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I didn't read the article linked by ZodWallop, but I can give you some background about the author. Among other things, he claims to be the leading hispanic author in science fiction, or something like it. He's politically conservative, and claims to be discriminated against because of it. He's been known to feud with other people in SF fandom, engaging in cyberstalking, twitter fights and other harrassment. Last year, he went ballistic against a sf convention because they didn't offer him participation in some panels (he had been on panels at the con in at least one previous year). A month or two later, he threatened to go to Worldcon wearing a bodycam and show up in places where he was not welcome, and the Worldcon committee refunded his membership and told him he was not allowed to attend, and he's currently suing Worldcon.
He's written at least one novel, which I've never read, so I won't comment on the quality of his writing.
I know that he was urging people to vote for his friend's books, despite admitting having not read them, for either the first or second Dragon Con awards. I don't think he was directly involved in organizing any sad/rabid puppy slating for the Hugo awards, but he's certainly a sympathizer to their cause and their methods. To a certain extent, I suspect that many of the people involved in these award slates don't even care if they win, they're just looking to be able to use "XXX Award Finalist" as an advertising gimmick, and that's why the Worldcon members changed the rules to make it harder to slate the nominees for the Hugo award. and why many SFWA members are upset now.
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