Which is why, it feels absurd. Why would anyone waste their time and energy stuffing a ballot box for the Hugo Awards? What does that accomplish? It's not like there aren't other science fiction and fantasy awards, with better voting rules. So, all they've done is pointed out to the people in charge, assuming anyone is in charge, that there may be a flaw in how the awards are nominated and some changes need to be made. And to those of us who were just using the awards to find quality science fiction and fantasy - to look elsewhere, taking away the marketing power of the awards. (I mean if I wanted to read fun pulp fiction, I could find that on my own - don't need the Hugos. Or just look at the best-seller list for that matter. Giving Jim Butcher a Hugo, is a bit like giving James Patterson an Edgar or for that matter Fifty Shades of Grey a RITA or The Avengers an Oscar - it's silly. Nor do they need it. They are best-sellers. Their readership could care less about the Hugos.
So, if you do that, no one will take your awards seriously. )
Both of which appear to be counter-productive to their aim. It's stupid and juvenile.
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The whole thing is so juvenile and immature.
Which is why, it feels absurd. Why would anyone waste their time and energy stuffing a ballot box for the Hugo Awards? What does that accomplish? It's not like there aren't other science fiction and fantasy awards, with better voting rules. So, all they've done is pointed out to the people in charge, assuming anyone is in charge, that there may be a flaw in how the awards are nominated and some changes need to be made. And to those of us who were just using the awards to find quality science fiction and fantasy - to look elsewhere, taking away the marketing power of the awards. (I mean if I wanted to read fun pulp fiction, I could find that on my own - don't need the Hugos. Or just look at the best-seller list for that matter. Giving Jim Butcher a Hugo, is a bit like giving James Patterson an Edgar or for that matter Fifty Shades of Grey a RITA or The Avengers an Oscar - it's silly. Nor do they need it. They are best-sellers. Their readership could care less about the Hugos.
So, if you do that, no one will take your awards seriously. )
Both of which appear to be counter-productive to their aim. It's stupid and juvenile.