/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10369607
Cancelled until 2028.

>>10369607
If I get sent to the corona expo I'm going in cosplay

>yfw Anime Expo is just a supersized ALA this year

>>10369622
>Mfw they can't use the LACC and are forced to move to the Ontario Convention Center.

postponed
You know they will tip toe/beat around the bush around the word Cancelled

>mfw i cancelled my hotel last week and they extended the cancellation deadline the next day
Fuck!

>>10369661
I checked the AX hotel page to see if any people dropped out. Why the fuck is everyone still holding on to their hotel rooms like this con is still a go?

>>10369607
Relocated to the Orange convention center by disney where it should be all along
>better location for the people who live in the good areas
>less likely to attract flyovers/out of state people who are dumbasses
>closer to most peoples homes so save time/money eating there
>better locations and parking
>less likely to attract people who drink since less bars
>better places for photo ops
>not near skid row

>>10369685
Retard

>>10369685
I'm convinced that the people who post this shit haven't actually been to OC outside of Disneyland and the beaches.

>>10369685
>He hasn't been to Stabba Ana

>>10369715
Haha, I haven't heard that one before! It fits well.

>>10369685
Does this person actually live in the OC because we call it Anacrime here...

AX will still happen as normal. By the way things are looking, things will be back to normal by the end of April.

>>10369731
>By the way things are looking, things will be back to normal by the end of April.
LA County is about to get huge spike in cases within the coming days. The LACC right now is set to be a hospital indefinitely housing the homeless. Those same homeless people are already trashing the place with feces and piss everywhere. Hotel rooms are being used to house the doctors and staff. Many restaurants in DTLA are closed and likely will never reopen when this is all over. Need I say more?

>>10369731
Sure it will, Chang.

>>10369731
>normal by the end of April.
Only retards would believe in this.

I'd laugh so hard if they canceled and didn't issue refunds.

>>10369762
>tfw premier badge
i could use that money now.

>>10369768
I bought a normal 4 day badge and I could use the money right now.

>>10369762
>mfw AX pulls a Nakacon and announces that AX is postponed ON DAY ZERO

>>10369836
>postponement announcement is made at 8 AM on day 1 instead

>>10369841
I would laugh when police show up in riot gear firing tear gas trying to break up the crowd outside the convention center.

Cancelled. Public health authorities are not going to allow tens of thousands of people from all across the country to come congregate together in close quarters. Expecting otherwise is pure delusion.

>>10369905
If they pump hydroxychloroquine to those bums and they recover in a fast timely manner, AX can still happen.

>anime industry taking hits
>even if AX fires probably no guests
>AX is my one time a year to enjoy cons because oldfag no frends
I guess this is it. this is the year i kill myself.

>>10369947
Or just let them infect each other and cart them off. This is the perfect time

>>10369947
>Bums are the reason AX isn’t happening

Retard alert

>>10369905
Nobody here actually thinks it's going to happen this year. We're just here to see how much of a shitshow the refund situation is going to be.

>>10369981
Based Abe shutting down anime studios and telling everyone to stay home.

>>10370093
>to stay home.
And make lovin

https://twitter.com/AnimeExpo/status/1247958958884540416

>>10370174
How when the majority of Japanese live alone or with their parents?

>>10370175
>We're stronger together!
>Fuck you, I want my refund
Kek

If AX, SDCC and Dragon*con cancel... That will be 3 of some of the largest conventions canceling, That will be a massive hit to the industry and whatever economy it operates under.

Cons as we know it gonna be a shitshow for a while. People who had cons canceled did want to apply that money to next year, are now needing to use said money to live off of.

>>10370175
>blueballing your consumers on your postponing/cancellation announcement this hard

>>10369731
>By the way things are looking, things will be back to normal by the end of April

>>10369731

>>10370078
Don't use the R word, please

>>10370247
Lmao you mean the new normal when the government has to deal with over 100K (it could be more from the last time I heard) of unemployment. Even the old guy the cheeto in office has has said, it’s not going fully back to normal.

>>10370315
The new normal is now that massive gatherings will now be frowned upon by society, thus making conventions extinct.

>>10370312

oh, a triggered retard

>>10370315
>Even the old guy the cheeto in office has has said, it’s not going fully back to normal.
Cheeto fucked up really bad did he. Old man Murlarkey is gonna tear a new asshole come the debates.

>>10370315
>>10370324
>new normal
You fuckers are overblowing this mess.

>>10370175
>literally just got this e-mail

what in the flying fuck are they doing if fucking E3 is cancelled Anime Expo better be fucking cancelled, this shit isn't gonna go away until August at the earliest.

I'm loving the gif reactions to their post.

So you understand that some people want to cancel their hotels because of the situation, but don't understand that some people want to cancel attending and give no information about refunds/credits???

Wow great to hear we can cancel hotels before May 1st without penalty, as if the con if freaking happening at all anymore.

>>10370375
>E3 cancelled
>Barbershop Harmony Society LA convention cancelled
>All sporting events and concerts at Staples Center either postponed or cancelled
There are no events going on in the area except AX and they won't cancel.

My yearly tradition of fucking 3 diffrent girls at ax ain't gonna happen this year, bummer.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/08/bill-gates-how-long-it-may-take-before-americans-are-safe-from-coronavirus.html?__source=Facebook%7Cmain
>It might not be until fall 2021 that Americans “can be completely safe” from COVID-19, Bill Gates said in a Tuesday interview with Judy Woodruff on PBS Newshour.
I say we listen to Bill Gates and cancel all 2021 conventions and remain in lockdown until then.

