Bob Schroeck Wrote:ISTR, way back at the start of Fenspace, that the Conventions were essentionally WorldCon moved off-world, but I think that idea fell by the wayside pretty quickly.That was the idea because we were thinking at the time that all the Fen would be moving off-world.That didn't happen (and it was unrealistic to think it would)...
Bob Schroeck Wrote:That said, I think that there should be at least one WorldCon held in Fenspace, if only because groundside fans would demand it. Of course, American fans probably couldn't attend, at least not without considerable government attention paid to their actions, but still...I can see a WorldCon being held at Central... with the crew of the Stingray being "given liberty" there at the same time.
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Rob Kelk
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