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   Gary McGath to Someone Else   
   Re: Were some Hugo nominations unfairly    
   25 Jan 24 19:49:19   
   
   From: garym@mcgath.com   
      
   On 1/25/24 6:54 PM, Someone Else wrote:   
   > https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/01/25/1530239/hugo-awards-u   
   der-fire-over-censorship-accusations   
   >   
   > "several works or authors -- some with links to China -- had been   
   > excluded from the ballot despite receiving enough nominations to be   
   > included on their respective shortlists."   
      
      
   According to Hugo administrator Dave McCarty, all of them were excluded   
   strictly because of the rules. What rules? Rules!! Do I have to put it   
   in all caps to make it plain? ROOLZ!!! Our Chinese masters had nothing   
   to do with it!   
   --   
   Gary McGath    http://www.mcgath.com   
      
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