I've received many questions and concerns about the lines and venue rules and plans being made at many of the upcoming Twilight and Stephenie Meyer Events.
Different venues for different events have different rules & policies about what is allowed. Some allow you to save spots for others in line, some are first come, first served. Before attending events it is a good idea to take some time and check with the venue or organization sponsoring the event to find out what is or isn't acceptable, especially if you are planning to attend with a large group of friends.
Of course, I can't and wouldn't tell anyone what is and isn't allowed. One of things I love most about TwlightMOMS are the get togethers and meeting all of you wonderful women. Every single one of you bring me joy in knowing "I'm not alone!!" I love hearing about all the meet ups and friendships that are made, and I even get jealous because I want to go to them all and meet you all. With over 8000 members, it's impossible. Just let me have a moment to be sad and happy about there being so many of us. Happy because we all found each other. Sad because I don't know how I'll ever get to know all of you.
The other down side is that when the TwilightMOMS name is used and anything bad happens, I'm the one who gets the complaints. It all comes back to me. Many times I'm sure it's just misunderstandings or circumstances or emotions. When you're waiting in line for hours, emotions run high because of the anticipation and excitement. (I know! I spent the night on a concrete sidewalk waiting in line to get tickets to a Host signing.)
I just plead with all of you TwilightMOMS - please be courteous and respectful to everyone attending the events and help set a positive mood with all the other fans. We've worked hard to create a positive place for Stephenie Meyer fans to interact and hope that attitude influences others when we're out there, enjoying this amazing year it's been to be a Stephenie Meyer fan. I know we don't always get the policies right and we can't make everyone happy, but I hope you all know where our hearts are. Everything I do here, everything the other Admins and Mods do, is simply a labor of love- for all of you and for Stephenie Meyer.
Oh, one last thing. Please be courteous and respectful to the venue personnel. So much hard work and planning goes into these events and they want the events to be just as much fun as you all do, so give them all a nice thank you or a smile while you're there. It can really brighten someone's day to be recognized for their hard work when they spend so much time dealing with complaints.
Thank You! I can't wait to meet more of you if I can get things worked out to get to some of the upcoming big events.
Lisa Hansen
TwilightMOMS.com
Owner/Sr. Administrator
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