If I can venture into the realm of speculation, here's what strikes me as the most obvious explanation for the decision to
remove published award charts from their website: Delta's new award charts were too complicated, they were producing unfamiliar results, and Delta's phone lines were being swamped.
If MWA and Harlequin are unable to reach an agreement, MWA will take appropriate action which may include
removing Harlequin from the list of MWA approved publishers, declining future membership applications from authors
published by Harlequin and declaring that books
published by Harlequin will not be eligible for the Edgar
Awards.
MWAMWA's Official Decision: That because Harlequin's for pay
publishing business violates MWA's rules for approved publishers, MWA takes the following action: First, Harlequin shall be
removed from MWA's list of approved publishers upon the adoption of this motion; Second, that all current active status members of MWA whose status is based upon books
published by Harlequin shall remain active status members; Third, that MWA decline applications for active membership based upon books
published by Harlequin pursuant to contracts entered into after the effective date of this motion; Fourth, that books
published by Harlequin pursuant to contracts entered into prior to the adoption of this motion shall be eligible for the Edgar ®
Awards, except that books
published by DellArte Press shall not be eligible for the Edgar ®
Awards regardless of when such contract was entered into; and Fifth that books
published by Harlequin pursuant to contracts entered into after the adoption of this motion shall not be eligible for the Edgar ®
Awards.