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Online raffles for Marvel signatures. Halogram wristbands for Hall H so they can't be counterfeited (at least I heard some were faked. I don't do Hall H but I heard about the drama). Stop having multiple entries to the floor when it first opens. There were multiple entries that basically negated the efforts of people who waited in line early. They used to let the sails line enter 15-20 minutes earlier. This year there were multiple entries let in at the same time. There used to be loopholes to get in somewhere but that is a bit harder now. Last year and the year before were decent. This year was a horrible mess.With all the horrible stories I've heard, this has been the worst year in way of cheaters, etc. A lot of it can be eliminated by putting signing pullings in a different building or going to an online raffle.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That would prevent people from jumping the line.(But first eliminate the cutting problem)
People need to take the initiative and police their own little section of the line. I am not shy about calling out line cutters and telling them to go to the back of the line. Unfortunately many people won't do it. Some will join in when I do it or thank me afterwards. They need to do it themselves as well.Yesterday morning, there was a huge line to get into the exhibition hall. I was close to the front. 4 times people came up and pretended to stand there at the front of the line. The first time after I said "The line's back there." and pointed. They people did. The second time the person said "For what?". I and the person next to me said "To get in." He just turned and walked away. The third time these two girls just backed up a little after the "For what?" exchange. I know they would try again once the line got moving but that would be behind me, not my problem. There was this one guy who just stood near the very front with his two daughters. I knew he was going for the cut but he was just out of shout range. Why didn't the people up there deal with him? Sure enough, when they opened the door he went for it. The worst part was that he left his two daughters behind to fend for themselves. They knew it was wrong. They just stood there red faced. I caught up with him inside while he's waiting for them. I go up and say "Sir! Set a good example and don't cut in line." He stammered for a bit and said "Have a good day." I responded "Find your ethics."It's weak that the kids knew right and wrong better than the dad. Everyone has a role in preventing line jumping. People need to do their part.
With this year's fiasco, I think the hall H wristband experiment has officially failed. The lines are back to starting just as early as they did pre-wristband, the overnight tent city is still there, and the line management is still fraught with issues. I think at this point Comic-Con is going to have to either resign itself to this state of affairs or move to an online lottery process. Any other solution would require committing serious manpower to administering that line, and CCI has shown no inclination to provide that.
You know, if I had known there would be a fiasco, I would stayed up all night for it. Free 5 day pass with preview night? Worth it.
Another idea I got is to split Saturday into two sessions by having a room clearance intermission in the middle. That way if you only want to see Marvel at the end of Saturday, you don't sit there all day. You enter the lottery for the Marvel half and not the early part. You could enter the lottery for both--and win both, but you still have to exit and come back in.
For the EE line I think they should break up the drawings into 2 sessions - early AM and late AM. That will give everyone better opportunities and cut down some of the excessive lineups down to the pier. This was an approach that was used a few years back and it worked well IMO. It also draws people to chose more during the day however it could cut down on the line camping. The drawing themselves were well managed this year IMO but the WB line drew the largest congestion in Sails. Also the DC split helped a great deal. I also think the security teams need to do a better job watching the perimeter of the first chute for cutters. There was one situation in particular where a parent tried to use his kid as a decoy to sneak in within our group. He tried a couple of times at other points in the line after we caught on to his game. Security pulled him out after a lot of us complained. Unfortunately security did not have the spine to boot him or take his badge (could be the people in the area where this guy was too sympathetic).