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These are the results of a [[poll]] taken by [[Mike Glyer]] and reported on in {{file770 | issue=10 | page=28}}.
 
These are the results of a [[poll]] taken by [[Mike Glyer]] and reported on in {{file770 | issue=10 | page=28}}.
  
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There were 62 eligible ballots of which 43 voted in one of the [[fanzine]] categories. Points were awarded by giving 5 for first place votes, 4 for 2nd places votes, etc.
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There were 62 eligible ballots of which 43 voted in one of the [[fanzine]] categories. Points were awarded by giving 5 for first place votes, 4 for 2nd places votes, etc.
  
 
=== Best Fanzine===
 
=== Best Fanzine===
 
<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  Points || Title || Editor  
 
  Points || Title || Editor  
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60 ||[[File 770]] ||[[Mike Glyer]]  
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60 || [[File 770]] || [[Mike Glyer]]  
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44 ||[[Scientifriction]] ||[[Mike Glyer]]  
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44 || [[Scientifriction]] || [[Mike Glyer]]  
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26 ||[[Mythologies]] ||[[Don D'Ammassa]]  
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26 || [[Mythologies]] || [[Don D'Ammassa]]  
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25 ||[[Janus]] ||[[Janice Bogstad]] and [[Jeanne Gomoll]]  
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25 || [[Janus]] || [[Janice Bogstad]] and [[Jeanne Gomoll]]  
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25 ||[[Rune]] ||[[Lee Pelton]] & [[Carol Kennedy]]  
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25 || [[Rune]] || [[Lee Pelton]] & [[Carol Kennedy]]  
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25 ||[[Maya]] ||[[Rob Jackson]]  
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25 || [[Maya]] || [[Rob Jackson]]  
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21 ||[[Diagonal Relationship]] ||[[Arthur Hlavaty]]  
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21 || [[Diagonal Relationship]] || [[Arthur Hlavaty]]  
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17 ||[[Simulacrum]] ||[[Victoria Vayne]]  
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17 || [[Simulacrum]] || [[Victoria Vayne]]  
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16 ||[[Yandro]] ||[[Buck]] & [[Juanita Coulson]]  
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16 || [[Yandro]] || [[Buck]] & [[Juanita Coulson]]  
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13 ||[[Mota]] ||[[Terry Hughes]]  
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13 || [[Mota]] || [[Terry Hughes]]  
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12 ||[[Science Fiction Review]] ||[[Dick Geis]]  
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12 || [[Science Fiction Review]] || [[Dick Geis]]  
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11 ||[[Karass]] ||[[Linda Bushyager]]  
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11 || [[Karass]] || [[Linda Bushyager]]  
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11 ||[[Kratophany]] ||[[Eli Cohen]]  
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11 || [[Kratophany]] || [[Eli Cohen]]  
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11 ||[[Twll-Ddu]] ||[[Dave Langford]]  
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11 || [[Twll-Ddu]] || [[Dave Langford]]  
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9 ||[[Noumenon]] ||[[Brian Thurgood]]  
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9 || [[Noumenon]] || [[Brian Thurgood]]  
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9 ||[[Darkover Newsletter]] ||[[Marion Zimmer Bradley]]  
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9 || [[Darkover Newsletter]] || [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]]  
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8 ||[[Future Retrospective]] ||[[Cliff Biggers]] & [[Susan Biggers]]  
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8 || [[Future Retrospective]] || [[Cliff Biggers]] & [[Susan Biggers]]  
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8 ||[[Wild Fennel]] ||[[Pauline Palmer]]  
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8 || [[Wild Fennel]] || [[Pauline Palmer]]  
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7 ||[[Four-Star Extra]] ||[[Arnie Katz]], [[Joyce Katz]], B. Kunkel, C. Kunkel  
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7 || [[Four-Star Extra]] || [[Arnie Katz]], [[Joyce Katz]], B. Kunkel, C. Kunkel  
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6 or fewer ||Fifty-one other fanzines ||  
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6 or fewer || Fifty-one other fanzines ||  
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  
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<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  Points || [[Fan Artist]]  
 
