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Story ID: 274 · "Dana's Annotated Tale of Years" by Dana · (Non-Fiction)
Rating: G
First Choice Category  Times: Multi-Age
Story's URL: http://danachan.livejournal.com/573731.html
Story Summary: A transcription of the Tale of Years, with additions.
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Story ID: 147 · "Tolkien's Use of Expletives" by Dreamflower · (Non-Fiction)
Rating: G
First Choice Category  Races: No Race Chosen
Story's URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=4201&cid=16479
Story Summary: In which JRR Tolkien's use of various exclamations and
expletives in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is examined, and a
list compiled of those phrases.
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Story ID: 893 · "A Meara for Me!" by Súlriel · (Non-Fiction)
Rating: G
First Choice Category  Genres: Action/Adventure
Story's URL: http://www.theoriginalseries.com/mearas.htm
Story Summary: Meet the Mearas: Using the photos and information
provided ~ from physical size and strengths, colors and markings to age,
training and skill levels to emotional and mental suitability ~ pick one
of these real-life 'Fantasy Horses' as your character's or combine
traits of these to make your own.
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Story ID: 850 · "Lembas, Shmembas" by Rabidsamfan · (Non-Fiction: Short
Story)
Rating: G
First Choice Category  Genres: Humor
Story's URL: http://rabidsamfan.livejournal.com/66705.html
Story Summary: A consideration of Lembas: what is it, how does it work,
and does it have the same effect on hobbits as it does on Elves?
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Story ID: 851 · "More Lembas Thoughts" by Rabidsamfan · (Non-Fiction:
Short Story)
Rating: G
First Choice Category  Genres: No Genre Chosen
Story's URL: http://rabidsamfan.livejournal.com/68348.html
Story Summary: A continuation of "Lembas Shmembas" where the effect of
lembas on hobbits is compared to what we know about the effect on the
Three Hunters.
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I was communicating with the support address about some login
difficulties on the site, but I haven't heard from them since Sunday.
Is it working all right? Sadly, a number of things came up this week
and drove the MEFAs out of my head, so between that and the login
problem, I'm afraid I missed the deadline. Is there anything that can
be done about it at this point? I do want to vote, and I did want to
have my story participate, but if I've missed my chance, then oh well,
I guess I've missed it.

"Rose" of Gypsie Rose


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--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Gypsie Rose <gypsierose3000@...>
wrote:

>
> I was communicating with the support address about some login
> difficulties on the site, but I haven't heard from them since

Sunday.

> Is it working all right?

I checked your username and it is working and does have voting
privileges. I have just resent you your username and password
privately in case there was confusion about that.

>Sadly, a number of things came up this week
> and drove the MEFAs out of my head, so between that and the login
> problem, I'm afraid I missed the deadline. Is there anything that
>can be done about it at this point? I do want to vote, and I did
>want to have my story participate, but if I've missed my chance,
>then oh well, I guess I've missed it.

You do have voting privileges, so that is taken care of. I do not
see you as a nominated author so it does look like that deadline is
missed. Since we are almost done with categorizing, I would guess
nothing can be done about that, but I am sure Marta can tell you for
certain. If nothing else, if your story doesn't run this year, it
can always run next year because we don't have the same
deadlines/dates for eligibility anymore. I hope this helps. :-)

> I checked your username and it is working and does have voting
> privileges. I have just resent you your username and password
> privately in case there was confusion about that.

I received it this time, but it was in my bulk message folder for some
reason. I'll bet the first response went there too. *sigh* That'll
teach me to just empty it when I haven't been online in several days
and it's full of spam....

> I do not
> see you as a nominated author so it does look like that deadline is
> missed. Since we are almost done with categorizing, I would guess
> nothing can be done about that, but I am sure Marta can tell you for
> certain.

I did receive notification of a nomination in April, and I did accept
the nomination (immediately) by email. I just wasn't able to log on
and do the categorizing in the week between June 15 and June 22, due to
a number of factors including the fact that I didn't have a login ID.
(There were other things going on as well, but every time I try to list
them, it looks whiny to me, so I won't!)

I'm really disappointed at not being able to participate. I was very
excited at being nominated. :( If nothing can be done about it,
please consider this as a bit of participant feedback: I wish this
stage could have either been simplified, or extended over a longer
period. For example, if I could have categorized my story by email,
I'd have done it right away. I also would have appreciated having
instructions on how to get a new login ID somewhere on the login page.
Perhaps they were listed in an earlier email, and obviously most people
seem to have been able to negotiate it; but I didn't have the
information at my fingertips when trying to navigate the site, and I
got very confused.

