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C1: *Ripple Effect by Katharra
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1243189&chapter=1
Rating: PG-13
Romance Partners: n/a
Summary: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/LOTR - Strange creatures start popping up
in Sunnydale.

C2: A Rift n the Continuum by Aralanthiriel
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=787762
Rating: PG-13 violence
Romance Partners: n/a
Summary: Lord of the Rings/X-files Crossover. What happens when a simple
conjuring spell goes wrong, and Melkor is called up along with Legolas? Can
Mulder and Scully save the plot continuum, or is it already too late?

C3: Between the Shadow and the Soul: The Gift of Death by CinnamonGrrl
URL: http://cinnamongrrl.popullus.net/half-full/
Rating: PG-13 Violence, Softcore smut
Romance Partners: n/a
Summary: Yes, another
Buffy-jumps-into-the-portal-and-ends-up-in-Middle-Earth fic but give it a
shot, eh? This one's different.

C4: Between the Shadow and the Soul: Without (Complete) by CinnamonGrrl
URL: http://cinnamongrrl.popullus.net/half-full/
Rating: R Softcore smut
Romance Partners: n/a
Summary: Sequel to TGoD. Epic. Magical love, mystical portals dropping
modern chicks into Middle-Earth. Haldir gets what's coming to him, but
there's always a catch.

C5: Kings of the Sea by Eledhwen
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1690803
Rating: PG Mild Violence
Romance Partners: n/a
Summary: The Black Pearl is caught by a strange storm; meanwhile, Aragorn is
pursuing the Corsairs of Umbar. Two worlds collide.

C6: Spirits of the House by Alatariel
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1623717
Rating: G
Romance Partners: n/a
Summary: The old year ends, Boromir has not returned, and Denethor
contemplates mortality

C7: Stars in the River by Murasaki99
URL: http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=1121&chapno=1
Rating: PG-13 Violence
Romance Partners: n/a
Summary: What does an unemployed Nazgul want to do with his (un)life?
Severus Snape would really like to find out before Lord Voldemort can
recruit him.

C8: The Corsair Papers by Flick
URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/chapter.cfm?
STID=2999&NGID=98
Rating: G
Romance Partners: n/a
Summary: Fileg and Flick present a bit of Fourth Age Fantasy Froth for the
Pirate Challenge. If Gilbert and Sullivan had thought of Middle Earth..

--Ainaechoiriel
MEFA Admin and Founder

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

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> C6: Spirits of the House by Alatariel
> URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1623717
> Rating: G
> Romance Partners: n/a
> Summary: The old year ends, Boromir has not returned, and Denethor
> contemplates mortality

Likewise this needs a period. Do you want to note what it's a crossover
with? (A Christmas Carol, I think?) And the author's name is Altariel --
no a.

> C8: The Corsair Papers by Flick
> URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/chapter.cfm?
> STID=2999&NGID=98
> Rating: G
> Romance Partners: n/a
> Summary: Fileg and Flick present a bit of Fourth Age Fantasy Froth for the
> Pirate Challenge. If Gilbert and Sullivan had thought of Middle Earth..

The summary has two periods at the end. Should you delete one? Also,
isn't this by both Fileg and Flick?

Marta

> C6: Spirits of the House by Alatariel
> URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1623717
> Rating: G
> Romance Partners: n/a
> Summary: The old year ends, Boromir has not returned, and Denethor
> contemplates mortality

Mm... I'd question whether this is a crossover in the usual sense. No
one is transported to 19th century England or Middle-earth who doesn't
belong in either of those places.

I would class this as an AU, not a crossover. If you want a crossover
to take its place, "War Dust" is much more suitable, and I listed
"Crossover" as a third choice.

Dwim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 4:42 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Crossover Check Ballot #2
>
>
> > C6: Spirits of the House by Alatariel
> > URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1623717
> > Rating: G
> > Romance Partners: n/a
> > Summary: The old year ends, Boromir has not returned, and Denethor
> > contemplates mortality
>
>
> Likewise this needs a period. Do you want to note what it's a
> crossover with? (A Christmas Carol, I think?) And the
> author's name is Altariel -- no a.

I have a friend who says typos breed in the dark. I think she's right.

>
>
> > C8: The Corsair Papers by Flick
> > URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/chapter.cfm?
> > STID=2999&NGID=98
> > Rating: G
> > Romance Partners: n/a
> > Summary: Fileg and Flick present a bit of Fourth Age
> Fantasy Froth for
> > the Pirate Challenge. If Gilbert and Sullivan had thought
> of Middle Earth..
>
>
> The summary has two periods at the end. Should you delete
> one? Also, isn't this by both Fileg and Flick?

