I was out of town but... Better late than never, right?
I would like to thank everyone who took part in our first event. I learned a lot, and I'm ready to start working on a second event for Wonderlust Events to do. There will be another Wake, next year at around the same time.
Between now and next March, I am looking at moving the blog, and we're looking at another event sometime in mid to late summer; with a fae theme. Don't think the cutesy flower fairies of Victorian times, we're looking at something more in line with the fae of Shakespeare, faery tales and folklore.
Stay tuned for more information on when and where; I'm thinking July or August simply to avoid a rush job, but I need to check with my co-conspirators.
Until next time, stay safe out there
Beth
Friday, March 27, 2015
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Blogs
As we get the blog links, I'm going to link them here.
http://primdolls.blogspot.com/2015/03/lovecrafts-wake-arising-from-depths-to.html
http://isabealjupiter.blogspot.com/2015/03/lovecrafts-wake.html
http://aribethzelin.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-faerycat-goes-to-wake-pt1.html
http://modeatoutprix.blogspot.fr/2015/03/803-un-ocean-pour-seul-refuge.html
http://primdolls.blogspot.com/2015/03/lovecrafts-wake-arising-from-depths-to.html
http://isabealjupiter.blogspot.com/2015/03/lovecrafts-wake.html
http://aribethzelin.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-faerycat-goes-to-wake-pt1.html
http://modeatoutprix.blogspot.fr/2015/03/803-un-ocean-pour-seul-refuge.html
Friday, March 6, 2015
Entertainment Schedule
Sorry this is late, been trying to get a bunch of things done, and time sort of got away from me. But here is the schedule so far for the entertainment for Lovecraft's Wake. I'll put in a link to the event location right as we open.
Saturday March 14th
E.A. Rowe at 4 pm - Reading at the event location
DJ Sred from 6 pm until 8 pm at the event location
DJ Khaos from 8 pm until 10 pm at the event location
Sunday March 15th
DJ Elwood from Noon until 2 pm at the event location
DJ Beth from 2 pm until 4pm at the event location
DJ Sirius from 4 pm until 6 pm at the event location
DJ Khaos from 6pm until 8 pm at the event location
Wednesday March 18th
Zoltan Mint's Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Event at a special location
From 5 pm until 8 pm
This last one needs some explaining, so I'm just going to include it here. There should also be information kiosks in world at the event.
Saturday March 14th
E.A. Rowe at 4 pm - Reading at the event location
DJ Sred from 6 pm until 8 pm at the event location
DJ Khaos from 8 pm until 10 pm at the event location
Sunday March 15th
DJ Elwood from Noon until 2 pm at the event location
DJ Beth from 2 pm until 4pm at the event location
DJ Sirius from 4 pm until 6 pm at the event location
DJ Khaos from 6pm until 8 pm at the event location
Wednesday March 18th
Zoltan Mint's Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Event at a special location
From 5 pm until 8 pm
This last one needs some explaining, so I'm just going to include it here. There should also be information kiosks in world at the event.
Game System:
Table top rules - d20 Call of Cthulhu by Wizards of the Coast (2002) This book is available in the real world cheap on places like Amazon and E-bay, or you can get the rules free at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/24064278/D20-Call-of-Cthulhu#scribd\
Please Note: You do NOT have to know the rules well, newbies are welcome.
Adventure - "My Aunt's House" by Michael C. LaBossiere (1998) Yes, I have adopted it to the d20 system.
Players Required Equipment:
- A working microphone so to voice chat in Second Life. If you have no microphone, then you need at least working speakers to hear the GM.
- A copy of the d20 Call of Cthulhu rules (See above.)
- A character card supplied by Zoltan Mint on the night of the event. This card needs to be on your screen at all times during the game.
- The Dice Roll HUD by Floyd Gilmour (100L on Marketstreet) https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/RPTool-Dice-Roll-HUD-d2-to-d100-For-RP-Combat/162640
- The RP Titler by Gwillym Wycliffe (Free on Marketstreet) https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/RP-Titler-boxed/689820
- A Period Costume (1920 - 1940s will do) Men in suits, women in dresses.