  Points || [[Fan Artist]]  
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46 ||[[Alexis Gilliland]]  
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46 || [[Alexis Gilliland]]  
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33 ||[[Grant Canfield]]  
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33 || [[Grant Canfield]]  
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31 ||[[Taral]]  
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31 || [[Taral]]  
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30 ||[[Jim Barner]]  
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30 || [[Jim Barner]]  
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24 ||[[Derek Carter]]  
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24 || [[Derek Carter]]  
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23 ||[[Bill Rotsler]]  
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23 || [[Bill Rotsler]]  
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19 ||[[Marc Schirmeister]]  
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19 || [[Marc Schirmeister]]  
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15 ||[[Anji Valenza]]  
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15 || [[Anji Valenza]]  
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14 ||[[Harry Bell]]  
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14 || [[Harry Bell]]  
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13 ||[[Linda Miller]]  
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13 || [[Linda Miller]]  
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11 ||[[Stu Shiffman]]  
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11 || [[Stu Shiffman]]  
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11 ||[[Steve Stiles]]  
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11 || [[Steve Stiles]]  
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9 ||[[Jim Schull]]  
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9 || [[Jim Schull]]  
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9 ||[[Dan Steffan]]  
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9 || [[Dan Steffan]]  
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9 ||[[Jeanne Gomoll]]  
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9 || [[Jeanne Gomoll]]  
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7 ||[[Wade Gilbreath]]  
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7 || [[Wade Gilbreath]]  
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7 ||[[Walske]]  
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7 || [[Walske]]  
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6 or fewer ||Twenty-six other fans  
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6 or fewer || Twenty-six other fans  
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  
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<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  Points || [[Fan]]  
 
  Points || [[Fan]]  
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43 ||[[Don D'Ammassa]]  
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43 || [[Don D'Ammassa]]  
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30 ||[[Arthur Hlavaty]]  
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30 || [[Arthur Hlavaty]]  
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15 ||[[Avedon Carol]]  
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15 || [[Avedon Carol]]  
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9 ||[[Eric Mayer]]  
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9 || [[Eric Mayer]]  
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9 ||[[Don C. Thompson]]  
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9 || [[Don C. Thompson]]  
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9 ||[[Victoria Vayne]]  
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9 || [[Victoria Vayne]]  
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9 ||[[Harry Warner, Jr.]]  
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9 || [[Harry Warner, Jr.]]  
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9 ||[[Mike Glyer]]  
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9 || [[Mike Glyer]]  
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9 ||[[Susan Wood]]  
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9 || [[Susan Wood]]  
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7 ||[[Dave Locke]]  
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7 || [[Dave Locke]]  
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7 ||[[Dennis Jarog]]  
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7 || [[Dennis Jarog]]  
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7 ||[[Richard Harter]]  
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7 || [[Richard Harter]]  
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7 ||[[Gil Gaier]]  
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7 || [[Gil Gaier]]  
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5 or fewer ||Forty other fans  
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5 or fewer || Forty other fans  
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  
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<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  Points || [[Fan]]  
 
  Points || [[Fan]]  
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43 ||[[Bob Shaw]]  
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43 || [[Bob Shaw]]  
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16 ||[[Dave Langford]]  
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16 || [[Dave Langford]]  
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15 ||[[Dave Locke]]  
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15 || [[Dave Locke]]  
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14 ||[[Bob Tucker]]  
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14 || [[Bob Tucker]]  
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14 ||[[Mike Glyer]]  
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14 || [[Mike Glyer]]  
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13 ||[[Alexis Gilliland]]  
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13 || [[Alexis Gilliland]]  
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10 ||[[Mike Glicksohn]]  
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10 || [[Mike Glicksohn]]  
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9 ||[[Terry Hughes]]  
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9 || [[Terry Hughes]]  
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8 ||[[Arnie Katz]]  
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8 || [[Arnie Katz]]  
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8 ||[[Tom Perry]]  
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8 || [[Tom Perry]]  
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7 ||[[Buck Coulson]]  
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7 || [[Buck Coulson]]  
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30 ||[[Arthur Hlavaty]]  
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30 || [[Arthur Hlavaty]]  
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6 or fewer ||Thirty-two other fans  
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6 or fewer || Thirty-two other fans  
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  
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<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  colspan="2"| How many [[cons]] did you attend in 1978?  
 
  colspan="2"| How many [[cons]] did you attend in 1978?  
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0 ||9%  
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0 || 9%  
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1-5 ||62%  
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1-5 || 62%  
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5 ||28%  
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5 || 28%  
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  
 
<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  colspan="2"| How many [[APAs]] do you belong to?  
 
