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Hey guys,

As you probably know, nominations for the 2011 MEFAs. We currently
have around 550 nominations, not counting the withdrawn ones - not too
shabby! Thanks to everyone who nominated.

In just under a week we'll start work on categorization. To do that we
need authors to complete their story forms, and everyone else needs to
know whether stories will be competing or not anyway. So after July 7
I will withdraw those nominations where the nomination isn't 100%
ready to compete. In practical terms, I encourage authors to try to
finish their forms by July 6 at the latest, to give their liaison some
time to work out any errors that might need fixing.

To that end: here are some authors who *may* not know they've been
nominated, or *may* not know they still have to do something in order
to compete. The following authors haven't begun their forms or given
us an indication they know they've been nominated.

Adlanth (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Chisscientist (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Gwynnyd (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
Kaylee Arafinwiel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Llinos (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Nekomitsu (liaison: Fiondil, namondilATgmailDOTcom)
Osheen Nevoy (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
rosethorn59 (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Tevildo (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)

These authors have begun but not finished their forms.

Armedwithacomputer (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
DrummerWench (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Elf Cakes (liaison: Linaewen, marggrenawaltATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Esteliel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Galadriel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
MysteriousJedi (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Nefhiel (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Wormwood (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)

It's really the first list that I'm most concerned about, and some of
those people were just nominated in the last few days. But if you know
them, do make sure they know they've been nominated.

The second list, it's entirely possible that these people know they
were nominated and are making good progress. I'm a little concerned
that they may not know our deadline is coming or that there's
something else they still need to do, but on the other hand, they *do*
still have time to tie up those loose threads. Meaning there are still
very legitimate reasons for their forms not to be done yet. I have
left off veteran MEFA members who I'm confident know what they need to
do as well as people who are 100% done with most of their nominations.

In any event, if you see your name listed get in touch with your
liaison. And if you see a name listed of someone you know, especially
on the first list, have them get in touch, too. Authors should have
also received an email by me earlier today listing what nominations
were good to go and which ones still needed work.

Marta

I know that Kaylee is having computer problems, and cannot access her emails
right now.
Dreamflower

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hey guys,
>
> As you probably know, nominations for the 2011 MEFAs. We currently
> have around 550 nominations, not counting the withdrawn ones - not too
> shabby! Thanks to everyone who nominated.
>
> In just under a week we'll start work on categorization. To do that we
> need authors to complete their story forms, and everyone else needs to
> know whether stories will be competing or not anyway. So after July 7
> I will withdraw those nominations where the nomination isn't 100%
> ready to compete. In practical terms, I encourage authors to try to
> finish their forms by July 6 at the latest, to give their liaison some
> time to work out any errors that might need fixing.
>
> To that end: here are some authors who *may* not know they've been
> nominated, or *may* not know they still have to do something in order
> to compete. The following authors haven't begun their forms or given
> us an indication they know they've been nominated.
>
> Adlanth (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> Chisscientist (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> Gwynnyd (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
> Kaylee Arafinwiel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> Llinos (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> Nekomitsu (liaison: Fiondil, namondilATgmailDOTcom)
> Osheen Nevoy (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
> rosethorn59 (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> Tevildo (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
>
> These authors have begun but not finished their forms.
>
> Armedwithacomputer (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> DrummerWench (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> Elf Cakes (liaison: Linaewen, marggrenawaltATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> Esteliel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> Galadriel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> MysteriousJedi (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> Nefhiel (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> Wormwood (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
>
> It's really the first list that I'm most concerned about, and some of
> those people were just nominated in the last few days. But if you know
> them, do make sure they know they've been nominated.
>
> The second list, it's entirely possible that these people know they
> were nominated and are making good progress. I'm a little concerned
> that they may not know our deadline is coming or that there's
> something else they still need to do, but on the other hand, they *do*
> still have time to tie up those loose threads. Meaning there are still
> very legitimate reasons for their forms not to be done yet. I have
> left off veteran MEFA members who I'm confident know what they need to
> do as well as people who are 100% done with most of their nominations.
>
> In any event, if you see your name listed get in touch with your
> liaison. And if you see a name listed of someone you know, especially
> on the first list, have them get in touch, too. Authors should have
> also received an email by me earlier today listing what nominations
> were good to go and which ones still needed work.
>
> Marta
>
>


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On Jul 1, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Marta wrote:

> Gwynnyd (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)

I'm getting to it! Promise!

Gwynnyd



Carol Lynn
carollynn@di.org

Proud to be a Textual Poacher

"Fan fiction is a way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system where contemporary myths are owned by corporations, instead of owned by the folk."

---Henry Jenkins, director of media studies, MIT



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Hello all,

Ive tried to alert Gwynnyd and DrummerWench per Garden of Ithillien, both in private messages and the appropiate boards. I hope this helps.


Haarajot

From: Marta
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 9:07 PM
To: mefawards@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MEFAwards] [ADMIN] final hard-to-reach authors list


Hey guys,

As you probably know, nominations for the 2011 MEFAs. We currently
have around 550 nominations, not counting the withdrawn ones - not too
shabby! Thanks to everyone who nominated.

In just under a week we'll start work on categorization. To do that we
need authors to complete their story forms, and everyone else needs to
know whether stories will be competing or not anyway. So after July 7
I will withdraw those nominations where the nomination isn't 100%
ready to compete. In practical terms, I encourage authors to try to
finish their forms by July 6 at the latest, to give their liaison some
time to work out any errors that might need fixing.

To that end: here are some authors who *may* not know they've been
nominated, or *may* not know they still have to do something in order
to compete. The following authors haven't begun their forms or given
us an indication they know they've been nominated.

Adlanth (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Chisscientist (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Gwynnyd (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
Kaylee Arafinwiel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Llinos (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Nekomitsu (liaison: Fiondil, namondilATgmailDOTcom)
Osheen Nevoy (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
rosethorn59 (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Tevildo (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)

These authors have begun but not finished their forms.

Armedwithacomputer (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
DrummerWench (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Elf Cakes (liaison: Linaewen, marggrenawaltATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Esteliel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Galadriel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
MysteriousJedi (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Nefhiel (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Wormwood (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)

It's really the first list that I'm most concerned about, and some of
those people were just nominated in the last few days. But if you know
them, do make sure they know they've been nominated.

The second list, it's entirely possible that these people know they
were nominated and are making good progress. I'm a little concerned
that they may not know our deadline is coming or that there's
something else they still need to do, but on the other hand, they *do*
still have time to tie up those loose threads. Meaning there are still
very legitimate reasons for their forms not to be done yet. I have
left off veteran MEFA members who I'm confident know what they need to
do as well as people who are 100% done with most of their nominations.

In any event, if you see your name listed get in touch with your
liaison. And if you see a name listed of someone you know, especially
on the first list, have them get in touch, too. Authors should have
also received an email by me earlier today listing what nominations
were good to go and which ones still needed work.

Marta




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I have made Kaylee aware and she is getting her email problem fixed. She will be in contact with you soon.

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Barbara Rich <aelfwina@...> wrote:
>
> I know that Kaylee is having computer problems, and cannot access her emails
> right now.
> Dreamflower
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Marta <marta.fandom@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > As you probably know, nominations for the 2011 MEFAs. We currently
> > have around 550 nominations, not counting the withdrawn ones - not too
> > shabby! Thanks to everyone who nominated.
> >
> > In just under a week we'll start work on categorization. To do that we
> > need authors to complete their story forms, and everyone else needs to
> > know whether stories will be competing or not anyway. So after July 7
> > I will withdraw those nominations where the nomination isn't 100%
> > ready to compete. In practical terms, I encourage authors to try to
> > finish their forms by July 6 at the latest, to give their liaison some
> > time to work out any errors that might need fixing.
> >
> > To that end: here are some authors who *may* not know they've been
> > nominated, or *may* not know they still have to do something in order
> > to compete. The following authors haven't begun their forms or given
> > us an indication they know they've been nominated.
> >
> > Adlanth (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > Chisscientist (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > Gwynnyd (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
> > Kaylee Arafinwiel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > Llinos (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > Nekomitsu (liaison: Fiondil, namondilATgmailDOTcom)
> > Osheen Nevoy (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
> > rosethorn59 (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > Tevildo (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> >
> > These authors have begun but not finished their forms.
> >
> > Armedwithacomputer (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > DrummerWench (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > Elf Cakes (liaison: Linaewen, marggrenawaltATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > Esteliel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > Galadriel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > MysteriousJedi (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > Nefhiel (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > Wormwood (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
> >
> > It's really the first list that I'm most concerned about, and some of
> > those people were just nominated in the last few days. But if you know
> > them, do make sure they know they've been nominated.
> >
> > The second list, it's entirely possible that these people know they
> > were nominated and are making good progress. I'm a little concerned
> > that they may not know our deadline is coming or that there's
> > something else they still need to do, but on the other hand, they *do*
> > still have time to tie up those loose threads. Meaning there are still
> > very legitimate reasons for their forms not to be done yet. I have
> > left off veteran MEFA members who I'm confident know what they need to
> > do as well as people who are 100% done with most of their nominations.
> >
> > In any event, if you see your name listed get in touch with your
> > liaison. And if you see a name listed of someone you know, especially
> > on the first list, have them get in touch, too. Authors should have
> > also received an email by me earlier today listing what nominations
> > were good to go and which ones still needed work.
> >
> > Marta
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I already wrote to rosethorn59 and even txt her, but i have no idea if she saw it, i didn't hear from her, so hopefully by the weekend...

*Hugs*

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--- On Fri, 7/1/11, Henriette Heeren-Hummel <h.j.heerenhummel@chello.nl> wrote:

From: Henriette Heeren-Hummel <h.j.heerenhummel@chello.nl>
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] [ADMIN] final hard-to-reach authors list
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 1, 2011, 4:02 PM







 









Hello all,



Ive tried to alert Gwynnyd and DrummerWench per Garden of Ithillien, both in private messages and the appropiate boards. I hope this helps.



Haarajot



From: Marta

Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 9:07 PM

To: mefawards@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [MEFAwards] [ADMIN] final hard-to-reach authors list



Hey guys,



As you probably know, nominations for the 2011 MEFAs. We currently

have around 550 nominations, not counting the withdrawn ones - not too

shabby! Thanks to everyone who nominated.



In just under a week we'll start work on categorization. To do that we

need authors to complete their story forms, and everyone else needs to

know whether stories will be competing or not anyway. So after July 7

I will withdraw those nominations where the nomination isn't 100%

ready to compete. In practical terms, I encourage authors to try to

finish their forms by July 6 at the latest, to give their liaison some

time to work out any errors that might need fixing.



To that end: here are some authors who *may* not know they've been

nominated, or *may* not know they still have to do something in order

to compete. The following authors haven't begun their forms or given

us an indication they know they've been nominated.



Adlanth (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)

Chisscientist (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)

Gwynnyd (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)

Kaylee Arafinwiel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)

Llinos (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)

Nekomitsu (liaison: Fiondil, namondilATgmailDOTcom)

Osheen Nevoy (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)

rosethorn59 (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)

Tevildo (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)



These authors have begun but not finished their forms.



Armedwithacomputer (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)

DrummerWench (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)

Elf Cakes (liaison: Linaewen, marggrenawaltATsbcglobalDOTnet)

Esteliel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)

Galadriel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)

MysteriousJedi (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)

Nefhiel (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)

Wormwood (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)



It's really the first list that I'm most concerned about, and some of

those people were just nominated in the last few days. But if you know

them, do make sure they know they've been nominated.



The second list, it's entirely possible that these people know they

were nominated and are making good progress. I'm a little concerned

that they may not know our deadline is coming or that there's

something else they still need to do, but on the other hand, they *do*

still have time to tie up those loose threads. Meaning there are still

very legitimate reasons for their forms not to be done yet. I have

left off veteran MEFA members who I'm confident know what they need to

do as well as people who are 100% done with most of their nominations.



In any event, if you see your name listed get in touch with your

liaison. And if you see a name listed of someone you know, especially

on the first list, have them get in touch, too. Authors should have

also received an email by me earlier today listing what nominations

were good to go and which ones still needed work.



Marta



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]






















[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi there, Kaylee Arafinwiel here. I finally got my email working. It took literally all day. However, I don't seem to be able to log in :( Help? Oh, also I emailed Elliska. I'm so excited to be nominated again! :)

Kaylee

----- Original Message -----
From: Marta
To: mefawards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 12:07 PM
Subject: [MEFAwards] [ADMIN] final hard-to-reach authors list



Hey guys,

As you probably know, nominations for the 2011 MEFAs. We currently
have around 550 nominations, not counting the withdrawn ones - not too
shabby! Thanks to everyone who nominated.

In just under a week we'll start work on categorization. To do that we
need authors to complete their story forms, and everyone else needs to
know whether stories will be competing or not anyway. So after July 7
I will withdraw those nominations where the nomination isn't 100%
ready to compete. In practical terms, I encourage authors to try to
finish their forms by July 6 at the latest, to give their liaison some
time to work out any errors that might need fixing.

To that end: here are some authors who *may* not know they've been
nominated, or *may* not know they still have to do something in order
to compete. The following authors haven't begun their forms or given
us an indication they know they've been nominated.

Adlanth (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Chisscientist (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Gwynnyd (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
Kaylee Arafinwiel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Llinos (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Nekomitsu (liaison: Fiondil, namondilATgmailDOTcom)
Osheen Nevoy (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
rosethorn59 (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Tevildo (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)

These authors have begun but not finished their forms.

Armedwithacomputer (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
DrummerWench (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Elf Cakes (liaison: Linaewen, marggrenawaltATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Esteliel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
Galadriel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
MysteriousJedi (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Nefhiel (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
Wormwood (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)

It's really the first list that I'm most concerned about, and some of
those people were just nominated in the last few days. But if you know
them, do make sure they know they've been nominated.

The second list, it's entirely possible that these people know they
were nominated and are making good progress. I'm a little concerned
that they may not know our deadline is coming or that there's
something else they still need to do, but on the other hand, they *do*
still have time to tie up those loose threads. Meaning there are still
very legitimate reasons for their forms not to be done yet. I have
left off veteran MEFA members who I'm confident know what they need to
do as well as people who are 100% done with most of their nominations.

In any event, if you see your name listed get in touch with your
liaison. And if you see a name listed of someone you know, especially
on the first list, have them get in touch, too. Authors should have
also received an email by me earlier today listing what nominations
were good to go and which ones still needed work.

Marta




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

And ten hours later, I managed to get my email running...Thanks so much
Barbara! Hope your birthday went well :) *huggles muchly*

Kaylee Arafinwiel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Rich" <aelfwina@gmail.com>
To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] [ADMIN] final hard-to-reach authors list


>I know that Kaylee is having computer problems, and cannot access her
>emails
> right now.
> Dreamflower
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> As you probably know, nominations for the 2011 MEFAs. We currently
>> have around 550 nominations, not counting the withdrawn ones - not too
>> shabby! Thanks to everyone who nominated.
>>
>> In just under a week we'll start work on categorization. To do that we
>> need authors to complete their story forms, and everyone else needs to
>> know whether stories will be competing or not anyway. So after July 7
>> I will withdraw those nominations where the nomination isn't 100%
>> ready to compete. In practical terms, I encourage authors to try to
>> finish their forms by July 6 at the latest, to give their liaison some
>> time to work out any errors that might need fixing.
>>
>> To that end: here are some authors who *may* not know they've been
>> nominated, or *may* not know they still have to do something in order
>> to compete. The following authors haven't begun their forms or given
>> us an indication they know they've been nominated.
>>
>> Adlanth (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
>> Chisscientist (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
>> Gwynnyd (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
>> Kaylee Arafinwiel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
>> Llinos (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
>> Nekomitsu (liaison: Fiondil, namondilATgmailDOTcom)
>> Osheen Nevoy (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel,
>> adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
>> rosethorn59 (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
>> Tevildo (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
>>
>> These authors have begun but not finished their forms.
>>
>> Armedwithacomputer (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
>> DrummerWench (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
>> Elf Cakes (liaison: Linaewen, marggrenawaltATsbcglobalDOTnet)
>> Esteliel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
>> Galadriel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
>> MysteriousJedi (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
>> Nefhiel (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
>> Wormwood (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
>>
>> It's really the first list that I'm most concerned about, and some of
>> those people were just nominated in the last few days. But if you know
>> them, do make sure they know they've been nominated.
>>
>> The second list, it's entirely possible that these people know they
>> were nominated and are making good progress. I'm a little concerned
>> that they may not know our deadline is coming or that there's
>> something else they still need to do, but on the other hand, they *do*
>> still have time to tie up those loose threads. Meaning there are still
>> very legitimate reasons for their forms not to be done yet. I have
>> left off veteran MEFA members who I'm confident know what they need to
>> do as well as people who are 100% done with most of their nominations.
>>
>> In any event, if you see your name listed get in touch with your
>> liaison. And if you see a name listed of someone you know, especially
>> on the first list, have them get in touch, too. Authors should have
>> also received an email by me earlier today listing what nominations
>> were good to go and which ones still needed work.
>>
>> Marta
>>
>>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

I sent Nekomitsu an email and Rhapsody (her nominator) also has tried to contact her but so far I haven't heard from her. So if anyone else knows her, please let her know. Thanks.

Fiondil

Thanks for checking in!

Marta

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Carol Lynn <gwynnyd@comcast.net> wrote:

> **
>
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Marta wrote:
>
> > Gwynnyd (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
>
> I'm getting to it! Promise!
>
> Gwynnyd
>
> Carol Lynn
> carollynn@di.org
>
> Proud to be a Textual Poacher
>
> "Fan fiction is a way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system
> where contemporary myths are owned by corporations, instead of owned by the
> folk."
>
> ---Henry Jenkins, director of media studies, MIT
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


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On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Henriette Heeren-Hummel <
h.j.heerenhummel@chello.nl> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> Iýve tried to alert Gwynnyd and DrummerWench per Garden of Ithillien, both
> in private messages and the appropiate boards. I hope this helps.
>
> Haarajot
>
>

Thanks, Haarajot. I've heard from both of them.

Marta


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On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Cathleen <virginia_lee_redcat@yahoo.com>wrote:

> **
>
>
> I have made Kaylee aware and she is getting her email problem fixed. She
> will be in contact with you soon.
>
>
> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Barbara Rich <aelfwina@...> wrote:
> >
> > I know that Kaylee is having computer problems, and cannot access her
> emails
> > right now.
> > Dreamflower
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Marta <marta.fandom@...> wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey guys,
> > >
> > > As you probably know, nominations for the 2011 MEFAs. We currently
> > > have around 550 nominations, not counting the withdrawn ones - not too
> > > shabby! Thanks to everyone who nominated.
> > >
> > > In just under a week we'll start work on categorization. To do that we
> > > need authors to complete their story forms, and everyone else needs to
> > > know whether stories will be competing or not anyway. So after July 7
> > > I will withdraw those nominations where the nomination isn't 100%
> > > ready to compete. In practical terms, I encourage authors to try to
> > > finish their forms by July 6 at the latest, to give their liaison some
> > > time to work out any errors that might need fixing.
> > >
> > > To that end: here are some authors who *may* not know they've been
> > > nominated, or *may* not know they still have to do something in order
> > > to compete. The following authors haven't begun their forms or given
> > > us an indication they know they've been nominated.
> > >
> > > Adlanth (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > > Chisscientist (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > > Gwynnyd (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
> > > Kaylee Arafinwiel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > > Llinos (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > > Nekomitsu (liaison: Fiondil, namondilATgmailDOTcom)
> > > Osheen Nevoy (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel,
> adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
> > > rosethorn59 (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > > Tevildo (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > >
> > > These authors have begun but not finished their forms.
> > >
> > > Armedwithacomputer (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > > DrummerWench (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > > Elf Cakes (liaison: Linaewen, marggrenawaltATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > > Esteliel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > > Galadriel (liaison: elliska, elliska67ATyahooDOTcom)
> > > MysteriousJedi (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > > Nefhiel (liaison: Inkling, inkling-tcbsATsbcglobalDOTnet)
> > > Wormwood (liaison: Adonnen Estenniel, adonnenDOTestennielATgmailDOTcom)
> > >
> > > It's really the first list that I'm most concerned about, and some of
> > > those people were just nominated in the last few days. But if you know
> > > them, do make sure they know they've been nominated.
> > >
> > > The second list, it's entirely possible that these people know they
> > > were nominated and are making good progress. I'm a little concerned
> > > that they may not know our deadline is coming or that there's
> > > something else they still need to do, but on the other hand, they *do*
> > > still have time to tie up those loose threads. Meaning there are still
> > > very legitimate reasons for their forms not to be done yet. I have
> > > left off veteran MEFA members who I'm confident know what they need to
> > > do as well as people who are 100% done with most of their nominations.
> > >
> > > In any event, if you see your name listed get in touch with your
> > > liaison. And if you see a name listed of someone you know, especially
> > > on the first list, have them get in touch, too. Authors should have
> > > also received an email by me earlier today listing what nominations
> > > were good to go and which ones still needed work.
> > >
> > > Marta
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Thanks, Cathleen. I've marked her off over at LJ, as having been contacted.

Marta

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Cathleen <virginia_lee_redcat@yahoo.com>wrote:

> **
>
>
> I have made Kaylee aware and she is getting her email problem fixed. She
> will be in contact with you soon.
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

And now that my email finally works *pokes it in frustration for its stupidity* my forms are done! I also contacted my liason.

Kaylee Arafinwiel

----- Original Message -----
From: Marta
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Re: [ADMIN] final hard-to-reach authors list



Thanks, Cathleen. I've marked her off over at LJ, as having been contacted.

Marta

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Cathleen <virginia_lee_redcat@yahoo.com>wrote:

> **
>
>
> I have made Kaylee aware and she is getting her email problem fixed. She
> will be in contact with you soon.
>
>

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Kaylee,

I don't replying publicly to this, since it's useful to a lot of people I
think. It's one of the most common questions I get asked.

For security reasons I can't see any member's password, but you can see it
yourself. Just

--- (1) Visit www.mefawards.org/
--- (2) Click the "Log in" link.
--- (3) Click the "Forgot Your Password?" link.
--- (4) Enter your email address.

This will reset your password to some random string of letters and numbers,
which will be emailed to you. Then

--- (5) Log in to www.mefawards.org using that new password and your email
address.
--- (6) Select "Your MEFA Account Settings" from the Members menu.
--- (7) Click "Edit Your Account Information."
--- (8) At the bottom of the page, enter the password you prefer and save
the form.

This will be your password for the next time you need to log in. Then:

--- (9) Select "Your Nominations" from the Nominations menu.
--- (10) Click the "Form" link beside the nomination you want to work on.

From here, just follow the instructions on the form to tell us about your
nomination.

Btw, that works for anyone who is having a hard time logging in to our
website.

Marta


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hey all -

I have to ask, when browsing 2011 nominations, is there a way to sort (not filter) by ID# or Author(s)? I ask because, when I pass my mouse over the column headers, my cursor indicates that they are clickable, but when I click them they don't actually do anything. I was hoping for the option of browsing down a complete list of stories alphabetically by Author, but this doesn't seem doable. My other option is filtering by one author at a time, although not all authors listed in the filter have stories associated with them...

Apologies if this has been addressed elsewhere or if there is something I am not doing correctly.

Thanks,
Lauderdale

Been having trouble too...I try to search for certain type of stories and every scenerio I do, comes up with NO RESULT
 
Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....



________________________________
From: mvoltfan <cartoon6@hotmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 9:02 PM
Subject: [MEFAwards] MEFA 2011 Nominations


 
Hey all -

I have to ask, when browsing 2011 nominations, is there a way to sort (not filter) by ID# or Author(s)? I ask because, when I pass my mouse over the column headers, my cursor indicates that they are clickable, but when I click them they don't actually do anything. I was hoping for the option of browsing down a complete list of stories alphabetically by Author, but this doesn't seem doable. My other option is filtering by one author at a time, although not all authors listed in the filter have stories associated with them...

Apologies if this has been addressed elsewhere or if there is something I am not doing correctly.

Thanks,
Lauderdale




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Brandy,

What is an example of something you are searching for that it's coming up
with No Result? Let me know all of the search criteria you're selecting, and
I'll see if there's a bug somewhere.

Thanks,
Aranel

On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:04 PM, brandy bartoli <phatangelbaby@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Been having trouble too...I try to search for certain type of stories and
> every scenerio I do, comes up with NO RESULT
>
> Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: mvoltfan <cartoon6@hotmail.com>
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 9:02 PM
> Subject: [MEFAwards] MEFA 2011 Nominations
>
>
>
> Hey all -
>
> I have to ask, when browsing 2011 nominations, is there a way to sort (not
> filter) by ID# or Author(s)? I ask because, when I pass my mouse over the
> column headers, my cursor indicates that they are clickable, but when I
> click them they don't actually do anything. I was hoping for the option of
> browsing down a complete list of stories alphabetically by Author, but this
> doesn't seem doable. My other option is filtering by one author at a time,
> although not all authors listed in the filter have stories associated with
> them...
>
> Apologies if this has been addressed elsewhere or if there is something I
> am not doing correctly.
>
> Thanks,
> Lauderdale
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Lauderdale,

That is a quirk of the table plug-in that the column headers show as a link
even when sorting is turned off. I don't have a way to fix that, though I
may be looking at getting a new table plug-in anyway.

The columns are not sortable because in order for this plug-in to initially
have a random listing, sorting has to be turned off. We have to have a
random listing for fairness, so that is also something that may be fixed
with a new plug-in, but I cannot change right now.

