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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: Immortal

*Story Author: Ainaechoiriel

*Author's E-mail Address: ainae@earthlink.net

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=944263
or
http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr/stories/immortal.html

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Lord of the Rings
3rd: Hobbits
Subcategory (suggest something): 4th Age, Friendship, short story

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): (Rating for dying characters.
No actual death portrayed.)

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):Merry and Pippin,
approaching the end of their lives, have a request to make of Legolas.

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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: Myth and Memory

*Story Author: Ainaechoiriel

*Author's E-mail Address: ainae@earthlink.net

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1256706
or
http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr/stories/mandm.html

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Rohan
2nd: Drama
3rd: Adventure
Subcategory (suggest something): War of the Ring, 1st Person narrative,
movie-verse, short story

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A (this is mainly for R's)

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A young door warden
of Rohan and his friend observe a certain Elf on the way to Helm's Deep.


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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: Namesake

*Story Author: Ainaechoiriel

*Author's E-mail Address: ainae@earthlink.net

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1359677

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Rohan
2nd: Drama
3rd: LOTR
Subcategory (suggest something): First Person narrative, vignette

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A companion piece
to author's other story, Myth and Memory. An old man speaks to his
grandchild, remembers a fallen friend.


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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: The Lure of the Darkness

*Story Author: Ainaechoiriel

*Author's E-mail Address: ainae@earthlink.net

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1489653
or
http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr/stories/lure.html

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Horror
2nd: Drama
3rd: Elves
Subcategory (suggest something): Mirkwood, pre-WoTR

*Rating: R

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): Mirkwood Spiders

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Pre-WoTR: In the
time of the Necromancer, an Elf child goes missing. Legolas and a patrol go
looking for her.





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--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com



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As Administrator and Founder of the Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards, I hereby
declare the 2004 Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards to be open!

Let the nominations begin!

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

The following MEFAwards poll is now closed. Here are the
final results:


POLL QUESTION: What do you think of the proposed
schedule? Is 2 months too long for
Nomination Season?

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- No, It's just right, 6 votes, 50.00%
- No, make it longer, 0 votes, 0.00%
- Yes, 1 month would be fine, 6 votes, 50.00%



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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: The Hamster

*Story Author: Dwimordene

*Author's E-mail Address: dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com

*Story URL:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?STID=2423&SPOrdinal=1

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Humor
2nd: Men
3rd: The Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something): Poetry

*Rating: G(?)

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Poe pastiche
silliness.
Obsession and the care and dealing with hamsters collide-welcome to
Denethor's world.




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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: Roots

*Story Author: Dwimordene

*Author's E-mail Address: dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com

*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=26

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd: Adventure
3rd: Horror
Subcategory (suggest something): Pre-WoTR, friendship, gap-filler

*Rating: R

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): violence

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):
So when did Legolas meet Aragorn anyhow, and under what circumstances? Goes
from light to heavy and back again. Gap-filler set between Gollum's arrival
in Mirkwood and his interrogation; violent in places, plenty of fake elven
metaphysics, traces the beginnings of the friendship between Aragorn and
Legolas. Original characters, Gandalf, Gollum, and Thranduil also figure in
this fic.






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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: Father and Sons

*Story Author: Dwimordene

*Author's E-mail Address: dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com

*Story URL:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?STID=6&SPOrdinal=1

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Men
3rd: Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something): gap-filler, Denethor and sons, Gondor

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):

Insight into LOTR's most famous dysfunctional family that covers a span of
years, from Faramir's adolescence through Sam and Frodo's journey through
Ithilien. The personal is political when you're the Steward and his family.
Starring: Boromir, Faramir, Denethor, and (to a lesser extent) Imrahil.


