There's stuff on the Rabid Puppies slate that's good. The speculation is that Day pushed a few things as a way to "trap" people who said that they'd never vote for anything on a slate out of general principle. This is kind of silly, since most people will vote for stuff they think is genuinely good, especially if there's a good chance it would have gotten on the ballot without a Puppy Push. I don't know if MLP would have made it on its own -- I'm not sure how many old school sf/fantasy fans think of it as genre, despite the magical talking ponies! -- but everything I've heard about it suggests it's worthwhile enough to be there.
There's stuff on the Rabid Puppies slate that's good. The speculation is that Day pushed a few things as a way to "trap" people who said that they'd never vote for anything on a slate out of general principle. This is kind of silly, since most people will vote for stuff they think is genuinely good, especially if there's a good chance it would have gotten on the ballot without a Puppy Push. I don't know if MLP would have made it on its own -- I'm not sure how many old school sf/fantasy fans think of it as genre, despite the magical talking ponies! -- but everything I've heard about it suggests it's worthwhile enough to be there.
— Chipotle