It's not about moving away from our fannish side. Fannish injokes and community will live on as long as you have a bunch of people (and this bunch in particular) in the same place at the same time. You don't need to give that sort of thing time in the programme - it'll happen all on its own.
drayke sums up my views pretty well in his reply to this comment. SwanCon is unique because it's supposed to be a wide-reaching, all-are-welcome con for lovers of all things SF&F, across all media. The other cons you mention are tailored to more specific audiences.
I don't think we need to grow in size as an absolute rule, but I think it's something that'd be wise to do under the current circumstances (mostly to do with venue sizing/pricing issues).
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Date: 2009-04-15 02:00 pm (UTC)drayke sums up my views pretty well in his reply to this comment. SwanCon is unique because it's supposed to be a wide-reaching, all-are-welcome con for lovers of all things SF&F, across all media. The other cons you mention are tailored to more specific audiences.
I don't think we need to grow in size as an absolute rule, but I think it's something that'd be wise to do under the current circumstances (mostly to do with venue sizing/pricing issues).