Hugo Awards: Not Enough Fantasy?

[kevin_standlee]

Some years ago, when a Harry Potter book won Best Novel, there was a protest at how terrible it was that Fantasy won a Hugo and that the "Hugo Judges" must Do Something about it. As I say in a comment there, I would like to put protesters of that ilk in with this poster who complains about there not being enough fantasy due to "the Hugo's blatant anti-fantasy bias." It would be amusing in a "Let's you and him fight" sort of way.

Comments

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Of course not. No one is as enlightened as you, Kevin.

Me? I'm not enlightened at all. The older I get, the less I know, and the less certain I get about my decisions. I think I've accumulated too many viewpoints, which leads to a kind of decision-making paralysis.

The specific point at which I was pointing was your implicit assumption that Cheryl is "one of those SMOFS who controls everything." If you actually knew anything about the community of which you speak, you would know how absurd that is. But what's the point of explaining anything to you? You apparently already "know" these things, and nothing like "evidence" means anything, since you can always make up new justifications after the fact.

I suppose now you'll say that you personally don't have an overwhelming need to try to control everything you're involved with? You;re kind of a running joke that way, man.

Since you obviously are convinced you know everything there is to know about everything with which I'm involved at the most minute detail, I'm sure you can explain away why I don't "overwhelmingly control," oh, let's pick a few:

• The WSFS Formulation of Long List Entries Committee (I'm a member, but I'm not the leader -- and if you're so smart, then you tell me how much "control" I have over that committee and then go tell Mark Olson, the committee chairman, about it)


• The San Jose in 2011 Westercon bid (I'm one of the people who updates the web site, but I'm mostly just funneling other people's work, and I'm not its chairman)


• The 2009 World Fantasy Convention (ditto on the web site, pieces of which I should be applying corrections that the hotel liaison just sent me instead of replying to you)


• The Bay Area Science Fiction Association (I'm a member and regular attendee, but have strenuously avoided becoming involved in anything significant since I did my penance as the club's president many years ago.

But of course I'm sure you can rationalize all of these things. You're very good at coming up with rationalizations.

[stegoking.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, this is not as detailed as I'd prefer. Would you mind putting up a full resume?

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

No, how about you address how the four current statuses he mentioned support your claim that Kevin has to be in control of everything.