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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jonny Nexus" data-source="post: 4379257" data-attributes="member: 14664">Having thought further about it, I thought sod it, I'll set my views out.Firstly, the carbon footprint issue:I'm not in the slightest bit worried about the carbon footprint involved in mailing six copies of my book to the judges for two reasons:a) as carbon footprints go, it's probably not that much, since these are quite small packages; andb) it's dwarfed by the carbon footprint that will be created when my wife and I fly 4000 miles from London to Gen Con to attend the awards ceremony. (Granted, we were going to Gen Con anyway, but it's still the point that a physical awards ceremony has a much bigger carbon footprint than an Internet only one would have).Can I take it that should the entry process be made digital only for next year, and those who were concerned about their carbon footprint then enter, that they will abstain from travelling to the awards ceremony should they be nominated?Secondly, on the cost of mailing the six copies out (which cost me about $66). I'm not at all bothered about this for two reasons:a) I've mailed out a lot of promo copies, and in terms of "pay off" these will be by far the most worthwhile; and (and I think you can guess where I'm going here)b) The cost of sending them out is dwarfed by the cost of my wife and I flying 4000 miles from London to attend the awards ceremony.Again, those who are worried about cost etc. etc.Just my two-penneth...</blockquote>

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