jimb@ism780 (02/21/86)
"Get a Usenetter on the 1986 HUGO Ballot! Nominate ---your name here--- as best fan writer!" Stuff and nonsense, folks. Nominating someone because they're a Usenetter is as ridiculous as nominating someone because they're white, Episcopalian, or a Chicago Cubs fan. There's been a lot of screwy nominations and awards based on cliques, friendships, and downright voteswapping. The early Nebula's are a sad case in point. By all means, if you feel ---your name here--- is one of the best fan writers, go forth and nominate. But do it because you like the writing, not because ---your name here--- is a Usenetter or any other irrelevant criteria. The rumors of Elron Hubbard's people(?) voting en masse for his books is bad enough; let not the members of the net contribute to the degeneracy. (Sorry, I've been bothered by this for quite a while, but the recent surge of postings coinciding with the imminent release of the HUGO nominating ballot pushed me over the edge.) -- from the bewildered musings of Jim Brunet hplabs/hao/ico/ism780B sdcsvax/sdcrdcf/ism780/ism780B ihnp4/ima/ism780B
oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster) (02/24/86)
In article <60200001@ism780> jimb@ism780 writes: > >"Get a Usenetter on the 1986 HUGO Ballot! Nominate ---your name here--- > as best fan writer!" > >Stuff and nonsense, folks. Nominating someone because they're a Usenetter is >as ridiculous as nominating someone because they're white, Episcopalian, or a >Chicago Cubs fan. ... >(Sorry, I've been bothered by this for quite a while, but the recent surge of >postings coinciding with the imminent release of the HUGO nominating ballot >pushed me over the edge.) > An Email note to one such poster, requesting (in what I *thought* was a reasonable manner) that she post an article with some information about the fan writer Hugo and why a certain acquaintance of hers should be nominated, went unanswered. I'm still curious; so how about it Evelyn or Paul (would you deny the request of a former classmate?). - Joel Plutchak {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster
ecl@mtgzy.UUCP (e.c.leeper) (02/26/86)
> An Email note to one such poster, requesting (in what I *thought* was a > reasonable manner) that she post an article with some information about the > fan writer Hugo and why a certain acquaintance of hers should be nominated, > went unanswered. I'm still curious; so how about it Evelyn or Paul (would you > deny the request of a former classmate?). I plead innocent--I never got any such email request (uucp strikes again!) Since Mark has posted his commentary, I will presume that suffices. Evelyn C. Leeper ...ihnp4!mtgzz!ecl (or ihnp4!mtgzy!ecl) ****************************************************************************** * Get a Usenetter on the ballot at Confederation! * * Nominate MARK R. LEEPER for Hugo for Best Fan Writer in 1986! * * Nominate SF-LOVERS' DIGEST for Hugo for Best Fanzine in 1986! * ******************************************************************************