>>10370412
You can still fuck your mom anon!

AX finally got around to denying my refund request. It was expected since I bought the badge back in August and I had seen other people get denied for being outside the 30 day period already. Assuming they are going through each request one by one they must have had a massive amount of refund requests for them to take more than a week to deny me.

>>10369731
Garcetti said yesterday to expect more months of safe at home. Even if it's low numbers they want to keep it that way by extending the shelter orders.

>>10370375
E3 cancelled early because they are having year after year troubles and this was a perfect out for them. They're becoming increasingly irrevelant and the big companies that would have normally paid them money for floor space are making their own events instead. E3 is probably praising covid for saving them from being a joke and giving them another year of time to try to figure out how to dig their way out of their hole.

>>10370430
Looks like we're all going to AX to enjoy cosplaying and getting sick. See you there!

>>10370425
Ow, I keked too hard.

>>10370420
Why are we getting health information from the guy that made windows again?

>>10370449
Better than the clowns in the White House.

>>10370175
>AX beating around the bush again

I want AX to happen just so I can show off my new Joe Exotic cosplay.

>>10370449
Because he's funded for making a vaccine as itll both help people and make him more money.
Contrary to what your autistic brain thinks, people can have a wide range of interests and information.

>>10370449
when you have a lot of money and are retired you have a lot of time to learn about things and pay people who know a lot

>>10370420
>Fall 2021
Hell fucking no, Bill is stupid to think this lockdown will continue next fall year just think about another Great Depression or much worse this is just fucking plain asinine.

>>10370467
It's an unfortunate sacrifice, but it's for the best for humanity to survive.

You will be going. This is not a choice. I'll drag you there myself.

>>10370485
Good luck forcing anyone to show up to your cancelled con.

>>10370487
CANCEL THIS
*unzips dick*

>>10370475
>It's an unfortunate sacrifice,
The thing is economy won't survive for a full year. If this continues months then I expect civil unrest and no one wants that to happen.

>>10370430
File a chargeback

>>10370492
What are you going to dispute? Their refund policy?

>>10370412
but anon isnt AX 4 days?

>>10370496
You can tell them that AX won’t give you a refund and that you won’t feel safe going.

>>10370434
booth babes and a live stream of the awesome looking convention floor to build hype with cool personalities it isn't fucking transwarp science

>>10370520
It's pointless because AX can easily fall back on their refund policy which is clearn as day. You're better off waiting for the government to step in and force them to shut down.

>>10370532
AX is a non-profit those tickets you bought are a donation they don't have to do shit except make sure they don't keep to much money and spend it on something.

>>10370537
(You)

>>10370538
they are a non-profit and have no obligation to return a donation

>>10370454
Amazing... simply amazing.

You get your refund from Bernie yet?

>>10370492
Chargebacks don't work too well eight months after a purchase

>>10370544
CCI is also non-profit and they refunded Wondercon passes and will likely do the same for SDCC. So what's stopping the SPJA?

>>10370409

AX won't cancel

I don't know about LA, but here in GA - The state has basically banned any gatherings of 10 or more people... It's forced the hands of convention centres to close their doors and cancel any events.

If LA let's this happen, they are one of the many problems with why this stupid ass virus is never going to get better.

>>10370691
>GA - The state has basically banned any gatherings of 10 or more people
Full retard by Kemp.

>>10370697

Kemp has gone beyond full retard. He's handling this situation just as bad, if not worse than cheeto man.

He originally planned for the Shelter-in-place order to end on the 13th, but extended it to the end of April - which has caused my one summer con to cancel.

>>10370691
LACC is already a field hospital and several hotels nearby are also acting as a quarantine zone for the homeless.

>>10370702

..... That is definitely going to cause issues. Even if the virus were to stop in two weeks, The amount of time it would take to sanitize those places could be long while. It's more than just the virus at that point.

>>10370700
>I'm blaming the government of cancelling my con to save lives and overload our shitty healthcare system.

>>10370708

I'm actually not? I am not upset that he's closing shit down and canceling it, I am just bothered by how poorly and slowly he decided to do anything, and then reopened all the beaches and certain parks was a dumbass move as well, that will not help matters.

>>10370544
Wondercon is also non profit and refunded 100% of my passes and hotel in less than a week

>>10370700
So what would you have done in a pandemic better than what Kemp and other have done really?

>>10370718

Well reopening the beaches during spring-break was the biggest dumbass move ever.

He also claims he just recently learned that people who don't show symptoms can still pass it..... When it was public knowledge that can happen weeks beforehand. He needed to put the shelter in place order in alot sooner.

>>10370720
Still what I wondered what would you have done in Kemp's place doing the pandemic?

>>10370734

Good great, ya caught me. I would set fire to the state and not look back.

Just because I don't like the way he handled it, that doesn't mean I could do it better. I already said what I would do differently. Opening the god damn beaches was a stupid ass idea.

>>10370734
imagine caping for kemp

It's pretty dark that the only criteria for being a decent governor now is not trying to actively kill your civilians.

>>10370704
This, homeless people don't give a fuck about their surroundings and a few people that are currently working at the LACC have reported seeing feces and urine on the floors.

>>10370822

They really don't, and considering most of them don't care if they go to jail, It's only going to get worse.

>>10369981
>not using this time to think of ways to connect with your friends now and start planning things you can do together next year
>not thriving with your friends.

>>10370181
Handu-chan has always been with me in my times of need.