Number of Players:
4-5
Monday, February 23, 2015
Merchant Applications closed
Its that time, to close off applications, get the second merchant kit off to folks and start working on our own items for the event. Don't forget, Blogger applications are open for another week, so if you are a blogger and interested in blogging for us, please send in an application.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Application deadlines approaching
Hello folks,
A reminder basically, that applications for this year's Lovecraft's Wake will be closing soon. Bloggers get another week past the Merchant applications, but time flies and it really won't be long at all now before we'll be opening the gates for people to come shop, listen to music and enjoy a fun couple of weeks dedicated to old H.P. himself.
So, if you, or anyone you know, might be interested in applying, get those applications in now. We'll be processing the last ones this week and getting those merchant packs sent out.
A reminder basically, that applications for this year's Lovecraft's Wake will be closing soon. Bloggers get another week past the Merchant applications, but time flies and it really won't be long at all now before we'll be opening the gates for people to come shop, listen to music and enjoy a fun couple of weeks dedicated to old H.P. himself.
So, if you, or anyone you know, might be interested in applying, get those applications in now. We'll be processing the last ones this week and getting those merchant packs sent out.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Updates
Hello folks, a few updates to our Merchant List for the event. If you are interested in being on that list, send in your applications, there is still a little over a week before applications shut down. The event starts in about three weeks [wow, time flies], and I should get the vendor and gacha packs out early next week. Real world travel + stupid cold/allergies slows one down. But we are a little ahead of schedule, so I think we'll manage.
We're also working on a schedule for events, as mentioned in the FAQ there will be DJs and hopefully some other goodies for the event, so stay tuned and we'll keep you posted with more details.
We're also working on a schedule for events, as mentioned in the FAQ there will be DJs and hopefully some other goodies for the event, so stay tuned and we'll keep you posted with more details.
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Blogger Apps
The blogger application for Lovecraft's Wake 2016 is now available here. It is noted in the FAQ, but wanted to include it here as well, since the FAQ does cover a good bit of non-blogging specific stuff as well.
11. Will you have official bloggers?Applications for bloggers will be taken until the end of February.
Yes. Bloggers will have access to any and all review copies. If you’re interested, please fill out the blogger application.
Blogging Lovecraft's Wake is optional on BOTH sides. That means we are not going to set rules about who blogs what, when, and for how many cookies. That said, we also do not force merchants to provide review packs, either. They can if they want to, and if not, that’s fine too. We ask that both sides be respectful, and that’s pretty much it.
We will allow access to the event several days early for bloggers to run around and do their thing.
We do not guarantee that everyone who applies will be accepted.
Merchant's List
The Merchant's list will be made available as applications are processed - check back for updates.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
FAQ Update, or Beth does her best Derpy Hooves impression
Sorry folks. I knew it was 15 booths, not 20. Sred told me this yesterday when I was finalizing the FAQ and putting the application online. We haven't reached that many applications yet, there is still room for folks, and I fixed the FAQ. I really am sorry, and I hopefully won't goof again.
I guess this is one of those learning experiences things. I hope I'm learning.
Beth
I guess this is one of those learning experiences things. I hope I'm learning.
Beth
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
And... Applications are open!
In case you are wondering, Lovecraft's Wake is a new event, celebrating the life of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, on and around his death day. You can check out more on our FAQ, and in fact we would really prefer you read it BEFORE submitting an application.
Applications are open until February 22nd, so don't delay. The application can be found here.
Applications are open until February 22nd, so don't delay. The application can be found here.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
About Lovecraft's Wake and Wonderlust Events
Lovecraft's Wake is an event celebrating the life of Howard Phillip Lovecraft and his works, on and around his deathday. Our hope is to shine a light on some early Science Fiction and Horror writing (although certainly not the earliest!), and to have some fun doing so. This is about the stories, the worlds, the beings. We consider the best sources to be the written word, but reading isn't mandatory, just FUNdamental (Sorry!).
This event is a collaboration between Wonderlust Events [Which is Aribeth Zelin and Sirius Farspire with occasional kibitzing from Elwood Joliet], Avatar Bizarre [Sredni Vashtar], and Village of the Nyght [Damia Savon], who is our host for the event.
