http://www.conrunner.net/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=PersonnaPersonna - Revision history2026-04-12T14:20:07ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.24.1http://www.conrunner.net/wiki/index.php?title=Personna&diff=3877&oldid=prevMagician: Is "Personna" really a term used at US cons, rather than the more usual "persona" or is this a typo?2007-03-28T16:08:33Z<p>Is "Personna" really a term used at US cons, rather than the more usual "persona" or is this a typo?</p>
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</table>Magicianhttp://www.conrunner.net/wiki/index.php?title=Personna&diff=2390&oldid=prevBill Taylor: define2005-10-14T19:11:03Z<p>define</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''Personna''' is role playing exercise sometimes engaged in by convention members. Participants will take on the appearance, clothing, mannerisms, speech, etc. of a character other than themselves, and then act as if they are that person for extended periods of time. In one sense it is an act or performance, in another it may be how that person truly wishes to be perceived by the [[fannish]] community.<br />
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