Sorry for the troubles,
Aranel

On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:02 PM, mvoltfan <cartoon6@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all -
>
> I have to ask, when browsing 2011 nominations, is there a way to sort (not
> filter) by ID# or Author(s)? I ask because, when I pass my mouse over the
> column headers, my cursor indicates that they are clickable, but when I
> click them they don't actually do anything. I was hoping for the option of
> browsing down a complete list of stories alphabetically by Author, but this
> doesn't seem doable. My other option is filtering by one author at a time,
> although not all authors listed in the filter have stories associated with
> them...
>
> Apologies if this has been addressed elsewhere or if there is something I
> am not doing correctly.
>
> Thanks,
> Lauderdale
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

First of all, I'm loving the new site. It's a lot of fun to play around in. That said, I was wondering about something that existed in the old site but that I don't see in the new one.

After entering a review but before setting the status to draft/hidden/final, the current site tells me how many characters there are in the review and the score. Which is all well and good. But if I click "Reviews Written" and look at what reviews I've submitted so far, it doesn't tell me how the reviews are scored, though there's a column for that. Will that change in August or is that column stuck on N/A until the end of voting season?

No biggie either way. I just like to be able to see at a glance how my reviews are scored, but I can live without that if needed.

Many thanks to all the amazing people for their hard work!

Thundera

Hi Thundera,

I forgot to make those scores visible to the reviewer. I'll add that ASAP.

Thanks,
Aranel

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM, thunderatiger <thunderalaura@juno.com>wrote:

> First of all, I'm loving the new site. It's a lot of fun to play around in.
> That said, I was wondering about something that existed in the old site but
> that I don't see in the new one.
>
> After entering a review but before setting the status to
> draft/hidden/final, the current site tells me how many characters there are
> in the review and the score. Which is all well and good. But if I click
> "Reviews Written" and look at what reviews I've submitted so far, it doesn't
> tell me how the reviews are scored, though there's a column for that. Will
> that change in August or is that column stuck on N/A until the end of voting
> season?
>
> No biggie either way. I just like to be able to see at a glance how my
> reviews are scored, but I can live without that if needed.
>
> Many thanks to all the amazing people for their hard work!
>
> Thundera
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Will do.

I think one thing that is so confusing, it the different times periods with in the works. To me it is way too drawn out. Instead of simple stuff like : PreWOTR, Age of Trees, or Post WOTR, or something like that...it is more detailed with all the different age periods and events. The list is really long and hard for me to dicipher what time I want the story in. Or if I just want only Haldir Stories.


Maybe it is just me and being a newbie in the whole award thing.

 
Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....



________________________________
From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] MEFA 2011 Nominations


 
Hi Brandy,

What is an example of something you are searching for that it's coming up
with No Result? Let me know all of the search criteria you're selecting, and
I'll see if there's a bug somewhere.

Thanks,
Aranel

On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:04 PM, brandy bartoli <phatangelbaby@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Been having trouble too...I try to search for certain type of stories and
> every scenerio I do, comes up with NO RESULT
>
> Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: mvoltfan <cartoon6@hotmail.com>
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 9:02 PM
> Subject: [MEFAwards] MEFA 2011 Nominations
>
>
>
> Hey all -
>
> I have to ask, when browsing 2011 nominations, is there a way to sort (not
> filter) by ID# or Author(s)? I ask because, when I pass my mouse over the
> column headers, my cursor indicates that they are clickable, but when I
> click them they don't actually do anything. I was hoping for the option of
> browsing down a complete list of stories alphabetically by Author, but this
> doesn't seem doable. My other option is filtering by one author at a time,
> although not all authors listed in the filter have stories associated with
> them...
>
> Apologies if this has been addressed elsewhere or if there is something I
> am not doing correctly.
>
> Thanks,
> Lauderdale
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> 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]

Hi Aranel:

Just wanted to say that I noticed and liked the random listing aspect, because I do think that is good in terms of fairness. It would be nice if it were a default that the individual visitor could change as (s)he wishes, but c'est la vie, and so long as I have my ability to filter individual authors, I can do nicely.

Thank you for answering my question, and my compliments on the site, which is beautiful to look at as well as being useful.

~Lauderdale

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Aranel Took <araneltook@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Lauderdale,
>
> That is a quirk of the table plug-in that the column headers show as a link
> even when sorting is turned off. I don't have a way to fix that, though I
> may be looking at getting a new table plug-in anyway.
>
> The columns are not sortable because in order for this plug-in to initially
> have a random listing, sorting has to be turned off. We have to have a
> random listing for fairness, so that is also something that may be fixed
> with a new plug-in, but I cannot change right now.
>
> Sorry for the troubles,
> Aranel

Hi Brandy,

For Times, you do not have to select the specific events, you can just
select, for example, "Third Age" without selecting any events. The reason
there are so many events is so that authors can list specific subjects of
their stories. We may be able to add more general subcategories to events
(such as "Age of Trees") to the listing in the future, but it won't be
possible this year. I'll add it to the list of things to consider for next
year's site.

For Characters, if you want Haldir stories, select "Elves", then "Other
Elves", then "Haldir", but don't select any other criteria in order to get
everything with Haldir as a character.

Does that help? Are the instructions on the page confusing? I can add more
search examples, if needed.

Thanks,
Aranel

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:40 PM, brandy bartoli <phatangelbaby@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Will do.
>
> I think one thing that is so confusing, it the different times periods with
> in the works. To me it is way too drawn out. Instead of simple stuff like :
> PreWOTR, Age of Trees, or Post WOTR, or something like that...it is more
> detailed with all the different age periods and events. The list is really
> long and hard for me to dicipher what time I want the story in. Or if I just
> want only Haldir Stories.
>
>
> Maybe it is just me and being a newbie in the whole award thing.
>
>
> Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 6:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] MEFA 2011 Nominations
>
>
>
> Hi Brandy,
>
> What is an example of something you are searching for that it's coming up
> with No Result? Let me know all of the search criteria you're selecting,
> and
> I'll see if there's a bug somewhere.
>
> Thanks,
> Aranel
>
> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:04 PM, brandy bartoli <phatangelbaby@yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Been having trouble too...I try to search for certain type of stories and
> > every scenerio I do, comes up with NO RESULT
> >
> > Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: mvoltfan <cartoon6@hotmail.com>
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 9:02 PM
> > Subject: [MEFAwards] MEFA 2011 Nominations
> >
> >
> >
> > Hey all -
> >
> > I have to ask, when browsing 2011 nominations, is there a way to sort
> (not
> > filter) by ID# or Author(s)? I ask because, when I pass my mouse over
> the
> > column headers, my cursor indicates that they are clickable, but when I
> > click them they don't actually do anything. I was hoping for the option
> of
> > browsing down a complete list of stories alphabetically by Author, but
> this
> > doesn't seem doable. My other option is filtering by one author at a
> time,
> > although not all authors listed in the filter have stories associated
> with
> > them...
> >
> > Apologies if this has been addressed elsewhere or if there is something I
> > am not doing correctly.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lauderdale
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > 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
>
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Lauderdale,

Marta reminded me of a method the old site used that I may be able to use
here to get around this "random vs. sorting" problem, so I may be able to
add sorting to the table again. It may be a couple days before I get to it
(and there's no guarantee it will work), but I'll see what I can do with it.
I'll let you know if I get it working.

Thanks,
Aranel

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 4:37 PM, mvoltfan <cartoon6@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Aranel:
>
> Just wanted to say that I noticed and liked the random listing aspect,
> because I do think that is good in terms of fairness. It would be nice if
> it were a default that the individual visitor could change as (s)he wishes,
> but c'est la vie, and so long as I have my ability to filter individual
> authors, I can do nicely.
>
> Thank you for answering my question, and my compliments on the site, which
> is beautiful to look at as well as being useful.
>
> ~Lauderdale
>
>
>
> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Aranel Took <araneltook@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Lauderdale,
> >
> > That is a quirk of the table plug-in that the column headers show as a
> link
> > even when sorting is turned off. I don't have a way to fix that, though I
> > may be looking at getting a new table plug-in anyway.
> >
> > The columns are not sortable because in order for this plug-in to
> initially
> > have a random listing, sorting has to be turned off. We have to have a
> > random listing for fairness, so that is also something that may be fixed
> > with a new plug-in, but I cannot change right now.
> >
> > Sorry for the troubles,
> > Aranel
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Yeah that works....but dangit...there aint enough haldir stories....*crosses arms* well i guess it is off to the drawing board to write more for next year!


It worked...Thanks...gosh I feel stupid...must be the Flexiril.

Huggles Brandy

 
Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....



________________________________
From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] MEFA 2011 Nominations


 
Hi Brandy,

For Times, you do not have to select the specific events, you can just
select, for example, "Third Age" without selecting any events. The reason
there are so many events is so that authors can list specific subjects of
their stories. We may be able to add more general subcategories to events
(such as "Age of Trees") to the listing in the future, but it won't be
possible this year. I'll add it to the list of things to consider for next
year's site.

For Characters, if you want Haldir stories, select "Elves", then "Other
Elves", then "Haldir", but don't select any other criteria in order to get
everything with Haldir as a character.

Does that help? Are the instructions on the page confusing? I can add more
search examples, if needed.

Thanks,
Aranel

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:40 PM, brandy bartoli <phatangelbaby@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Will do.
>
> I think one thing that is so confusing, it the different times periods with
> in the works. To me it is way too drawn out. Instead of simple stuff like :
> PreWOTR, Age of Trees, or Post WOTR, or something like that...it is more
> detailed with all the different age periods and events. The list is really
> long and hard for me to dicipher what time I want the story in. Or if I just
> want only Haldir Stories.
>
>
> Maybe it is just me and being a newbie in the whole award thing.
>
>
> Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 6:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] MEFA 2011 Nominations
>
>
>
> Hi Brandy,
>
> What is an example of something you are searching for that it's coming up
> with No Result? Let me know all of the search criteria you're selecting,
> and
> I'll see if there's a bug somewhere.
>
> Thanks,
> Aranel
>
> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:04 PM, brandy bartoli <phatangelbaby@yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Been having trouble too...I try to search for certain type of stories and
> > every scenerio I do, comes up with NO RESULT
> >
> > Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: mvoltfan <cartoon6@hotmail.com>
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 9:02 PM
> > Subject: [MEFAwards] MEFA 2011 Nominations
> >
> >
> >
> > Hey all -
> >
> > I have to ask, when browsing 2011 nominations, is there a way to sort
> (not
> > filter) by ID# or Author(s)? I ask because, when I pass my mouse over
> the
> > column headers, my cursor indicates that they are clickable, but when I
> > click them they don't actually do anything. I was hoping for the option
> of
> > browsing down a complete list of stories alphabetically by Author, but
> this
> > doesn't seem doable. My other option is filtering by one author at a
> time,
> > although not all authors listed in the filter have stories associated
> with
> > them...
> >
> > Apologies if this has been addressed elsewhere or if there is something I
> > am not doing correctly.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lauderdale
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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>
>
>
>
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There is a way to sort things by ID and/or author and/or story name; some time ago, Aranel explained how. It requires some work, but it can be done. The solution: wish list.

A word about my reading preferences. ;) In the previous years, I never made the wish list. Of course, I prefer certain characters/genres over the other, but I always wanted to give *all* stories a chance. For example, I am not very fond of drabbles or hobbit-stories (sorry, hobbit fans :) ), but I won't skip such stories. When reading&reviewing, I first read summary and other details of the story, take a look at the beginning, and then decide if I'm interested to go on (this only applies to the stories I am not familiar from before, of course; there are many that I remember reading during the year).
So, I always used to sort nominated stories by ID, and I went from one to another, one by one. That is the way that suits me the most. I didn't want to skip something.

And what do we have this year? A list that can't be sorted alphabetically or by ID. And I just have to sort it that way. So, when Aranel said that wish list was sortable, I decided to put all stories to my wish list. Yes, as I said, it takes some work and time (but not all that much; I think that it was not more than half an hour); also, one might argue that that is not what wish list is for. But it works fine for me. ;) Each of us has her own way that suits her best; I really like my way of sorting and reading, it is the best and easiest way for me.

So, Lauderdale, that is what you can do if you want. ;) If Aranel makes something new in the software, all the better. But even if she doesn't, there still is a solution, as you see. ;)
Hope this mail was helpful.

Ellyn

--- On Mon, 7/18/11, Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Re: MEFA 2011 Nominations
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, July 18, 2011, 2:51 PM







 









Hi Lauderdale,



Marta reminded me of a method the old site used that I may be able to use

here to get around this "random vs. sorting" problem, so I may be able to

add sorting to the table again. It may be a couple days before I get to it

(and there's no guarantee it will work), but I'll see what I can do with it.

I'll let you know if I get it working.



Thanks,

Aranel





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While talking about filtering etc. I'm sorely missing the filter "Not on wish or skip list".

In previous years we had a filter that would only show stories that were not on my wish or skip list. I used that in the beginning of the awards to sort the stories as they come in. I don't have the time to do it in one sitting and this filter gave me the opportunity to go on from where I last left off sorting.

This year stories on my wish list always show up on my nomination list. I can't get rid of them to see what else is there. I'm never able to read all that is on my wish list, but at least I knew that I looked at all stories to see whether I would even attempt to read them. I gave up on that approach to look at least at all stories. Now I rely on the randomization to show me something that I would like to read in my limited time. If I don't find something on the first page of nominations, I just reload the page.

If that filter could be added again, I would be happy. Sorry, I didn't notice it through the beta process.

Chris

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Hi Chris,

I've added a checkbox to the Nomination Listing filter to exclude Wish List
items (Skip List items are already excluded by default). Let me know if you
notice any problems (I just gave it a quick test).

Thanks,
Aranel

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 7:32 AM, Chris <grzonka@comcast.net> wrote:

>
> While talking about filtering etc. I'm sorely missing the filter "Not on
> wish or skip list".
>
> In previous years we had a filter that would only show stories that were
> not on my wish or skip list. I used that in the beginning of the awards to
> sort the stories as they come in. I don't have the time to do it in one
> sitting and this filter gave me the opportunity to go on from where I last
> left off sorting.
>
> This year stories on my wish list always show up on my nomination list. I
> can't get rid of them to see what else is there. I'm never able to read all
> that is on my wish list, but at least I knew that I looked at all stories to
> see whether I would even attempt to read them. I gave up on that approach to
> look at least at all stories. Now I rely on the randomization to show me
> something that I would like to read in my limited time. If I don't find
> something on the first page of nominations, I just reload the page.
>
> If that filter could be added again, I would be happy. Sorry, I didn't
> notice it through the beta process.
>
> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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Hi Thundera,

I've added the scores to the reviews on the Reviews Written page.

Aranel

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Thundera,
>
> I forgot to make those scores visible to the reviewer. I'll add that ASAP.
>
> Thanks,
> Aranel
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM, thunderatiger <thunderalaura@juno.com>wrote:
>
>> First of all, I'm loving the new site. It's a lot of fun to play around
>> in. That said, I was wondering about something that existed in the old site
>> but that I don't see in the new one.
>>
>> After entering a review but before setting the status to
>> draft/hidden/final, the current site tells me how many characters there are
>> in the review and the score. Which is all well and good. But if I click
>> "Reviews Written" and look at what reviews I've submitted so far, it doesn't
>> tell me how the reviews are scored, though there's a column for that. Will
>> that change in August or is that column stuck on N/A until the end of voting
>> season?
>>
>> No biggie either way. I just like to be able to see at a glance how my
>> reviews are scored, but I can live without that if needed.
>>
>> Many thanks to all the amazing people for their hard work!
>>
>> Thundera
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
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Many thanks! You're the best! Thundera ---------------------------------------------
"No one can get the truth out of me because even I don't know what it is. I keep myself in a constant state of utter confusion."
Colonel Flagg - M*A*S*H
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---------- Original Message ----------
From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] A review question...
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:07:04 -0500


Hi Thundera,

I've added the scores to the reviews on the Reviews Written page.

Aranel


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It seems to work and it is what I needed. Thank you.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Aranel Took" <araneltook@gmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 1:10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Re: MEFA 2011 Nominations

Hi Chris,

I've added a checkbox to the Nomination Listing filter to exclude Wish List
items (Skip List items are already excluded by default). Let me know if you
notice any problems (I just gave it a quick test).

Thanks,
Aranel

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 7:32 AM, Chris <grzonka@comcast.net> wrote:

>
> While talking about filtering etc. I'm sorely missing the filter "Not on
> wish or skip list".
>
> In previous years we had a filter that would only show stories that were
> not on my wish or skip list. I used that in the beginning of the awards to
> sort the stories as they come in. I don't have the time to do it in one
> sitting and this filter gave me the opportunity to go on from where I last
> left off sorting.
>
> This year stories on my wish list always show up on my nomination list. I
> can't get rid of them to see what else is there. I'm never able to read all
> that is on my wish list, but at least I knew that I looked at all stories to
> see whether I would even attempt to read them. I gave up on that approach to
> look at least at all stories. Now I rely on the randomization to show me
> something that I would like to read in my limited time. If I don't find
> something on the first page of nominations, I just reload the page.
>
> If that filter could be added again, I would be happy. Sorry, I didn't
> notice it through the beta process.
>
> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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Hope you get this on time, sorry I didn't inform you about my trip in Spain for a Program, I'm presently in Madrid and am having some difficulties here because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and other valuable things were kept. presently i have limited access to internet, I will like you to assist me with a loan of  (1500 EURO)  to sort-out my hotel bills and to get myself back home.

I have spoken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the matter effectively, I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with, I'll Refund the money back to you as soon as I return, let me know if you can be of any help. I don't have a phone where I can be reached. Please let me know immediately.

Best Regards

http://www.fanfiction.net/u/439186/ - Non-slash mostly LOTR
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1520913/SivanShemesh2 - Only Magnificent 7 stories
http://archiveofourown.org/users/Sivan325 All of my Fics/Fandoms... http://sivanshemesh.livejournal.com/profile%c2%a0- My LJ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hall-of-Angst/%c2%a0- My Group
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Sivan325%c2%a0 - My shop at Etsy
 

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Hey all,

Has anyone had any problem with stories disappearing from your Wish List? I've had a report of this problem, but I need more info to track it down.

If you do have a story go missing, please email me ASAP (tech@mefawards.org) with the name of the missing story, and when you noticed it ("It was there yesterday, but is gone today.)

Please keep in mind that stories that you have created a review for are removed from the Wish List, so this will only be for stories you have not yet reviewed.

Thanks,
Aranel

Hey guys,

I received this message at my personal account and at more than one group. I
suspect it is spam. As I know the sender (she's a long-term MEFA
participant), I also suspect her account might have been compromised. I've
moderated her in case more messages are sent - not as punishment but just to
present more messages like this.

Marta

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Sivan Shemesh <sivan325@yahoo.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hope you get this on time, sorry I didn't inform you about my trip in Spain
> for a Program, I'm presently in Madrid and am having some difficulties here
> because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and
> other valuable things were kept. presently i have limited access to
> internet, I will like you to assist me with a loan of (1500 EURO) to
> sort-out my hotel bills and to get myself back home.
>
> I have spoken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the matter
> effectively, I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with,
> I'll Refund the money back to you as soon as I return, let me know if you
> can be of any help. I don't have a phone where I can be reached. Please let
> me know immediately.
>
>


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She caught the one that popped up at the GFIC group, and sent an email to
disregard it, so that's exactly what happened. She's attempting to sort it
out. She probably didn't see the one that showed up at the MEFAs.

This happened a few years ago to my pastor. The hackers stole his address
book-- they actually deleted the addresses that they took! It caused a lot
of chaos for him!

Dreamflower

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hey guys,
>
> I received this message at my personal account and at more than one group.
> I
> suspect it is spam. As I know the sender (she's a long-term MEFA
> participant), I also suspect her account might have been compromised. I've
> moderated her in case more messages are sent - not as punishment but just
> to
> present more messages like this.
>
> Marta
>
> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Sivan Shemesh <sivan325@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > **
>
> >
> >
> > Hope you get this on time, sorry I didn't inform you about my trip in
> Spain
> > for a Program, I'm presently in Madrid and am having some difficulties
> here
> > because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and
> > other valuable things were kept. presently i have limited access to
> > internet, I will like you to assist me with a loan of (1500 EURO) to
> > sort-out my hotel bills and to get myself back home.
> >
> > I have spoken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the
> matter
> > effectively, I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with,
> > I'll Refund the money back to you as soon as I return, let me know if you
> > can be of any help. I don't have a phone where I can be reached. Please
> let
> > me know immediately.
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


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Hi to all,As it seems, someone sent this fraud message from my account. PLEASE do not send money or anything,I'm OK and I'm not in Madrid at all.Sivan.
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/439186/ - Non-slash mostly LOTR
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1520913/SivanShemesh2 - Only Magnificent 7 stories
http://archiveofourown.org/users/Sivan325 All of my Fics/Fandoms... http://sivanshemesh.livejournal.com/profile%c2%a0- My LJ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hall-of-Angst/%c2%a0- My Group
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Sivan325%c2%a0 - My shop at Etsy
 

--- On Wed, 7/20/11, Sivan Shemesh <sivan325@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Sivan Shemesh <sivan325@yahoo.com>
Subject: Emergency Please !!!
To: sivan352@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 6:24 AM

Hope you get this on time, sorry I didn't inform you about my trip in Spain for a Program, I'm presently in Madrid and am having some difficulties here because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and other valuable things were kept. presently i have limited access to internet, I will like you to assist me with a loan of  (1500 EURO)  to sort-out my hotel bills and to get myself back home.

I have spoken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the matter effectively, I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with, I'll Refund the money back to you as soon as I return, let me know if you can be of any help. I don't have a phone where I can be reached. Please let me know immediately.

Best Regards

http://www.fanfiction.net/u/439186/ - Non-slash mostly LOTR
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1520913/SivanShemesh2 - Only Magnificent 7 stories
http://archiveofourown.org/users/Sivan325 All of my Fics/Fandoms... http://sivanshemesh.livejournal.com/profile%c2%a0- My LJ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hall-of-Angst/%c2%a0- My Group
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Sivan325%c2%a0 - My shop at Etsy
 

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Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving a review? I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter did not work properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept freezing, too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but it took awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else having similar problems?

I couldn't get it to work at all using google chrome. I had to switch to IE and then I ended up having to refresh the page several times when the operation timed out.


From: raksha022002 <PGail99@aol.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:32 AM
Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site

Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving a review?  I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter did not work properly, when I was going through Google Chrome.  The screen kept freezing, too.  Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but it took awhile to save the review.  Is it my computer, or is anyone else having similar problems?



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Hiya Raksha,

Is this a new issue? Have you used these features before and are only now
having trouble?

I'm sure Aranel and/or Tanaqui will look into it for you, though it would
probably help if you could give specific information like what browser
you're using (version numbers, not just the names) and what operating system
your computer has.

Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raksha022002
> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:33 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
>
>
>
> Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving a

review?

> I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter did not

work

> properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept

freezing,

> too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but it

took

> awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else having

similar

> problems?
>

Hi Raksha and Becca,

When you say you were not able to open up pieces to review, do you mean
opening up the review page, or going to the story to read it?

When you say the filter wasn't working -- how so? Was it giving incorrect
results? Not showing any results?

The screen freezing -- were you able to click away from that page? Was
something indicating "loading" (whether in the URL status bar or the
whirling bars in the Safari tab)? Or was the page completely non-responsive
and you had to force quit to get out of the browser?

The symptoms don't sound like a browser issue, more a connection issue. It
does look like the database was having some connection problems between 11 -
11:30 pm US Central Time last night. Was that about the time you were having
problems?

Thanks,
Aranel

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hiya Raksha,
>
> Is this a new issue? Have you used these features before and are only now
> having trouble?
>
> I'm sure Aranel and/or Tanaqui will look into it for you, though it would
> probably help if you could give specific information like what browser
> you're using (version numbers, not just the names) and what operating
> system
> your computer has.
>
> Marta
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raksha022002
> > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:33 AM
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
> >
> >
> >
> > Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving a
> review?
> > I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter did
> not
> work
> > properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept
> freezing,
> > too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but it
> took
> > awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else having
> similar
> > problems?
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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And I forgot to ask: is it working for you now?

Thanks,
Aranel

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 7:55 AM, Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Raksha and Becca,
>
> When you say you were not able to open up pieces to review, do you mean
> opening up the review page, or going to the story to read it?
>
> When you say the filter wasn't working -- how so? Was it giving incorrect
> results? Not showing any results?
>
> The screen freezing -- were you able to click away from that page? Was
> something indicating "loading" (whether in the URL status bar or the
> whirling bars in the Safari tab)? Or was the page completely non-responsive
> and you had to force quit to get out of the browser?
>
> The symptoms don't sound like a browser issue, more a connection issue. It
> does look like the database was having some connection problems between 11 -
> 11:30 pm US Central Time last night. Was that about the time you were having
> problems?
>
> Thanks,
> Aranel
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hiya Raksha,
>>
>> Is this a new issue? Have you used these features before and are only now
>> having trouble?
>>
>> I'm sure Aranel and/or Tanaqui will look into it for you, though it would
>> probably help if you could give specific information like what browser
>> you're using (version numbers, not just the names) and what operating
>> system
>> your computer has.
>>
>> Marta
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
>> > [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raksha022002
>> > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:33 AM
>> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
>> > Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving a
>> review?
>> > I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter did
>> not
>> work
>> > properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept
>> freezing,
>> > too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but it
>> took
>> > awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else having
>> similar
>> > problems?
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


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With google, I couldn't get the "browse nominations" link to act like a link. I clicked on it and nothing happened. The computer just sat there. I was able to navigate away from the page and other pages acted normally.
For me it was happening around 10am EDT yesterday. I haven't had time to get on the site since then.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
Sender: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:55:47
To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
Reply-To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site

Hi Raksha and Becca,

When you say you were not able to open up pieces to review, do you mean
opening up the review page, or going to the story to read it?

