NOTE: At this time (Oct 1st) all these policies are under review. A finalized list of policy will hopefully be populated by Dec 1st. After Feb 1st there should be no more changes, but we do reserve the right to update our policy up until the start of the convention.
General:
Our policies are not aimed at cracking down on every misdeed, nor at creating a police state. They are not a compendium of statutes and codes to keep you all walking in line and pissing on cue. Rather, they are aimed at maximizing the fun, and keeping things at the threshold of awesome.
Both our policy and our staff (including security) have a primary objective of facilitating awesome, not putting a cap on the fun or harshing the buzz.
Furthermore, we have no interest in enforcing or even reiterating local/state/national law. That's not our job, and should you break the law you'll be answering to the police, not a sympathetic convention staffer.
With that being said, we'll be fleshing out whatever few meager rules we feel the need to mention here. The program guide will have a slightly more comprehensive list of stuff, if you need it spelled out for you. Basically, though, everything falls under our core rule of:
ALL UNWRITTEN RULES ARE TO BE ENFORCED AND OBEYED
You know what's cool and what's not cool. We expect you to be smart enough to figure out the small details. If you have a disagreement with a staffer about what constitutes being out of line, you're probably wrong and should shut up and listen to them. If you're the type of egotistical prick who thinks he knows better, head over to Con-Ops to get it sorted out; don't get yourself thrown out for fighting with someone who has no authority over policy.
The Badges:
Badges are non-refundable and non-transferable. Should you lose your badge at the con, report to Con-Ops for a new one. There will be no additional charge for a new badge.
Censorship:
Anime Punch considers itself an academic organization, and despite some of our baser events we ARE a symposium of professors and students who wish to exchange ideas, teach, learn, and experience some art. As such, we feel that censorship of any kind would not just be inappropriate, but insulting and unforgivable.
Considering this, no video showing at Anime Punch will be censored or carded for. Descriptions of possible objectionable content will be indicated ahead of time on both the website and in the program guide, so parents who wish to limit their children's exposure can discuss with them what is ok and what isn't. "Video 2" will also be "kid-safe" the entire weekend, showing nothing with overt sexuality or severe violence.
The topics of discussion and the language used to discuss it will not be restricted for any panel, talk, or event at Anime Punch. It is up to the speaker to set the tone and level of their content. Obviously, some topics are more inclined to mature content than others. For the concerned parent we recommend looking through the schedule of the convention with your child in advance and laying down the guidelines. For those with disobedient children, we recommend keeping a vigilant eye on them.
Caveat hentai – We feel that no art should be censored. We show hentai late at night. We do not allow anyone under 18 into the hentai showing. Is this an inconsistency? To avoid any hypocrisy we make sure that the hentai we show can in no way be misconstrued as art. We will show the most vial, terrible, worthless, degenerate, meaningless trash that we can conjure! So no fear; there shall be no children in the hentai room, but there will be massive amounts of hilarity.
Weapons:
No exposed live steel. If it's in a sheath, it's ok, but don't go taking it out and swinging it around. The Anime Punch sharpness test is to put it down your pants and jump twice.
The only thing your weapon can project is an aura of cool. No B.B.'s, airsofts, nerf guns, crossbows, laser sights, or anything else like that. Real guns are strictly forbidden, even if you do have a conceal and carry permit.
Lewdness:
Nothing "pink" may show. If you want to show off your swimsuit area swing by Con-Ops and we'll be more than happy to take a nice long look. Otherwise, keep it all tucked in, there are children in the halls and as we all know, children don't have sex organs. On that note, while we don't censor what we say during talks, please don't go shouting vulgarities in the halls. That last one isn't so much for the protection of the youth (they've heard it), but rather because only lame-ass douche-bags and immature brats play like that.
Additional Asshattery:
Don't do stupid shit that will piss off the hotel. Without a venue there is no convention.
Don't be rude or obnoxious to the normal-types. Show that we're not so low-class as to need to be a dick to people who have done us no harm and have been unfortunate to blissfully stumble into the Armageddicon. I'm so sick of hearing 15 year old bitches going on about how they "freaked out" some poor old woman who got into an elevator with them. She wasn't freaked out, she was pissed off, and you're a stupid ho. Grow up, get some class, and stop proving how tiny your metaphorical (or not) penis is.
