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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm afraid I strongly disagree with you. Campaigning for your favoured candidate is a standard - and entirely legitimate - part of any electoral process. It's not "dishonourable", "unethical", "shitty" or "childish". If you dislike the nominations that someone else is urging you to make, you are entirely free to ignore them or, even better, promote the nominees that you think should be considered for the award.
To change the democratic process when people - shock! horror! - actually start using it in an entirely legitimate way seems to me to be a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
I do not agree with the aims of this particular group, but I 100% support their right to take the actions they took.
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It's legal, but it's something that has always been against the spirit of the award, and which the voters clearly will not reward.
I think it would be a huge shame if the award devolved into some kind of party system of competing blocs. I certainly wouldn't bother to take part or take much interest in the winners any more.