>>10370324
Aw, your mom gave you more computer time today, schizo-chan

>>10370497
Sunday is God's day of rest.

>>10370691
CA has the same ban, but because AX isn't until July, they aren't required to cancel just yet. Once we get closer to the date, then we might hear a cancellation but AX isn't moving their hand until forced to get their money back from insurance.

https://www.foxla.com/news/nearly-8000-people-in-los-angeles-county-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19

>>10370879
>2.8% mortality rate

>>10370681
Money. CCI prints cash year after year. They have tons of cash on hand. Their net assets are 28 million. They could hold comic con for free if they really felt like it.

>>10370853
Unpopular opinion: they should be given a chance to become productive members of society again and if they don't by a reasonable time limit, they are given enough drugs to od and die and we don't narcan them back.

>>10370681
>>10370714
Let's not assume that AX understands what goodwill is or that it's possible that it's so poorly managed that if they don't hold a con there will never be another AX.

>>10370681
The SPJA prefers to embezzle money rather than do the right thing

>>10370859
>Going to cons to make friends

>>10370897
>>10370899
If that's the case, they would have been bankrupted years ago. The reason they're still floating is younger gen z fans that don't know anything why this organization is shady as fuck.

>>10370991
everyone working the convention is a volunteer they don't pay anyone, where does the money go? the price hikes are insane where's all the extra revenue going?

certainly not line efficiency

>>10370862
>First con after pandemic
>People line up close to each other
>People start to freak out and argue with others to maintain their distance
>Con Staff tells them to form a close line regardless
>Fights break out because no one is practicing social distancing
>People get hurt
>Con is forced to close before it begins to prevent lawsuits, thus ending any comeback for the conventions and events industry

>>10371002
>everyone working the convention is a volunteer they don't pay anyone
SPJA Board Members get paid.

>>10371006
so funneled to the top and the bottom gets nothing, sounds familiar

>>10371010
There was a time when the SPJA CEO was making six-figures annually.

>>10371004
Weebs don't/can't fight.

>>10371016
Maybe pansy-ass Los Angeles weebs, but not the rest of the country.

>>10371022
Ah yes, twink California weebs are nothing compared to swole midwest weebs.

The Spanish Flu of 1918 last two years and there were two waves, and the 2nd wave killed about 675,000 people in the USA. We're nowhere near that.

I hope AX does cancel. Not because I want people to be safe, but because I want to watch a mass seethefest go down

>>10371030
a shitload of people are gonna rage regardless of whether AX is cancelled or not

>>10370990
No silly, going to con to be with friends. And sure, make more.

>>10371026
Chad midwestern weebs vs. virgin californian weebs

>>10371030
>mfw I’m hoping AX gets postponed because I’m one of those thousands of weebs that got laid off due to their job got Corona’d

>>10371082
>Mfw the LACC and Staples Center become a hospital indefinitely.

>Ani-Me Con in Fresno is the only con so far that hasn't announce a postponement or cancellation.

>>10371113
>Ani-Me Con got postponed from March to May
>Ani-Me expecting things to be okay by May

California cons are a thing of the past

https://www.foxla.com/news/social-distancing-may-be-here-to-stay

My uni in Cali just announced that Fall quarter will be completely online, with other unis presumably following.

It looks like Coronavirus is really gonna last 18 months, unfortunately. Enjoy no cons for 1.5 years.

>>10371137
once cases drop below a certain new daily infection point they'll lift restrictions. that'll be either low hundreds or two digits for the state. states like new york will take a lot longer.

>>10371159
>Enjoy no cons for 1.5 years.
More like 4 years.

>>10371137
>Living in a police state for the rest if the year
This is how a civil war starts.

>>10371029

We also have far better medical care since 1918.... But so many people aren't getting it because of money.

>>10371159
Which university if you don't mind me asking?

>>10371159
Oh no... not California cons having issues...

>>10371159

[Citation needed]

The economy or people in general will not survive 18 months like this.

>>10371225
>Fall quarter
It's got to be a UC school.

>>10371235
>The economy or people in general will not survive 18 months like this.
Source nigga

>>10371249
Okay retard, this thread is full of schizo poster shit that no one is taking shit other than that AX's location is now a hospital

AX is going to revolutionize the con scene as being the first social distancing con were only 50 attendees will be allowed inside the entire LACC at a time.

Marriott has now sectioned off a good portion of their rooms for doctors and field staff working at the LACC at the JW, Residence Inn, and Courtyard at LA Live.

>>10371232
This means the entire US is following suit, retard.

>>10371287
Hey now don’t be given them any ideas

>>10371403
>Implying every con is not going to do this

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-10/coronavirus-stay-at-home-order-social-distancing-summer

>>10371403
What if this is the reason why they haven't officially cancelled yet? A social distance convention wouldn't be so bad.

https://www.foxla.com/news/la-county-extends-stay-at-home-order-business-closure-orders-to-may-15
AX IS CANCELLED!

>>10371443
>May 15
Not even fanime would be cancelled yet under those orders (nevermind fanime being Santa Clara county)

>>10371449
The rest of the state could follow soon which would kill Fanime and even SDCC.

You have ordered your hazmat suit, I mean cosplay, already, right? AX is just around the corner.

>>10371512
Don't you mean AX is cancelled?

>>10371512
I'd like to know your answer when police stop you on Figueroa Blvd. and ask you why are you out and not adhering to the stay-at-home order?

https://nerdbot.com/2020/04/10/san-diego-comic-con-will-make-cancellation-announcement-soon/?fbclid=IwAR3xbntf1Wc95yPncOoeBDUaXHzC9cwgdA4d_dMAYKJErg7jHPeNmdxvgbI
Only AX now stands alone. When will they fucking cancel?

