#archonstl

[archonstl]

Thank You.

Thank you to all those that attended Archon 47 this year!

We hope that you have arrived home safely, and we look forward to seeing you all next year.

In the coming week, expect to see news about our champions of the weekend and how to plan for the next event.

Meanwhile, please take a moment to share the love and remember that your presence and talent is what makes this event possible.

Constructive comments and suggestions for next year are always welcome. Please direct them to the appropriate department for inclusion. All general inquiries can be addressed to inforequest@archonstl.org.

Until next year.

Team Archon

[tachyonblu]

"I remember when you got canceled for it. I’m talking about an actual dialogue panel and that never happened because, like I said, they don't want to talk and they didn't want to talk. And I remember when you got shoved out of [Archon]. I was like, 'see, that's what happens, you don't have the money or the power so you're not gonna get a seat at the table, you're just gonna get shoved out the door.'" - @pawkeshup on my GamerGate panel with @acvalens being banned from @archonstl in 2017.

In this part of my interview with Pawkeshup, we discuss his interactions with anti-GG, NotYourShield, the Ottawa pride festival, censorship of GamerGate, and my panel Arch Anime, Natsucon and Archon.

[allysgeekery]

Great fun with #kakashi at #archonstl (at Archon St. Louis)

[awcatqueen]

I’m selling at #archonstl ! Friday was a ton of fun and I can’t wait to get this day started! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo4LlHxAWhW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5tw55orn4nre

[fairykukla]

Mystery Grrl from Steven Universe.

This was my daytime Saturday costume.

[guyanthonydemarco]

New Post has been published on Guy Anthony De Marco

New Post has been published on http://guyanthonydemarco.com/archonstl-41/

ArchonSTL 41

Archon St. Louis is a speculative fiction genre convention based in…wait for it…Collinsville, IL. It’s just over the border from St. Louis, Missouri. The con is typically held at the Gateway Convention Center and the Doubletree Hotel.

I just arrived home from ArchonSTL a few days ago. This is the 41st year of the convention, so they’re doing things right. The Mrs. and I like to attend this convention because it’s a relaxing, family-friendly event. It’s the only con where we don’t even bring any books to sell. We go to sit on discussion panels and to see some friends. This year, the toastmaster was my friend Bryan Thomas Schmidt, a Hugo-nominated editor and a prolific anthology cat herder and author. We enjoy riffing off of each other during the panels, so I get to be the comedy relief.

While the focus is on science fiction and fantasy, there are general speculative fiction panels like horror and other topics. The convention makes things easy for the convention-going crowd by grouping the panels and events into different tracks. Tonya and I were both on panels from the author craft track, plus she was on several costuming and cosplay panels. She’s more versatile than I am, after all.

I was pleased that the programming staff added in some horror panels again this year. I was on one titled “Writing Modern-Day Monsters”, where we discussed what a modern-day monster is (or can be) and how to write an effective one. My fellow panelists were Setsu Uzume and Michales Joy. Monsters ranged from the usual Kaiju friendlies to serial killers to more traditional creatures that go bump (and sometimes grind) in the night.

ArchonSTL is also one of the big costuming competitions, which attracted my wife to the con originally. She did reveal a new costume and cosplay that had a lot of attendees getting stumped because they knew the character but couldn’t place her, especially with her iconic purple wig. She went as Lieutenent Ellis from the 1969 British science fiction television show UFO, specifically the outfit from Moonbase Alpha. We saw a lot of amazing cosplayers, including a traditional Japanese devil with very loud jingly bells, horns, and a tongue longer than most of my neckties.

It’s a mid-sized local con, so you won’t feel lost in a crowd of 120,000 of your closest friends in one building. This year their attendance was 2,300. The convention staff are some of the friendliest folks in the convention game, and they do take good care of their pro guests. The VIP green room was always stocked with amazing food, including a hot breakfast every morning, Philly cheesesteaks for lunch and beef stew for dinner on Saturday. I know I gained six pounds from the tasty foods that they had available.

