Author Topic: Yojimbo (security) Sign-Up 2008 (Read 51952 times)

kylite · « **on:** September 19, 2006, 10:04:12 am »

Welcome to year 2008. This last year, we had 27 yojimbo on staff. We need alot more this coming year. I wont sugar coat the job. You will be up early and to bed late, sometimes you may not sleep or eat for long periods of time. But the rewards of seeing all those con goers having a great time is what we are all about. so please PM me the following information and I will add your information to the roster.

Full Name
Forum Handle
Email Address
Phone Number
Address :arrow: (optional)
City
State
Yahoo ID :arrow: (optional)
Age at time of Con

Thanks one and all. Your help in this is much appreciated.

PS: we ALWAYS need more help so dont be shy. Any quesitons.. post below.

kylite · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2007, 12:17:13 am »

Lets get the ball rolling. 364 days until the next convention!

Hawkeye · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2007, 03:21:36 pm »

You should already know my info by now, ky. :-P

Hawkeye · « **Reply #3 on:** September 06, 2007, 05:07:28 pm »

In terms of recruitment, we would espeically appreciate having more females sign up. If you have before, give a shout out because I didn't see many at the con.

rictheron · « **Reply #4 on:** September 06, 2007, 09:17:05 pm »

I will be back as well next year. It is my intent to be involved with the Yojimbo every step of the way but who knows in what way. But I look forward to being with you guys and I'm certainly not going to miss the chance to see everyone next year.

Waffles · « **Reply #5 on:** September 14, 2007, 05:35:54 am »

As A yojimbo for a better part of the cons Life, I want you all to know what kylite said is true but it is worth seeing everybody happy.

Also everybody loves waffles and if you join the yojimbo we can kick back and hang.

Dealrith · « **Reply #6 on:** September 14, 2007, 05:01:45 pm »

Quote from: Waffles on September 14, 2007, 05:35:54 am

As A yojimbo for a better part of the cons Life, I want you all to know what kylite said is true but it is worth seeing everybody happy.

Also everybody loves waffles and if you join the yojimbo we can kick back and hang.

Or in some cases tie up some of the beloved goggle squad.

DancingTofu · « **Reply #7 on:** September 14, 2007, 10:23:15 pm »

I'd like to point out that the more Yojimbo there are, the less difficult the job will become. We should definitely aim to have a better ratio of Yojimbo to congoer then 1:100 for next year. I can hardly handle 2 or 3 crazy congoers myself, so I have a lot of respect for the Yojimbo, who somehow manage to keep everything from exploding and dying.

I'm already signing up as staff for the gaming room (where I'll certainly be more effective), so I can't help out as Yojimbo, but I'll be rootin' ya'll on!

TheInsanePuck · « **Reply #8 on:** September 15, 2007, 01:03:32 am »

I am down for doing it all again... and maybe this time I will not lose my voice or nothing lol but yeah I had a blast working as a yojimbo this year and will be more then glad to offer my services again next year lol

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #9 on:** September 18, 2007, 01:31:51 pm »

Here is a stupid question:

Do you have to volunteer before you become a Yojimbo? I'm very interested to be either :OO

kylite · « **Reply #10 on:** September 18, 2007, 10:47:14 pm »

nope, my first year as yojimbo I walked into kumoricon the night before the con looking to pre-reg. they asked me to help them set up a few things, I was more the happy to help. they asked if I wanted to be security, I said yes, next thing I knew I was yojimbo LOL.

rictheron · « **Reply #11 on:** September 18, 2007, 11:26:00 pm »

No need to be a volunteer prior to joining the Yojimbo. Most of us have rather amusing stories of how we started out, myself included. The past few years it's been a bit more formalized but even so if you want to sign up to join us than you are quite welcome too. You just need to contact the Ops Director, either in email, at a meeting, or through the Yojimbo recruitment officer (kylite). There is a staff form on the website to fill out and the trainings to get to but otherwise signing up is a breeze.

