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| − | A [[nickname]] given to [[Intersection]] ([[Interthingy 1]]) by many members of [[British Fandom]]. After [[Conspiracy '87]], which had significant [[committee]] difficulties which were perceived to have adversely impacted much of [[British fandom]], many British fans were dubious about British [[con-runners]]' ability to run a non-destructive [[Worldcon]].
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| − | When it seemed likely that the [[UK in '95]] [[bid]] was going to win, many fans decided to follow the theatrical tradition of referring to ''Macbeth'' (held in their superstition to be an unlucky play to name in speech) as "The Scottish Play", and started calling Interthingy 1 "The Scottish Convention" or "The Scottish Worldcon".
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