Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!columbia!topaz!@RUTGERS.ARPA:SELINGER@RU-BLUE.ARPA From: @RUTGERS.ARPA:SELINGER@RU-BLUE.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Boskone Message-ID: <854@topaz.ARPA> Date: Sun, 3-Mar-85 20:58:25 EST Article-I.D.: topaz.854 Posted: Sun Mar 3 20:58:25 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Mar-85 04:03:15 EST Sender: daemon@topaz.ARPA Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 29 From: Marla (Selinger@Ru-Blue)"Boskone 22...had more people than they wanted...2300." "What really stunned me was the reason NESFA was charging a uniform $22.00: greed." At last year's Boskone, I had heard that NESFA was charging everyone the full price admission (regardless of 1 or 3 days) *with the intent* of trying to keep the number of con-goers down. Not the best way of trying to limit numbers, I must admit; but last year's con did have too many people there for the size of the hotel. I suspect it will take a few years for Boskone to find a hotel with the proper size and karma for a permanent site. The Copley Marriot did not seem very thrilled to have us there. "I also was informed several times that the lousy film/video schedule was deliberate, because they didn't want riff-raff (no not him!) off the streets coming in just to see the movies." Hmm, I had thought the quality of this year's schedule was far below last year's. If true, this reason is inexcusable. That's what BADGES are for! To keep the riff-raff out, or at least to get $22 out of him first! Well, I'll give them one more try next year... Marla