The Tumblr User Convention DashCon Was a Beautiful, Hilarious Shitshow

While you were comfortably relaxing in your home over the weekend, a group of Tumblr bloggers tried to hold a convention. The result was DashCon, one of the most glorious shitshows to ever amuse bored Internet users. Why the fuck do I care about 

As a Tumblr user and Welcome to Night Vale fan, this writer is sad to report that fandom convention DashCon – which aimed to be “the largest gathering of Tumblr users to date” – has, according to attendees, turned into a 

History repeats itself, even when it involves hobbits. The very public collapse of an Illinois Tumblr-centric fan convention called DashCon—seminar topics included "Strange Google Searches" and "British Men with Cheekbones"—calls up the memory of a 

DashCon, which is a convention in Schaumburg, Illinois that "aims to be the largest gathering of Tumblr users to date" is taking place this weekend. It is a first year convention, so people expected things to be a bit rough. It is also, however

Fan site central: Sci-fi and fantasy fans who blog about their love for things ranging from "Doctor Who" to "The Hobbit" won't want to miss the final day of Dash Con today at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg.