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Hey guys,

Over the last few days I've been talking with some of you that
volunteered for the 2008 awards, to see if you still wanted to help out
in 2009 (and if so, how). It's great to see how many people are looking
forward to the 2009 awards, and I'm looking forward to working with
these old friends again.

But I don't want to box out people who might want to volunteer but
didn't in 2008. So I thought I'd run through the kinds of roles where
I'm still looking for volunteers. If any of these jobs look like fun to
you, let me know so I can get you involved with the MEFAs.

******************************

The most obvious way to volunteer is as a NOMINATOR or a REVIEWER. You
can do either of these things if you become a member at MEFAwards.
(Nominated authors can also review.) You don't need to tell anyone that
you plan on doing this; just nominate and vote for whatever stories you
want to.

TIME COMMITMENT: Nominations must be made between May 22 and June 30.
Voting will begin on May 22 and end December 30. Obviously you do not
have to nominate or vote throughout the entire period.

******************************

PROMOTERS make announcements for the awards. I will occasionally email
you an announcement specifically for groups that aren't specifically
devoted to the MEFAs, and you can always forward on an email or post I
make here. For 2009 I already have promoters for quite a few groups,
listed at

http://mefawards.net/MEFA2008/index.php?page=FAQvolunteers

as well as the LOTR_Community_GFIC challenge LJ.

TIME COMMITMENT: There will be announcements to be made mid-May through
January. How many of these a promoter chooses to make is at their
discretion.

SPECIAL NOTE: I noticed that we don't have a promoter for
http://www.ofelvesandmen.com/ or any of the associated Yahoo groups. Is
there any one who would like to promote the MEFAs there?

******************************

LIAISONS work with authors to get their stories ready to compete in the
MEFAs. This involves some up-front checking to make sure nominated
stories are eligible; notifying authors that they've been nominated;
working with authors to help them understand MEFA rules; and checking
afterwards that the form was filled out correctly.

TIME COMMITMENT: Liaisons need to be available regularly from May 22
through July 7. It would probably be good to be around a few days before
May 22, so you can ask questions about what you'll be doing.

**********************************

Volunteers are also needed to make BANNERS and buttons for members. We
will need banners for nominated authors, the eventual winners of the
competition, and members who meet their reviewing goal. For the first
part of the awards I'm asking our banner artists to focus on making
nominee banners and buttons.

This year banners will be shared through a group album on photobucket.
You will need a photobucket account if you don't already have one. You
will also need a URL and password to upload banners; email me if you
would like this information.

**********************************

Also - I am still looking for a banner COORDINATOR. This person would
keep an eye on the banners being made and suggest characters or other
themes that are currently under-represented. This volunteer would also
tag the various banners so that authors and reviewers can find them more
easily.

Ideally, this person would also take charge of the customizing of
banners for winning authors. (Not in the sense of customizing them all;
in the sense of making sure that all the requests are handled.) We can
possibly split this role into two parts if someone wants to do one job
but not the other.

********************************

For any of the above jobs: you can volunteer by emailing me at
mefasupport-at-mefawards-dot-net.

Also: In a few weeks we will be looking for SITE TESTERS to try to use
the site and make sure everything works smoothly. This will happen the
week before nominations open. If you'd like to help with this, please
join the Yahoo group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mefa-discussions/

When we're ready to start testing we'll make a post there.

Finally: I have only mentioned here the kinds of volunteer jobs that we
are currently looking for help with. There are many volunteer jobs that
I haven't mentioned, simply because someone is already doing them. There
are other jobs that I haven't mentioned, simply because someone is
already expertly doing them. (Elliska and Tanaqui head that list for
2009, though they are far from being alone.) A full list of volunteers
will be posted in the 2009 site's FAQs when that site becomes available.

I appreciate all the help from our many "insufficiently reluctant"
people. That goes for both our old hands and those joining the mad house
for the first time in 2009. *blows kisses to all*

Marta

Hi, Marta.  I don't have your private email address; could you email me at debnear@comcast.net ?



I want to volunteer, but I'm not sure what I'd be able to do.  I'd like to do what I did last year, but I assume you already have someone in that position.



