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I was looking thorugh the databases and notice how many ties there
were and how close some of the categories were. I know there can only
be three winners (except where ties occur, and even there not much
more than three) and I don't want to take away from the people who won
awards. But it seems like there should be one way to give some of the
really good stories a bit more positive publicity.
Maybe next year we could award an honourable mention to people who got
a certain number of votes (say, 15?) but didn't place in the top three
positions. Or who placed within a certain number of votes of the third
place winner. At the very least, I think those who tied with the third
place should be honoured in some way.
We don't have to give them a banner like we do for first, second, and
third. But we could display the titles of the "honourable mentions" on
the web page (on a separate page from the winners, I think?), and they
could mention that their story won an "MEFA Honourable Mention" in
their story summers.
What do you think? I know in a lot of categories (Men jumps to mind)
some very good stories got a lot of votes, but because the category
was so competitive they did not place in the top three spots.
Marta
were and how close some of the categories were. I know there can only
be three winners (except where ties occur, and even there not much
more than three) and I don't want to take away from the people who won
awards. But it seems like there should be one way to give some of the
really good stories a bit more positive publicity.
Maybe next year we could award an honourable mention to people who got
a certain number of votes (say, 15?) but didn't place in the top three
positions. Or who placed within a certain number of votes of the third
place winner. At the very least, I think those who tied with the third
place should be honoured in some way.
We don't have to give them a banner like we do for first, second, and
third. But we could display the titles of the "honourable mentions" on
the web page (on a separate page from the winners, I think?), and they
could mention that their story won an "MEFA Honourable Mention" in
their story summers.
What do you think? I know in a lot of categories (Men jumps to mind)
some very good stories got a lot of votes, but because the category
was so competitive they did not place in the top three spots.
Marta
Msg# 3042
Re: PM - honourable mention Posted by Nerwen Calaelen December 07, 2004 - 4:41:43 Topic ID# 3041I agree with Marta that this sounds like a very good
idea. I think it works best saying any stories within
x marks of 3rd place.
Nerwen
--- Marta <MartaL0712@netscape.net> wrote:
---------------------------------
I was looking thorugh the databases and notice how
many ties there
were and how close some of the categories were. I know
there can only
be three winners (except where ties occur, and even
there not much
more than three) and I don't want to take away from
the people who won
awards. But it seems like there should be one way to
give some of the
really good stories a bit more positive publicity.
Maybe next year we could award an honourable mention
to people who got
a certain number of votes (say, 15?) but didn't place
in the top three
positions. Or who placed within a certain number of
votes of the third
place winner. At the very least, I think those who
tied with the third
place should be honoured in some way.
We don't have to give them a banner like we do for
first, second, and
third. But we could display the titles of the
"honourable mentions" on
the web page (on a separate page from the winners, I
think?), and they
could mention that their story won an "MEFA Honourable
Mention" in
their story summers.
What do you think? I know in a lot of categories (Men
jumps to mind)
some very good stories got a lot of votes, but because
the category
was so competitive they did not place in the top three
spots.
Marta
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idea. I think it works best saying any stories within
x marks of 3rd place.
Nerwen
--- Marta <MartaL0712@netscape.net> wrote:
---------------------------------
I was looking thorugh the databases and notice how
many ties there
were and how close some of the categories were. I know
there can only
be three winners (except where ties occur, and even
there not much
more than three) and I don't want to take away from
the people who won
awards. But it seems like there should be one way to
give some of the
really good stories a bit more positive publicity.
Maybe next year we could award an honourable mention
to people who got
a certain number of votes (say, 15?) but didn't place
in the top three
positions. Or who placed within a certain number of
votes of the third
place winner. At the very least, I think those who
tied with the third
place should be honoured in some way.
We don't have to give them a banner like we do for
first, second, and
third. But we could display the titles of the
"honourable mentions" on
the web page (on a separate page from the winners, I
think?), and they
could mention that their story won an "MEFA Honourable
Mention" in
their story summers.
