Geofafical considerations have influenced plans for regional organizations and caused considerable controversy on the location of conventions. The East has usually had a larger proportion of fans than other areas, tho since 1939 leadership has shifted to the Mid-East. Most fans are in the United States; there are a few in Canada and Australia, and many in Great Britain; only two or three outside the Anglo-Saxon world. Ordinarily, more fans per capita will appear in large cities, where contacts with other fans are easier; certainly fan activity is on the whole more advanced in the metropolitan areas. All have their ups and down, however.
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