Chicago Litogether 4!

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[frostyred]

I have my costume planned. I just need to find a couple more items.

 

[Guest]

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[Wings27]

I do too, badly. Very, very badly.

 

[Guest]

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[pleaz_me]

Hey, darlings. We don't really want to rain on the parade but pleaz_me and I have some serious concerns about next year's Litogether.

As of right now, we haven't reserved the hotel. Quite frankly, neither of us is all that interested in doing all of the work necessary to host this event. People broke almost every rule we had in place and treated the two of us like hired help. We felt like babysitters at a college party sleepover.

We're discussing whether or not to allow the people who broke the privacy rules to be allowed back. It's for everyone's safety, for pete's sake. It's stated on the privacy policy that by attending the Litogether they have accepted those rules.

Someone took a photo of someone and then sent that photo straight out to a non-attendee via cell phone.

Someone else allowed two other hotel guests into the party rooms. No one even knows who in the hell they were. There is a strong possibility that these strangers may have witnessed or even cell phone filmed some semi-intimate moments. Who knows?

Another person gave out the hotel location to someone for the second year in a row even after being told last year to NOT do this.

Nudity is a part of Litogethers by now, of course, but there was a great deal more happening this year in the common rooms. The problem with that? Everyone has paid for those rooms. They belong to us all. Some of us do not wish to be brought in to your particular scene. Take it to your private room.

To be specific, no licking, sucking, fucking. No LSF. Kissing is okay. Groping is okay. Hugging and some caressing, and dancing and whatever is okay. If someone is approaching orgasm, then they need to fucking stop.

I mean, honestly - do I have to print signs? LSF - in a red circle with a slash?



Do we want to ban people?

Of course not.

Do we know if we allow people to skate on this they'll continue to walk all over us and break the rules?

Yep.

So what do we do now? It's too soon to make definite plans because we are both still pretty pissed off. But something has to change.

The way this thing is going, the only way to maintain control is for pleaz_me and myself to stay sober and supervise party guests the entire time. We'd have to trade off duties. We'd HAVE to become 24-hour babysitters.

Sorry, darlings. We just can't.

You're much more tactful than I could ever be.

We work our tails off every year to protect everyone. We reiterated that several times during the party. When people turn straight around and break the rules then why should we bother?

I'm trying to bite my tongue. I know there are those that are sincerely thankful for what we do. To those? You're welcome. We do this work because we want to enjoy spending time with our friends just as much as y'all do. We won't be walked on anymore though.

Copying this here for the playgrounders who attended this year but don't post on the AH.