"4 and 6" is easily gamed: "If your last name starts with letters A-M, you are directed to vote Partial Slate 1. If your last name starts with N-Z, you are directed to vote Partial Slate 2."
I have not had the time or inclination to pick apart the "EPH" proposal, but I haven't seen a convincing argument that there is any other way to save a meaningful future for the Hugo Awards. But, as I am not an attending member, it's not on me.
On the length of novels: yes. I made a nostalgic reference to the era of 200-page novels in a comment on File 770 and I was suprised how many positive echoes there were for that thought. I know that I do not have the time to consider reading some of the massive books and series which my two-book-a-day friend gulps down.
But, the market drives all. This story has stuck with me for over 30 years: a William Gibson anecdote from the 1982 or 1983 NorWesCon (pre-Neuromancer). Gibson had a story in the current issue of Omni, so when he saw a young man reading that issue on the bus, he saw a chance to do some market research.
"So, what sort of science fiction do you like?" asked Gibson.
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Date: 2015-06-22 03:00 pm (UTC)I have not had the time or inclination to pick apart the "EPH" proposal, but I haven't seen a convincing argument that there is any other way to save a meaningful future for the Hugo Awards. But, as I am not an attending member, it's not on me.
On the length of novels: yes. I made a nostalgic reference to the era of 200-page novels in a comment on File 770 and I was suprised how many positive echoes there were for that thought. I know that I do not have the time to consider reading some of the massive books and series which my two-book-a-day friend gulps down.
But, the market drives all. This story has stuck with me for over 30 years: a William Gibson anecdote from the 1982 or 1983 NorWesCon (pre-Neuromancer). Gibson had a story in the current issue of Omni, so when he saw a young man reading that issue on the bus, he saw a chance to do some market research.
"So, what sort of science fiction do you like?" asked Gibson.
The reader thought for a minute. "Trilogies."