Talk:Koon-ut-Cali-Con

I'm moving this section to this talk page as it has commentary I'd like to preserve. But I'm going to replace the "Panel" section with the descriptions from the Program Book -- "The blurb for "Payment in Fandom" said, "We know it happens, and we know it threatens our "amateur" staus with the powers that be at Paramount and elsewhere. How should it be dealt with? Should it be allowed to continue? What can be done to retain and/or regain our small-press, no-payment status? Sure to be a heated panel, so bring your opinions and your sword and shield!" (Interesting writeup, considering that, of course, the con had an art show and auction where Trek fan art could sell for hundreds of dollars; also, the women running the con were known for not letting their zines ever go out of print, thus continuing to make money off of their writers forever.) [[EDIT from Dovya Blacque: I find that last statement pretty aggressive. Yes, I keep my zines in print. By 2018 (now), "profit on fanzines" is an utter joke. In the 1980s and 1990s, despite opinions to the contrary, we weren't "making money". Any profit made on one issue went directly into the next issue. Zine editors have always been restricted to making no profit. Unlike artists who continue to sell their work for hundreds of dollars. I keep Mkashef Enterprises zines in print because I don't want other people reprinting them. Call me a control freak, but I want to know what happens with my fanzines.]]" --MPH (talk) 12:16, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Added: I think the original commentary was added by Sherrold in 2008. --MPH (talk) 12:19, 7 May 2021 (UTC)