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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: Waiting, Wondering, Wandering, Wishing

*Story Author: Gonzai

*Author's E-mail Address: LCSTrish@aol.com

*Story URL:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?STID=308&SPOrdinal=1

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Lord of the Rings
2nd: Drama
3rd: Hobbits
Subcategory (suggest something): missing scenes, friendship

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):
A series of four missing scenes from Return of the King. Waiting - Faramir
and Merry await news of distant friends. Wondering - Pippin contemplates
being crushed under a troll while Gimli & Legolas search the Pelennor Fields
for survivors Wandering - Merry searches the camps for Pippin, while Aragorn
searches for Merry Wishing - Merry waits for the three injured hobbits to
recover. Much angst.







Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: Closing the Book

*Story Author: Gonzai

*Author's E-mail Address: LCSTrish@aol.com

*Story URL:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?STID=309&SPOrdinal=1

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Hobbits
3rd: Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something): Friendship, Good-byes

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):
After Sam departs for the Grey Havens, Merry and Pippin set out on their
final journey to Edoras and Gondor. Based on the timeline in Appendix B.
Angst and sadness.






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--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 1:10 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Poll results for MEFAwards
>
>
> The following MEFAwards poll is now closed. Here are the
> final results:
>
>
> POLL QUESTION: What do you think of the proposed
> schedule? Is 2 months too long for
> Nomination Season?
>
> CHOICES AND RESULTS
> - No, It's just right, 6 votes, 50.00%
> - No, make it longer, 0 votes, 0.00%
> - Yes, 1 month would be fine, 6 votes, 50.00%

Since this one tied, Nomination Season has been shortened by 1/2 a month.
It's a compromise. Nomination Season will now end on June 15th. Everything
slides up by half a month.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

Who can tell me the full title of the Thain. I'd hate for it to just be The
Thain Award. It's just so, well, short.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com



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--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Ainaechoiriel" <mefaadmin@e...>
wrote:

This one is the real thing. I had it set to send at 12:01, while I
had the Nomination Season is Open! e-mail just sitting open. I was
going to send it at 12am. But I ended up talking to my housemate
until 12:30 and just remembered. Thus, the Season did start at
midnight.

> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
>
> *Story Title: The Hamster
>
> *Story Author: Dwimordene
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: dwimmer_laik@y...
>
> *Story URL:
> http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?

STID=2423&SPOrdinal=1

>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

> *1st: Humor
> 2nd: Men
> 3rd: The Lord of the Rings
> Subcategory (suggest something): Poetry
>
> *Rating: G(?)
>
> Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A
>
> *Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Poe

pastiche

> silliness.
> Obsession and the care and dealing with hamsters collide-welcome to
> Denethor's world.
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
>
> *Story Title: Roots
>
> *Story Author: Dwimordene
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: dwimmer_laik@y...
>
> *Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=26
>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

> *1st: Elves
> 2nd: Adventure
> 3rd: Horror
> Subcategory (suggest something): Pre-WoTR, friendship, gap-filler
>
> *Rating: R
>
> Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): violence
>
> *Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):
> So when did Legolas meet Aragorn anyhow, and under what

circumstances? Goes

> from light to heavy and back again. Gap-filler set between Gollum's

arrival

> in Mirkwood and his interrogation; violent in places, plenty of

fake elven

> metaphysics, traces the beginnings of the friendship between

Aragorn and

> Legolas. Original characters, Gandalf, Gollum, and Thranduil also

figure in

> this fic.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
>
> *Story Title: Father and Sons
>
> *Story Author: Dwimordene
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: dwimmer_laik@y...
>
> *Story URL:
> http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?

STID=6&SPOrdinal=1

>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

> *1st: Drama
> 2nd: Men
> 3rd: Lord of the Rings
> Subcategory (suggest something): gap-filler, Denethor and sons,

Gondor

>
> *Rating: PG
>
> Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A
>
> *Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):
>
> Insight into LOTR's most famous dysfunctional family that covers a

span of

> years, from Faramir's adolescence through Sam and Frodo's journey

through

> Ithilien. The personal is political when you're the Steward and his

family.

> Starring: Boromir, Faramir, Denethor, and (to a lesser extent)

Imrahil.

>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
>
> *Story Title: Waiting, Wondering, Wandering, Wishing
>
> *Story Author: Gonzai
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: LCSTrish@a...
>
> *Story URL:
> http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?

