We voters are smart enough to grasp the difference between the (as Kevin put it) "firewalled" Hugo admins -- the only place mischief could occur -- and committees and subcommittees that manage IP, promote the award, etc. I don't know/care who's on those committees -- very different beast. (Heck, I don't know/care who administers the Hugos, either!) I suspect most of my Worldcon-going friends would also care about people who could actually cause mischief (vote counters/admins), not things like MPC/HAMC. And if not, IMHO the solution is education, not over-compensating by punishing people for good volunteer work. (I mean "people" in the broader sense; while Cheryl might be the only person affected by this right now, I take a broader view.)

Kevin's "bugbear" is real, but this isn't what triggers it. I've seen it.

Re. people taking their marbles and going home over one vote: Meh. I'm skeptical (fen, or, heck, humans, give up control? heh), but it's volunteer work. Worldcon and the Hugos would survive just fine. The real issues were already handled properly under the previous rules, IMHO.

Kendall