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Voting season has ended, but my hidden reviews are still hidden. Is this a technical problem or did I do something wrong?

On 1/1/2012 3:10 AM, annettekupke wrote:

>
> Voting season has ended, but my hidden reviews are still hidden. Is
> this a technical problem or did I do something wrong?
>

Hi Annette,

I noticed the same thing with my own reviews last night, and emailed
Aranel to examine the situation. She or I will reply here with an answer
once we have one.

But it's not just you, and we're on it. :-)

Marta


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I wrote my last review shortly before the end of voting yesterday. I'm pretty sure I made it Final, but I suppose it is possible I mistakenly used the Hidden status. It has only just appeared and is dated January 1, 2012 - will it be counted?

Hi Annette,

Sorry about that. That was an error on my part (in the site code). I have
changed Hidden reviews to Final now.

Aranel,
MEFA Tech Support

On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 2:10 AM, annettekupke <annette@saltzenmund.co.uk>wrote:

> Voting season has ended, but my hidden reviews are still hidden. Is this a
> technical problem or did I do something wrong?
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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Hi Raksha,

There were some bugs in the ending of the awards that were entirely my
fault (in the site code), so don't worry about your reviews. If your review
is showing up as Final, it will be counted.

Thanks,
Aranel

On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 8:38 AM, raksha022002 <PGail99@aol.com> wrote:

> I wrote my last review shortly before the end of voting yesterday. I'm
> pretty sure I made it Final, but I suppose it is possible I mistakenly used
> the Hidden status. It has only just appeared and is dated January 1, 2012
> - will it be counted?
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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Is there a way to reply to reviews on our stories now?

Kaylee Arafinwiel

Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi Annette,
>
>Sorry about that. That was an error on my part (in the site code). I have
>changed Hidden reviews to Final now.
>
>Aranel,
>MEFA Tech Support
>
>On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 2:10 AM, annettekupke <annette@saltzenmund.co.uk>wrote:
>
>> Voting season has ended, but my hidden reviews are still hidden. Is this a
>> technical problem or did I do something wrong?
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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>

Hi Kaylee,

There was a bug in the site that had removed the Review Reply function, but I've fixed that. You can go to the Reviews menu, then Reviews Received to get a list of your reviews, and each will have a link to enter a reply. (Please let me know if it still isn't working).

You will be able to reply to reviews up until we switch the site over to the 2012 awards (sometime this spring).

Aranel

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Elizabeth Nield <fuzzlebub85@...> wrote:
>
> Is there a way to reply to reviews on our stories now?
>
> Kaylee Arafinwiel
>

I am SO glad that the reply function is fixed! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
THANK YOU!! So far as I'm concerned it is the BEST feature of the new site!
Dreamflower

On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Aranel <araneltook@gmail.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi Kaylee,
>
> There was a bug in the site that had removed the Review Reply function,
> but I've fixed that. You can go to the Reviews menu, then Reviews Received
> to get a list of your reviews, and each will have a link to enter a reply.
> (Please let me know if it still isn't working).
>
> You will be able to reply to reviews up until we switch the site over to
> the 2012 awards (sometime this spring).
>
> Aranel
>
>
> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Elizabeth Nield <fuzzlebub85@...> wrote:
> >
> > Is there a way to reply to reviews on our stories now?
> >
> > Kaylee Arafinwiel
> >
>
>
>


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I had thought that the review replies could only be seen by the author and the reviewer of the particular story. But since voting ended, I am seeing some replies to other authors by other reviewers; and I am not certain that this is what was intended. I have double-checked two different sub-cats; and saw review replies by other reviewers to two different authors other than myself. I also asked another MEFA author to check the same sub-cats and she also saw review replies to other authors. It's not every single review in the sub-cat; but there are a few.

Perhaps next year I will try to do review replies outside the MEFA site; or just do generic Thank-yous on-site.

Hi Raksha,

Sorry about the confusion over review replies. Replies did become publicly available at the end of the awards, but the instructions on the reply page didn't explain that. That text was updated last week when another member asked about it.

If you would like me to remove any of your replies so that you can send them privately instead, please email me at tech@mefawards.org with a list of the reviews, specifically the story title and review ID (you can find that in the first column of the review listing). Also, please give me the first couple words of the reply you want removed so that I'm absolutely sure I'm removing the correct one. I will be permanently deleting them, so (if needed) you should make a copy of the replies before sending me your list.

Aranel

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "raksha022002" <PGail99@...> wrote:
>
> I had thought that the review replies could only be seen by the author and the reviewer of the particular story. But since voting ended, I am seeing some replies to other authors by other reviewers; and I am not certain that this is what was intended. I have double-checked two different sub-cats; and saw review replies by other reviewers to two different authors other than myself. I also asked another MEFA author to check the same sub-cats and she also saw review replies to other authors. It's not every single review in the sub-cat; but there are a few.
>
> Perhaps next year I will try to do review replies outside the MEFA site; or just do generic Thank-yous on-site.
>

Hi Raksha,

I'm sorry for any confusion going on here.

The reply feature is new this year, and it came out of two issues:
first, Aranel and I wanted to streamline the way that authors reply to
their reviewers so we didn't need someone to forward each reply by hand;
but also we had some suggestions by a member that she wanted a way to
publicly reply to her review. There's a bit of an uneven power dynamic
between the reviewer and the author. The reviewer could leave a review
about a story that was (in the author's opinion) unfairly critical or
simply misunderstood the story, and the author either had to leave the
review unanswered or else ask to have the review completely taken down
and lose the points (which we wouldn't do anyway unless it was a flame).
The thinking was that the current feature would address both problems.

Now, it's a new feature so it may *not* do both things. Or the way we
presented it may be confusing. We can work to fix that. If it's a simple
matter of people not understanding how the reply works, maybe we can add
some instructions or an FAQ that would help with that. If you don't like
the way the reply works, I'd be happy to consider changing it, during
the PM in a few weeks. Please drop a suggestion at
http://mefas.livejournal.com/266431.html, or email me privately if you
want to discuss it further.

But there's also the immediate problem. Are there replies you (or
others) only meant to send to the authors? Email me privately
(martaDOTfandomATgmailDOTcom) and I'll do what I can to correct the
situation. I can probably take down the review, and I also will be happy
to forward on your reply privately, assuming it's not a full-out attack
or something else that it's inappropriate for me to forward on officially.

Very sorry for any miscommunication, frustration, etc. I appreciate
yours and everyone's patience as we work out how to use this new feature
so it works well for everyone.