>>10371619
>SDCC could announce their cancellation as early as tomorrow
>SPJA just sits on their ass and does nothing
You can easily tell AX is run by monkeys that make Orange Man look like a saint.

I wonder of the SPJA will fire everyone after it's all said and done?

I'm beginning to think that AX's financial situation is fucked beyond belief and that they need the insurance to come in or they're in trouble despite pulling in the attendance that they do.

Like, they've been living in/near the red for years even though they should be raking in money because the board is financially irresponsible. It would certainly line up with their history of embezzlement and incompetent management. This is why the cancellation announcement is coming so late even though the writing is on the wall.

It's really bad noe that even fucking Burning Man got cancelled.

tick tock

The old era of cons is over. This is our opportunity to create the world's first /cgl/con after the fallout from the virus is behind us.

>>10371512
I was actually considering a hazmat suit cosplay, but I think it would be kind of low bearing fruit. If by some miracle AX isn't cancelled I'm sure we'll see at least a hundred people in hazmat suits

To those wondering why AX hasn’t cancelled yet... I have a theory on why

>>10371710
>mfw PETA is probably thanking God for the Coronavirus because it’ll also cancel the Dog Eating Festival in China

>>10371503
>Wanted to go to a bunch of cons this year because I had a shitty time last year
>Will actually have money this year to buy things
>No Fanime
>No AX
>No SDCC

Fuck

>>10371743
It's okay, there won't be anymore cons at all next year since humanity be extinct by Christmas.

>>10371727
if you do want to wear a hazmat suit make sure to try to wear it for an hour, then multiple hours. they're fucking terrible in the best of circumstances if it's not freezing out. even running around with just a mask is pretty terrible for long periods of time.

>>10371523
AX is eternal.
>>10371608
70% of the police force will be out sick by then. There'll be no one to stop us.

>>10371503
SCC is until May 3. It will then be revisited. The bay area counties are ahead of LA's timeline as they went into shelter earlier than LA did. If anything LA is following the bay area.

>>10371619
>San Diego Tourism Authority chief executive Joe Terzi says a final decision regarding whether the convention will take place this July is imminent.
>“They are evaluating any financial liability they might have with a cancellation, and once they determine that, they’ll make a decision

CCI has millions of dollars in the bank that they can use to pay cancellation/lost business fees and refund badges. They can absorb this without blinking. SPJA/AX cannot. SPJA has had a few good years but do not have enough assets on hand to be able to absorb fees plus make refunds.

SDCC had 28 mil in net assets for 2018. Revenue of 25 mil versus expenses of 27 mil. They had 30 mil in net assets in 2017 (24 mil revenue versus 22 mil expenses).

>>10371709
As of 2018 AX had 5 mil in net assets. Revenue was 14.7 mil versus expenses were of 12 mil. Not enough reserves to nuke the event without a city order backing them up. For reference 2017 left them with 2.4 mil in net assets. Revenue was 11.5 mil versus expenses of 10.7 mil.

They're in the early stages of "print money" and have only been in the black for a few years. 2010 was pretty terrible for them (under Lattanzio) and put them in the red by a million IIRC. It took them I think four or five years to claw their way out of that and finally they started building reserves. They have been doing increasingly better year after year but this hits them at a bad timing. Most businesses don't want to just lose money for no good reason when there's an out down the line too.

>>10371766
Police here. You'd get cited at most. No one wants to arrest people if they don't want to because there's a lot of paperwork and other bullshit involved only to have you get released later in the day. We'll try to get you to just go away if possible.

>>10371782
You guys are fucking pussies. You are still letting people roam public parks and beaches when they should be at home. You guys need to start clubbing and pepper spraying people to show you aren't fucking around.

>>10371768
Will this insurance cover their entire loss? I have a feeling it won't and may need to go into reserves to survive.

>>10371844
City Hall has deemed fit to only give out citations and only if people refuse to gtfo. No arrests unless it's violent and even then it has to be something more than simple battery. No one gets jailed because covid and hell they're actually letting people out of jail.

Clubbing people and whatnot means more paperwork too. You have to justify the use of force. You ever see on tv shows how cops say I'd xxxx if I didn't have to do a report? Shits true. Paperwork is the modern enemy of cops.

>Mfw public gatherings are now illegal by law.

>>10371768
>2010 was pretty terrible for them (under Lattanzio)
>mfw it was still one of the best years that I'd had there
>That concert/DJ stage set up in the middle of LA Live
>Nokia theater playing AMVs and all other events instead of Hall B
>Almost 24/7 video rooms in Marriott
>Shitload of guests

AX won't get cancelled, retards

>>10371849
The more important part is that they need to escape the cancellation fees. Even SDCC is reportedly trying to negotiate with practically every hotel in San Diego for them to not kill them over the soon to be unused hotel blocks. God knows those hotels need that money. Yes, AX will need every dime they can get

>>10371965
Yeah except it wiped out all of the money they had and sent them deep into the red so they were operating at a deficit for half a decade. If covid had happened back then AX would have just straight up shuttered forever. They have to protect as much money as possible because that money will be used for the initial funding of the next convention. Ticket sales, the bulk of the funds, will obviously be unavailable and if they have to refund that makes it even worse. That's why conventions are so hesitant to make refunds (see: sxsw)

>>10371768
You seem like someone who might know; is there a situation where SPJA didn't spend on event insurance or does the LACC make it a prerequisite to hold an event there? I'm trying to imagine a scenario where the board chose to forgo paying the fees in order to maximize profit and now it's coming to haunt them. I mean, who ever plans for a pandemic?

