Whenever GRRM and his friends got up during the losers' parties to talk about the good old days or give their own awards out, as happened in 2016, even if it was repetitive, I'd think, 'ah, but he's bankrolling this thing, doesn't that entitle him to it?' And THAT'S the issue.
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Which is why, for all I've enjoyed his parties in the past, I say that he now must choose between making the event his legacy and continuing to treat it as a private playground, wherein he reigns as a kindly benefactor, entitled to adoration and time because of status and money.
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He could, for instance, turn over the management of the party to the con itself, perhaps by putting some money in trust so that each con, each year can afford to show the nominees and winners a good time. He could be a lifetime guest, honored as a founder - but not as a host.
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Alternately, he could take his ball and go home, leaving worldcon to fill the void with an event and budget of their own design; because frankly, an awards ceremony SHOULD have a party! But there would be no legacy in this for him; just an angry end.
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Or he could just... keep doing what he's doing, and worldcon can keep letting him: having the singular event associated with the awards run by someone who isn't part of the con every single year, so that the concom can only shrug apologetically whenever there's a cockup.
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I appreciate the love GRRM has for the Hugos as an institution, but the institution is not the same as the people who comprise it, who appear on the ballots each year, and when his parties and nostalgic speechifying alienate those people... who or what is he serving, really?
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If GRRM and worldcon want the Hugos to both retain the legacy they already have while continuing to have a future, then the issue of how the ceremony is handled, who runs the parties and who is included in both will need to be dealt with sooner rather than later.
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minor correction - I somehow typed that GoT was in its first season in 2014 instead of its third. d'oh!
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