From: <lees103 at verizon.net>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: A Murder of Ravens
Date: Sun, 03 May 2009 16:16:18 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

    You're welcome.  Regarding the number of people joining WSFA, I don't
have exact statistics but we have certainly added a number of new faces
since 2005.  In addition, we have added new activities, such as the WSFA
Small Press Award, since then.
    If you're curious about the population of Ravencon attendees, I would
ask the Con Committee.  If you're really curious, I would take a survey of
the population including, if possible, people who previously attended the
con but don't currently do so.  I imagine that the Con Committee would be
interested in your results.

                Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 9:25 PM
Subject: [WSFA] A Murder of Ravens

> <lees103 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Regarding the question of the number of attendees at Ravencon 2009,
>> the Registrar stated at the Dead Dog Party that she counted 354
>> memberships.
>
> Thanks.  I'm trying to remember who claimed there had been 700.  354
> looks a lot more plausible.
>
> As for how many stealth WSFAns were there, I don't know everyone who
> has joined since 2005, though it's my impression that there haven't
> been very many.  But I do know that to the best of my knowledge there
> were no pre-2006 WSFA members there other than the dozen I mentioned.
> That's a lot fewer than last year.  Similarly with others from the
> DC area.  Similarly with others from other cities.  The con was was
> mostly locals.  I'm curious why.
>