There was Charles Brown of Locus, the French fan and writer Georges Gallet, eofan Clifton Amsbury, and, of course, me and my wife Wendayne.
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Eofan
//ˈiːəʊˌfæn//
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If the point of fannish jargon is to be exclusionary, why is there the matching fannish jargon of 'eofan' for long-established old-timers? If anybody would get it, they would.
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If it's a real, fan-run science fiction convention (the abbreviation you use, while invented by a much-loved eofan, generally is disliked), all you have to do is wear your membership badge (another feature of real, fan-run cons; it's a membership, not a "ticket") and stroll into the con suite.
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