Regarding the question of Scalzi’s fannishness:
- Duck typing applies here.
- Fandom, to most people outside the Hugo voting population, now means people who read and write fan fiction, not grizzled APA hackers, or twiltone slinging faneds such as we.
- John can put Member, FWA in the header of his blog and be done with the matter.
PS: The thing that’s annoying about the ballot this year is the distinct lack of women on it. Where’s Farthing, and Carnival for instance?
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I _really_ don’t want to get embroiled in trying to define “fannish” or “fan”, but in this context they do seem to involve more background knowledge and sense of community membership than Scalzi seems to have displayed. Okay, he _is_ a promising neofan, but the basis on which he’s being nominated might better be termed “Best informal/non-sf writing by a Pro”. For that award, he’d get my vote … or maybe split it with Jo Walton, though she also qualifies in the “fannish” category.