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[[Readercon]] 23 was held July 12-15, 2012 at the Burlington Marriott in Burlington, MA.  [[GoHs]]: [[Peter Straub]] and [[Caitlin R. Kiernan]].  [[Memorial GoH]]: [[Shirley Jackson]].
 
[[Readercon]] 23 was held July 12-15, 2012 at the Burlington Marriott in Burlington, MA.  [[GoHs]]: [[Peter Straub]] and [[Caitlin R. Kiernan]].  [[Memorial GoH]]: [[Shirley Jackson]].
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This is the convention at which [[neopro]] [[Genevieve Valentine]] accused [[fan]] [[René Walling]] of unwanted attentions to her. The [[concom]] subsequently banned Walling from the [[con]] for two years under [[Readercon]]’s [[harrassment]] policy, after which [[All Fandom Was Plunged Into War]] because, on one hand, Valentine’s supporters felt it insufficient since the official policy called for zero tolerance and a permanent ban, and on the other because other [[fans]] felt it too severe in light of what Valentine said Walling’s [https://web.archive.org/web/20120722044328/https://glvalentine.livejournal.com/340623.html offenses were]. The con’s [[board]] then overruled the committee, banned Walling permanently, and then all the board members resigned. 
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*[https://readercon.org/publicstatement.htm Readercon statements].
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*[https://file770.com/readercon-bans-rene-walling-for-2-years/ File 770 account].
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*[https://blog.bcholmes.org/the-readercon-thing/ Flamewar timeline].
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Revision as of 07:55, 29 November 2022

Readercon 23 was held July 12-15, 2012 at the Burlington Marriott in Burlington, MA. GoHs: Peter Straub and Caitlin R. Kiernan. Memorial GoH: Shirley Jackson.

This is the convention at which neopro Genevieve Valentine accused fan René Walling of unwanted attentions to her. The concom subsequently banned Walling from the con for two years under Readercon’s harrassment policy, after which All Fandom Was Plunged Into War because, on one hand, Valentine’s supporters felt it insufficient since the official policy called for zero tolerance and a permanent ban, and on the other because other fans felt it too severe in light of what Valentine said Walling’s offenses were. The con’s board then overruled the committee, banned Walling permanently, and then all the board members resigned.



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