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[james_davis_nicoll]

Assume you know someone who is trying to maintain the illusion that no one is actively trying to preserve SF as a male dominated field. What websites would you advise them to avoid?

Comments

[montoya.livejournal.com]

First, I would have to successfully parse that sentence...

[nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com]

Livejournal!



Did I get it right?

[despotliz.livejournal.com]

I would suggest they give the Asimov's message boards a miss.

[ailsaek.livejournal.com]

Someone is, then? I'm obviously out of it.

[abidemi.livejournal.com]

Forget websites--they need to start by ignoring book covers.

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure *someone* is. Probably even someone who works in a position of influence in the field.

On the other hand, I'm not sure the message boards at Asimov's matter much; are the people saying such things people with any control over any of the field? Or just opinionated readers?

Book covers are a useful suggestion; though there's the issue of intent vs. unconscious effect, and the issue of commercial conservatism (appealing to existing readers). I know hordes of men and women who read SF and fantasy a lot who think the covers mostly suck, but of course the dedicated existing readers are not the ones the covers are designed to appeal to, since we buy on other bases.