More on the curious Nebula nomination

[scarlettina]

So I went back to the SFWA community and asked about the nomination of the New Voyages episode. Here are the responses I got.

From current president michaelcapo:

The eligibility of "Worlds Enough and Time" is under review by the
SFWA Awards Rules Committee.

Professional media-related fiction is and has always been a valid
SFWA membership credential.

Appearance on the Nebula ballot does not constitute an endorsement
by SFWA. Ed. note: (This was in response to my suggestion that,
taken to its most absurd extreme, the nomination could be perceived
as endorsing fan fiction, thereby endorsing copyright violation.)

As the rules are presently written, fan fiction is not disqualified
from Nebula consideration.

From former SFWA president Robin Wayne Bailey:

Professionally published media tie-in work, such as Star Trek novels,
Star Wars novels, Spider-Man novels, or game novels, are acceptable
for membership qualification. We've always accepted legitimate media tie-in work.

Why doesn't it turn up on the Nebula ballot? That's a question you'd have
to ask each SFWA member, I guess. There's no rule against it.

From this I can only infer that the New Voyages nomination was an oversight. It seems remarkable to me that due diligence wasn't done to ensure a work's actual eligibility. It also makes me wonder if the rules for eligibility won't be more clearly and strictly defined at some point in the next year. Should be interesting.

Edit: See kradical's post here. Apparently SFWA is ruling the production a professional one. I find this...interesting.