Mercedes Lackey - "The Dragoncon Report"

Mercedes Lackey - "The Dragoncon Report" was written by Mercedes Lackey and posted to several Usenet groups by Matt Roberds on July 9, 1997. 
It was preceded by The Last Straw (Mercedes Lackey's rant).
 
==The Con Report Includes==
* much incredulity
* discussion of body armor
* watching a Mike Tyson fight at a sports bar
* Lackey and entourage were ideal clients, according to professional bodyguards
* much parading
* hiding under a pile of bodies
* bad backs
* an attack by "two men dressed in black convention-costumes"
* some highly skilled martial arts moves
* service elevators
* gophers getting drinks
* coaxing professionals to eat
* bodyguards "seamlessly" getting along
* breach of contract
* a midnight reading for twenty-five people
* suspicious characters
* bird-sitters
* handcuffs
* a basketball-sized injury
* a mysterious blackout
* a bodyguard having a litter of kittens
* some observations on convention founder Ed Kramer's negligent attitude
==Introduction by Matt Roberds==
==Excerpts from Lackey's Con Report==
==Fan Comments==
===Fan Comments to the Post Itself: alt.fandom.cons (1997)===
Read at alt.fandom.cons: ; archive link second page; archive link third page; archive link fourth page; archive link fifth page
Some topics discussed:
* the apparent non-existence of any police reports or other proof the attack on Pony White occurred
* the use of a public con for private events
* conspiracy theories
* both Ed Kramer (con chairperson) and Morgan Morey (fan in charge of Queen's Own programming) respond
* detailed discussion of money and compensation
* defamation of character, damaging false accusations
* much more
===A Fan's Comment (1997)===
From Thoughts on the whole Mercedes Lackey thing (1997):
===Statements by Pony White the Bodyguard (1997)===
From a fan's reposting of a message from Pony White, the bodyguard who encountered the ninjas Posted by Matt Roberds: "Newsgroups: alt.fandom.cons Date: 1997/07/09 
Hello again! A few days ago, I posted this article in alt.books.m-lackey for Pony White, one of Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon's personal bodyguards. A somewhat edited version of this post has already been posted here -- because of this and some discussion on Mercedes' participation in Dragon*Con, I wanted to post the original, unedited version here. 
Thanks! -- Invisible Death Ninja Hordes vs Pony at Dragoncon! 
===Fan Comments: rec.arts.sf.fandom (1997)===
===Fan Comments: rec.arts.sf.fandom (1999)=== 
===Fan Comments: rec.arts.sf.fandom (2001)===
All quotes are from Whatever happened to the Merc. Lackey stalkers?, comment at rec.arts.sf.fandom, October 7, 2001
In 2001, a fan asked: 
==Further Statements by Lackey==
===Lackey's Statement: "The Camel's Back" (1997)===
On November 22, 1997, Lackey wrote a message that stated that because of what they felt were personal threats at Dragon*Con and elsewhere, that they would no longer be attending conventions.
The message was called "The Camel's Back," and by this title, was a companion piece to the January 1997 message by Lackey called The Last Straw.
===Lackey's Comments (2005)=== 
In 2005, Lackey posted a question from a fan on her official website: 
Lackey's response was: 
==Further Reading==
* The Last Straw (Mercedes Lackey's rant) (January 1997)
* (June 30, 1997)
* (June 24, 1997)
* Thoughts on the whole Mercedes Lackey thing (June 1997)
* by Pony White (July 9, 1997)
 
* , comment by Laura Burchard (October 9, 1999)
==References==
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