Strange New Worlds 2017
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I guess it depends on how popular it is.
I confess that SNW 2016 kind of left me cold. The stories were too long, some of them - like the Braxton story - didn't jibe with canon, and the E-book won't function properly on a desktop Kindle app (the table of contents is missing).
I liked the DS9 story "The Manhunt Pool", the Garak story.
And no Canadians were allowed to submit stories...not saying I definitely would have, though...
That unfortunately wouldn't be likely to change in any future SNW contests; that's a legal issue, not a logistical one.
They used to be, or so I heard.
You might be right; I'm getting some deja vu here, I'm thinking this came up before and I was corrected about that in a previous thread.
There was a similar issue with Canada last year, in connection with Jeopardy!; within a matter of weeks, the issue was straightened out, and Canadians were once again allowed to be contestants on the show.
I would conjecture that the issue here is somewhat similar.
I would conjecture that the issue here is somewhat similar.
Due to legal reasons, people entering the competition could only be from the United States of America and Canada, excluding Quebec. It was the same for the design Titan competition too.
Why?
If the rest of Canada was eligible, why not Quebec? It's a province just like any other.
They know what they did.
That's a pretty common disqualification; I've seen Quebec excluded elsewhere. https://www.thebalance.com/why-are-so-many-competitions-void-in-quebec-896835
Legal reasons.
See the link I posted above. Many more regulations than the rest of Canada has, which makes it difficult.
In short, the contest runners read the terms and conditions and metaphorically click on, "I do not agree".
In short, the contest runners read the terms and conditions and metaphorically click on, "I do not agree".
To be honest, I'm not that fussed as to the reasoning behind it as it doesn't affect me and I was merely answering a question.
I admit I find it rather amusing that Canadian sweepstakes law requires that entrants answer a math question. Which are usually so easy that anyone can do it. So what's the point? 
Then again, these are FL's were talking about here. So there goes the logic...
Then again, these are FL's were talking about here. So there goes the logic...
Maybe to rule out those who enter contests with little thought. Or toddlers.
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