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first time fursuit???
MarityS:
Then it handy to have something on the EF site that this is an 18+ event and/or a birthday-checker of some sort, so you can't register on EF unless you're at least 18 years old... ;P
And an another point: I don't think EF is a kiddy-party, expcially with the casino-theme now :p
Have you seen minors in a casino anyway?
By the way, Nice theme and artwork on the EF-site ;P
I really like it...
K9Primate:
--- Quote from: Cheetah on 28.11.2006, 14:24:17 ---
Okay, I need to clarify ... indeed, until EF12, it has always been possible to attend even if you're under 18 if you're accompanied by at least one of your parents.
However, we're seriously considering no longer offering this option, because even WITH their parents on board, we've had some incidents with minors that were legally dangerous, and given the paranoia level of German "youth protection" laws, the risk of SERIOUS liabilities just isn't worth it any more. At least not for the two or three minors in 400 total attendees.
With serious liability issues, I mean, that even if parents are on site, I (as the chairman) may still be PERSONALLY held liable for whatever might happen if the parents don't look for just one minute.
My personal worst-case horror szenario would be: A 14 year old girl slips away from her parents at night, goes to the hotel bar where everyone else is hanging out, someone gets her a drink or two, she gets drunk, they decide to go off "cuddling", and she ends up pregnant. Mom sues us, describing our convention as a place where pornographic artwork ist being sold, and adults running around in animal costumes, and that her daughter has been malicously been lured away and abused while she wasn't looking. The judge concludes gross negliency, and we're all majorly screwed ... including the possibility of the chairman (that's me) going to jail.
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Ouch! :o I see, that’s indeed a very good reason for not allowing it.
njhcerebus01:
--- Quote from: Cheetah on 23.11.2006, 22:04:19 ---
--- Quote from: njhcerebus01 on 23.11.2006, 21:51:41 ---i might go on stage but i need to sort out a plan first heh heh and also it my first time at EF (if my evil parents let me go to germany that is) ooo i can't wait to get my fursuit and have fun with it on stage!
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You know that you have to be at least 18 to attend EF, right?
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am 20 heh heh my parents are too over projection but soon they have to let go!
FoxMcCloud:
Actually doing real wrestling on stage is not possible, because of the security. I think it would be possible to do some mild action simulation but see this: You are a furstuiter, you have limitied vision, you perhaps don't see things of importance. You're fursit is not made to be punched, kicked or bodyslammed. There is no appropriate Ring and the biggest thing that ist really SERIOUS:
Wrestling, howsoever it is show and simulation, it is risky, there are injuries risks in wrestling. And I think no Cheetah wants a guy with a broken leg or a broken arm or a broken neck on his stage on his Con and under his supervision!
I think it would be possible to do a really mild brawl thingy pn stage, but only as long as you retain common sense.
And no Thumbtacks or whatever hardcore components you could imagine :P :)
But as I'm only experienced with wrestling but no member of the orga you have to talk this out with the orga people. My statement is just as a kind of "visitor with subject competence".
And if there are any more questions about this, everybody, feel free to email me at foxmc@tigress.com
somewolf:
--- Quote from: FoxMcCloud on 04.12.2006, 11:18:35 ---Actually doing real wrestling on stage is not possible, because of the security.
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replace "security" with "safety" .. thanx