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Old 07-17-2008, 08:51 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by pshrynk View Post
true story:

Rob Sawyer was on Compuserve SF SIG when he started out. We decided in a Thursday Night Chat Room to get him a Hugo. Almost all of us were WorldCon members, so when the nom ballots came out, we led a coordinated attack and Bob's your uncle, he was nominated for the first time. Eventually won one, too. So, don't think we couldn't get that ball rolling for Steve, as well.
OK, so that explains it. I have always suspected that some authors are on the short list because of campaigns like that and not because the quality of the work.
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