Apparently the narrative is that the surge of supporting members this year is a bunch of clones who will all vote for the Worldcon to go to Helsinki, where VD's Vast Army of Minions will stage an Invasion to Take Over Worldcon by using the Special Secret SMOF Rules for changing the constitution permanently in one go to give the Evil League of Evil the right to pick the Hugo Award winners and Worldcon sites forevermore. Or something like that. In any event, it's based in a complete misunderstanding of how the system works.
The Secret of the Secret Masters of Fandom is that they aren't secret, and that the "secrets" they're apparently guarding are in plain sight — but many of the "secrets" are dreadfully boring when you get right down to it, so most people can't be bothered to pay attention.
Also, remember that people seem to prefer a conspiracy theory over straightforward explanations any day of the week.
Remember, I'm not speaking against Helsinki, which surely will be a great place for Worldcon should they win their bid. I'm speaking against stupid conspiracy theories.
no subject
The Secret of the Secret Masters of Fandom is that they aren't secret, and that the "secrets" they're apparently guarding are in plain sight — but many of the "secrets" are dreadfully boring when you get right down to it, so most people can't be bothered to pay attention.
Also, remember that people seem to prefer a conspiracy theory over straightforward explanations any day of the week.
Remember, I'm not speaking against Helsinki, which surely will be a great place for Worldcon should they win their bid. I'm speaking against stupid conspiracy theories.