How I intend to vote in the Hugos, and why

[sashajwolf]

I've seen a number of people discussing the best way to vote in this year's Hugos, given the fiasco of the year's nominations. I will be voting this year for the first time, and the methodology I intend to use is slightly different from anything I've seen discussed elsewhere - possibly because I haven't known where to look, but still, it seemed

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[the_lady_lily]

Thanks for the explanation of what the situation is - I've seen some rumblings around the edges on Twitter, but hadn't picked up the full details until I clicked through to your helpful link.

[drplokta]

I would make a further suggestion. The Hugos are supposed to be awarded to the best of the year. If the shortlist in a category has been impoverished to the extent that the work or person that you believe to be the best of the year is not on it and cannot be voted for, then surely No Award is the only thing you can vote for instead. We're supposed to be voting for the best of the year, not the best of the shortlist.

[sashajwolf]

I don't feel I've read widely enough this year to make that judgment - and in any case, any shortlist is a compromise in that sense. My question is what's best for the fandom - and while I'm 100% certain that No Award would be a better result for the fandom than giving an award to one of the hatespeakers or their fellow travellers, I'm also fairly certain that No Award would be a worse result than giving an award to a non-Puppy, even if it isn't the particular non-Puppy I might have chosen.