STID=308&SPOrdinal=1

>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

> *1st: Lord of the Rings
> 2nd: Drama
> 3rd: Hobbits
> Subcategory (suggest something): missing scenes, friendship
>
> *Rating: PG
>
> Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A
>
> *Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):
> A series of four missing scenes from Return of the King. Waiting -

Faramir

> and Merry await news of distant friends. Wondering - Pippin

contemplates

> being crushed under a troll while Gimli & Legolas search the

Pelennor Fields

> for survivors Wandering - Merry searches the camps for Pippin,

while Aragorn

> searches for Merry Wishing - Merry waits for the three injured

hobbits to

> recover. Much angst.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
>
> *Story Title: Closing the Book
>
> *Story Author: Gonzai
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: LCSTrish@a...
>
> *Story URL:
> http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?

STID=309&SPOrdinal=1

>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

> *1st: Drama
> 2nd: Hobbits
> 3rd: Lord of the Rings
> Subcategory (suggest something): Friendship, Good-byes
>
> *Rating: PG
>
> Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A
>
> *Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):
> After Sam departs for the Grey Havens, Merry and Pippin set out on

their

> final journey to Edoras and Gondor. Based on the timeline in

Appendix B.

> Angst and sadness.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> --Ainaechoiriel
>
> "This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond

said, "for

> it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.
>
> http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
> Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

Can I ask whether the ban on NC-17 fics is something that can be up for
negotiation, or is it something you are adament about? What are you using
as the criteria to distinguish between R and NC-17. I ask because I have a
couple of pieces that may fall outside the line without editing, and I'm not
sure that's a road I want to go down. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

And if this is not an 'adult' list, how are we going to work posting stories
with ratings above G?

I'm sorry if it's perhaps a bit late in the day to be raising this, the list
is moving so fast I'm finding it hard to keep up ( didn't even manage to
vote in the Orc category poll before it closed)

Sorne/Enros


-----Original Message-----
From: Ainaechoiriel [mailto:mefaadmin@earthlink.net]
Sent: 30 April 2004 15:22
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [MEFAwards] Re: Intros anyone?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: draborgieuk [mailto:ralph.henning@btinternet.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:21 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Intros anyone?
>
> Guess I'd better say my piece.
>
> Hi. I'm Grond (the Draborgie-thing is from an earlier
> persona). I'm UK based, and probably old enough to be
> everyone's Auntie, if not Granny. I write slash for bad-guys
> in an ever-increasing number of fandoms including LOTR (some
> of the others are a bit left-of-centre:
> Georgette Heyer, HP Lovecraft). My aim is to subvert, shock
> and titillate (probably in that order). Currently working on
> "Harry Potter" *cringe*.

Well, I don't know Yahoo's rules on subverting and shocking, but you'll
have
to keep the titillating to a minimum here. It's not an adult group. ;-)
And we wouldn't want to courrupt the list-mom's virgin eyes would we?

But nice to have you anyway! And the other new folks as well!

I will take this opportunity to state that part of the rules though, just
in
case someone here hasn't read the FAQ: G-R stories are eligible. NC-17's
are not. And while some really racy stories may be nominated and read,
the
comments must remain fit for a non-adult group. But remember also that
strange characters (~@#$%^, etc.) won't be counted in the comments. So,
play fast and loose with the euphemisms if you have to, folks!

> And I know a lot of you from other listings.
> *Waves*
> Grond

I've been seeing quite a few familiar "faces" here, and it makes me smile.
So do the new folks that I'm not familiar with. I want these awards to
reach farther than just the few LOTR-based groups I'm on.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said,
"for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com




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I'm not sure I understood the categorization part so well. The
moderator can feel free to correct this if I made a mistake.

I was authorized to nominate these stories by the author.

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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas

*Story Title: I Return

*Story Author: Coriel

*Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@outdrs.net

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1162

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: The Lord of the Rings
2nd: Drama
3rd: Elves

*Rating: PG (I am not familiar with the rating system, but besides
angst there isn't anything terrible or inappropriate in this story)

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The homeward
journey for Legolas, from Gondor to Greenwood and beyond. Some
insight into what the War of the Ring must have meant to the quietest
and oft neglected member of the Fellowship, together with his and
Gimli's subsequent efforts to achieve acceptance in opposing worlds.

