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Offline melchizedek

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Kumoricon in the paper
« on: September 04, 2007, 12:20:27 am »
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/09032007news191821.cfm  They were flashing this paper around at the con but wanted to post the online version.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2007, 12:28:00 am »
Oooh, I should have picked up a copy.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2007, 02:22:17 am »
It wasn't a bad read in my opinion. The title's a little "eh" but other than that, I didn't think it was that bad.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2007, 04:45:48 am »
In my opinion, it was quite deriding. But that's just me.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2007, 07:35:57 am »
K-con was also on KOIN 6 news on the first night but I can't find the video link (good thing I taped it!); if you find it online, let me know!
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2007, 07:48:54 am »
My face looks so siiiiilllllyyy! @_@

Interesting read though
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2007, 07:55:27 am »
It's a LOT better than last years', that's for sure. I really like it : )

You have to admit, coming from a non-otaku's standpoint, it was pretty nice.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2007, 08:07:19 am »
Is there a link to last years'?
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2007, 09:19:34 am »
Quote from: Simon Young on September 04, 2007, 07:35:57 am
K-con was also on KOIN 6 news on the first night but I can't find the video link (good thing I taped it!); if you find it online, let me know!

Ahhh, I want to see that. D:
Did they talk about it in a pretty good light?
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2007, 09:21:38 am »
Quote from: hitokiri on September 04, 2007, 09:19:34 am
Quote from: Simon Young on September 04, 2007, 07:35:57 am
K-con was also on KOIN 6 news on the first night but I can't find the video link (good thing I taped it!); if you find it online, let me know!

Ahhh, I want to see that. D:
Did they talk about it in a pretty good light?

From what I saw it was on for about 10-20 seconds
not much of a chance to say anything
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2007, 02:59:44 pm »
The only quibble I have with this article is that they listed all these types of comics and then said "Girls read girls comics". Like they wouldn't read any other type.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2007, 03:13:51 pm »
FINALLY a newspaper article about us that isn't offensive!  Save for the title *sweatdrop*  "Freakish fun."

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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2007, 03:38:01 pm »
I was so surprised when I saw this! I was the girl in cat ears behind Link in the first picture ^_^ I remember talking to them and stuff, and then all of a sudden I saw me, and I was like 'Whoa!' Did anyone see me there that day??
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2007, 03:54:23 pm »
 I didnt like that they put a picture of a little kid on the cover. Great, more preassure to become G-rated.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2007, 03:56:09 pm »
Well, he was pretty cute as Link so I can see why his picture was put in the paper. I remember soooo many people asking to take his picture!
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2007, 04:49:28 pm »
What a terrible writer lol. Such a boring article, if you ask me.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2007, 05:07:38 pm »
^^ The little Link in the picture is my brother, I'm also in it, next to him and my father...
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2007, 05:19:22 pm »
it was a tad boring...but at least it wasn't insulting like last years article was
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2007, 05:25:53 pm »
vancuver seems to be nicer about it then portland was o.o anyways im glad he wrote about it a nice view. again as others have pointed out exept for the title. which im sure was not intentonal.

i liked the part about an enthusiastic hug being the preferead greating... i hardly ever hear a glomp discribed that way. ^-^ they ussaly say tackling another peroson and in a rather mean wording >.>
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2007, 09:02:20 am »
i show up to the con on Monday and hear "hey bomberman you made the paper" So my fiancee start trying to get ahold of one...we didnt know what one it was in but eventually saw the WOW nightelf on the front. And found ourselves in side! Yeah! bomberman ftw!
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #20 on: September 05, 2007, 05:55:52 pm »
Does anyone have a link to the Portland news article? I want to see for myself how bad it is...
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #21 on: September 05, 2007, 06:56:47 pm »
Quote from: laurifer on September 05, 2007, 05:55:52 pm
Does anyone have a link to the Portland news article? I want to see for myself how bad it is...