Wonderlust Events is a couple of weirdos who somehow ended up doing an event. In the interest of planning ahead, just in case this turns out to be a long lost hidden talent, they made a group with a more general tone, and the rest is history.
Aribeth Zelin is the one who really thinks she needs to get her head examined, or maybe her mouth stitched closed, she's not sure which yet. She's handling the webpage, the gathering of data, and the cat herding (a skill she actually has). She is being helped by her partner in crime, Sirius Farspire.
Sirius Farspire is the one often referred to as Beth's Lovecraft reference source, and is much better at handling people in general, though not specifically the herding part. He doesn't have quite Beth's breadth of weird Second Life skills, but since he can walk over in the real world and get her attention if there is a problem, he can get things fixed about as easily.
Elwood Joliet is more of our period expert. He's a huge fan of the Blues and Jazz, and also happens to be a real author. So sometimes we can get him to share his expertise with a few blog posts here and there.
Sredni Eel was born in a bathtub and grew so incredibly thin. He's a carbon-based lifeform, who created a name inflicting Cthulhu Shoulder Pets on the huddled masses, and grew into a paragon of all things Bizarre. As the perpetrator of Avatar Bizarre, he creates stunningly meshy clothes, eyes, critters and avatars. As a part of the gestalt entity bringing you the Lovecraft Wake, he has committed many booth and vendor builds. Blame him if you fall off the platform.
Damia Savon is our wonderful hostess and owner of Village of Nyght. This is what she has to say about herself: "I am Damia,. I am GOD. Cross me and face many consequences. Worship me and face the same. I like being naked. Dunwich is my demesnes. Enter if you dare."
This event is a collaboration between Wonderlust Events [Which is Aribeth Zelin and Sirius Farspire with occasional kibitzing from Elwood Joliet], Avatar Bizarre [Sredni Vashtar], and Village of the Nyght [Damia Savon], who is our host for the event.
Wonderlust Events is a couple of weirdos who somehow ended up doing an event. In the interest of planning ahead, just in case this turns out to be a long lost hidden talent, they made a group with a more general tone, and the rest is history.
Aribeth Zelin is the one who really thinks she needs to get her head examined, or maybe her mouth stitched closed, she's not sure which yet. She's handling the webpage, the gathering of data, and the cat herding (a skill she actually has). She is being helped by her partner in crime, Sirius Farspire.
Sirius Farspire is the one often referred to as Beth's Lovecraft reference source, and is much better at handling people in general, though not specifically the herding part. He doesn't have quite Beth's breadth of weird Second Life skills, but since he can walk over in the real world and get her attention if there is a problem, he can get things fixed about as easily.
Elwood Joliet is more of our period expert. He's a huge fan of the Blues and Jazz, and also happens to be a real author. So sometimes we can get him to share his expertise with a few blog posts here and there.
Sredni Eel was born in a bathtub and grew so incredibly thin. He's a carbon-based lifeform, who created a name inflicting Cthulhu Shoulder Pets on the huddled masses, and grew into a paragon of all things Bizarre. As the perpetrator of Avatar Bizarre, he creates stunningly meshy clothes, eyes, critters and avatars. As a part of the gestalt entity bringing you the Lovecraft Wake, he has committed many booth and vendor builds. Blame him if you fall off the platform.
Damia Savon is our wonderful hostess and owner of Village of Nyght. This is what she has to say about herself: "I am Damia,. I am GOD. Cross me and face many consequences. Worship me and face the same. I like being naked. Dunwich is my demesnes. Enter if you dare."
FAQ
NOTE: If these rules sound familiar, there are a few reasons.
a: Because these rules make all the sense in the world.
b: Because the author of these rules told me to feel free to use them.
0. Is this group/event associated with the Lovecraft Festival?
Nope, different group. We have nothing to do with Lovefest, which is a different event run around his birthday.
1. What is Lovecraft's Wake?
Lovecraft's Wake is a H.P. Lovecraft themed event, celebrating his life around the day he died ( Ides of March, anyone?)
