Glomp circle?

[prussia]

i'm just wondering if they're allowed at this convention before i set one up and get yelled at by one of the staff
-->glomping circle=hugging version of spin the bottle
and also, the glomping circle is optional to people, so im not sure if this would still be an issue, i know they ARE banned at certain conventions here and there, theres a couple i've been to where its perfectly fine, i think the only time i've personally had the staff of a convention have a problem with a glomping circle was one of the days at sakura con, for some reason?

i know that last year at sakura con we got yelled at by someone on saturday when we made a glomp circle ((no one seemed to care on friday or sunday though for some weird reason.....(i didnt set up the one on sunday cause we got yelled at on saturday, but i joined them for a bit)))

[Washougal_Otaku]

Not only are they allowed, they're somewhat encouraged.  There's a park across the street from the Hilton that has excellent circle potential.  The previous year that this con was in Vancouver (2007 & 2011), there were many circles there.

What is somewhat frowned upon is the occasional unwanted glomping.  As a head's up, here's a thread in which possible solutions to side-step the problem have been discussed.

https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/index.php?topic=16282.0

(Haha!  I almost forgot to provide the link!  Silly me...)

[@random]

One thing worth noting: Glomp circles can't be in conspace.

[Washougal_Otaku]

This is true.  I'm not sure if they ever were, even though I know that they used to happen.  (My first was in 2006, but I was there briefly... Man!  That chick was cute!).

[prussia]

alright, thanks, cause this will be my first year at kcon, and usually there's a grassy area nearby or outside the convention building, and i know, random glomping= not good .__. ..... i mean if you don't know the person ask before you touch them is the thing there
but thanks and alright guys :3

[princess_of_zeal]

This sounds fun.

[CaptnPoptart]

As long as it isn't in the middle of con-space (like, IN the hotels), it will be alright. I remember Sakuracon 2011 when there was a glomp circle on Saturday, but some people were concerned about it and scolded us. Now that I think about it, it WAS in the middle of the con-space, so it was obviously not acceptable.

[Washougal_Otaku]

They were pretty stern about the space this year. At times it almost felt rude. I know they were doing their jobs, but, holy crap, chill out.