>>10371965
It was a complete shit show because none of the Staffers knew what to fucking do that year. All of those things you listed was a complete waste of money in the end.

>>10371965
>AX10 was one of the few AX's I missed last decade

>>10369607
>Cancelled or postponed?
Postponed, word on the street about AX is that they are trying to reschedule in the Fall around Oct-Nov. Also they are planning to just make it a 3-day con with Day 0 being on Thursday. If you still have a hotel room for July, you best just cancel it now and wait for AX to redo the hotel block.

>>10371993
Pretty much all events are required to have insurance. By default insurance policies won't cover pandemics unless specifically noted or added on though (and that's if they let you). That's also why you see so many events moving their dates as opposed to outright canceling.

>>10372004
So then they really are fucked unless they get this thing run, huh? Rescheduling seems unlikely considering the inevitability of a second wave and the, more than likely, travel restrictions that will still be in place. Now or never.

>>10372006
No, they just need the city to have an official continuation of the shelter orders. That's their out. That's everyone's out because there's no way you can have a decent convention at last minute especially if your source for half of your moneymakers (Japan) is going through their own clusterfuck.

>Tfw potential Japanese guests for AX start getting corona'd.

>>10372009
Even if they don't get corona'd in Japan they will, if they come to America, have to undergo testing upon return. On the good end they just sit at the airport and wait for their negative results for a few hours (Narita is already doing this; you get a cardboard living quarters until your test results come back). On the bad end they catch corona in America and have to undergo quarantine.

>>10371764
It's uncomfortable, but I can handle wearing a mask for at least 6 hours at a time. I'm sure I could go all day long, it just wouldn't be comfy

Gov. Newsome just announced that all public gatherings of any kind are banned for the rest of the year. There goes all of your cons right there.

>>10372023
he didn't tho

>Church-goers and pastors getting harassed by cops for trying to celebrate Easter
>Some have been fined and arrested
This will be you guys if you think AX is still happening.

>>10372035
They'll try and pull something like Wondercon is doing but charge for it

>>10372023
Proof?

2 months ago we were all working on our cosplays, getting fit, and looking forward to now just AX but all of this year's cons. And now here we are.

>>10372135
>yfw AX is cancelled this year

>>10372142
i've got more vacation time than i know what to do with. it is a weird feeling.

>>10372154
>got three days filed for AX
>can’t file the fourth PTO for the final day because I’m 0.12 behind

>>10369607
Who's up for a plague doctor gathering?

>>10372159
Call out the fourth day *wink*

>>10370449
big name mean very smart
window good linux bad
listen to chip man

>>10370822
i do security DTLA. the entire dtla is full of feces vomit etc on every fucking surface and all anyone does it maybe hose it off every few days. DTLA is one giant ceaspool and people who live here just ignore it (youll see a methhead peeling his own flesh off at little tokyo while groups just walk on by, not even glancing, etc). they try really hard to clean the place up before big events (hire private S/O and police to move homeless etc) but dont fool yourself that its ever been actually clean.

>>10370859
>>10371041
>having friends
>making friends at a con when your over 35

>>10372191
>going anywhere in DTLA when it's not a weekend

>>10372193
>its better on weekends
no, you're just too drunk to notice.

>>10372196
you can literally walk from Angel City Brewery to Grand Central without issue

>>10372199
because your a retard who is so use to it you dont even pay attention to your surroundings. I see it every single night, some retarded 20 something IlL nEvER HaPpEN tO mE get hit in the face and phone stolen or similar.

>>10372191
The sad part is Little Tokyo and Chinatown are probably the most photogenic part of DTLA.

>>10372191
I’ll miss going to Little Tokyo back in the early 10s where there was barely trash and graffiti around

Cause christ me and family went there last year and the surrounding place looks ravaged. Thank god for online shopping

>"P-Please d-don't cancel SDCC!!!!"
>"A- At least reschedule it to Fall"

How can some people still hold out, same for AX

>>10372230
Better than 2015ish before it got private security, now you just see a few regular homeless
>that one old lady who always needs $25 for her broken car tire
>that creepy tall black dude in a wife beater stalking down in the undermall
>that dude who wants to read his poems to you for money
of course you walk two feet away and its a shanty town.

>>10372238
SD Convention Center has no open weekend dates that CCI could use the entire facility. AX could postpone as there are open dates in the Fall at the LACC.

>>10369715
>>10369724
Have any of these people ever lived outside of SoCal? Anaheim (and hell, even Pendleton area) is fucking heaven compared to the American "heartland" shitholes. Stabba Ana only has high crime statistics because the nearby fascist police state (Irvine) makes their arrests outside its borders just to keep its own crime statistics down. They even do it with their own homeless population.

>>10372238
Life must be too depressing for them. It’s like a verbally/physically/sexually abused woman that’s trying to survive months of suffering just so she can attend a weeb gathering, and with that cancelled, who knows what’ll happen

>>10372332
I use to live in Garden Grove but moved out to Temecula due to a job promotion. All I have to worry about are crazy old racist wypipo

So how did everyone enjoy their Wondercon weekend?

>>10372353

>>10372192
It's okay, anon. You don't need to be bitter. I'll be your friend.