If you’re looking for an autumn convention in the middle of the country, I’d recommend ArconSTL. The con is usually in late September or early October, and their website is at http://www.archonstl.org.

[jenniferstolzer]

@jessicamathewsbooks found the only bit of Babylon 5 merch in all of @archonstl! Londo didnt know why it wasnt a Centauri warship but was pleased nonetheless.

[archonstl]

Volunteering with Archon pays off!

We are always in need of fans who are willing to help out.

As thanks for your help, for every 2-hour shift you complete, you will get $20 back, up through 80% of the amount you paid for your badge! Volunteering is also a great way to get involved with your favorite convention.

Any volunteer can earn reimbursement. The volunteer reimbursement amount may not exceed the 80% reimbursement value of your badge.

Visit the West Box Office at the Gateway Convention Center for additional information.

[tachyonblu]

Had a great discussion with Mercoffdaperc, we went over much of the history of GamerGate in detail. We also discuss the more recent Sweet Baby Inc controversy and the ALT+F4 conference. Details over what we go over below!

We discussed Doritosgate, the Cole Nasrallah and Zoe Quinn incident, the Wizardchan incident, online harassment, The Zoe Post , ethics in games journalism, the burgersandfries IRC channel run by Thidran, Gamers Are Dead articles, GameJournoPros, Brianna Wu's involvement with #GamerGate, DeepFreeze, ChangeTheCover & SaveTheCover, the Pillars of Eternity tombstone controversy and the Lionhead Studios cleavage day controversy.

Plus SPJ Airplay with Ashe Short, Cathy Young, Christina Hoff, Michael Koretzky, Ren LaForme, Derek Smart and @libertarianblue. Plus SavePoint at SXSW with @pixelmetalgames, my panels at Arch Anime and Natsucon. The cancellation of my panel at ArchonSTL, the Honey Badgers being banned from @calgaryexpo.

Plus CometCon canceling the debate with Kukuruyo and our thoughts on Brian Martinez's position. Progressive Victory, including Counterpoints and WhickTV embracing disclosure and greater transparency. The ZachAttack incident involving Mombot. My 2018 GamerGate debate in Saint Louis.

We also discussed Vivian James, GamerGate meetups, @timsoret being unfairly attacked, the Alec Holowka incident, the Sweet Baby Inc controversy, Kabrutus misrepresenting Yiyi Zhang's video, how Destiny inspiring me to become a streamer, the Bianca Devon incident, the allegations that Adin Ross's community engaged in harassment against Destiny. Plus the upcoming ALT+F4 conference hosted by LTU.

Watch here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=s0TFuo7m31Y

[allysgeekery]

#kakashi fun at #archonstl with one of my favorite cosplays. #kakashicosplay https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Rhb0MHCQ5/?igshid=1lcxsq7be8bc5

[ducttapeduchess]

so............Archon?

anyone?

[mroobit-blog]

Archon!

I will be showing my art in the Art Show at Archon (in Collinsville, IL - near St. Louis) this weekend and you should come check it out if you can!  My original work will be up for auction and direct sale, and I will also be offering a goodly number of prints in the print shop (also found in the Art Show).

Also, if you'd just like to say hello, I'll be running around the con the whole weekend!

[archonstl]

With Archon's roots in speculative fiction, we are all about reading.

[stlgeekgirl]

I met a bunch of great people this weekend, but there were two especially while i was in line for the masquerade.  They cosplayed as Cas and Crowley and I didn't even now there was a rareship of those.  They were awesome and I love that I met them.  

Hello babies!  *waves*

[slythgeek]

Some pictures of my Regency gentleman costume from the weekend. Our skit and costumes won Best in Show. My friend here is Susan. I don’t yet have a picture of the entire group, but we were all in Christmas-colored historical dress representing different carols. *History buffs please excuse my mistake in making my waistcoat too long. I plan to fix it.