___________________________________________________________________

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas

*Story Title: Secrets We Dare Not Tell

*Story Author: Coriel

*Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@outdrs.net

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?
sid=1792&cid=7508

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Humor
2nd: Elves
3rd: Lord of the Rings

*Rating: as low a rating as they come.

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): (A quick bit
of off the wall humor, a whimsical gapfiller for I Return. A
dreadful "what-if".) Legolas is attending Gimli's personal
effects
the evening they both arrived in Lasgalen, when the unthinkable
happens . . .

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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas

*Story Title: Paths We Trod, Wrongs We Bore

*Story Author: Coriel

*Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@outdrs.net

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=724

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Drama
2nd: Elves
3rd: The Silmarillion

*Rating: PG (?)

Rating reason: Violence

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Thranduil at
last makes up his mind to follow his family into the West, but first
he must confront again some of the slings and arrows of his past.
___________________________________________________________________

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas

*Story Title: Canst Though Forgive Me

*Story Author: Coriel

*Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@outdrs.net

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=952

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Drama
2nd: Elves
3rd: The Silmarillion

*Rating: PG (? - again, it is very angsty and might be difficult to
read)

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): "Upon
Doriath a heavy charge had fallen. Melian sat long in silence beside
Thingol the King . . . and she knew that her parting from Thingol was
the forerunner of a greater parting, and that the doom of Doriath was
drawing nigh . . . The Nauglamir was retaken, and brought back in
bitter grief to Melian the Queen." (involving Thranduil and Melian)

_____________________________________________________________________

A question: Can I nominate an essay?

Yeah, I am ready and willing. <g> And Romance/Horror/Mystery is fine
with me.

> And one of us can volunteer to take the one remaining category: The

Hobbit. Who wants it?

I can take The Hobbit if nobody else wants it.

> The way I see this working is this:

> When you see a nomination come in, and it has the 1st choice

category as one of your assignments, grab it.

Nominations will be coming in as regular group posts, right? Or am I
misunderstanding something?

> Copy and paste it somewhere if you like. Put it in an Excel

Spreadsheet or a table in Word, etc. I'm going to go with the
spreadsheet, because I like to be able to easily sort things
alphabetically. If anyone has Excel, but doesn't know how to make a
spreadsheet, I can make one up blank and send it to you. Just let me
know.

I do have Excel, but I never used it in my life. Is it very hard to
learn, when you've sent me a blank one?

> Okay, so now you've got the information in the spreadsheet.

Just a minute. Will this information contain everything that is on
the nomination form?

> Be sure to also put it in the Nominations table in the Databases

area of the Yahoo Site.

You see, this is the first thing I understand completely. <g>

> That is mainly to help people know if a story has already been

nominated, so that should go up pretty quick.

Right. That's a very good idea.

> As you begin to gather nominations, you should perhaps start seeing

some similarities and groupings. Some nominators and/or authors will
suggest subcategories (such as Poetry or Filk). You may need to
follow a link just to get an idea of what kind of story it is. Start
grouping them together.

Okay, I'll wait with *that* one until the nominations actually show
up.

> If an author wants to change the suggested category, let them.

Forward that nomination on to whoever is assigned to that category.

Okay, that seems clear enough.

> By the end of the Nomination Season, we should have at least a

starting idea of the subcategories. Then we'll go over them all,
checking for the 5 X 2 rule (five stories by at least two authors)
for viability. Any subcategory that can't make the 5 X 2 will have to
be tweaked, maybe merged into the main category or moved into a
similarly fitting category or subcategory.

Uhhh... okay, I'll ask for details when it becomes necessary. I
*think* I understand what you mean, just having heavy issues with
English at the moment...

> Good luck!

