The Beat points out a great post from Mark Evanier, who talks about the tendency of some fans at conventions to have no idea how to handle the Q &A portion of these events.
Evanier says:
An open mike at a public event has increasingly become a magnet for people who should not be allowed near open mikes at public events. Audiences have begun to dread that portion of the program and to regard it as the signal that the event they came to see has come to an end. Thereafter, they can either leave (many do at that point) or sit there and cringe as control passes from the person they wanted to hear and goes to some stranger who, but for this opportunity, would never be speaking in front of a real audience and/or to someone of importance. …
There are always tip-offs, always danger signs. One is when someone camps out at the microphone in the aisle for the entire talk, waiting for their chance. That guy, you just know is there to hijack the attention.
If we could start now a plan to ban these people from Comic-Con, it would make my life easier, thanks. And if you read through Evanier’s post and begin to think “Wait, is this me?” please, seek help while you can. The con season is still in its early stages. Perhaps with help, by San Diego or perhaps Chicago, you can stop annoying roomfuls of people at a time.
– Matt Price