In a message dated 11/1/2005 8:26:11 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com writes:
I even had someone mention to me that they would not be so willing to
> participate in the Mefas again...ever, as they were just as cliquey
as any
> other awards. I couldn't even use the defense that the mefas
weren't about
> winning, they were about feedback, because so many stories were left
out.
I'm wondering what this means. The awards themselves in relation to who is
awarded? Or the fact that there seems to be a group of people involved in
the awards who are friends and tend to be more outgoing on the posts? Or is it
that they are working out the kinks? I'm confused. I have to say its true
that their are certain people involved who are more outspoken than others.
If this is an issue, speak up. I have never seen anyone cut anyone else
short, be rude or discount anyone's opinion, statements or suggestions. Then
again, they could all be flipping me the bird right now and I'd never know. I'm
just not nervous enough to naturally assume so.
From this whole forum it is blazingly obvious that they want to improve the
process, no one said it isn't flawed.
But I gotta tell you, I finally got to the page listing the winners in the
author categories and before I ever saw this post, my first thought was, dayum.
They're not gonna let me come back ever. hehe. I AM kidding but my point
is this. No one knows who the hell I am. Last year at this time I had no
idea what fan fic was. Until Jan of this year, I'd never posted a single word.
No one cares about me, I have no influence, and no one here knows me except
Rhaps. I'm not saying this to rub anything in but everyone under me is WAY
bigger in fanfic than I am. So saying anyone that the awards or the system or
anyone here is cliquey is way beyond the pale and I would be really insulted
being lumped like that after working so hard. Beyond a normal tendency to
be drawn to people you know or like you'd have to look farther than I can see
to find fault. Have you SEEN what goes on at the other sites. Well, I only
know of one, somehow I got on their list and the very first e-mail damn near
fried my hard drive. I'll stick with this clique or stay home, thanks.
jes
Fingolfin: You shut up!
Feanor: No you shut up!
Fingolfin/Feanor: No YOU, you, uh uh, YOU shut up.
Then Feanor fu*&^d off to the hills and had a grip o' kids...like hill
people do....except not with his sister. - Excerpt from G&Al "Hooked on Silbonic"
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