Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 16:44:12 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <wsfalist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: [wsfa-forum] Fwd: news about Terry Jeeves
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

> eva.whitley at gmail.com 2/5/2006 3:34:21 PM >>>
>Rich Lynch wrote:
>
>>Received this today...
>>
>>Terry Jeeves is one of Britain's premiere fans, and was
>>greatly responsible for the creation of the British Science
>>Fiction Association back in the 1950s.  Seems doubtful,
>>more than ever, that he will be honored as a Guest of Honor
>>by a worldcon.  He is perhaps the most deserving fan alive
>>who has not yet been so honored.
>
>I'm sorry to hear this. I wish the smofs would get it together about=20
>honoring fan GOHs at Worldcon. You're right, he is very deserving=20
>and=20
>should have been honored before people who came into fandom in=20
>the 80s.=20
>--Eva

Looking at the Long List at http://wsfs.org/wclist.html I would say =
overall the last 15 years have seen Fan GoHs that were decent choices, tho =
atleast two should have been after Terry Jeeves (Glyer in 2003 Torcon , =
jan howard finder in 1993 ConFranciso) and some are "local choices" =
(Chicon 2000 comes to mind) that are not in themselves poor or stupid =
choices.

IMHO, the most Wrong GoH choices this century have been: Stephen Youll in =
2001 (way, way too soon), Kelly Freas in 2003 (previously GoH in 1982) and =
Michael Whelan coming in 2007 (previously GoH in 1998)

That said, could better choices have been made with past Worldcon GoHs?  =
Sure. But overall, the choices made by the committes are ok.  But that =
could be said of most skiffy cons anyway.

mjw

"Our youth and possibility may be stripped from us, but our failure can =
remain shining and constant forever." * Barry Malzberg (Galaxies, 1975)