Marta

On 1/2/2012 1:29 PM, raksha022002 wrote:
>
> I had thought that the review replies could only be seen by the author
> and the reviewer of the particular story. But since voting ended, I am
> seeing some replies to other authors by other reviewers; and I am not
> certain that this is what was intended. I have double-checked two
> different sub-cats; and saw review replies by other reviewers to two
> different authors other than myself. I also asked another MEFA author
> to check the same sub-cats and she also saw review replies to other
> authors. It's not every single review in the sub-cat; but there are a
> few.
>
> Perhaps next year I will try to do review replies outside the MEFA
> site; or just do generic Thank-yous on-site.
>
>



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I like having the replies public, as they are on most archives.
Dreamflower

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 12:29 PM, raksha022002 <PGail99@aol.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> I had thought that the review replies could only be seen by the author and
> the reviewer of the particular story. But since voting ended, I am seeing
> some replies to other authors by other reviewers; and I am not certain that
> this is what was intended. I have double-checked two different sub-cats;
> and saw review replies by other reviewers to two different authors other
> than myself. I also asked another MEFA author to check the same sub-cats
> and she also saw review replies to other authors. It's not every single
> review in the sub-cat; but there are a few.
>
> Perhaps next year I will try to do review replies outside the MEFA site;
> or just do generic Thank-yous on-site.
>
>
>


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I rather like having them public, too. I was expecting them to become so at this stage, too, so I think it must have been mentioned somewhere - but putting it in the FAQs seems a good idea, too.

Curiouswombat

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Barbara Rich <aelfwina@...> wrote:
>
> I like having the replies public, as they are on most archives.
> Dreamflower
>
>

Hi Curiouswombat and all,

Thanks for your opinions. I'm glad you like it. Aranel and I are
discussing how we can handle this situation better next year. There's
always a learning curve involved with new site features and policies -
for the folks working behind the scenes as much as for anyone!

If people out there *don't* like it, I'd appreciate it if you could
email me to discuss it, but privately (martaDOTfandomATgmailDOTcom). As
I'm sure people can appreciate that I, Aranel, and the other volunteers
are pretty busy right now, but we will keep anyone's suggestions in mind
when we finetune things for next year.

Marta

On 1/2/2012 7:01 PM, voirreyj wrote:
>
> I rather like having them public, too. I was expecting them to become
> so at this stage, too, so I think it must have been mentioned
> somewhere - but putting it in the FAQs seems a good idea, too.
>
> Curiouswombat
>
> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MEFAwards%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Barbara Rich <aelfwina@...> wrote:
> >
> > I like having the replies public, as they are on most archives.
> > Dreamflower
> >
> >
>
>



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I agree with curiouswombat and dreamflower, it's nice to see the reviews on the site, just like on some archives. But as for the comparison with the archives, I have one more question. On the archives, when the author replies to the review, the reviewer gets an email with the notification about reply; would it be possible here on MEFA? I would really love it.
 
Ellynn
 


________________________________
From: Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Cc: voirreyj <voirreyjohnson@manx.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 2:59 AM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Re: Privacy of Review Replies?


 
Hi Curiouswombat and all,

Thanks for your opinions. I'm glad you like it. Aranel and I are
discussing how we can handle this situation better next year. There's
always a learning curve involved with new site features and policies -
for the folks working behind the scenes as much as for anyone!

If people out there *don't* like it, I'd appreciate it if you could
email me to discuss it, but privately (martaDOTfandomATgmailDOTcom). As
I'm sure people can appreciate that I, Aranel, and the other volunteers
are pretty busy right now, but we will keep anyone's suggestions in mind
when we finetune things for next year.

Marta

On 1/2/2012 7:01 PM, voirreyj wrote:
>
> I rather like having them public, too. I was expecting them to become
> so at this stage, too, so I think it must have been mentioned
> somewhere - but putting it in the FAQs seems a good idea, too.
>
> Curiouswombat
>
> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MEFAwards%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Barbara Rich <aelfwina@...> wrote:
> >
> > I like having the replies public, as they are on most archives.
> > Dreamflower
> >
> >
>
>

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Hey guys,

Voting for the Middle-earth Fanfiction Awards ended a few days ago, and I've told all the competing authors who received awards, what awards they received. You may have already seen blog posts or other notes from authors sharing their results. I'll be announcing the full results later tonight, but before we get there I did want to thank our many volunteers. People often thank me at the end of these awards, since I'm the one making the announcements and handing out good news to authors. But the MEFAs are really and truly a team effort, and I want to give a HEAR, HEAR! (hear what?) to some of our most invaluable volunteers.

First and foremost is Aranel Took. She wrote this year's website from scratch. She also handles a hundred routine technical things, helps members who have a hard time with the awards, and on top of that helps me sort through policy issues and generally keeps me sane. That last point alone is more than enough of a contribution to these awards *g*. I would be offering her miruvor and choco-lembas right about now if such things existed, but as reality is, my heartfelt thanks will have to suffice.

I'd also like to thank everyone who used our awards. I'm thinking specifically of reviewers, since as an author I've been enjoying reading all those reviews the last few days. But our nominators and authors are key, too, since there wouldn't be any stories to review without it. Thank you, all of you.

Other key volunteers:

1. The CATEGORIZERS helped sort all the nominations into the groups they would compete in, and even after that was over helped me work through issues that came up. Thanks to Elliska, Inkling, Dreamflower, and Linaewen. (I was also a categorizer.) They also all took on special projects, along with Tanaqui and Aranel.

2. Elliska served as our USER MANAGER. She's the one who sets up accounts for everyone, and who also checks to make sure they don't already have accounts under a different name.

3. Levade POSTED REVIEWS to LJ and an email listserv, so people could see them without logging in to our website. Thanks for all the effort!

3. The PROMOTERS made announcements about the MEFAs at other listservs and websites, helping to get the word out beyond our circle. Thanks to Branwyn, Cathleen, Dreamflower, Dwimordene, Ellie, Larner, Lissas Elves, and obsidian.

4. The AUTHOR LIAISONS worked with authors to get their stories ready to compete, which of course helped everyone use the website effectively. (Like being able to pull up all the stories set in Doriath, or the friendship fics? These volunteers make that possible.) Thanks to Adonnen Estenniel, Angelica, Dreamflower, Elliska, Fiondil, Foxrafer, Inkling, Linaewen, and Maethril.

5. BANNERS were made (and will still be customized) by our banner creators: Elena Tiriel, Elleth, Ellynn, Esteliel, Maethril, and Nath.

6. The RATINGS PANEL looked over stories where the author wasn't sure what rating to give them, or where readers thought the rating might be inappropriate. That meant reading stories, often quite long ones, and looking at them objectively to see whether they fit into our ratings scheme and where. Thanks to Maethril, NeumeIndil, Oshun, Sulriel, and The Lauderdale.

I am sure there are other people who helped out as well. If I have forgotten to mention you, that's only because you do your task so well I don't notice there's a problem. Whatever the capacity, I really appreciate everyone's help this year.

