Whew! I‘m one of the “ex-hippies” who was at the panel; one who spoke a couple of times, too. The closest I‘ll come to defending the narrow stuff that went on is to say the the couple of outstandlingly worst lines dumbfounded the entire audience, not just a few. OTOH, the panel gave me probably the most important new acquaintances (I guess it‘s early to say friends) of the con. I talked to you and vito_Excalibur in the hall for a while later on.
!P!L!E!A!S!E! when next year's programming is beginning, put in a couple of topics which address your issues here. Wiscon is there to blindside us about our blind sides, and your help could be invaluable. You didn't mention it, but most of those “old hippies” all have known each other for years. If the group mind was so blind and tone deaf, it clearly needs a good kick in the but, and damn the mixed metaphors!
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Sat, Jun. 2nd, 2007 09:14 am (UTC)I‘m one of the “ex-hippies” who was at the panel; one who spoke a couple of times, too.
The closest I‘ll come to defending the narrow stuff that went on is to say the the couple of outstandlingly worst lines dumbfounded the entire audience, not just a few.
OTOH, the panel gave me probably the most important new acquaintances (I guess it‘s early to say friends) of the con. I talked to you and vito_Excalibur in the hall for a while later on.
!P!L!E!A!S!E! when next year's programming is beginning, put in a couple of topics which address your issues here. Wiscon is there to blindside us about our blind sides, and your help could be invaluable.
You didn't mention it, but most of those “old hippies” all have known each other for years. If the group mind was so blind and tone deaf, it clearly needs a good kick in the but, and damn the mixed metaphors!