Guess I'll Go Eat Worms

[kevin_standlee]

It would appear that I am part of what's wrong with the Hugo Awards and it would be much better if I just died already.

Not much else I can say about things like this. I contemplated whether I should give him more publicity, but I figure if I promote people who mostly agree with me like Scalzi yesterday, it's only fair to give some time to someone who deeply disagrees with me and is willing to make an argument for it. Heck, I don't even disagree with everything he said.

Comments

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

Posted over there -
FIRSTLY – The Hugos are What We, the Supporters and Attendees of Worldcon, want them to be. We voted the rules and we made the nominations. If you don’t like the way it is done, Go Make Your Own Lawn! There can always be more awards.
Sorry, I don’t think the Awards are Broken. They are what they are. They aren’t perfect, but we have a WSFS meeting where everyone can come and express their own opinion, propose New Rules, and try to reach consensus. But These Awards have been around for DECADES, Same Basic Rules, That is Their Strength. You know who voted on them and why.
And I’m being Real Serious, If you don’t like the award, then Go Make Your Own. We’re not stopping you. It can be a ONLINE Event, where everyone goes to a Website and Nominates. Top Item gets the Award. And everyone will know what they are, the kind of person who votes for them, and whether they like the answers or not.
And then you too can be blasted for not awarding what THEY thought was the True Winner for that year. Because, that’s what everyone does. On every Award awarded. Really, trust me, they do -see Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, even the People’s Choice Awards (which are now using an online system). Every Award System is Busted according to someone.