Yes, it is. Somehow one got dropped. Thanks. As for the two periods, the
spreadsheet actually shows 4 (an ellipsis.) Don't know why it didn't show
all four on the merge.

Time to go home!

--Ainaechoiriel
MEFA Admin and Founder

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://home.earthlink.net/~ainae/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dwimmer_laik [mailto:dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 4:45 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Crossover Check Ballot #2
>
>
> > C6: Spirits of the House by Alatariel
> > URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1623717
> > Rating: G
> > Romance Partners: n/a
> > Summary: The old year ends, Boromir has not returned, and Denethor
> > contemplates mortality
>
> Mm... I'd question whether this is a crossover in the usual
> sense. No one is transported to 19th century England or
> Middle-earth who doesn't belong in either of those places.
>
> I would class this as an AU, not a crossover. If you want a
> crossover to take its place, "War Dust" is much more
> suitable, and I listed "Crossover" as a third choice.

Well, Una recommended it to me as a Crossover. I read it, liked it, and
nominated it. But she, apparently considers it a crossover.

Una, you out there? We also need to know if Adrift is complete or not.

--Ainaechoiriel
MEFA Admin and Founder

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://home.earthlink.net/~ainae/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> >
> > Mm... I'd question whether this is a crossover in the usual
> > sense. No one is transported to 19th century England or
> > Middle-earth who doesn't belong in either of those places.
> >
> > I would class this as an AU, not a crossover. If you want a
> > crossover to take its place, "War Dust" is much more
> > suitable, and I listed "Crossover" as a third choice.
>
> Well, Una recommended it to me as a Crossover. I read it, liked it, and
> nominated it. But she, apparently considers it a crossover.

Hm. Wonder why. Suppose I'll just have to find out!

>
> Una, you out there? We also need to know if Adrift is complete or not.

I'll e-mail her and see if she's alive over there. Who knows? The heat
of a British summer may have done her in!

Dwim

>
> --Ainaechoiriel
> MEFA Admin and Founder
>
> "This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond

said, "for

> it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~ainae/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards
> Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dwimmer_laik [mailto:dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 6:36 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Crossover Check Ballot #2
>
>
> > >
> > > Mm... I'd question whether this is a crossover in the
> usual sense.
> > > No one is transported to 19th century England or Middle-earth who
> > > doesn't belong in either of those places.
> > >
> > > I would class this as an AU, not a crossover. If you want a
> > > crossover to take its place, "War Dust" is much more
> suitable, and I
> > > listed "Crossover" as a third choice.
> >
> > Well, Una recommended it to me as a Crossover. I read it, liked it,
> > and nominated it. But she, apparently considers it a crossover.
>
> Hm. Wonder why. Suppose I'll just have to find out!
> >
> > Una, you out there? We also need to know if Adrift is
> complete or not.
>
> I'll e-mail her and see if she's alive over there. Who knows?
> The heat of a British summer may have done her in!
>

That would be great! Thanks. One less thing for me to do.

--Ainaechoiriel
MEFA Admin and Founder

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://home.earthlink.net/~ainae/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

>
> C2: A Rift n the Continuum by Aralanthiriel

Rift in the Continuum

Otherwise, links are all fine.

dwim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dwimmer_laik [mailto:dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 10:04 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Crossover Check Ballot #2 (link check)
>
>
> >
> > C2: A Rift n the Continuum by Aralanthiriel
>
> Rift in the Continuum
>
> Otherwise, links are all fine.
>

Took me a minute to see what you were correcting. But I got it now. Thanks.

--Ainaechoiriel
MEFA Admin and Founder

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://home.earthlink.net/~ainae/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com wrote:

>
> > >
> > > Mm... I'd question whether this is a crossover in the usual
> > > sense. No one is transported to 19th century England or
> > > Middle-earth who doesn't belong in either of those places.
> > >
> > > I would class this as an AU, not a crossover. If you want a
> > > crossover to take its place, "War Dust" is much more
> > > suitable, and I listed "Crossover" as a third choice.
> >
> > Well, Una recommended it to me as a Crossover. I read it, liked it, and
> > nominated it. But she, apparently considers it a crossover.

The more I think about it, I'm not sure "The Corsair Papers," I'm not
sure it fits in Crossovers either. It's not a case of characters from a
R&H musical meeting those of LotR. It's more a pastiche than a crossover
in the sense we seem to be using that term. Basically, it's an outline
for a Fourth Age musical in the style of R&H. You might consider moving
it to Humour, or LotR/post-WotR.

