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If you care to read deeper, including comments by many of the principal parties involved, there's no better place than https://file770.com/ (also linked to from this news article). It's hard to follow if you come in fresh, as it's a very active blog, with many pages of insightful comments on each post, but worthwhile.

Here's the list of all posts from the last month which are primarily about this. (There are also daily roundup posts, and lots of small and relevant tidbits in there, too.)

  https://file770.com/chengdu-worldcon-releases-2023-hugo-nomination-statistics/
  https://file770.com/2023-hugo-nomination-report-has-unexplained-ineligibility-rulings-also-reveals-who-declined/
  https://file770.com/chengdu-hugo-administrator-dave-mccarty-fields-questions-on-facebook/
  https://file770.com/hugo-controversy-hits-mainstream-news-a-chengdu-vice-chair-comments-in-social-media/
  https://file770.com/zimozi-natsuco-guest-post-the-hugo-awards-evil-fall-is-a-watered-down-affair-and-certain-issues-to-watch-out-for/
  https://file770.com/dave-mccarty-makes-statement-about-his-facebook-responses/
  https://file770.com/worldcon-intellectual-property-announces-censure-of-mccarty-chen-shi-and-yalow-mccarty-resigns-eastlake-is-new-chair/
  https://file770.com/decoding-the-tianwen-project/
  https://file770.com/the-2023-hugo-awards-a-report-on-censorship-and-exclusion/ (the big one)
  https://file770.com/2023-hugo-awards-related-statement-by-kat-jones/
  https://file770.com/diane-laceys-letter-about-the-2023-hugos/
  https://file770.com/glasgow-2024-announces-kat-jones-resignation-as-hugo-administrator/
  https://file770.com/chengdu-worldcon-wont-account-for-sponsorships/
  https://file770.com/cheryl-morgan-dave-mccarty-resign-from-wsfs-hugo-award-marketing-committee/
The original nomination statistics dropped on January 20th (already bizarre; usually these are released as soon as the Hugo awards are awarded). In the month since then, fans have been puzzling together just what happened. Chances are that more will come to light in the coming weeks.
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