Ann and Jeff VanderMeer want you to vote for the Helsinki in 2015 Worldcon bid. They have Moomins.
It’s OK, people, the Moomintrolls have promised not to eat Paul Cornell if he comes to Helsinki for Worldcon.
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You should probably keep in mind, though, that Moomintrolls are notoriously relaxed about rules, including keeping promises.
I’m at the point where I’m wondering how Helsinki could lose the bid. Spokane? Feh. And as far as Orlando is concerned, I’m regularly cornered in the dealer’s room of various conventions by people trying to get me as a vendor for Orlando, and apparently its crew seems to think it’s running a Dragon*Con. Mind you, I don’t mind the head explodey among the alter kokker contingent surrounding WorldCon over the idea of various media guests being the headliners, but the solicitors all bragging about how they have exclusive rights to getting various “Harry Potter” stars suggests that, well, nobody researched what a WorldCon might actually entail. Either way, I’d go to Helsinki even if it doesn’t get a bid, and probably especially because it didn’t get a bid.
Paul: The way Helsinki could lose would be if enough of its supporters don’t vote for it; furthermore, because in a three-way race it’s unlikely any of the bids will have a first-ballot majority, it’s also crucial for a winning bid to be the second-favorite bid of the other bids’ supporters.
Another thing that I’ve observed: Some American fans simply won’t vote for a non-US bid because personally they can not or will not (it varies) attend a convention outside of the USA, and therefore because it’s All About Me, they vote for what’s personally convenient for them.
I’ve been on bid committees that lost, and had people come to me after who said, “How could you lose? Everyone said you were a shoo-in!”
I’ve responded, “Did you vote?”
“Well, no, but —”
“Say no more. That’s why.”
Anyone who can vote should vote.