> >
> > Una, you out there? We also need to know if Adrift is complete or not.
>
> I'll e-mail her and see if she's alive over there. Who knows? The heat
> of a British summer may have done her in!

Heh! It's nearly 2 in the morning and *still* 85 degrees...

Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 1:00 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Re: Crossover Check Ballot #2
>
> dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> >
> > > >
> > > > Mm... I'd question whether this is a crossover in the
> usual sense.
> > > > No one is transported to 19th century England or
> Middle-earth who
> > > > doesn't belong in either of those places.
> > > >
> > > > I would class this as an AU, not a crossover. If you want a
> > > > crossover to take its place, "War Dust" is much more
> suitable, and
> > > > I listed "Crossover" as a third choice.
> > >
> > > Well, Una recommended it to me as a Crossover. I read it,
> liked it,
> > > and nominated it. But she, apparently considers it a crossover.
>
>
> The more I think about it, I'm not sure "The Corsair Papers,"
> I'm not sure it fits in Crossovers either. It's not a case of
> characters from a R&H musical meeting those of LotR. It's
> more a pastiche than a crossover in the sense we seem to be
> using that term. Basically, it's an outline for a Fourth Age
> musical in the style of R&H. You might consider moving it to
> Humour, or LotR/post-WotR.

Una thinks hers fits in Crossover. Fileg, I believe is a member here and
hasn't said to move The Corsair Papers. You may ask the authors if you
like. Otherwise I'm not moving it. We only have 8 stories in Crossover as it
is.

> Heh! It's nearly 2 in the morning and *still* 85 degrees...

It's 2:30 in the afternoon here and I opted out of my lunch-nap-in-my-car
because I was awake at lunch time and wanted to get to some of these
corrections. Now I can't stop yawning. And I don't get off work until 5.
:-(

--Ainaechoiriel
MEFA Admin and Founder

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://home.earthlink.net/~ainae/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

mefaadmin@earthlink.net wrote:

>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 1:00 AM
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Re: Crossover Check Ballot #2
> >
> > dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Mm... I'd question whether this is a crossover in the
> > usual sense.
> > > > > No one is transported to 19th century England or
> > Middle-earth who
> > > > > doesn't belong in either of those places.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would class this as an AU, not a crossover. If you want a
> > > > > crossover to take its place, "War Dust" is much more
> > suitable, and
> > > > > I listed "Crossover" as a third choice.
> > > >
> > > > Well, Una recommended it to me as a Crossover. I read it,
> > liked it,
> > > > and nominated it. But she, apparently considers it a crossover.
> >
> >
> > The more I think about it, I'm not sure "The Corsair Papers,"
> > I'm not sure it fits in Crossovers either. It's not a case of
> > characters from a R&H musical meeting those of LotR. It's
> > more a pastiche than a crossover in the sense we seem to be
> > using that term. Basically, it's an outline for a Fourth Age
> > musical in the style of R&H. You might consider moving it to
> > Humour, or LotR/post-WotR.
>
> Una thinks hers fits in Crossover. Fileg, I believe is a member here and
> hasn't said to move The Corsair Papers. You may ask the authors if you
> like. Otherwise I'm not moving it. We only have 8 stories in Crossover
> as it
> is.

Fileg, if you'd like it moved feel free to speak up. But I don't feel
particularly strongly about this.It's robably more trouble than
it'sworth at this point.

> > Heh! It's nearly 2 in the morning and *still* 85 degrees...
>
> It's 2:30 in the afternoon here and I opted out of my lunch-nap-in-my-car
> because I was awake at lunch time and wanted to get to some of these
> corrections. Now I can't stop yawning. And I don't get off work until 5.
> :-(

Urk. Sorry to hear that.

Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 5:07 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Lord of the Rings Check Ballot #2

> And after about the hundredth comment (I did do a *lot* of them last
> night) I tend to forget how they can come across. I shall try to do
> better in the future.
>
> You're doing great, Ainae, both at keeping up with a very high-volume
> list and at keeping an even temper. Well done. *passes Dorwinion and
> chocolate lembas in Ainae's direction*

Thanks. But I am on a diet. Are lembas low-calorie?

> > Personally, I'm a grammar traditionalist and I use the
> comma when I think
> > about it. But I've found myself not thinking about it from time to
> > time and
> > going without.
>
> That's completely understandable. I also find that I have to force
> myself to stop and think about this stuff to get it right.

I'm still one of those people that puts two spaces after the end of a
sentence. Because that's how I was taught in typing class. Computers are
changing that. But I still do it.