Marta
MEFA Admin.

I just love the little dragon of the MEFA results page.

I was wondering if it would be possible to have a small dragon graphic that Smaug's Treasure winners could display as well as other banners or add to them if they are good with graphics? Just a thought.

A big thank to everyone who has worked so hard to make the awards a success.

Linda

I'd also like to add a big THANK YOU to the Beta Testers. There were quite a few people who braved the bits and pieces of the proto-site, and I'm very grateful for every little bit of help. I'd like to especially thank Dwimordene, Fiondil, and Inkling for their assistance.

Aranel

On 1/3/2012 8:48 PM, Aranel wrote:

>
> I'd also like to add a big THANK YOU to the Beta Testers. There were
> quite a few people who braved the bits and pieces of the proto-site,
> and I'm very grateful for every little bit of help. I'd like to
> especially thank Dwimordene, Fiondil, and Inkling for their assistance.
>
> Aranel
>

This is just what I meant about forgetting to mention people who did
their job a bit too well. A big thanks to them as well.

Marta




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Hi Linda,

Glad you like Little Smaug. ;-)

There will be some Smaug's Treasure banners available on the banner site
soon.

If you would like the dragon graphic from the site, email me (
araneltook@gmail.com) and I can send you a better quality image for working
with. If you want to work from scratch, I created the graphic from a dragon
image in this free font: http://www.dafont.com/mediaeval-bats.font

Aranel

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Linda <gingerleo@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just love the little dragon of the MEFA results page.
>
> I was wondering if it would be possible to have a small dragon graphic
> that Smaug's Treasure winners could display as well as other banners or add
> to them if they are good with graphics? Just a thought.
>
> A big thank to everyone who has worked so hard to make the awards a
> success.
>
> Linda
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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<<<--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "aure_enteluva" <marta.fandom@...> wrote:

>
> Hey guys,
>
> Voting for the Middle-earth Fanfiction Awards ended a few days ago, and I've told all the competing authors who received awards, what awards they received. You may have already seen blog posts or other notes from authors sharing their results. I'll be announcing the full results later tonight, but before we get there I did want to thank our many volunteers. People often thank me at the end of these awards, since I'm the one making the announcements and handing out good news to authors. But the MEFAs are really and truly a team effort, and I want to give a HEAR, HEAR! (hear what?) to some of our most invaluable volunteers.
>
> First and foremost is Aranel Took. She wrote this year's website from scratch. She also handles a hundred routine technical things, helps members who have a hard time with the awards, and on top of that helps me sort through policy issues and generally keeps me sane. That last point alone is more than enough of a contribution to these awards *g*. I would be offering her miruvor and choco-lembas right about now if such things existed, but as reality is, my heartfelt thanks will have to suffice.
>
> I'd also like to thank everyone who used our awards. I'm thinking specifically of reviewers, since as an author I've been enjoying reading all those reviews the last few days. But our nominators and authors are key, too, since there wouldn't be any stories to review without it. Thank you, all of you.
>
> Other key volunteers:
>
> 1. The CATEGORIZERS helped sort all the nominations into the groups they would compete in, and even after that was over helped me work through issues that came up. Thanks to Elliska, Inkling, Dreamflower, and Linaewen. (I was also a categorizer.) They also all took on special projects, along with Tanaqui and Aranel.
>
> 2. Elliska served as our USER MANAGER. She's the one who sets up accounts for everyone, and who also checks to make sure they don't already have accounts under a different name.
>
> 3. Levade POSTED REVIEWS to LJ and an email listserv, so people could see them without logging in to our website. Thanks for all the effort!
>
> 3. The PROMOTERS made announcements about the MEFAs at other listservs and websites, helping to get the word out beyond our circle. Thanks to Branwyn, Cathleen, Dreamflower, Dwimordene, Ellie, Larner, Lissas Elves, and obsidian.
>
> 4. The AUTHOR LIAISONS worked with authors to get their stories ready to compete, which of course helped everyone use the website effectively. (Like being able to pull up all the stories set in Doriath, or the friendship fics? These volunteers make that possible.) Thanks to Adonnen Estenniel, Angelica, Dreamflower, Elliska, Fiondil, Foxrafer, Inkling, Linaewen, and Maethril.
>
> 5. BANNERS were made (and will still be customized) by our banner creators: Elena Tiriel, Elleth, Ellynn, Esteliel, Maethril, and Nath.
>
> 6. The RATINGS PANEL looked over stories where the author wasn't sure what rating to give them, or where readers thought the rating might be inappropriate. That meant reading stories, often quite long ones, and looking at them objectively to see whether they fit into our ratings scheme and where. Thanks to Maethril, NeumeIndil, Oshun, Sulriel, and The Lauderdale.
>
> I am sure there are other people who helped out as well. If I have forgotten to mention you, that's only because you do your task so well I don't notice there's a problem. Whatever the capacity, I really appreciate everyone's help this year.
>
> Marta
> MEFA Admin.
>>>>

I was trying to list all the wonderful and talented people who helped put the 2011 MEFAs together, and my computer lost the post. So I'll say a broad THANK YOU to everyone; and raise a glass of proper 1420 for pulling off a complex operation in great form!

So, we can simply add the small dragon to the banners? I thought about it, but wasn't sure.
 
Ellyn  
 


________________________________
From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Smaug's Treasures


 
Hi Linda,

Glad you like Little Smaug. ;-)

There will be some Smaug's Treasure banners available on the banner site
soon.

If you would like the dragon graphic from the site, email me (
araneltook@gmail.com) and I can send you a better quality image for working
with. If you want to work from scratch, I created the graphic from a dragon
image in this free font: http://www.dafont.com/mediaeval-bats.font

Aranel

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Linda <gingerleo@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just love the little dragon of the MEFA results page.
>
> I was wondering if it would be possible to have a small dragon graphic
> that Smaug's Treasure winners could display as well as other banners or add
> to them if they are good with graphics? Just a thought.
>
> A big thank to everyone who has worked so hard to make the awards a
> success.
>
> Linda
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

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Hi Ellyn,

Do whatever you like with any of the graphics I put on the site. Just email
me if you want to use something, and I can get you either a larger and/or
higher quality .png, the Photoshop file I work from, or the source
material.

