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I don't know if this has already been discussed - in any event I didn't
find it in my quick browsing through the archive. Can I repeat in my
MEFA review what I said in other venues? More exactly, a) in other
public reviews like at TFF or SoA and b) semi-public in comments/forums
on HASA or c) during a review process on HASA?

Imhiriel

Imhiriel wrote:

>
>
> I don't know if this has already been discussed - in any event I didn't
> find it in my quick browsing through the archive. Can I repeat in my
> MEFA review what I said in other venues? More exactly, a) in other
> public reviews like at TFF or SoA and b) semi-public in comments/forums
> on HASA or c) during a review process on HASA?
>
> Imhiriel
>

Hi Imhiriel,

We prefer original reviews, but there's nothing to say you can't reuse
reviews. Usually when people do this they adapt it because longer
reviews give more points.

If you do use semi-public or private/anonymous reviews, do make sure
they're fit for public consumption. They'll be visible to everyone on
our webpage beginning in September, and I'll be posting them to this
list as well. So you'll want to make sure what you're saying is
appropriate to that.

Marta

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Marta Layton <melayton@...> wrote:

> We prefer original reviews, but there's nothing to say you can't

reuse

> reviews. Usually when people do this they adapt it because longer
> reviews give more points.

For me, it's more because I already agonize over my reviews. I don't
like to leave one-sentence reviews, but something more substantial and
meaninful for the author. And as a foreign-language speaker, it's even
more of a problem coming up with something new, if I already said
something on a story.

No problem with the reviews being public - I would hope that my
comments are polite and clear enough for everybody to read (that is,
should one be interested in them *g*).

Thanks for answering so favourably, it's a great relief to me!

Imhiriel

<<<<--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Marta Layton <melayton@...>
wrote:

>
> Imhiriel wrote:
> >
> >
> > I don't know if this has already been discussed - in any event I

didn't

> > find it in my quick browsing through the archive. Can I repeat in

my

> > MEFA review what I said in other venues? More exactly, a) in other
> > public reviews like at TFF or SoA and b) semi-public in

comments/forums

> > on HASA or c) during a review process on HASA?
> >
> > Imhiriel
> >
>
> Hi Imhiriel,
>
> We prefer original reviews, but there's nothing to say you can't

reuse

> reviews. Usually when people do this they adapt it because longer
> reviews give more points.
>
> If you do use semi-public or private/anonymous reviews, do make

sure

> they're fit for public consumption. They'll be visible to everyone

on

> our webpage beginning in September, and I'll be posting them to

this

> list as well. So you'll want to make sure what you're saying is
> appropriate to that.
>
> Marta>>>>

Joy and Yummies! I thought the MEFA Rules said one couldn't re-use
prior reviews. Not that I was planning on doing it all the time or
completely recycling reviews, but it's great to know that I have the
option.


RAKSHA THE DEMON

Hi Raksha,

> Joy and Yummies! I thought the MEFA Rules said one couldn't re-use
> prior reviews. Not that I was planning on doing it all the time or
> completely recycling reviews, but it's great to know that I have the
> option.
>
> RAKSHA THE DEMON

Actually, the rule is that you can't use the sme review for different
stories *within the MEFAs*. Let's say you have three stories and I want
to review them all. I can't write one review about why I like all three
and put it in for all three stories. (You can reuse reviews for author
reviews, though again here we don't recommend it.) For story reviews,
there shouldn't be any overlap from the review you write for the MEFAs
for one story to another.

That's probably the rule you were thinking of. You can re-use the review
you've written in other places, just so each review you cast at the
MEFAs is differnet from any other vote you cast.

Is that clear? I'm not sure I'm explaining well, so I'll try again if
I'm being confusing.

Marta