I'm not saying it should be excluded or that anything bad happened but that it's a potential conflict of interest and it's just something worth bearing in mind. Like if you write about Inkbunny you have loyalty both to Flayrah and Inkbunny. It's not saying you can't do it but it's worth keeping in mind.
If the anthology cover was organised by the publisher then it's probably not that important but it's still an issue that people should bear in mind. Blotch is a great choice for doing a cover but perhaps the timing would've been better either before any voting was opened or after the results were out.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
I'm not saying it should be excluded or that anything bad happened but that it's a potential conflict of interest and it's just something worth bearing in mind. Like if you write about Inkbunny you have loyalty both to Flayrah and Inkbunny. It's not saying you can't do it but it's worth keeping in mind.
If the anthology cover was organised by the publisher then it's probably not that important but it's still an issue that people should bear in mind. Blotch is a great choice for doing a cover but perhaps the timing would've been better either before any voting was opened or after the results were out.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~