Aranel

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Ellin Ithilwen <ellin_revenger@yahoo.com>wrote:

> So, we can simply add the small dragon to the banners? I thought about it,
> but wasn't sure.
>
> Ellyn
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 3:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Smaug's Treasures
>
>
>
> Hi Linda,
>
> Glad you like Little Smaug. ;-)
>
> There will be some Smaug's Treasure banners available on the banner site
> soon.
>
> If you would like the dragon graphic from the site, email me (
> araneltook@gmail.com) and I can send you a better quality image for
> working
> with. If you want to work from scratch, I created the graphic from a dragon
> image in this free font: http://www.dafont.com/mediaeval-bats.font
>
> Aranel
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Linda <gingerleo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just love the little dragon of the MEFA results page.
> >
> > I was wondering if it would be possible to have a small dragon graphic
> > that Smaug's Treasure winners could display as well as other banners or
> add
> > to them if they are good with graphics? Just a thought.
> >
> > A big thank to everyone who has worked so hard to make the awards a
> > success.
> >
> > Linda
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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It's not the problem for me to work with the graphic, but this whole thing with Smaug's treasure banners is confusing me. *What* is the right thing to be done? I've made the whole set of banners (all 70-and-something categories) with the inscription "Smaug's treasure", but that doesn't seem to be the right thing. What should I (we) do? Add the dragon-icon to "normal" banners (those with inscriptions 1st, 2nd 3rd place and HM)?  Or...?
 
Ellyn
 


________________________________
From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Smaug's Treasures


 
Hi Ellyn,

Do whatever you like with any of the graphics I put on the site. Just email
me if you want to use something, and I can get you either a larger and/or
higher quality .png, the Photoshop file I work from, or the source
material.

Aranel

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Ellin Ithilwen <ellin_revenger@yahoo.com>wrote:

> So, we can simply add the small dragon to the banners? I thought about it,
> but wasn't sure.
>
> Ellyn
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 3:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Smaug's Treasures
>
>
>
> Hi Linda,
>
> Glad you like Little Smaug. ;-)
>
> There will be some Smaug's Treasure banners available on the banner site
> soon.
>
> If you would like the dragon graphic from the site, email me (
> araneltook@gmail.com) and I can send you a better quality image for
> working
> with. If you want to work from scratch, I created the graphic from a dragon
> image in this free font: http://www.dafont.com/mediaeval-bats.font
>
> Aranel
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Linda <gingerleo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just love the little dragon of the MEFA results page.
> >
> > I was wondering if it would be possible to have a small dragon graphic
> > that Smaug's Treasure winners could display as well as other banners or
> add
> > to them if they are good with graphics? Just a thought.
> >
> > A big thank to everyone who has worked so hard to make the awards a
> > success.
> >
> > Linda
> >
> >
> >
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Hi Ellyn,

Smaug's Treasure is a general award, like Commended Reviewer. It's not by
category.

You don't have to use the icon from the site. That's just something I did
to jazz up the place. You can use it if you like, or do whatever kind of
banner you want to do.

If someone wanted, I suppose you could add the dragon icon to their
existing 1st/2nd/3rd/HM banner as part of customization, too. Then they
could have both on one banner. But that would be up to the individual
story. Not every story with a placing necessarily gets a Smaug, and you can
get a Smaug without getting a placing.

Marta can probably clarify this better, so you should probably contact her
about this.

Aranel

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 8:18 AM, Ellin Ithilwen <ellin_revenger@yahoo.com>wrote:

> It's not the problem for me to work with the graphic, but this whole thing
> with Smaug's treasure banners is confusing me. *What* is the right thing to
> be done? I've made the whole set of banners (all 70-and-something
> categories) with the inscription "Smaug's treasure", but that doesn't seem
> to be the right thing. What should I (we) do? Add the dragon-icon to
> "normal" banners (those with inscriptions 1st, 2nd 3rd place and HM)?
> Or...?
>
> Ellyn
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 3:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Smaug's Treasures
>
>
>
> Hi Ellyn,
>
> Do whatever you like with any of the graphics I put on the site. Just email
> me if you want to use something, and I can get you either a larger and/or
> higher quality .png, the Photoshop file I work from, or the source
> material.
>
> Aranel
>
> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Ellin Ithilwen <ellin_revenger@yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> > So, we can simply add the small dragon to the banners? I thought about
> it,
> > but wasn't sure.
> >
> > Ellyn
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 3:15 AM
> > Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Smaug's Treasures
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Linda,
> >
> > Glad you like Little Smaug. ;-)
> >
> > There will be some Smaug's Treasure banners available on the banner site
> > soon.
> >
> > If you would like the dragon graphic from the site, email me (
> > araneltook@gmail.com) and I can send you a better quality image for
> > working
> > with. If you want to work from scratch, I created the graphic from a
> dragon
> > image in this free font: http://www.dafont.com/mediaeval-bats.font
> >
> > Aranel
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Linda <gingerleo@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I just love the little dragon of the MEFA results page.
> > >
> > > I was wondering if it would be possible to have a small dragon graphic
> > > that Smaug's Treasure winners could display as well as other banners or
> > add
> > > to them if they are good with graphics? Just a thought.
> > >
> > > A big thank to everyone who has worked so hard to make the awards a
> > > success.
> > >
> > > Linda
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Hey guys,

As promised, here's the results of the 2011 Middle-earth Fanfiction Awards.

Mostly, they're self-explanatory. Stories in each subcategory are ranked according to the number of points they earned. In larger subcategories, we also assigned Honorable Mentions, based on the size of the subcategory. But there is one thing that deserves a word or two: the Smaug's Treasures stories.

Since some subcategories are more competitive than others, a piece that would have won a less competitive category may not have ranked at all. In light of that, we introduced a new award this year called Smaug's Treasure. If a piece ranks in the top third of all nominations - compared to *all* the nominations, not just what's in its subcategory - it gets a Smaug's Treasure. This is given alongside the awards it won within its subcategory, and it's the author's choice which award they want to say they won. Whichever they prefer, it's their choice. Those pieces are marked with an asterisk.

So, without further adieu...

The following reviewers reached their reviewing goals.

Adonnen Estenniel
Altariel
Azalais
Cairistiona
Caunedhiel
Curiouswombat
Darkover
Dreamflower
Dwimordene
Elfscribe
Ellyn
Erulisse
Goldleaves
Kara's Aunty
Levade
Liadan
Linaewen
Linda Hoyland
Lyra
Malinorne
Marta
Obsidianj
Oshun
Raksha the Demon
Rivergift
Russandol
Sevilodorf
Tanaqui

And the story results:

ADVENTURE: GENERAL
1ST – Burning Bright: The Road (#211) * by Keiliss
2nd – Tales of Older Days (#169) * by Clodia
3rd – Guarding the Heedless Folk (#275) * by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
Hon. Mention:
--- B2MEM 2011: Haradhrim Nights (#108) * by mirach

ALTERNATE UNIVERSE: ANGST
1st – Worth (#320) * by Citrine
2nd – The Hands of the King (#171) by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
3rd – Blood Feud (#383) by Wtiger

