Worrying SFnal Rumour

[davidgillon]

I saw disturbing hints on the net last night (a thread on the Nielsen-Haydens' forum that had spilled over into twitter) that the US right-wingers who tried to hijack last year's Hugo voting (the self-named Sad Puppies - it's apparently supposed to show how pathetic 'social justice warriors' are) haven't just tried again (nominations are out at the weekend), but are actively trying to drag the Gamers-gaters into it. I don't like the idea of trying to politicise the Hugos to start with, but that isn't actually excluded by the current procedures so we can't object beyond saying we find it distasteful, but trying to drag in non-fans known for abusive behaviour, threats, and reckless endangerment (SWATting), strikes me as destroying what little credibility they had.

I hadn't intended buying a supporting membership this year, but if the story is accurate then I may have to just on general principle.

Comments

[surpassingly]

I know that there's been signs that the SP nominations did make it onto the ballot (Jason Sanford blogged about it here) but as for GG... I'm not entirely sure. But that definitely does put a new spin on this nominator's experience...

:| Ugh. This is disturbing. I don't have a personal interest in the Hugos -- I know some friends nommed me but I didn't think it was even possible for me to be on the ballot, so I'm not invested -- but they're important, and what's happening is deeply disheartening.

[jesse_the_k]

O woe! Your links 404ed.

[kaberett]

Blog post, comments thread :-)

[jesse_the_k]

Thank you so much!

[davidgillon]

Oh,ick.

There's some seriously disturbing stuff there. Pre-filled ballots on the official website? It's like watching a toddler throw a tantrum and smash other kids' toys because everyone won't defer to them.

[surpassingly]

Um, as for evidence that SP have reached out to GG... here is a tweet convo, hopefully with less linkfail this time!

[davidgillon]

Ugh, doesn't get much more blatant than that.

And it looks like I'm going to have to give up reading Larry Correia (see link buried in there) I already despised his politics, but he doesn't overly insert it into his Monster Hunter books, which I love, so I could put up with that, but when he's being so calculatedly dog-in-the-manger about the Hugos, and revelling in it, nope, not going to give him any of my money.

[kaberett]

hrrrrrrrrrrgh

(I mean I probably will because I enjoyed the reading immensely last year, so! BUT)