The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Kate Baker:

#13

Larry,

My question is: Who gets to decide the criteria? Who chooses and flags the originating actions that plunk people down on this list? Is it as simple as being treated for anxiety or depression? Or is it faith-based racial stereotyping? Maybe both?

There are certain people on both sides of and in the middle, who I wouldn't want making these types of policy changes.

The only way a complete and unbiased terrorist watch list would work is if the criteria for placement were compiled by an impartial body, not directly related or swayed by public opinion or lobbying dollars.

Yeah, the word, impossible comes to mind doesn't it?

#116 Serge - I thought a fan was someone who loves science-fiction.

Amen.

The simple act of enjoying a sci-fi/fantasy piece, be it writing, TV, or cinematic, should qualify you as being a fan.

I'm not going to sit here and defend John Scalzi, because frankly he's perfectly intelligent and capable of his own rebuttal.

However, by saying someone is better than you because they've got a 'limited edition leather bound signed copy of an out of print work by a dead author who they once met at a convention while dressed as fairy princess'... reminds me of my days in grade school.

Seems a bit childish to label what a fan really is, doesn't it?

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