When you say the filter wasn't working -- how so? Was it giving incorrect
results? Not showing any results?

The screen freezing -- were you able to click away from that page? Was
something indicating "loading" (whether in the URL status bar or the
whirling bars in the Safari tab)? Or was the page completely non-responsive
and you had to force quit to get out of the browser?

The symptoms don't sound like a browser issue, more a connection issue. It
does look like the database was having some connection problems between 11 -
11:30 pm US Central Time last night. Was that about the time you were having
problems?

Thanks,
Aranel

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hiya Raksha,
>
> Is this a new issue? Have you used these features before and are only now
> having trouble?
>
> I'm sure Aranel and/or Tanaqui will look into it for you, though it would
> probably help if you could give specific information like what browser
> you're using (version numbers, not just the names) and what operating
> system
> your computer has.
>
> Marta
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raksha022002
> > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:33 AM
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
> >
> >
> >
> > Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving a
> review?
> > I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter did
> not
> work
> > properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept
> freezing,
> > too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but it
> took
> > awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else having
> similar
> > problems?
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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That sounds like part of the connection problem. Because the tables are so
huge, I made it so the browser doesn't load the nomination listing page
until it has all of the story data loaded for the table. So it stays on the
home page after clicking the link for the Nominations while it's working on
loading the data. And in this case, it seems it wasn't able to connect to
the database to get the data, so it just sat on the front page, which made
it appear the link was not working.

I checked our host's support pages, and it looks like they are having some
network problems right now, so loading the site may be a little flaky until
they get things fixed on their end.

Aranel

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 8:03 AM, <wtiger5@yahoo.com> wrote:

> With google, I couldn't get the "browse nominations" link to act like a
> link. I clicked on it and nothing happened. The computer just sat there. I
> was able to navigate away from the page and other pages acted normally.
> For me it was happening around 10am EDT yesterday. I haven't had time to
> get on the site since then.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aranel Took <araneltook@gmail.com>
> Sender: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:55:47
> To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
>
> Hi Raksha and Becca,
>
> When you say you were not able to open up pieces to review, do you mean
> opening up the review page, or going to the story to read it?
>
> When you say the filter wasn't working -- how so? Was it giving incorrect
> results? Not showing any results?
>
> The screen freezing -- were you able to click away from that page? Was
> something indicating "loading" (whether in the URL status bar or the
> whirling bars in the Safari tab)? Or was the page completely non-responsive
> and you had to force quit to get out of the browser?
>
> The symptoms don't sound like a browser issue, more a connection issue. It
> does look like the database was having some connection problems between 11
> -
> 11:30 pm US Central Time last night. Was that about the time you were
> having
> problems?
>
> Thanks,
> Aranel
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hiya Raksha,
> >
> > Is this a new issue? Have you used these features before and are only now
> > having trouble?
> >
> > I'm sure Aranel and/or Tanaqui will look into it for you, though it would
> > probably help if you could give specific information like what browser
> > you're using (version numbers, not just the names) and what operating
> > system
> > your computer has.
> >
> > Marta
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raksha022002
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:33 AM
> > > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving a
> > review?
> > > I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter did
> > not
> > work
> > > properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept
> > freezing,
> > > too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but
> it
> > took
> > > awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else having
> > similar
> > > problems?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I think I was able to click away from the page, or at least bring up another website and go there.

Just now, I wanted to review a drabble or two. I clicked on drabbles for type and length in the nomination filter, but after I clicked on the tab at the bottom (forget the name, it's the one you click to get to what you've selected), nothing happened. It said something like 'asking mefa2011', but the page never changed; nominated drabbles never came up. I waited five minutes. I'll try again later; but I have no idea whether I'm doing something wrong or there's a bug. That was the way I've accessed drabbles in the past, to go through the nomination filter....


Raksha the Demon
30 MEFA Reviews done so far (and many more to write)





<<<<--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Aranel Took <araneltook@...> wrote:

>
> Hi Raksha and Becca,
>
> When you say you were not able to open up pieces to review, do you mean
> opening up the review page, or going to the story to read it?
>
> When you say the filter wasn't working -- how so? Was it giving incorrect
> results? Not showing any results?
>
> The screen freezing -- were you able to click away from that page? Was
> something indicating "loading" (whether in the URL status bar or the
> whirling bars in the Safari tab)? Or was the page completely non-responsive
> and you had to force quit to get out of the browser?
>
> The symptoms don't sound like a browser issue, more a connection issue. It
> does look like the database was having some connection problems between 11 -
> 11:30 pm US Central Time last night. Was that about the time you were having
> problems?
>
> Thanks,
> Aranel
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@...> wrote:
>
> > Hiya Raksha,
> >
> > Is this a new issue? Have you used these features before and are only now
> > having trouble?
> >
> > I'm sure Aranel and/or Tanaqui will look into it for you, though it would
> > probably help if you could give specific information like what browser
> > you're using (version numbers, not just the names) and what operating
> > system
> > your computer has.
> >
> > Marta
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raksha022002
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:33 AM
> > > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving a
> > review?
> > > I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter did
> > not
> > work
> > > properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept
> > freezing,
> > > too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but it
> > took
> > > awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else having
> > similar
> > > problems?
> > >
> >>>>>>>>

I was just trying to use the site again, to Browse Nominations. When I clicked on Browse Nominations, the page stayed still. The thingie says 'waiting for MEFA 2011', and there's a circle that keeps turning; it looked like the page was trying to load but wouldn't come up. I will try again later.

Raksha the Demon




<<<<--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Aranel Took <araneltook@...> wrote:

>
> Hi Raksha and Becca,
>
> When you say you were not able to open up pieces to review, do you mean
> opening up the review page, or going to the story to read it?
>
> When you say the filter wasn't working -- how so? Was it giving incorrect
> results? Not showing any results?
>
> The screen freezing -- were you able to click away from that page? Was
> something indicating "loading" (whether in the URL status bar or the
> whirling bars in the Safari tab)? Or was the page completely non-responsive
> and you had to force quit to get out of the browser?
>
> The symptoms don't sound like a browser issue, more a connection issue. It
> does look like the database was having some connection problems between 11 -
> 11:30 pm US Central Time last night. Was that about the time you were having
> problems?
>
> Thanks,
> Aranel
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@...> wrote:
>
> > Hiya Raksha,
> >
> > Is this a new issue? Have you used these features before and are only now
> > having trouble?
> >
> > I'm sure Aranel and/or Tanaqui will look into it for you, though it would
> > probably help if you could give specific information like what browser
> > you're using (version numbers, not just the names) and what operating
> > system
> > your computer has.
> >
> > Marta
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raksha022002
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:33 AM
> > > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving a
> > review?
> > > I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter did
> > not
> > work
> > > properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept
> > freezing,
> > > too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but it
> > took
> > > awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else having
> > similar
> > > problems?
> > >>>>>>

Hi Raksha,

Which version of Safari are you using? And which operating system? Do you
know your system specs (computer speed and memory)? Are you on broadband or
dial-up?

Thanks,
Aranel

On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 10:59 PM, raksha022002 <PGail99@aol.com> wrote:

> I was just trying to use the site again, to Browse Nominations. When I
> clicked on Browse Nominations, the page stayed still. The thingie says
> 'waiting for MEFA 2011', and there's a circle that keeps turning; it looked
> like the page was trying to load but wouldn't come up. I will try again
> later.
>
> Raksha the Demon
>
>
>
>
> <<<<--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Aranel Took <araneltook@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Raksha and Becca,
> >
> > When you say you were not able to open up pieces to review, do you mean
> > opening up the review page, or going to the story to read it?
> >
> > When you say the filter wasn't working -- how so? Was it giving incorrect
> > results? Not showing any results?
> >
> > The screen freezing -- were you able to click away from that page? Was
> > something indicating "loading" (whether in the URL status bar or the
> > whirling bars in the Safari tab)? Or was the page completely
> non-responsive
> > and you had to force quit to get out of the browser?
> >
> > The symptoms don't sound like a browser issue, more a connection issue.
> It
> > does look like the database was having some connection problems between
> 11 -
> > 11:30 pm US Central Time last night. Was that about the time you were
> having
> > problems?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Aranel
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Hiya Raksha,
> > >
> > > Is this a new issue? Have you used these features before and are only
> now
> > > having trouble?
> > >
> > > I'm sure Aranel and/or Tanaqui will look into it for you, though it
> would
> > > probably help if you could give specific information like what browser
> > > you're using (version numbers, not just the names) and what operating
> > > system
> > > your computer has.
> > >
> > > Marta
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > > [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raksha022002
> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:33 AM
> > > > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving
> a
> > > review?
> > > > I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter
> did
> > > not
> > > work
> > > > properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept
> > > freezing,
> > > > too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but
> it
> > > took
> > > > awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else
> having
> > > similar
> > > > problems?
> > > >>>>>>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Actually, I was using Google Chrome. I'm on broadband. I have an IMac that is less than a year old; 3.06 GHZ, memory 4GB 1333 MHZ DDR3 (quoting the specs from the info I have on file).


Raksha



<<<<<--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Aranel Took <araneltook@...> wrote:

>
> Hi Raksha,
>
> Which version of Safari are you using? And which operating system? Do you
> know your system specs (computer speed and memory)? Are you on broadband or
> dial-up?
>
> Thanks,
> Aranel
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 10:59 PM, raksha022002 <PGail99@...> wrote:
>
> > I was just trying to use the site again, to Browse Nominations. When I
> > clicked on Browse Nominations, the page stayed still. The thingie says
> > 'waiting for MEFA 2011', and there's a circle that keeps turning; it looked
> > like the page was trying to load but wouldn't come up. I will try again
> > later.
> >
> > Raksha the Demon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > <<<<--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Aranel Took <araneltook@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Raksha and Becca,
> > >
> > > When you say you were not able to open up pieces to review, do you mean
> > > opening up the review page, or going to the story to read it?
> > >
> > > When you say the filter wasn't working -- how so? Was it giving incorrect
> > > results? Not showing any results?
> > >
> > > The screen freezing -- were you able to click away from that page? Was
> > > something indicating "loading" (whether in the URL status bar or the
> > > whirling bars in the Safari tab)? Or was the page completely
> > non-responsive
> > > and you had to force quit to get out of the browser?
> > >
> > > The symptoms don't sound like a browser issue, more a connection issue.
> > It
> > > does look like the database was having some connection problems between
> > 11 -
> > > 11:30 pm US Central Time last night. Was that about the time you were
> > having
> > > problems?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Aranel
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hiya Raksha,
> > > >
> > > > Is this a new issue? Have you used these features before and are only
> > now
> > > > having trouble?
> > > >
> > > > I'm sure Aranel and/or Tanaqui will look into it for you, though it
> > would
> > > > probably help if you could give specific information like what browser
> > > > you're using (version numbers, not just the names) and what operating
> > > > system
> > > > your computer has.
> > > >
> > > > Marta
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raksha022002
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:33 AM
> > > > > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or leaving
> > a
> > > > review?
> > > > > I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the Filter
> > did

not
work
properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept
freezing,
too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but
it

> > > > took
> > > > > awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else
> > having
> > > > similar
> > > > > problems?
> > > > >>>>>>

Hi Raksha,

That's faster than my iMac, so that's certainly not the problem! :-D

I've noticed it's been a little slow lately, but not sure why it would be
hanging so long for you. I ran a couple tests in various browsers (Safari,
Chrome and Firefox) and got load times for your search ("drabble" and "true
drabble") anywhere from 27 to 40 seconds. It's slower than the old site
because it needs to load all the data in to do the new "on the fly"
searching.

I'm not sure what to tell you, because I'm not really sure what would be
causing your load times to be so much slower. I suppose try Safari or
Firefox, and see if they can process the data faster.

I'll probably be looking for a new table to use on the site in the next few
weeks, and hopefully that will speed things up.

Keep me updated on how the page loading is going for you -- if you continue
to have problems, or if it improves.

Thanks,
Aranel

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:04 AM, raksha022002 <PGail99@aol.com> wrote:

> Actually, I was using Google Chrome. I'm on broadband. I have an IMac
> that is less than a year old; 3.06 GHZ, memory 4GB 1333 MHZ DDR3 (quoting
> the specs from the info I have on file).
>
>
> Raksha
>
>
>
> <<<<<--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Aranel Took <araneltook@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Raksha,
> >
> > Which version of Safari are you using? And which operating system? Do you
> > know your system specs (computer speed and memory)? Are you on broadband
> or
> > dial-up?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Aranel
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 10:59 PM, raksha022002 <PGail99@...> wrote:
> >
> > > I was just trying to use the site again, to Browse Nominations. When I
> > > clicked on Browse Nominations, the page stayed still. The thingie says
> > > 'waiting for MEFA 2011', and there's a circle that keeps turning; it
> looked
> > > like the page was trying to load but wouldn't come up. I will try
> again
> > > later.
> > >
> > > Raksha the Demon
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > <<<<--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Aranel Took <araneltook@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Raksha and Becca,
> > > >
> > > > When you say you were not able to open up pieces to review, do you
> mean
> > > > opening up the review page, or going to the story to read it?
> > > >
> > > > When you say the filter wasn't working -- how so? Was it giving
> incorrect
> > > > results? Not showing any results?
> > > >
> > > > The screen freezing -- were you able to click away from that page?
> Was
> > > > something indicating "loading" (whether in the URL status bar or the
> > > > whirling bars in the Safari tab)? Or was the page completely
> > > non-responsive
> > > > and you had to force quit to get out of the browser?
> > > >
> > > > The symptoms don't sound like a browser issue, more a connection
> issue.
> > > It
> > > > does look like the database was having some connection problems
> between
> > > 11 -
> > > > 11:30 pm US Central Time last night. Was that about the time you were
> > > having
> > > > problems?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Aranel
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hiya Raksha,
> > > > >
> > > > > Is this a new issue? Have you used these features before and are
> only
> > > now
> > > > > having trouble?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm sure Aranel and/or Tanaqui will look into it for you, though it
> > > would
> > > > > probably help if you could give specific information like what
> browser
> > > > > you're using (version numbers, not just the names) and what
> operating
> > > > > system
> > > > > your computer has.
> > > > >
> > > > > Marta
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > > [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of raksha022002
> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:33 AM
> > > > > > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > > Subject: [MEFAwards] Trouble using the site
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is anyone else having trouble navigating through the site, or
> leaving
> > > a
> > > > > review?
> > > > > > I was not able to open up various pieces to review, and the
> Filter
> > > did
> not
> work
> properly, when I was going through Google Chrome. The screen kept
> freezing,
> too. Then I switched to Safari, and I was able to review a piece, but
> it
> > > > > took
> > > > > > awhile to save the review. Is it my computer, or is anyone else
> > > having
> > > > > similar
> > > > > > problems?
> > > > > >>>>>>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2009/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hey guys,

I've been falling down a bit making these announcements. Blame it on
an inordinately busy offline life, plus the fact that most of my
fannish time has been taken up by helping with categorization. But no
excuses; I apologize, and I'll try to better in the future.

Toward that end, I'd like to say a brief word about categorization and
check ballots. I'll actually post the first check ballot in a few
minutes.

When their story is nominated, every author fills out a form
describing their story. They give us loads of information, often more
than most archives, but only some of that is actually shown to
readers. The rest is set aside for categorization and helps our
intrepid volunteers sort all the nominations into groups of the pieces
they will be competing with. The 'A' in MEFA stands for Awards, and we
do need some way of choosing which stories will win at the end of it.
With so many hundreds of nominations every year, we also need to break
it down into groups that readers can read through, if they want to
read all the storiesthat will be competing together before voting for
any of them. We don't require that, but some people prefer to.

Categorizers look at several pieces of information:

1. What main categories did the author choose? (Every author chooses three.)
2. What story type did the author select? (full-length story, WIP,
poetry, non-fiction, or drabble/drabble series)
3. What categories, setting, events, sources, and subgenre did the
author choose *for categorizers*?

The second option is arguably the most important. Pieces only compete
against pieces with the same type (so poetry won't run head-to-head
with a drabble series), so the first thing we do is separate out the
stories by that. If a piece has the type "story" - meaning it is a
finished, non-drabble prose piece, anything ranging from a 1,500-word
vignette to a 150,000-word epic novel - we then look at that second
item, what main category the author had selected. We do our best to
put pieces in their first-choice category, though really the author
should be fine with it competing in any one of those main categories.

We do occasionally have to move stories around to their second or
third choice categories, usually for two reasons: we need to in order
to have the category compete, or the author has too many pieces
competing in a certain subcategory. if only four stories select
"mystery" as their first choice, we may move two stories that had
mystery as their second-choice category, because otherwise we couldn't
have a mystery category at all and that would mean moving *four*
stories into their second-choice category. Also, sometimes there's no
way to divide up an author's stories between subcategories, given the
number of nominations in a certain category and the way we divided
them up. If you had three stories in the same subcategory, we might
move one of those stories into your second-choice category. (Two
stories is okay, though we tried to avoid it where we could.)

That brings us to the subject of subcategories. Each "heat" (the group
of stories competing together) has to have 6-12 stories. So if there
are fifteen stories nominated that all selected First Age or Prior as
their first-choice category, they need to be broken down yet again.
Here's where we look at option #3. If seven of those stories were set
in Gondolin, we might set up one "First Age or Prior: Gondolin"
subcategory and one "First Age or Prior: General" subcategory. Every
main category has a General subcategory. If there's only the one
subcategory, it will *only* have a General subcategory.

Now for the non-full length stories. We generally have many more
nominations with the type "Story" than we do for the other kinds. In
the past, we tried to set up special *sub*categories within the main
categories (like Men: Incomplete or Pre-Ring War: Drabbles), but that
didn't work very well. There just weren't enough nominations, and we
also had to "force" things more than we did normally. So instead this
year we are setting up a *main* category for each of those special
types. You will find a Drabbles, Incomplete, Poetry, and Non-Fiction
main category, and *within* that you'll find subcategories that have
the names of main categories. So instead of Men: Incomplete we now
have Incomplete: Men. This lets us set up a "General" subcategory, for
all the incompletes that don't fit anywhere else. It worked much
better than the old system, from a categorizer's perspective. I hope
it works as well for readers and authors as it does for us.

I'm about to post the first check ballot. Check ballots are your
opportunity to see where your story is placed and catch any mistake we
made. Mainly, I'm looking for cases where the categorizers made a
mistake - where you selected Humor and ended up in Horror because one
of us clicked the wrong button somewhere along the lines. I'm also
willing to consider cases where *you* made a mistake - where you
*meant* to click Humor but clicked Horror by mistake. I will move
stories if I can in the latter situations, but it's really up to my
and the other categorizers' prerogative. I am less likely to move
pieces where your categorization was based on information you provided
but you now see a better place for your piece. I will *consider* those
requests, but *only* if it won't make any of the subcategories too
small or too large - including if someone else requests a change
because of a genuine error. That last kind of move is always
provisional, and if someone requests a move later on I may have to
move you later.

Still, if you think your subcategory is inappropriate for any reason,
now is the time to ask for it. after check ballots are over, the only
stories that will be moved are Incompletes, if they are finished.

Check ballots to follow in the next post!

Marta

Hey guys,

Here is the first check ballot. Please read my instructions in the
previous post, especially the final paragraph. Once you've done that,
look over this email and find your story. If you think we made a
mistake placing you there, do let us know!

Marta

PS - LJ is down. I'll get this post there when the site is back up.



Adventure: General (8)
B2MeM 2011: Haradhrim Nights by mirach (#108)
Burning Bright: The Road by Keiliss (#211)
Dragonsblood by Dreamflower (#66)
Guarding the Heedless Folk by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#275)
Little Dogs Laughed by Dreamflower (#541)
River Journeys by elliska (#246)
Tales of Older Days by Clodia (#169)
The Robin's Tale by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#172)

Alternate Universe: Angst (6)
A Good King by Sivan Shemesh (#351)
Blood Feud by Wtiger (#383)
Cuil Eden by Esteliel (#238)
If Only by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#574)
The Hands of the King by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#171)
Worth by Citrine (#320)

Alternate Universe: General (8)
A Kind of Poetry by Independence1776 (Crystal113) (#433)
Candlelight, Angel Light, Firelight and Starglow by San Antonio Rose (#448)
Dogfight by Lilith Lessfair (#361)
Gratitude by Galadriel (#377)
Lie Down in the Darkness, Rise Up From the Ash by Dwimordene (#81)
Northern Lights by shirebound (#117)
On the Twilit Planet Below by Darth Fingon (#15)
Withered Tree by Altariel (#35)

Character Study: Aragorn (6)
By Such a Foolish Name by cairistiona (#308)
Dusk Follows Dawn by Striderette (#141)
Lingering Shadows by Linda Hoyland (#342)
Son of His Father by Darkover (#228)
The Healer's Journey by Linda Hoyland (#340)
Way of the World by Michelle (#31)

Character Study: General (11)
A Question of Breeding by tyellas (#429)
All She Wants To Do Is Dance by Dwimordene (#535)
Into the Realms of Ulmo by Dwimordene (#224)
Lament for a Dying Son by Fiondil (#118)
Life After by Keiliss (#85)
Nothing But A Nuisance by Linaewen (#179)
One Is the Loneliest Number by Dreamflower (#431)
Tangible Memories by Nieriel Raina (#289)
Victory by Tanis (#523)
Waking Thoughts by Larner (#233)
Wind Song by Erulisse (#133)

Character Study: Gondorians (7)
But He Will Not Return by Darkover (#214)
Ever Faithful by agape4gondor (#173)
Kingdom of Ashes by Linda Hoyland (#286)
Lord Faramirs Gift by mews1945 (#48)
Only a Woman II by Marta (#470)
The Baby Pool by Isabeau of Greenlea (#88)
The Promise by agape4gondor (#277)

Character Study: House of Finwë (8)
Answers in the Night by Ellie (#144)
Huan, the Tale of a Hound by Nerdanel (#122)
Racing Down the Mindon by Himring (#167)
Rise Again From Ashes by Independence1776 (Crystal113) (#58)
Season of Hope by Keiliss (#21)
Shadows of Nan Elmoth by Malinornë (#282)
The Office and the Instrument by Elleth (#62)
The Understanding of a Mother by Ellie (#534)

Cross-Cultural: Elder Days (7)
All for Want of Someone to Do the Dishes by amber (#570)
Elf, Interrupted: Book Two: Glorfindel's Quest by Fiondil (#121)
Halls of Stone by Jael (#9)
In Time, Stronger than Silima by Himring (#468)
Raine in the Wonderland by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#571)
That Which Cannot Be Forgotten by Marta (#355)
Truth in Legend by Ellie (#436)

Cross-Cultural: Eriador (10)
An Evendim Yule by Torn_eledhwen (#512)
Babe in the Woods by Dreamflower (#422)
Beneath the Birches by Linda Hoyland (#97)
Fathers and Sons by Gwynnyd (#575)
In The House of Elrond by Aeärwen (#60)
Inner Light by pandemonium_213 (#4)
Let It Snow by pandemonium_213 (#212)
On the Naming of Names by Fiondil (#388)
One Bright Star by Levade (#280)
Pity by Dreamflower (#421)

Cross-Cultural: General (10)
A Door to the Future by Sivan Shemesh (#352)
Adar & Ion: Can I Keep Him? by Sivan Shemesh (#350)
Compassion by Liek (#287)
Healing in the Halls of Mandos by Pearl Took (#399)
In the Prophet's Tent by The Lauderdale (#487)
The Apple of His Eye by Russandol (#37)
The Burden of Sons by Linaewen (#178)
To Catch an Orc by Malinornë (#229)
Towards the Setting Sun by Mysterious Jedi (#301)
Trotter's Triumph by Dreamflower (#279)

Cross-Cultural: Gondor or Rohan (11)
A Chapter Of Ancient History Good To Recall by Tanaqui (#254)
Athrabeth Serindë ah Mélamírë: The Gift by pandemonium_213, SurgicalSteel (#185)
Beruthiel's Kittens by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#183)
Charcoal by SurgicalSteel (#413)
Foundered Land by Altariel (#537)
Late Night Conversation by Sivan Shemesh (#345)
Pelargir by Dwimordene (#123)
Shelob's Bane by Kara's Aunty (#466)
The Deserter's Just Deserts by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#339)
The Use of Memory by Altariel (#538)
Through Shadow by Cathleen (#506)

Cross-Cultural: The Fellowship (9)
A Door to the Future: At the Lion's Den I by Sivan Shemesh (#354)
A Door to the Future: Where Is He? by Sivan Shemesh (#353)
Boots Made For Walking by Linaewen (#175)
Divided Loyalties by Darkover (#389)
Green Grows the Holly by Linaewen (#177)
Silence by openmeadow (#397)
Surprises of Yule by Aelaer (#581)
The Eve of Efenniht by Cathleen (#236)
The Ranger and the Eagles by cairistiona (#116)

Crossover: General (10)
Blood for Blood, Soul for Soul by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#303)
Celebrating a Holiday by Pearl Took (#423)
Evidence by Camwyn (#157)
Marian's Wish by Linaewen (#181)
Out of Thought and Time by Elleth (#488)
Prepared to Live Indeed by Larner (#327)
Punchline by Clodia (#473)
Red Fell the Dew in Rammas Echor by San Antonio Rose (#161)
Stopover in Middle Earth by Darkover (#583)
War Dust by mir_noldoris (#472)