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:22:23 am »

Alright &hearts; thank you all

I'm a little nervous but I hope I will do alright.
And I already preregistered, will that be a problem? If so please let me know.
And do I mail my application? Or just post it here? I'm sorry to be a bother and all of that.

P.S.
Is it bad that I'm a girl? Do you need to be a male? If so then I'm sorry [looks down at body] DX It's impossible for me

kylite · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2007, 10:41:35 am »

although the yojimbo squad is mostly made up of males, we do have a few females and we always welcome more. There are times when the situation requires a womans touch such as addressing a female attendee about improper cosplay. coming from a guy its just plain creepy LOL.

just post the required info here OR send me a PM and I will add you to our roster. as for you already pre-registering, I will see what can be done but I don't know the exact rules on that one yet.

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2007, 04:08:21 pm »

It was an impluse to register at the Sakura festival XD I couldn't help myself.

Oh and here is my information, I will PM to you, is that alright?

Hawkeye · « **Reply #15 on:** September 19, 2007, 06:06:24 pm »

Welcome anime_gurl. As the guys have said, some of us actively seek out this job, some of us sort of fall into it by mistake, LOL.

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #16 on:** September 19, 2007, 08:31:46 pm »

Thank you Hawkeye &hearts; I'm really nervous about it though, I must admit. But hopefully this will get me to be less shy, and meet people at conventions. I hope so at least.

Do we get anything special? tee-hee just kidding

RoamingGnome · « **Reply #17 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:53:41 pm »

Well honestly that is why I joined staff. I'm more of a wall flower in groups but I decided the best way to meet people and have fun with anime was to join as a staff member.

Waffles · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2007, 01:48:47 am »

anime gurl It will be a pleasure to have you along for the ride. I remember my first year as a yojimbo, it was 05 I went to the meeting and found out they wouldn't let me do it. then I was kicking back int he game room and kylite comes up to me and pulls me outside. I figure I was in trouble of some sort maybe he had remember that at 04 every time I saw him I would mention to him what his fma costume reminded me of. but he instead asked me to join yojimbo which I did with great honor.

kylite · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2007, 09:10:49 am »

*takes waffles out back and beats him for good measure*

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #20 on:** September 20, 2007, 09:24:56 am »

:OOOO

uh oh.I won't be beaten to death will I?

kylite · « **Reply #21 on:** September 20, 2007, 10:08:07 am »

*laughs* nah its all in good fun, waffles gave me a hard time saying my FMA Hughes outfit was a bellhop outfit back in 04.

the yojimbo are all one big family. we watch out for each other and take care of each other. but like most good families, a little rough housing is always in the works LOL

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #22 on:** September 20, 2007, 10:43:09 am »

oohh I see. I would be slightly offended too, tee-hee. Well thank you very much for letting me join the family, :OO
tee-hee. A little rough housing is always peachy I suppose :]] &hearts;

Waffles · « **Reply #23 on:** September 20, 2007, 02:51:54 pm »

yes one big family, ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US!!!

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #24 on:** September 20, 2007, 03:25:23 pm »

XD tee-hee silly Waffles

Hawkeye · « **Reply #25 on:** September 22, 2007, 08:12:53 am »

*pulls waffles out and beats him again for good measure* welcome anime_gurl, we need all the people we can get. It's really quite fun despite all the chaos sometimes.

Dealrith · « **Reply #26 on:** September 22, 2007, 01:00:59 pm »

Especially at around 1am when all hell has broken loose and Browny is out for bloode =D

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #27 on:** September 22, 2007, 09:13:44 pm »

oh dear [laughs] I'm excited already! tee-hee

Diamond · « **Reply #28 on:** September 26, 2007, 05:48:28 pm »

I will be available as well this coming year....though the weekend meetings are a little hard for me to make since I work retail hell, I work weekends alot

Hawkeye · « **Reply #29 on:** September 26, 2007, 08:18:13 pm »

We'll see what happens then, we should be able to work around your schedule. Bear in mind, the Goggle Squad boys are unable to make some of the meetings as well due to where they live and we work with them just fine.

