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Hey guys,

In case it's escaped your notice, I wanted to remind everyone: voting
for the 2008 MEFAs ends at the end of November, just a month from now.
If you haven't started voting you still have time, but I recommend you
start now. As I said in the announcement I just sent out to the
promoters, why not review your first MEFA story this week? And if
you've already started reviewing, why not review your *next* MEFA
story this week?

Keep in mind that November 30 is also the deadline to *edit* any
reviews you have. If you have draft reviews, you'll need to change
them to hidden or final status by November 30, or else they won't be
counted. Conversely, if you have hidden reviews they will be displayed
AS IS on November 30. If you don't want this to happen change them to
draft status by November 30.

Finally, it seems that every year there's some confusion about time
zones. Time zones are tricksy! The awards staff and I actually
miscalculated the time zones ourselves at one point this year; and
while it didn't affect the awards, it just shows how easy a mistake
this is to make. But it's a potentially costly one. Remember, all MEFA
days are based on GMT, so voting ends at 11:59 PM GMT - *not* your
local time zone.

I found a tool that might help you out a bit:

http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_UTC.aspx

I suggest everyone enter 11:45 PM on November 30, and then select the
location that's nearest to you. This will estimate for you what time
voting ends in your timezone.

Happy reviewing, guys!

Marta

Why is the deadline now November 30 instead of December 30 the way it was
last year? Just want to know.

Arthur

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Marta <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> In case it's escaped your notice, I wanted to remind everyone: voting
> for the 2008 MEFAs ends at the end of November, just a month from now.
> If you haven't started voting you still have time, but I recommend you
> start now. As I said in the announcement I just sent out to the
> promoters, why not review your first MEFA story this week? And if
> you've already started reviewing, why not review your *next* MEFA
> story this week?
>
> Keep in mind that November 30 is also the deadline to *edit* any
> reviews you have. If you have draft reviews, you'll need to change
> them to hidden or final status by November 30, or else they won't be
> counted. Conversely, if you have hidden reviews they will be displayed
> AS IS on November 30. If you don't want this to happen change them to
> draft status by November 30.
>
> Finally, it seems that every year there's some confusion about time
> zones. Time zones are tricksy! The awards staff and I actually
> miscalculated the time zones ourselves at one point this year; and
> while it didn't affect the awards, it just shows how easy a mistake
> this is to make. But it's a potentially costly one. Remember, all MEFA
> days are based on GMT, so voting ends at 11:59 PM GMT - *not* your
> local time zone.
>
> I found a tool that might help you out a bit:
>
> http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_UTC.aspx
>
> I suggest everyone enter 11:45 PM on November 30, and then select the
> location that's nearest to you. This will estimate for you what time
> voting ends in your timezone.
>
> Happy reviewing, guys!
>
> Marta
>
>



--
"What part of 'You're dead' don't you understand?" -- Nýmo to an
Unidentified Elven Fýa giving the Lord of Mandos grief

****
Auta i lýmý! Utýlie'n aurý! ý Battle Cry of the Noldor at the Dagor
Nirnaeth Arnediad

Aurý entuluva! ý Battle Cry of Hýrin at the Dagor Nirnath Arnediad

Utýlie'n Estel ý Hope hath come


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Arthur,

We started the awards a month earlier than we did last years. The
amount of voting time is the same as it was last year, things just
shifted up a month. This is not a change new with this year - the
awards have begin at different points each year, depending on when we
finished up the previous years' discussions and when the website was
ready to go.

We did purposefully try to start earlier so as to avoid conflicts with
Christmas/Chanukkah/etc. celebrations. If the end of November is a bad
time for people as well, then we can look at shifting the schedule
earlier for 2009, if we can get things done in time.

Marta

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:29 AM, Arthur Boccaccio <namondil@gmail.com> wrote:
> Why is the deadline now November 30 instead of December 30 the way it was
> last year? Just want to know.
>
> Arthur
>
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Marta <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> In case it's escaped your notice, I wanted to remind everyone: voting
>> for the 2008 MEFAs ends at the end of November, just a month from now.
>> If you haven't started voting you still have time, but I recommend you
>> start now. As I said in the announcement I just sent out to the
>> promoters, why not review your first MEFA story this week? And if
>> you've already started reviewing, why not review your *next* MEFA
>> story this week?
>>
>> Keep in mind that November 30 is also the deadline to *edit* any
>> reviews you have. If you have draft reviews, you'll need to change
>> them to hidden or final status by November 30, or else they won't be
>> counted. Conversely, if you have hidden reviews they will be displayed
>> AS IS on November 30. If you don't want this to happen change them to
>> draft status by November 30.
>>
>> Finally, it seems that every year there's some confusion about time
>> zones. Time zones are tricksy! The awards staff and I actually
>> miscalculated the time zones ourselves at one point this year; and
>> while it didn't affect the awards, it just shows how easy a mistake
>> this is to make. But it's a potentially costly one. Remember, all MEFA
>> days are based on GMT, so voting ends at 11:59 PM GMT - *not* your
>> local time zone.
>>
>> I found a tool that might help you out a bit:
>>
>> http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_UTC.aspx
>>
>> I suggest everyone enter 11:45 PM on November 30, and then select the
>> location that's nearest to you. This will estimate for you what time
>> voting ends in your timezone.
>>
>> Happy reviewing, guys!
>>
>> Marta
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> "What part of 'You're dead' don't you understand?" -- Námo to an
> Unidentified Elven Fëa giving the Lord of Mandos grief
>
> ****
> Auta i lómë! Utúlie'n aurë!  Battle Cry of the Noldor at the Dagor
> Nirnaeth Arnediad
>
> Aurë entuluva!  Battle Cry of Húrin at the Dagor Nirnath Arnediad
>
> Utúlie'n Estel  Hope hath come
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2008/Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Hi Marta,

