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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
You're claiming no one at last years business meeting saw the effects Vox Day's machinations had on nominations earlier that same year? Or saw the direction things were headed? Sad Puppies weren't the first to exploit the weaknesses of the system. They were only the first to be wildly successful at it.
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Well, it would have been impossible to get any change just from the nomination observation. And the actual voting showed that the system self corrected so after the vote there was no new reason/strong argument that would have been able to push through a change. As I understand it it is very hard to change things.
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Yes. That is the exact core group I'm talking about. How many people (and how much turnover) do you believe those business meetings actually have? You don't believe there's a core group of "regulars" for several years at a time? Especially when in the frequent North American venue?
And the fact that Worldcon is most commonly a North American-hosted event is pretty undeniable. Even simply increasing the frequency that Worldcon happened outside North America would probably help things get better.
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Yes, there is a core group but I do not think they have power to change things alone.