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bp Regular user ENGLAND 168 Posts |
Oh Dear!!!,
Had this sent to me it all seems to be kicking off with Blackpool Magicians Club Ltd. and Southern England Magic Convention in the UK!!! I hope this does not get removed!!! This is from Southern England Magic Convention.... Quote:
Southern England Magic Convention This statement is copyright free, and may be reproduced in any form. |
Dixie Loyal user 219 Posts |
Since when is fighting a competitor illegal ?
Why would someone have a convention just a few weeks prior to Blackpool ? Sounds like this someone wants to take advantage from the other well known one. This matter could be solved easily if the newcomer with the competing convention would move his date away from Blackpool. 6 months earlier or later would not cause a major problem, would it? Seems that someone is just jumping the queue to get in front of others who are waiting already for quite some time and snatch the taxi away from them. Seems only fair not to take that just as a fact in life but fight back. |
ClintonMagus Inner circle Southwestern Southeast 3997 Posts |
It's difficult for me to believe that the organizers of the new convention didn't realize that this might cause a problem unless, of course, they were looking for the publicity that would be generated. It's sort of like a small business complaining that "The mean old large corporation is suing me for stealing their trademark. How unfair..."
Things are more like they are today than they've ever been before...
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
This is simply poor planning on the part of Southern England Magic Convention. More widely separating their dates from one another would do more toward the possibility of BOTH conventions doing well. As it stands, both are likely to feel the "watering down" effect, but I'd suspect that loyalty to the tried and true would trump, regardless of which conventions is held first. The S.E.M.C. would likely draw mostly from their region, by way of convenience. Better calendar placement might give them better attendance.
Having the same dealers, or the same performers at both would be suicide. As one of the event organizers for our local club, I can say that we rarely will book a lecturer who is playing a nearby convention either soon before or after, as many of our members would likely be at the convention. There is something about redundancy that magicians don't seem to like. It seems the organizers of the B.M.C. are just protecting their interests. The S.E.M.C. behaved like naughty children, and are being spanked. A little crying is to be expected.
~michael baker
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Bill Hallahan Inner circle New Hampshire 3222 Posts |
This topic is continued at Whats going on?!!!.
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