"As a matter of fact, forget the video and the blackjack."

[james_davis_nicoll]

Dragon Con Launches Its Own SF Awards

Comments

[oh6]

Reading the press release, I'm not sure how the "unprecedentedly large pool of fans", is supposed to get closer to the views of the "core audience". Reading the description of the process is just depressing. So, like you said.

[sean o'hara (from livejournal.com)]

Is there any other genre that's this self-congratulatory?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not like no other con does it.

[the_rck]

Some of those categories are badly in need of editing because the category descriptions don't match the category names and because the wording isn't always very clear. The fantasy novel category goes on and on about needing the same elements that were used in the category above to define a science fiction novel. The episodic dramatic category mentions episodes in the name, as if one should nominate specific episodes, and then, in the category, goes on about how specific episodes can't be nominated, only the show or season as a whole. Which is it?

[seth ellis (from livejournal.com)]

I remember when tor.com tried to do an open-voting award; it didn't work, lots of ballot-stuffing. The way Locus chose to correct for that, after the votes were in, was crap, but the problem they were trying to fix actually exists. But learning from other people's mistakes is a sign of weakness, apparently. This should go well.

[w. dow rieder (from livejournal.com)]

Someone should put together an award for best scheme for ballot-box stuffing for awards with an open electorate that allow voting over the internet. That would be way more interesting.

And whoever wins, you can be more sure than usual that they deserve it...

[neowolf2.livejournal.com]

OT: I don't know if you have Centauri Dreams in your LJ feed, but they just (sort of) reviewed a Richard Cowper novel, in light of some recent scientific results.

http://centauri-dreams.livejournal.com/456712.html

[eub.livejournal.com]

"including those with steam powered technology" oh phew I was getting concerned