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Thread: Are you going to Dragon Con?

  1. Jul 24th, 2010, 09:18 PM #1
    moonman239
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    Are you going to Dragon Con?

    It's a nationwide Sci-Fi festival that is held in Atlanta. More info on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Con. I'm going this year. I have family who's been going for a few years now.
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  2. Jul 25th, 2010, 04:28 AM #2
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    Re: Are you going to Dragon Con?

    Why is it called dragon con when dragons are a recurring element in fantasy rather than sci fi?

    Also, does this have an analogous cosplay where people dress up like dragons and go?
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  3. Jul 25th, 2010, 09:26 AM #3
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    Re: Are you going to Dragon Con?

    Quote Originally Posted by mendhak View Post
    Why is it called dragon con when dragons are a recurring element in fantasy rather than sci fi?

    Also, does this have an analogous cosplay where people dress up like dragons and go?
    I don't know why it's called Dragon Con. However, there seems to be a dragon in the logo.

    Also, to answer your second question, people just basically dress up in Sci-Fi-ish costumes of their choice.
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  4. Jul 26th, 2010, 05:32 PM #4
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    Re: Are you going to Dragon Con?

    I have been to Dragon*Con many times, but I plan to skip the next few years. It will be fun if this is your first time attending, but I am burnt out on it.

    For me, it is...

    * The same old movie stars I have met again, and again.
    * The same old booths and vendors.
    * Way too crowded.
    * Not well organized, especially if you buy tickets at the door (It can take hours to make it through the lines).

    In many cases, the volunteers who run the functions/security are overly power hungry, and take themselves way too seriously. Overall, you can have fun there, though.

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  6. Jul 27th, 2010, 07:03 AM #5
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    Re: Are you going to Dragon Con?

    Quote Originally Posted by moonman239 View Post
    It's a nationwide Sci-Fi festival that is held in Atlanta.
    Erm, is it nationwide or is it held in Atlanta? Unless Atlanta is a lot bigger than I think it is, it can't really be both.
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  7. Jul 27th, 2010, 12:05 PM #6
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    Re: Are you going to Dragon Con?

    Quote Originally Posted by InvisibleDuncan View Post
    Erm, is it nationwide or is it held in Atlanta? Unless Atlanta is a lot bigger than I think it is, it can't really be both.
    Dragon*Con is only in Atlanta. Other conventions exist in other cities, though; like Comic Con in San Diego.
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  8. Jul 27th, 2010, 03:39 PM #7
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    Re: Are you going to Dragon Con?

    Quote Originally Posted by moonman239 View Post
    Also, to answer your second question, people just basically dress up in Sci-Fi-ish costumes of their choice.

    Would you mind, er, taking some... photos when you go?
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  9. Jul 27th, 2010, 04:08 PM #8
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    Re: Are you going to Dragon Con?

    Quote Originally Posted by mendhak View Post
    Would you mind, er, taking some... photos when you go?
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  11. Jul 27th, 2010, 04:34 PM #9
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    Re: Are you going to Dragon Con?

    Merely a cultural curiosity, I assure you
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