XPost: rec.music.filk   
   From: garym@mcgath.com   
      
   On 5/6/25 6:43 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:   
   > Gary McGath  wrote:   
      
   > Someone objected that lots of cons have rules against criticizing   
   > people.  Only then did I speak up, and say that cons can't jail you,   
   > but can only kick you out -- and that I wasn't aware of any cons that   
   > had any such rule, except Balticon, at which point I looked directly   
   > at the two BSFS board members.   
      
   Just checking my old blog posts, Readercon has or once had a similar   
   rule. I'm sure I've seen it elsewhere. For some cons, it's probably   
   boilerplate they stick in without thinking about the consequences, but   
   Balticon has actively and arbitrarily used the rule.   
      
   > For the record, I attended 23 Balticons, followed by two virtual   
   > Balticons during the pandemic.  I volunteered at all of them, often   
   > arriving a day early and leaving a day late so as to held with setup   
   > and teardown, and with loading and unloading.   
      
   I used to go to Balticon semi-regularly, since a lot of filkers went   
   there. I have good memories of those cons.   
      
   --   
   Gary McGath    http://www.mcgath.com   
      
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