> True enough, but hostility is different from stupidity or ignorance. . .
Oh yes indeed. I was thinking of an entire range of negative motivations (conscious or not), yet the subtext didn't make it into my typing. What you say.
> On one level, I know that anyone who wants to can buy a con membership.
Yes, and this was her second WisCon. Presumably she got something out of the first one, and then her behavior took a bizarre turn at this one.
> There's no loyalty oath or background check.
That's what I call a horror story! And yet I feel safely reassured that that is unlikely to happen at the cons I tend to frequent (e.g., WisCon). Thankfullly.
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Oh yes indeed. I was thinking of an entire range of negative motivations (conscious or not), yet the subtext didn't make it into my typing. What you say.
> On one level, I know that anyone who wants to can buy a con membership.
Yes, and this was her second WisCon. Presumably she got something out of the first one, and then her behavior took a bizarre turn at this one.
> There's no loyalty oath or background check.
That's what I call a horror story! And yet I feel safely reassured that that is unlikely to happen at the cons I tend to frequent (e.g., WisCon). Thankfullly.