This is not an invitation to a flame war

[stephbg]

I am concerned about Swancon 2008. There, said it.

This is also not an attack on the committee, many of whom are good friends. It's mainly for this reason and a general desire to support Swancon I've refrained from speaking until now, but at two weeks to go I've got to vent a little worry.

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[fred-mouse.livejournal.com]

this is not all I want to say, but the important piece is this:

surely the best way to communicate that there is a problem is directly to the people concerned, rather than a public forum? There has been rather too much of this style of approach recently, and some of the committee are somewhat gun shy.

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

As far as I am aware the people concerned are fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the current process.

The purpose of this post was to express my feelings in my blog, which I've been self-editing for purposes of solidarity, because I feared to be seen as attacking something I'm very fond of. I've explained to angriest off line in a bit more detail, most of which is absolutely nothing at all to do with the committee.

"This style of approach"? I'm sorry if you saw it as a sly attack or something similar.

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy to pass on the exchange I had with angriest, but I've only got an ancient e-mail address for you that I don't trust. I too have had several address book disasters in the last couple of years.

If you're still worried about me I urge you to look very carefully at the language I used in this post and my comments.