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Originally Posted by tompe
What does available for viewing mean? Why not suggest 50 works? Why just 10? 10 works will probably have to much impact.
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The reason why the slates were so successful is that members could nominate up to 5 candidates, and the top 5 vote getters are the final nominees, and the slates provided (in most categories) exactly 5 candidates. Since the typical Worldcon member was often not nominating 5 works in each category, and not coordinating with other people (even if they were looking at things like the Locus recommended reading list, or Nebula nominees, etc.), the 200-400 puppy nominators voting a 5 candidate slate had a lock in on most categories. 10 candidates might provide a lock-in, for example, if everyone chooses to pick the first 5 candidates, but if the voters are using the lists as recommendations and picking the 5 they liked best, the better candidates will be more likely to get votes, people using the Sad Puppy guide may vote more like the typical Worldcon voter (not necessarily voting all 5 slots), and there won't be 200 nominees in lock step. Many Worldcon voters are aware of the influence that lists like the Locus recommended reading list have in the nomination process. If the Sad Puppies provide another influential reading list that provides enough choices that it's clear that it's not a simple "vote my ballot and we'll stick it to the SJWs", it will be much less contentious next year. Unfortunately, I don't expect Vox Day to follow Kate Paulk's lead.