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Possibly a ''[[hoax]]'' [[hoax bid]], it (somewhat incoherently) proposes a New York bid in 1992 for the 50th anniversary of the Worldcon. (This is incorrect, of course. The 50th anniversary was in 1989. 1992 does mark the ''50th [[Worldcon]]'', since three [[Worldcons]] were skipped due to [[WW II]].) | Possibly a ''[[hoax]]'' [[hoax bid]], it (somewhat incoherently) proposes a New York bid in 1992 for the 50th anniversary of the Worldcon. (This is incorrect, of course. The 50th anniversary was in 1989. 1992 does mark the ''50th [[Worldcon]]'', since three [[Worldcons]] were skipped due to [[WW II]].) | ||
| − | It also may have been yet another fratricidal bit of [[New York]] fannish politics aiming to kill the [[New York in '89]] bid. In late 1984 [[Robert Sacks]] thought [[Stu Hellinger]] was involved in | + | It also may have been yet another fratricidal bit of [[New York]] fannish politics aiming to kill the [[New York in '89]] bid. In late 1984 [[Robert Sacks]] (leader of NY in '89) thought [[Stu Hellinger]] was involved in the 92 bid. |
| − | Whatever, the [[bid]] did not file, and the right to run the 1992 [[Worldcon]] was won by [[Orlando in '92]]. See [[1992 Worldcon Site Selection]]. | + | Whatever, the [[bid]] did not do much else and did not file, and the right to run the 1992 [[Worldcon]] was won by [[Orlando in '92]]. See [[1992 Worldcon Site Selection]]. |
The address given on the flyer (9 Knollwood Dr, North Caldwell, NJ) was the same address used by [[Steve Davidson]] and [[Joseph S. Zitt]] to publish ''[[Contact-- SF]]''. | The address given on the flyer (9 Knollwood Dr, North Caldwell, NJ) was the same address used by [[Steve Davidson]] and [[Joseph S. Zitt]] to publish ''[[Contact-- SF]]''. | ||
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{{bid | series=Worldcon | year=1992}} | {{bid | series=Worldcon | year=1992}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 27 August 2020
Possibly a hoax hoax bid, it (somewhat incoherently) proposes a New York bid in 1992 for the 50th anniversary of the Worldcon. (This is incorrect, of course. The 50th anniversary was in 1989. 1992 does mark the 50th Worldcon, since three Worldcons were skipped due to WW II.)
It also may have been yet another fratricidal bit of New York fannish politics aiming to kill the New York in '89 bid. In late 1984 Robert Sacks (leader of NY in '89) thought Stu Hellinger was involved in the 92 bid.
Whatever, the bid did not do much else and did not file, and the right to run the 1992 Worldcon was won by Orlando in '92. See 1992 Worldcon Site Selection.
The address given on the flyer (9 Knollwood Dr, North Caldwell, NJ) was the same address used by Steve Davidson and Joseph S. Zitt to publish Contact-- SF.
| 1992 Site Selection | 1992 |
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