Click the link below and tell me your thoughts. I think it'd be fun.

Gads! The only comment over at your blogspot is an automated spam. That pretty well sums up the sort of reaction we might expect from the mundanes of the world, but I'm all for it! I especially like the idea that a holiday would give us an "excuse" or target date to create new content.

A smashing idea. I predict artists creating fake holiday cards for this with hilarious results.

Thats a swell idea.

Archangel_Dreadnought wrote:

Thats a swell idea.

Insert rimshot here.

I dunno, holidays are usualy made up for commerce, and to get days off work and college, and we already draw/write whenever we want... but the idea still appeals to me. The holiday card things looks interesting

I like that idea. there's a day for everything else so why not this! although something in the first half of the year seems apropriate to me, because you can already tie inflation fairly easily to halloween and thanks giving, both of which are in the fall.

I guess I'll ask: why? Most holidays are to remind you of something you may have forgotten during the rest of the year, I don't think it's all that likely that we're going to forget our kinks. I'm not saying I have a problem with the idea; if it's just something you think would be fun, that's enough of a why for me. I just think the question is worth asking, what do you want to accomplish with a holiday?

Also, how would we celebrate it? People do what they're always doing but keep in mind that it's a 'special day'?

I'm not getting down on the idea, I'm just thinking a holiday should be about something more than 'just another day, but a holiday.' I think if it was something like, say, the anniversary of the first-ever 'inflationists convention' (furries can have em, why the hell don't we??), InfCon or something (BiggerCon might be more all-inclusive though), and announced at said event, THAT would be something worth celebrating and remembering. I mean, damn, we might be able to make some real commerce happen, get some more stuff made by showing it could be sold. (my personal crusade )

But I suppose if you wanted to announce the holiday and then someday have a con on that day it would work that way, too. I guess I just think there needs to be something more substantial behind a holiday.

The Warlock

Off topic, I just wanna say to Warlock that my nightmares would come true if our fetish would have a convention, commerce, and mainstream acclaim. I would shoot myself. Id rather this be something secluded we only get a fix off this page and few others out there.

darth_clone19 wrote:

Off topic, I just wanna say to Warlock that my nightmares would come true if our fetish would have a convention, commerce, and mainstream acclaim. I would shoot myself. Id rather this be something secluded we only get a fix off this page and few others out there.

That is one of the most selfish statements I've ever heard. Why on earth would you not like the idea of inflation becoming a popular fetish? What is wrong with an inflation fetishist launching a convention, commerce, and mainstream acclaim?

Wren

darth_clone19 wrote:

Off topic, I just wanna say to Warlock that my nightmares would come true if our fetish would have a convention, commerce, and mainstream acclaim. I would shoot myself. Id rather this be something secluded we only get a fix off this page and few others out there.

Why? Would you rather new stuff was only made when people had the time and felt like giving away free stuff?

Besides, you wouldn't have to participate in any conventions, commerce, or mainstream acclaim. I never brought up 'mainstraim acclaim,' btw...sounds to me like someone wants to keep quiet, which is fine, but you shouldn't try to have your desire to remain unknown affect those who don't. Hell, only three or four people in this particular world know who I really am, but if we had a con where people would be selling art or stories or someday maybe even short films, I would probably go.

I want commerce because with money comes better stuff, plain and simple. If people are willing to pay for something, the quality of that something is bound to go up as creators try to get paid. Creators create more and can maybe make a living doing so (if they want to), we get more choice stuff and choice of stuff, everyone wins. Why would that be bad?

Wren wrote:

What is wrong with an inflation fetishist launching a convention, commerce, and mainstream acclaim?

Side note: is someone making plans??

Also, to answer the unspoken questions: yes, I would organize a con if I had the time and thought I could raise the money and attract creators (I think Kris Overstreet and the EL Pub folks would be good to start with, but that's only because I'm mostly into BE and I know they have stuff they'd like to sell). I think Wren and maybe Mr. 123 can back up my organizational skills. I don't have the time, though, and I don't think I could get the money. I bet I could attract creators, though. Cons are damn tough jobs, from what I've seen. If someone wants to, I'll sure as hell help, but I can't front it. One of the things to add to the list of stuff to spend money on if I hit the lottery. I'll let you know when it happens.

The Warlock

you know, we should make it sort of an underground holiday, one the inflation community would celebrate, when inflators would flock the BI boards, artists and writers would put up their premier work, and basically have a good time. We'd call BImas.

Hehe... I'm all for that. Another holiday for a big parade. And the Inflation Cards (like the Christmas cards) would be amusing to see on the racks. They would more likely be socked beside the balloons. ^_^;

Anywho, I'm up for it, even knowing I'm the only on in the entire area here that has this fetish... for what I know of course.

matt wrote:

you know, we should make it sort of an underground holiday, one the inflation community would celebrate, when inflators would flock the BI boards, artists and writers would put up their premier work, and basically have a good time. We'd call BImas.

My post was half kidding, half serious, and Matt's example was the spot-on for the serious part. Not commerce--community.

I posted these reasons in my blog. Did you read it?