2. When is it and where is it held?
The event will take place from noon March 13th, until noon March 28nd.
3. Who organizes this event?
Lovecraft's Wake is being organized by Wonderlust Events and The Village of Nyght.
4. Is it a charity event?
This is not a charity event, however there is slight percentage (10%) to help cover costs. We'll provide vendors for this.
5. How many merchants can you accommodate?
We're not sure right now, a lot will depend on where we have it this year. But, there will be a waiting list if we go beyond the space available.
6. Are there sponsor slots? If so, how many and what do you get for sponsoring?
Obviously, sponsor slots are even more limited, but if accepted, you'll get a more prominent booth, and better placement on the shopping guide.
7. What are the fees, and how many prims do we get?
There aren’t any booth fees. However, the event takes a 10% cut on sales. It’s done this way vs. a booth fee so no one loses money. This way no one is trying to recoup booth fees against sales. All booths are the same size (we’ll get a shell out to everyone as soon as we can), and we’re giving everyone 20 prims. We’ll provide scripted vendors and gacha machines.
Sponsorship does have a fee of 250l.
8. What are the item requirements?
There are no exclusivity or reserve requirements, however, all items brought to Lovecraft's Wake must be within the thematic scope of the event.
This is to say, inspired in some way by H.P. Lovecraft or his works. Not everything he did was Cthulian, by the way, so if you're not into Great Old Ones, but would like to take part, please apply.
Also, if your store (inworld or marketplace) contains items that can be considered: sexist, misogynistic, racist or homophobic, we won’t accept your store into the event. It’s very simple- we aren’t supporting stores that sell that kind of merchandise. We don’t think it’s funny, or cute and we don’t want stores that do at our events.
(Yes, Lovecraft did often show certain levels of -isms common to the period - but there is still plenty to inspire that does NOT break this rule).
9. What is your policy regarding scripted vendors?
Landmark givers/group joiners/subscribos are all okay. Simple split scripts are totally fine.
However, *NO NETWORKED VENDORS* will be allowed. Yes, this means you. No, we’re not making exceptions.
That means no Caspervend, Hippovend, BSM, E2V, etc. Networked vendors make off-sim calls to a central database and when under load simwide, can drag a busy sim to a crawl, especially when a bunch of different kinds making different calls to different servers are all in use at the same time. If you can’t live without your networked vendors, then this isn’t the event for you. Sorry about that. Besides, Vendors for the event, as well as Gacha machines WILL be provided.
We will need a 512×512 full perm logo from your store at the time you apply. No logo? No application processing. No kidding. Chasing people down for logos is a giant pain in the ass.
Please be aware we are not admitting gesture vendors or stores that only sell shapes.
10. Will there be Gacha machines?
Yep. We’ll provide the machines. You can set the price of your machines yourself to whatever you want. No, you don’t have to use them.
11. Will you have official bloggers?
Yes. Bloggers will have access to any and all review copies. If you’re interested, please fill out the blogger application.
Blogging Lovecraft's Wake is optional on BOTH sides. That means we are not going to set rules about who blogs what, when, and for how many cookies. That said, we also do not force merchants to provide review packs, either. They can if they want to, and if not, that’s fine too. We ask that both sides be respectful, and that’s pretty much it.
We will allow access to the fair several days early for bloggers to run around and do their thing.
We do not guarantee that everyone who applies will be accepted.
12. When will merchant setup take place, and will there be early access for bloggers?
Merchant setup will take place starting the 9th of March. Bloggers will be allowed early access.
Due to the epidemic of people being late to events we will insist that everyone be fully set up by NOON on March 12th. Anyone not at least partially in by then will lose their booth slot.
13. What is the policy regarding infringing/ripped content?
None, Nada, Nope. We will not tolerate infringing or ripped content. There is a huge difference between inspired by and ripped off from, and items you just lift off from others wholecloth isn't even as tolerable as ripping off ideas (which IS NOT tolerable either).
