Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:58:14 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Things to do in/with the Town Square, was Re: Trees... forest....
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> omni at omniphile.com 10/21/2005 4:32:55 PM >>>

>>It was Mike Nelson, I think, who for the first Capclave came up with
the
>Town
>>Square concept that we're now using.  If rather than thinking of the
space
>>as being in a hotel you imagine it as the town squares in small towns
in
>>Europe and early America combined with the Neighborhood Local (a term

>>sometimes used for the neighborhood bar or pub) it helps.
>
>That concept didn't come across well to the average con-goer (which I
was,
>since I wasn't in on any of the planning for this).  It appeared to be
a
>more or less typical con-suite with a lot of square footage...to me
anyway.
> It worked fine, but if the idea is something else, more clues about
that
>might be useful so people catch the it more easily.  I'm not sure
what
>those clues might be, but maybe some brainstorming will produce a few.

As good as Capclave was this year, there are ways to make it even
better (Brighter! Shiner! More washes per load!).
We missed some things... luckily nothing detrimental to the con.

>
>Maybe a "town crier" to announce programming starts or changes?

Intersting idea....

> A
>"speaker's box" for anyone who has something to say?  (probably a bad
>idea...).  A small "business district" with a soda shop, ice cream
store,
>and con mementos?

Rotton tomatoes for the speaker's box?  (probably a bad idea...)

>  A cannon for the kids to climb on?  ;-)

Or into?  Whoops, there goes another one!

mjw

>
>-- Mike B.
>--
>Things are more like they are today than they ever were before.