Finally

Wiscon has permabanned Jim Frenkel. It’s about time. This is something that should’ve been done last year, not at the end of a cackhanded “process” seemingly more designed to provide the illusion of concern rather than any real understanding of what needed to be done. With another, unrelated harassment case still being decided, Wiscon isn’t out of the woods yet. Far from it in fact, even when the second case has also been resolved.

Wiscon has shown itself not be serious about protecting its members against harassment and far too understanding of the needs of the harassers. It now needs to rebuild trust in the community and show that it can learn the lessons of this disaster, as Readercon did before it.