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Originally Posted by HarryT
What I guess I'm asking is whether this is just a bunch of people expressing their unhappiness on an Internet forum, or whether anyone has stepped forward to take the lead in coordinating a considered response. Anyone know?
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I think what can be done IS being done. The Hugos will only change if they (the core membership) want it to change. The unhappiness being expressed (all over the internet and social media) is an attempt to convince them to WANT to change.
It's quite possible, though, that it's too late (as ftorres has pointed out) to do anything. I certainly think that "fandom" is at a fish-or-cut-bait juncture with regard to the Hugos being the most "coveted" SFF genre award. If it's unfixable (or has no desire to BE fixed), then it's time for fandom to shift the weight of its regard elsewhere.