The fact that most of those outraged FB posts seemed to discount the importance of the dealer room and play up the importance (in their minds) of panels, autographs, and cosplay tells you all you'd need to know about that crowd. The saying "costumes don't have pockets" became a saying for a reason. If they knew their history, they'd know that comic cons used to be ONLY a dealer room. Personally it wouldn't bother me one bit to see a return to that model, at least some of the time, which is why I'm pulling for your show to succeed.