SOME SPECIAL NOTES:
( I didn't not change the phrasing at all here. But the TL;DR of this next section is, if you didn't make it, don't try to bring it. If you don't have licensing for band stuff, don't try to bring it. Its not allowed, period, end of sentence.)
***IF YOU HAVE AN ART GALLERY***
If you, personally, did not create the artwork or photos in that gallery YOURSELF, do not bring them to this event. We will remove you. If you grabbed it from the net, google, whatever, and messed with it in photoshop- do not bring them to this event. We will remove you.
It does not matter if you make “an original piece just for the fair” if everything else in your store originated as someone else’s artwork. We will not keep you at the fair. we are *Not interested* in work that is not completely created by the merchant. Please, save your time and ours- we *really will remove you* if you’re selling work that isn’t yours.
***IF YOU HAVE A TEXTURE STORE***
If you, personally, did not create the textures in that gallery YOURSELF, by your own hand/photo work, do not bring them to this event. We will remove you from it when we find out it’s happened, and someone *always tells us* it’s happened.
It does not matter if you make “an original piece just for the event” if everything else in your store originated as someone else’s texture. We will remove you. we are *Not interested* in work that is not completely created by the merchant. Please, save your time and ours- we *really will remove you* if you’re selling work that isn’t yours.
***IF YOU HAVE A STORE THAT SELLS ANY ARTWORK/TEXTURES AT _ALL_***
Also, please read the above. This rule applies to you also.
***IF YOU SELL MESH CONTENT***
You had to go through the same IP quiz that everyone else did to upload meshes at all. If we find out you’re selling ripped content or if we find out you’re selling INFRINGING content – which doesn’t have to be ripped, just be ripping off someone else’s IP – we will pull you out of Lovecraft's Wake so fast it will make your head spin. It is not fair to everyone else who busts ass to make their own stuff from scratch. There is no way for us to know the legitimacy of every item in every booth, but you can bet that with that many eyes on items, SOMEONE will know, recognize, and prove where it came from. Don’t do it. We will find out and we will remove you from the fair.
If you don’t make your own meshes yourself, and aren’t uploading them, but are buying items full perm on marketplace, is is up to YOU to know that your stuff is not infringing someone else’s IP. It is up to YOU to know it’s not ripped off from a movie, a video game, or some other property under copyright or trademark. It is up to YOU to be sure that the merchants you’re purchasing things from, full perm on marketplace are legit, and not thieves themselves. “I didn’t know it was stolen” is a limited defense. When it’s one item, and everything else is obviously fine, well you know, stuff happens to everyone sometimes. No one can be expected to know everything. But when there’s multiple problems, that defense doesn’t work, and our only recourse is to remove you from the event – because what it tells us is you aren’t aware of your own genres to know what’s real and what isn’t.
If you will be selling music related merchandise at this event you MUST HAVE A WRITTEN LICENSE from the band. No exceptions. Get. A. Freaking. License.
We shouldn’t have to say this, but we realize we do- it’s not ok to use ripped textures on other things. So no, you can’t use that album cover texture. No, you can’t use that fabric texture that you grabbed off google, etc. If it’s someone else’s copyrighted content, someone’s gonna report it to us, and once they do, we’ve no choice but to tell you to remove the item and retexture it. Please, don’t make us have to do this. It sucks for us, and for you.
There will be *NO EXCEPTIONS* to this policy, and just to be clear – the org team is the arbiter of what we feel comes too close to the line of infringement(or in fact, sails right over it). We are not beholden to anyone else on this. Save yourself the hassle and just don’t do it in the first place.
14. Will there be a flickr group?
Yes.
15. What is your merchant policy regarding cancellations?
We maintain a waiting list for merchants once all booth slots are gone. No one minds if you have to cancel. Stuff happens. That said, we mind a LOT (no, really, a LOT) when people decide not to do the event and don’t bother to TELL anyone about it. If you aren’t set up 24 hours before we open and you have not communicated with us despite our attempts to do so, we are giving your booth slot away, and we will roundfile any further applications to our events. Not telling people you have to cancel is just fantastically rude, and we have no patience for it. At all. If you have to cancel that’s totally, utterly ok, but TELL SOMEONE.
Here's the deal. If something comes up and you are delayed, AND you have let someone know? More likely to hold your spot. RL happens, and yes, we get it. But if you do not let us know anything, and you aren't set up at all by the 12th of March? Yeah, no. We will give that spot to someone else who wants it.
16. Can I have co-designers in my booth (more than one store in a booth, basically.)
We understand that a lot of stores are partnerships, and that some folks have multiple brands. That’s a problem we encounter ourselves, actually. Here’s the deal – yes, you can do this, under certain conditions. Here’s what they are:
a) we have to be notified about this *BEFORE* applications close (in this case, before February 22nd) . Past that point we do not have time to effectively research additional brands- we have our hands full.
b) we need to approve the additional brand- that means we need to know the name of the store, what it sells, where we can find it, and who owns it. Just like every other merchant in the event.
c) the additional brand cannot have been denied entry on its own. That is to say, if that brand applied to the event and was turned down, they cannot come in under someone else’s brand either.
17. How will I know if I’ve been accepted?
We will have an ongoing merchant list available on this site. I will also be emailing acceptances to everyone, as well as sending group invites to the Wonderlust Events group (if you’re not in the merchant group already). We know that SL likes to eat group invites. If you miss yours, just ask one of us to resend it. Please check the merchant list AND YOUR EMAIL before flipping out, okay? If you aren’t accepted, you’re welcome to ask us why. We’ll tell you. That said, don’t ask questions you don’t really want the answer to, either.
18. Will there be music events?
There will be music events, to be announced closer to the event.
19. Will there be a shopping guide?
Yes! So, merchants need to send their ads to Aribeth Zelin in world, or to faerycatdesigns@gmail.com, by setup, so that we can get it ready to go live when the even goes live.
A HUGE thank you to Bronxelf for letting us use the Cursed Events rules for our event. And yes, we mean every word of these rules, too.
a: Because these rules make all the sense in the world.
b: Because the author of these rules told me to feel free to use them.
0. Is this group/event associated with the Lovecraft Festival?
Nope, different group. We have nothing to do with Lovefest, which is a different event run around his birthday.
1. What is Lovecraft's Wake?
Lovecraft's Wake is a H.P. Lovecraft themed event, celebrating his life around the day he died ( Ides of March, anyone?)
2. When is it and where is it held?
The event will take place from noon March 13th, until noon March 28nd.
3. Who organizes this event?
Lovecraft's Wake is being organized by Wonderlust Events and The Village of Nyght.
4. Is it a charity event?
This is not a charity event, however there is slight percentage (10%) to help cover costs. We'll provide vendors for this.
5. How many merchants can you accommodate?
We're not sure right now, a lot will depend on where we have it this year. But, there will be a waiting list if we go beyond the space available.
6. Are there sponsor slots? If so, how many and what do you get for sponsoring?
Obviously, sponsor slots are even more limited, but if accepted, you'll get a more prominent booth, and better placement on the shopping guide.
7. What are the fees, and how many prims do we get?
There aren’t any booth fees. However, the event takes a 10% cut on sales. It’s done this way vs. a booth fee so no one loses money. This way no one is trying to recoup booth fees against sales. All booths are the same size (we’ll get a shell out to everyone as soon as we can), and we’re giving everyone 20 prims. We’ll provide scripted vendors and gacha machines.
Sponsorship does have a fee of 250l.
8. What are the item requirements?
There are no exclusivity or reserve requirements, however, all items brought to Lovecraft's Wake must be within the thematic scope of the event.
This is to say, inspired in some way by H.P. Lovecraft or his works. Not everything he did was Cthulian, by the way, so if you're not into Great Old Ones, but would like to take part, please apply.
Also, if your store (inworld or marketplace) contains items that can be considered: sexist, misogynistic, racist or homophobic, we won’t accept your store into the event. It’s very simple- we aren’t supporting stores that sell that kind of merchandise. We don’t think it’s funny, or cute and we don’t want stores that do at our events.
(Yes, Lovecraft did often show certain levels of -isms common to the period - but there is still plenty to inspire that does NOT break this rule).
