tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post131947274102728281..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Paul McAuley's "Bruce Springsteen"Michael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-32134431703622221182011-11-12T09:37:57.698-08:002011-11-12T09:37:57.698-08:00Sorry if I confused matters. I pointed out the re...Sorry if I confused matters. I pointed out the recommendations list, Michael, because it can serve the exact function you describe and let you recommend works throughout the year.<br /><br />I doubt you'll be the only person making recommendations under your own name and I hope you'll use the list. <br /><br />---GVGGordonVGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09306312651179589213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-24601320484209025402011-11-10T09:08:31.901-08:002011-11-10T09:08:31.901-08:00Michael, there are so few recommendations because ...Michael, there are so few recommendations because the form just went live a few weeks ago. The membership hasn't even been notified about it yet.<br /><br />You can identify yourself as the person who made a recommendation by checking a box. It's optional, but you can do it. The names of the recommenders appears if you click on a work's title.<br /><br />You're correct that this is a list of recommendations, not nominations. Nominations can be made starting November 15.Michael Capobiancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522188299680287384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-6474309635237111732011-11-10T08:47:23.688-08:002011-11-10T08:47:23.688-08:00"You make sure my/Preety baby's/Sitting r..."You make sure my/Preety baby's/Sitting right here/On my lap."Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-77203920371792763952011-11-10T08:34:02.992-08:002011-11-10T08:34:02.992-08:00Okay, I just checked. Nominations run from Novemb...Okay, I just checked. Nominations run from November 15 through February 15. What you're looking at is the RECOMMENDATIONS list, which was created to counter criticism that the new rules negated the useful function of recommending good stories to the general membership. None of those stories count as nominations.<br /><br />There are problems with this list. So far this year there have been 13 recommendations for Novel, 4 for Novella, 9 for Novelette, and a whopping 19 in short story -- most of which received only 1 recommendation. The short story category, in fact, averaged 1 recommendation apiece because one story got 2 recommendations and one got 0. (I have no explanation for that last.)<br /><br />I doubt many people are reading that list.<br /><br /> Also, since the nominations are anonymous, if I contributed to it, the result would be my opinions dominating the thing without any indication that that was what was happening. I wouldn't be comfortable with that.<br /><br />So I hereby resolve to be uncharacteristically organized, and to (if I can) keep detailed records on all 2012 publications so that a year from now I can nominate for the Nebula. <br /><br />I make no guarantees. (I'm working on two novels.) But I'll try.<br /><br />And, in the meantime, I'll see if I can review a few of the stories I particularly like. I don't guarantee that either. But I'll try.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-79373010583262996632011-11-10T06:23:27.610-08:002011-11-10T06:23:27.610-08:00Michael---
Are you sure about those SFWA nominati...Michael---<br /><br />Are you sure about those SFWA nominating rules? The nominations board has just been revamped and relaunched. If you log in to it (it's here: http://www.sfwa.org/forum/index.php?app=readinglist ), you'll see that it says that members in good standing may nominate throughout the year.<br /><br />---Gordon V.G.GordonVGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09306312651179589213noreply@blogger.com