Of course, one fan’s form of dancing may be another fan’s form of trampling.
[From NutureCon]:“Con members are encouraged to bring a piece of fanfic which they have written, whether they’ve ever written anything at all in their lives before, so that we can have plenty of material for the Friday Night Ego-Boost Read-a-thon. At this event, members will read their work aloud while people In the audience will be strictly restricted to smiling warmly, clapping a lot, and shouting "Ooh, that was peachy!” Audience members will be frisked at the door for blue pencils, dictionaries, bad attitudes, or copies of Strunk & White.“”
[From SnobCon]:“At first, we didn’t want to offer any panels at all, since they are generally far too democratic for our tastes. Who wants to listen to the hoi polloi, even if it’s us? But then we came up with a solution: all con members will be provided with "aural delete keys” - a kazoo which, when blown, will alert any panel or audience speaker that her remarks are considered inane, irrelevant, boring, annoying, grammatically incorrect, or just plain stupid. Anytime more than 10% of the audience is blowing kazoos, the speaker must cease and desist.“ ~ Fanlore Essay “Coming Soon To A City Near You” (1996)