9. What is your policy regarding scripted vendors?
Landmark givers/group joiners/subscribos are all okay. Simple split scripts are totally fine.
However, *NO NETWORKED VENDORS* will be allowed. Yes, this means you. No, we’re not making exceptions.
That means no Caspervend, Hippovend, BSM, E2V, etc. Networked vendors make off-sim calls to a central database and when under load simwide, can drag a busy sim to a crawl, especially when a bunch of different kinds making different calls to different servers are all in use at the same time. If you can’t live without your networked vendors, then this isn’t the event for you. Sorry about that. Besides, Vendors for the event, as well as Gacha machines WILL be provided.
We will need a 512×512 full perm logo from your store at the time you apply. No logo? No application processing. No kidding. Chasing people down for logos is a giant pain in the ass.
Please be aware we are not admitting gesture vendors or stores that only sell shapes.
10. Will there be Gacha machines?
Yep. We’ll provide the machines. You can set the price of your machines yourself to whatever you want. No, you don’t have to use them.
11. Will you have official bloggers?
Yes. Bloggers will have access to any and all review copies. If you’re interested, please fill out the blogger application.
Blogging Lovecraft's Wake is optional on BOTH sides. That means we are not going to set rules about who blogs what, when, and for how many cookies. That said, we also do not force merchants to provide review packs, either. They can if they want to, and if not, that’s fine too. We ask that both sides be respectful, and that’s pretty much it.
We will allow access to the fair several days early for bloggers to run around and do their thing.
We do not guarantee that everyone who applies will be accepted.
12. When will merchant setup take place, and will there be early access for bloggers?
Merchant setup will take place starting the 9th of March. Bloggers will be allowed early access.
Due to the epidemic of people being late to events we will insist that everyone be fully set up by NOON on March 12th. Anyone not at least partially in by then will lose their booth slot.
13. What is the policy regarding infringing/ripped content?
None, Nada, Nope. We will not tolerate infringing or ripped content. There is a huge difference between inspired by and ripped off from, and items you just lift off from others wholecloth isn't even as tolerable as ripping off ideas (which IS NOT tolerable either).
SOME SPECIAL NOTES:
( I didn't not change the phrasing at all here. But the TL;DR of this next section is, if you didn't make it, don't try to bring it. If you don't have licensing for band stuff, don't try to bring it. Its not allowed, period, end of sentence.)
***IF YOU HAVE AN ART GALLERY***
If you, personally, did not create the artwork or photos in that gallery YOURSELF, do not bring them to this event. We will remove you. If you grabbed it from the net, google, whatever, and messed with it in photoshop- do not bring them to this event. We will remove you.
It does not matter if you make “an original piece just for the fair” if everything else in your store originated as someone else’s artwork. We will not keep you at the fair. we are *Not interested* in work that is not completely created by the merchant. Please, save your time and ours- we *really will remove you* if you’re selling work that isn’t yours.
***IF YOU HAVE A TEXTURE STORE***
If you, personally, did not create the textures in that gallery YOURSELF, by your own hand/photo work, do not bring them to this event. We will remove you from it when we find out it’s happened, and someone *always tells us* it’s happened.
It does not matter if you make “an original piece just for the event” if everything else in your store originated as someone else’s texture. We will remove you. we are *Not interested* in work that is not completely created by the merchant. Please, save your time and ours- we *really will remove you* if you’re selling work that isn’t yours.
***IF YOU HAVE A STORE THAT SELLS ANY ARTWORK/TEXTURES AT _ALL_***
Also, please read the above. This rule applies to you also.
***IF YOU SELL MESH CONTENT***
You had to go through the same IP quiz that everyone else did to upload meshes at all. If we find out you’re selling ripped content or if we find out you’re selling INFRINGING content – which doesn’t have to be ripped, just be ripping off someone else’s IP – we will pull you out of Lovecraft's Wake so fast it will make your head spin. It is not fair to everyone else who busts ass to make their own stuff from scratch. There is no way for us to know the legitimacy of every item in every booth, but you can bet that with that many eyes on items, SOMEONE will know, recognize, and prove where it came from. Don’t do it. We will find out and we will remove you from the fair.
