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Episode Synopsis
John is laughing, Alison is coughing, and Liz has already eaten.
An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media.
Content warnings this episode: Coughing (aftershow)
Letters of comment
Ali Baker Brooks (Facebook)
Constanze Hofmann (Facebook)
David Bamford (Bluesky)
Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook)
Jake Casella Brookins (Bluesky)
Jonathan Baddeley (Facebook)
Tommy Ferguson (email)
We also heard from Olav Rokne, Shi Lala, Tammy Coxen
2025 Worldcon: Seattle
Business Meeting
Business Meeting Agenda and Recaps
File 770 reporting: 4 July, 19 July, 25 July
YouTube recordings: 4 July, 19 July, 25 July
13 July was not reported/recorded because of executive session
Trial Committee
Doctor Science, España Sheriff, Ian Stockdale, Kat Kourbeti, Kris “nchanter” Snyder
Mark Protection Committee
Nicholas Whyte, Alan Bond, and Chris Rose have benefitted quite massively from shortcomings in the WSFS voting mechanism, reports Nicholas Whyte
University of Cambridge’s Single Transferable Vote regulations
There’s a new way to remove MPC members
Ben Yalow jumped before being pushed
E.2 got ratified and then un-ratified again
Andrew January visualised what the changes imply
Nicholas Whyte pointed out this would accidentally hugely disenfranchise Attending Memberships
Meg MacDonald pointed out in the Business Meeting that Glasgow had 1390 “First Worldcon” members
We should vote with “Everybody Votes” style
Smofcon 42 bursaries are available
2027 Worldcon: Montreal bid
The prospective co-chairs have been announced
Picks
John: One Soul by Ray Fawkes
Alison: Bitter
Liz: Superman
Credits
Cover art: “WSFS Everybody Votes Channel” by Alison Scott
Alt text: Three Miis in the style of John, Alison and Liz on a background reminiscent of the Everybody Votes Channel from the Nintendo Wii. The words “Octothorpe 140” appear at the top and “WSFS Everybody Votes Channel” at the bottom.
- Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media.
Content warnings this episode: Coughing (aftershow)
Letters of comment
Ali Baker Brooks (Facebook)
Constanze Hofmann (Facebook)
David Bamford (Bluesky)
Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook)
Jake Casella Brookins (Bluesky)
Jonathan Baddeley (Facebook)
Tommy Ferguson (email)
We also heard from Olav Rokne, Shi Lala, Tammy Coxen
2025 Worldcon: Seattle
Business Meeting
Business Meeting Agenda and Recaps
File 770 reporting: 4 July, 19 July, 25 July
YouTube recordings: 4 July, 19 July, 25 July
13 July was not reported/recorded because of executive session
Trial Committee
Doctor Science, España Sheriff, Ian Stockdale, Kat Kourbeti, Kris “nchanter” Snyder
Mark Protection Committee
Nicholas Whyte, Alan Bond, and Chris Rose have benefitted quite massively from shortcomings in the WSFS voting mechanism, reports Nicholas Whyte
University of Cambridge’s Single Transferable Vote regulations
There’s a new way to remove MPC members
Ben Yalow jumped before being pushed
E.2 got ratified and then un-ratified again
Andrew January visualised what the changes imply
Nicholas Whyte pointed out this would accidentally hugely disenfranchise Attending Memberships
Meg MacDonald pointed out in the Business Meeting that Glasgow had 1390 “First Worldcon” members
We should vote with “Everybody Votes” style
Smofcon 42 bursaries are available
2027 Worldcon: Montreal bid
The prospective co-chairs have been announced
Picks
John: One Soul by Ray Fawkes
Alison: Bitter
Liz: Superman
Credits
Cover art: “WSFS Everybody Votes Channel” by Alison Scott
Alt text: Three Miis in the style of John, Alison and Liz on a background reminiscent of the Everybody Votes Channel from the Nintendo Wii. The words “Octothorpe 140” appear at the top and “WSFS Everybody Votes Channel” at the bottom.
- Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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