I think what they didn't want was to be included on a third-party slate of preferred authors to vote for, some of whom they disagreed with and didn't want to be associated with; but what you describe might have happened as well.
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I think what they didn't want was to be included on a third-party slate of preferred authors to vote for, some of whom they disagreed with and didn't want to be associated with; but what you describe might have happened as well.