If you don’t make your own meshes yourself, and aren’t uploading them, but are buying items full perm on marketplace, is is up to YOU to know that your stuff is not infringing someone else’s IP. It is up to YOU to know it’s not ripped off from a movie, a video game, or some other property under copyright or trademark. It is up to YOU to be sure that the merchants you’re purchasing things from, full perm on marketplace are legit, and not thieves themselves. “I didn’t know it was stolen” is a limited defense. When it’s one item, and everything else is obviously fine, well you know, stuff happens to everyone sometimes. No one can be expected to know everything. But when there’s multiple problems, that defense doesn’t work, and our only recourse is to remove you from the event – because what it tells us is you aren’t aware of your own genres to know what’s real and what isn’t.
If you will be selling music related merchandise at this event you MUST HAVE A WRITTEN LICENSE from the band. No exceptions. Get. A. Freaking. License.
We shouldn’t have to say this, but we realize we do- it’s not ok to use ripped textures on other things. So no, you can’t use that album cover texture. No, you can’t use that fabric texture that you grabbed off google, etc. If it’s someone else’s copyrighted content, someone’s gonna report it to us, and once they do, we’ve no choice but to tell you to remove the item and retexture it. Please, don’t make us have to do this. It sucks for us, and for you.
There will be *NO EXCEPTIONS* to this policy, and just to be clear – the org team is the arbiter of what we feel comes too close to the line of infringement(or in fact, sails right over it). We are not beholden to anyone else on this. Save yourself the hassle and just don’t do it in the first place.
14. Will there be a flickr group?
Yes.
15. What is your merchant policy regarding cancellations?
We maintain a waiting list for merchants once all booth slots are gone. No one minds if you have to cancel. Stuff happens. That said, we mind a LOT (no, really, a LOT) when people decide not to do the event and don’t bother to TELL anyone about it. If you aren’t set up 24 hours before we open and you have not communicated with us despite our attempts to do so, we are giving your booth slot away, and we will roundfile any further applications to our events. Not telling people you have to cancel is just fantastically rude, and we have no patience for it. At all. If you have to cancel that’s totally, utterly ok, but TELL SOMEONE.
Here's the deal. If something comes up and you are delayed, AND you have let someone know? More likely to hold your spot. RL happens, and yes, we get it. But if you do not let us know anything, and you aren't set up at all by the 12th of March? Yeah, no. We will give that spot to someone else who wants it.
16. Can I have co-designers in my booth (more than one store in a booth, basically.)
We understand that a lot of stores are partnerships, and that some folks have multiple brands. That’s a problem we encounter ourselves, actually. Here’s the deal – yes, you can do this, under certain conditions. Here’s what they are:
a) we have to be notified about this *BEFORE* applications close (in this case, before February 22nd) . Past that point we do not have time to effectively research additional brands- we have our hands full.
b) we need to approve the additional brand- that means we need to know the name of the store, what it sells, where we can find it, and who owns it. Just like every other merchant in the event.
c) the additional brand cannot have been denied entry on its own. That is to say, if that brand applied to the event and was turned down, they cannot come in under someone else’s brand either.
17. How will I know if I’ve been accepted?
We will have an ongoing merchant list available on this site. I will also be emailing acceptances to everyone, as well as sending group invites to the Wonderlust Events group (if you’re not in the merchant group already). We know that SL likes to eat group invites. If you miss yours, just ask one of us to resend it. Please check the merchant list AND YOUR EMAIL before flipping out, okay? If you aren’t accepted, you’re welcome to ask us why. We’ll tell you. That said, don’t ask questions you don’t really want the answer to, either.
18. Will there be music events?
There will be music events, to be announced closer to the event.
19. Will there be a shopping guide?
Yes! So, merchants need to send their ads to Aribeth Zelin in world, or to faerycatdesigns@gmail.com, by setup, so that we can get it ready to go live when the even goes live.
A HUGE thank you to Bronxelf for letting us use the Cursed Events rules for our event. And yes, we mean every word of these rules, too.
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