Goddamnit. I knew I shoulda just bought another diamond crusted disco ball for the hovercraft.

From The Guardian:

The prestigious Hugo awards for science fiction and fantasy writing has revealed that almost 400 votes – about 10% of all votes cast in this year’s awards – were fraudulently paid for to help one finalist win.

The Hugo administration subcommittee, which tallies the votes for the annual awards, issued a statement on Monday saying that they had determined that 377 votes had been cast by individuals with “obvious fake names and/or other disqualifying characteristics”…

Only members of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) can nominate works for the Hugos and vote on finalists, which costs a minimum of £45 each year. Based on the Hugo administration subcommittee’s tally, paying for 377 memberships would have cost at least £16,965 (A$33,000, US$22,000).

The Hugo administration subcommittee said they received “a confidential report that at least one person had sponsored the purchase of WSFS memberships by large numbers of individuals, who were refunded the cost of membership after confirming that they had voted as the sponsor wished”.

I just figured if Vargas Loser can do it…