I think we'll need that. I've never done anything like this in my
life. But it sounds fun. :))

Soledad

All right, I hope I haven't missed up the categorization. That would
be a shame, but not the least surprising...

*****************************
Story Nomination Form #1:


*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Of Fire and Stars

*Story Author: Gecco

*Author's E-mail Address: youko@pacbell.net

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1367103

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: The Hobbit
2nd: Drama
3rd: Adventure
Subcategory (suggest something): Dwarves

*Rating: R

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): (Rating for violence.)

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): What was
Gimli doing during The Hobbit? This is one possible answer.

----------------------------------------------------------------

Story Nomination Form #2:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Keystone

*Story Author: Wild Iris (I have the authors approval to nominate
this story)

*Author's E-mail Address: gemma@helical-library.net

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1139614

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd: N/A
3rd: N/A
Subcategory (suggest something): Mirkwood stories

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Thranduil
has his caves built in Mirkwood.


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Story Nomination Form #3:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: The Gondolin Guiness

*Story Author: Earonn (I have the author's approval to nominate this
story)

*Author's E-mail Address: Earonn@gmx.de

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1625301

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Humour
2nd: Elves
3rd: The Silmarillion
Subcategory (suggest something): Parody

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A hilarious
parody piece.


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Story Nomination Form #4:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Dreamwalkers

*Story Author: Soledad

*Author's E-mail Address: annaliess@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1798537

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Mystery
2nd: Romance
3rd: Elves
Subcategory (suggest something): Valinor, after the Ring War

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): Gildor/Celebrimbor

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): After the
Ring War, Gildor finally sails to Valinor. But will the reunion is
not what he has hoped for.

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

This was Nomination sheet #1. More coming up, soon

Soledad

Here is some more.

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

Nomination form #1:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Messengers

*Story Author: Shakes

*Author's E-mail Address: CWHorst@t-online.de

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=743200

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Adventure
2nd: Men
3rd: N/A
Subcategory (suggest something): Gondor

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The Battle
in Osgiliath, prior to the Ring War.

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Nomination form #2:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Arda Unmarred
Note: I'm only nominating Chapter 1, as this is a multiple-author
fic. Only Chapter 1 is
written by the author named below

*Story Author: Casey Toh

*Author's E-mail Address: skyfiery@yahoo.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=833170

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Mystery
2nd: Adventure
3rd: Drama
Subcategory (suggest something): Last Battle (Dagor Dagorath)-fic

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): One
interpretation of the Last Battle that results the re-shaping of the
world.

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Nomination form #3:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: The Return of the Minstrel

*Story Author: Soledad

*Author's E-mail Address: annaliess@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=862221

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Mystery
2nd: Romance
3rd: Elves
Subcategory (suggest something): Valinor

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): Erestor/Lindir,
Eönwë/Glorfindel (sort of)

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Another
interpretation of the Last Battle that results the re-shaping of the
world.

----------------------------------------------------------------


Nomination form #4:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Frozen Flower

*Story Author: Soledad

*Author's E-mail Address: annaliess@hotmail.com


*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=662141

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Rohan
2nd: Adventure
3rd: The Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something): Éowyn, WIP

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): What was
Éowyn doing in Dunharg during TTT?

----------------------------------------------------------------

TBC

Soledad

I told you there will be more. <g> Sorry for floading the list with
my nominations, but I won't have the time to do it later, so I have
to get them out as quickly as I can.

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

Nomination form #1:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Mortal Shores

*Story Author: Vorondis

*Author's E-mail Address: folcrepel@hotmail.com

*Story URL:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?
STID=259&SPOrdinal=1

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: The Silmarillion
2nd: Númenor
3rd: Adventure
Subcategory (suggest something): Second Age story

*Rating: PG-13, most likely (HASA has no ratings, so I can't be sure)

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): Gil-galad/OC, sort of – yes, I
know this is not a romance, but the relationship is a significant
part of the plot.

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Gil-galad
gets some help from Númenor against Sauron. But what is the price?

