[FFML] ACen Cuts Fanfic Panel

[John Biles]

There is an Age 18 and up Let's Play Oregon Trail panel??????????????????????


On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 8:24 PM, whimsy <fripon at earthlink.net> wrote:
> The approved list includes:
>
> Carpe DM: Game Mastery for Tabletop RPGs
> Game Creation: How to Use RPG Maker 2003
> neither of which seem especially connected to anime unless the games being discussed are specifically oriented towards anime, e.g. Big Eyes, Small Mouth.
> and
> Everyone In Your Party Has Died – Let’s Play Oregon Trail! [18+]
> Zombie Survival 101
>
> Like Jeanne, I don't understand the decision process of the organizers.
>
> Curiously, another approved panel is:
> How (Not) to Write a Lemon (+18)
> which seems odd in light of no fanfic panel
>
> On Apr 1, 2010, at 10:06 PM, Jeanne Hedge wrote:
>
>> If this is an April fools, it's a sick one.
>>
>> In their infinite wisdom, Panel Programming at Anime Central has decided that they will NOT have a fanfic panel this year.
>>
>> http://www.acen.org/panelslist
>>
>> This is the first time ACen has not had a fanfic panel. The cut can't possibly (IMO) have anything to do with popularity - fanfic panel at ACen always fills the room and the entire timeslot. According to info on the above link, they had to cut things to make room for other things.
>>
>> What made the cut? One item that caught my eye is the panel about Chicago-area fandom. (at the 3rd largest con in the country? does AX have a panel about LA fandom?)  There are several others where I'm having difficulty finding the connection to anime.
>>
>> Does any other major con not have a general fanfic panel of some sort?
>>
>>
>> Jeanne
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