Drabble: Character Study (9)
Ariel by Altariel (#119)
Cloaked with Love by Linda Hoyland (#589)
Closure by Wormwood (#139)
Puzzle by permilea (#162)
Survival of the Fittest by Erulisse (#338)
The Lord of Silver Fountains Shall Come Into His Own by Azalais (#517)
The Same River Twice by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#222)
Towards Númenor that was by Linda Hoyland, Raksha the Demon (#268)
White Flame by Adlanth (#494)

Drabble: Drama (7)
Alone, and in bears shape by Tanaqui (#261)
For the Want of a Hand by rhyselle (#306)
Heaven In The Meantime by Dwimordene (#234)
In that hour Finarfin forsook the march... but his sons were not with
him by Dwimordene (#403)
Soul Brothers by Erulisse (#134)
The Shire Cup by Tanaqui (#258)
Vengeance is Mine by Linda Hoyland (#380)

Drabble: General (10)
Eating for Two by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#160)
Love less than before by Tanaqui (#257)
Meals on wheels by Jay of Lasgalen (#70)
Mockingbird by Tanaqui (#102)
The First Meal by Linda Hoyland (#585)
They Also Serve Who Only Wait by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#594)
Till the World is Mended by Azalais (#582)
Time is Always Time and Place is Always and Only Place by Wormwood (#227)
Untangled Desires by Linda Hoyland (#407)
Worth It All by Dreamflower (#419)

Drabble: Men (7)
A Story Told in Fragments by Wormwood (#276)
A Woman's Touch by Linda Hoyland (#269)
Caretaking by Altariel (#2)
Girl, Embalmed by Wormwood (#408)
Parting is such sweet Sorrow by Linda Hoyland (#492)
Rumour and dreams by cairistiona (#498)
Sharers Of A Secret Hope by Tanaqui (#259)

Drabble: Post-Ring War (6)
Coiled Serpent by Linda Hoyland (#367)
I must go down to the sea again by curiouswombat (#264)
Our Days are Ending and Our Years Failing by Azalais (#516)
Stewardship by Dwimordene (#28)
The Stuff of Nightmares by Linda Hoyland (#270)
Westmarch by Celeritas (#45)

Drabble Series: Character Study (11)
Allies by Kara's Aunty (#493)
Bequests by Altariel (#220)
Fellowship by Kara's Aunty (#285)
From a Strange Country by Azalais (#518)
Ladies and Captains by FireSign (#91)
Lalia Took's Pride by Larner (#586)
Seven Deadly Drabbles, or The Fosterling by curiouswombat (#130)
Seven Deadly Sins by Azalais (#16)
The Healer's Path by Jay of Lasgalen (#554)
To Death and Beyond by Rivergift (#458)
Washed Clean by Larner (#335)

Drabble Series: Cross-Cultural (6)
By the Lake by cairistiona (#502)
Disdain and Disgust by Tanaqui (#262)
From the Balrog-Slayer's Mouth by Azalais (#515)
Raining Cats and Dogs by Jay of Lasgalen (#247)
Star Daughter by Linda Hoyland (#313)
Trust by cairistiona (#500)

Drabble Series: Elves (9)
Constancy by Dwimordene (#447)
Glorfindel says... by Jay of Lasgalen (#248)
Introspection by Lyra (#283)
Morning Song by Erulisse (#540)
Songwriting by StarSpray (#213)
The memory of many things both glad and sorrowful by Tanaqui (#255)
The Persistence of Memory by Robinka (#481)
Windchimes by rhyselle (#304)
Wrought with Love by Linda Hoyland (#532)

Drabble Series: General (9)
1st March, TA 3019 by cairistiona (#499)
Beneath the Sickle's Swing by Clodia (#170)
Fighting Dragons by Larner (#187)
Hesitation by rhyselle (#307)
Labadal and Túrin by Dreamflower (#550)
Love Token by curiouswombat (#509)
Middle-earth Moments - Sacrifice by Linda Hoyland (#293)
Ringbearer by Kara's Aunty (#362)
Unshed Tears by Linda Hoyland (#219)

Drabble Series: Men (7)
Five things that never happened to the Steward and his sons by Starlight (#43)
Friendship by agape4gondor (#278)
Garden of Gondor by Altariel (#221)
Over a Lifetime by Wormwood (#147)
Return of the Governess by curiouswombat (#412)
The Course of Defeat by Adonnen Estenniel (#364)
Thy Sea So Wide, My Boat So Small by Tanaqui (#256)

Drama: Angst (7)
A Matter of Duty by Larner (#105)
All Shadows' Night by Raksha the Demon (#334)
Alone by anolinde (#237)
Bereft by Celeritas (#503)
Fire and Smoke by Marta (#526)
Judgement and Healing by Larner (#329)
Winters Chill by Aeärwen (#89)

Drama: Family (8)
A Brother's Vision by Darkover (#273)
Gaffers and Gardens by Linaewen (#180)
Halbarad's Last Journey by Ellynn (#299)
Heart of Glass by Raksha the Demon (#332)
Legacies by Marta (#435)
Memories in the storm by Ellynn (#328)
On The Subject of Brothers by Linaewen (#176)
Unseen, Unheard, Not Forgotten by Windsurfbabe (#300)

Drama: Featuring Aragorn (7)
A Great King by Sandra S (#274)
A Tree Grows in the Pass by Larner (#251)
For Our People by Ellynn (#111)
Nor the Battle to the Strong by Marta (#548)
On a Stormy Night by Ellynn (#386)
The Name of a King by mirach (#366)
The Ranger and the Man in Yellow Boots by cairistiona (#159)

Drama: General (12)
A Hawk and a Star by mirach (#109)
Broken by Fiondil (#298)
Current by SurgicalSteel (#209)
Fair and Foul by DrummerWench (#508)
Faithful Friend by Linda Hoyland (#533)
Fallen Star by Tanaqui (#323)
Folly by SurgicalSteel (#184)
No Living Man by Kara's Aunty (#579)
Places in the Heart by Raksha the Demon (#384)
The Gift of Men by Marta (#357)
The Traveller by Maglor Makalaure (#215)
Truth by Starlight (#203)

Elves: Elronds Household (6)
A Golden Thread by Two-point (#371)
A Powerful Absence by curiouswombat (#131)
Creative Uses by amber (#562)
Elros' Gift by agape4gondor (#54)
In Mordor, Where the Shadows Are by Marta (#417)
Water's Corruption by openmeadow (#396)

Elves: General (9)
A Fragile Chalice by pandemonium_213 (#79)
Brighter Than Ten Thousand Suns by Anna_Wing (#555)
Lady of Colored Light by Erulisse (#369)
Lullaby by Oshun (#477)
Moments of Passing by Elfique (#324)
Reflections by Angelica (#336)
Reinstatement by SurgicalSteel (#207)
Speak Faster by Dawn Felagund (#474)
Spell of the Crossing by Elleth (#61)

Elves: House of Finwë (7)
A Minor Talent by Lyra (#284)
Carving a Bond by Finch (#563)
Reembodied by Dawn Felagund (#99)
The Bitter End by Ellie (#143)
The End of All Things II by Marta (#321)
The Feast of Reuniting by Oshun (#337)
The West Wind Quartet by Himring (#166)

Elves: Wilderland (9)
A Breath Away by haldirsbaby (#74)
A Fine Mess or An Elvish Sleeping Beauty by Phyncke (#294)
Another Road by KyMahalei (#82)
Christmas in Lorien by haldirsbaby (#309)
Competition by Raksha the Demon (#593)
Interrupted Journeys: The course of love by elliska (#93)
Love's Persistence by Ignoble Bard (#38)
The Dragon Bride by Malinornë (#281)
Things that Yet May Be by Marta (#410)

Ficlet: Elder Days (7)
A Momentary Pause in the Act of Death by grey_gazania (#57)
Children of Heroes by Kaylee Arafinwiel (#425)
Endless... by Lirulin (#393)
Five Things That Never Happened to Sauron by Russandol (#101)
Heavenly Dance by Ellynn (#132)
Iluvatar's Gift by Kaylee Arafinwiel (#511)
Promises by grey_gazania (#402)

Ficlet: General (7)
A 'natural' disaster by Lirulin (#392)
A Fond Farewell by StarSpray (#414)
Courtship by foxrafer (csevans8) (#496)
Grace and Memory by Larner (#27)
In the Name of the King by Ellynn (#385)
Sam the Turtle Goes to Mordor by Dreamflower (#194)
The Omen by Ellynn (#556)

Ficlet: Later Age Elves (6)
A Moment of Connection by Larner (#591)
By Any Other Name by Linda Hoyland (#566)
Empty Heart by Ellynn (#95)
Grace Before Meat by Gwynnyd (#452)
Song of Summer by pandemonium_213 (#482)
The Green Grave by Ellynn (#125)

First Age and Prior: Feanorians (8)
All the Good you Can by Marta (#326)
Breaking Bread by Elleth (#545)
Five Bells by Dawn Felagund (#100)
Horse and Boy by Erulisse (#291)
Oath-Bound by Marta (#416)
Scent of Reality by Himring (#163)
The Children of Alqualondë by Lyra (#318)
Your Sins Into Me by Oshun (#29)

First Age and Prior: General (9)
Battle Strategy by Dawn Felagund (#484)
Fealty II by Marta (#322)
Laurië Lassi  Golden Leaves by Esteliel (#239)
My Grandfather's Cottage by Oshun (#42)
Stealing A Silmaril by Military History (#471)
Still Waters by Olorime (#18)
The Crafting of the Seeing Stones by Larner (#199)
Toys in the Hall by Dawn Felagund (#428)
Wall Spider by Chisscientist (#549)

Fixed-Length Ficlets: General (6)
At the Turn of the Tide by Raksha the Demon (#333)
Bones of the Earth by Marta (#17)
Day of the Dove by Linda Hoyland (#96)
In the Beginning by Marta (#151)
Musing by Cathleen (#546)
On the Edge by Raksha the Demon (#331)

Fixed-Length Ficlets: Immortals (7)
A Dawn in Winter by Azalais (#514)
Across Arda's Ages by rhyselle (#305)
Cold Feet by Aeärwen (#65)
Cost by grey_gazania (#536)
Down the Withywindle by Clodia (#382)
Three for the Elven-Lords II by Marta (#149)
Together We Will Take the Road by Azalais (#14)

Hobbits: Bagginses (7)
A Most Special Birthday by Antane (#576)
Hearts of Stone by Marta (#68)
In Dremes by jan-u-wine (#400)
Leave-Taking by Larner (#525)
More Sums with Sam by Antane (#578)
Spite Scorned by Larner (#505)
The Fire: S.R. 1392 by Dreamflower (#195)

Hobbits: Family (6)
A Day of Rest by GamgeeFest (#507)
A Frodo Returns to Bag End by Larner (#592)
Folly in the Woods by GamgeeFest (#437)
Out to Play by Celeritas (#454)
Sometimes Wonder is Built, Brick by Brick by Larner (#32)
When the Fit Takes Them by Cathleen (#24)

Hobbits: General (8)
A Question of History by Marta (#528)
Green by goldleaves (#568)
If Ever You'd Met Me by Linaewen (#182)
Of Daffodils and Turning Points by Cathleen (#235)
Pippin (Bullroarer) Took by Pearl Took (#424)
Preliminary Analysis of the Warwickshire Hoard Yields Insights, Raises
Questions about Fourth Age Su by Celeritas (#47)
Selfless by GamgeeFest (#200)
Until the End of Their Days by Celeritas (#439)

Horror: General (8)
Copper by Darth Fingon (#46)
Hollow by Thundera Tiger (#115)
In the Shadow of the Tower by Ignoble Bard (#51)
One Day by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#573)
The Orc's Claw by Jael (#7)
The Unwilling by Thundera Tiger (#110)
Things That Have Not Yet Come To Pass by Levade (#52)
Where no Birds Sing by Linda Hoyland (#310)

Humor: Comedy/Drama (6)
ERRAND: Tarrying by Fiondil (#560)
How the Mighty are Fallen by Linda Hoyland (#312)
Of Shape and Hue and Home by Thundera Tiger (#34)
Pig-Napped! by Cathleen (#441)
The Book of Frodo by DrummerWench (#510)
Thranduil's Dilemma by Aeärwen (#59)

Humor: Featuring Merry or Pippin (6)
A Bird in the Hand by Cathleen (#551)
An Apple a Day Learns You Your Letters by Kara's Aunty (#467)
Markings in the Snow by agape4gondor (#174)
Read and Review by Celeritas, Dreamflower (#442)
Some Like It Hot by Marta (#434)
Stupid Is As Stupid Does by Dreamflower (#420)

Humor: General (11)
A Matter of Some Concern by Nieriel Raina (#67)
A Mirkwood Spider Landed On My Front Porch by Nieriel Raina (#69)
A Rose By Any Other Name by pandemonium_213 (#55)
Boring Afternoon by Ellynn (#387)
Forty-eleven by cairistiona (#501)
Lost Tales of Gondolin by Darth Fingon (#129)
Of Hearth and Home by Marta (#356)
Ransom at the Redhorn by Jael (#495)
Spring Cleaning by Russandol (#76)
STING: Blades of Destiny by Fiondil (#580)
The Hostage by Darth Fingon (#49)

Humor: Mirkwood Elves (6)
An Age-Old Question by Nefhiriel (#390)
Becoming in Blue by rosethorn59 (#557)
Missing the Forest for the Trees by Starlight (#263)
The Right Kind of Shield by curiouswombat (#223)
The Thorn Gate by Jael (#12)
Trade Off by Ignoble Bard (#39)

Incomplete: Cross-Cultural (6)
A Day in Life by Sivan Shemesh (#346)
Arlothiyenne: A Tale of Destiny by haldirsbaby (#72)
Carefully Taught by Linda Hoyland (#409)
In the Court of the High King by Dreamflower (#552)
To Be Made Whole by Sivan Shemesh (#348)
Tree and Stone by Barra the Bard (aka Barrabard) (#561)

Incomplete: Drama (6)
Chasing Mirages by Russandol (#75)
Dark Forest by Anarithilien (#249)
Disparaging Tales by Sivan Shemesh (#347)
Hearts of Men by Aelaer (#565)
In Darkness Bound by Fiondil (#192)
Light Over the Mountain by pandemonium_213 (#135)

Incomplete: General (9)
Fael Amrûn by Esteliel (#240)
Fourth Age by Isabeau of Greenlea (#13)
Kindred by GamgeeFest (#486)
Now and For Always by Antane (#577)
Sweet The Sin, Bitter The Taste by Lilith Lessfair (#360)
The Forgotten Tree by Two-point (#370)
The Prince and the Nightingale by Melusine (#260)
The Unspeakable Past by Aranel Laerien (#558)
Where the Grass Grows Green by Ragnelle (#491)

Men: Aragorn (6)
Doubts by Sivan Shemesh (#349)
One last hope by Lirulin (#405)
Reforged by Linaewen (#406)
The Darkest Night by Nath (#521)
Tongues of Men and of Angels by Linda Hoyland (#302)
Where the Trees Touch the Water by shegollum (#418)

Men: Boromir (6)
An Old Song by alex_quine (#372)
Echoes Inhabit the Garden by Wormwood (#137)
Sounds of Home by Linaewen (#98)
Talking to a Dead Tree by Moonlight by Wormwood (#146)
The Kindness of Strangers by Marta (#148)
The Soldier's Fame by alex_quine (#373)

Men: Faramir (9)
Before the Plunge by Nimloth9 (#295)
Heart of the Storm by Raksha the Demon (#202)
Once by Noldo (#319)
Picking Up the Threads by alex_quine (#374)
Reconstruction by Tanaqui (#325)
Safe Harbour by EdorasLass (#378)
The Brain Has Corridors by Wormwood (#288)
Weregild by Isabeau of Greenlea (#11)
Wild Strawberries by Wormwood (#138)

Men: General (7)
Big Dreams, Small Rooms by Wormwood (#142)
On the Brink by SurgicalSteel (#208)
Pelendur's Folly by Marta (#165)
Sea Wing by Himring (#463)
Still Some Way to Go by Wormwood (#140)
Upheaval by Starlight (#231)
Watching the Dance by Lyra (#56)

Modern Times: General (6)
A Glorious Tradition by Lyra (#330)
Bronwe Athan Harthad by Marta (#150)
Fourth and Goal: A Conversation with Boromir about American Football
by Linaewen (#587)
Golden by Jael (#41)
Here We Go Again ... (from Eclectic Whimsies) by Ellie (#188)
The Job Interview by Larner (#453)

Mystery: General (6)
What Is It? by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#572)
King Thingol's Codpiece by elfscribe (#1)
On Purpose by Pearl Took (#26)
Shadows of Memory by Linda Hoyland (#216)
The Case of the Silver Letters by Altariel (#6)
The Well by Keiliss (#156)

Non-Fiction: General (9)
Character Biography of Eöl by Oshun (#197)
Character Biography of Gildor Inglorion by Oshun (#164)
Character Biography of Míriel Þerindë by Oshun (#198)
Characterization in Fanfic: Using Canon as the DNA for Your Characters
by Dreamflower (#190)
Losing Mary by Eldalie (#193)
Masculinity in Tolkien by Esteliel (#359)
Not Just the Son of That Guy: Creating Effective Names for Original
Characters by Darth Fingon (#358)
The Colors of Elvish: A Linguistic Exploration by Fiondil (#427)
The Unnatural History of Tolkien's Orcs by tyellas (#559)

Other Beings: General (9)
Breath of Arda by Fiondil (#201)
Eä by Marta (#265)
Envoi by Tevildo (#404)
If Ever a Fruit Ripens by Pearl Took (#440)
In the Court of the Dragon Emperor by pandemonium_213 (#5)
Lalme, Alalme by Himring (#44)
Spectrums: What Happens Now? by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#478)
The Web of the World by Dwimordene (#83)
Time to Grow by amber (#569)

Poetry: Character Study (6)
At the Crossroads of the KIng by jan-u-wine (#443)
Crow Song by Adonnen Estenniel (#296)
Namarie by jan-u-wine (#520)
Shall the Marring Be Amended? by openmeadow (#398)
The Last Hours by jan-u-wine (#465)
White Stone by Dreamflower (#432)

Poetry: Drama (6)
Another Sunless Dawn by jan-u-wine (#464)
Elwing Speaks of Sons by Adonnen Estenniel (#363)
Frodo's Remembrance of Gollum by jan-u-wine (#446)
Merry Waits by Dreamflower (#430)
Quietly by Pearl Took (#30)
The Exile by Baillie from Bree (#317)

Poetry: General (6)
A Silmaril in the Morning by rhyselle (#490)
I Have a Little Shadow by jan-u-wine (#489)
Luthien Tinuviel by Song of Stillness (#395)
Mellon by jan-u-wine (#460)
On Being Part of a Grand Story by jan-u-wine (#459)
Valley of Twilight and Stars by Adonnen Estenniel (#36)

Poetry: Hobbits (7)
Naked in the Dark by Antane (#241)
Rosie's Song by Armariel (#50)
Soon by jan-u-wine (#462)
The Ballad of Captain Fatty (or How Fatty Popped the Pimple) by
Dreamflower (#242)
The Summons by Baillie from Bree (#316)
Tower Upon the Downs by Adonnen Estenniel (#567)
Where You Are Bound by jan-u-wine (#451)

Poetry: Post Ring War (6)
Do We Lament the Lost: Lament for Galadriel remix by aranelgoldenflower (#311)
Eagles to Ithilien by jan-u-wine (#450)
Meriadoc and Peregrin, S.R. 1484 by Dreamflower (#542)
Now Far Ahead the Road Has Gone by jan-u-wine (#519)
Slave to Power by Baillie from Bree (#315)
The Fairest Flower by jan-u-wine (#547)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: Elves or Dwarves (7)
A Conversation With The Dead by Fiondil (#120)
A Crash Course in History by Himring (#168)
Beneath a Bitter Rain by Marta (#266)
In Search of a Song by Ellie (#145)
The Gates of the Kingdom by Azalais (#513)
We Three Kings by Jael (#10)
Wonder That's Keeping the Stars Apart by Levade (#504)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: General (8)
Dear Estella: an epistolary story by rhyselle (#401)
Forgiven by GamgeeFest (#218)
Gamble by SurgicalSteel (#206)
Keep Him Secret, Keep Him Safe by shirebound (#292)
Lullaby by Celeritas (#154)
The Annals of the West by Dreamflower (#64)
The Price of Duty by Wtiger (#381)
Wings of Summer by Raksha the Demon (#8)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: Gondor (8)
Blind Hate by StarLight9 (#391)
By Sad Waters We Sat Down and Wept by Altariel (#230)
Dog Days by Marta (#530)
Light Lingering by mir_noldoris (#90)
Mothers' Night by Altariel (#539)
Only a Woman by Marta (#531)
Rematch by Isabeau of Greenlea (#87)
Through all the Changing Scenes of Life by Linda Hoyland (#136)

Pre-Ring War: General (6)
I Shall Not Be Supplanted by Larner (#232)
Nothing Personal...Just Business by Dreamflower (#411)
Seeds of the Future by Fiondil (#155)
Strangers in a Strange Land by Marta (#529)
The Rhythm of Love by Red Lasbelin (#375)
Voice in the Night by Linda Hoyland (#191)

Ring War: General (6)
Day's Ending by Raksha the Demon (#22)
Ranger, Ringbearer and Resolution by Linda Hoyland (#158)
Stray but a little... by Thundera Tiger (#25)
The Assassin by StarLight9 (#522)
The Fraternity of Strangers by Marta (#469)
Through A Child's Eyes by foxrafer (csevans8) (#497)

Romance: General (8)
An Equal Partnership by Naledi (#290)
Full Circle by Marta (#455)
Hunter of the Heart by Ignoble Bard (#40)
Ice and Tears by Adonnen Estenniel (#92)
In the Wind from the Sea by Azalais (#271)
Lúthien Meets Beren by Oshun (#127)
No Way You Can Fall by Himring (#196)
The Unspoken by Elfique (#128)

Romance: Gondorians (7)
Amid the Powers and Chances of the World by Azalais (#78)
Boromir's Return by Osheen Nevoy (#544)
Dream a Little Dream by Marta (#524)
From the Ashes by EdorasLass (#379)
Mapping Desire by empy (#376)
Seduction by SurgicalSteel (#461)
Too Soon a Tomorrow by Marta (#456)

Second Age and Early Third Age: General (8)
Clouds Will Clear by Elleth (#63)
Driftwood by pandemonium_213 (#126)
Like Toy Soldiers by Marta (#20)
Playing Politics by SurgicalSteel (#217)
Reborn by Maeve Riannon (#479)
The Axes of a Soul by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#475)
Things Unseen by Marta (#19)
Volcano by SurgicalSteel (#186)

Villains: General (6)
King's Men by Marta (#267)
Losing Something Precious by Fiondil (#297)
Respite by Marta (#71)
Shadows and Memories by mirach (#153)
The Turning of the Year Approaches by Larner (#244)
You Wouldn't Dare by mirach (#394)

Good morning.

Two things.

First, I wondered why you chose to place "Across Arda's Ages" to the Fixed
Length Ficlets: Immortals category. It is not solely about immortal beings
in Middle-earth; I know that some of the drabbles there are about hobbits.
*grin*

Second, there are two errors in the placement of other drabbles of mine
which are standalone drabbles for 2011 MEFA competition.

You have placed "Windchimes" into "Drabble Series: Elves", and "Hesitation"
into "Drabble Series: General". While I house each of them them as
"chapters" in an overall drabble archive on SoA, they were nominated as
individual "Drabbles", not as "Drabble Series".

Thanks for the work you all do in getting these thing categorized. It's a
huge task and it's amazing that you get all of the entries into place so
quickly!


Vorondavë ar linalmië,
Rhyselle

Fantasy remains a human right: we make in our measure and in our derivative
mode, because we are made: and not only made, but made in the image and
likeness of a Maker. -- J.R.R. Tolkien, On Fairy-Stories, 1939

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> Here is the first check ballot. Please read my instructions in the
> previous post, especially the final paragraph. Once you've done that,
> look over this email and find your story. If you think we made a
> mistake placing you there, do let us know!


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi there,

I'm not sure what is meant by "Ficlet: Elder Days" for "Iluvatar's Gift." It
takes place in the early Third Age, at the end of the reign of King
Valandil. In fact, that's exactly what it's about. Are those the "Elder
Days"?

Likewise, "Children of Heroes" is set in the Third Age, though it has as
main characters Earendil, Elwing and Melian. They are merely watching the
events unfold in Imladris. I am not sure if "Elder Days" is the correct
category. I may just be misunderstanding the meaning of "Elder Days". If
"Elder Days" includes the early Third Age, then by all means, let my
nominations stand. :)

Eru bless,

Kaylee Arafinwiel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marta" <marta.fandom@gmail.com>
To: <mefawards@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 5:57 AM
Subject: [MEFAwards] Check ballot, v. 1


Hey guys,

Here is the first check ballot. Please read my instructions in the
previous post, especially the final paragraph. Once you've done that,
look over this email and find your story. If you think we made a
mistake placing you there, do let us know!

Marta

PS - LJ is down. I'll get this post there when the site is back up.