ALTERNATE UNIVERSE: GENERAL
1st – On the Twilit Planet Below (#15) * by Darth Fingon
2nd – Withered Tree (#35) * by Altariel
3rd – Northern Lights (#117) * by shirebound
Hon. Mention:
--- Lie Down in the Darkness, Rise Up from the Ash (#81) * by Dwimordene
Other Smaug's Treasures:
--- Dogfight (#361) * by Lilith Lessfair

CHARACTER STUDY: ARAGORN
1st – By Such a Foolish Name (#308) * by cairistiona
2nd – Way of the World (#31) by Michelle
3rd – Dusk Follows Dawn (#141) by Striderette
Hon. Mention:
--- The Healer's Journey (#340) by Linda Hoyland

CHARACTER STUDY: GENERAL
1st – Life After (#85) * by Keiliss
2nd – All She Wants to Do Is Dance (#535) * by Dwimordene
3rd – Lament for a Dying Son (#118) * by Fiondil
Hon. Mention:
--- A Question of Breeding (#429) by tyellas
--- Into the Realms of Ulmo (#224) by Dwimordene
--- One Is the Loneliest Number (#431) by Dreamflower
--- Victory (#523) by Tanis

CHARACTER STUDY: GONDORIANS
1st – Kingdom of Ashes (#286) * by Linda Hoyland
2nd – The Baby Pool (#88) by Isabeau of Greenlea
3rd – But He Will Not Return (#214) by Darkover
Hon. Mention:
--- Lord Faramir's Gift (#48) by mews1945

CHARACTER STUDY: HOUSE OF FINWË
1st – Rise Again From Ashes (#58) * by Independence1776 (Crystal113)
2nd – Season of Hope (#21) * by Keiliss
3rd – Racing Down the Mindon (#167) by Himring
Hon. Mention:
--- Huan, the Tale of a Hound (#122) by Nerdanel

CROSS-CULTURAL: ELDER DAYS
1st – Halls of Stone (#9) * by Jael
2nd – Elf, Interrupted: Book Two: Glorfindel's Quest (#121) * by Fiondil
3rd – In Time, Stronger than Silima (#468) by Himring

CROSS-CULTURAL: ERIADOR
1st – Inner Light (#4) * by pandemonium_213
2nd – Fathers and Sons (#575) by Gwynnyd
3rd – Babe in the Woods (#422) by Dreamflower
Hon. Mention:
--- Beneath the Birches (#97) by Linda Hoyland
--- Let it Snow (#212) by pandemonium_213

CROSS-CULTURAL: GENERAL
1st – In the Prophet's Tent (#487) * by The Lauderdale
2nd – The Apple of His Eye (#37) * by Russandol
3rd – The Burden of Sons (#178) * by Linaewen
Hon. Mention:
--- Healing in the Halls of Mandos (#399) by Pearl Took
--- Trotter's Triumph (#279) by Dreamflower

CROSS-CULTURAL: GONDOR OR ROHAN
1st – Pelargir (#123) * by Dwimordene
2nd – Foundered Land (#537) * by Altariel
3rd – Charmed (#413) * by SurgicalSteel
Hon. Mention
--- Beruthiel's Kittens (#183) * by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
--- The Deserter's Just Deserts (#339) * by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
--- The Use of Memory (#538) * by Altariel

CROSS-CULTURAL: THE FELLOWSHIP
1st – The Ranger and the Eagles (#116) * by cairistiona
2nd – Divided Loyalties (#389) by Darkover
3rd – Green Grows the Holly (#177) by Linaewen
Hon. Mention:
--- Boots Made for Walking (#175) by Linaewen
--- The Eve of Efenniht (#236) by Cathleen

CROSSOVER: GENERAL
1st – Punchline (#473) * by Clodia
2ND – Out of Thought and Time (#488) * by Elleth
3rd – Evidence (#157) by Camwyn
Hon. Mention:
--- Celebrating a Holiday (#423) by Pearl Took
--- War Dust (#472) by mir_noldoris

DRABBLE: CHARACTER STUDY
1st – Ariel (#119) * by Altariel
2nd – White Flame (#494) * by Adlanth
3rd – Cloaked with Love (#589) by Linda Hoyland
Hon. Mention:
--- The Lord of Silver Fountains Shall Come Into His Own (#517) by Azalais
--- The Same River Twice (#222) by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
--- Unshed Tears (#219) by Linda Hoyland

DRABBLE: DRAMA
1st – Heaven in the Meantime (#234) * by Dwimordene
2nd – In that hour Finarfin forsook the march… but his sons were not with him (#403) by Dwimordene
3rd – Vengeance is Mine (#380) by Linda Hoyland

DRABBLE: ELVES
1st – Constancy (#447) * by Dwimordene
2nd – Morning Song (#540) * by Erulisse
3rd – The Persistence of Memory (#481) * by Robinka
Hon. Mention
--- Songwriting (#213) * by StarSpray
--- Windchimes (#304) * by rhyselle
--- Wrought with Love (#532) * by Linda Hoyland

DRABBLE: GENERAL
1st – From the Balrog-Slayer's Mouth (#515) * by Azalais
2nd – Time is Always time and Place is Always and Only Place (#227) * by Wormwood
3rd – Meals on wheels (#70) * by Jay of Lasgalen
Hon. Mention
--- Till the world is Mended (#582) * by Azalais
--- Untangled Desires (#407) * by Linda Hoyland

DRABBLE: MEN
1st – Eating for Two (#160) * by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn)
2nd – A Woman's Touch (#269) * by Linda Hoyland
3rd – Caretaking (#2) by Altariel
Hon. Mention:
--- A Story Told in Fragments (#276) by Wormwood

DRABBLE: POST-RING WAR
1st – Stewardship (#28) * by Dwimordene
2nd – The Stuff of Nightmares (#270) * by Linda Hoyland
3RD – Westmarch (#45) * by Celeritas
Hon. Mention:
--- I must go down to the sea again (#264) by curiouswombat

DRABBLE: PRE-RING WAR
1st – Girl, Embalmed (#408) * by Wormwood
2nd – Towards Númenor that was (#268) by Linda Hoyland, Raksha the Demon
3rd – Star Daughter (#313) by Linda Hoyland
Hon. Mention:
--- Alone, and in bear's shape (#261) by Tanaqui

DRABBLE SERIES: CHARACTER STUDY
1st – To Death and Beyond (#458) * by Rivergift
2nd – Ladies and Captains (#91) * by FireSign
3rd – Seven Deadly Drabbles, or The Fosterling (#130) * by curiouswombat
Hon. Mention:
--- Bequests (#220) * by Altariel
--- Seven Deadly Sins (#16) * by Azalais