----------------------------------------------------------------

Nomination form #2:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Motherless

*Story Author: Isabeau of Greenlea

*Author's E-mail Address: Ejackamack@aol.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1274353

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Men
3rd: N/A
Subcategory (suggest something): Gondor

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Prince
Imrahil's family struggles to deal with the loss of their mother.

----------------------------------------------------------------


Nomination form #3:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Sons of Twilight and Starlight

*Story Author: Soledad

*Author's E-mail Address: annaliess@hotmail.com


*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=816352

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Romance
3rd: Elves
Subcategory (suggest something): Maiar

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): Eönwë/Glorfindel

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): After the
last battle of the War of Wrath, Eönwë has a thoughtful moment.
Elrond and Elros have a cameo.

----------------------------------------------------------------


Nomination form #4:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Twisted Paths of Fate

*Story Author: Soledad

*Author's E-mail Address: annaliess@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=911775

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Romance
3rd: Elves
Subcategory (suggest something): Second Age story, Maiar

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): Elrond/Gildor, Galdor/Voronwë
(sort of)

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): During the
Sea Festival in Círdan's palace, some old friends are reunited and
some friendships are broken. Look out for an appearance of Uinen,
Lady of the Seas, and her spouse, Ossë.

----------------------------------------------------------------

TBC

Soledad

This is the last bunch for a while, I promise.
Question: did I understand rightly that older stories can be
nominated next year as well, assuming they haven't been nominated
this year? Just to make sure...

***********************
Nomination form #1:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Changing Perceptions

*Story Author: Nerwen Calaelen

*Author's E-mail Address: jen_brett42@yahoo.co.uk

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1279068

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Adventure
3rd: Men
Subcategory (suggest something): Other Cultures

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The end of
the Ring War and the changes that occur as a result of it for the
mysterious land of Khand.

----------------------------------------------------------------

Nomination form #2:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: The Continuing Leaf

*Story Author: WatcherChild

*Author's E-mail Address: watcherchild@yahoo.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1020648

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd: Adventure
3rd: Drama
Subcategory (suggest something): Second Age story

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Glorfindel
sets foot upon Middle-earth again and tries to adjust to a changed
world.

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Nomination form #3:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: The Dying Stone

*Story Author: Soledad

*Author's E-mail Address: annaliess@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1001386

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: The Silmarillion
3rd: Elves
Subcategory (suggest something): Valinor, Maiar

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/C

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): N/C

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): After the
Kinslaying in Alqualondë, Olwë mourns over his beautiful city.

----------------------------------------------------------------


Nomination form #4:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Of Elflings and Mice

*Story Author: Soledad

*Author's E-mail Address: annaliess@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1260323

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd: N/A
3rd: N/A
Subcategory (suggest something): Mirkwood, Second Age story

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A short
glimpse into Legolas' childhood.

----------------------------------------------------------------

I've put the nominated stories in all the categories assigned to me
into the data table. Questions:

1. We are supposed to handle the stories based on 1st choice
category, right?

2. What does the "Approved by Staff?" field mean? If staff members
are the ones who put the stories there in the first place wouldn't
that be self-explanatory? Or am I misunderstanding something?

Soledad

I was just looking through the nominations & decided to read "Waiting, Wondering, Wandering, Wishing" - but when I clicked th link, it brought up a whole page of stories on HASA (first page out of 1000+ stories!). I guess I could do a search for the title, but I'm guessing that the link is intended to take readers directly to the story nominated?

Just wanted to let you know - how exciting to have the nominations open!

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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name:

*Story Title:

*Story Author: jodancingtree

*Author's E-mail Address: jodancongtree@yahoo.com

*Story URL:
http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1286

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st:Drama
2nd:Hobbits
3rd: Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something):

*Rating:PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only)

*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
It's an AU-story: Frodo doesn't leave Middle Earth, but wanders
with Radagast the Wizard to Mordor, to heal the land and to be
healed hinself/ A sequel to "Another way of leaving"

I've skimmed the rules & FAQ, but didn't see an answer, so I thought
I'd ask here ... May one nominate more than one story in a given
category? Are there any limits?

