File 770
file770.com · Group blog · on HN since 2012
File 770 is a long-running news blog on science fiction fandom, covering the Hugo Awards, authors' obituaries and comics.
What HN saysHN commenters call it the best place for detailed coverage of Hugo Awards controversies, including the 2023 censorship report, though it is hard to follow for newcomers.
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- 1Hugo Awards – A Report on Censorship and Exclusion4 people · 8 points · first shared 2024 · 1 comments on HN
- 2Vonda N. McIntyre (1948-2019)2 people · 9 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 3Vernor Vinge has died1 people · 1.2K points · first shared 2024 · 320 comments on HN
- 4Greg Bear has died1 people · 311 points · first shared 2022 · 73 comments on HN
- 5Judge Decides Against Internet Archive1 people · 103 points · first shared 2023 · 51 comments on HN
- 6An Auspicious Date in Comics History1 people · 18 points · first shared 2020 · 2 comments on HN
- 7Hugo Nomination Report Has Unexplained Ineligibility Rulings1 people · 6 points · first shared 2024 · 3 comments on HN
- 8Royal Mail to Issue “Terry Pratchett’s Discworld” Stamps1 people · 4 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 9Court Rules Star Trek/Seuss Mashup Is Copyright Fair Use1 people · 4 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 102021 Hugo Awards Finalists Announced1 people · 3 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
- 11Richard Adams (1920-2016) Made Me Want to Write1 people · 2 points · first shared 2016 · discussion on HN
- 12Karen Anderson (1932-2018), Wife of Poul Anderson, Mother-In-law of Greg Bear1 people · 2 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 13LAcon V Announces 2026 Hugo Awards Finalists1 people · 2 points · first shared 2026 · discussion on HN
- 14J. Michael Straczynski: The Last Dangerous Visions Has Been Finished1 people · 2 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
- 15Akira Exhibition in Berlin1 people · 2 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
1123581321 · 2025-05-06
This was hard to follow without clicking on the links. This linked post contained a sampling of criticism. Most of the criticism seemed to be that it was inappropriate to use LLMs to run a sci-fi writing convention because LLMs have been trained on authors’ content. A minority of criticism was about potential inaccuracies. Just sharing what I found. https://file770.com/responding-to-controversy-seattle-worldcon/
Freak_NL · 2024-02-18
Also for the investigative journalism behind this recent bunch of reports in the news (linked from the article on CBS as well):
https://file770.com/the-2023-hugo-awards-a-report-on-censorship-and-ex…
I can recommend that report to anyone interested in digging a little deeper, and reading about the possible solutions entertained to prevent this in the future.
And a view from one well-known sci-fi author:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/02/15/the-2023-hugo-fraud-and-where-w…
svl · 2024-02-18
If you care to read deeper, including comments by many of the principal parties involved, there's no better place than https://file770.com/ (also linked to from this news article). It's hard to follow if you come in fresh, as it's a very active blog, with many pages of insightful comments on each post, but worthwhile.
Here's the list of all posts from the last month which are primarily about this. (There are also daily roundup posts, and lots of small and relevant tidbits in there, too.)
https://file770.com/chengdu-worldcon-releases-2023-hugo-nomination-sta… https://file770.com/2023-hugo-nomination-report-has-unexplained-inelig… https://file770.com/chengdu-hugo-administrator-dave-mccarty-fields-que… https://file770.com/hugo-controversy-hits-mainstream-news-a-chengdu-vi… https://file770.com/zimozi-natsuco-guest-post-the-hugo-awards-evil-fal… https://file770.com/dave-mccarty-makes-statement-about-his-facebook-re… https://file770.com/worldcon-intellectual-property-announces-censure-o… https://file770.com/decoding-the-tianwen-project/ https://file770.com/the-2023-hugo-awards-a-report-on-censorship-and-ex… (the big one) https://file770.com/2023-hugo-awards-related-statement-by-kat-jones/ …
ilamont · 2024-07-22
Coming on the heels of the 2023 Hugo Awards disaster (certain authors excluded for fear of offending China, see https://file770.com/the-2023-hugo-awards-a-report-on-censorship-and-ex… it's hard to believe the supposed post-Chengdu reforms didn't take into account loopholes like this.
sohkamyung · 2024-03-20
Part 2 at [1]
[1] https://file770.com/talking-with-michael-moorcock-about-his-music-part…
Sniffnoy · 2024-02-18
Tarragon · 2021-02-16
And results: Weisskopf Announces Hiatus for Baen’s Bar [http://file770.com/weisskopf-announces-hiatus-for-baens-bar/]