Dealrith · « **Reply #30 on:** September 26, 2007, 10:37:24 pm »

Quote from: Hawkeye on September 26, 2007, 08:18:13 pm

Bear in mind, the Goggle Squad boys are unable to make some of the meetings as well due to where they live and we work with them just fine.

that and the occasion of one of them being caution taped up

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #31 on:** September 27, 2007, 12:21:36 pm »

ECK.
Do you tape up the Yojimbo too? [hides]

rictheron · « **Reply #32 on:** September 27, 2007, 04:06:09 pm »

Certainly. I tape the Yojimbo into place once they are too exhausted to work anymore. The big red vests are to hide the bindings! Mwahahaha

Dealrith · « **Reply #33 on:** September 27, 2007, 05:24:18 pm »

Quote from: rictheron on September 27, 2007, 04:06:09 pm

Certainly. I tape the Yojimbo into place once they are too exhausted to work anymore. The big red vests are to hide the bindings! Mwahahaha

Hmm.....I don't remember you with any tape.......mind you I don't remember much after that first night in ops.....except for Default giggling like a little school girl.....I'll never forget that sound

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #34 on:** September 27, 2007, 09:07:40 pm »

Ehhhhh?
[hides] I don't know if I want to do this anymore!
[diesdies]

rictheron · « **Reply #35 on:** September 28, 2007, 12:11:42 am »

Well see you don't have to worry, I likely won't be in charge next year. The new boss might just have a midget hyped up on caffeinne to entertain Yojimbo.

Hawkeye · « **Reply #36 on:** September 28, 2007, 10:51:11 am »

Quote from: rictheron on September 28, 2007, 12:11:42 am

Well see you don't have to worry, I likely won't be in charge next year. The new boss might just have a midget hyped up on caffeinne to entertain Yojimbo.

Joel Langley (Eternal Yamcha) would fit that bill quite nicely, LOL.

Quote from: Dealrith on September 26, 2007, 10:37:24 pm

Quote from: Hawkeye on September 26, 2007, 08:18:13 pm
Bear in mind, the Goggle Squad boys are unable to make some of the meetings as well due to where they live and we work with them just fine.
that and the occasion of one of them being caution taped up

That's what happens at the end of con when we get too silly to care anymore. :-)

Dealrith · « **Reply #37 on:** September 28, 2007, 10:41:55 pm »

Quote from: Dealrith on September 26, 2007, 10:37:24 pm

Quote from: Hawkeye on September 26, 2007, 08:18:13 pm
Bear in mind, the Goggle Squad boys are unable to make some of the meetings as well due to where they live and we work with them just fine.
that and the occasion of one of them being caution taped up

That's what happens at the end of con when we get too silly to care anymore. :-)
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I remember it being the lack of sleep and the void needing to be filled with something

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #38 on:** September 29, 2007, 10:20:05 am »

Ohhh I see. That doesn't sound....too bad. tee-hee

melchizedek · « **Reply #39 on:** October 08, 2007, 03:01:28 pm »

is there anyway to be a part time yojimbo? Like not be staff and only help out one day of the con?

MichaelEvans · « **Reply #40 on:** October 08, 2007, 03:36:11 pm »

That... could depend. Do you want to instead also participate in another staff level position and happen to be Yojimbo for a day too? (That would fulfil the staff commitment requirements that I recall are attached to the position. ... You know, I could have sworn fulfill was spelled this way... I Really need to check out my dictionary support.)

melchizedek · « **Reply #41 on:** October 08, 2007, 05:50:13 pm »

Well the whole thing is that I feel for the overworked yojimbo but and want to help out, but at the same time I still want to have fun at the con. I was helping someone watch a door at the con just because they looked tired and needed help but because I didn't have a staff badge it wasn't legit for me to watch a door alone.

Not saying I'll do this but, it looks like street team is a staff position right? Would that be an example of what you were talking about?

RoamingGnome · « **Reply #42 on:** October 08, 2007, 09:09:32 pm »

I'm sure I will be corrected if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure that street team is now considered a volunteer position.