>>10372334
Dv cases are on the rise, after all

>>10372170
This. They'll know you're lying, but they can't legally accuse you of it.

>>10372191
I'm near LA and considering getting into security myself. Is there any way to seek out a cushy do nothing overnight position without revealing that I want to get paid for fooling around on my phone most of the shift? I have an out of state friend who does security overnight in a booth and they say that they get a shitload of unsupervised free time

>>10372353
I bought an exclusive package i was looking forward to with a few clicks on the vendor’s website in the comfort of my home instead of driving two hours to Anaheim

>>10372391
You could actually be sick after a big, extremely spicy meal the night before with friends. You were dared to do it and you followed through. That's your story and you're sticking to it.

>>10372401
Close, but that's admitting some personal fault to it. You'll get a lecture about being more responsible.
You went out to eat some seafood and think you got food poisoning. Perfect excuse because it can't be disproved, and they can't try asking for a doctors note

Good for you AX, just start on time and fuck the NWO government keeping us down and in our house. AX is still happening regardless of what the government does. Fuck this fake pandemic, fuck Drumpft, fuck Newshit, and fuck Garshitty.

>>10372240
>poems guy
Holy shit I remember him. I was in little Tokyo completely unrelated to AX three years ago and he approached my group reciting one of his poems near that tree with all the little wishes written on it.

It's amazing how Los Angeles is the one of the most sprawling metropolises in the world but it's so easy to visualize it through a very defined group of oddball figures.

Hahaha, like, what are you so afraid of?

>>10372455
I know right, this whole entire pandemic is fake and the USA has bloated numbers. This is all a scheme for the government to round us like cattle. I praise AX for keeping on course and still letting the con happen on time.

>haha what pandemic, surely I won't get covid, thank you based AX for not cancelling! coof coof

>>10369661
You're fucking dumb, AX is still happening regardless if this fake pandemic will still going on in July. You should have kept your reservation. Try to get back your room and hold on to it this time.

>>10372477
>imagine being brainwashed by the government and "medical experts" to believe that we are in the middle of an global emergency.
Hello, they are taking our rights away everyday!

>>10372484

>>10372461
>>10372484
even if that's the case, government tendencies for endlessly trying to expand their power and a global pandemic aren't mutually exclusive. why is it more believable to you that your government has somehow faked an illness impacting the entire earth? wouldn't it make more sense for the pandemic to be real and have politicians attempting to use it as leverage?

>>10372501
Because every government in the world is secretly being run by the NWO government. Why is the USA the only country that has over 500,000 cases and 20,000 deaths? USA is the first country to be tested by the NWO and all of you are acting like the sheep you are. I can't believe you are letting them take your right away. Next thing you know, they won't let you dress up as your favorite Chinese cartoon character.

>>10372504
the US is a huge country compared to something like italy. And the other huge countries like china aren't accurately reporting cases and shit.

>>10372511
Still not the reason why USA's numbers are inflated. Fake pandemic and government takeover of our rights as citizens. AX still happening is proof this is all a farce.

>>10372484
>>10372504
Drink your silver solution.

>>10372486
>>10372501
>>10372511
>>10372520

This thread has the worst bait in the entire board

>>10372332
Ive lived in about ten states and multiple cities. Socal is only topped by Chicago and Atlanta as "places I really dont want to live". "heartland" was comfy af.

AX will be open with no additional health guidelines with all the scheduled guests and events. Screencap this

>>10372504
>>10372435

Niggas With Orgasms?

>>10372542

>>10372542
There is no need since this entire pandemic is fake. If the government is telling you to stay in, you should be doing the opposite and go out.

>>10372547
You first

>>10372392
DTLA will pay more than surrounding areas outside maybe Beverly Hills.
When you first sign up for a firm, they will send you wherever if its shitty or not. If you just want a cushy job, be lazy and they will remove you from post if they need actually good guards and move you to a easier post.
many "easy posts" are "gatcha" posts where they put people knowing they will fail and five them a good reason to fire you, so once your at a gatcha post dont fuck up.
if you really want to good off, your going to need to learn where the cameras are first. get good at spotting them and finding out who is working dispatch so you know the dead zones.
when applying say you can work nighta and mornings, give any reason that you cant work swing. make sure its on the contract you sign. swing shifts suck balls and they will layer your off days like shit. same with off days- when you apply to a firm say you can work say, saturday night through Wednesday night. this way if they try scheduling for the days off you want (ie a thur or fri) they cant (they will give you all sorts of shit but who tf cares.) Just be aware you will never ever get a fri/sat or sat/sun off schedule unless your fucking the PC or something.
on that if you want easy posts never stick your neck out, act like you care, or let them know your in any way shape or form smart. they will streamline you to management which while pays more is frustrating and you get hit for all the shit the stoner ex cons they hire as bodies fuck up doing.
Allot of guys work two firms, so they get weekends off. working full time one place doesnt matter anyway as the firms change names so often any perks you think youll have by staying with one will disappear super fast. same with the shitty health care.
dont trust your coworkers they will throw you under the bus to get their buddy hired or to get more hours when they are trying to replace you
once you find your peachy night shift job dont fuck up also make friends with the client

Anybody that stays at home during this government created "crisis" is a cuck

>>10372542
>all scheduled guests and events
>no guests have been announced
>one event
I assume that's the joke

>>10372566
>forgetting all the guests are usually announced a week before AX

>>10372571
>forgetting corona is going to kill all the guests before they can even be scheduled

>>10372526
If they belong to a 2B cosplayer, I'd be all over that.

