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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
The Hugos are supposed to be secret-ballot elections, both for nominations and the final award. The Puppies alleged that a shadowy group was colluding to stack the ballot, which they found to be abhorrent because it violated the sanctity of the nomination process. Their response was to collude to stack the ballot, in the name of Truth and Justice and Cake For All and Down With Collusion and Whatever Else You Might Go For.
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A secret-ballot election does not preclude the concept of trying to persuade people to vote for your preferred choice of candidate.
Don't get me wrong: I dislike the concept of attempting to "stack the deck" when it comes to the Hugos as much as anyone else does. All I'm saying is that, as I understand it, what's being done is entirely in accordance with the rules of the nominating process. If the process is flawed, then perhaps the process needs to be changed, but you really can't (IMHO) blame people who are using the existing process to get their preferred books nominated.