There won't be much of a question as to who I support, as I intent to make a speech calling for people to vote for the candidates in question. Last year, I stood before the Business Meeting and said, in effect, "If you want more of the same things that I've been doing, and if you endorse how the Hugo Awards Marketing Committee has been run, vote for me and I'll work to continue it." I was (I'm told; the detailed results appear to have been suppressed, whether deliberately or because someone didn't think they were important) overwhelmingly returned to my seat on the MPC. The MPC then chose to ignore the results, did not return me to the MPC chairmanship, and imposed rules that made it impossible for Cheryl to accept re-appointment to the Hugo Awards Marketing Committee. In fact, I think the MPC has overstepped its authority and is trying to impose additional Hugo Award eligibility rules beyond those imposed by WSFS. I suggest that people who think this is so come to the Business Meeting and vote to order the MPC to recind the rule.
I've come to the conclusion that there are some people in WSFS for whom openness and transparency are something that other people have to do. I've done my best to actually live up to the same rules I expect others to abide by, but that perhaps just means I'm stupid.
A rather small number of people (five out of fifteen) were able to get their way in a classic example of a backroom deal. What they did was legal and within the rules. But two of those five people have terms coming up for re-election at Reno. Perhaps people looking for a change should take note. I'll write more on this subject as we get closer to the convention, because, frankly, if I make too much of an issue about it now, it will will have died out in a few weeks, as all of these things do. For now, I just think that people who are going to be at the Reno Worldcon and care about this need to be prepared to set aside the 1000-1300 period on the second, third, and maybe fourth days of the convention in order to actually make change happen. You have to be present to vote, and those people who show up are the ones who make a difference.
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Date: 2011-03-29 12:16 am (UTC)I've come to the conclusion that there are some people in WSFS for whom openness and transparency are something that other people have to do. I've done my best to actually live up to the same rules I expect others to abide by, but that perhaps just means I'm stupid.
A rather small number of people (five out of fifteen) were able to get their way in a classic example of a backroom deal. What they did was legal and within the rules. But two of those five people have terms coming up for re-election at Reno. Perhaps people looking for a change should take note. I'll write more on this subject as we get closer to the convention, because, frankly, if I make too much of an issue about it now, it will will have died out in a few weeks, as all of these things do. For now, I just think that people who are going to be at the Reno Worldcon and care about this need to be prepared to set aside the 1000-1300 period on the second, third, and maybe fourth days of the convention in order to actually make change happen. You have to be present to vote, and those people who show up are the ones who make a difference.