SFF nerd, fangirl, #TeamADHD; woodworking & gardening noob, lapsed booktuber & Hugo Award Loser³. For my sins, I work for @ManyATrueNerd. She/Her
Aug 28, 2019 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
Recording/streaming/captioning all WorldCon panels is a great idea and I am 100% for it, but in practice, I believe it's doable but there are important implementation questions to be asked. I don't raise these questions to dismiss the idea but to find ways to actually do it. (1)
Obviously it'd be very expensive to do (the con would have to procure a large amount of recording equipment to capture all the items happening simultaneously). Cons would have to raise additional funds for it or divert funds from elsewhere. (2)
Oct 26, 2018 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
I'm angry & upset about @Arisia's repeated, at times willful mishandling of the situation. I believe Crystal, I admire her strength & courage in sharing this story. I'm also grateful for her honesty; there are many lessons for con-runners & safety teams to learn here. Thread.
Many people do not understand how consent or personal boundaries work. People who refuse to acknowledge that crossing other people's stated boundaries is a violation cannot be trusted not to do exactly that. They do not think it's A Bad Thing, so they don't choose not to do it.
