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Old 07-16-2014, 02:48 PM   #76
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Originally Posted by Pete731 View Post
Frozen gets 4 cause it at least had decent music. I'm not a Disney fan, really glad I don't have kids so I'll never have to watch it again. It felt formulaic and predictable, and I have issues with Disney's portrayal of gender and gender roles.
Funny, a lot of people I've spoken to liked Frozen exactly because it subverted the Typical Disney Princess tropes. (Marry a guy you just met? Are you crazy?)

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Originally Posted by Laurablue View Post
If I understand how the voting works, even if I rank a work 3rd or 4th, the run-off system means my ballot might count towards that work winning the category. I think this means if I believe a particular work shouldn't win the Hugo, I should leave it off my ballot entirely.
You are correct.

With a five-option category, imagine that you have (at most) fifteen points to give out. The option at the top of your list gets five, the next gets four, and so on. That means that even if you rank something dead last, you're giving it one point. If you think the work is utterly awful and don't want to give it any points at all, leave it off your list entirely.
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