  colspan="2"| How many [[APAs]] do you belong to?  
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0 ||29%  
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0 || 29%  
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1-3 ||60%  
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1-3 || 60%  
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  3 ||11%  
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  3 || 11%  
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  
 
<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  colspan="2"| Did you vote for awards this year?  
 
  colspan="2"| Did you vote for awards this year?  
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[[Hugos]] ||60%  
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[[Hugos]] || 60%  
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[[FAAn Awards|FAAns]] ||22%  
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[[FAAn Awards|FAAns]] || 22%  
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  
 
<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  colspan="2"| Do you belong to an SF [[club]]?  
 
  colspan="2"| Do you belong to an SF [[club]]?  
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Yes ||66%  
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Yes || 66%  
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No ||34%  
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No || 34%  
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  
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<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  colspan="2"| Do you receive free review copies from one or more publishers?  
 
  colspan="2"| Do you receive free review copies from one or more publishers?  
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Yes ||24%  
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Yes || 24%  
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No ||76%  
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No || 76%  
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  
 
=== More Questions===
 
=== More Questions===
  
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(1) "Currently, a committee is attempting to redraft the [[WSFS Uninc.]] Constitution so that it may incorporate with a directorial board who would have the authority to revoke a bungling committee's [[Worldcon]] franchise and right to award [[Hugos]]. Do you have an opinion on this matter?"
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(1) "Currently, a committee is attempting to redraft the [[WSFS Uninc.]] Constitution so that it may incorporate with a directorial board who would have the authority to revoke a bungling committee's [[Worldcon]] franchise and right to award [[Hugos]]. Do you have an opinion on this matter?"
  
 
<tab>
 
<tab>
  
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In favor ||21  
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In favor || 21  
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Opposed ||19  
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Opposed || 19  
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It's complicated ||2  
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It's complicated || 2  
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No opinion ||11  
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No opinion || 11  
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Blank ||8  
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Blank || 8  
 
</tab>
 
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<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  || colspan="6"| Place  
 
  || colspan="6"| Place  
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Reason ||1st ||2nd ||3rd ||4th ||5th ||6th  
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Reason || 1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th || 6th  
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Quality of Work ||49 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0  
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Quality of Work || 49 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0  
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Length of Career ||1 ||29 ||7 ||1 ||3 ||0  
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Length of Career || 1 || 29 || 7 || 1 || 3 || 0  
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Age (pick them while they're still here) ||1 ||4 ||19 ||7 ||1 ||0  
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Age (pick them while they're still here) || 1 || 4 || 19 || 7 || 1 || 0  
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[[Fannishness]] ||0 ||5 ||7 ||11 ||0 ||2  
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[[Fannishness]] || 0 || 5 || 7 || 11 || 0 || 2  
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Affirmative action ||0 ||2 ||0 ||1 ||4 ||3  
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Affirmative action || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 3  
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Other ||1 ||2 ||4 ||6 ||4 ||0  
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Other || 1 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 4 || 0  
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  

Revision as of 08:06, 5 October 2021

These are the results of a poll taken by Mike Glyer and reported on in File 770 10, p. 28.

There were 62 eligible ballots of which 43 voted in one of the fanzine categories. Points were awarded by giving 5 for first place votes, 4 for 2nd places votes, etc.

Best Fanzine[edit]

Points Title Editor
60 File 770 Mike Glyer
44 Scientifriction Mike Glyer
26 Mythologies Don D'Ammassa
25 Janus Janice Bogstad and Jeanne Gomoll
25 Rune Lee Pelton & Carol Kennedy
25 Maya Rob Jackson
21 Diagonal Relationship Arthur Hlavaty
17 Simulacrum Victoria Vayne
16 Yandro Buck & Juanita Coulson
13 Mota Terry Hughes
12 Science Fiction Review Dick Geis
11 Karass Linda Bushyager
11 Kratophany Eli Cohen
11 Twll-Ddu Dave Langford
9 Noumenon Brian Thurgood
9 Darkover Newsletter Marion Zimmer Bradley
8 Future Retrospective Cliff Biggers & Susan Biggers
8 Wild Fennel Pauline Palmer
7 Four-Star Extra Arnie Katz, Joyce Katz, B. Kunkel, C. Kunkel
6 or fewer Fifty-one other fanzines

Best Fan Artist[edit]

