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PR disasters are not just for SB and the NBA...

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So... if you're a con organizer and you get this request, what would you do?

"Hi, I would like a refund. Due to recent interaction from the organizer of this event I don't feel it will be a safe place for female cosplayers. Thank you for understanding. Chana."
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Do you...

A) Refund her money with a polite reply?
B) Refund her money with an inquiry of what happened?
C) Insult her on facebook and encourage people to go after her?

Because... the organizer of Cherry City ComicCon chose option C.

If I had been attending a Con where this happened, I would be asking for a refund, because there are things you just don't do. Especially if you're the organizer of an event like this.

Also, apparently, the cosplayer "Chana" who requested the refund had to shut down her facebook account due to harassment due to this event.

http://www.strongandfree.org/cherry-city-comiccon-turns-refund-request-into-pr-disaster/
http://sideshowhousewife.blogspot.ca/2014/04/cherry-city-comic-con-debacle.html <<- complete with timeline! Image heavy...
 
And there is that game studio that tried to blackmail Total Biscuits.

That was pretty funny to follow.
 
Well, it was a pain in the ass, but finally got links.

Long story short, Youtube video game reviewer known as TotalBiscuit made a negative review. Not so long after that, someone used Youtubes faulty system to remove it.

Basically, if any video has a part from your work, you can ask YT to remove it regardless of what is used for.

Now, company claimed that it wasn't them who did that, since it is pretty bad PR. However, at the same time, they sent TB email which boils down to "If you give us negative review again, we are going to sue you".

Immediately, TB released that e-mail to the public. Que said company trying to claim that email is shopped, and after being proven wrong they start threaten TB. Namely, they demand that he shut downs his channel.

It was pretty hilarious ride back then, with every morning bringing more fun read.

Links are to /r/games, and you have some more info in posts. Or you could just search "FUN creators" Be sure to read photos in tweets, they are pure gold.

And damn this hyperlink system is klunky. Or more probably i am just missing something. Eh.
 
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