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From: wollman@hergotha.csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman)
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Subject: Re: Nebula Finalists 2017
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 20:02:04 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <vlhcjm$mta$1@usenet.csail.mit.edu>, I wrote:

>Three of those titles were up for Hugos in 2017, which was the first
>year that I actually bought a membership to a Worldcon.[1]

Missing footnote:

[1] This was a not-quite-last-minute decision.  2017 was the centenary
of Finland's independence, and the Finnish state provided support to
bring numerous itinerant international events to the country.  I went
to the World Figure Skating Championships in March of that year, and
when I later learned that the Worldcon was in practically the same
place (almost across the street from the train station at the arena) I
felt comfortable enough with the travel arrangements I had made in
March to commit to going back in August.  I did not buy the membership
with the intent of voting in the Hugos and was pleasantly surprised to
learn about the voter packet.

-GAWollman

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