I'll be attending Katsucon, possibly risking my sanity. Random has expressed that I can not use my crochet hooks to embrace Egyptian traditions of brain removal. Smuggling may occur.
All silliness aside, I add the following points of dramaz:
The whole allowed materials thing only applies to Graphic Artists, because apparently drawing Naruto and Sakura kissing is somehow less illegal than making an originally designed, Trifoce plush likeness.
The excuse that was used in regard to professional artists was that"Artists don't have to pay taxes like Businesses do"
Katsucon experienced a severe Exodus of staff, which is why there has been such severe wank. I'll give them a little slack, because they are working with skeleton crew. By little I mean"not going to seek legal assistance for breach of contract". We're still probably going to be hunting down the convention head.
Speaking of them, to my knowledge, many sent e-mails to this person in regard to the AA issues. I never received a response and question if anyone else did.
I currently dub this convention"Head-in-sand-con".