The only neat thing to do

oyceter has written a really beautifully eloquent call to action over here . If you are or wish to be involved in the genre publishing industry, please take a moment to read it. I understand very well that many authors feel it would be risky to call tnh , kathrync , and W.S. [EDIT: and matociquala , and many others] on their poor behavior. The risk goes in a different direction for me--where you might be worried about them being biased against you, I can't give... read more

It's been a long time since March 4, and I'm probably not giving enough context to these posts, but I got a comment from my last post that suggested someone had the impression fen of color don't want white people to say anything in the ongoing discussions, just to listen. What I have read does not consist of just one request or the other. It is both. I have heard: Listen when we speak, and join us in speaking - just speak with us, not over us. And especially, speak up in support of diversity and...

Soh Tom left a comment on our unfastened yarn yesterday: You should hold a mission statement, or some rather definition of what Technetium is for. Since you make n't hold one, i ca n't beckon it in your face as grounds that coverage of Failgate 2099 is outside your bailiwick. Imprecate you! I make n't cognize why i 'm so exerted about this. Obviously, i detest black people, but it Holds likewise that it looks like deviating any more orbs or encephalon cells to a phenomenon which holds...