Adventure: General (8)
B2MeM 2011: Haradhrim Nights by mirach (#108)
Burning Bright: The Road by Keiliss (#211)
Dragonsblood by Dreamflower (#66)
Guarding the Heedless Folk by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#275)
Little Dogs Laughed by Dreamflower (#541)
River Journeys by elliska (#246)
Tales of Older Days by Clodia (#169)
The Robin's Tale by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#172)

Alternate Universe: Angst (6)
A Good King by Sivan Shemesh (#351)
Blood Feud by Wtiger (#383)
Cuil Eden by Esteliel (#238)
If Only by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#574)
The Hands of the King by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#171)
Worth by Citrine (#320)

Alternate Universe: General (8)
A Kind of Poetry by Independence1776 (Crystal113) (#433)
Candlelight, Angel Light, Firelight and Starglow by San Antonio Rose (#448)
Dogfight by Lilith Lessfair (#361)
Gratitude by Galadriel (#377)
Lie Down in the Darkness, Rise Up From the Ash by Dwimordene (#81)
Northern Lights by shirebound (#117)
On the Twilit Planet Below by Darth Fingon (#15)
Withered Tree by Altariel (#35)

Character Study: Aragorn (6)
By Such a Foolish Name by cairistiona (#308)
Dusk Follows Dawn by Striderette (#141)
Lingering Shadows by Linda Hoyland (#342)
Son of His Father by Darkover (#228)
The Healer's Journey by Linda Hoyland (#340)
Way of the World by Michelle (#31)

Character Study: General (11)
A Question of Breeding by tyellas (#429)
All She Wants To Do Is Dance by Dwimordene (#535)
Into the Realms of Ulmo by Dwimordene (#224)
Lament for a Dying Son by Fiondil (#118)
Life After by Keiliss (#85)
Nothing But A Nuisance by Linaewen (#179)
One Is the Loneliest Number by Dreamflower (#431)
Tangible Memories by Nieriel Raina (#289)
Victory by Tanis (#523)
Waking Thoughts by Larner (#233)
Wind Song by Erulisse (#133)

Character Study: Gondorians (7)
But He Will Not Return by Darkover (#214)
Ever Faithful by agape4gondor (#173)
Kingdom of Ashes by Linda Hoyland (#286)
Lord Faramirs Gift by mews1945 (#48)
Only a Woman II by Marta (#470)
The Baby Pool by Isabeau of Greenlea (#88)
The Promise by agape4gondor (#277)

Character Study: House of Finwë (8)
Answers in the Night by Ellie (#144)
Huan, the Tale of a Hound by Nerdanel (#122)
Racing Down the Mindon by Himring (#167)
Rise Again From Ashes by Independence1776 (Crystal113) (#58)
Season of Hope by Keiliss (#21)
Shadows of Nan Elmoth by Malinornë (#282)
The Office and the Instrument by Elleth (#62)
The Understanding of a Mother by Ellie (#534)

Cross-Cultural: Elder Days (7)
All for Want of Someone to Do the Dishes by amber (#570)
Elf, Interrupted: Book Two: Glorfindel's Quest by Fiondil (#121)
Halls of Stone by Jael (#9)
In Time, Stronger than Silima by Himring (#468)
Raine in the Wonderland by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#571)
That Which Cannot Be Forgotten by Marta (#355)
Truth in Legend by Ellie (#436)

Cross-Cultural: Eriador (10)
An Evendim Yule by Torn_eledhwen (#512)
Babe in the Woods by Dreamflower (#422)
Beneath the Birches by Linda Hoyland (#97)
Fathers and Sons by Gwynnyd (#575)
In The House of Elrond by Aeärwen (#60)
Inner Light by pandemonium_213 (#4)
Let It Snow by pandemonium_213 (#212)
On the Naming of Names by Fiondil (#388)
One Bright Star by Levade (#280)
Pity by Dreamflower (#421)

Cross-Cultural: General (10)
A Door to the Future by Sivan Shemesh (#352)
Adar & Ion: Can I Keep Him? by Sivan Shemesh (#350)
Compassion by Liek (#287)
Healing in the Halls of Mandos by Pearl Took (#399)
In the Prophet's Tent by The Lauderdale (#487)
The Apple of His Eye by Russandol (#37)
The Burden of Sons by Linaewen (#178)
To Catch an Orc by Malinornë (#229)
Towards the Setting Sun by Mysterious Jedi (#301)
Trotter's Triumph by Dreamflower (#279)

Cross-Cultural: Gondor or Rohan (11)
A Chapter Of Ancient History Good To Recall by Tanaqui (#254)
Athrabeth Serindë ah Mélamírë: The Gift by pandemonium_213, SurgicalSteel
(#185)
Beruthiel's Kittens by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#183)
Charcoal by SurgicalSteel (#413)
Foundered Land by Altariel (#537)
Late Night Conversation by Sivan Shemesh (#345)
Pelargir by Dwimordene (#123)
Shelob's Bane by Kara's Aunty (#466)
The Deserter's Just Deserts by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#339)
The Use of Memory by Altariel (#538)
Through Shadow by Cathleen (#506)

Cross-Cultural: The Fellowship (9)
A Door to the Future: At the Lion's Den I by Sivan Shemesh (#354)
A Door to the Future: Where Is He? by Sivan Shemesh (#353)
Boots Made For Walking by Linaewen (#175)
Divided Loyalties by Darkover (#389)
Green Grows the Holly by Linaewen (#177)
Silence by openmeadow (#397)
Surprises of Yule by Aelaer (#581)
The Eve of Efenniht by Cathleen (#236)
The Ranger and the Eagles by cairistiona (#116)

Crossover: General (10)
Blood for Blood, Soul for Soul by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#303)
Celebrating a Holiday by Pearl Took (#423)
Evidence by Camwyn (#157)
Marian's Wish by Linaewen (#181)
Out of Thought and Time by Elleth (#488)
Prepared to Live Indeed by Larner (#327)
Punchline by Clodia (#473)
Red Fell the Dew in Rammas Echor by San Antonio Rose (#161)
Stopover in Middle Earth by Darkover (#583)
War Dust by mir_noldoris (#472)

Drabble: Character Study (9)
Ariel by Altariel (#119)
Cloaked with Love by Linda Hoyland (#589)
Closure by Wormwood (#139)
Puzzle by permilea (#162)
Survival of the Fittest by Erulisse (#338)
The Lord of Silver Fountains Shall Come Into His Own by Azalais (#517)
The Same River Twice by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#222)
Towards Númenor that was by Linda Hoyland, Raksha the Demon (#268)
White Flame by Adlanth (#494)

Drabble: Drama (7)
Alone, and in bears shape by Tanaqui (#261)
For the Want of a Hand by rhyselle (#306)
Heaven In The Meantime by Dwimordene (#234)
In that hour Finarfin forsook the march... but his sons were not with
him by Dwimordene (#403)
Soul Brothers by Erulisse (#134)
The Shire Cup by Tanaqui (#258)
Vengeance is Mine by Linda Hoyland (#380)

Drabble: General (10)
Eating for Two by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#160)
Love less than before by Tanaqui (#257)
Meals on wheels by Jay of Lasgalen (#70)
Mockingbird by Tanaqui (#102)
The First Meal by Linda Hoyland (#585)
They Also Serve Who Only Wait by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#594)
Till the World is Mended by Azalais (#582)
Time is Always Time and Place is Always and Only Place by Wormwood (#227)
Untangled Desires by Linda Hoyland (#407)
Worth It All by Dreamflower (#419)

Drabble: Men (7)
A Story Told in Fragments by Wormwood (#276)
A Woman's Touch by Linda Hoyland (#269)
Caretaking by Altariel (#2)
Girl, Embalmed by Wormwood (#408)
Parting is such sweet Sorrow by Linda Hoyland (#492)
Rumour and dreams by cairistiona (#498)
Sharers Of A Secret Hope by Tanaqui (#259)

Drabble: Post-Ring War (6)
Coiled Serpent by Linda Hoyland (#367)
I must go down to the sea again by curiouswombat (#264)
Our Days are Ending and Our Years Failing by Azalais (#516)
Stewardship by Dwimordene (#28)
The Stuff of Nightmares by Linda Hoyland (#270)
Westmarch by Celeritas (#45)

Drabble Series: Character Study (11)
Allies by Kara's Aunty (#493)
Bequests by Altariel (#220)
Fellowship by Kara's Aunty (#285)
From a Strange Country by Azalais (#518)
Ladies and Captains by FireSign (#91)
Lalia Took's Pride by Larner (#586)
Seven Deadly Drabbles, or The Fosterling by curiouswombat (#130)
Seven Deadly Sins by Azalais (#16)
The Healer's Path by Jay of Lasgalen (#554)
To Death and Beyond by Rivergift (#458)
Washed Clean by Larner (#335)

Drabble Series: Cross-Cultural (6)
By the Lake by cairistiona (#502)
Disdain and Disgust by Tanaqui (#262)
From the Balrog-Slayer's Mouth by Azalais (#515)
Raining Cats and Dogs by Jay of Lasgalen (#247)
Star Daughter by Linda Hoyland (#313)
Trust by cairistiona (#500)

Drabble Series: Elves (9)
Constancy by Dwimordene (#447)
Glorfindel says... by Jay of Lasgalen (#248)
Introspection by Lyra (#283)
Morning Song by Erulisse (#540)
Songwriting by StarSpray (#213)
The memory of many things both glad and sorrowful by Tanaqui (#255)
The Persistence of Memory by Robinka (#481)
Windchimes by rhyselle (#304)
Wrought with Love by Linda Hoyland (#532)

Drabble Series: General (9)
1st March, TA 3019 by cairistiona (#499)
Beneath the Sickle's Swing by Clodia (#170)
Fighting Dragons by Larner (#187)
Hesitation by rhyselle (#307)
Labadal and Túrin by Dreamflower (#550)
Love Token by curiouswombat (#509)
Middle-earth Moments - Sacrifice by Linda Hoyland (#293)
Ringbearer by Kara's Aunty (#362)
Unshed Tears by Linda Hoyland (#219)

Drabble Series: Men (7)
Five things that never happened to the Steward and his sons by Starlight
(#43)
Friendship by agape4gondor (#278)
Garden of Gondor by Altariel (#221)
Over a Lifetime by Wormwood (#147)
Return of the Governess by curiouswombat (#412)
The Course of Defeat by Adonnen Estenniel (#364)
Thy Sea So Wide, My Boat So Small by Tanaqui (#256)

Drama: Angst (7)
A Matter of Duty by Larner (#105)
All Shadows' Night by Raksha the Demon (#334)
Alone by anolinde (#237)
Bereft by Celeritas (#503)
Fire and Smoke by Marta (#526)
Judgement and Healing by Larner (#329)
Winters Chill by Aeärwen (#89)

Drama: Family (8)
A Brother's Vision by Darkover (#273)
Gaffers and Gardens by Linaewen (#180)
Halbarad's Last Journey by Ellynn (#299)
Heart of Glass by Raksha the Demon (#332)
Legacies by Marta (#435)
Memories in the storm by Ellynn (#328)
On The Subject of Brothers by Linaewen (#176)
Unseen, Unheard, Not Forgotten by Windsurfbabe (#300)

Drama: Featuring Aragorn (7)
A Great King by Sandra S (#274)
A Tree Grows in the Pass by Larner (#251)
For Our People by Ellynn (#111)
Nor the Battle to the Strong by Marta (#548)
On a Stormy Night by Ellynn (#386)
The Name of a King by mirach (#366)
The Ranger and the Man in Yellow Boots by cairistiona (#159)

Drama: General (12)
A Hawk and a Star by mirach (#109)
Broken by Fiondil (#298)
Current by SurgicalSteel (#209)
Fair and Foul by DrummerWench (#508)
Faithful Friend by Linda Hoyland (#533)
Fallen Star by Tanaqui (#323)
Folly by SurgicalSteel (#184)
No Living Man by Kara's Aunty (#579)
Places in the Heart by Raksha the Demon (#384)
The Gift of Men by Marta (#357)
The Traveller by Maglor Makalaure (#215)
Truth by Starlight (#203)

Elves: Elronds Household (6)
A Golden Thread by Two-point (#371)
A Powerful Absence by curiouswombat (#131)
Creative Uses by amber (#562)
Elros' Gift by agape4gondor (#54)
In Mordor, Where the Shadows Are by Marta (#417)
Water's Corruption by openmeadow (#396)

Elves: General (9)
A Fragile Chalice by pandemonium_213 (#79)
Brighter Than Ten Thousand Suns by Anna_Wing (#555)
Lady of Colored Light by Erulisse (#369)
Lullaby by Oshun (#477)
Moments of Passing by Elfique (#324)
Reflections by Angelica (#336)
Reinstatement by SurgicalSteel (#207)
Speak Faster by Dawn Felagund (#474)
Spell of the Crossing by Elleth (#61)

Elves: House of Finwë (7)
A Minor Talent by Lyra (#284)
Carving a Bond by Finch (#563)
Reembodied by Dawn Felagund (#99)
The Bitter End by Ellie (#143)
The End of All Things II by Marta (#321)
The Feast of Reuniting by Oshun (#337)
The West Wind Quartet by Himring (#166)

Elves: Wilderland (9)
A Breath Away by haldirsbaby (#74)
A Fine Mess or An Elvish Sleeping Beauty by Phyncke (#294)
Another Road by KyMahalei (#82)
Christmas in Lorien by haldirsbaby (#309)
Competition by Raksha the Demon (#593)
Interrupted Journeys: The course of love by elliska (#93)
Love's Persistence by Ignoble Bard (#38)
The Dragon Bride by Malinornë (#281)
Things that Yet May Be by Marta (#410)

Ficlet: Elder Days (7)
A Momentary Pause in the Act of Death by grey_gazania (#57)
Children of Heroes by Kaylee Arafinwiel (#425)
Endless... by Lirulin (#393)
Five Things That Never Happened to Sauron by Russandol (#101)
Heavenly Dance by Ellynn (#132)
Iluvatar's Gift by Kaylee Arafinwiel (#511)
Promises by grey_gazania (#402)

Ficlet: General (7)
A 'natural' disaster by Lirulin (#392)
A Fond Farewell by StarSpray (#414)
Courtship by foxrafer (csevans8) (#496)
Grace and Memory by Larner (#27)
In the Name of the King by Ellynn (#385)
Sam the Turtle Goes to Mordor by Dreamflower (#194)
The Omen by Ellynn (#556)

Ficlet: Later Age Elves (6)
A Moment of Connection by Larner (#591)
By Any Other Name by Linda Hoyland (#566)
Empty Heart by Ellynn (#95)
Grace Before Meat by Gwynnyd (#452)
Song of Summer by pandemonium_213 (#482)
The Green Grave by Ellynn (#125)

First Age and Prior: Feanorians (8)
All the Good you Can by Marta (#326)
Breaking Bread by Elleth (#545)
Five Bells by Dawn Felagund (#100)
Horse and Boy by Erulisse (#291)
Oath-Bound by Marta (#416)
Scent of Reality by Himring (#163)
The Children of Alqualondë by Lyra (#318)
Your Sins Into Me by Oshun (#29)

First Age and Prior: General (9)
Battle Strategy by Dawn Felagund (#484)
Fealty II by Marta (#322)
Laurië Lassi  Golden Leaves by Esteliel (#239)
My Grandfather's Cottage by Oshun (#42)
Stealing A Silmaril by Military History (#471)
Still Waters by Olorime (#18)
The Crafting of the Seeing Stones by Larner (#199)
Toys in the Hall by Dawn Felagund (#428)
Wall Spider by Chisscientist (#549)

Fixed-Length Ficlets: General (6)
At the Turn of the Tide by Raksha the Demon (#333)
Bones of the Earth by Marta (#17)
Day of the Dove by Linda Hoyland (#96)
In the Beginning by Marta (#151)
Musing by Cathleen (#546)
On the Edge by Raksha the Demon (#331)

Fixed-Length Ficlets: Immortals (7)
A Dawn in Winter by Azalais (#514)
Across Arda's Ages by rhyselle (#305)
Cold Feet by Aeärwen (#65)
Cost by grey_gazania (#536)
Down the Withywindle by Clodia (#382)
Three for the Elven-Lords II by Marta (#149)
Together We Will Take the Road by Azalais (#14)

Hobbits: Bagginses (7)
A Most Special Birthday by Antane (#576)
Hearts of Stone by Marta (#68)
In Dremes by jan-u-wine (#400)
Leave-Taking by Larner (#525)
More Sums with Sam by Antane (#578)
Spite Scorned by Larner (#505)
The Fire: S.R. 1392 by Dreamflower (#195)

Hobbits: Family (6)
A Day of Rest by GamgeeFest (#507)
A Frodo Returns to Bag End by Larner (#592)
Folly in the Woods by GamgeeFest (#437)
Out to Play by Celeritas (#454)
Sometimes Wonder is Built, Brick by Brick by Larner (#32)
When the Fit Takes Them by Cathleen (#24)

Hobbits: General (8)
A Question of History by Marta (#528)
Green by goldleaves (#568)
If Ever You'd Met Me by Linaewen (#182)
Of Daffodils and Turning Points by Cathleen (#235)
Pippin (Bullroarer) Took by Pearl Took (#424)
Preliminary Analysis of the Warwickshire Hoard Yields Insights, Raises
Questions about Fourth Age Su by Celeritas (#47)
Selfless by GamgeeFest (#200)
Until the End of Their Days by Celeritas (#439)

Horror: General (8)
Copper by Darth Fingon (#46)
Hollow by Thundera Tiger (#115)
In the Shadow of the Tower by Ignoble Bard (#51)
One Day by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#573)
The Orc's Claw by Jael (#7)
The Unwilling by Thundera Tiger (#110)
Things That Have Not Yet Come To Pass by Levade (#52)
Where no Birds Sing by Linda Hoyland (#310)

Humor: Comedy/Drama (6)
ERRAND: Tarrying by Fiondil (#560)
How the Mighty are Fallen by Linda Hoyland (#312)
Of Shape and Hue and Home by Thundera Tiger (#34)
Pig-Napped! by Cathleen (#441)
The Book of Frodo by DrummerWench (#510)
Thranduil's Dilemma by Aeärwen (#59)

Humor: Featuring Merry or Pippin (6)
A Bird in the Hand by Cathleen (#551)
An Apple a Day Learns You Your Letters by Kara's Aunty (#467)
Markings in the Snow by agape4gondor (#174)
Read and Review by Celeritas, Dreamflower (#442)
Some Like It Hot by Marta (#434)
Stupid Is As Stupid Does by Dreamflower (#420)

Humor: General (11)
A Matter of Some Concern by Nieriel Raina (#67)
A Mirkwood Spider Landed On My Front Porch by Nieriel Raina (#69)
A Rose By Any Other Name by pandemonium_213 (#55)
Boring Afternoon by Ellynn (#387)
Forty-eleven by cairistiona (#501)
Lost Tales of Gondolin by Darth Fingon (#129)
Of Hearth and Home by Marta (#356)
Ransom at the Redhorn by Jael (#495)
Spring Cleaning by Russandol (#76)
STING: Blades of Destiny by Fiondil (#580)
The Hostage by Darth Fingon (#49)

Humor: Mirkwood Elves (6)
An Age-Old Question by Nefhiriel (#390)
Becoming in Blue by rosethorn59 (#557)
Missing the Forest for the Trees by Starlight (#263)
The Right Kind of Shield by curiouswombat (#223)
The Thorn Gate by Jael (#12)
Trade Off by Ignoble Bard (#39)

Incomplete: Cross-Cultural (6)
A Day in Life by Sivan Shemesh (#346)
Arlothiyenne: A Tale of Destiny by haldirsbaby (#72)
Carefully Taught by Linda Hoyland (#409)
In the Court of the High King by Dreamflower (#552)
To Be Made Whole by Sivan Shemesh (#348)
Tree and Stone by Barra the Bard (aka Barrabard) (#561)

Incomplete: Drama (6)
Chasing Mirages by Russandol (#75)
Dark Forest by Anarithilien (#249)
Disparaging Tales by Sivan Shemesh (#347)
Hearts of Men by Aelaer (#565)
In Darkness Bound by Fiondil (#192)
Light Over the Mountain by pandemonium_213 (#135)

Incomplete: General (9)
Fael Amrûn by Esteliel (#240)
Fourth Age by Isabeau of Greenlea (#13)
Kindred by GamgeeFest (#486)
Now and For Always by Antane (#577)
Sweet The Sin, Bitter The Taste by Lilith Lessfair (#360)
The Forgotten Tree by Two-point (#370)
The Prince and the Nightingale by Melusine (#260)
The Unspeakable Past by Aranel Laerien (#558)
Where the Grass Grows Green by Ragnelle (#491)

Men: Aragorn (6)
Doubts by Sivan Shemesh (#349)
One last hope by Lirulin (#405)
Reforged by Linaewen (#406)
The Darkest Night by Nath (#521)
Tongues of Men and of Angels by Linda Hoyland (#302)
Where the Trees Touch the Water by shegollum (#418)

Men: Boromir (6)
An Old Song by alex_quine (#372)
Echoes Inhabit the Garden by Wormwood (#137)
Sounds of Home by Linaewen (#98)
Talking to a Dead Tree by Moonlight by Wormwood (#146)
The Kindness of Strangers by Marta (#148)
The Soldier's Fame by alex_quine (#373)

Men: Faramir (9)
Before the Plunge by Nimloth9 (#295)
Heart of the Storm by Raksha the Demon (#202)
Once by Noldo (#319)
Picking Up the Threads by alex_quine (#374)
Reconstruction by Tanaqui (#325)
Safe Harbour by EdorasLass (#378)
The Brain Has Corridors by Wormwood (#288)
Weregild by Isabeau of Greenlea (#11)
Wild Strawberries by Wormwood (#138)

Men: General (7)
Big Dreams, Small Rooms by Wormwood (#142)
On the Brink by SurgicalSteel (#208)
Pelendur's Folly by Marta (#165)
Sea Wing by Himring (#463)
Still Some Way to Go by Wormwood (#140)
Upheaval by Starlight (#231)
Watching the Dance by Lyra (#56)

Modern Times: General (6)
A Glorious Tradition by Lyra (#330)
Bronwe Athan Harthad by Marta (#150)
Fourth and Goal: A Conversation with Boromir about American Football
by Linaewen (#587)
Golden by Jael (#41)
Here We Go Again ... (from Eclectic Whimsies) by Ellie (#188)
The Job Interview by Larner (#453)

Mystery: General (6)
What Is It? by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#572)
King Thingol's Codpiece by elfscribe (#1)
On Purpose by Pearl Took (#26)
Shadows of Memory by Linda Hoyland (#216)
The Case of the Silver Letters by Altariel (#6)
The Well by Keiliss (#156)

Non-Fiction: General (9)
Character Biography of Eöl by Oshun (#197)
Character Biography of Gildor Inglorion by Oshun (#164)
Character Biography of Míriel Þerindë by Oshun (#198)
Characterization in Fanfic: Using Canon as the DNA for Your Characters
by Dreamflower (#190)
Losing Mary by Eldalie (#193)
Masculinity in Tolkien by Esteliel (#359)
Not Just the Son of That Guy: Creating Effective Names for Original
Characters by Darth Fingon (#358)
The Colors of Elvish: A Linguistic Exploration by Fiondil (#427)
The Unnatural History of Tolkien's Orcs by tyellas (#559)

Other Beings: General (9)
Breath of Arda by Fiondil (#201)
Eä by Marta (#265)
Envoi by Tevildo (#404)
If Ever a Fruit Ripens by Pearl Took (#440)
In the Court of the Dragon Emperor by pandemonium_213 (#5)
Lalme, Alalme by Himring (#44)
Spectrums: What Happens Now? by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#478)
The Web of the World by Dwimordene (#83)
Time to Grow by amber (#569)

Poetry: Character Study (6)
At the Crossroads of the KIng by jan-u-wine (#443)
Crow Song by Adonnen Estenniel (#296)
Namarie by jan-u-wine (#520)
Shall the Marring Be Amended? by openmeadow (#398)
The Last Hours by jan-u-wine (#465)
White Stone by Dreamflower (#432)

Poetry: Drama (6)
Another Sunless Dawn by jan-u-wine (#464)
Elwing Speaks of Sons by Adonnen Estenniel (#363)
Frodo's Remembrance of Gollum by jan-u-wine (#446)
Merry Waits by Dreamflower (#430)
Quietly by Pearl Took (#30)
The Exile by Baillie from Bree (#317)

Poetry: General (6)
A Silmaril in the Morning by rhyselle (#490)
I Have a Little Shadow by jan-u-wine (#489)
Luthien Tinuviel by Song of Stillness (#395)
Mellon by jan-u-wine (#460)
On Being Part of a Grand Story by jan-u-wine (#459)
Valley of Twilight and Stars by Adonnen Estenniel (#36)

Poetry: Hobbits (7)
Naked in the Dark by Antane (#241)
Rosie's Song by Armariel (#50)
Soon by jan-u-wine (#462)
The Ballad of Captain Fatty (or How Fatty Popped the Pimple) by
Dreamflower (#242)
The Summons by Baillie from Bree (#316)
Tower Upon the Downs by Adonnen Estenniel (#567)
Where You Are Bound by jan-u-wine (#451)

Poetry: Post Ring War (6)
Do We Lament the Lost: Lament for Galadriel remix by aranelgoldenflower
(#311)
Eagles to Ithilien by jan-u-wine (#450)
Meriadoc and Peregrin, S.R. 1484 by Dreamflower (#542)
Now Far Ahead the Road Has Gone by jan-u-wine (#519)
Slave to Power by Baillie from Bree (#315)
The Fairest Flower by jan-u-wine (#547)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: Elves or Dwarves (7)
A Conversation With The Dead by Fiondil (#120)
A Crash Course in History by Himring (#168)
Beneath a Bitter Rain by Marta (#266)
In Search of a Song by Ellie (#145)
The Gates of the Kingdom by Azalais (#513)
We Three Kings by Jael (#10)
Wonder That's Keeping the Stars Apart by Levade (#504)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: General (8)
Dear Estella: an epistolary story by rhyselle (#401)
Forgiven by GamgeeFest (#218)
Gamble by SurgicalSteel (#206)
Keep Him Secret, Keep Him Safe by shirebound (#292)
Lullaby by Celeritas (#154)
The Annals of the West by Dreamflower (#64)
The Price of Duty by Wtiger (#381)
Wings of Summer by Raksha the Demon (#8)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: Gondor (8)
Blind Hate by StarLight9 (#391)
By Sad Waters We Sat Down and Wept by Altariel (#230)
Dog Days by Marta (#530)
Light Lingering by mir_noldoris (#90)
Mothers' Night by Altariel (#539)
Only a Woman by Marta (#531)
Rematch by Isabeau of Greenlea (#87)
Through all the Changing Scenes of Life by Linda Hoyland (#136)

Pre-Ring War: General (6)
I Shall Not Be Supplanted by Larner (#232)
Nothing Personal...Just Business by Dreamflower (#411)
Seeds of the Future by Fiondil (#155)
Strangers in a Strange Land by Marta (#529)
The Rhythm of Love by Red Lasbelin (#375)
Voice in the Night by Linda Hoyland (#191)

Ring War: General (6)
Day's Ending by Raksha the Demon (#22)
Ranger, Ringbearer and Resolution by Linda Hoyland (#158)
Stray but a little... by Thundera Tiger (#25)
The Assassin by StarLight9 (#522)
The Fraternity of Strangers by Marta (#469)
Through A Child's Eyes by foxrafer (csevans8) (#497)

Romance: General (8)
An Equal Partnership by Naledi (#290)
Full Circle by Marta (#455)
Hunter of the Heart by Ignoble Bard (#40)
Ice and Tears by Adonnen Estenniel (#92)
In the Wind from the Sea by Azalais (#271)
Lúthien Meets Beren by Oshun (#127)
No Way You Can Fall by Himring (#196)
The Unspoken by Elfique (#128)

Romance: Gondorians (7)
Amid the Powers and Chances of the World by Azalais (#78)
Boromir's Return by Osheen Nevoy (#544)
Dream a Little Dream by Marta (#524)
From the Ashes by EdorasLass (#379)
Mapping Desire by empy (#376)
Seduction by SurgicalSteel (#461)
Too Soon a Tomorrow by Marta (#456)

Second Age and Early Third Age: General (8)
Clouds Will Clear by Elleth (#63)
Driftwood by pandemonium_213 (#126)
Like Toy Soldiers by Marta (#20)
Playing Politics by SurgicalSteel (#217)
Reborn by Maeve Riannon (#479)
The Axes of a Soul by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#475)
Things Unseen by Marta (#19)
Volcano by SurgicalSteel (#186)

Villains: General (6)
King's Men by Marta (#267)
Losing Something Precious by Fiondil (#297)
Respite by Marta (#71)
Shadows and Memories by mirach (#153)
The Turning of the Year Approaches by Larner (#244)
You Wouldn't Dare by mirach (#394)


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Hello Marta,

I'm happy with most of mine, but rather confused to see 'The Love Token' in 'Drabble Series, General' when it is all about Elves...

