It's interesting to note that, whatever tax problems this con had, they could most likely have been worked out, if the con staff had thought the con worth saving. The statement seems to indicate that we lost this con because the state of the fandom made working out the tax problem seem not worth the effort.
The fandom all but demanded of the con staff that they do something they found to be contrary to the fandom's previous tolerance policies. Perhaps the con staff came to the conclusion that this is a new fandom with values unworthy of so much effort and expense. Perhaps the old ideology of tolerance is a thing of the past, and we are now just another fandom, of no unusual quality or value.
In which case, don't be surprised if we see a trend in the old guard declining to put themselves out for us anymore, while the new guard sets up events based on profit and prejudice, which probably won't be nearly as much fun.
But hey, The Furry Community voted for this with its support of intollerance. And I'm a really big fan of people getting what they vote for.
It's interesting to note that, whatever tax problems this con had, they could most likely have been worked out, if the con staff had thought the con worth saving. The statement seems to indicate that we lost this con because the state of the fandom made working out the tax problem seem not worth the effort.
The fandom all but demanded of the con staff that they do something they found to be contrary to the fandom's previous tolerance policies. Perhaps the con staff came to the conclusion that this is a new fandom with values unworthy of so much effort and expense. Perhaps the old ideology of tolerance is a thing of the past, and we are now just another fandom, of no unusual quality or value.
In which case, don't be surprised if we see a trend in the old guard declining to put themselves out for us anymore, while the new guard sets up events based on profit and prejudice, which probably won't be nearly as much fun.
But hey, The Furry Community voted for this with its support of intollerance. And I'm a really big fan of people getting what they vote for.