23: A Lot of Foreshadowing

John thinks that arguments should be more nuanced, Alison disagrees in every conceivable way, and Liz summarises.

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A graph of Hugo finalists with more than four names:

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All of Fandom is Plunged Into War
DisCon III posted a Tweet about the numbers of people allowed to be Hugo finalists
Chris Garcia discusses the effect on JP in previous years
Colette H. Fozard posted a statement on File 770 about her resignation from DisCon III
Jared Dashoff statement on his resignation

Are the Hugos a massive cankerous boil on the Worldcon that just needs to be completely purged?
Steve Cooper posts to JOF on how much the Hugos cost a Worldcon and some of the considerations therein

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