I accept there is a mortal in the first - but even she talks about the Elves which are then the only people in all the rest of the series.

But if it is going to unbalance things totally I don't mind my Drabble Series about Elves being left in General - it just struck me as odd.

Curiouswombat.

Hi Everyone,

I hope this is OK with Marta,  but I wanted to post an invite to my new Yahoo group New Manip City.  It is a group for digital artist looking to share their art or learn,  and for anyone who just enjoys the art of Celeberty Photomanipulation and other Digital art,  and cheering the artists on ;p. 

It is adults only (some nudity),  and multi-fandom and all genres. There are some LOTR artist including myself,  so maybe some of the writers here might find a bit of inspiration there,  which is why I thought to post an invite here.

Here is a link to the Home page where you can see a sample of the art work by myself and my co-moderator Bandwench,  and also join if you are interested.

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newmanipcity/>

Hope to see you there.

Cactuskim


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i am happy about the places mine are in...

brandy

 
Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....



________________________________
From: Berni Crumb <rhysylle@gmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Check ballot, v. 1


 
Good morning.

Two things.

First, I wondered why you chose to place "Across Arda's Ages" to the Fixed
Length Ficlets: Immortals category. It is not solely about immortal beings
in Middle-earth; I know that some of the drabbles there are about hobbits.
*grin*

Second, there are two errors in the placement of other drabbles of mine
which are standalone drabbles for 2011 MEFA competition.

You have placed "Windchimes" into "Drabble Series: Elves", and "Hesitation"
into "Drabble Series: General". While I house each of them them as
"chapters" in an overall drabble archive on SoA, they were nominated as
individual "Drabbles", not as "Drabble Series".

Thanks for the work you all do in getting these thing categorized. It's a
huge task and it's amazing that you get all of the entries into place so
quickly!

Vorondavë ar linalmië,
Rhyselle

Fantasy remains a human right: we make in our measure and in our derivative
mode, because we are made: and not only made, but made in the image and
likeness of a Maker. -- J.R.R. Tolkien, On Fairy-Stories, 1939

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Marta <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> Here is the first check ballot. Please read my instructions in the
> previous post, especially the final paragraph. Once you've done that,
> look over this email and find your story. If you think we made a
> mistake placing you there, do let us know!

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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Berni,

> First, I wondered why you chose to place "Across Arda's Ages" to the Fixed
> Length Ficlets: Immortals category. It is not solely about immortal beings
> in Middle-earth; I know that some of the drabbles there are about hobbits.
> *grin*
>

Whenever you see a subcategory built around a certain character or
group of characters, it doesn't mean the story is about solely that
category. The "Immortals" category included ficlet series where the
author selected characters for categorizers including elves and other
immortals (IIRC Tom Bombadil is even in there!) Those pieces might
have involved non-mortal characters as well. So the fact that this
isn't *strictly* about immortals isn't really a mistake, though I can
understand how it might seem like one.

> Second, there are two errors in the placement of other drabbles of mine
> which are standalone drabbles for 2011 MEFA competition.
>
> You have placed "Windchimes" into "Drabble Series: Elves", and "Hesitation"
> into "Drabble Series: General". While I house each of them them as
> "chapters" in an overall drabble archive on SoA, they were nominated as
> individual "Drabbles", not as "Drabble Series".
>

That was my mistake in separating out the drabbles from drabble series
- and incidentally, this is PRECISELY the kind of issue I want to
catch now. I can move hem both. Do you have any preference for where
you want them placed?

At a glance I suspect they would fit well into Drabbles: Character
Study ("Windchimes") and Drabbles: Elves ("Hesitation"). Would that be
a good fit, or would you prefer something else?

> Thanks for the work you all do in getting these thing categorized. It's a
> huge task and it's amazing that you get all of the entries into place so
> quickly!
>

*grins* Thank you! I had lots of help, both from the categorizers
besides myself, and from Aranel's new site - she has made some real
improvements behind the scenes for us.

Marta

Hi Kaylee,

I understand your confusion, and I tried to think of another name but
came up blank. (That was one of my categories.) By "Elder Days" I
really mean what would seem like ancient history to a mortal living
during the Ring War, as opposed to the childhoods of those canon
characters and the events leading up to the war. So that would
definitely include First and Second Age but also Third Age that took
place early enough that it's not really leading up to the Ring War. So
things like the fall of Isildur, Greenwood becoming Mirkwood, the
founding of the Shire - they would all fall under Elder Days. That's
perhaps LOTR-centric on my part (even the second age would seem
newfangled to a Feanorian...) but it did seem a natural division and I
could not think of a better way to phrase that.

So I think both of yours are early enough that they meet what I mean
by "Elder Days." If you can think of a better name I am willing to
consider it.

Marta

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Elizabeth Nield
<fuzzlebub85@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I'm not sure what is meant by "Ficlet: Elder Days" for "Iluvatar's Gift." It
> takes place in the early Third Age, at the end of the reign of King
> Valandil. In fact, that's exactly what it's about. Are those the "Elder
> Days"?
>
> Likewise, "Children of Heroes" is set in the Third Age, though it has as
> main characters Earendil, Elwing and Melian. They are merely watching the
> events unfold in Imladris. I am not sure if "Elder Days" is the correct
> category. I may just be misunderstanding the meaning of "Elder Days". If
> "Elder Days" includes the early Third Age, then by all means, let my
> nominations stand. :)
>
> Eru bless,
>
> Kaylee Arafinwiel
>

I reference here page 242-243 of my copy of LotR (all three volumes in one) "The Council of Elrond":

Of Numenor he spoke, its glory and its fall, and the return of the Kings of Men to Middle-earth out of the deeps of the Sea, borne upon the wings of storm. Then Elendil the Tall and his mighty sons, Isildur and Anarion, became great lords; and the North-realm they made in Arnor, and the South-realm in Gondor above the mouths of Anduin. But Sauron of Mordor assailed, them, and they made the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, and the hosts of Gil-galad and Elendil were mustered in Arnor.
Thereupon Elrond paused a while and sighed. 'I remember well the splendour of their banners,' he said. 'It recalled to me the glory of the Elder Days and the hosts of Beleriand, so many great princes and captains were assembled. And yet not so many, nor so fair, as when Thangorodrim was broken, and the Elves deemed that evil was ended for ever, and yet it was not so.'

So Elrond speaks of the Elder Days as being of Beleriand, long prior to the end of the Second Age and beginning of the Third.

Also, page 259, later in the same chapter, Gandalf relates his conversation with Saruman:
'He drew himself up then and began to declaim, as if he were making a speech long rehearsed. "The Elder Days are gone. The Middle Days are passing. The Younger Days are beginning. The time of the Elves is over, but our time is at hand; the world of Men, which we must rule..." (rest cut for irrelevance)

So I believe the Elder Days is meant to refer to the Years of the Trees, the First Age and perhaps the Second Age. The Middle Days are the Second (perhaps, overlapping with the Elder Days?) and Third Ages, and the War of the Ring is the beginning of the Younger Days.

I hope that helps!

Kaylee Arafinwiel

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From: Marta
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Check ballot, v. 1



Hi Kaylee,

I understand your confusion, and I tried to think of another name but
came up blank. (That was one of my categories.) By "Elder Days" I
really mean what would seem like ancient history to a mortal living
during the Ring War, as opposed to the childhoods of those canon
characters and the events leading up to the war. So that would
definitely include First and Second Age but also Third Age that took
place early enough that it's not really leading up to the Ring War. So
things like the fall of Isildur, Greenwood becoming Mirkwood, the
founding of the Shire - they would all fall under Elder Days. That's
perhaps LOTR-centric on my part (even the second age would seem
newfangled to a Feanorian...) but it did seem a natural division and I
could not think of a better way to phrase that.

So I think both of yours are early enough that they meet what I mean
by "Elder Days." If you can think of a better name I am willing to
consider it.

Marta

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Elizabeth Nield
<fuzzlebub85@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm not sure what is meant by "Ficlet: Elder Days" for "Iluvatar's Gift." It
> takes place in the early Third Age, at the end of the reign of King
> Valandil. In fact, that's exactly what it's about. Are those the "Elder
> Days"?
>
> Likewise, "Children of Heroes" is set in the Third Age, though it has as
> main characters Earendil, Elwing and Melian. They are merely watching the
> events unfold in Imladris. I am not sure if "Elder Days" is the correct
> category. I may just be misunderstanding the meaning of "Elder Days". If
> "Elder Days" includes the early Third Age, then by all means, let my
> nominations stand. :)
>
> Eru bless,
>
> Kaylee Arafinwiel
>




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Hi Voirrey,

I am fairly sure there was a reason at some point why I put it there, though
for the life of me I can't remember it. It's possible when I set things up I
simply overlooked your piece - things can get a bit hectic, as you might
imagine.

If you like I am happy to move it. There is a (minor) chance I may have to
move it back to General, if someone catches a genuine error and the Elves
subcategory gets too large. I don't anticipate that happening, but did want
to give you fair warning.

Marta

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:47 PM, voirreyj <voirreyjohnson@manx.net> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hello Marta,
>
> I'm happy with most of mine, but rather confused to see 'The Love Token' in
> 'Drabble Series, General' when it is all about Elves...
>
> I accept there is a mortal in the first - but even she talks about the
> Elves which are then the only people in all the rest of the series.
>
> But if it is going to unbalance things totally I don't mind my Drabble
> Series about Elves being left in General - it just struck me as odd.
>
> Curiouswombat.
>
>
>


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Hi Marta,

I think you put my story "All for Want of Someone to Do the Dishes" in the
wrong category. I was thinking it would go into Humor as it is a parody.
You have it in Cross-Cultural Elder Days.

amber


In a message dated 7/28/2011 8:57:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
marta.fandom@gmail.com writes:

Hey guys,

Here is the first check ballot. Please read my instructions in the
previous post, especially the final paragraph. Once you've done that,
look over this email and find your story. If you think we made a
mistake placing you there, do let us know!

Marta

PS - LJ is down. I'll get this post there when the site is back up.



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The Deserter's Just Deserts by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#339)
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Surprises of Yule by Aelaer (#581)
The Eve of Efenniht by Cathleen (#236)
The Ranger and the Eagles by cairistiona (#116)

Crossover: General (10)
Blood for Blood, Soul for Soul by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#303)
Celebrating a Holiday by Pearl Took (#423)
Evidence by Camwyn (#157)
Marian's Wish by Linaewen (#181)
Out of Thought and Time by Elleth (#488)
Prepared to Live Indeed by Larner (#327)
Punchline by Clodia (#473)
Red Fell the Dew in Rammas Echor by San Antonio Rose (#161)
Stopover in Middle Earth by Darkover (#583)
War Dust by mir_noldoris (#472)

Drabble: Character Study (9)
Ariel by Altariel (#119)
Cloaked with Love by Linda Hoyland (#589)
Closure by Wormwood (#139)
Puzzle by permilea (#162)
Survival of the Fittest by Erulisse (#338)
The Lord of Silver Fountains Shall Come Into His Own by Azalais (#517)
The Same River Twice by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#222)
Towards Númenor that was by Linda Hoyland, Raksha the Demon (#268)
White Flame by Adlanth (#494)

Drabble: Drama (7)
Alone, and in bears shape by Tanaqui (#261)
For the Want of a Hand by rhyselle (#306)
Heaven In The Meantime by Dwimordene (#234)
In that hour Finarfin forsook the march... but his sons were not with
him by Dwimordene (#403)
Soul Brothers by Erulisse (#134)
The Shire Cup by Tanaqui (#258)
Vengeance is Mine by Linda Hoyland (#380)

Drabble: General (10)
Eating for Two by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#160)
Love less than before by Tanaqui (#257)
Meals on wheels by Jay of Lasgalen (#70)
Mockingbird by Tanaqui (#102)
The First Meal by Linda Hoyland (#585)
They Also Serve Who Only Wait by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#594)
Till the World is Mended by Azalais (#582)
Time is Always Time and Place is Always and Only Place by Wormwood (#227)
Untangled Desires by Linda Hoyland (#407)
Worth It All by Dreamflower (#419)

Drabble: Men (7)
A Story Told in Fragments by Wormwood (#276)
A Woman's Touch by Linda Hoyland (#269)
Caretaking by Altariel (#2)
Girl, Embalmed by Wormwood (#408)
Parting is such sweet Sorrow by Linda Hoyland (#492)
Rumour and dreams by cairistiona (#498)
Sharers Of A Secret Hope by Tanaqui (#259)

Drabble: Post-Ring War (6)
Coiled Serpent by Linda Hoyland (#367)
I must go down to the sea again by curiouswombat (#264)
Our Days are Ending and Our Years Failing by Azalais (#516)
Stewardship by Dwimordene (#28)
The Stuff of Nightmares by Linda Hoyland (#270)
Westmarch by Celeritas (#45)

Drabble Series: Character Study (11)
Allies by Kara's Aunty (#493)
Bequests by Altariel (#220)
Fellowship by Kara's Aunty (#285)
From a Strange Country by Azalais (#518)
Ladies and Captains by FireSign (#91)
Lalia Took's Pride by Larner (#586)
Seven Deadly Drabbles, or The Fosterling by curiouswombat (#130)
Seven Deadly Sins by Azalais (#16)
The Healer's Path by Jay of Lasgalen (#554)
To Death and Beyond by Rivergift (#458)
Washed Clean by Larner (#335)

Drabble Series: Cross-Cultural (6)
By the Lake by cairistiona (#502)
Disdain and Disgust by Tanaqui (#262)
From the Balrog-Slayer's Mouth by Azalais (#515)
Raining Cats and Dogs by Jay of Lasgalen (#247)
Star Daughter by Linda Hoyland (#313)
Trust by cairistiona (#500)

Drabble Series: Elves (9)
Constancy by Dwimordene (#447)
Glorfindel says... by Jay of Lasgalen (#248)
Introspection by Lyra (#283)
Morning Song by Erulisse (#540)
Songwriting by StarSpray (#213)
The memory of many things both glad and sorrowful by Tanaqui (#255)
The Persistence of Memory by Robinka (#481)
Windchimes by rhyselle (#304)
Wrought with Love by Linda Hoyland (#532)

Drabble Series: General (9)
1st March, TA 3019 by cairistiona (#499)
Beneath the Sickle's Swing by Clodia (#170)
Fighting Dragons by Larner (#187)
Hesitation by rhyselle (#307)
Labadal and Túrin by Dreamflower (#550)
Love Token by curiouswombat (#509)
Middle-earth Moments - Sacrifice by Linda Hoyland (#293)
Ringbearer by Kara's Aunty (#362)
Unshed Tears by Linda Hoyland (#219)

Drabble Series: Men (7)
Five things that never happened to the Steward and his sons by Starlight
(#43)
Friendship by agape4gondor (#278)
Garden of Gondor by Altariel (#221)
Over a Lifetime by Wormwood (#147)
Return of the Governess by curiouswombat (#412)
The Course of Defeat by Adonnen Estenniel (#364)
Thy Sea So Wide, My Boat So Small by Tanaqui (#256)

Drama: Angst (7)
A Matter of Duty by Larner (#105)
All Shadows' Night by Raksha the Demon (#334)
Alone by anolinde (#237)
Bereft by Celeritas (#503)
Fire and Smoke by Marta (#526)
Judgement and Healing by Larner (#329)
Winters Chill by Aeärwen (#89)

Drama: Family (8)
A Brother's Vision by Darkover (#273)
Gaffers and Gardens by Linaewen (#180)
Halbarad's Last Journey by Ellynn (#299)
Heart of Glass by Raksha the Demon (#332)
Legacies by Marta (#435)
Memories in the storm by Ellynn (#328)
On The Subject of Brothers by Linaewen (#176)
Unseen, Unheard, Not Forgotten by Windsurfbabe (#300)

Drama: Featuring Aragorn (7)
A Great King by Sandra S (#274)
A Tree Grows in the Pass by Larner (#251)
For Our People by Ellynn (#111)
Nor the Battle to the Strong by Marta (#548)
On a Stormy Night by Ellynn (#386)
The Name of a King by mirach (#366)
The Ranger and the Man in Yellow Boots by cairistiona (#159)

Drama: General (12)
A Hawk and a Star by mirach (#109)
Broken by Fiondil (#298)
Current by SurgicalSteel (#209)
Fair and Foul by DrummerWench (#508)
Faithful Friend by Linda Hoyland (#533)
Fallen Star by Tanaqui (#323)
Folly by SurgicalSteel (#184)
No Living Man by Kara's Aunty (#579)
Places in the Heart by Raksha the Demon (#384)
The Gift of Men by Marta (#357)
The Traveller by Maglor Makalaure (#215)
Truth by Starlight (#203)

Elves: Elronds Household (6)
A Golden Thread by Two-point (#371)
A Powerful Absence by curiouswombat (#131)
Creative Uses by amber (#562)
Elros' Gift by agape4gondor (#54)
In Mordor, Where the Shadows Are by Marta (#417)
Water's Corruption by openmeadow (#396)

Elves: General (9)
A Fragile Chalice by pandemonium_213 (#79)
Brighter Than Ten Thousand Suns by Anna_Wing (#555)
Lady of Colored Light by Erulisse (#369)
Lullaby by Oshun (#477)
Moments of Passing by Elfique (#324)
Reflections by Angelica (#336)
Reinstatement by SurgicalSteel (#207)
Speak Faster by Dawn Felagund (#474)
Spell of the Crossing by Elleth (#61)

Elves: House of Finwë (7)
A Minor Talent by Lyra (#284)
Carving a Bond by Finch (#563)
Reembodied by Dawn Felagund (#99)
The Bitter End by Ellie (#143)
The End of All Things II by Marta (#321)
The Feast of Reuniting by Oshun (#337)
The West Wind Quartet by Himring (#166)

Elves: Wilderland (9)
A Breath Away by haldirsbaby (#74)
A Fine Mess or An Elvish Sleeping Beauty by Phyncke (#294)
Another Road by KyMahalei (#82)
Christmas in Lorien by haldirsbaby (#309)
Competition by Raksha the Demon (#593)
Interrupted Journeys: The course of love by elliska (#93)
Love's Persistence by Ignoble Bard (#38)
The Dragon Bride by Malinornë (#281)
Things that Yet May Be by Marta (#410)

Ficlet: Elder Days (7)
A Momentary Pause in the Act of Death by grey_gazania (#57)
Children of Heroes by Kaylee Arafinwiel (#425)
Endless... by Lirulin (#393)
Five Things That Never Happened to Sauron by Russandol (#101)
Heavenly Dance by Ellynn (#132)
Iluvatar's Gift by Kaylee Arafinwiel (#511)
Promises by grey_gazania (#402)

Ficlet: General (7)
A 'natural' disaster by Lirulin (#392)
A Fond Farewell by StarSpray (#414)
Courtship by foxrafer (csevans8) (#496)
Grace and Memory by Larner (#27)
In the Name of the King by Ellynn (#385)
Sam the Turtle Goes to Mordor by Dreamflower (#194)
The Omen by Ellynn (#556)

Ficlet: Later Age Elves (6)
A Moment of Connection by Larner (#591)
By Any Other Name by Linda Hoyland (#566)
Empty Heart by Ellynn (#95)
Grace Before Meat by Gwynnyd (#452)
Song of Summer by pandemonium_213 (#482)
The Green Grave by Ellynn (#125)

First Age and Prior: Feanorians (8)
All the Good you Can by Marta (#326)
Breaking Bread by Elleth (#545)
Five Bells by Dawn Felagund (#100)
Horse and Boy by Erulisse (#291)
Oath-Bound by Marta (#416)
Scent of Reality by Himring (#163)
The Children of Alqualondë by Lyra (#318)
Your Sins Into Me by Oshun (#29)

First Age and Prior: General (9)
Battle Strategy by Dawn Felagund (#484)
Fealty II by Marta (#322)
Laurië Lassi  Golden Leaves by Esteliel (#239)
My Grandfather's Cottage by Oshun (#42)
Stealing A Silmaril by Military History (#471)
Still Waters by Olorime (#18)
The Crafting of the Seeing Stones by Larner (#199)
Toys in the Hall by Dawn Felagund (#428)
Wall Spider by Chisscientist (#549)

Fixed-Length Ficlets: General (6)
At the Turn of the Tide by Raksha the Demon (#333)
Bones of the Earth by Marta (#17)
Day of the Dove by Linda Hoyland (#96)
In the Beginning by Marta (#151)
Musing by Cathleen (#546)
On the Edge by Raksha the Demon (#331)

Fixed-Length Ficlets: Immortals (7)
A Dawn in Winter by Azalais (#514)
Across Arda's Ages by rhyselle (#305)
Cold Feet by Aeärwen (#65)
Cost by grey_gazania (#536)
Down the Withywindle by Clodia (#382)
Three for the Elven-Lords II by Marta (#149)
Together We Will Take the Road by Azalais (#14)

Hobbits: Bagginses (7)
A Most Special Birthday by Antane (#576)
Hearts of Stone by Marta (#68)
In Dremes by jan-u-wine (#400)
Leave-Taking by Larner (#525)
More Sums with Sam by Antane (#578)
Spite Scorned by Larner (#505)
The Fire: S.R. 1392 by Dreamflower (#195)

Hobbits: Family (6)
A Day of Rest by GamgeeFest (#507)
A Frodo Returns to Bag End by Larner (#592)
Folly in the Woods by GamgeeFest (#437)
Out to Play by Celeritas (#454)
Sometimes Wonder is Built, Brick by Brick by Larner (#32)
When the Fit Takes Them by Cathleen (#24)

Hobbits: General (8)
A Question of History by Marta (#528)
Green by goldleaves (#568)
If Ever You'd Met Me by Linaewen (#182)
Of Daffodils and Turning Points by Cathleen (#235)
Pippin (Bullroarer) Took by Pearl Took (#424)
Preliminary Analysis of the Warwickshire Hoard Yields Insights, Raises
Questions about Fourth Age Su by Celeritas (#47)
Selfless by GamgeeFest (#200)
Until the End of Their Days by Celeritas (#439)

Horror: General (8)
Copper by Darth Fingon (#46)
Hollow by Thundera Tiger (#115)
In the Shadow of the Tower by Ignoble Bard (#51)
One Day by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#573)
The Orc's Claw by Jael (#7)
The Unwilling by Thundera Tiger (#110)
Things That Have Not Yet Come To Pass by Levade (#52)
Where no Birds Sing by Linda Hoyland (#310)

