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Okay, Pervinca suggested this and I think it needs some discussion.
It's not a bad idea, but it can work or not work. We tried this one
year in the alt.startrek.creative awards and it proved to be far less
than popular. Some who didn't win awards felt it was a bit much for
someone to win two for the same story.

And if we did that, wouldn't we need "Best Poem" as well?

That said, we do keep the Overall Best Author award and the Best New
Author award. I don't think we can do the latter here as we're New
awards to begin with. But we could institute The JRR Tolkien Award
for Overall Best Author. And then next year come up with something
for New Author and say that have to have posted their first LOTR-
based (or Silm/Hobbit)) story between May 1, 2--4 and April 30, 2005.

So, those are your topics:

1) Overall epic/overall short story
2) OVerall Best Author.

Discuss.

--Ainaechoireil, trying to catch up this morning....

--- Some who didn't win awards felt it was a bit much for

> someone to win two for the same story.
>
> And if we did that, wouldn't we need "Best Poem" as well?

I tend to agree with the sentiment that it's a bit much for the same
author to win two awards. Which is also why I like the idea of a
story only being in one catagory. Some of the bad blood in other
awards comes from just these two situations.

>
> That said, we do keep the Overall Best Author award and the Best

New

> Author award. I don't think we can do the latter here as we're New
> awards to begin with. But we could institute The JRR Tolkien Award
> for Overall Best Author. And then next year come up with something
> for New Author and say that have to have posted their first LOTR-
> based (or Silm/Hobbit)) story between May 1, 2--4 and April 30, 2005

Good idea, the JRR Tolkien Award for overall best author and then
next year have a best new author award.

I also liked your other idea in a previous post about nominating.
There is a tremendous amount of great work out there that was written
several years ago. As long as it wasn't nominated previously I think
it should be eligible each year.

Just my two centavos, any other ideas?

Stella

I've just staggered down from our annual cultural performance with
the school and am dead on my feet, so I'll be short. For a change.

Stella wrote:

> I tend to agree with the sentiment that it's a bit much for the

same author to win two awards. Which is also why I like the idea of
a story only being in one catagory. Some of the bad blood in other
awards comes from just these two situations.

I very, *very* much agree.

> Good idea, the JRR Tolkien Award for overall best author and then
> next year have a best new author award.

I personally have my little problems with the overall best author,
but it's probably just me. The New Author award is a great idea,
though.

> I also liked your other idea in a previous post about nominating.
> There is a tremendous amount of great work out there that was

written several years ago. As long as it wasn't nominated previously
I think it should be eligible each year.

I second that, too. More when my brain actually works.

Soledad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Soledad [mailto:annaliess@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 3:10 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Overall categories
>
> I've just staggered down from our annual cultural performance
> with the school and am dead on my feet, so I'll be short. For
> a change.

Hi!

> > I tend to agree with the sentiment that it's a bit much for the
> same author to win two awards. Which is also why I like the
> idea of a story only being in one catagory. Some of the bad
> blood in other awards comes from just these two situations.
>
> I very, *very* much agree.

Which is why I don't think this one will even make a poll. I don't want to
generate bad feelsings, but good ones.

>
> > Good idea, the JRR Tolkien Award for overall best author
> and then next
> > year have a best new author award.
>
> I personally have my little problems with the overall best
> author, but it's probably just me.

I admit, it's a bittersweet thing for me as well. Even in th eawesome year
of 1995 when Oswiecim won by a long shot Best DS9 Story and people were
saying they thought it was better than the pro books, I still have never won
the Best Author Award. That said, they do have a nice aspect: If someone
has ever won before, they can receive comments, but not win the award ever
again.

> The New Author award is a
> great idea, though.

Sigh. I never won one of those either, even though I won Best DS9 Story that
year, too. And I'll never be eligible again. Sigh. Oh well. I still hope
for that Overall Best Author award someday. But, then, who wouldn't.

> > I also liked your other idea in a previous post about nominating.
> > There is a tremendous amount of great work out there that was
> written several years ago. As long as it wasn't nominated
> previously I think it should be eligible each year.
>
> I second that, too. More when my brain actually works.

Thanks Stella and Soledad. I thought this one would be pretty acceptable.
And the poll seems to be saying that as well.

--Ainaechoiriel

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