Re: Balticon code of conduct

On 5/6/25 6:43 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:

Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:

Someone objected that lots of cons have rules against criticizing
people.  Only then did I speak up, and say that cons can't jail you,
but can only kick you out -- and that I wasn't aware of any cons that
had any such rule, except Balticon, at which point I looked directly
at the two BSFS board members.

Just checking my old blog posts, Readercon has or once had a similar rule. I'm sure I've seen it elsewhere. For some cons, it's probably boilerplate they stick in without thinking about the consequences, but Balticon has actively and arbitrarily used the rule.

For the record, I attended 23 Balticons, followed by two virtual
Balticons during the pandemic.  I volunteered at all of them, often
arriving a day early and leaving a day late so as to held with setup
and teardown, and with loading and unloading.

I used to go to Balticon semi-regularly, since a lot of filkers went there. I have good memories of those cons.
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Gary McGath    http://www.mcgath.com