Humor: Comedy/Drama (6)
ERRAND: Tarrying by Fiondil (#560)
How the Mighty are Fallen by Linda Hoyland (#312)
Of Shape and Hue and Home by Thundera Tiger (#34)
Pig-Napped! by Cathleen (#441)
The Book of Frodo by DrummerWench (#510)
Thranduil's Dilemma by Aeärwen (#59)

Humor: Featuring Merry or Pippin (6)
A Bird in the Hand by Cathleen (#551)
An Apple a Day Learns You Your Letters by Kara's Aunty (#467)
Markings in the Snow by agape4gondor (#174)
Read and Review by Celeritas, Dreamflower (#442)
Some Like It Hot by Marta (#434)
Stupid Is As Stupid Does by Dreamflower (#420)

Humor: General (11)
A Matter of Some Concern by Nieriel Raina (#67)
A Mirkwood Spider Landed On My Front Porch by Nieriel Raina (#69)
A Rose By Any Other Name by pandemonium_213 (#55)
Boring Afternoon by Ellynn (#387)
Forty-eleven by cairistiona (#501)
Lost Tales of Gondolin by Darth Fingon (#129)
Of Hearth and Home by Marta (#356)
Ransom at the Redhorn by Jael (#495)
Spring Cleaning by Russandol (#76)
STING: Blades of Destiny by Fiondil (#580)
The Hostage by Darth Fingon (#49)

Humor: Mirkwood Elves (6)
An Age-Old Question by Nefhiriel (#390)
Becoming in Blue by rosethorn59 (#557)
Missing the Forest for the Trees by Starlight (#263)
The Right Kind of Shield by curiouswombat (#223)
The Thorn Gate by Jael (#12)
Trade Off by Ignoble Bard (#39)

Incomplete: Cross-Cultural (6)
A Day in Life by Sivan Shemesh (#346)
Arlothiyenne: A Tale of Destiny by haldirsbaby (#72)
Carefully Taught by Linda Hoyland (#409)
In the Court of the High King by Dreamflower (#552)
To Be Made Whole by Sivan Shemesh (#348)
Tree and Stone by Barra the Bard (aka Barrabard) (#561)

Incomplete: Drama (6)
Chasing Mirages by Russandol (#75)
Dark Forest by Anarithilien (#249)
Disparaging Tales by Sivan Shemesh (#347)
Hearts of Men by Aelaer (#565)
In Darkness Bound by Fiondil (#192)
Light Over the Mountain by pandemonium_213 (#135)

Incomplete: General (9)
Fael Amrûn by Esteliel (#240)
Fourth Age by Isabeau of Greenlea (#13)
Kindred by GamgeeFest (#486)
Now and For Always by Antane (#577)
Sweet The Sin, Bitter The Taste by Lilith Lessfair (#360)
The Forgotten Tree by Two-point (#370)
The Prince and the Nightingale by Melusine (#260)
The Unspeakable Past by Aranel Laerien (#558)
Where the Grass Grows Green by Ragnelle (#491)

Men: Aragorn (6)
Doubts by Sivan Shemesh (#349)
One last hope by Lirulin (#405)
Reforged by Linaewen (#406)
The Darkest Night by Nath (#521)
Tongues of Men and of Angels by Linda Hoyland (#302)
Where the Trees Touch the Water by shegollum (#418)

Men: Boromir (6)
An Old Song by alex_quine (#372)
Echoes Inhabit the Garden by Wormwood (#137)
Sounds of Home by Linaewen (#98)
Talking to a Dead Tree by Moonlight by Wormwood (#146)
The Kindness of Strangers by Marta (#148)
The Soldier's Fame by alex_quine (#373)

Men: Faramir (9)
Before the Plunge by Nimloth9 (#295)
Heart of the Storm by Raksha the Demon (#202)
Once by Noldo (#319)
Picking Up the Threads by alex_quine (#374)
Reconstruction by Tanaqui (#325)
Safe Harbour by EdorasLass (#378)
The Brain Has Corridors by Wormwood (#288)
Weregild by Isabeau of Greenlea (#11)
Wild Strawberries by Wormwood (#138)

Men: General (7)
Big Dreams, Small Rooms by Wormwood (#142)
On the Brink by SurgicalSteel (#208)
Pelendur's Folly by Marta (#165)
Sea Wing by Himring (#463)
Still Some Way to Go by Wormwood (#140)
Upheaval by Starlight (#231)
Watching the Dance by Lyra (#56)

Modern Times: General (6)
A Glorious Tradition by Lyra (#330)
Bronwe Athan Harthad by Marta (#150)
Fourth and Goal: A Conversation with Boromir about American Football
by Linaewen (#587)
Golden by Jael (#41)
Here We Go Again ... (from Eclectic Whimsies) by Ellie (#188)
The Job Interview by Larner (#453)

Mystery: General (6)
What Is It? by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#572)
King Thingol's Codpiece by elfscribe (#1)
On Purpose by Pearl Took (#26)
Shadows of Memory by Linda Hoyland (#216)
The Case of the Silver Letters by Altariel (#6)
The Well by Keiliss (#156)

Non-Fiction: General (9)
Character Biography of Eöl by Oshun (#197)
Character Biography of Gildor Inglorion by Oshun (#164)
Character Biography of Míriel Þerindë by Oshun (#198)
Characterization in Fanfic: Using Canon as the DNA for Your Characters
by Dreamflower (#190)
Losing Mary by Eldalie (#193)
Masculinity in Tolkien by Esteliel (#359)
Not Just the Son of That Guy: Creating Effective Names for Original
Characters by Darth Fingon (#358)
The Colors of Elvish: A Linguistic Exploration by Fiondil (#427)
The Unnatural History of Tolkien's Orcs by tyellas (#559)

Other Beings: General (9)
Breath of Arda by Fiondil (#201)
Eä by Marta (#265)
Envoi by Tevildo (#404)
If Ever a Fruit Ripens by Pearl Took (#440)
In the Court of the Dragon Emperor by pandemonium_213 (#5)
Lalme, Alalme by Himring (#44)
Spectrums: What Happens Now? by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#478)
The Web of the World by Dwimordene (#83)
Time to Grow by amber (#569)

Poetry: Character Study (6)
At the Crossroads of the KIng by jan-u-wine (#443)
Crow Song by Adonnen Estenniel (#296)
Namarie by jan-u-wine (#520)
Shall the Marring Be Amended? by openmeadow (#398)
The Last Hours by jan-u-wine (#465)
White Stone by Dreamflower (#432)

Poetry: Drama (6)
Another Sunless Dawn by jan-u-wine (#464)
Elwing Speaks of Sons by Adonnen Estenniel (#363)
Frodo's Remembrance of Gollum by jan-u-wine (#446)
Merry Waits by Dreamflower (#430)
Quietly by Pearl Took (#30)
The Exile by Baillie from Bree (#317)

Poetry: General (6)
A Silmaril in the Morning by rhyselle (#490)
I Have a Little Shadow by jan-u-wine (#489)
Luthien Tinuviel by Song of Stillness (#395)
Mellon by jan-u-wine (#460)
On Being Part of a Grand Story by jan-u-wine (#459)
Valley of Twilight and Stars by Adonnen Estenniel (#36)

Poetry: Hobbits (7)
Naked in the Dark by Antane (#241)
Rosie's Song by Armariel (#50)
Soon by jan-u-wine (#462)
The Ballad of Captain Fatty (or How Fatty Popped the Pimple) by
Dreamflower (#242)
The Summons by Baillie from Bree (#316)
Tower Upon the Downs by Adonnen Estenniel (#567)
Where You Are Bound by jan-u-wine (#451)

Poetry: Post Ring War (6)
Do We Lament the Lost: Lament for Galadriel remix by aranelgoldenflower
(#311)
Eagles to Ithilien by jan-u-wine (#450)
Meriadoc and Peregrin, S.R. 1484 by Dreamflower (#542)
Now Far Ahead the Road Has Gone by jan-u-wine (#519)
Slave to Power by Baillie from Bree (#315)
The Fairest Flower by jan-u-wine (#547)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: Elves or Dwarves (7)
A Conversation With The Dead by Fiondil (#120)
A Crash Course in History by Himring (#168)
Beneath a Bitter Rain by Marta (#266)
In Search of a Song by Ellie (#145)
The Gates of the Kingdom by Azalais (#513)
We Three Kings by Jael (#10)
Wonder That's Keeping the Stars Apart by Levade (#504)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: General (8)
Dear Estella: an epistolary story by rhyselle (#401)
Forgiven by GamgeeFest (#218)
Gamble by SurgicalSteel (#206)
Keep Him Secret, Keep Him Safe by shirebound (#292)
Lullaby by Celeritas (#154)
The Annals of the West by Dreamflower (#64)
The Price of Duty by Wtiger (#381)
Wings of Summer by Raksha the Demon (#8)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: Gondor (8)
Blind Hate by StarLight9 (#391)
By Sad Waters We Sat Down and Wept by Altariel (#230)
Dog Days by Marta (#530)
Light Lingering by mir_noldoris (#90)
Mothers' Night by Altariel (#539)
Only a Woman by Marta (#531)
Rematch by Isabeau of Greenlea (#87)
Through all the Changing Scenes of Life by Linda Hoyland (#136)

Pre-Ring War: General (6)
I Shall Not Be Supplanted by Larner (#232)
Nothing Personal...Just Business by Dreamflower (#411)
Seeds of the Future by Fiondil (#155)
Strangers in a Strange Land by Marta (#529)
The Rhythm of Love by Red Lasbelin (#375)
Voice in the Night by Linda Hoyland (#191)

Ring War: General (6)
Day's Ending by Raksha the Demon (#22)
Ranger, Ringbearer and Resolution by Linda Hoyland (#158)
Stray but a little... by Thundera Tiger (#25)
The Assassin by StarLight9 (#522)
The Fraternity of Strangers by Marta (#469)
Through A Child's Eyes by foxrafer (csevans8) (#497)

Romance: General (8)
An Equal Partnership by Naledi (#290)
Full Circle by Marta (#455)
Hunter of the Heart by Ignoble Bard (#40)
Ice and Tears by Adonnen Estenniel (#92)
In the Wind from the Sea by Azalais (#271)
Lúthien Meets Beren by Oshun (#127)
No Way You Can Fall by Himring (#196)
The Unspoken by Elfique (#128)

Romance: Gondorians (7)
Amid the Powers and Chances of the World by Azalais (#78)
Boromir's Return by Osheen Nevoy (#544)
Dream a Little Dream by Marta (#524)
From the Ashes by EdorasLass (#379)
Mapping Desire by empy (#376)
Seduction by SurgicalSteel (#461)
Too Soon a Tomorrow by Marta (#456)

Second Age and Early Third Age: General (8)
Clouds Will Clear by Elleth (#63)
Driftwood by pandemonium_213 (#126)
Like Toy Soldiers by Marta (#20)
Playing Politics by SurgicalSteel (#217)
Reborn by Maeve Riannon (#479)
The Axes of a Soul by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#475)
Things Unseen by Marta (#19)
Volcano by SurgicalSteel (#186)

Villains: General (6)
King's Men by Marta (#267)
Losing Something Precious by Fiondil (#297)
Respite by Marta (#71)
Shadows and Memories by mirach (#153)
The Turning of the Year Approaches by Larner (#244)
You Wouldn't Dare by mirach (#394)


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Hi Kaylee,

I will discuss it with the other categorizers tonight to see if we can come
up with something more accurate. If we can I'll change it, though if we
can't I may have to leave it as it is. It seems like a subcategory that
makes sense, and I hate to disband it because there isn't a good label.

Often we are a bit liberal in how we name things at the MEFAs. While we try
to reflect Tolkien's writings, our first goal is to come up with competitive
and logical groupings with category names that summarize the content and
will interest readers - even when the name is technically wrong in some
aspect. But we don't want to be misleading, either. So I'll talk with the
others and see if anyone has any better ideas. If anyone here has an idea,
feel free to email here or contact me privately and I'll consider it.

Marta

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Elizabeth Nield <fuzzlebub85@comcast.net>wrote:

> **
>
>
> I reference here page 242-243 of my copy of LotR (all three volumes in one)
> "The Council of Elrond":
>
> Of Numenor he spoke, its glory and its fall, and the return of the Kings of
> Men to Middle-earth out of the deeps of the Sea, borne upon the wings of
> storm. Then Elendil the Tall and his mighty sons, Isildur and Anarion,
> became great lords; and the North-realm they made in Arnor, and the
> South-realm in Gondor above the mouths of Anduin. But Sauron of Mordor
> assailed, them, and they made the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, and the
> hosts of Gil-galad and Elendil were mustered in Arnor.
> Thereupon Elrond paused a while and sighed. 'I remember well the splendour
> of their banners,' he said. 'It recalled to me the glory of the Elder Days
> and the hosts of Beleriand, so many great princes and captains were
> assembled. And yet not so many, nor so fair, as when Thangorodrim was
> broken, and the Elves deemed that evil was ended for ever, and yet it was
> not so.'
>
> So Elrond speaks of the Elder Days as being of Beleriand, long prior to the
> end of the Second Age and beginning of the Third.
>
> Also, page 259, later in the same chapter, Gandalf relates his conversation
> with Saruman:
> 'He drew himself up then and began to declaim, as if he were making a
> speech long rehearsed. "The Elder Days are gone. The Middle Days are
> passing. The Younger Days are beginning. The time of the Elves is over, but
> our time is at hand; the world of Men, which we must rule..." (rest cut for
> irrelevance)
>
> So I believe the Elder Days is meant to refer to the Years of the Trees,
> the First Age and perhaps the Second Age. The Middle Days are the Second
> (perhaps, overlapping with the Elder Days?) and Third Ages, and the War of
> the Ring is the beginning of the Younger Days.
>
> I hope that helps!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marta
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Check ballot, v. 1
>
> Hi Kaylee,
>
> I understand your confusion, and I tried to think of another name but
> came up blank. (That was one of my categories.) By "Elder Days" I
> really mean what would seem like ancient history to a mortal living
> during the Ring War, as opposed to the childhoods of those canon
> characters and the events leading up to the war. So that would
> definitely include First and Second Age but also Third Age that took
> place early enough that it's not really leading up to the Ring War. So
> things like the fall of Isildur, Greenwood becoming Mirkwood, the
> founding of the Shire - they would all fall under Elder Days. That's
> perhaps LOTR-centric on my part (even the second age would seem
> newfangled to a Feanorian...) but it did seem a natural division and I
> could not think of a better way to phrase that.
>
> So I think both of yours are early enough that they meet what I mean
> by "Elder Days." If you can think of a better name I am willing to
> consider it.
>
> Marta
>
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Elizabeth Nield
> <fuzzlebub85@comcast.net> wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I'm not sure what is meant by "Ficlet: Elder Days" for "Iluvatar's Gift."
> It
> > takes place in the early Third Age, at the end of the reign of King
> > Valandil. In fact, that's exactly what it's about. Are those the "Elder
> > Days"?
> >
> > Likewise, "Children of Heroes" is set in the Third Age, though it has as
> > main characters Earendil, Elwing and Melian. They are merely watching the
> > events unfold in Imladris. I am not sure if "Elder Days" is the correct
> > category. I may just be misunderstanding the meaning of "Elder Days". If
> > "Elder Days" includes the early Third Age, then by all means, let my
> > nominations stand. :)
> >
> > Eru bless,
> >
> > Kaylee Arafinwiel
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


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In a message dated 7/28/2011 3:18:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Lackam@aol.com writes:

Hi Marta,

I think you put my story "All for Want of Someone to Do the Dishes" in the
wrong category. I was thinking it would go into Humor as it is a parody.
You have it in Cross-Cultural Elder Days.

amber


In a message dated 7/28/2011 8:57:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
marta.fandom@gmail.com writes:

Hey guys,

Here is the first check ballot. Please read my instructions in the
previous post, especially the final paragraph. Once you've done that,
look over this email and find your story. If you think we made a
mistake placing you there, do let us know!

Marta

PS - LJ is down. I'll get this post there when the site is back up.



Adventure: General (8)
B2MeM 2011: Haradhrim Nights by mirach (#108)
Burning Bright: The Road by Keiliss (#211)
Dragonsblood by Dreamflower (#66)
Guarding the Heedless Folk by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#275)
Little Dogs Laughed by Dreamflower (#541)
River Journeys by elliska (#246)
Tales of Older Days by Clodia (#169)
The Robin's Tale by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#172)

Alternate Universe: Angst (6)
A Good King by Sivan Shemesh (#351)
Blood Feud by Wtiger (#383)
Cuil Eden by Esteliel (#238)
If Only by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#574)
The Hands of the King by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#171)
Worth by Citrine (#320)

Alternate Universe: General (8)
A Kind of Poetry by Independence1776 (Crystal113) (#433)
Candlelight, Angel Light, Firelight and Starglow by San Antonio Rose (#448)
Dogfight by Lilith Lessfair (#361)
Gratitude by Galadriel (#377)
Lie Down in the Darkness, Rise Up From the Ash by Dwimordene (#81)
Northern Lights by shirebound (#117)
On the Twilit Planet Below by Darth Fingon (#15)
Withered Tree by Altariel (#35)

Character Study: Aragorn (6)
By Such a Foolish Name by cairistiona (#308)
Dusk Follows Dawn by Striderette (#141)
Lingering Shadows by Linda Hoyland (#342)
Son of His Father by Darkover (#228)
The Healer's Journey by Linda Hoyland (#340)
Way of the World by Michelle (#31)

Character Study: General (11)
A Question of Breeding by tyellas (#429)
All She Wants To Do Is Dance by Dwimordene (#535)
Into the Realms of Ulmo by Dwimordene (#224)
Lament for a Dying Son by Fiondil (#118)
Life After by Keiliss (#85)
Nothing But A Nuisance by Linaewen (#179)
One Is the Loneliest Number by Dreamflower (#431)
Tangible Memories by Nieriel Raina (#289)
Victory by Tanis (#523)
Waking Thoughts by Larner (#233)
Wind Song by Erulisse (#133)

Character Study: Gondorians (7)
But He Will Not Return by Darkover (#214)
Ever Faithful by agape4gondor (#173)
Kingdom of Ashes by Linda Hoyland (#286)
Lord Faramirs Gift by mews1945 (#48)
Only a Woman II by Marta (#470)
The Baby Pool by Isabeau of Greenlea (#88)
The Promise by agape4gondor (#277)

Character Study: House of Finwë (8)
Answers in the Night by Ellie (#144)
Huan, the Tale of a Hound by Nerdanel (#122)
Racing Down the Mindon by Himring (#167)
Rise Again From Ashes by Independence1776 (Crystal113) (#58)
Season of Hope by Keiliss (#21)
Shadows of Nan Elmoth by Malinornë (#282)
The Office and the Instrument by Elleth (#62)
The Understanding of a Mother by Ellie (#534)

Cross-Cultural: Elder Days (7)
All for Want of Someone to Do the Dishes by amber (#570)
Elf, Interrupted: Book Two: Glorfindel's Quest by Fiondil (#121)
Halls of Stone by Jael (#9)
In Time, Stronger than Silima by Himring (#468)
Raine in the Wonderland by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#571)
That Which Cannot Be Forgotten by Marta (#355)
Truth in Legend by Ellie (#436)

Cross-Cultural: Eriador (10)
An Evendim Yule by Torn_eledhwen (#512)
Babe in the Woods by Dreamflower (#422)
Beneath the Birches by Linda Hoyland (#97)
Fathers and Sons by Gwynnyd (#575)
In The House of Elrond by Aeärwen (#60)
Inner Light by pandemonium_213 (#4)
Let It Snow by pandemonium_213 (#212)
On the Naming of Names by Fiondil (#388)
One Bright Star by Levade (#280)
Pity by Dreamflower (#421)

Cross-Cultural: General (10)
A Door to the Future by Sivan Shemesh (#352)
Adar & Ion: Can I Keep Him? by Sivan Shemesh (#350)
Compassion by Liek (#287)
Healing in the Halls of Mandos by Pearl Took (#399)
In the Prophet's Tent by The Lauderdale (#487)
The Apple of His Eye by Russandol (#37)
The Burden of Sons by Linaewen (#178)
To Catch an Orc by Malinornë (#229)
Towards the Setting Sun by Mysterious Jedi (#301)
Trotter's Triumph by Dreamflower (#279)

Cross-Cultural: Gondor or Rohan (11)
A Chapter Of Ancient History Good To Recall by Tanaqui (#254)
Athrabeth Serindë ah Mélamírë: The Gift by pandemonium_213, SurgicalSteel
(#185)
Beruthiel's Kittens by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#183)
Charcoal by SurgicalSteel (#413)
Foundered Land by Altariel (#537)
Late Night Conversation by Sivan Shemesh (#345)
Pelargir by Dwimordene (#123)
Shelob's Bane by Kara's Aunty (#466)
The Deserter's Just Deserts by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#339)
The Use of Memory by Altariel (#538)
Through Shadow by Cathleen (#506)

Cross-Cultural: The Fellowship (9)
A Door to the Future: At the Lion's Den I by Sivan Shemesh (#354)
A Door to the Future: Where Is He? by Sivan Shemesh (#353)
Boots Made For Walking by Linaewen (#175)
Divided Loyalties by Darkover (#389)
Green Grows the Holly by Linaewen (#177)
Silence by openmeadow (#397)
Surprises of Yule by Aelaer (#581)
The Eve of Efenniht by Cathleen (#236)
The Ranger and the Eagles by cairistiona (#116)

Crossover: General (10)
Blood for Blood, Soul for Soul by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#303)
Celebrating a Holiday by Pearl Took (#423)
Evidence by Camwyn (#157)
Marian's Wish by Linaewen (#181)
Out of Thought and Time by Elleth (#488)
Prepared to Live Indeed by Larner (#327)
Punchline by Clodia (#473)
Red Fell the Dew in Rammas Echor by San Antonio Rose (#161)
Stopover in Middle Earth by Darkover (#583)
War Dust by mir_noldoris (#472)

Drabble: Character Study (9)
Ariel by Altariel (#119)
Cloaked with Love by Linda Hoyland (#589)
Closure by Wormwood (#139)
Puzzle by permilea (#162)
Survival of the Fittest by Erulisse (#338)
The Lord of Silver Fountains Shall Come Into His Own by Azalais (#517)
The Same River Twice by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#222)
Towards Númenor that was by Linda Hoyland, Raksha the Demon (#268)
White Flame by Adlanth (#494)

Drabble: Drama (7)
Alone, and in bears shape by Tanaqui (#261)
For the Want of a Hand by rhyselle (#306)
Heaven In The Meantime by Dwimordene (#234)
In that hour Finarfin forsook the march... but his sons were not with
him by Dwimordene (#403)
Soul Brothers by Erulisse (#134)
The Shire Cup by Tanaqui (#258)
Vengeance is Mine by Linda Hoyland (#380)

Drabble: General (10)
Eating for Two by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#160)
Love less than before by Tanaqui (#257)
Meals on wheels by Jay of Lasgalen (#70)
Mockingbird by Tanaqui (#102)
The First Meal by Linda Hoyland (#585)
They Also Serve Who Only Wait by Branwyn (Lady Branwyn) (#594)
Till the World is Mended by Azalais (#582)
Time is Always Time and Place is Always and Only Place by Wormwood (#227)
Untangled Desires by Linda Hoyland (#407)
Worth It All by Dreamflower (#419)

Drabble: Men (7)
A Story Told in Fragments by Wormwood (#276)
A Woman's Touch by Linda Hoyland (#269)
Caretaking by Altariel (#2)
Girl, Embalmed by Wormwood (#408)
Parting is such sweet Sorrow by Linda Hoyland (#492)
Rumour and dreams by cairistiona (#498)
Sharers Of A Secret Hope by Tanaqui (#259)

Drabble: Post-Ring War (6)
Coiled Serpent by Linda Hoyland (#367)
I must go down to the sea again by curiouswombat (#264)
Our Days are Ending and Our Years Failing by Azalais (#516)
Stewardship by Dwimordene (#28)
The Stuff of Nightmares by Linda Hoyland (#270)
Westmarch by Celeritas (#45)

Drabble Series: Character Study (11)
Allies by Kara's Aunty (#493)
Bequests by Altariel (#220)
Fellowship by Kara's Aunty (#285)
From a Strange Country by Azalais (#518)
Ladies and Captains by FireSign (#91)
Lalia Took's Pride by Larner (#586)
Seven Deadly Drabbles, or The Fosterling by curiouswombat (#130)
Seven Deadly Sins by Azalais (#16)
The Healer's Path by Jay of Lasgalen (#554)
To Death and Beyond by Rivergift (#458)
Washed Clean by Larner (#335)

Drabble Series: Cross-Cultural (6)
By the Lake by cairistiona (#502)
Disdain and Disgust by Tanaqui (#262)
From the Balrog-Slayer's Mouth by Azalais (#515)
Raining Cats and Dogs by Jay of Lasgalen (#247)
Star Daughter by Linda Hoyland (#313)
Trust by cairistiona (#500)

Drabble Series: Elves (9)
Constancy by Dwimordene (#447)
Glorfindel says... by Jay of Lasgalen (#248)
Introspection by Lyra (#283)
Morning Song by Erulisse (#540)
Songwriting by StarSpray (#213)
The memory of many things both glad and sorrowful by Tanaqui (#255)
The Persistence of Memory by Robinka (#481)
Windchimes by rhyselle (#304)
Wrought with Love by Linda Hoyland (#532)

