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Msg# 8645

Thank you and a request Posted by GW April 22, 2008 - 19:38:40 Topic ID# 8645
GW <grey_wonderer@yahoo.com> wrote: Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: GW <grey_wonderer@yahoo.com>
Subject: the email that I mentioned
To: melayton@gmail.com

Hi,
I sent this information to Marta but she may not have had time to pass it on and I really wasn't certain if I should be sending it to her or to this email address.

Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I don't want any of my stories nominated for MEFAs this year. I LOVE the MEFA awards and have enjoyed participating in them every year that I've been nominated, including last year. My request has nothing to do with the awards themselves.

Unfortunately, due to RL and work I know that I will not have much time to review or nominate other stories and I don't think it is fair to be a part of something if you can't be fully involved. I may not have proper time to read the nominated stories and vote. This way, if I get a chance to do a bit of voting then that will be excellent but if I don't then I won't have to feel guilty because other folks took the time to nominate and vote for my stories but I was unable to do the same.

The MEFAs are so very well run and are such lovely awards. Everyone involved with them does an excellent job of providing the nominees with fair consideration. I hope to be able to vote and perhaps nominate a thing or two but I just can't say for certain if that will be possible.

For this year at least, can you put me on the list of folks that don't want to be nominated? I hope this won't affect my ability to nominate and vote for others by the way. (If time allows.)

Please extend my appreciation to everyone at the MEFAs for the wonderful experiences that I've had in the past with the awards and do let them know that my withdraw is strictly due to a lack of time. My time for on line fun and fan fiction has been sadly restricted lately and I see no end in sight. The MEFA awards have been very kind to my little hobbit fictions in the past and I hate to bow out but I think part of what makes the MEFAs such excellent awards is the fact that people take the time to vote for what they consider to be outstanding work. You may list my reason for not being involved if you need to do so. I really don't want people to think that it is anything else.

Thank you,

GW



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Msg# 8649

Re: Thank you and a request Posted by melayton@gmail.com April 22, 2008 - 20:53:19 Topic ID# 8645
Hi GW,

You're right, I hadn't had time to reply to your email. Sorry about
that. :-)

Anyway - I am sorry that you won't be participating this year, but I'm
glad to know it's "just" a time issue. I can put you on the list of
people who have asked not to be nominated. This won't keep you from
being nominated - it's not like that list is tied in to the website so a
user *couldn't* nominate you - but you will be listed on the list of
previously-nominated stories so nominators will be told not to nominate
your stories. Would that work?

The thing is, we'd need to take you off manually when you are ready to
participate again. That's not a problem, but you would need to let me
know next year if you're ready to participate again. Would that be a
problem?

And I'm genuinely sorry to hear about the RL situation. I'll be sending
good thoughts your way.

Marta

> GW <grey_wonderer@yahoo.com <mailto:grey_wonderer%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
> From: GW <grey_wonderer@yahoo.com <mailto:grey_wonderer%40yahoo.com>>
> Subject: the email that I mentioned
> To: melayton@gmail.com <mailto:melayton%40gmail.com>
>
> Hi,
> I sent this information to Marta but she may not have had time to pass
> it on and I really wasn't certain if I should be sending it to her or to
> this email address.
>
> Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I don't want any of my stories
> nominated for MEFAs this year. I LOVE the MEFA awards and have enjoyed
> participating in them every year that I've been nominated, including
> last year. My request has nothing to do with the awards themselves.
>
> Unfortunately, due to RL and work I know that I will not have much time
> to review or nominate other stories and I don't think it is fair to be a
> part of something if you can't be fully involved. I may not have proper
> time to read the nominated stories and vote. This way, if I get a chance
> to do a bit of voting then that will be excellent but if I don't then I
> won't have to feel guilty because other folks took the time to nominate
> and vote for my stories but I was unable to do the same.
>
> The MEFAs are so very well run and are such lovely awards. Everyone
> involved with them does an excellent job of providing the nominees with
> fair consideration. I hope to be able to vote and perhaps nominate a
> thing or two but I just can't say for certain if that will be possible.
>
> For this year at least, can you put me on the list of folks that don't
> want to be nominated? I hope this won't affect my ability to nominate
> and vote for others by the way. (If time allows.)
>
> Please extend my appreciation to everyone at the MEFAs for the wonderful
> experiences that I've had in the past with the awards and do let them
> know that my withdraw is strictly due to a lack of time. My time for on
> line fun and fan fiction has been sadly restricted lately and I see no
> end in sight. The MEFA awards have been very kind to my little hobbit
> fictions in the past and I hate to bow out but I think part of what
> makes the MEFAs such excellent awards is the fact that people take the
> time to vote for what they consider to be outstanding work. You may list
> my reason for not being involved if you need to do so. I really don't
> want people to think that it is anything else.
>
> Thank you,
>
> GW
>

Msg# 8651

Re: Thank you and a request Posted by Barbara Rich April 23, 2008 - 7:48:51 Topic ID# 8645
I'm sorry to hear you won't have much time for the MEFAs this year, GW! I
do hope that your RL situation improves soon!

That just means I will have to wait till next year, hopefully, to nominate
anything of yours on my "list"! *grin*

(((((hugs))))))

Barbara
(Dreamflower)

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 7:38 PM, GW <grey_wonderer@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> GW <grey_wonderer@yahoo.com <grey_wonderer%40yahoo.com>> wrote: Date: Mon,
> 21 Apr 2008 02:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
> From: GW <grey_wonderer@yahoo.com <grey_wonderer%40yahoo.com>>
> Subject: the email that I mentioned
> To: melayton@gmail.com <melayton%40gmail.com>
>
> Hi,
> I sent this information to Marta but she may not have had time to pass it
> on and I really wasn't certain if I should be sending it to her or to this
> email address.
>
> Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I don't want any of my stories
> nominated for MEFAs this year. I LOVE the MEFA awards and have enjoyed
> participating in them every year that I've been nominated, including last
> year. My request has nothing to do with the awards themselves.
>
> Unfortunately, due to RL and work I know that I will not have much time to
> review or nominate other stories and I don't think it is fair to be a part
> of something if you can't be fully involved. I may not have proper time to
> read the nominated stories and vote. This way, if I get a chance to do a bit
> of voting then that will be excellent but if I don't then I won't have to
> feel guilty because other folks took the time to nominate and vote for my
> stories but I was unable to do the same.
>
> The MEFAs are so very well run and are such lovely awards. Everyone
> involved with them does an excellent job of providing the nominees with fair
> consideration. I hope to be able to vote and perhaps nominate a thing or two
> but I just can't say for certain if that will be possible.
>
> For this year at least, can you put me on the list of folks that don't
> want to be nominated? I hope this won't affect my ability to nominate and
> vote for others by the way. (If time allows.)
>
> Please extend my appreciation to everyone at the MEFAs for the wonderful
> experiences that I've had in the past with the awards and do let them know
> that my withdraw is strictly due to a lack of time. My time for on line fun
> and fan fiction has been sadly restricted lately and I see no end in sight.
> The MEFA awards have been very kind to my little hobbit fictions in the past
> and I hate to bow out but I think part of what makes the MEFAs such
> excellent awards is the fact that people take the time to vote for what they
> consider to be outstanding work. You may list my reason for not being
> involved if you need to do so. I really don't want people to think that it
> is anything else.
>
> Thank you,
>
> GW
>
> The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is
> suffering from
> some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends, if they're
> okay, then
> It's you. _Dave Barry
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it
> now.
>
> The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is
> suffering from
> some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends, if they're
> okay, then
> It's you. _Dave Barry
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it
> now.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


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Msg# 8654

Re: Thank you and a request Posted by Bonnie L. Sherrell April 25, 2008 - 2:32:49 Topic ID# 8645
Me, too, Dreamflower. I always enjoy finding something of GW's that
makes me laugh so I want to nominate it.
Bonnie L. Sherrell
Teacher at Large

"Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." LOTR

"Don't go where I can't follow."

I mourn for this nation.

Msg# 8655

Re: Thank you and a request Posted by aure\_enteluva April 25, 2008 - 6:39:50 Topic ID# 8645
--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Bonnie L. Sherrell" <blslarner@...>
wrote:
>
> Me, too, Dreamflower. I always enjoy finding something of GW's that
> makes me laugh so I want to nominate it.
> Bonnie L. Sherrell
> Teacher at Large
>

That is one of the things I like most about the MEFAs - it's not just
the last year that's eligible, so whatever hasn't been nominated in
the past by GW (or anyone) will still be eligible when she has more
time to participate. In the meantime, if you're looking for an extra
story or two to nominate, I just may have a few suggestions. ;-) *eyes
her own long wants-to-nominate list*

I'm glad both of you are thinking about what you want to nominate,
btw. Keep up the good work!

Marta