Quincy, I simply disagree with and discount your one-sided opinion ... as with others' of that nature.
Cathy, thanks and well-put.
Philip, instant dismissiveness such as the I-hate-it critique with no elaboration is of little help. It often disguises an agenda separate from the material under review. And from your admission, is seems you were just dismissing the names nominated and probably didn't even bother to read the work associated with the nominees. This is one of the reasons why one of our guidelines that deals with giving critique recommends that " ... Whether your opinion is positive or negative, it is good practice to support it by close reference to details of the text and, where appropriate ..." (full text
here). I appreciate your taking the time to explain your opinion, and I in turn have removed my comment in response to your previously inelaborated dismissive remark. I hope we can all move on now.
...Alex