Drabble Series: General (9)
1st March, TA 3019 by cairistiona (#499)
Beneath the Sickle's Swing by Clodia (#170)
Fighting Dragons by Larner (#187)
Hesitation by rhyselle (#307)
Labadal and Túrin by Dreamflower (#550)
Love Token by curiouswombat (#509)
Middle-earth Moments - Sacrifice by Linda Hoyland (#293)
Ringbearer by Kara's Aunty (#362)
Unshed Tears by Linda Hoyland (#219)

Drabble Series: Men (7)
Five things that never happened to the Steward and his sons by Starlight
(#43)
Friendship by agape4gondor (#278)
Garden of Gondor by Altariel (#221)
Over a Lifetime by Wormwood (#147)
Return of the Governess by curiouswombat (#412)
The Course of Defeat by Adonnen Estenniel (#364)
Thy Sea So Wide, My Boat So Small by Tanaqui (#256)

Drama: Angst (7)
A Matter of Duty by Larner (#105)
All Shadows' Night by Raksha the Demon (#334)
Alone by anolinde (#237)
Bereft by Celeritas (#503)
Fire and Smoke by Marta (#526)
Judgement and Healing by Larner (#329)
Winters Chill by Aeärwen (#89)

Drama: Family (8)
A Brother's Vision by Darkover (#273)
Gaffers and Gardens by Linaewen (#180)
Halbarad's Last Journey by Ellynn (#299)
Heart of Glass by Raksha the Demon (#332)
Legacies by Marta (#435)
Memories in the storm by Ellynn (#328)
On The Subject of Brothers by Linaewen (#176)
Unseen, Unheard, Not Forgotten by Windsurfbabe (#300)

Drama: Featuring Aragorn (7)
A Great King by Sandra S (#274)
A Tree Grows in the Pass by Larner (#251)
For Our People by Ellynn (#111)
Nor the Battle to the Strong by Marta (#548)
On a Stormy Night by Ellynn (#386)
The Name of a King by mirach (#366)
The Ranger and the Man in Yellow Boots by cairistiona (#159)

Drama: General (12)
A Hawk and a Star by mirach (#109)
Broken by Fiondil (#298)
Current by SurgicalSteel (#209)
Fair and Foul by DrummerWench (#508)
Faithful Friend by Linda Hoyland (#533)
Fallen Star by Tanaqui (#323)
Folly by SurgicalSteel (#184)
No Living Man by Kara's Aunty (#579)
Places in the Heart by Raksha the Demon (#384)
The Gift of Men by Marta (#357)
The Traveller by Maglor Makalaure (#215)
Truth by Starlight (#203)

Elves: Elronds Household (6)
A Golden Thread by Two-point (#371)
A Powerful Absence by curiouswombat (#131)
Creative Uses by amber (#562)
Elros' Gift by agape4gondor (#54)
In Mordor, Where the Shadows Are by Marta (#417)
Water's Corruption by openmeadow (#396)

Elves: General (9)
A Fragile Chalice by pandemonium_213 (#79)
Brighter Than Ten Thousand Suns by Anna_Wing (#555)
Lady of Colored Light by Erulisse (#369)
Lullaby by Oshun (#477)
Moments of Passing by Elfique (#324)
Reflections by Angelica (#336)
Reinstatement by SurgicalSteel (#207)
Speak Faster by Dawn Felagund (#474)
Spell of the Crossing by Elleth (#61)

Elves: House of Finwë (7)
A Minor Talent by Lyra (#284)
Carving a Bond by Finch (#563)
Reembodied by Dawn Felagund (#99)
The Bitter End by Ellie (#143)
The End of All Things II by Marta (#321)
The Feast of Reuniting by Oshun (#337)
The West Wind Quartet by Himring (#166)

Elves: Wilderland (9)
A Breath Away by haldirsbaby (#74)
A Fine Mess or An Elvish Sleeping Beauty by Phyncke (#294)
Another Road by KyMahalei (#82)
Christmas in Lorien by haldirsbaby (#309)
Competition by Raksha the Demon (#593)
Interrupted Journeys: The course of love by elliska (#93)
Love's Persistence by Ignoble Bard (#38)
The Dragon Bride by Malinornë (#281)
Things that Yet May Be by Marta (#410)

Ficlet: Elder Days (7)
A Momentary Pause in the Act of Death by grey_gazania (#57)
Children of Heroes by Kaylee Arafinwiel (#425)
Endless... by Lirulin (#393)
Five Things That Never Happened to Sauron by Russandol (#101)
Heavenly Dance by Ellynn (#132)
Iluvatar's Gift by Kaylee Arafinwiel (#511)
Promises by grey_gazania (#402)

Ficlet: General (7)
A 'natural' disaster by Lirulin (#392)
A Fond Farewell by StarSpray (#414)
Courtship by foxrafer (csevans8) (#496)
Grace and Memory by Larner (#27)
In the Name of the King by Ellynn (#385)
Sam the Turtle Goes to Mordor by Dreamflower (#194)
The Omen by Ellynn (#556)

Ficlet: Later Age Elves (6)
A Moment of Connection by Larner (#591)
By Any Other Name by Linda Hoyland (#566)
Empty Heart by Ellynn (#95)
Grace Before Meat by Gwynnyd (#452)
Song of Summer by pandemonium_213 (#482)
The Green Grave by Ellynn (#125)

First Age and Prior: Feanorians (8)
All the Good you Can by Marta (#326)
Breaking Bread by Elleth (#545)
Five Bells by Dawn Felagund (#100)
Horse and Boy by Erulisse (#291)
Oath-Bound by Marta (#416)
Scent of Reality by Himring (#163)
The Children of Alqualondë by Lyra (#318)
Your Sins Into Me by Oshun (#29)

First Age and Prior: General (9)
Battle Strategy by Dawn Felagund (#484)
Fealty II by Marta (#322)
Laurië Lassi  Golden Leaves by Esteliel (#239)
My Grandfather's Cottage by Oshun (#42)
Stealing A Silmaril by Military History (#471)
Still Waters by Olorime (#18)
The Crafting of the Seeing Stones by Larner (#199)
Toys in the Hall by Dawn Felagund (#428)
Wall Spider by Chisscientist (#549)

Fixed-Length Ficlets: General (6)
At the Turn of the Tide by Raksha the Demon (#333)
Bones of the Earth by Marta (#17)
Day of the Dove by Linda Hoyland (#96)
In the Beginning by Marta (#151)
Musing by Cathleen (#546)
On the Edge by Raksha the Demon (#331)

Fixed-Length Ficlets: Immortals (7)
A Dawn in Winter by Azalais (#514)
Across Arda's Ages by rhyselle (#305)
Cold Feet by Aeärwen (#65)
Cost by grey_gazania (#536)
Down the Withywindle by Clodia (#382)
Three for the Elven-Lords II by Marta (#149)
Together We Will Take the Road by Azalais (#14)

Hobbits: Bagginses (7)
A Most Special Birthday by Antane (#576)
Hearts of Stone by Marta (#68)
In Dremes by jan-u-wine (#400)
Leave-Taking by Larner (#525)
More Sums with Sam by Antane (#578)
Spite Scorned by Larner (#505)
The Fire: S.R. 1392 by Dreamflower (#195)

Hobbits: Family (6)
A Day of Rest by GamgeeFest (#507)
A Frodo Returns to Bag End by Larner (#592)
Folly in the Woods by GamgeeFest (#437)
Out to Play by Celeritas (#454)
Sometimes Wonder is Built, Brick by Brick by Larner (#32)
When the Fit Takes Them by Cathleen (#24)

Hobbits: General (8)
A Question of History by Marta (#528)
Green by goldleaves (#568)
If Ever You'd Met Me by Linaewen (#182)
Of Daffodils and Turning Points by Cathleen (#235)
Pippin (Bullroarer) Took by Pearl Took (#424)
Preliminary Analysis of the Warwickshire Hoard Yields Insights, Raises
Questions about Fourth Age Su by Celeritas (#47)
Selfless by GamgeeFest (#200)
Until the End of Their Days by Celeritas (#439)

Horror: General (8)
Copper by Darth Fingon (#46)
Hollow by Thundera Tiger (#115)
In the Shadow of the Tower by Ignoble Bard (#51)
One Day by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#573)
The Orc's Claw by Jael (#7)
The Unwilling by Thundera Tiger (#110)
Things That Have Not Yet Come To Pass by Levade (#52)
Where no Birds Sing by Linda Hoyland (#310)

Humor: Comedy/Drama (6)
ERRAND: Tarrying by Fiondil (#560)
How the Mighty are Fallen by Linda Hoyland (#312)
Of Shape and Hue and Home by Thundera Tiger (#34)
Pig-Napped! by Cathleen (#441)
The Book of Frodo by DrummerWench (#510)
Thranduil's Dilemma by Aeärwen (#59)

Humor: Featuring Merry or Pippin (6)
A Bird in the Hand by Cathleen (#551)
An Apple a Day Learns You Your Letters by Kara's Aunty (#467)
Markings in the Snow by agape4gondor (#174)
Read and Review by Celeritas, Dreamflower (#442)
Some Like It Hot by Marta (#434)
Stupid Is As Stupid Does by Dreamflower (#420)

Humor: General (11)
A Matter of Some Concern by Nieriel Raina (#67)
A Mirkwood Spider Landed On My Front Porch by Nieriel Raina (#69)
A Rose By Any Other Name by pandemonium_213 (#55)
Boring Afternoon by Ellynn (#387)
Forty-eleven by cairistiona (#501)
Lost Tales of Gondolin by Darth Fingon (#129)
Of Hearth and Home by Marta (#356)
Ransom at the Redhorn by Jael (#495)
Spring Cleaning by Russandol (#76)
STING: Blades of Destiny by Fiondil (#580)
The Hostage by Darth Fingon (#49)

Humor: Mirkwood Elves (6)
An Age-Old Question by Nefhiriel (#390)
Becoming in Blue by rosethorn59 (#557)
Missing the Forest for the Trees by Starlight (#263)
The Right Kind of Shield by curiouswombat (#223)
The Thorn Gate by Jael (#12)
Trade Off by Ignoble Bard (#39)

Incomplete: Cross-Cultural (6)
A Day in Life by Sivan Shemesh (#346)
Arlothiyenne: A Tale of Destiny by haldirsbaby (#72)
Carefully Taught by Linda Hoyland (#409)
In the Court of the High King by Dreamflower (#552)
To Be Made Whole by Sivan Shemesh (#348)
Tree and Stone by Barra the Bard (aka Barrabard) (#561)

Incomplete: Drama (6)
Chasing Mirages by Russandol (#75)
Dark Forest by Anarithilien (#249)
Disparaging Tales by Sivan Shemesh (#347)
Hearts of Men by Aelaer (#565)
In Darkness Bound by Fiondil (#192)
Light Over the Mountain by pandemonium_213 (#135)

Incomplete: General (9)
Fael Amrûn by Esteliel (#240)
Fourth Age by Isabeau of Greenlea (#13)
Kindred by GamgeeFest (#486)
Now and For Always by Antane (#577)
Sweet The Sin, Bitter The Taste by Lilith Lessfair (#360)
The Forgotten Tree by Two-point (#370)
The Prince and the Nightingale by Melusine (#260)
The Unspeakable Past by Aranel Laerien (#558)
Where the Grass Grows Green by Ragnelle (#491)

Men: Aragorn (6)
Doubts by Sivan Shemesh (#349)
One last hope by Lirulin (#405)
Reforged by Linaewen (#406)
The Darkest Night by Nath (#521)
Tongues of Men and of Angels by Linda Hoyland (#302)
Where the Trees Touch the Water by shegollum (#418)

Men: Boromir (6)
An Old Song by alex_quine (#372)
Echoes Inhabit the Garden by Wormwood (#137)
Sounds of Home by Linaewen (#98)
Talking to a Dead Tree by Moonlight by Wormwood (#146)
The Kindness of Strangers by Marta (#148)
The Soldier's Fame by alex_quine (#373)

Men: Faramir (9)
Before the Plunge by Nimloth9 (#295)
Heart of the Storm by Raksha the Demon (#202)
Once by Noldo (#319)
Picking Up the Threads by alex_quine (#374)
Reconstruction by Tanaqui (#325)
Safe Harbour by EdorasLass (#378)
The Brain Has Corridors by Wormwood (#288)
Weregild by Isabeau of Greenlea (#11)
Wild Strawberries by Wormwood (#138)

Men: General (7)
Big Dreams, Small Rooms by Wormwood (#142)
On the Brink by SurgicalSteel (#208)
Pelendur's Folly by Marta (#165)
Sea Wing by Himring (#463)
Still Some Way to Go by Wormwood (#140)
Upheaval by Starlight (#231)
Watching the Dance by Lyra (#56)

Modern Times: General (6)
A Glorious Tradition by Lyra (#330)
Bronwe Athan Harthad by Marta (#150)
Fourth and Goal: A Conversation with Boromir about American Football
by Linaewen (#587)
Golden by Jael (#41)
Here We Go Again ... (from Eclectic Whimsies) by Ellie (#188)
The Job Interview by Larner (#453)

Mystery: General (6)
What Is It? by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#572)
King Thingol's Codpiece by elfscribe (#1)
On Purpose by Pearl Took (#26)
Shadows of Memory by Linda Hoyland (#216)
The Case of the Silver Letters by Altariel (#6)
The Well by Keiliss (#156)

Non-Fiction: General (9)
Character Biography of Eöl by Oshun (#197)
Character Biography of Gildor Inglorion by Oshun (#164)
Character Biography of Míriel Þerindë by Oshun (#198)
Characterization in Fanfic: Using Canon as the DNA for Your Characters
by Dreamflower (#190)
Losing Mary by Eldalie (#193)
Masculinity in Tolkien by Esteliel (#359)
Not Just the Son of That Guy: Creating Effective Names for Original
Characters by Darth Fingon (#358)
The Colors of Elvish: A Linguistic Exploration by Fiondil (#427)
The Unnatural History of Tolkien's Orcs by tyellas (#559)

Other Beings: General (9)
Breath of Arda by Fiondil (#201)
Eä by Marta (#265)
Envoi by Tevildo (#404)
If Ever a Fruit Ripens by Pearl Took (#440)
In the Court of the Dragon Emperor by pandemonium_213 (#5)
Lalme, Alalme by Himring (#44)
Spectrums: What Happens Now? by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#478)
The Web of the World by Dwimordene (#83)
Time to Grow by amber (#569)

Poetry: Character Study (6)
At the Crossroads of the KIng by jan-u-wine (#443)
Crow Song by Adonnen Estenniel (#296)
Namarie by jan-u-wine (#520)
Shall the Marring Be Amended? by openmeadow (#398)
The Last Hours by jan-u-wine (#465)
White Stone by Dreamflower (#432)

Poetry: Drama (6)
Another Sunless Dawn by jan-u-wine (#464)
Elwing Speaks of Sons by Adonnen Estenniel (#363)
Frodo's Remembrance of Gollum by jan-u-wine (#446)
Merry Waits by Dreamflower (#430)
Quietly by Pearl Took (#30)
The Exile by Baillie from Bree (#317)

Poetry: General (6)
A Silmaril in the Morning by rhyselle (#490)
I Have a Little Shadow by jan-u-wine (#489)
Luthien Tinuviel by Song of Stillness (#395)
Mellon by jan-u-wine (#460)
On Being Part of a Grand Story by jan-u-wine (#459)
Valley of Twilight and Stars by Adonnen Estenniel (#36)

Poetry: Hobbits (7)
Naked in the Dark by Antane (#241)
Rosie's Song by Armariel (#50)
Soon by jan-u-wine (#462)
The Ballad of Captain Fatty (or How Fatty Popped the Pimple) by
Dreamflower (#242)
The Summons by Baillie from Bree (#316)
Tower Upon the Downs by Adonnen Estenniel (#567)
Where You Are Bound by jan-u-wine (#451)

Poetry: Post Ring War (6)
Do We Lament the Lost: Lament for Galadriel remix by aranelgoldenflower
(#311)
Eagles to Ithilien by jan-u-wine (#450)
Meriadoc and Peregrin, S.R. 1484 by Dreamflower (#542)
Now Far Ahead the Road Has Gone by jan-u-wine (#519)
Slave to Power by Baillie from Bree (#315)
The Fairest Flower by jan-u-wine (#547)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: Elves or Dwarves (7)
A Conversation With The Dead by Fiondil (#120)
A Crash Course in History by Himring (#168)
Beneath a Bitter Rain by Marta (#266)
In Search of a Song by Ellie (#145)
The Gates of the Kingdom by Azalais (#513)
We Three Kings by Jael (#10)
Wonder That's Keeping the Stars Apart by Levade (#504)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: General (8)
Dear Estella: an epistolary story by rhyselle (#401)
Forgiven by GamgeeFest (#218)
Gamble by SurgicalSteel (#206)
Keep Him Secret, Keep Him Safe by shirebound (#292)
Lullaby by Celeritas (#154)
The Annals of the West by Dreamflower (#64)
The Price of Duty by Wtiger (#381)
Wings of Summer by Raksha the Demon (#8)

Post-Ring War and Beyond: Gondor (8)
Blind Hate by StarLight9 (#391)
By Sad Waters We Sat Down and Wept by Altariel (#230)
Dog Days by Marta (#530)
Light Lingering by mir_noldoris (#90)
Mothers' Night by Altariel (#539)
Only a Woman by Marta (#531)
Rematch by Isabeau of Greenlea (#87)
Through all the Changing Scenes of Life by Linda Hoyland (#136)

Pre-Ring War: General (6)
I Shall Not Be Supplanted by Larner (#232)
Nothing Personal...Just Business by Dreamflower (#411)
Seeds of the Future by Fiondil (#155)
Strangers in a Strange Land by Marta (#529)
The Rhythm of Love by Red Lasbelin (#375)
Voice in the Night by Linda Hoyland (#191)

Ring War: General (6)
Day's Ending by Raksha the Demon (#22)
Ranger, Ringbearer and Resolution by Linda Hoyland (#158)
Stray but a little... by Thundera Tiger (#25)
The Assassin by StarLight9 (#522)
The Fraternity of Strangers by Marta (#469)
Through A Child's Eyes by foxrafer (csevans8) (#497)

Romance: General (8)
An Equal Partnership by Naledi (#290)
Full Circle by Marta (#455)
Hunter of the Heart by Ignoble Bard (#40)
Ice and Tears by Adonnen Estenniel (#92)
In the Wind from the Sea by Azalais (#271)
Lúthien Meets Beren by Oshun (#127)
No Way You Can Fall by Himring (#196)
The Unspoken by Elfique (#128)

Romance: Gondorians (7)
Amid the Powers and Chances of the World by Azalais (#78)
Boromir's Return by Osheen Nevoy (#544)
Dream a Little Dream by Marta (#524)
From the Ashes by EdorasLass (#379)
Mapping Desire by empy (#376)
Seduction by SurgicalSteel (#461)
Too Soon a Tomorrow by Marta (#456)

Second Age and Early Third Age: General (8)
Clouds Will Clear by Elleth (#63)
Driftwood by pandemonium_213 (#126)
Like Toy Soldiers by Marta (#20)
Playing Politics by SurgicalSteel (#217)
Reborn by Maeve Riannon (#479)
The Axes of a Soul by Eärillë (Virodeil) (#475)
Things Unseen by Marta (#19)
Volcano by SurgicalSteel (#186)

Villains: General (6)
King's Men by Marta (#267)
Losing Something Precious by Fiondil (#297)
Respite by Marta (#71)
Shadows and Memories by mirach (#153)
The Turning of the Year Approaches by Larner (#244)
You Wouldn't Dare by mirach (#394)


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Thanks Marta -

I'm not surprised that things get a bit hectic! And, whilst it would sit better with the other Elven stuff, there is no problem if it ends up back in general for any reason,

wombat.

> It's possible when I set things up I
> simply overlooked your piece - things can get a bit hectic, as you might
> imagine.
>
> If you like I am happy to move it. There is a (minor) chance I may have to
> move it back to General, if someone catches a genuine error and the Elves
> subcategory gets too large. I don't anticipate that happening, but did want
> to give you fair warning.

> >
> >
>
>
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>

Hi Amber,

I checked, and when telling us about your story you selected Humor as its
second-choice category. Cross-Cultural was the first and that is why we put
it there.

I will talk to the other categorizers to see if we can move it, but
Cross-Cultural is already on the smallish side, so it may be difficult. In
any event I will try and post back about this situation in a day or two.

Marta

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:18 PM, <lackam@aol.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi Marta,
>
> I think you put my story "All for Want of Someone to Do the Dishes" in the
> wrong category. I was thinking it would go into Humor as it is a parody.
> You have it in Cross-Cultural Elder Days.
>
> amber
>
>
> In a message dated 7/28/2011 8:57:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> marta.fandom@gmail.com writes:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> Here is the first check ballot. Please read my instructions in the
> previous post, especially the final paragraph. Once you've done that,
> look over this email and find your story. If you think we made a
> mistake placing you there, do let us know!
>
> Marta
>
> PS - LJ is down. I'll get this post there when the site is back up.
>
>


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My fault then, I meant to select Humor first. If you want to leave it go
ahead.

amber


In a message dated 7/28/2011 3:23:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
marta.fandom@gmail.com writes:

Hi Amber,

I checked, and when telling us about your story you selected Humor as its
second-choice category. Cross-Cultural was the first and that is why we put
it there.

I will talk to the other categorizers to see if we can move it, but
Cross-Cultural is already on the smallish side, so it may be difficult. In
any event I will try and post back about this situation in a day or two.

Marta

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:18 PM, <lackam@aol.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi Marta,
>
> I think you put my story "All for Want of Someone to Do the Dishes" in
the
> wrong category. I was thinking it would go into Humor as it is a parody.
> You have it in Cross-Cultural Elder Days.
>
> amber
>
>
> In a message dated 7/28/2011 8:57:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> marta.fandom@gmail.com writes:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> Here is the first check ballot. Please read my instructions in the
> previous post, especially the final paragraph. Once you've done that,
> look over this email and find your story. If you think we made a
> mistake placing you there, do let us know!
>
> Marta
>
> PS - LJ is down. I'll get this post there when the site is back up.
>
>


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I have noticed something about the awards...I would like to talk to someone in a chat if i could...I see I am not the only one that was a bit confused about the details....I have suggestions...

I have yIM if anyone wants to talk to me about it....ID phatangelbaby.

 
Meaning of Life....who the hell knows...just live it....



________________________________
From: "lackam@aol.com" <lackam@aol.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Check ballot, v. 1


 
My fault then, I meant to select Humor first. If you want to leave it go
ahead.

amber


In a message dated 7/28/2011 3:23:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
marta.fandom@gmail.com writes:

Hi Amber,

I checked, and when telling us about your story you selected Humor as its
second-choice category. Cross-Cultural was the first and that is why we put
it there.

I will talk to the other categorizers to see if we can move it, but
Cross-Cultural is already on the smallish side, so it may be difficult. In
any event I will try and post back about this situation in a day or two.

Marta

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:18 PM, <lackam@aol.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi Marta,
>
> I think you put my story "All for Want of Someone to Do the Dishes" in
the
> wrong category. I was thinking it would go into Humor as it is a parody.
> You have it in Cross-Cultural Elder Days.
>
> amber
>
>
> In a message dated 7/28/2011 8:57:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> marta.fandom@gmail.com writes:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> Here is the first check ballot. Please read my instructions in the
> previous post, especially the final paragraph. Once you've done that,
> look over this email and find your story. If you think we made a
> mistake placing you there, do let us know!
>
> Marta
>
> PS - LJ is down. I'll get this post there when the site is back up.
>
>

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Your suggestions are fine. Let's go with that. Thank you!

Vorondave,
Rhyselle

On Jul 28, 2011 2:48 PM, "Marta" <marta.fandom@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Berni,
>
>> First, I wondered why you chose to place "Across Arda's Ages" to the
Fixed
>> Length Ficlets: Immortals category. It is not solely about immortal
beings
>> in Middle-earth; I know that some of the drabbles there are about
hobbits.
>> *grin*
>>
>
> Whenever you see a subcategory built around a certain character or
> group of characters, it doesn't mean the story is about solely that
> category. The "Immortals" category included ficlet series where the
> author selected characters for categorizers including elves and other
> immortals (IIRC Tom Bombadil is even in there!) Those pieces might
> have involved non-mortal characters as well. So the fact that this
> isn't *strictly* about immortals isn't really a mistake, though I can
> understand how it might seem like one.
>
>> Second, there are two errors in the placement of other drabbles of mine
>> which are standalone drabbles for 2011 MEFA competition.
>>
>> You have placed "Windchimes" into "Drabble Series: Elves", and
"Hesitation"
>> into "Drabble Series: General". While I house each of them them as
>> "chapters" in an overall drabble archive on SoA, they were nominated as
>> individual "Drabbles", not as "Drabble Series".
>>
>
> That was my mistake in separating out the drabbles from drabble series
> - and incidentally, this is PRECISELY the kind of issue I want to
> catch now. I can move hem both. Do you have any preference for where
> you want them placed?
>
> At a glance I suspect they would fit well into Drabbles: Character
> Study ("Windchimes") and Drabbles: Elves ("Hesitation"). Would that be
> a good fit, or would you prefer something else?
>
>> Thanks for the work you all do in getting these thing categorized. It's a
>> huge task and it's amazing that you get all of the entries into place so
>> quickly!
>>
>
> *grins* Thank you! I had lots of help, both from the categorizers
> besides myself, and from Aranel's new site - she has made some real
> improvements behind the scenes for us.
>
> Marta
>
>
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