>>10372542
All scheduled guests.

but you have no guest scheduled.

https://globaldanceelectronic.com/healthcare-expert-says-festivals-concerts-wont-return-fall-2021-earliest/
See you all at Anime Expo 2022.

>>10372661
>Fall 2021
Yeah I think heads are gonna roll before that happens

>>10372661
Realistically after the world gets through with the bulk of infections there should be much less risk and events should be good to go by next year if not earlier. Only if there's a second wave would we have to fully wait for a vaccine

>>10372674
>vaccine
its a meme. it wont happen because this isnt the kind of virus a vaccine would even work on.

>>10372687
Why create a vaccine when this pandemic was fake to begin with? Trump was right all along, it is a democrat hoax.

These are the two who stopped AX 2020 from happening. Say something nice about them.

>>10372558
I'm a little ways out from DTLA, more in the Pasadena/Burbank area. Are there any specific companies you'd recommend? I'm looking at Allied Universal because I've heard that they'll pay for the guard card training

>>10372751
Allied is the big one that swallowed most of the smaller ones in the area. You can find smaller ones on craigslist, unironically. The burbank office and people who run it area actually decent compared to the Allied in dtla. Smaller companies are more personable and easier to haggle with, but bigger companies like allied are more consistent. Its a pick your poison sort of deal. Make sure if they tell you a post gives X pay you get it on record because they will they to screw you. Seriously get everything in writing and make sure you stick to your story if you only want X days or X hours because they will push against it. But they NEED bodies and if you hold firm they will give before you. Allied and other major firms will pay for the training, or you can do it online which is also easy and allows you to lie in interview about your experience (google old security firms that dont exist to pad it and you can get hired for more money.)

>>10372689
Kill them all

>>10372571
>Japan will be in complete lockdown by July

>>10372767
Am I right in assuming that if I want an easy post it's better to look for overnight/evening shifts? And I would lie, but I'd hate to get caught in a lie and end up blacklisted

>>10372716
thank you for not allowing a viral hotbed caused bu selfish weebs to happen

>>10372839
Because of their constitution they actually cannot lockdown but only request that people stay inside. It's kind of weird.

AX denied my refund request saying I was outside of the 30 day refund period. Which I understand, but I would think they would be more lenient with the refund policy considering what's going on in the world.

>>10372929
Abe would do anything to save his sinking legacy, even if it means fucking over their constitution to keep everyone in Japan in his control.

>>10372542
Good, that means everyone going will die shortly after and AX2021 will be much quieter

>>10372893
>blacklisted
its security. they hire ex cons, druggies, all that. you wont be blacklisted because they would never even remember your face.
overnight you get more transients so putside posts sort of suck but 9/10 times they are easier to deal with than soccer moms or teenagers so yeah overnight is peachy outside the fucked up schedule.

>>10372978
I would just assume that they'd put your name on some list if they catch you lying, but I guess not.
And yeah, I see day time security officers having to stand/pace all day long and are essentially customer service with how they have to interact with anyone in the place. I'd want to avoid that entirely. I have an out of state friend who works at a facility where they sit in a booth and sign truck drivers in and out, along with some patrols here and there. That sounds like comfy work

>>10372931
Try again when AX is forced to cancel/postpone. You'll have basis to yell their ears off over the phone if they try to deny you.

>>10372931
>last year bought premier
>a week later decided it was dumb to spend $400 extra and emailed AX asking for a refund/swap to a regular ticket
>they never responded
On one hand I ended up loving the perks of the premier badge. On the other hand it's incredibly unprofessional how they essentially fucking ghosted me when I requested a refund. I didn't even get a email saying it was denied, just nothing

>>10372989
i had a truck post for awhile but it didnt pay as well. burbank area is lioe 12-14, beverly hills 14-16, dtla 16-20 starting rates about. when you go to places out of the city like a truck stop its less or east la like 11-14. hourly obv.

>>10373024
I don't mean it specifically has to be a truck post, just one where you get a booth to kick back in between patrols, maybe monitor some cameras. Free time to play around on my phone or read/draw

AX is not cancelling is because Newsome has plans to slowly reopen the state by May 30. Sure Fanime is fucked, but AX and SDCC can be saved.

>>10373027
thats literally every single security post once you learn where the cameras are.

>>10373057
I've seen some areas where there is no place to sit and it seems like the guard is expected to be standing/pacing the entire shift. Like ones posted at grocery stores or other businesses that don't have an area for them

If they want to kill all the weebs, they would keep it going. Kill a few thousands degen.

>>10373062
this is the best possible scenario

>>10373062
Based answer

Fanime just got corona'd into next year. When is AX going to go down?

AX would pull something like a VR con the last second. Virtual queues to mimic the real con experience.

>>10373160
AX is a month later so give it til May

>>10373163
>Wondercon releases a "Virtual Exhibit Hall"
>It's just a list of People who were supposed to be there
>2/3rd of them Don't have online store

bruh

>>10373040
you seriously think it's safe to have 120,000 people in the la convention center 2 months after the shutdown is over? lmaoooooo nope

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/america-should-be-ready-for-18-months-of-shutdowns-fed-official-warns/ar-BB12wvA7?ocid=sf
So should we start saving up for 2022 conventions?

>>10373205
Yes.

>>10373187
>shutdown
Pandemic is fake and the shutdown is a test to see if we'll comply with the NWO. It's all about control. Go outside and live your life like normal.

>>10373214
You first. Go find a nice ER at a hospital and throw a party there. Be sure to lick some shoes.

