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[ninebelow]

Poll DGLA

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[lil_shepherd]

Actually, I don't think I understand the question.

Does it mean that awards should only be given for good writing?

Does it mean that some book awards should not be good for writers/publishers?

Does it mean that some book awards are not good for writers/publishers?

[ninebelow]

The question is: is the statement true or false?

[lil_shepherd]

Or is it comprehensible or not comprehensible?

Or grammatical or non-grammatical?

[ninebelow]

No, true or false.

[abigail_n]

Though I don't see any reason why an award should be inherently good for its field, I also doubt that it's possible for an award to be particularly harmful. Given how little effect awards have on the business of publishing, I doubt that even a particularly wrongheaded award can be said to encourage bad writing.

[ninebelow]

I doubt that even a particularly wrongheaded award can be said to encourage bad writing.

I'd agree. After all, it is not as if bad writing needs any encouragement. I do wonder if the cummulative effect of wrongheaded awards is a lax complacency which inhibits good writing.

[andrewducker]

It's not unhinged - but I'm not sure it's true.

Maybe the award for "Best book that was still better when they turned it into a TV show." would be bad for writing. But other than that...

[brixtonbrood]

But only false because "unhinged" is a huge word. "Wrong" maybe, but "unhinged" suggests that there is absolutely no possibility of the statement being worth considering, ever.