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[[Ditto|Ditto]] 11 was held November 6-8, 1998 at the Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina in Newport, RI.  It was sponsored by [[MCFI]] and organized by [[Priscilla Olson]], [[Mark Olson]], [[Bob Webber]], and [[George Flynn]].
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[[Ditto|Ditto]] 11 was held November 6–8, 1998, at the Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina in Newport, [[Rhode Island]].  It was sponsored by [[MCFI]] and organized by [[Priscilla Olson]], [[Mark Olson]], [[Bob Webber]], and [[George Flynn]].
  
 
This Ditto was unusual in that it had a [[GoH]], [[Ed Meskys]], publisher of ''[[Niekas]]''. ''Niekas'' won a [[Hugo]] for [[Best Fanzine]] in 1967.  At the time, only one [[Hugo trophy]] was given per category, and Ed's co-editor, [[Felice Rolfe]] got the trophy.  The Ditto 11 organizers got a spare [[Hugo rocket]] from [[Bruce Pelz]] and created a replica [[Hugo base]] and presented Ed with his own long-overdue trophy.
 
This Ditto was unusual in that it had a [[GoH]], [[Ed Meskys]], publisher of ''[[Niekas]]''. ''Niekas'' won a [[Hugo]] for [[Best Fanzine]] in 1967.  At the time, only one [[Hugo trophy]] was given per category, and Ed's co-editor, [[Felice Rolfe]] got the trophy.  The Ditto 11 organizers got a spare [[Hugo rocket]] from [[Bruce Pelz]] and created a replica [[Hugo base]] and presented Ed with his own long-overdue trophy.

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Ditto 11 was held November 6–8, 1998, at the Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina in Newport, Rhode Island. It was sponsored by MCFI and organized by Priscilla Olson, Mark Olson, Bob Webber, and George Flynn.

This Ditto was unusual in that it had a GoH, Ed Meskys, publisher of Niekas. Niekas won a Hugo for Best Fanzine in 1967. At the time, only one Hugo trophy was given per category, and Ed's co-editor, Felice Rolfe got the trophy. The Ditto 11 organizers got a spare Hugo rocket from Bruce Pelz and created a replica Hugo base and presented Ed with his own long-overdue trophy.


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