Question for the Board and Staff
Are we allowed to rollerblade or skateboard in the conventoin? but its probley a no
i knew it how bout outside but i think u can ride bike,skatboards and rollerblades on the side walk right
ARTICLE I: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 419: REGULATED ACTIVITIES
§ 419.11 PROHIBITING SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, SKOOTERS
AND BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS IN BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
(a) Limitations. No person shall be permitted to ride a skateboard, roller skates,
skooter or bicycle on the sidewalks of any business district within the city.
(b) Violation and penalty. Any person violating any provision of this section shall
be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) plus costs.
(Ord. 20-1988, eff. 10-28-88)
And, before you ask, the area around the hotels and Convention Center are considered a business district. However, there are skate parks in and around Pittsburgh: http://skatespotter.com/skate-spots/city/US/PA/Pittsburgh.html
Can you please change your name to anything that's not what your name is right now?
I`d be mpre specific with your request.otherwise they might just change the last 2 numbers to 69 
The hotel and Anthrocon would prefer you not do those things, possibly bringing negative attention to the con, damaging property, or injuring yourself.
Also, those new ledges down by the water are pretty buttery, IMO.
Are we allowed to rollerblade or skateboard in the conventoin?
I notice that you are from Maryland, so you are going to have to travel to get to AnthroCon (assuming of course that you actually want to go to a Furry Convention and enjoy doing Furry-related things).
This means that you are going to have to pack and transport yourself and your things, most likely in suitcases or a backpack or duffel bag of some sort. You will also pack and carry home anything which you might purchase.
Why on earth would you want to take up valuable packing space and add extra pounds to carry, for sport accessories which have nothing to do with Furry Fandom, take away valuable time from attending to those things for which you pay for a membership, and are going to be difficult to do on the crowded sidewalks of Downtown Pittsburgh?
IF you can do those things at home - why travel all that distance and at such expense, to do them at AnthroCon?
Not meaning to whack the argue-beehive, but...
- dancing
- spending time with friends
- drawing
- wearing a fursuit
- playing video games
- practically everything.
There's an innumerable list of things that you could do at home that thousands of people choose to do at Anthrocon.
We travel from all over to be with friends/loved ones, see things we wouldn't normally see, and take part in the massive weirdness of the convention (or maybe feel a bit less weird being around people we relate to). If the only things to do at Anthrocon were directly associated with being a furry, it'd be exactly what the uninformed masses think that a furry convention actually is, instead of the melting pot of interests and cultures we know it is. People would still go, but it'd get old after a year or two unless you were THAT into the core aspects of being a fur (which could still be argued for how core they actually are).
I've been rollerblading since 2002/2003, I can't help but defend something that lets you creatively express yourself, provides physical exercise, helps you get from place to place, and is such a tiny niche in a fandom known for such a bevvy of niches. I've made threads trying to find others interested in rollerblading/skateboarding, and had the same reactions from finger-wavers. I haven't done anything that has gotten me in trouble or besmirched the name of Anthrocon, and I've made a number of friends with a shared interest I wouldn't have discovered unless I brought my skates with me.
If you bring them, use the same tact that I've been using since 2005. If you're using them to get around, be extremely careful of your surroundings. Take them off before you come inside, even if you get jealous that fursuiters and non-skating folk wear heelies (which are probably also frowned upon). If someone sees you skating and demands that you leave, it's probably a good idea to do so. Don't skate in the middle of the day when the city's business-folk are already putting up with all those weirdos wearing tails, fursuits, or (gods forbid) jean shorts. If your reason for skating is so people pay attention to you, you don't deserve to be doing it.
Not meaning to whack the argue-beehive, but...
And I do not intend to be argumentative with anyone.
There's an innumerable list of things that you could do at home that thousands of people choose to do at Anthrocon.
...And on reflection (now that you remind me), I find that I have taken part in a few of them; the Yappy Fox "Fox Hunts" with the ham radio gear are an example. Of course, I don't do this at home, and only participate at AnthroCon because it happened to be a programmed event, and something which I happen to know a thing or two about. The other participants, I think that most of them came out of idle curiosity, and except for the word "Fox" in the title, and that certain Furry Fans practice it in relation to a completely different hobby, or in association with certain emergency services, its relevance to Furry Fandom is admittedly hard to justify. Was fun, though.
We travel from all over to be with friends/loved ones...
Granted...
...see things we wouldn't normally see...
Undeniably true!
...and take part in the massive weirdness of the convention (or maybe feel a bit less weird being around people we relate to)
I don't find the convention weird at all (which might reveal just how weird I really am), but I confess to the second part of that statement, which I emphasised above.
If the only things to do at Anthrocon were directly associated with being a furry, it'd be exactly what the uninformed masses think that a furry convention actually is, instead of the melting pot of interests and cultures we know it is.
And this vision would make for an interesting discussion...in some other topic thread, at some other time.
Perhaps I am out of step with the times, for I don't understand it in the same terms which you seem to; but Fandom (and fannish conventions) are what the Fans Themselves make of it and understand it to be - and I must concede that your vision is just as valid as mine on this point, and could even be the prevailing and defining view.
I've been rollerblading since 2002/2003, I can't help but defend something that lets you creatively express yourself, provides physical exercise, helps you get from place to place, and is such a tiny niche in a fandom known for such a bevvy of niches. I've made threads trying to find others interested in rollerblading/skateboarding, and had the same reactions from finger-wavers. I haven't done anything that has gotten me in trouble or besmirched the name of Anthrocon, and I've made a number of friends with a shared interest I wouldn't have discovered unless I brought my skates with me.
I can not dispute or find fault with most of that; if it has provided you with pleasure and hasn't impacted AnthroCon in a bad way, then I will not engage in finger-wagging.
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Your points have made me reconsider my post. Upon reflection, and in light of the fact that Carfox (which is the poster's nice new name) was simply asking a question (a thing which we wish to encourage), he didn't deserve a response with looks like a rebuke.
(...And on reflection, the post comes off as having been written by an Officious Jerk.)
So Upon Further Review, I apologise to CarFox for my previous post. Follow Uncle Kage's advice, and consult with Miltonius Prime on how to get together for some discreet, away-from-the-con recreational rollerblading.
And I'm sorry for being so defensive. And long-winded.
There's a lot of things that don't exactly relate to the con that people enjoy, and sometimes it's hard to find anyone else who shares those interests, so people turn to the forums. Those interests occasionally turn out to be something that could get a con-goer or the con itself in trouble, so precautions must be taken and rules must be set.
Yes I would change the name but I do not know how and the reason I would bring my rollerblades is that it would make it more fun and thanks Kage for telling me that
How to change your username:
Step 1: Send Giza a PM and ask him to change it to the username you wish to have.
Step 2: Play the waiting game until Giza reads your email and changes your username.
He's pretty efficient, if you have a good reason for changing it. I think this counts as a good reason.
You're right: it's a no.