DRABBLE SERIES: GENERAL
1st – Introspection (#283) * by Lyra
2nd – Fighting Dragons (#187) * by Larner
3rd – Beneath the Sickle's Swing (#170) * by Clodia
Hon. Mention:
--- Labadal and Túrin (#550) by Dreamflower
--- The memory of many things both glad and sorrowful (#255) by Tanaqui

DRABBLE SERIES: MEN
1st – Return of the Governess (#412) * by curiouswombat
2nd – Garden of Gondor (#221) * by Altariel
3rd – Over a Lifetime (#147) * by Wormwood
Hon. Mention:
--- Closure (#139) * by Wormwood

DRAMA: ANGST
1st – All Shadows' Night (#334) * by Raksha the Demon
2nd – A Matter of Duty (#105) * by Larner
3rd – Bereft (#503) by Celeritas
Hon. Mention:
--- Alone (#237) by anolinde
--- Winters Chill (#89) by Aeärwen

DRAMA: FAMILY
1st – A Brother's Vision (#273) * by Darkover
2nd – Heart of Glass (#332) * by Raksha the Demon
3rd – Unseen, Unheard, Not Forgotten (#300) by Windsurfbabe
Hon. Mention:
--- Gaffers and Gardens (#180) by Linaewen

DRAMA: FEATURING ARAGORN
1ST – The Ranger and the Man in Yellow Boots (#159) * by cairistiona
2nd – A Great King (#274) * by Sandra S
3rd – On a Stormy Night (#386) * by Ellynn
Hon. Mention:
--- a Tree Grows in the Pass (#251) * by Larner

DRAMA: GENERAL
1st – Folly (#184) * by SurgicalSteel
2nd – Fair and Foul (#508) * by DrummerWench
3rd – Places in the Heart (#384) * by Raksha the Demon
Hon. Mention:
--- Broken (#298) * by Fiondil
--- The Gift of Men (#357) by Marta
--- Truth (#203) * by Starlight

ELVES: ELRONDS HOUSEHOLD
1st – A Powerful Absence (#131) * by curiouswombat
2nd – Elros' Gift (#54) * by agape4gondor
3rd – In Mordor, Where the Shadows Are (#417) by Marta

ELVES: GENERAL
1st – A Fragile Chalice (#79) * by pandemonium_213
2nd – Spell of the Crossing (#61) * by Elleth
3RD – Lullaby (#477) * by Oshun
Hon. Mention:
--- Brighter Than Ten Thousand Suns (#555) * by Anna_wing
--- Reflections (#336) * by Angelica

ELVES: HOUSE OF FINWË
1st – Reembodied (#99) * by Dawn Felagund
2nd – The Feast of Reuniting (#337) * by Oshun
3rd – A Minor Talent (#284) * by Lyra
Hon. Mention:
--- The West Wind Quartet (#166) * by Himring

ELVES: WILDERLAND
1ST – Another Road (#82) * by KyMahalei
2nd – Competition (#593) * by Raksha the Demon
3rd – Things That Yet May Be (#410) * by Marta
Hon. Mention:
--- Love's Persistence (#38) by Ignoble Bard
--- The Dragon Bride (#281) by Malinornë

FICLET: ELDER DAYS
1st – Five Things That Never Happened to Sauron (#101) * by Russandol
2nd – A Momentary Pause in the Act of Death (#57) * by grey_gazania
3rd – Promises (#402) * by grey_gazania
Hon. Mention:
--- Children of Heroes (#425) by Kaylee Arafinwiel

FICLET: GENERAL
1st – Grace and Memory (#27) * by Larner
2nd – Sam the Turtle Goes to Mordor (#194) * by Dreamflower
3RD – In the Name of the King (#385) by Ellynn
Hon. Mention:
--- A Fond Farewell (#414) by StarSpray

FICLET: LATER AGE ELVES
1st – Song of Summer (#482) * by pandemonium_213
2nd – The Green Grave (#125) * by Ellynn
3rd – Empty Heart (#95) * by Ellynn

FIRST AGE AND PRIOR: FEANORIANS
1st – The Children of Alqualondë (#318) * by Lyra
2nd – Your Sins Into Me (#29) * by Oshun
3rd – Five Bells (#100) * by Dawn Felagund
Hon. Mention:
--- Breaking Bread (#545) * by Elleth
Other Smaug's Treasures
--- Scent of Reality (#163) * by Himring

FIRST AGE AND PRIOR: GENERAL
1st – My Grandfather's Cottage (#42) * by Oshun
2nd – Toys in the Hall (#428) * by Dawn Felagund
3rd – Battle Strategy (#484) * by Dawn Felagund
Hon. Mention:
--- Still Waters (#18) * by Olorime
--- The Crafting of the Seeing stones (#199) * by Larner

FIXED-LENGTH FICLETS: GENERAL
1st – On the Edge (#331) * by Raksha the Demon
2nd – At the Turn of the Tide (#333) * by Raksha the Demon
3rd – In the Beginning (#151) by Marta

FIXED-LENGTH FICLETS: IMMORTALS
1st – Together We Will Take the Road (#14) * by Azalais
2nd – Cold feet (#65) * by Aeärwen
3rd – Down the Withywindle (#382) * by Clodia
Hon. Mention:
--- Cost (#536) * by grey_gazania

HOBBITS: BAGGINSES
1st – Leave-Taking (#525) * by Larner
2nd – Spite Scorned (#505) by Larner
3rd – In Dremes (#400) by jan-u-wine
Hon. Mention:
--- Hearts of Stone (#68) by Marta

HOBBITS: FAMILY
1st – Out to Play (#454) by Celeritas
2nd – Sometimes Wonder is Built, Brick by Brick (#32) by Larner
3rd – A Day of Rest (#507) by GamgeeFest

HOBBITS: GENERAL
1st – Preliminary Analysis of the Warwickshire Hoard Yields Insights, Raises Questions About Fourth Age Su (#47) * by Celeritas
2nd – Selfless (#200) by GamgeeFest
3rd – Green (#568) by goldleaves
Hon. Mention:
--- If Ever You'd Met Me (#182) by Linaewen
--- Kindred (#486) by GamgeeFest

HORROR: GENERAL
1st – The Orc's Claw (#7) * by Jael
2nd – Copper (#46) * by Darth Fingon
3rd – In the Shadow of the Tower (#51) * by Ignoble Bard
Hon. Mention:
--- The Unwilling (#110) * by Thundera Tiger
Other Smaug's Treasures:
--- Hollow (#115) * by Thundera Tiger
--- Things That Have Not Yet Come to Pass (#52) * by Levade
--- Where no Birds Sing (#310) * by Linda Hoyland

HUMOR: COMEDY/DRAMA
1st – Of Shape and Hue and Home (#34) * by Thundera Tiger
2ND – A Mirkwood Spider Landed On My front Porch (#69) by Nieriel Raina
3rd – How the Mighty are Fallen (#312) by Linda Hoyland
Hon. Mention:
--- Thranduil's Dilemma (#59) by Aeärwen

