Okay, here's the rules if you want to be a part of the Marcab Invasion at Comic-Con.
First off, the 40,000 postcards at the convention are already taken care of - we need do nothing. That has already been handled thanks to ALOT of behind-the-scenes work.
The second part will be regarding the 10,000 business cards, and this is what people have been asking me about but sadly, nobody has been confirming with me on.
There are a set of rules for this operation put together by myself, a CCI vet of a decade, and several unnamed staff members of Comic-Con who are sympathetic to our cause but cannot openly support it.
THIS YEAR IS THE FIRST YEAR COMIC-CON AND THE CONVENTION CENTER ARE CLAIMING THE GRASS LOT TO THE SOUTH OF THE CONVENTION BY H HALL AS PART OF THE CONVENTION FOR LINE MANAGEMENT. WE CANNOT HOLD ANY EVENTS THERE.
WE CANNOT HAND OUT YOUFOUNDTHECARD.COM CARDS ANYWHERE ON THE CONVENTION GROUNDS. SCILONS REPORTED IT WITHIN AN HOUR AND A MASSIVE SHITSTORM ENSUED. PLANS HAVE BEEN CHANGED ACCORDINGLY.
DO NOT HAND OUT ANY YOUFOUNDTHECARD.COM CARDS ON THE CONVENTION GROUNDS, INSIDE THE CONVENTION, OR MAKE TABLE/BOOTH/BATHROOM DROPS. IF SECURITY CATCHES YOU, YOUR BADGE WILL BE CONFISCATED AND YOU WILL BE ESCORTED OFF OF THE CONVENTION GROUNDS IMMEDIATELY.
Dress code
Black pants/slacks, black tshirt/polo, and a V mask. Everyone should be wearing this type of outfit or a variation of it - NO DEVIATIONS FROM THIS. Imagine a Best Buy employee dressed in all black. There are three reasons the dress code is set this way.
1) After you run out of cards, it's very easy to ditch your mask or hide it in your bag/backpack and blend in to the crowd of 125,000 people there.
2) V masks at Comic-Con are a common "accessory" item and have been for years. They're like Naruto headbands, Chii ears, or Urahara hats for those people that aren't weaboos.
3) Convention Center security and backstage personnel wear this exact same outfit, and it makes you look even less conspicuous in turn.
Conduct
NO BOOMBOXES, DICKING AROUND, OR GENERAL FAGGOTRY at the meetup points. I know we're about fun and there's plenty to have at the Con, but to make this successful, we CAN NOT draw attention to ourselves. All we're asking for is an hour or so of being serious. Goof off the rest of the convention, for god's sake.
Plan
On the day you've said you can help out, meet up at the designated meetup point, which will change each day of the convention. Each topic in this forum is unlocked for each day - if you can be there, post a message.
THIS IS THE ONLY AREA OF THE SITE WHERE YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER TO POST A MESSAGE. Each thread for each day will have the meetup point posted.
Meeing up, we hand out several hundred cards to each individual Anon. SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS - ONE GOES TO THE NORTH END OF THE CONVENTION CENTER BY THE MARRIOT AND THE INTERSECTION THERE, THE OTHER GOES TO THE EAST CORNERS OF FIFTH AND HARBOR WHERE THE TROLLEY STATION IS. HAND OUT CARDS THERE. IT IS NOT ON CONVENTION CENTER PROPERTY AND EVERYONE GOING TO THE CONVENTION NEEDS TO PASS BY ONE OF THESE TWO POINTS ANYWAY.
Try to avoid saying anything Scientology or Anonymous related. The point at this step is to be as efficient as possible.
Once you hit the area up that you're done handing out stuff at, dissapear. There is no need to meet back up. Take off your mask if you wish and blend into the crowd, and go enjoy the convention. DO NOT DROP YOUFOUNDTHECARD CARDS ANYWHERE IN THE CONVENTION AS DOING SO WILL JEAPORDIZE THE ENTIRE INVASION.
We repeat this same course of events on Wednesday Night, Thursday Morning, Friday Morning, Saturday Morning, and Sunday Morning.
That pretty much covers that part. Any other questions? Post them here and I'll answer them as best I can.
Also, two more walls of text, the first for those who choose not to participate.
There have been several people that have expressed displeasure at these plans for reasons that they aren't "lulzy," they could put you at risk from Scientologists, could risk your convention badge, or separate you from other Anons. Whatever the reason, for those that don't want to be a part of the Marcab Invasion, there are some general guidelines sent down to me by Comic-Con staff.
There can be NO protesting or flyering done for an activist cause (no matter how much cake we eat or how loud we blast Rick Astley, security will NOT see this as anything but) done inside the convention center. Now, they have no control over what you wear - if you want to wear a shirt that says "Down with Scientology", "Tom Cruise is nuts," or anything similar, they cannot stop you - but that is the extent that you are able to "promote" a cause, based on your individual clothing. This is why you will never see a political, religious, or activist booth or panel at the Con, despite the fantastic explosion of people there from all over the country, and the world.
If you do want to gather and reach a bunch of people in the more "traditional" Anonymous sense, the best place to do it would be at the trolley stop on the east side of 5th and Harbor in front of the Tin Fish. Do NOT do it on convention center property which extends all the way to Harbor drive, the second you cross the street, and listen to the metro cops. When in doubt, ask them. I already cleared it with them to be in the area as long as we listen to them and don't block foot traffic.
You do not need to draw attention. Just stand there and hand out cards. There's no need for music. You will hand out THOUSANDS of cards just by STANDING there.
One last thing.
Guys, we're so close to pulling off the largest, widest reaching awareness drive/event in Chanology at this point. Myself and a few others have been working on this for months. We've had Mark Bunker support it and he even donated money to the cause. Anons and people that aren't Anonymous from all over the globe have donated - San Diego makes up a small part of this effort. Heck, even the spinoff project as a result of this, Anonymous Comics, has recieved a tremendous response.
I cannot begin to describe how blown away I am by all this. It is amazing to have seen this thing come together.
It's on the horizon, guys.
ARE YOU PUMPED UP YET?[b]