Louis Epstein

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Louis Epstein
Louis Epstein

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Generally hung around during the late 1970s.

Possibly the Secretary Pro-tem of the Forum at one point.

Really wanted people to write in columned lines in Log.

Did some good research from rereading past logs otherwise lost to time, but generally considered a pain in the ass by many. Apparently tried to start a competing, more restrictive SF club (the SF Library Society - Log 008a, 1979-04-25) while hanging out in the Forum. Made his own alternate Log, lost to time. Recommended the creation of a Space Colonization Conference Committee.

Up into 1978, there was an honor system in which the keys to the Forum were secreted in a location known to all Forumites, so any could enter. Louis allegedly abused this system by doing trollish and/or destructive acts while alone in the room, like graffiti, burning of objects, and ultimately stealing the key to make unauthorized copies of it. As a result, the locks were changed, and the key system was made much more restrictive.

«There was one occasion where two Forumites got into a wrestling match about something. I believe it was Louis and Howard (someone?) Neither had any skills whatsoever at physical combat so it was more amusing than threatening. One finally pinned another but the pinned one just kept saying "I will not yield! I will not yield!" Eventually we all went to Friendly's.» -Tom Wilson, 2024-05-12