HUMOR: FEATURING MERRY OR PIPPIN
1ST – Read and Review (#442) * by Celeritas, Dreamflower
2nd – Markings in the Snow (#174) by agape4gondor
3rd – Stupid Is As Stupid Does (#420) by Dreamflower

HUMOR: GENERAL
1st – A Rose By Any Other Name (#55) * by pandemonium_213
2nd – Spring Cleaning (#76) * by Russandol
3rd – Ransom at the Redhorn (#495) * by Jael
Hon. Mention:
--- Boring Afternoon (#387) by Ellynn
--- Forty-eleven (#501) by cairistiona
--- Lost Tales of Gondolin (#129) * by Darth Fingon
--- The Hostage (#49) by Darth Fingon

HUMOR: MIRKWOOD ELVES
1st – Trade Off (#39) * by Ignoble Bard
2nd – The Thorn Gate (#12) * by Jael
3rd – Missing the Forest for the Trees (#263) by Starlight

INCOMPLETE: CROSS-CULTURAL
1st – Carefully Taught (#409) * by Linda Hoyland
2nd – In the Court of the High King (#552) by Dreamflower
3rd – Tree and Stone (#561) by Barra the Bard (aka Barrabard)

INCOMPLETE: DRAMA
1st – Chasing Mirages (#75) * by Russandol
2nd – Light Over the Mountain (#135) * by pandemonium_213
3rd – Dark Forest (#249) * by Anarithilien

INCOMPLETE: GENERAL
1st – Fourth Age (#13) * by Isabeau of Greenlea
2nd – The Prince and the Nightingale (#260) by Melusine
3rd – Where the Grass Grows Green (#491) by Ragnelle
Hon. Mention:
--- Fael Amrûn (#240) by Esteliel
--- Sweet the Sin, Bitter the Taste (#360) by Lilith Lessfair
--- The Forgotten Tree (#370) by Two-point

MEN: ARAGORN
1st – Tongues of Men and of Angels (#302) * by Linda Hoyland
2nd – The Darkest Night (#521) by Nath
3rd – Reforged (#406) by Linaewen
Hon. Mention:
--- Where the Trees Touch the Water (#148) by shegollum

MEN: BOROMIR
1st – The Kindness of Strangers (#148) by Marta
2nd – Echoes Inhabit the Garden (#137) by Wormwood
3rd – Talking to a Dead Tree by Moonlight (#146) by Wormwood

MEN: FARAMIR
1st – Heart of the Storm (#202) by Raksha the Demon
2nd – Weregild (#11) * by Isabeau of Greenlea
3rd – Picking Up the Threads (#374) * by alex_quine
Hon. Mention:
--- Once (#319) * by Noldo
--- Reconstruction (#325) * by Tanaqui

MEN: GENERAL
1st – On the Brink (#208) * by SurgicalSteel
2nd – Sea Wing (#463) by Himring
3RD – Still Some Way to Go (#140) by Wormwood
Hon. Mention:
--- Watching the Dance (#56) by Lyra

MODERN TIMES: GENERAL
1st – Bronwe Athan Harthad (#150) * by Marta
2nd – The Job Interview (#453) * by Larner
3rd – Golden (#41) by Jael

MYSTERY: GENERAL
1st – King Thingol's Codpiece (#1) * by elfscribe
2nd – The Well (#156) * by Keiliss
3rd – Shadows of Memory (#216) * by Linda Hoyland

NON-FICTION: GENERAL
1st – Not Just the Son of That Guy: Creating Effective Names for Original Characters (#358) * by Darth Fingon
2nd – Character biography of Miriel Serinde (#198) * by Oshun
3rd – Character Biography of Eöl (#197) * by Oshun
Hon. Mention:
--- Character Biography of Gildor Inglorion (#164) * by Oshun
--- Characterization in Fanfic: Using Canon as the DNA for Your Characters (#190) * by Dreamflower
--- Masculinity in Tolkien (#359) * by Esteliel
Other Smaug's Treasures:
--- Losing Mary (#193* * by Eldalie
--- The Unnatural History of Tolkien's Orcs (#599) * by tyellas

OTHER BEINGS: GENERAL
1st – In the Court of the Dragon Emperor (#5) * by pandemonium_213
2nd – Lalma, Alalme (#44) * by Himring
3rd – If Ever a Fruit Ripens (#440) * by Pearl Took
Hon. Mention:
--- Breath of Arda (#201) by Fiondil
--- Eä (#265) by Marta
--- The Web of the World (#83) * by Dwimordene

POETRY: CHARACTER STUDY
1st – The Last Hours (#465) by jan-u-wine
2nd – At the Crossroads of the King (#443) by jan-u-wine
3rd – Shall the Marring be Amended? (#398) by openmeadow

POETRY: DRAMA
1st – Another Sunless Dawn (#464) by jan-u-wine
2nd – Quietly (#30) by Pearl Took
3rd – Frodo's Remembrance of Gollum (#446) by jan-u-wine

POETRY: GENERAL
1st – On Being Part of a Grand Story (#459) * by jan-u-wine
2nd – Mellon (#460) by jan-u-wine
3rd – A Silmaril in the Morning (#490) by rhyselle
Hon. Mention:
--- Valley of Twilight and Stars (#36) by Adonnen Estenniel

POETRY: HOBBITS
1st – The Summons (#316) * by Baillie from Bree
2nd – Rosie's Song (#50) by Armariel
3rd – Where You Are Bound (#451) by jan-u-wine
Hon. Mention:
--- Soon (#462) by jan-u-wine

POETRY: POST RING WAR
1st – The Fairest Flower (#547) by jan-u-wine
2ND – Meriadoc and Peregrin, S.R. 1484 (#542) by Dreamflower
3rd – Slave to Power (#315) by Baillie from Bree

POST-RING WAR AND BEYOND: ELVES OR DWARVES
1st – We Three Kings (#10) * by Jael
2nd – The Gates of the Kingdom (#513) * by Azalais
3rd – A Conversation with the Dead (#120) * by Fiondil
Hon. Mention:
--- Beneath a Bitter Rain (#266) * by Marta

POST-RING WAR AND BEYOND: GENERAL
1st – Keep Him Secret, Keep Him Safe (#292) * by shirebound
2nd – Wings of Summer (#8) * by Raksha the Demon
3rd – Lullaby (#154) * by Celeritas
Hon. Mention:
--- The Price of Duty (#381) * by Wtiger

