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Science Fiction Writers of America kerfuffles, courtesy of rachelmanija and an anonymouse on wank_report:

John Scalzi (quick recap: occasionally enjoys baiting readers on the topic of fanfic; invented schadenfreude pie; likes taping bacon to cats) has decided to throw his hat into the ring for the SFWA presidency after discovering that someone he disagrees with ("Mainly over how to handle copyright in the age of the internet," quoth the nonnymouse) was running unopposed. (It's, uh, a write-in hat.) Derryl Murphy then joins up as a write-in VP candidate.

Aaaaand the wank starts up. ( Well gee Mary, don't go nailing yourself on the cross so quickly for your pal! )

ETA: Scalzi apologizes. ( Read more... )