Points Fan Artist
46 Alexis Gilliland
33 Grant Canfield
31 Taral
30 Jim Barner
24 Derek Carter
23 Bill Rotsler
19 Marc Schirmeister
15 Anji Valenza
14 Harry Bell
13 Linda Miller
11 Stu Shiffman
11 Steve Stiles
9 Jim Schull
9 Dan Steffan
9 Jeanne Gomoll
7 Wade Gilbreath
7 Walske
6 or fewer Twenty-six other fans

Best Essayist[edit]

Points Fan
43 Don D'Ammassa
30 Arthur Hlavaty
15 Avedon Carol
9 Eric Mayer
9 Don C. Thompson
9 Victoria Vayne
9 Harry Warner, Jr.
9 Mike Glyer
9 Susan Wood
7 Dave Locke
7 Dennis Jarog
7 Richard Harter
7 Gil Gaier
5 or fewer Forty other fans

Best Humorist[edit]

Points Fan
43 Bob Shaw
16 Dave Langford
15 Dave Locke
14 Bob Tucker
14 Mike Glyer
13 Alexis Gilliland
10 Mike Glicksohn
9 Terry Hughes
8 Arnie Katz
8 Tom Perry
7 Buck Coulson
30 Arthur Hlavaty
6 or fewer Thirty-two other fans

General Questions[edit]

How many cons did you attend in 1978?
0 9%
1-5 62%
5 28%

How many APAs do you belong to?
0 29%
1-3 60%
3 11%

Did you vote for awards this year?
Hugos 60%
FAAns 22%

Do you belong to an SF club?
Yes 66%
No 34%

How much did you spend in 1978 on SF, including new and used books and magazines?
The average was $280 with a range from $0 to $2000

Do you receive free review copies from one or more publishers?
Yes 24%
No 76%

More Questions[edit]

(1) "Currently, a committee is attempting to redraft the WSFS Uninc. Constitution so that it may incorporate with a directorial board who would have the authority to revoke a bungling committee's Worldcon franchise and right to award Hugos. Do you have an opinion on this matter?"

In favor 21
Opposed 19
It's complicated 2
No opinion 11
Blank 8

(It's interesting to note that the segment of fandom polled is split evenly between, support, opposition and no opinion. Since that group was mainly well-known fans involved in con-running, and since proposals usually lose support when their details become known, it shouldn't be surprising that the second attempt to create WSFS, Inc. failed.)

(2) Which of these factors do you think is important in determining who should be Worldcon GoH?

Results:

Place
Reason 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Quality of Work 49 3 0 0 0 0
Length of Career 1 29 7 1 3 0
Age (pick them while they're still here) 1 4 19 7 1 0
Fannishness 0 5 7 11 0 2
Affirmative action 0 2 0 1 4 3
Other 1 2 4 6 4 0

Reasons listed as "Other":

  • Ability to interact with attendees, fans: 6
  • Ability speak in public: 2
  • Contributions in fields other than sf: 2
  • (plus a half-dozen others with one vote each)

"Affirmative action" received multiple negative comments.

Voters[edit]

Harry Andruschack, Valeria Beasley, Alan Beatty, Alan Bosco, Lester Boutillier, David Bratman, Brian Earl Brown, Marty Cantor, Gavin Claypool, Fred Cleaver, Sandy Cohen, Ed Connor, Charles Curley, Dan Deckert, Gary Deindorfer, George Flynn, Gil Gaier, Georges Giguere, Alexis Gilliland, Mike Glicksohn, Seth Goldberg, David Govaker, Ken Hahn, J. Owen Hanner, Denys Howard, Doug Hoylman, Barry R. Hunter, George Jumper, David Klaus, Irwin Koch, DeeDee Lavender, Roy Lavender, Maureen Palanker Leshendok, Dick Lynch, Nikki Lynch, Tim Marion, Marty Massoglia, Jo Anne McBride, Jim Meadows, John Millard, Bruce Miller, Craig Miller, M. Ruth Minyard, Perry Glen Moore, New Haven SF and Fantasy Association, Pauline Palmer, Fred Patten, Bruce Pelz, Dave Piper, Mike Rogers, Bill Rotsler, Robert Runte, Mary H. Schaub, Jeff Siegel, Al Sirois, Erwin S. Strauss, Mark Swanson, Roy Tackett, Steven K. Tait, Leslie Turek, Marianne Turlington, M. E. Tyrrell, Victoria Vayne, Elst Weinstein, Keith Williams, Ken Wong, Sarge Workman, Ben Yalow

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