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Original title edited for length: The 2023 Hugo Nomination Statistics Have Finally Been Released – And We Have Questions This post was brought to my attention
by aspenmayer 3y ago
Original title edited for length:
The 2023 Hugo Nomination Statistics Have Finally Been Released – And We Have Questions
This post was brought to my attention via Mastodon via HN user cstross, who posted an entire thread about this here, the initial post of which I quote:
https://wandering.shop/@cstross/111793448361231714 https://wandering.shop/@cstross/111793448361231714
> Chengdu worldcon Hugo nomination statistics suggest the 2023 Hugo awards were rigged:
> [link to OP]
> I've also seen it alleged that the concom offered some attendees "special guest" treatment … and stole their Hugo voting rights in return, without telling them about that part of the "deal" first. (I will not cite a source on this until the attendee in question goes public.)
[Above repost, including my original comment, upon request via second chance pool. More info about that here:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308]
- aspenmayer 3y agoEven more context via the Mastodon thread: A Comparison of Hugo Nomination Distribution Statistics https://alpennia.com/blog/comparison-hugo-nomination-distribution-statistics https://alpennia.com/blog/comparison-hugo-nomination-distrib... Edit: Even more context from the above link: https://mrphilipslibrary.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/hugo-nominating-stats-rascality-and-a-brief-history-of-where-it-all-started/ https://mrphilipslibrary.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/hugo-nomin... which has a meta-follow-up at: https://mrphilipslibrary.wordpress.com/2024/01/23/the-mess-dave-mccarty-left-behind/ https://mrphilipslibrary.wordpress.com/2024/01/23/the-mess-d...
- aspenmayer 3y agoRelated post on HN yesterday, from The Guardian: Science fiction awards held in China under fire for excluding authors https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/24/science-fiction-awards-held-in-china-under-fire-for-excluding-authors https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/24/science-fictio... 24 points by Freak_NL, 6 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39119799 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39119799