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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #105 on: February 12, 2016, 11:54:28 AM »
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Two things
1) Is it unusual that CCI would announce this far in advance?
2) Let chaos reign.

It is! And for them to lock it this early too.. I normally wouldn't even notice, but one of my friends lucked out by trying to create a member ID just yesterday during maintenance... ugh

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Re: SDCC 2016 Open Registrstion Badge Sale: Saturday, 2/20 @ 9 AM PST
« Reply #106 on: February 12, 2016, 11:58:31 AM »
I'm going to take the global moderator's prerogative of merging this thread into the SDCC 2016 General Registration Discussion Thread, since it's the same topic (and it would provide a more centralized area for discussion).

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #107 on: February 12, 2016, 12:01:34 PM »
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Aaannnd here we go.....





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This! Yes. I always think in Theoden gifs when it comes to SDCC badge sales. +1

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #108 on: February 12, 2016, 12:02:22 PM »
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So, CC answered: they forgot to confirm their email addresses. They barely know english, I was going to help them get their badges on Open Registration since I already had mine, but I trusted them they could create a simple account.
I feel so heartbroken since I am going to have to ask for a refund since there is no way I can afford a hotel room by myself. Comic-Con organization told me it was a no-go, so I guess they don't make exceptions, even for honest mistakes. :(

I wish you all good luck on Open Reg, tho. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Luthien, I am sorry to hear that. I can understand why CCI isn't making an exception, but then I also understand why this happened to your friend.

I agree with other posters: there are plenty of room shares available. If you want a roommate, you should be able to find one here.

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #109 on: February 12, 2016, 12:09:42 PM »
Note the following on the CCI Member ID page.  They've made an announcement notification.

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"I M P O R T A N T !
The Comic-Con Member ID system is temporarily closed for account changes for eligible attendees.

The Member ID system will reopen for changes sometime after Open Registration is complete. You may still create a new account or log in to your existing account to view your registration code.

All Member ID accounts created after February 11, 2016 at 9:30 AM Pacific Time
will not be eligible to participate in Comic-Con 2016 Open Registration.

For more information on Open Registration, please visit:
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #110 on: February 12, 2016, 12:14:01 PM »
interesting...when did they cut off new account eligibility last year, was it 48 hrs?

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #111 on: February 12, 2016, 12:26:14 PM »
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interesting...when did they cut off new account eligibility last year, was it 48 hrs?

Based on general registration for Comic-Con 2015, it was about a week before the actual sale that they changed the Member ID system for new accounts to be ineligible for the sale.  Last year, the general registration sale was February 21st, and any accounts made after February 13, 2015 at 2:30 PM Pacific Time were not eligible to participate.

(Ah-ha!  I knew these announcement threads would be helpful!)

See these two threads for details:
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #112 on: February 12, 2016, 12:31:29 PM »
You're rocking it Zero! Especially for when my memory doesn't serve me well xD

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #113 on: February 12, 2016, 12:36:25 PM »
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You're rocking it Zero! Especially for when my memory doesn't serve me well xD

Aw, thank you.  <3  (And... this is why people should join the forums.  Accurate and archived information is one of our prime advantages.)


For those of you who are interested, here's a brief summary of the dates for general badge sales and resales in previous years:

*This list does not include pre-registration dates.*

In 2011, it was on November 1st, 2010.  (They started it really early compared to the last few years, but then there were a lot of crashes on the EPIC website at the time, and they suspended and postponed badge sales to several dates from November through mid-December; they also did a few test runs during that time as well.  There was a sale for single-day passes on June 30th, 2011 after that though.)

In 2012, it was on March 3rd. (This is not counting the "second chance" sale date of March 27th and resale date of May 31st.)

In 2013, it was on February 16th.  (This is not counting the resale "lottery" date that was only valid for residents of the U.S. and Canada.  This resale lottery was held on June 18th.)

In 2014, it was on March 15th.  (There was no resale in 2014.)

In 2015, it was on February 21st.  (There was no resale in 2015.)

In 2016, it will be February 20th.
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #114 on: February 12, 2016, 12:39:16 PM »
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My control freak tendencies is sort of freaking out since I can't be with my group next Saturday because of work. 3 of us have badges, but our group is going to fill in days for everyone else. I just am freaking out that I can't physically be there. The BF will use my login on a separate computer though.

I feel your pain. I'm freaking out because I can't lead my group during the sale either. I have to be on campus in the law library. My anxiety has shot through the roof.
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #115 on: February 12, 2016, 12:52:38 PM »
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My anxiety has shot through the roof
Seriously. its going to hurt. I'll be at an offsite work event dependent on hotel wireless and at the whim of attendees and their schedule. So the only thing I can do is try to monitor our FB group chat. UGGGGH.
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #116 on: February 12, 2016, 01:01:40 PM »
I feel your pain, I have a half marathon that morning and not being a fast runner I know I'm not going to be able to sign in at that time.  Thankfully I have friends who are going to help me and another friend try to get badges but it still hurts not being able to help out myself.. aside from losing that one body in the waiting room.

Its so very tempting to try on my phone but I know that wouldn't go well, haha.

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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #117 on: February 12, 2016, 01:52:46 PM »
We've got enough computers that my boyfriend can get me logged into the waiting room...so at least they don't loose that...buuuuut...sometimes they need to be wrangled or herded...you know..?
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #118 on: February 12, 2016, 02:31:58 PM »
As a reminder, please take this time to go into your Member ID account and get your registration code.  In the event that you can't access your Member ID account on the day of the sale or if you don't get the notification e-mail with your registration code in time, at least you'll already have it as a back-up.

^__^d  In the meantime, about one week to go, everyone...


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We've got enough computers that my boyfriend can get me logged into the waiting room...so at least they don't loose that...buuuuut...sometimes they need to be wrangled or herded...you know..?

Have everyone check in at a specific time before the sale.  Make sure everyone is present and accounted for, and provide reminders about it all week long to really nail that information in.

That might help, ha ha. ^__~
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Re: SDCC 2016 GENERAL REGISTRATION Discussion Thread
« Reply #119 on: February 12, 2016, 05:14:04 PM »
Timeline for archive

Last year

2/13/15 Announce Sale Date You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
2/16/15 President's Day
2/16/15 Registration Codes given in Member ID accounts You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
2/16/15 Member ID closure date acknowledged as 2/13/15 You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login



2/21/15 Open Registration

This Year

2/11/16 Registration Codes given in Member ID accounts You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
2/12/16 Announce Sale Date You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
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2/15/16 President's Day
2/20/16 Open Registration
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