>>10373181
>tfw I can’t go to that kick ass import game store with the rare Amiibo and rare vidya

>>10373215
Thanks, I refuse to let the government force me to stay home. I wish more people would push back against this fake pandemic instead of rolling over and easily surrendering their rights in the name of public health and safety. It's sad that so many businesses, institutions, cons, and public events submitting to the governments "request" because this virus is just an overhyped flu. When was the last time the government cared about public health and safety. Again, this entire pandemic is completely fake.

>>10373219
You sleeping in the bunker tonight, bud? Or do you want MeeMaw to let you back in the house?

>>10373219
Use your powerful words to open the Church of Real Retards. You can be a preacher who says it's all fake then dies 3 weeks later. Please, go ahead and prove Darwinism is some fake ass shit. Prove the world with your wonderful gospel is truth.

Open the state up, Newsom. Open it up now.

>Fanime got cucked by the batsoup virus

>>10373219

>>10373059
grocery stores and banks like that do suck. thats why you ask for over night as you wont be sent places like that.

>>10373219
how the fuck did /x/pol/ go from THE NWO AND CHINA ARE GOING TO KILL IS ALL USING CORONA in january to JUS A PRANK BRO now? is being safe not edgy enough now that everyones doing it?

>>10373214
Silent Hill is totally about circumcision.

Could be worse.
>Hirohiko Araki gets announced as a guest of honor for AX
>AX announces it’s cancelled this year in early June

>people acting like it's the end of times because AX is probably cancelled
You know other cons exist right? There are also other cons outside of California too, for that matter.

Japan Expo in France got cancelled today. Same date as Anime Expo.

>>10373219

>Check AX Hotel page to see if people have cancelled
>No changes
Why are these fuckers still holding on to their rooms?

>>10373580
It took longer than I thought for this day to come, but I just want my refund or roll over already.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2886591-california-gov-gavin-newsom-unlikely-sports-return-with-fans-this-summer

"The prospect of mass gatherings is negligible at best until we get to herd immunity and get to a vaccine," Newsom said.

f

>>10373675
And from the New York Times:
>Large gatherings over the summer were “not in the cards,” [Newsome] said
Stick a fork in it, it's done.

>>10373545
Retard

>>10373545
>There are also other cons outside of California too, for that matter.
that are also cancelled

>>10373675
>The prospect of mass gatherings is negligible at best

>mfw I could only make it back to Disneyland for one last ride on the Pirates of the Caribbean and dinner at Jolly Holiday Bakery

>>10373675
Next thing you know this retard will sign into law making any public gatherings over 50 people illegal.

>>10373219
It's thanks to people like this that we will be stuck at home for longer and more cons will be cancelled because you can't stop fighting against #dagovernment and french kissing your local grocery store worker

>>10373219
>he thinks the government needs to lie about a pandemic to get people to do shit like this.

https://tennesseestar.com/2020/04/10/people-protest-at-ohios-capitol-the-states-handling-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-call-on-acton-to-resign/
We need to come together at Sacramento and tell Newscum to open up the state and restore our constitutional rights.

>>10373795
I think they were the only ones to gather. I haven't seen stories from any other states and it was supposed to be nationwide that they were trying to organize.

>>10372486
5G weakens your immune system so you can easily catch the virus.

>>10373675
You heard him, lads. Herd immunity protocol is a go. Cancel your hazmat suit for AX and everyone lets just go in our regular street clothes and cosplay. Governor's orders.

>>10373778
I was supposed to be there today bro ;-;

>Freezer trucks and trucks carrying coffins have been spotted at the LACC
Get ready lads, it's going to get worst.

>>10373795
>constitutional rights.
to what?

anime tiddies?

>>10373778
>mfw my bf and I couldn't go at all the last month it was open because of family obligations and working late

>>10373786
>and french kissing your local grocery store worker

>>10373795
>Ohio's first CoronaCon
wow so sugoi

So would you participate in Anime Expo 2020 if it became an online convention?

>no anime cons
>no gaming cons
>no concerts
>no baseball
I’m fucking bummed out dudes

>>10373890

>>10373795
>tfw we’re ready for four more years or we’re ready for New World Order

>>10373887
>no merch
>no con food
>can't see hundreds of people in shitty cosplay and dozens in good ones
>no parties
No

>>10373902
>Can order merch online
>Don't have to overpay for shitty food
>Can't get sick if there are no gatherings and parties.
Problem solved

>>10373913
>instead of a physical line let's just let everything of value sell out instantly online

>>10373913
>disrespecting Okamoto Kitchen

>>10373928
>Okamoto Kitchen
You can easily make the shit they cook inside their cramped van at home at the fraction of the price.

>>10373928
>Okamoto Kitchen
Nigga pls
Fluff Ice is the superior food truck choice

>>10373847
Source? Our death numbers are rookie mode over here on the west coast

>>10374022
There is none, moron.

>>10374027
Thanks. I win, then, as usual.

>>10373928
Certainly better than the in-convention food. Although I want to learn how they make that clam chowder so I don't have to pay $7 for it.

>>10374123
Retard.

https://www.kron4.com/news/california/los-angeles-mayor-says-no-concerts-or-sporting-events-until-2021/

>>10372547
Lol I don’t want to be debt with fines if I go out for nothing.

>>10374198
Just Joshua Weissman it by buying it and try to unlock its secrets

https://youtu.be/3f0vm1k2SmI

RIP

>>10370450
Cool should i listen to
Pedo A
or
Pedo B