So, not so hypothetical, hypothetical question. Say you happen to be sitting at a restaurant during a fur meet and are talking with a friend about a new convention that was starting up and expressed confusion at the name. The confusion stems from the fact that depending on how the convention name is read it sounds a lot like a furry adult card game that exists. During the course of conversation one of the people that is apparently involved in starting up the new convention is standing nearby. You and the friend mentioned to them that a lot of people are a bit confused because of the name similarity and were wondering if one was affiliated with the other. Person who is involved in the new convention says, and I quote "No, only stupid people think that." Now tell me, am I the only one that their first response to that comment would be to think, "Wow what an incredibly freaking rude and unprofessional a******. I totally have no desire to attend that convention now." Because call me crazy, but in my mind if you are running or helping run a convention one would think that some professionalism and common courtesy would be something you would want to make sure to keep in mind. But hey, I guess I'm just silly like that. I tend to not call people stupid or assholes out of nowhere just because they asked a question. There are about a million and one ways this person could have fielded that question withOUT coming across as a total jerk lacking in even the most basic of manners.

Long story short, those trying to start up new events might want to try using a bit of common sense and courtesy before opening their mouth and inserting their foot.