This time it didn't seem to work out well for the organizers. The organization behind the Hugo Awards "Worldcon Intellectual Property" announced resignations and censures in response to this:
> Dave McCarty has resigned as a Director of W.I.P.
> Kevin Standlee has resigned as Chair of the W.I.P. Board of Directors (BoD).
> Dave McCarty – censured for his public comments that have led to harm of the goodwill and value of our marks and for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over.
> Chen Shi – censured for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over.
> Kevin Standlee – reprimanded for public comments that mistakenly led people to believe that we are not servicing our marks.
> Ben Yalow – censured for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over.
> Dave McCarty has resigned as a Director of W.I.P.
> Kevin Standlee has resigned as Chair of the W.I.P. Board of Directors (BoD).
> Dave McCarty – censured for his public comments that have led to harm of the goodwill and value of our marks and for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over.
> Chen Shi – censured for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over.
> Kevin Standlee – reprimanded for public comments that mistakenly led people to believe that we are not servicing our marks.
> Ben Yalow – censured for actions of the Hugo Administration Committee of the Chengdu Worldcon that he presided over.
From https://www.wsfs.org/2024/01/31/announcements-from-worldcon-...