Saving seats

[vampry.livejournal.com]

I'm on staff and actually haven't made it to a lot of programming in the last few years.

So, I have a question: Do they allow you to save seats for someone who might not get there until minutes before the panel begins? I'm thinking here the Firefly stuff, 'cause that's what I'm going to be doing my gorram darnedest to make.

Thanks.

Comments

[electricsoup.livejournal.com]

I don't know that they let you, but I can tell you (and not that I would blame you for trying) but the other people who have arrived at the panel 2 hours beforehand and are in line behind you are not going to be pleased to perhaps loose the last seat for someone who didn't wait like they did.

Just my .02, I don't know the official policy.

[glissade13.livejournal.com]

Yes but without a volunteer staff DCon wouldn't run. I would hope that someone would take that into consideration as it is incredibly important for us to work and if we want to go to 1 or 2 events we dont' exactly have a whole section for staffers or anything.

[electricsoup.livejournal.com]

Hey, don't jump my crap. :) I'm just saying what I've seen.

[cor256.livejournal.com]

I dont have the absolute final answer, but its pretty close, and my answer would be unfortunately no. Especially when it says in our volenteer packets that we get no special treatment above and beyond what everyone else gets.

That being said, yes most of us do a LOT of work, and most if it is not appreciated (especially in the "evil and horrible Security Dept") but believe me, I do completely appreciate your department and your hard work.

[vampry.livejournal.com]

Just askin'.

I'm talking about after they've let the line in but before the panel starts.

[electricsoup.livejournal.com]

If there's seats after they let the line in, I can't see there being any issue. I just can't imagine with any of the Firefly stuff this year there'll be any seats.