For parents, more info can be found at Parent's information page.
General:
Our policies are not aimed at cracking down on every misdeed, nor at creating a police state. They are not a compendium of statutes and codes to keep you all walking in line and pissing on cue. Rather, they are aimed at maximizing the fun, and keeping things at the threshold of awesome.
Both our policy and our staff (including security) have a primary objective of facilitating awesome, not putting a cap on the fun or harshing the buzz.
Furthermore, we have no interest in enforcing or even reiterating local/state/national law. That's not our job, and should you break the law you'll be answering to the police, not a sympathetic convention staffer.
With that being said, we'll be fleshing out whatever few meager rules we feel the need to mention here. The program guide will have a slightly more comprehensive list of stuff, if you need it spelled out for you. Basically, though, everything falls under our core rule of:
ALL UNWRITTEN RULES ARE TO BE ENFORCED AND OBEYED
You know what's cool and what's not cool. We expect you to be smart enough to figure out the small details. If you have a disagreement with a staffer about what constitutes being out of line, you're probably wrong and should shut up and listen to them. If you're the type of egotistical prick who thinks he knows better, head over to Con-Ops to get it sorted out; don't get yourself thrown out for fighting with someone who has no authority over policy.
The Badges:
Badges are non-refundable and non-transferable. Should you lose your badge at the con, report to Con-Ops for a new one. There will be no additional charge for a new badge.
Censorship:
Anime Punch considers itself an academic organization, and despite some of our baser events we ARE a symposium of professors and students who wish to exchange ideas, teach, learn, and experience some art. As such, we feel that censorship of any kind would not just be inappropriate, but insulting and unforgivable.
Considering this, no video showing at Anime Punch will be censored or carded for. Descriptions of possible objectionable content will be indicated ahead of time on both the website and in the program guide, so parents who wish to limit their children's exposure can discuss with them what is ok and what isn't. "Video 2" will also be "kid-safe" the entire weekend, showing nothing with overt sexuality or severe violence.
The topics of discussion and the language used to discuss it will not be restricted for any panel, talk, or event at Anime Punch. It is up to the speaker to set the tone and level of their content. Obviously, some topics are more inclined to mature content than others. For the concerned parent we recommend looking through the schedule of the convention with your child in advance and laying down the guidelines. For those with disobedient children, we recommend keeping a vigilant eye on them.
Caveat hentai – We feel that no art should be censored. We show hentai late at night. We do not allow anyone under 18 into the hentai showing. Is this an inconsistency? To avoid any hypocrisy we make sure that the hentai we show can in no way be misconstrued as art. We will show the most vial, terrible, worthless, degenerate, meaningless trash that we can conjure! So no fear; there shall be no children in the hentai room, but there will be massive amounts of hilarity.
Weapons:
No exposed live steel. If it's in a sheath, it's ok, but don't go taking it out and swinging it around. The Anime Punch sharpness test is to put it down your pants and jump twice.
The only thing your weapon can project is an aura of cool. No B.B.'s, airsofts, nerf guns, crossbows, laser sights, or anything else like that. Real guns are strictly forbidden, even if you do have a conceal and carry permit.
Lewdness:
Nothing "pink" may show. If you want to show off your swimsuit area swing by Con-Ops and we'll be more than happy to take a nice long look. Otherwise, keep it all tucked in, there are children in the halls and as we all know, children don't have sex organs. On that note, while we don't censor what we say during talks, please don't go shouting vulgarities in the halls. That last one isn't so much for the protection of the youth (they've heard it), but rather because only lame-ass douche-bags and immature brats play like that.
Additional Asshattery:
Don't do stupid shit that will piss off the hotel. Without a venue there is no convention.
Don't be rude or obnoxious to the normal-types. Show that we're not so low-class as to need to be a dick to people who have done us no harm and have been unfortunate to blissfully stumble into the Armageddicon. I'm so sick of hearing 15 year old bitches going on about how they "freaked out" some poor old woman who got into an elevator with them. She wasn't freaked out, she was pissed off, and you're a stupid ho. Grow up, get some class, and stop proving how tiny your metaphorical (or not) penis is.
For parents, more info can be found at Parent's information page.