Seconded. Show us the monkey!
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2007, 07:13:40 pm »
It's so much better than the article the Portland Tribune ran last year.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #23 on: September 06, 2007, 02:02:46 am »
"An enthusiastic embrace appeared to be the preferred greeting for many attendees." Made me laugh alot. An outsiders view of glomping, lol. The artical's got a lot of dry humor if you look in the right places!
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #24 on: September 06, 2007, 04:01:39 am »
Quote from: Simon Young on September 04, 2007, 07:35:57 am
K-con was also on KOIN 6 news on the first night but I can't find the video link (good thing I taped it!); if you find it online, let me know!

Lol, my Mom called us and told us to turn on the news. I thought someone had died or something, and there they were, talking about the con~

I even took a pic of their news van outside the park. They came for th Heritage Festival, but got a lot more than they bargained for!
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #25 on: September 06, 2007, 06:07:23 am »
Quote from: TanisNikana on September 05, 2007, 06:56:47 pm
Quote from: laurifer on September 05, 2007, 05:55:52 pm
Does anyone have a link to the Portland news article? I want to see for myself how bad it is...

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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #26 on: September 06, 2007, 07:23:33 am »
Fourthed.

Wait. I'll just do a google and see what comes up.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #27 on: September 06, 2007, 12:19:48 pm »
I wanna see the insulting article! ...heh Enthusiastic hug... must use that... >.>
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #28 on: September 06, 2007, 12:23:55 pm »
You people asked for the link and there it is. :3
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #29 on: September 06, 2007, 02:38:34 pm »
Quote from: Kyuubi on September 06, 2007, 12:23:55 pm
You people asked for the link and there it is. :3

This is the '07 article. We're asking for the '06 article...
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #30 on: September 06, 2007, 02:40:48 pm »
*had used google* damn...that woman was totally insulting! And although I didn't totally like the article this year (space ninjas???) it was waaaay better than last year... we need an Otaku to write next years article...or someone who knows what anime is... u_u

oh here's the 06 link I found via google...
http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=115759769380805200
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #31 on: September 06, 2007, 02:46:46 pm »
Thanks, Naleh.

EDIT: Oh dear god! Why did I have to go and read that?!
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #32 on: September 06, 2007, 06:51:29 pm »
'The scene might have looked intimidating to some, but it could best be described as a happy hug fest.'


Okay, haha! I loved that sentance! .....Are we inteimidating? 'Cause that's kinda cool. Also, I'm glad they got down SOME reference of 'glomp', even if it was called, 'happy hugs'.
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Re: Kumoricon in the paper
« Reply #33 on: September 07, 2007, 10:22:06 am »
Here are some other media hits:

- http://mechamechamedia.blogspot.com/2007/09/kumoricon-round-3-okay-last-kumoricon.html : This blog accompanies the monthly Mecha Mecha Media column appearing in Portland's Yuuyake Shimbun Japanese newspaper, and the writer says that photos and and article will appear in the Sept and Oct. issues.

- http://72.14.253.104/custom?q=cache:_EVRciPQfcwJ:www.asianreporter.com/paper/2007-34-Aug%252021-Screen-complete.pdf+kumoricon&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us : Asian Reporter (scroll down to see a small pre-convention Kcon article)

One of the many things Kumoricon's Publicity Department (which consists of less than a handful of people) does is work extremely hard to make sure Kcon gets noticed, is portrayed in a good light and serves as a way to educate the general public about what we are and what we do. KOIN, along with upwards of 50 other media sources, were contacted ahead of time and an electornic media kits was set up to help inform and entice crews and reporters to come out. If anyone wants to learn more about working with the media, and help us get noticed even more in 2008, please let me or Jeff the Publicity Director know (publicity@kumoricon.org).

Also, if ANYONE has the KOIN footage on tape, could you please let someone on staff know so we can make a copy? Minutes on the evening news are like gold, and the fact that we scrimped a few of them is AWESOME!!

 
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