Thanks for posting this. I'd be the stumbling, nervous, this-is-my-first-pitch person, so these are very relevant tips for me. I'm also going to link it and that means it'll be up on my website in a month to help others who might browse there. With luck, your efforts here will reduce the number of idiots you see :).
On the other hand, I'd think (from my own experiences) the warning to be nice is just as important and a side element of not being an idiot. You never know who's listening and you might not even fully comprehend who you are exchanging words with, whether at a con or elsewhere.
And I can think of at least one writer who could make The Robot Cheerleader Wars a winner :).
Cool! I am not worried about seeing idiots -- what I really want is to put people's minds at rest about how complicated this is. Those who have observed that it can be boiled down into four bits of advice -- "Don't be an idiot. Mind your manners. Remember your common sense. Relax" -- are totally right. It's just the trappings of society that make things more complicated.
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Date: 2006-02-24 05:09 pm (UTC)On the other hand, I'd think (from my own experiences) the warning to be nice is just as important and a side element of not being an idiot. You never know who's listening and you might not even fully comprehend who you are exchanging words with, whether at a con or elsewhere.
And I can think of at least one writer who could make The Robot Cheerleader Wars a winner :).
Cheers,
Margaret
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Date: 2006-02-25 02:33 pm (UTC)