"Rose"

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Everyone,

Oops!! Never mind, I'm a complete and total idiot. I just
double-checked my email, and the April nomination was for a completely
different set of awards. So actually, I guess I *haven't* lost a
chance to have a story participate in the MEFAs. I'm very relieved!
I'm glad to have an ID and login, though, so that I can vote.

"Rose"

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> Oops!! Never mind...

Oh, I am very relieved to hear that. I looked into it and I couldn't
imagine what had happened (even if you had not responded in time, I
should have still been able to see a nomination for you and I just
could not). I was in the process of trying to figure it out when I saw
this. I'm glad the mystery is solved. And, if that story hasn't run
here before, you can keep it in mind for next year. But I'm glad you
didn't miss a chance because of lost emails. And I hope you have a lot
of fun reading and voting this year. :-)

Gypsie Rose wrote:

>
>
> I was communicating with the support address about some login
> difficulties on the site, but I haven't heard from them since Sunday.
> Is it working all right? Sadly, a number of things came up this week
> and drove the MEFAs out of my head, so between that and the login
> problem, I'm afraid I missed the deadline. Is there anything that can
> be done about it at this point? I do want to vote, and I did want to
> have my story participate, but if I've missed my chance, then oh well,
> I guess I've missed it.
>
> "Rose" of Gypsie Rose
>

Hi Rose,

I'm very sorry you're having such a hard time with all of this! And I'm
glad to see from your other email that you had us confused with another
awards. :-)

Can you log in now? Are there any other questions I can answer for you?

Marta

Hi guys,

> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com <mailto:MEFAwards%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Gypsie Rose <gypsierose3000@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I was communicating with the support address about some login
> > difficulties on the site, but I haven't heard from them since
> Sunday.
> > Is it working all right?
>

Are you referring to the login, or the mefasupport(at)gmail(dot)com? If
you mean your log-in info, I just tried it and it worked fine.

If you mean the email, the answer would be "as well as email ever
works". There's always the chance that email from someone new might end
up in your bulk folder. If you're expecting a response from us,
especially if it's the first time you've emailed the support address,
it's probably not a bad idea to double-check your bulk/spam folder
before you delete it. I also try to answer emails within a day, two if
the admins are busy like we are now. If you haven't heard back from me
in three days send me another email, or post here. I save my sent emails
so can always resend it or share the information publicly if you're
having a problem receiving email.

I am glad this all worked out for you. :-)

Marta

--- Marta Layton <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm very sorry you're having such a hard time with all of this! And
> I'm glad to see from your other email that you had us confused with
> another awards. :-)
>
> Can you log in now? Are there any other questions I can answer for
> you?

Thanks for your note! Yes, I'm able to log in and navigate the site
now. *relieved* Sorry to be such a pain, and thanks again for all
your help. I'm looking forward to participating in the MEFAs!

"Rose"

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Thanks for all your help! I'm really sorry to have been so
troublesome. I've tried my login and password, and I can get around
the site just fine now. I'm looking forward to reading and voting!

"Rose"


--- elliska67 <elliska67@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > Oops!! Never mind...
>
> Oh, I am very relieved to hear that. I looked into it and I couldn't
> imagine what had happened (even if you had not responded in time, I
> should have still been able to see a nomination for you and I just
> could not). I was in the process of trying to figure it out when I
> saw
> this. I'm glad the mystery is solved. And, if that story hasn't run
> here before, you can keep it in mind for next year. But I'm glad you
> didn't miss a chance because of lost emails. And I hope you have a
> lot
> of fun reading and voting this year. :-)

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> --- Marta Layton <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm very sorry you're having such a hard time with all of this! And
> > I'm glad to see from your other email that you had us confused with
> > another awards. :-)
> >
> > Can you log in now? Are there any other questions I can answer for
> > you?
>
> Thanks for your note! Yes, I'm able to log in and navigate the site
> now. *relieved* Sorry to be such a pain, and thanks again for all
> your help. I'm looking forward to participating in the MEFAs!
>
> "Rose"
>

Oh, no problem! That's why I'm here. Glad to know you're able to get
in, and have fun voting.

Marta