Thanks for the clarification. This is only my second MEFA so some things are
still new for me. *grin* Haven't been able to read or review for the last
month because of my teacher training course, but I finish this week so I can
spend more time on catching up. I'm only a couple reviews away from my
reviewing goal so that's not a problem.

Hope Fordham is treating you well.

Fiondil

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:44 AM, Marta <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Arthur,
>
> We started the awards a month earlier than we did last years. The
> amount of voting time is the same as it was last year, things just
> shifted up a month. This is not a change new with this year - the
> awards have begin at different points each year, depending on when we
> finished up the previous years' discussions and when the website was
> ready to go.
>
> We did purposefully try to start earlier so as to avoid conflicts with
> Christmas/Chanukkah/etc. celebrations. If the end of November is a bad
> time for people as well, then we can look at shifting the schedule
> earlier for 2009, if we can get things done in time.
>
> Marta
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:29 AM, Arthur Boccaccio <namondil@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Why is the deadline now November 30 instead of December 30 the way it was
> > last year? Just want to know.
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Marta <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey guys,
> >>
> >> In case it's escaped your notice, I wanted to remind everyone: voting
> >> for the 2008 MEFAs ends at the end of November, just a month from now.
> >> If you haven't started voting you still have time, but I recommend you
> >> start now. As I said in the announcement I just sent out to the
> >> promoters, why not review your first MEFA story this week? And if
> >> you've already started reviewing, why not review your *next* MEFA
> >> story this week?
> >>
> >> Keep in mind that November 30 is also the deadline to *edit* any
> >> reviews you have. If you have draft reviews, you'll need to change
> >> them to hidden or final status by November 30, or else they won't be
> >> counted. Conversely, if you have hidden reviews they will be displayed
> >> AS IS on November 30. If you don't want this to happen change them to
> >> draft status by November 30.
> >>
> >> Finally, it seems that every year there's some confusion about time
> >> zones. Time zones are tricksy! The awards staff and I actually
> >> miscalculated the time zones ourselves at one point this year; and
> >> while it didn't affect the awards, it just shows how easy a mistake
> >> this is to make. But it's a potentially costly one. Remember, all MEFA
> >> days are based on GMT, so voting ends at 11:59 PM GMT - *not* your
> >> local time zone.
> >>
> >> I found a tool that might help you out a bit:
> >>
> >> http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_UTC.aspx
> >>
> >> I suggest everyone enter 11:45 PM on November 30, and then select the
> >> location that's nearest to you. This will estimate for you what time
> >> voting ends in your timezone.
> >>
> >> Happy reviewing, guys!
> >>
> >> Marta
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > "What part of 'You're dead' don't you understand?" -- Nýmo to an
> > Unidentified Elven Fýa giving the Lord of Mandos grief
> >
> > ****
> > Auta i lýmý! Utýlie'n aurý! ý Battle Cry of the Noldor at the Dagor
> > Nirnaeth Arnediad
> >
> > Aurý entuluva! ý Battle Cry of Hýrin at the Dagor Nirnath Arnediad
> >
> > Utýlie'n Estel ý Hope hath come
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2008/Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Visit our website: http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2008/Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


--
"What part of 'You're dead' don't you understand?" -- Nýmo to an
Unidentified Elven Fýa giving the Lord of Mandos grief

****
Auta i lýmý! Utýlie'n aurý! ý Battle Cry of the Noldor at the Dagor
Nirnaeth Arnediad

Aurý entuluva! ý Battle Cry of Hýrin at the Dagor Nirnath Arnediad

Utýlie'n Estel ý Hope hath come


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Arthur,

> Thanks for the clarification. This is only my second MEFA so some things are
> still new for me. *grin* Haven't been able to read or review for the last
> month because of my teacher training course, but I finish this week so I can
> spend more time on catching up. I'm only a couple reviews away from my
> reviewing goal so that's not a problem.
>

Hey, no problem, we were all new at some point. (Yep, even me. :-P )
I'm just glad to have yours and every one's participation, as much
time as you have to give.

Marta