Honestly, it was probably a similar balance, although I can't give you exact figures because I don't know what criteria we're both using for what constitutes a SF&F panel (the line is pretty blurry on some of the more generalised panel topics). And I can say for certain that we had nowhere near enough panels on specific fandoms - around a dozen, by my count.
This kind of thing gets much clearer in the years after you've done it. So while I'm very proud of the job I did (and Maia should be very proud of the job she's done), what I've mentioned above are some of the things I'd change about 2007 if I were to do it over.
I guess this just further shows that what I'm talking about is a long running thing - certainly not a complaint limited to this year's programme. I've really got the feeling that SwanCon has turned into a spec-fic convention that just doesn't spend all that much time discussing spec-fic. I'm not really sure how long that's been the case, but it seems a bit odd to me.
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This kind of thing gets much clearer in the years after you've done it. So while I'm very proud of the job I did (and Maia should be very proud of the job she's done), what I've mentioned above are some of the things I'd change about 2007 if I were to do it over.
I guess this just further shows that what I'm talking about is a long running thing - certainly not a complaint limited to this year's programme. I've really got the feeling that SwanCon has turned into a spec-fic convention that just doesn't spend all that much time discussing spec-fic. I'm not really sure how long that's been the case, but it seems a bit odd to me.