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I was wondering how exactly voting for the Author's Category is going
to work? Some potential ideas I'm bouncing between

1. people are going to write recommendations of the author in general
just like they did a particular fic, and those will be tallied.

2. we somehow combine the scores of the different works. The only way
I can think of this working is an average of score/voter. (Sum up all
the works, divide by number of votes cast.)

3. Everyone gets a simple thumbs up/thumbs down vote that they can
either vote for or against any author. Thumbs up = 1 pt, Thumbs down =
-1 point. Average the scores.

4. Everyone can vote for an unlimited number of authors (but each
author only once). One point per vote. Sum the scores. Highest score win.

5. Everyone gets one vote (or some other fixed, finite number) to give
to any author. Each author can only get one vote. Highest score wins.

Or some other method I'm yet to dream up. But inquiring minds want to
know: just how will this category be run, and should this perhaps be
outlined in the FAQ?

Cheers,
Marta

"'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your
inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering
you. What more do you want to know?'

"'The names of all the stars, and of all living things, and the whole
history of Middle-earth and Over-heaven and of the Sundering Seas [..]
Of course! What less?'" [Gandalf and Pippin, TTT]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 8:05 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Author's Category -- How does it work, Exactly?
>
> I was wondering how exactly voting for the Author's Category
> is going to work? Some potential ideas I'm bouncing between
>
> 1. people are going to write recommendations of the author in
> general just like they did a particular fic, and those will
> be tallied.

Yep.

> Or some other method I'm yet to dream up. But inquiring minds want to
> know: just how will this category be run, and should this
> perhaps be outlined in the FAQ?

Just like with the stories. Only now you are commenting on the writer. Let
me share with you those two votes for my story and me that came too late for
the ASC awards, as an
example:

(Story) Vote:

This story was especially intruging because it was the third and final part
of the trilogy. And since Gabrielle takes her time writing her stories,
which is NOT a bad thing, reading the conclusion is even more exciting. In
this story, she is finally able to give Bashir some hope, something he
obviously lacked in the other two stories. And as a fan of "happy endings,"
I appreciated it. Again, he knowledge of history comes in handy here and
makes the story all that much more real. She again reminds us of the darker
part of her history. As she does with all her stories, she makes you feel
as if you're there, experiencing everything with the characters. As a
Christian, I found this story especially touching. With so many people
misinterpreting Roddenberry's view of religion and practically making the
characters athiests, it's nice to see a writer who's not afraid to be
different and make the characters believe in the "ancient" religion of
Christianity. Even if Bashir himself doesn't believe, the point is reached.
Part of me is sad the trilogy is over because it was so addicting. I'll
just wait for the Gidari story, which will probably be a while. That will
just make it more worth the wait.

Author Vote:

Gabrielle is one fo those authors that you wonder why they aren't writing
professionally (maybe cause you write too much!). Her stories are so
complex and developed that you forget you're not reading a best selling
author (maybe that's redundant). The characters are true to life and
although she may disagree, her description is so compelling. Sometimes,
after reading one of her stories, I remember a scene that was so vivid that
I don't know if I read it or saw it on television. Her stories grab you
from the first sentence and don't let go until after you've finished. Some
like Oswiecim don't let go at all. Gabrielle is a truely talented writer
and I look forward to more from her.


--Ainaechoiriel

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it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

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