I'm somewhat sympathetic to the hotel regarding noise complaints, because even during cons I prefer to be able to sleep in peace. I sometimes wish certain of the conventions I go to (not Morphicon, haven't had problems there) had designated non-party blocks. And if I wasn't part of a convention I would DEFINITELY be willing to call the hotel staff since I've paid for a night's rest.
Asking people to keep quiet after a certain hour seems more than reasonable to me -- everything else on there was over the top and designed to keep people from, I don't know, being unreasonably scared by people wearing fluffy costumes? The whole "unwanted contact while in costume" thing, well... unwanted contact of ANY kind is harassment. Specifying "while in costume" seems like it's unnecessarily targeting convention goers.
I've always had good experiences with the staff at this hotel so this really disappointed me. I've always found Morphicon to be a con that is actually less unruly than others I go to, and at which the non-convention and convention guests usually interact in positive ways. I'm disheartened by this development.
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Asking people to keep quiet after a certain hour seems more than reasonable to me -- everything else on there was over the top and designed to keep people from, I don't know, being unreasonably scared by people wearing fluffy costumes? The whole "unwanted contact while in costume" thing, well... unwanted contact of ANY kind is harassment. Specifying "while in costume" seems like it's unnecessarily targeting convention goers.
I've always had good experiences with the staff at this hotel so this really disappointed me. I've always found Morphicon to be a con that is actually less unruly than others I go to, and at which the non-convention and convention guests usually interact in positive ways. I'm disheartened by this development.