POST-RING WAR AND BEYOND: GONDOR
1ST – By Sad Waters We Sat Down and Wept (#230) * by Altariel
2nd – Through all the Changing Scenes of Life (#136) * by Linda Hoyland
3rd – Light Lingering (#90) * by mir_noldoris
Hon. Mention:
--- Rematch (#87) by Isabeau of Greenlea

PRE-RING WAR: GENERAL
1st – Voice in the Night (#191) * by Linda Hoyland
2nd – The Rhythm of Love (#375) * by Red Lasbelin
3rd – I Shall Not Be Supplanted (#232) by Larner

RING WAR: GENERAL
1st – Stray but a little… (#25) * by Thundera Tiger
2nd – Day's Ending (#22) * by Raksha the Demon
3rd – Ranger, Ringbearer and Resolution (#158) * by Linda Hoyland

ROMANCE: GENERAL
1st – Ice and Tears (#92) * by Adonnen Estenniel
2nd – Hunter of the Heart (#40) * by Ignoble Bard
3rd – Lúthien Meets Beren (#127) * by Oshun
Hon. Mention:
--- The Unspoken (#128) * by Elfique

ROMANCE: GONDORIANS
1st – Amid the Powers and Chances of the World (#78) * by Azalais
2nd – From the Ashes (#379) * by EdorasLass
3rd – Boromir's Return (#544) by Osheen Nevoy
Hon. Mention:
--- Mapping Desire (#376) by empy

SECOND AGE AND EARLY THIRD AGE: GENERAL
1st – Driftwood (#126) * by pandemonium_213
2nd – Playing Politics (#217) * by SurgicalSteel
3rd – Things Unseen (#19) * by Marta
Hon. Mention:
--- Clouds Will Clear (#63) by Elleth

VILLAINS: GENERAL
1st – Shadows and Memories (#153) by mirach
2ND – Losing Something Precious (#297) by Fiondil
3rd – The Turning of the Year Approaches (#244) by Larner
Hon. Mention:
--- King's Men (#267) by Marta
--- Respite (#71) by Marta

P.S. – The results are also available at the MEFA website. Go to http://www.mefawards.org/, and just click on "The 2011 MEFAs are over. See the results." From there you can find links to the nominations, summaries and other information, and read peoples' reviews by clicking the "Info" link beside each nomination.

The website version is the "official" results, and this listing is provided for your convenience. If you notice any omissions or mistakes, email me privately (marta.fandomATgmailDOTcom) and I will look into it, and edit the LJ version of this post if needed.

Hey guys,

We had to send the Rangers out after some missing commended reviewers - people who had met their reviewing goal but for some reason Aranel is *still* ferreting out didn't get credit on the mefawards.org website or my list posted here. So a special congratulations to:

grey_gazania
Himring
Striderette

I will go ahead and edit the mefas LJ post as well, to give you credit there as well. Nice work, guys!

Marta

And I wanted to thank everyone who was able to do what I couldn't this year, and
read most of the stories and commented on them. With new bosses and schedules,
I've been much restricted this year. It was a pleasure to take part in the
awards in 2011.
Bonnie L. Sherrell
Teacher at Large

"Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." LOTR

"Don't go where I can't follow."

Hi Ellynn,

I'm sorry for all of the confusion on this; I should really have talked
to you about this last week when I was looking over your banners, but I
didn't want to make more work for you than you'd already done.

Smaug's Treasures are not, strictly speaking, an award of a certain
subcategory. A piece gets a Smaug's Treasure if it ranks in the top
third of all the nominations. This year, that meant it got thirty-six
points or more. The exact amount will change from year to year, but what
WON'T change is that it has nothing to do with how many points the other
stories in its subcategory got. Now, it looks a lot like a subcategory
award because that's how we report the results for everything else. But
it's not strictly accurate to say such-and-such an award got a Smaug's
Treasure award in (say) Hobbits: Bagginses. The Smaug's Treasure award
isn't *in* any category.

I don't have a problem with Smaug's Treasure banners listing the
subcategory. All stories have a subcategory after all, and some people
might prefer that kind of banner. But it's certainly not required.

Marta

On 1/4/2012 9:18 AM, Ellin Ithilwen wrote:
>
> It's not the problem for me to work with the graphic, but this whole
> thing with Smaug's treasure banners is confusing me. *What* is the
> right thing to be done? I've made the whole set of banners (all
> 70-and-something categories) with the inscription "Smaug's treasure",
> but that doesn't seem to be the right thing. What should I (we) do?
> Add the dragon-icon to "normal" banners (those with inscriptions 1st,
> 2nd 3rd place and HM)? Or...?
>
> Ellyn
>



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Hey guys,

Just a few last ends about the 2011 MEFAs.

1. BANNERS

If you won an award, you may use one of the ones that already have
subcategory/award information, or you may request that a banner be
customized for you. If you'd like to have a banner customized for you,
please ask at

http://mefa-banners.livejournal.com/11253.html

Remember, you have until January 15 (Sunday) to get your requests in, so
please go ahead and work on that. And if you have questions, please
email me at mefasupportATgmailDOTcom.

2. POST-MORTEM

As always, we try to improve the MEFAs every year. If you have general
topics you'd like to discuss, please feel free to email me at
mefasupportATgmailDOTcom. If you have specific suggestions you can make
them at

http://mefas.livejournal.com/266431.html

Ideally I'd like to start discussing them next week. So if at all
possible, please try to get them to me by January 15 (Sunday). If you
really don't have time to write them out by then I'll accept suggestions
through the following weekend, January 22. We gladly take suggestions
both on how the site functions but also on our policies and other things
you think could be improved on.

3. 2011 STATS

For all you MEFA-wonks out there, Aranel has tracked down some
statistics for this year's awards. These are also available at our website.

TOTAL # OF NOMINATIONS: 538
TOTAL # OF REVIEWS - 3,540
TOTAL REVIEW POINTS - 17,448
TOTAL # OF REVIEW CHARACTERS - 1,814,549

AVG. REVIEW SCORE - 5
AVG. # OF REVIEW CHARACTERS - 513
AVG. TOTAL POINTS PER NOMINATION - 32
AVG. TOTAL CHARACTERS PER NOMINATION - 3,364

LONGEST REVIEW - 3,364
REVIEWS >2,000 CHARS - 18
MAX PTS FOR SINGLE NOMINATION - 117
MAX # CHARACTERS FOR SINGLE NOMINATION - 18,324
MAX # OF REVIEWS FOR SINGLE NOMINATION - 101

# OF REVIEWERS - 101
# OF AUTHORS - 131
# OF NOMINATORS - 76
# OF PARTICIPANTS - 179

You can compare this to previous years:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MEFAwards/message/10807
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MEFAwards/message/10316
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MEFAwards/message/9676
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MEFAwards/message/8605
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MEFAwards/message/7767

Thank you, one and all!

Marta