Eyewitness accountext_1114840October 18 2015, 13:22:32 UTC
Kudos, a brilliant article.
"This massive "No Award" result, which doubled the number of such from the last ten years, was loudly cheered and celebrated by those in attendance at the Hugo Award banquet; this cheering was encouraged by MC David Gerrold, while thousands of fans around the world were subjected to this display of vile behavior thanks to the Internet."
As one of the Sad Puppy nominees, I was there sitting in a front row throughout this debacle; trust me, it was worse in person.
Re: Eyewitness accountsafewriteOctober 19 2015, 02:14:12 UTC
I was there, too, representing nominee Abyss & Apex. Not only was the ceremony brutal, but the reception beforehand was bad enough that Toni Weisskopf of Baen walked out, and Patrick Neilsen Hayden responded to an olive branch from John C. Wright's wife Jagi Lamplighter Wright with vile swearing.
"This massive "No Award" result, which doubled the number of such from the last ten years, was loudly cheered and celebrated by those in attendance at the Hugo Award banquet; this cheering was encouraged by MC David Gerrold, while thousands of fans around the world were subjected to this display of vile behavior thanks to the Internet."
As one of the Sad Puppy nominees, I was there sitting in a front row throughout this debacle; trust me, it was worse in person.
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I'd heard about Toni's angry exit, and don't blame her in the least.
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