Brad DeLong's Egregious Moderation

Sad Puppies Delete Their Own Weblog Posts!

Brad Torgersen deletes his own weblog posts:

Rogers Cadenhead: Brad Torgersen's 'Science Fiction Civil War': "On April 8, Torgersen wrote a blog post on his personal site called 'The Science Fiction Civil War' that he later deleted...

...Here's the text of that post, which offers a fantastic glimpse into the preening self-regard that inspired him to lead a culture war against a much-loved SF/F award that fans of all political beliefs have nurtured since 1953:

Philip Sandifer: Guided by the Beauty of Their Weapons: An Analysis of Theodore Beale and his Supporters

Philip Sandifer: Guided by the Beauty of Their Weapons: An Analysis of Theodore Beale and his Supporters: "Let’s start here with the Sad Puppies...

...although they are in practice the less important of the two slates. They are, however, the older; this is the third iteration of the Sad Puppies movement, which focused in previous years on getting a single work nominated into each category before this year expanding to full slates that would allow it complete control of major categories. Three days after unveiling his slate of nominees, Torgersen wrote an essay explaining the necessity of the slate in terms of the ‘unreliability’ of contemporary science fiction, writing: