I'm sorry to hear that there was trouble. All I'd heard were happy conreps by Talis and a few others, and I'm a bit aghast to learn there was all this going on beneath the surface.
I've never been to DuckCon, and I've heard very good things about it, especially its filk. We were thinking about going next year. Despite being very fond of Gary and his music, we'll be much more cautious, and I thank you for the warning.
I am not entirely surprised to hear that there's been conflicts involving Jan. I've worked with her in an informal capacity when she was running filk for Chicon several years ago, and saw both the good and bad aspects... I can understand how she can do an excellent job in some ways and also how she can drive people crazy. But I do think there are proper and improper ways to handle stuff like that, and it doesn't sound as if it were handled well.
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I've never been to DuckCon, and I've heard very good things about it, especially its filk. We were thinking about going next year. Despite being very fond of Gary and his music, we'll be much more cautious, and I thank you for the warning.
I am not entirely surprised to hear that there's been conflicts involving Jan. I've worked with her in an informal capacity when she was running filk for Chicon several years ago, and saw both the good and bad aspects... I can understand how she can do an excellent job in some ways and also how she can drive people crazy. But I do think there are proper and improper ways to handle stuff like that, and it doesn't sound as if it were handled well.