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Posted 9 months ago
Post-SitC thoughts
I had a great time, although it was crowded and I felt bad for the people who were mobbed wherever they went.
All of the organisers did a fantastic job, I’m sure it was extremely stressful for them, and I am so thankful for the time and effort they put in. I know that people are always going to complain, and say that it could have been organised better but I don’t think many people have actually considered how difficult it would be to organise something on this scale. Yeah sure, 4000 people said they were attending on Facebook, but:
1) It’s difficult to know for sure whether or not all of those people will actually turn up
2) Venues have to be booked well in advance, and Facebook attending numbers tend to gradually increase, and as it gets closer to the event date, it’s not like they can just book a new venue
3) I’m pretty sure they said at one point (though I could be wrong) that there were more restrictions on holding events in Hyde Park (and probably other parks too, I imagine) because of the Olympics. So even if you want to argue that there would have been more space in a park so they should have held it there, clearly they can’t do the same thing that they did in previous years because of those restrictions.
So basically, Tom, Liam, Jazza and Dave did a fantastic job, especially given the circumstances, and I am so grateful.
Posted 9 months ago
lexcanroar: I saw people discussing the need for a private room at SITC on...
I saw people discussing the need for a private room at SITC on Twitter, and I thought I’d tell you a fun little story.
Kayley and I were hanging out by the Save the Children booth, and this 15-year-old guy who has a pretty big following rocked up to talk to them. he was followed by such a huge…
I was there too and it’s really strange how people will just overstep the boundaries of basic human decency because they want to meet someone whose videos they watch. In the bigger rooms at any one time, there was a huge crowd surrounding a few individuals, and half the time they were squished against a wall with less than a metre distance between them and the crowd. I can’t even imagine how claustrophobic that would have felt. There was also the time when people were crowding the fire escape door because they heard a rumour that someone was going to be coming out of there, and they had to be told to move because it was a safety hazard.
So I feel like having the private room was really the best way to handle things, and I really think that all of the SITC organisers did a fantastic job given the situation.
I'm Angelie, I'm 21 and live in London. I've graduated from the University of Leeds after studying New Media.
I like Harry Potter, Young Guns, There For Tomorrow, Media, YouTube, sad films and books, musicals, James McAvoy, Fringe, Deaf Havana, Canterbury, Disney and baking & decorating cakes.
