IceFire, on Jul 7 2009, 01:10 AM, said:
Don't get me wrong, at walan you don't have to worry about people nicking your stuff and the admin crew do their best to make sure nothing does, but alongside something like supanova where we can have people looking around it's pretty easy for someone to take something (especially flashdrives). Hell, if they do it right they could probably swipe a laptop.
Thanks for the feedback, I wasn't aware there were any concerns with security at the SupaNova event. In terms of the LAN area itself, it's sectioned off with the same level of security (single entry/exit point, barcodes/wristbands, WALAN staff, etc) - so I'm dissapointed to hear that you feel less secure. I know that at the last event we had one or two spectators go around the event, however the problem was rectified and as far as I am aware nothing was stolen.
The last incident of theft at a WALAN event that I can recall is a mobile phone about four years ago, and an entire computer another two years before that (which is what caused the current security steps to be put into place). Please drop me an email or phonecall if you're aware of something that I am not - after all, we can't do anything about it if we don't know about it.
Thanks again for the feedback though, please let me know if there are any other concerns you have.