Comments on: Gen Con Purchase Offer Rejected! http://www.livingdice.com/841/gen-con-purchase-offer-rejected/ Gaming. It's in the blood... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:16:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Game On! with Cody and John » Blog Archive » Episode #8 – ” Game On Location” with Who’s Yer Gamers? http://www.livingdice.com/841/gen-con-purchase-offer-rejected/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Game On! with Cody and John » Blog Archive » Episode #8 – ” Game On Location” with Who’s Yer Gamers? Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:20:38 +0000 http://www.livingdice.com/?p=841#comment-104 [...] submit “letter of intent”(link to letter), which was then rejected by Gen Con 2 days later.  (link to letter from Adrian [...] [...] submit “letter of intent”(link to letter), which was then rejected by Gen Con 2 days later.  (link to letter from Adrian [...]

]]> By: Gen Con Acquisition Group Revealed | LivingDice.com http://www.livingdice.com/841/gen-con-purchase-offer-rejected/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Gen Con Acquisition Group Revealed | LivingDice.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:00:18 +0000 http://www.livingdice.com/?p=841#comment-105 [...] article is essentially a point-for-point rebuttal to Adrian Swartout’s rejection letter. Personally, I think it is either  an appeal to Ms. Swartout to reconsider the rejection or, in [...] [...] article is essentially a point-for-point rebuttal to Adrian Swartout’s rejection letter. Personally, I think it is either  an appeal to Ms. Swartout to reconsider the rejection or, in [...]

]]> By: Trevor http://www.livingdice.com/841/gen-con-purchase-offer-rejected/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Trevor Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:56:08 +0000 http://www.livingdice.com/?p=841#comment-107 I don't think Peter Adkison has as much good will as you think.I don't think he's added anything to the Gen Con name,and he's made several errors that have diminished the Con as an institution. The fact that you can't get in and just look around anymore has killed the Con as an introductory place for new gamers. If the Con had the entry fees(adjusted for inflation)and lack of local gaming community support it does now,there wouldn't be a Peter Adkison to talk about. WOTC got all those new fans by newbies coming to cons,and spending their money at the booths,and trying new stuff. Has their been a huge upswing in local gaming since they relocated? No. Why?Because Gencon now thinks of itself as just another sci-fi/gaming con.Oh yeah,and "the successor to G3".Find someone to run it who actually likes ALL gaming,and it might have some hope. Otherwise,it like a lot of cons, is going to go under during the next few years due to the economy. I don’t think Peter Adkison has as much good will as you think.I don’t think he’s added anything to the Gen Con name,and he’s made several errors that have diminished the Con as an institution. The fact that you can’t get in and just look around anymore has killed the Con as an introductory place for new gamers. If the Con had the entry fees(adjusted for inflation)and lack of local gaming community support it does now,there wouldn’t be a Peter Adkison to talk about. WOTC got all those new fans by newbies coming to cons,and spending their money at the booths,and trying new stuff. Has their been a huge upswing in local gaming since they relocated? No. Why?Because Gencon now thinks of itself as just another sci-fi/gaming con.Oh yeah,and “the successor to G3″.Find someone to run it who actually likes ALL gaming,and it might have some hope. Otherwise,it like a lot of cons, is going to go under during the next few years due to the economy.

]]> By: Friday Link Adventure - Nov 28 « Jonathan Drain’s D20 Source: Dungeons & Dragons Blog http://www.livingdice.com/841/gen-con-purchase-offer-rejected/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Friday Link Adventure - Nov 28 « Jonathan Drain’s D20 Source: Dungeons & Dragons Blog Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:13:28 +0000 http://www.livingdice.com/?p=841#comment-108 [...] Living Dice: Gen Con Purchase Offer Rejected [...] [...] Living Dice: Gen Con Purchase Offer Rejected [...]

]]> By: Kiyote http://www.livingdice.com/841/gen-con-purchase-offer-rejected/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Kiyote Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:44:57 +0000 http://www.livingdice.com/?p=841#comment-109 Well, I guess we know who typed the letter of intent to purchase now, don't we? ;) Well, I guess we know who typed the letter of intent to purchase now, don’t we? ;)

]]> By: Deano Ware http://www.livingdice.com/841/gen-con-purchase-offer-rejected/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Deano Ware Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:24:54 +0000 http://www.livingdice.com/?p=841#comment-106 I totally agree with this statement. I am attorney and the offer clearly seemed to suggest that the debts would be paid with the company's own profits so other than the initial payment they offered no value. I also agree that because of the unique nature of Gencon as a convention, with its history, you absolutely need someone like Peter Adkison to head it up as it currently exists. Obviously the time may come when that is no longer the case and the convention has transformed into something more familiar to the general public and all you need is a numbers guy to head it up, but currently Gencon is about way more than numbers and there is just a certain goodwill Peter Adkison has in the community/industry that cannot be valued at this time. I sincerely hope they emerge stronger, wiser and happier! I totally agree with this statement. I am attorney and the offer clearly seemed to suggest that the debts would be paid with the company’s own profits so other than the initial payment they offered no value.

I also agree that because of the unique nature of Gencon as a convention, with its history, you absolutely need someone like Peter Adkison to head it up as it currently exists. Obviously the time may come when that is no longer the case and the convention has transformed into something more familiar to the general public and all you need is a numbers guy to head it up, but currently Gencon is about way more than numbers and there is just a certain goodwill Peter Adkison has in the community/industry that cannot be valued at this time.

I sincerely hope they emerge stronger, wiser and happier!

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