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Because that would be weird.
You know that old saying: “Don’t shit where you work.” With the advent of social media, it’s more relevant than ever.
Calling up Jim to taunt him is one option. Another is for Maggie to call up her VGR friend at Unagi with “Hey, just a heads up, your boss is insulting Bork Con online and associating with a dude who stalked some of our staff. I don’t think I’ll be able to get our board to renew our equipment sharing agreement this year.” Let Unagi learn about it from someone other than Jim so he can’t spin it, and let him stew for a week before you actually bring the hammer down.
I got the impression that she’s going to enjoy telling him that Bork Con will no longer work with them under the circumstances, but not necessarily taunt him. Heck, calling someone up to tell them, “Hey, I know what you’re doing and as a result, I’m no longer interested in doing business with you. Goodbye,” is gratifying on its own.
That said, I’m pretty sure Ruth and Sarah say that Jim and Terrence didn’t do anything to hide who they are the Facebook page and are obvious admins, meaning that there isn’t much Jim can do to spin it. The evidence to the contrary is already out there and even if he deletes the page, the Internet never forgets. Someone’s definitely taking screenshots and documenting the whole thing, especially since information about con drama spreads quickly among conventions.
Which is funny, because the creator’s Nerd & Tie has a section for reporting on public con news and incidents. And it’s hard to argue with a site that seems to have a pretty good reputation for honesty and thorough research.
Bork con had every reason to cancel any agreements with Unagi Con after Jim’s attitude at Wakame Con. There’d be no way I’d want to trust him or his con with Bork Con stuff.
Jim has a year to come up with other arrangements, however, which means a lot of out-of-pocket expenses for Unagi con in addition to replacing Lynn and Garner. It doesn’t bode well for Jim that he has willingly gotten sucked into moderating a FB group dedicated to hating on Bork Con. He has a crap ton more work to do this year than probably in the previous 5 years to get Unagi con ready for next year. If the Unagi con is a disaster because Jim spent his time trying to get even with Lynn, his long reign at Unagi con is likely to be over.