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This article is from the Science Fiction Fandom FAQ, by Vicki Rosenzweig vr@panix.com with numerous contributions by others.

25. Are "media conventions" sf conventions?

This one is open to debate. Most fans, regardless of whether
they attend them, would agree that being devoted to a particular
television program, or a particular author's work, doesn't make
something not an sf con. On the other hand, if the main activities
involve actors, and most of those are autograph sessions, a lot of
people don't think it's a real con. In other words, of course a con
can discuss Babylon 5 as well as, or even instead of, the writing of
Philip K. Dick or Ursula Le Guin; if it isn't interested in
discussing much of anything, it's not a convention--a gathering of
people with shared interests--it's a show.

 

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