Now... why would you even consider such a thing? It's now well known that the _only_ reason you made the nomination is, not because you earned it, but because of vote-rigging.

If you actually happen to win, it'll be because you were backed by conservative homophobes.

So - where exactly is the upside for you in this?

Our show was one listed on the Sad Puppies slate, and I can tell you that we were not contacted beforehand. Nor were we contacted by Vox Day.

Seriously. I nominate and vote independent of what the internet says so I'm only minimally aware of these folks. But in poking around about them, I'm automatically annoyed by anyone who regularly and seriously refers to/blames things on "social justice warriors." It utterly de-legitimizes an argument as coming from…

Civility is only important if you want to win an argument and change someone's mind. If what you want is to hand them a weapon to use against you, dragging the discussion away from the point at hand and giving them something else they can attack rather than the logic and rightness of your position, by all means…