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james_davis_nicollWhich 2007 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Nova Swing by M. John Harrison
9 (69.2%)
End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
3 (23.1%)
Gradisil by Adam Roberts
3 (23.1%)
Hav by Jan Morris
6 (46.2%)
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart by Lydia Millet
0 (0.0%)
Streaking by Brian Stableford
0 (0.0%)
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booksjames_davis_nicollI wrote in 2022 that the election system used by WSFS should be changed. At present, the rules for electing the Mark Protection Committee, the body charged with ensuring that the intellectual property of WSFS is protected, are set out in Standing Rule 6.2:
Voting shall be by written preferential ballot with write-in votes allowed. Votes for write-in candidates who do not submit written consent to nomination to the Presiding Officer before the close of balloting shall be ignored. The ballot shall list each nominee’s name. The first seat filled shall be by normal preferential ballot procedures as defined in Section 6.4 of the WSFS Constitution. There shall be no run-off candidate. After a seat is filled, votes for the elected member shall be eliminated before conducting the next ballot. This procedure shall continue until all seats are filled. In the event of a first-place tie for any seat, the tie shall be broken unless all tied candidates can be elected simultaneously. Should there be any partial-term vacancies on the committee, the partial-term seat(s) shall be filled after the full-term seats have been filled.
I warned that this carries the risk that a single faction with roughly half of the total votes could win every single seat and squeeze out other viewpoints.
My warning has come dramatically true.
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Which of these look interesting?
Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch (July 2025)
34 (59.6%)
The Adventure of the Demonic Ox by Lois McMaster Bujold (July 2025)
33 (57.9%)
They Call Her Regret by Channelle Desamours (February 2026)
4 (7.0%)
Sky on Fire by E. K. Johnston (July 2025)
15 (26.3%)
The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel (February 2026)
10 (17.5%)
Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Gamemaster’s Guide by Dominic McDowall and Pádraig Murphy et al (Q1 2026)
4 (7.0%)
Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Player’s Guideby Dominic McDowall and Pádraig Murphy et al (Q1 2026)
4 (7.0%)
Starlost Unauthorized by D G Valdron (October 2024)
18 (31.6%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
36 (63.2%)
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alobearchocolatefrogs posting in addme_fandomchocolatefrogs posting in addmeAge:
40's.I mostly post about:
My Star Trek fanclubs and Ghostbusters fanclub, photos, paintings, drawings, fanfic, shows, binges, cosplay, real life, health issues, Fall, Halloween.My hobbies are:
My Star Trek club, photography, drawing, painting rocks/hiding them, theme parks, cosplay, disneybounding, binging shows/movies.My fandoms are:
Way to many to list but here goes: 9-1-1, 9-1-1 Lone Star, Star Trek, Star Wars, Shadowhunters, Supernatural (not much anymore), Harry Potter, The Lord of The Rings/The Hobbit, Jurassic Park/World (except new one), Psych, Doctor Who, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, Back to The Future, Scream, IT (old one), A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Horror, Disney, Marvel, PokemonGo (Is that considered fandom? lol).I'm looking to meet people who:
Same interests as me.My posting schedule tends to be: daily/weekly/monthly/sporadic/etc
Whenever I have something to post or say.When I add people, my dealbreakers are:
politics (especially if that's all you post about I will not comment on them), homophobes, transphobes, church/God haters, Trump supporters, inactive accounts, bigotry, racists.Before adding me, you should know: I'm a open heart patient with 8 surgeries and a pacemaker surgery to my name. So my posts are often about my health problems. I'm an introvert except around my club members and even then sometimes still. I'll delete if someone never comments on something or I don't feel we connected, nothing personal.
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rocky41_7 posting in booksThe rest of this review is under the cut, given the nature of the content.
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