I agree that the two are not mutually exclusive. I consider myself both a fan and a pro.
I also agree it's too much of a slippery slope to have administrators start determining limiters on something like this, when there is obviously a lot of disagreement.
However, I personally feel that it's likely that two writers who make their entire living from writing are probably claiming as a tax deduction the cost of the internet access that allows them to blog, which is why they've been nominated for this award. I know that a lot of blog sites/software are free, but it seems likely that their actual internet connectivity is a tax write-off because they're professional writers and they likely claim they use the internet connection for their income-generating purposes.)
I absolutely could be wrong about this; for all I know they they could pro-rate their personal and business internet use and pro-rate the write-off. Maybe they don't write-off their internet access at all.
But I have to say, I'm disappointed in the voters that they have awarded the fan writing Hugo to people who have been full-time professional writers for years, and I'm honestly a bit disappointed in those two writers for accepting the nomination and the award. I believe they are winning based on the familiarity of the names they've made writing professionally.
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I also agree it's too much of a slippery slope to have administrators start determining limiters on something like this, when there is obviously a lot of disagreement.
However, I personally feel that it's likely that two writers who make their entire living from writing are probably claiming as a tax deduction the cost of the internet access that allows them to blog, which is why they've been nominated for this award. I know that a lot of blog sites/software are free, but it seems likely that their actual internet connectivity is a tax write-off because they're professional writers and they likely claim they use the internet connection for their income-generating purposes.)
I absolutely could be wrong about this; for all I know they they could pro-rate their personal and business internet use and pro-rate the write-off. Maybe they don't write-off their internet access at all.
But I have to say, I'm disappointed in the voters that they have awarded the fan writing Hugo to people who have been full-time professional writers for years, and I'm honestly a bit disappointed in those two writers for accepting the nomination and the award. I believe they are winning based on the familiarity of the names they've made writing professionally.