MichaelEvans · « **Reply #43 on:** October 09, 2007, 03:53:17 am »

I'm trying to recall exactly what I heard when I was as tired as I was by the end of the last meeting... but I recall hearing that any position must exist on the organisational charts. Thus... Look Here (Yes, it's hidden in plain sight by being listed not as a specific document, but a hyperlink like you just saw. Hit the front page, then Documents, and it's towards the end.)

The org chart for Publicity lists a 'Street Team' (staff) position, reporting to 'Street Team' (management), reporting to Publicity Director (JeffT for this year).

Now, if that position is to be removed... well, I don't specifically recall hearing that, but I'm sure Jeff would know about any such motions.

RoamingGnome · « **Reply #44 on:** October 09, 2007, 07:26:03 am »

I just remember it was part of the changes they had mentioned at the beginning of the meeting when we had voted on the bylaws changes. They had made changes to what is considered volunteers and what is considered staff. If I recall that mooks and grunts also will not be considered a staff position either.

Trumby · « **Reply #45 on:** October 09, 2007, 11:58:09 am »

I'm pretty sure they said positions like street team will be made into a volunteer thing, as it is not based on hours, it is based on how many places they go to.

MichaelEvans · « **Reply #46 on:** October 09, 2007, 07:55:54 pm »

Quote from: Trumby on October 09, 2007, 11:58:09 am

I'm pretty sure they said positions like street team will be made into a volunteer thing, as it is not based on hours, it is based on how many places they go to.

Correct, I'd not remembered hearing street team, but it's in the min (near the top, first item) (and honestly I wasn't trying to memorise those details, just the general outline of things... being there for another 4-5 hours after that didn't help).

Amenin · « **Reply #47 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:58:54 am »

Full Name: I'll pm this or email this.
Forum Handle: Amenin
Email Address: BayouPoemSpinner@gmail.com
Phone Number: I'd prefer to give this out through pm/email.

City: Portland
State: Oregon
Age at time of Con: 17, nearly eighteen

Hey, another girl-ish-thing here who would love to join up and help out. I also have a few other friends who might be interested in joining up as well.

One of my friends who was interested in joining was curious if yojimbo could cosplay and attend panels like regular con-goers might. Is this possible?

ichigoxcupcakes · « **Reply #48 on:** October 17, 2007, 12:02:33 pm »

Quote from: Amenin on October 17, 2007, 11:58:54 am

Full Name: I'll pm this or email this.
Forum Handle: Amenin
Email Address: BayouPoemSpinner@gmail.com
Phone Number: I'd prefer to give this out through pm/email.
City: Portland
State: Oregon
Age at time of Con: 17, nearly eighteen

Hey, another girl-ish-thing here who would love to join up and help out. I also have a few other friends who might be interested in joining up as well.

One of my friends who was interested in joining was curious if yojimbo could cosplay and attend panels like regular con-goers might. Is this possible?

To answer your question I think so. I'm cosplaying and I'm attending as a Yojimbo [hitshead]

Amenin · « **Reply #49 on:** October 17, 2007, 12:05:10 pm »

Quote from: anime_gurl_123 on October 17, 2007, 12:02:33 pm

Quote from: Amenin on October 17, 2007, 11:58:54 am
Full Name: I'll pm this or email this.
Forum Handle: Amenin
Email Address: BayouPoemSpinner@gmail.com
Phone Number: I'd prefer to give this out through pm/email.
City: Portland
State: Oregon
Age at time of Con: 17, nearly eighteen

Hey, another girl-ish-thing here who would love to join up and help out. I also have a few other friends who might be interested in joining up as well.

One of my friends who was interested in joining was curious if yojimbo could cosplay and attend panels like regular con-goers might. Is this possible?

To answer your question I think so. I'm cosplaying and I'm attending as a Yojimbo [hitshead]

Oh, okay! Thank you. ^_^

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Author Topic: Yojimbo (security) Sign-Up 2008 (Read 51952 times)