Cheers
Tavia

Hi, everyone! I've decided to go ahead and make time for this since it sounds like more fun than a barrel of monkeys. :)

Coriel





~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I have loved justice, and hated iniquity; therefore I die in exile."
~ Pope Gregory VII


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jo Dancingtree [mailto:jodancingtree@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 7:31 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Ainaechoiriel - is there a broken link here?
>
> I was just looking through the nominations & decided to read
> "Waiting, Wondering, Wandering, Wishing" - but when I clicked
> th link, it brought up a whole page of stories on HASA (first
> page out of 1000+ stories!). I guess I could do a search for
> the title, but I'm guessing that the link is intended to take
> readers directly to the story nominated?

I'll check it out. I think we can go back to the nominator for such
things. Yes, the reader needs to know where to find the story to read it.

> Just wanted to let you know - how exciting to have the
> nominations open!

Thanks.

--Ainaechoiriel
Who is going to have a lot of little To Do flags in her e-mail today. :-)

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tavia0 [mailto:the_espresso_addict@fireflyuk.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 8:35 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] A question about nominations
>
> I've skimmed the rules & FAQ, but didn't see an answer, so I
> thought I'd ask here ... May one nominate more than one story
> in a given category? Are there any limits?

No limits at all! Nominate away!

I'll check the FAQ later.

Bye now, breakfast calls, and so does the Post Office.

(However, I am in a great mood and want to share why: A new low in my diet!
I have now lost 16.5 pounds! Check out the photo in my profile. That dress
is big on me now!)

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Soledad [mailto:annaliess@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 6:05 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Database questions
>
> I've put the nominated stories in all the categories assigned
> to me into the data table. Questions:
>
> 1. We are supposed to handle the stories based on 1st choice
> category, right?
>
> 2. What does the "Approved by Staff?" field mean? If staff
> members are the ones who put the stories there in the first
> place wouldn't that be self-explanatory? Or am I
> misunderstanding something?

Honestly, as yet, I don't remember! But I can't hang around here just yet
today. Gotta run some errands while the post office is open. I promise to
try and answer every question later!

Just making a quick run through right now.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Soledad [mailto:annaliess@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 6:05 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Database questions
>
> I've put the nominated stories in all the categories assigned
> to me into the data table. Questions:
>
> 1. We are supposed to handle the stories based on 1st choice
> category, right?

I remembered! So I came back to answer this one and the other again.

Yes, first choice.

> 2. What does the "Approved by Staff?" field mean? If staff
> members are the ones who put the stories there in the first
> place wouldn't that be self-explanatory? Or am I
> misunderstanding something?

It means that the nomination was complete! For instance, my broken URL for
WWWW by Gonzai. It shouldn't get an Approved by Staff "Yes" just yet. I've
got to fix the link.

Gonz, you gotta it somewhere? If not I'll look it up when I get back.

Bye again!

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shiekdesigner [mailto:shunit1@netvision.net.il]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 3:20 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Nominations
>
>
> I'm not sure I understood the categorization part so well.
> The moderator can feel free to correct this if I made a mistake.
>
> I was authorized to nominate these stories by the author.

Forward me an e-mail from the author saying so. Thanks.

> A question: Can I nominate an essay?

Sure. Where the form says "Suggested Subcategory" or whatever it actually
says, type "Essay". Who knows there might be enough for a viable category.


--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

Okay, got a few minutes while I wait for a friend to come over. Errands are
more fun with a friend. ;-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Soledad [mailto:annaliess@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 3:39 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Categorizers: Are you ready?
>
> Yeah, I am ready and willing. <g> And Romance/Horror/Mystery
> is fine with me.

Good to hear!

> I can take The Hobbit if nobody else wants it.

Great! Thanks!

> > The way I see this working is this:
>
> > When you see a nomination come in, and it has the 1st choice
> category as one of your assignments, grab it.
>
> Nominations will be coming in as regular group posts, right? Or am I
> misunderstanding something?

Yes! As regular posts. With Nomination somewhere in the subject line I
would hope, but still they'll be fairly obvious.

