Choosing your fan guest is an interesting problem, too. I was around in the 80s and early 90s, and saw a number of fan guests chosen simply because they were friends of the chair, not because they had done much.
Fan guest should be chosen for their contribution to fandom. The issue you have is when that person, while a great contributor, is really rather dull. Just because someone is more vibrant and out there, it doesn't make them more deserving, but just because someone is quiet, it shouldn't reduce their eligability, especially if they've done tonnes of large-scale work.
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Date: 2008-03-27 02:29 am (UTC)Fan guest should be chosen for their contribution to fandom. The issue you have is when that person, while a great contributor, is really rather dull. Just because someone is more vibrant and out there, it doesn't make them more deserving, but just because someone is quiet, it shouldn't reduce their eligability, especially if they've done tonnes of large-scale work.