wow...who gave the 3-year-olds keyboards? Seriously guys, all of you need to chill.") were too little too late.

Tamer Brad accused UberBeth of having "come after him", and she responded with "I said "ignorant" as a statement pertaining to the fact that you were unaware or uninformed that the language and culture is largely what the convention is about, and your dislike of having the japanese language at the con. It was not meant as an insult, and I'm sorry you decided that it was."

However, Brad's patience began to wear thin. "You realize these are MY OPINIONS and you are under no obligation to agree with them, nor do they affect you in any way, so what is your problem?"

AnimeFreak responded "As much as I do express my belief that any person is entitled to personal opinion as it is a right that both you and I share, responding in such a manner where you are somehow higher than the other individual is not always a good thing, and in this case, it is not."

Many people say that if Brad has such a problem with the con, he should volunteer or join the staff in order to improve it. That idea doesn't go over so well.

It goes on and on, including Brad's girlfriend joining in. It's not the best wank out there, but it is somewhat amusing.