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"cons" is not just not a "reddit acronym", but is also a common term for "conventions" and "conferences" that has been in use for at least three decades. I haven't lived longer than two and a half but I wager it's older than I am.

You're not entitled to your own ignorance, and not everyone uses language the same way you do. Please lighten up, open your mind a little bit to that, and grow a thicker skin.

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The famous Comic Con has first been held at Chicago in 1976. The term was probably used before that.

That's the first, and only, example I could think of. I do not know of any other.

Science fiction, comic book, and anime conventions often use "con" in their names or as puns. WindyCon, Conclave, MegaCon, Worldcon, CollossalCon, ... Referring to media conventions as "cons" is pretty common in fandom.

Veronica Mars doesn't fit strictly into those categories, but the fanbase seems to have substantial overlap with genre fandom. It's jargon, but not particularly uncommon in its area of relevance.

No, it honestly has a very widespread and global usage. Probably 90% of SF and gaming conventions have a name ending with "Con", or some obvious pun on that. The roots go back at least to the 1939 NYCon I (possibly a retroactive name) or the 1940 ChiCon I.

See for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science_fiction_convent....

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