Dalekboy

Oh, I agree - I think Swancon 2001 was quite a good con as far as media fandom being well served, especially if you count Dr Who novels as a media fandom things (given Jon and ate were guests). But I think that was largely because it was a Swancon, not because it was a media natcon - and it just shows how quickly the knowledge of the media natcon side of things had disappeared. And Swancon 2001 also made a big effort at outreach to media and anime clubs (not that that all worked out ideally, but the effort was made). The issue wasn;t with Swancon 2001 per se, but with knowledge being lost and the implications that had for future Natcons, which within a few years had pretty much entirely forgotten the media natcon aspect.