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Aja Jin wrote:
Yeah. I haven't trusted the Hugos and Worldcon since the Sad Puppies showed how easy it was for the Hugos to be gamed. I suspect that's what happened here to get Worldcon to China in the first place. Once there, of course, they were then ripe for manipulation.
Btw, is Bluesky any good? I fled Xitter as soon as the muskrat started to actively destroy it and haven't found a replacement I feel comfortable in yet.
Bluesky is ok, good number of sci-fi folks there. I have invites if you want one.
Yes please. I would appreciate having a look at it .
I've been thinking about what Star noted above and I think that I too have been losing connections in our current post-COVID lockdown worlds. Rebuilding them is now a priority for me.
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Yeah. I haven't trusted the Hugos and Worldcon since the Sad Puppies showed how easy it was for the Hugos to be gamed. I suspect that's what happened here to get Worldcon to China in the first place. Once there, of course, they were then ripe for manipulation.
Btw, is Bluesky any good? I fled Xitter as soon as the muskrat started to actively destroy it and haven't found a replacement I feel comfortable in yet.
Bluesky is ok, good number of sci-fi folks there. I have invites if you want one.
Yes please. I would appreciate having a look at it .
I've been thinking about what Star noted above and I think that I too have been losing connections in our current post-COVID lockdown worlds. Rebuilding them is now a priority for me.
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Thank you, sir. All set up and ready to play. Surprisingly (to me) I even managed to get Surtac as the first part of my user handle.
I had to smile when Charlie Stross, Neil Gaiman and Katie Mack all appeared in the list of users it suggested I should follow.
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Thank you, sir. All set up and ready to play. Surprisingly (to me) I even managed to get Surtac as the first part of my user handle.
I had to smile when Charlie Stross, Neil Gaiman and Katie Mack all appeared in the list of users it suggested I should follow.
I’m neilraines.bsky.social, unless you get too much of me here 😉
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Surtac.bsky.social here, now following you there. 
I found enough SMOF connections and analysis and commentary links on Bluesky to convince me that my earlier speculation upthread is correct and that site selection for Chengdu was bought in 2021 obo Chinese interests.
I'll keep an eye on this year's Worldcon to see what further shenanigans ensue.
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Well that didn't take long.
I note that this year's Worldcon (in Glasgow) opened Hugo nominations a day or so ago and they've already had to pause them.
(1) Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon For Our Futures (@glasgow2024.bsky.social) — Bluesky
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Well that didn't take long.
I note that this year's Worldcon (in Glasgow) opened Hugo nominations a day or so ago and they've already had to pause them.
(1) Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon For Our Futures (@glasgow2024.bsky.social) — Bluesky
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Well that didn't take long.
I note that this year's Worldcon (in Glasgow) opened Hugo nominations a day or so ago and they've already had to pause them.
(1) Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon For Our Futures (@glasgow2024.bsky.social) — Bluesky
seems like a software glitch
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Well that didn't take long.
I note that this year's Worldcon (in Glasgow) opened Hugo nominations a day or so ago and they've already had to pause them.
(1) Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon For Our Futures (@glasgow2024.bsky.social) — Bluesky
seems like a software glitch
Strange days indeed when I would actually prefer that to be the root cause of the problem. Hopefully it is.
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But the overall fallout from last year continues ...
McCarty, Standlee, and Others Censured or Reprimanded – Locus Online (locusmag.com)
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