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| (...) True, at least you picked good fantasy as your example though. I was just referring to the general public view of SF as scifi/fantasy. (...) So it's just a snob thing. 8-) BTW, I haven't been to a SF con, but I have been to a few Trek cons, (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Na... who cares about the mundanes? (...) And I believe I answered the question. (...) You should be so lucky. <bigger grin> (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) What's fantasy got to do with it? Just because bookstores misfile David Eddings in the SF section doesn't make fantasy science fiction. As for using SF vs. scifi, it's simple. It's an insider vs. outsider thing, if you call it scifi, you're (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) True, but I'm already in the habit of referring to my coworkers as common, so the introduction of a new term might cause great upheaval. 8^) Dave! (25 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) This is an admirably baroque solution but I think the better one is just to pitch the entries of non voters and go next best vote count entry wins. Kyle's gets points for degree of difficulty, though... :-) {"Well, Frank, that dive didn't come (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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