Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:29:51 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: dragoncon
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> twhite8 at cox.net 7/20/2005 12:14:47 PM >>>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com>
>To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:36 AM
>Subject: [WSFA] Re: dragoncon
>
>> At 09:45 AM 7/20/05 -0400, Michael Walsh wrote:
>> >> dalek_cag at yahoo.com 7/19/2005 5:15:10 PM >>>
>> >>I'm not going to be able to go to Dragoncon so I'm
>> >>selling my membership.  I paid $50 and the convention
>> >>charges a $20 transfer fee,
>> >
>> >Tranfer fee?  How droll.
>>
>> Sounds like a good reason to always register in a gender-neutral
>form
>(Pat,
>> Chris, Gonjelor, etc.) and have a computer and laminator so you
>can make
>up
>> some decent-looking fake ID for anyone you sell it to.  I doubt the

>con
>> registration people are going to do a full background check with
>> fingerprinting to verify it.
>>
>> >What next, a Personal Badge License fee?
>>
>> Probably.  Or royalties on the design.
>
>What I don't understand is why people pay Big Bucks to go to for-
>profit
>cons like Dragoncon.

Such conventions offer things that fan run SF cons don't.
Looking at their web site I can see why the con would be attractive to
many people, and not attractive to others.

And FWIW their at the door rate is cheaper than Worldcon, which is
probably a draw for some folks.

mjw