Comments on: War Of The Words shortlist announcement http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/war-of-the-words-shortlist-announcement/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:19:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Robert Treskillard http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/war-of-the-words-shortlist-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-2839 Robert Treskillard Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:25:05 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5160#comment-2839 Gav, Oh, I wasn't trying to devise a new system. Tor, etc. has to make a financial decision about what will sell the most, and there is no replacing that. But a "Reader's Choice" among the finalists would be cool, if anything to give a different perspective. And I expect the SciFiNow crowd is more informed and thoughtful than the reality TV show watchers. We're part of the group they're targeting sales at, aren't we? -Robert Gav,

Oh, I wasn’t trying to devise a new system. Tor, etc. has to make a financial decision about what will sell the most, and there is no replacing that.

But a “Reader’s Choice” among the finalists would be cool, if anything to give a different perspective. And I expect the SciFiNow crowd is more informed and thoughtful than the reality TV show watchers. We’re part of the group they’re targeting sales at, aren’t we?

-Robert

]]> By: Slush Pile http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/war-of-the-words-shortlist-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-2775 Slush Pile Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:47:21 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5160#comment-2775 Argh! Another rejection. I'm green with envy. Argh! Another rejection. I’m green with envy.

]]> By: gav (nextread.co.uk) http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/war-of-the-words-shortlist-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 gav (nextread.co.uk) Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:50:30 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5160#comment-2748 @ Robert - that's the most disturbing thing I've heard. You've seen the winners of X-Factor, Big Brother etc? How rare is it that the best person actually wins? The voting masses rarely might the best choice. I'd rather leave it to a team of experts. Only because they have more of stake in it and have to justify their choices to each other if not everyone else :D @ Robert – that’s the most disturbing thing I’ve heard. You’ve seen the winners of X-Factor, Big Brother etc? How rare is it that the best person actually wins? The voting masses rarely might the best choice. I’d rather leave it to a team of experts. Only because they have more of stake in it and have to justify their choices to each other if not everyone else :D

]]> By: Robert Treskillard http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/war-of-the-words-shortlist-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-2732 Robert Treskillard Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:24:43 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5160#comment-2732 Congrats to all of the finalists... too bad we can't read their work and vote! Congrats to all of the finalists… too bad we can’t read their work and vote!

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