tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post1515845968756497710..comments2024-03-21T01:26:40.397+00:00Comments on John's Toy Soldiers: HUGO Awards and the Anti-Puppy Slatejohnlambsheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984916178605250835noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-30081443910543707672015-08-25T21:01:52.172+01:002015-08-25T21:01:52.172+01:00I really doubt that these awards have any impact o...I really doubt that these awards have any impact on sales. Like you, I never even notice when I choose a book.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-29240413284917642822015-08-25T21:00:40.064+01:002015-08-25T21:00:40.064+01:00It would be an interesting test of game theory - h...It would be an interesting test of game theory - how the other side responds.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-43678909314530145612015-08-24T14:54:24.753+01:002015-08-24T14:54:24.753+01:00I'm not sure the narratives that either side a...I'm not sure the narratives that either side are using to understand what happened are anything more than stories made up to justify their emotional responses to things that triggered core beliefs about the Hugos. As I've said on my blog 90% of everything I read has never won a Hugo, and judging by the results of this years wards that seems to something that's unlikely to change any time soon. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-31567011483339974042015-08-24T13:59:40.132+01:002015-08-24T13:59:40.132+01:00Dear John,
You know my opinion of the awards, but...Dear John,<br /><br />You know my opinion of the awards, but this sort of puzzle gets my brain working.<br /><br />It strikes me that the proper counterstroke by the puppies would be to pick the leading feminist/left-wing entry for the next Hugo and put it on the puppy list.<br /><br />Do you see any problems to that?<br /><br />DaveDave Dralehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129140646117868155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-48806050105538149252015-08-24T10:16:06.955+01:002015-08-24T10:16:06.955+01:00LOL, well, I'm not going to argue the point.LOL, well, I'm not going to argue the point.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-22664768102823722532015-08-23T22:44:07.329+01:002015-08-23T22:44:07.329+01:00What a crazy world you writer inhabit! This is jus...What a crazy world you writer inhabit! This is just as bad as the current U.S. Presidential primary races.John Stieninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860350974000948346noreply@blogger.com