Thank you, Eric. This and your post relaying Slayer's message are cause for optimism - besides what Jan wisely says here in her comment.
Next year's filk guests at Duck deserve every support, and the filk track will at heart be what it always was - the combined talents and goodwill of those who attend it, whether as veterans or as I-popped-by-on-the-way-somewhere-and-stayed.
I hold both Jan and Slayer in considerable respect and affection. Both were under enormous pressures and both were at times at the mercy of events. I was half of at least one conversation that could have resulted in a stand-up blazing row had my conversational partner been less gracious and measured.
I believe that next year's convention will give everyone the opportunity to implement improvements having learned from some of this year's problems.
For my part, I still had an absolute ball, although the weeks since have been coloured with sadness at the shade of some of the debate. I truly hope that is now shifting, and if we can get past this, then we will have reason indeed to be proud of our tribe.
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Date: 2010-07-12 08:29 am (UTC)Next year's filk guests at Duck deserve every support, and the filk track will at heart be what it always was - the combined talents and goodwill of those who attend it, whether as veterans or as I-popped-by-on-the-way-somewhere-and-stayed.
I hold both Jan and Slayer in considerable respect and affection. Both were under enormous pressures and both were at times at the mercy of events. I was half of at least one conversation that could have resulted in a stand-up blazing row had my conversational partner been less gracious and measured.
I believe that next year's convention will give everyone the opportunity to implement improvements having learned from some of this year's problems.
For my part, I still had an absolute ball, although the weeks since have been coloured with sadness at the shade of some of the debate. I truly hope that is now shifting, and if we can get past this, then we will have reason indeed to be proud of our tribe.