What do you think? I know in a lot of categories (Men
jumps to mind)
some very good stories got a lot of votes, but because
the category
was so competitive they did not place in the top three
spots.
Marta
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Msg# 3049
Re: PM - honourable mention Posted by Ainaechoiriel December 07, 2004 - 11:34:34 Topic ID# 3041That's what I was thinking as soon as I read the subject line. We could
give Honorable mention for any stories within X (5 points?) of 3rd.
A reminder: Please put these suggestions, individually, in the database.
Why? Because my brain gets addled quite easily. I'm a victim of megaStress.
It's hard to concentrate, hard to keep things organized in my head, hard to
remember things. This is all becoming very chaotic to me. I can't keep
track of it all. Please help me in this regard. Please put these in the
database. That's one place that I can go back to and look at what's been
suggested, what's decided and what hasn't. Don't leave me at the mercy of
my inbox and my unreliable memory.
--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://gabrielle.sytes.net/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Nerwen Calaelen [mailto:nerwen_calaelen@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:41 AM
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] PM - honourable mention
I agree with Marta that this sounds like a very good idea. I think it works
best saying any stories within x marks of 3rd place.
Nerwen
--- Marta <MartaL0712@netscape.net> wrote:
---------------------------------
I was looking thorugh the databases and notice how many ties there were and
how close some of the categories were. I know there can only be three
winners (except where ties occur, and even there not much more than three)
and I don't want to take away from the people who won awards. But it seems
like there should be one way to give some of the really good stories a bit
more positive publicity.
Maybe next year we could award an honourable mention to people who got a
certain number of votes (say, 15?) but didn't place in the top three
positions. Or who placed within a certain number of votes of the third place
winner. At the very least, I think those who tied with the third place
should be honoured in some way.
We don't have to give them a banner like we do for first, second, and third.
But we could display the titles of the "honourable mentions" on the web page
(on a separate page from the winners, I think?), and they could mention that
their story won an "MEFA Honourable Mention" in their story summers.
What do you think? I know in a lot of categories (Men jumps to mind) some
very good stories got a lot of votes, but because the category was so
competitive they did not place in the top three spots.
Marta
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give Honorable mention for any stories within X (5 points?) of 3rd.
A reminder: Please put these suggestions, individually, in the database.
Why? Because my brain gets addled quite easily. I'm a victim of megaStress.
It's hard to concentrate, hard to keep things organized in my head, hard to
remember things. This is all becoming very chaotic to me. I can't keep
track of it all. Please help me in this regard. Please put these in the
database. That's one place that I can go back to and look at what's been
suggested, what's decided and what hasn't. Don't leave me at the mercy of
my inbox and my unreliable memory.
--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://gabrielle.sytes.net/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Nerwen Calaelen [mailto:nerwen_calaelen@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:41 AM
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] PM - honourable mention
I agree with Marta that this sounds like a very good idea. I think it works
best saying any stories within x marks of 3rd place.
Nerwen
--- Marta <MartaL0712@netscape.net> wrote:
---------------------------------
I was looking thorugh the databases and notice how many ties there were and
how close some of the categories were. I know there can only be three
winners (except where ties occur, and even there not much more than three)
and I don't want to take away from the people who won awards. But it seems
like there should be one way to give some of the really good stories a bit
more positive publicity.
Maybe next year we could award an honourable mention to people who got a
certain number of votes (say, 15?) but didn't place in the top three
positions. Or who placed within a certain number of votes of the third place
winner. At the very least, I think those who tied with the third place
should be honoured in some way.
We don't have to give them a banner like we do for first, second, and third.
But we could display the titles of the "honourable mentions" on the web page
(on a separate page from the winners, I think?), and they could mention that
their story won an "MEFA Honourable Mention" in their story summers.
What do you think? I know in a lot of categories (Men jumps to mind) some
very good stories got a lot of votes, but because the category was so
competitive they did not place in the top three spots.
Marta
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