You must know.

There was the second Flanvention planned for last weekend in California. Apparently a week before, it was canceled and the Southern California Browncoats started organizing stand-by plans for those who still wanted to show up. Then the official one was back on, and the SoCa people were told thanks but no thanks.

Then people showed up to find out it was canceled. Like just a fucking “closed” sign on the doors. So the SoCa people ran around like banshees arranging some sort of group events, various celebrities (BDHs, Greg Edmundson, Mark Sheppard, etc.) showed up anyway to party with the fans and everyone still had some sort of fun. One actress and her husband opened their new restaurant a week early so the fans could eat there. Ron and Alan and some others weren’t even scheduled to attend and they still came in just for the fans. Gratis. Unpaid.

The Organizers (I will not link them as they’re assholes) apparently have taken partial credit in their forums though I haven’t heard anything saying what they did.

Is there any other fan community like the Browncoat community?

I don’t think so.