> > > Weird about the ellipsis. I'll try not to comment on those
> > > any more, and if I do, feel free to disregard the comment.
> >
> > Well, some of them, it turned out, did need a comment. Like
> the one that
> > really only did have two dots.
>
>
> OK. It seems my email is just weird. (I use Netscape mail.)
> If it's all
> the same to you, I'll point out any oddities I see. If they
> look okay in
> your spreadsheet, just ignore them. You don't have to comment
> back. But
> I think I should probably mention them in case they are wrong in the
> spreadsheets.

That sounds fine.

> Oh, absolutely. I can try to ignore that, and if I forget,
> just pass it
> off to me being overworked right now. (Nothing compared to
> you, of course.)

;-) It looks like it's letting up. I hadn't been on the computer since my
last upload (right before I left work) and there weren't 20 edits waiting
for me. ;-)

> > > (You *did* say you wanted us to check *carefully*...)
> >
> > Yep, and you are doing a fine job!
>
>
> Thanks. :-D

You're quite welcome. I would have bored myself to tears by now trying to
look for all the errors myself. I don't deal so well with tedium at times.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 5:12 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Re: Crossover Check Ballot #2
>
> > Una thinks hers fits in Crossover. Fileg, I believe is a
> member here
> > and hasn't said to move The Corsair Papers. You may ask
> the authors
> > if you like. Otherwise I'm not moving it. We only have 8 stories in
> > Crossover as it is.
>
>
> Fileg, if you'd like it moved feel free to speak up. But I
> don't feel particularly strongly about this.It's robably more
> trouble than it'sworth at this point.

I have to reorder those codes everytime a story even switches subcategory.
;-) (Actually it's not that hard. Excel has this Autofill feature.)

> > It's 2:30 in the afternoon here and I opted out of my
> > lunch-nap-in-my-car because I was awake at lunch time and wanted to
> > get to some of these corrections. Now I can't stop
> yawning. And I don't get off work until 5.
> > :-(
>
>
> Urk. Sorry to hear that.

Actually, I got my second wind. But I got tired driving home and took a nap
as soon as I'd gotten in the door and fed the cats.

--Ainaechoiriel
MEFA Admin and Founder

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://home.earthlink.net/~ainae/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> > You're doing great, Ainae, both at keeping up with a very high-volume
> > list and at keeping an even temper. Well done. *passes Dorwinion and
> > chocolate lembas in Ainae's direction*
>
> Thanks. But I am on a diet. Are lembas low-calorie?

Think about how thin all of those Elves were in the movies. They'd
*have* to be almost zero-calorie. ;-)

> > > Personally, I'm a grammar traditionalist and I use the
> > comma when I think
> > > about it. But I've found myself not thinking about it from time to
> > > time and
> > > going without.
> >
> > That's completely understandable. I also find that I have to force
> > myself to stop and think about this stuff to get it right.
>
> I'm still one of those people that puts two spaces after the end of a
> sentence. Because that's how I was taught in typing class. Computers are
> changing that. But I still do it.

Lol. I didn't know there were hard-and-fast rules about that. I put one
space, but that's because my parents are journalists and I was raised to
write that way.

> > It seems my email is just weird. (I use Netscape mail.)
> > If it's all
> > the same to you, I'll point out any oddities I see. If they
> > look okay in
> > your spreadsheet, just ignore them. You don't have to comment
> > back. But
> > I think I should probably mention them in case they are wrong in the
> > spreadsheets.
>
> That sounds fine.

Great, will do.

> > Oh, absolutely. I can try to ignore that, and if I forget,
> > just pass it
> > off to me being overworked right now. (Nothing compared to
> > you, of course.)
>
> ;-) It looks like it's letting up. I hadn't been on the computer since my
> last upload (right before I left work) and there weren't 20 edits waiting
> for me. ;-)

I'm so glad to hear that!

> > > It's 2:30 in the afternoon here and I opted out of my
> > > lunch-nap-in-my-car because I was awake at lunch time and wanted to
> > > get to some of these corrections. Now I can't stop
> > yawning. And I don't get off work until 5.
> > > :-(
> >
> >
> > Urk. Sorry to hear that.
>
> Actually, I got my second wind. But I got tired driving home and took
> a nap
> as soon as I'd gotten in the door and fed the cats.

That's good to hear. Take care of yourself.

By the way -- I'm flying to Florida tomorrow. I'll have internet access
once I'm down there (I'll be down there for four weeks teaching English
to teenagers from Europe) but not most of the day I'm actually flying.

Now I get to go work on reading Mithril stories I'm judging... or
pack... or tie up some loose ends with my own awards.

Marta