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2023 Hugos - ballot voting stats!
Finally, the stats! Or rather, half the stats - we still don't have the nominating stats yet. But it feels like a good sign that we're getting *any* of them.
Link to PDF of voting stats.
First observation: 1674 total ballots, down from 2235 in 2022 and 2362 in 2021. Right there, I think that's a pretty clear "no" to the question of whether there was a large influx of Chinese voters. Very curious whether this downturn represents a) past in-person attendees who couldn't or wouldn't travel to China, b) boycott due to China and/or Lukyanenko, c) something else.
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Link to PDF of voting stats.
First observation: 1674 total ballots, down from 2235 in 2022 and 2362 in 2021. Right there, I think that's a pretty clear "no" to the question of whether there was a large influx of Chinese voters. Very curious whether this downturn represents a) past in-person attendees who couldn't or wouldn't travel to China, b) boycott due to China and/or Lukyanenko, c) something else.
More observations behind the cut. ( Read more... )