Top 10 Stories for June 2022

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The handling of code of conduct issues at conventions produced some of the most-followed news stories of the month of June.

New information, commentary, and further apologies for Balticon’s treatment of Stephanie Burke were the theme of four of the top ten posts.  

Another widely read post concerned an assault allegation against author Faith Hunter made at JordanCon which was resolved with an apology, followed by Hunter’s decision to cancel her convention appearances for the rest of the year.

Here are the 10 most-read posts of June 2022 according to Google Analytics.

  1. Balticon Chair Apologizes After Author Stephanie Burke Removed From Panels
  2. Barkley — So Glad You (Didn’t) Ask: A Column of Unsolicited Opinions #66
  3. Balticon Publishes Program Head’s Apology to Burke
  4. Assault Allegation Leads Faith Hunter to Apologize and Pull Out of Conventions For 2022
  5. Balticon 56 Chair Will Lead Investigaton of Events
  6. Pixel Scroll 6/4/22 Pixel Of Illusions
  7. Pixel Scroll 6/1/22 The Ones Who Scroll Away From Pixelas
  8. Hugo Voting Threshold Reform Proposal
  9. Pixel Scroll 6/8/22 Goodness, Gracious, Great Scrolls Of Fur
  10. Jon Del Arroz’ Twitter Account Restored

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  1. Balticon Chair Apologizes After Author Stephanie Burke Removed From Panels
  2. Barkley — So Glad You (Didn’t) Ask: A Column of Unsolicited Opinions #66
  3. Balticon Publishes Program Head’s Apology to Burke
  4. Assault Allegation Leads Faith Hunter to Apologize and Pull Out of Conventions For 2022
  5. Balticon 56 Chair Will Lead Investigaton of Events
  6. Hugo Voting Threshold Reform Proposal
  7. Jon Del Arroz’ Twitter Account Restored
  8. 2022 Locus Awards Winners
  9. Loscon 45 Incident: What Happened, and the Committee’s Update
  10. CSFFA Names 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees

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  2. The Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc.(BSFS) adopted a new Code of Conduct on February 11, 2023.http://bsfs.org/code-conduct.htm

    The new document spells out acceptable and unacceptable conduct and provides a clear path for investigating and addressing complaints with a set timeline. Issues of content moderation are addressed head on. Under the heading Acceptable Content, BSFS states “Respectful disagreements, reasonable and respectful exchanges of ideas, and/or critiques of creative works, made in good faith, are not violations of this policy.” The document continues under the heading Response to Complaints, “Complaints about presentation content that was offered in a manner consistent with EXPECTED BEHAVIORS will not be a basis for removal.”

    The document also clarifies that “Complaints not involving physical danger or disruption of the event will be investigated and resolved after the event.”

    BSFS looks forward to welcoming fans back to Balticon, which will be held from May 26-29, 2023 (Memorial Day Weekend) at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland. Details are available at https://balticon.org
    .
    Maria Markham Thompson, CPA
    Treasurer and Secretary to the Code of Conduct Committee

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