I want this to put to rest the canard that a bigger fandom turnout would solve everything.

We got that bigger turnout, and it was from fandom in general. It was huge. Twice as many nominators as last year, and it does not matter because one party vs. unorganised candidates always produces overwhelming party victory. And it just did, again.

I have a proposal for how to respond this year, of course. And, as I said above, this demonstrates how much we need e pluribus hugo, because an exploit, once public, will be repeatedly exploited until patched. If not by the Rabids, by others, and then you end up with an assortment of competing slates and a Red Queen's Race that destroys any value the award might ever have. That's just reality.

Goddamn I hope e pluribus hugo passes second reading.