Thank you.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marta" <marta.fandom@gmail.com>
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2009 3:29:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [MEFAwards] Volunteering for 2009 Awards








Hey guys,

Over the last few days I've been talking with some of you that
volunteered for the 2008 awards, to see if you still wanted to help out
in 2009 (and if so, how). It's great to see how many people are looking
forward to the 2009 awards, and I'm looking forward to working with
these old friends again.

But I don't want to box out people who might want to volunteer but
didn't in 2008. So I thought I'd run through the kinds of roles where
I'm still looking for volunteers. If any of these jobs look like fun to
you, let me know so I can get you involved with the MEFAs.

******************************

The most obvious way to volunteer is as a NOMINATOR or a REVIEWER. You
can do either of these things if you become a member at MEFAwards.
(Nominated authors can also review.) You don't need to tell anyone that
you plan on doing this; just nominate and vote for whatever stories you
want to.

TIME COMMITMENT: Nominations must be made between May 22 and June 30.
Voting will begin on May 22 and end December 30. Obviously you do not
have to nominate or vote throughout the entire period.

******************************

PROMOTERS make announcements for the awards. I will occasionally email
you an announcement specifically for groups that aren't specifically
devoted to the MEFAs, and you can always forward on an email or post I
make here. For 2009 I already have promoters for quite a few groups,
listed at

http://mefawards.net/MEFA2008/index.php?page=FAQvolunteers

as well as the LOTR_Community_GFIC challenge LJ.

TIME COMMITMENT: There will be announcements to be made mid-May through
January. How many of these a promoter chooses to make is at their
discretion.

SPECIAL NOTE: I noticed that we don't have a promoter for
http://www.ofelvesandmen.com/ or any of the associated Yahoo groups. Is
there any one who would like to promote the MEFAs there?

******************************

LIAISONS work with authors to get their stories ready to compete in the
MEFAs. This involves some up-front checking to make sure nominated
stories are eligible; notifying authors that they've been nominated;
working with authors to help them understand MEFA rules; and checking
afterwards that the form was filled out correctly.

TIME COMMITMENT: Liaisons need to be available regularly from May 22
through July 7. It would probably be good to be around a few days before
May 22, so you can ask questions about what you'll be doing.

**********************************

Volunteers are also needed to make BANNERS and buttons for members. We
will need banners for nominated authors, the eventual winners of the
competition, and members who meet their reviewing goal. For the first
part of the awards I'm asking our banner artists to focus on making
nominee banners and buttons.

This year banners will be shared through a group album on photobucket.
You will need a photobucket account if you don't already have one. You
will also need a URL and password to upload banners; email me if you
would like this information.

**********************************

Also - I am still looking for a banner COORDINATOR. This person would
keep an eye on the banners being made and suggest characters or other
themes that are currently under-represented. This volunteer would also
tag the various banners so that authors and reviewers can find them more
easily.

Ideally, this person would also take charge of the customizing of
banners for winning authors. (Not in the sense of customizing them all;
in the sense of making sure that all the requests are handled.) We can
possibly split this role into two parts if someone wants to do one job
but not the other.

********************************

For any of the above jobs: you can volunteer by emailing me at
mefasupport-at-mefawards-dot-net.

Also: In a few weeks we will be looking for SITE TESTERS to try to use
the site and make sure everything works smoothly. This will happen the
week before nominations open. If you'd like to help with this, please
join the Yahoo group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mefa-discussions/

When we're ready to start testing we'll make a post there.

Finally: I have only mentioned here the kinds of volunteer jobs that we
are currently looking for help with. There are many volunteer jobs that
I haven't mentioned, simply because someone is already doing them. There
are other jobs that I haven't mentioned, simply because someone is
already expertly doing them. (Elliska and Tanaqui head that list for
2009, though they are far from being alone.) A full list of volunteers
will be posted in the 2009 site's FAQs when that site becomes available.

I appreciate all the help from our many "insufficiently reluctant"
people. That goes for both our old hands and those joining the mad house
for the first time in 2009. *blows kisses to all*

Marta



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