Coalescent

Oh, I know. And I understand where Tim's coming from when he says that what I'm saying sounds like doublethink. On one level, it is semantic nit-picking of the highest order: I am a fan of sf, I am not a member of Fandom, I am part of the Third Row and part of the sf community. But I do think the idea that there's one monolithic social group to which everyone who wants to talk and think about must belong is a damaging one, and puts off people who would otherwise really enjoy something like Worldcon.