> I do have Excel, but I never used it in my life. Is it very hard to
> learn, when you've sent me a blank one?

I put a blank one in the Files section, Forms and Ballots folder.
Right-click the title and choose Save Target As and save it to your hard
drive somewhere you can easily find it. Oh wait, I'll send you one with four
tabs for your for catagories. I'll even label them for you.

I don't think you need to make it hard. Just copy the information in. I
think the only field that isn't on the spreadsheet is Nominator's Name,
because, well, we don't need it for voting!

> Just a minute. Will this information contain everything that is on
> the nomination form?

Yes.

> > Be sure to also put it in the Nominations table in the Databases
> area of the Yahoo Site.
>
> You see, this is the first thing I understand completely. <g>

I'm glad. If nothing else, we have this for a backup, and I plan on keeping
all the nominations posts for back-up reasons also.

> Right. That's a very good idea.

If we get duplicates, it's not a big deal. Just read them over; they might
have a better summary or something. Then move on to the next nomination. We
don't need to record more than one per story/essay/poem, etc.

> > As you begin to gather nominations, you should perhaps start seeing
> some similarities and groupings. Some nominators and/or authors will
> suggest subcategories (such as Poetry or Filk). You may need to
> follow a link just to get an idea of what kind of story it is. Start
> grouping them together.
>
> Okay, I'll wait with *that* one until the nominations actually show
> up.

Yeah, let that one wait.

> > By the end of the Nomination Season, we should have at least a
> starting idea of the subcategories. Then we'll go over them all,
> checking for the 5 X 2 rule (five stories by at least two authors)
> for viability. Any subcategory that can't make the 5 X 2 will have to
> be tweaked, maybe merged into the main category or moved into a
> similarly fitting category or subcategory.
>
> Uhhh... okay, I'll ask for details when it becomes necessary. I
> *think* I understand what you mean, just having heavy issues with
> English at the moment...

That can wait for a month and a half!

> I think we'll need that. I've never done anything like this in my
> life. But it sounds fun. :))

Well, I will call on my experience of recording all the answers to a survey
after Joss Whedon et al killed Doyle on Angel. 1100 responses we got in one
month! I put them all into an Access database. Exported the database into
Excel to make graphs. Took the info and the graphs into PowerPoint to make
a presentation and then converted that to HTML (PowerPoint, thankfully, did
that for me) and put it up on the web.

I suppose if I can do that, I can do this. Right? ;-)

--Ainaechoiriel
And the survey is still on the web if you'd like to see it. I think.

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

For starters, if necessary fields are blank, e-mail the Nominator directly
and ask them to submit it again.

If a link is broken, just don't Approve the nomination yet (in the Database
table). Contact the Nominator and get them to supply a clean link.

If the e-mail address of the author doesn't work: same thing as broken link.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

I just nominated a story by Jodancingtree ("Following the other
wizard" ), and I naturally have the permission of the author, Do
you need a proof of that fact?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jo Dancingtree [mailto:jodancingtree@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 7:31 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Ainaechoiriel - is there a broken link here?
>
> I was just looking through the nominations & decided to read
> "Waiting, Wondering, Wandering, Wishing" - but when I clicked
> th link, it brought up a whole page of stories on HASA (first
> page out of 1000+ stories!). I guess I could do a search for
> the title, but I'm guessing that the link is intended to take
> readers directly to the story nominated?
>

I think there may be something wrong with HASA today. Only the main page
will come up on one of my computers, and nothing on the other. I can't look
up an author or a genre or anything.

It may not be my link. I'll check later.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

I think HASA is down. I haven't been able to get in in several hours.

as for links, I tried to follow a saved link (not here, from
somewhere else) and got the list of all stories rather than the title
page. I guessing that it has something to do with the upgrade and
that the saved links need to be checked and updated.

Congrats! on the 16.5lbs! Love that pic!!


--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Ainaechoiriel" <mefaadmin@e...>
wrote:

>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jo Dancingtree [mailto:jodancingtree@y...]
> > Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 7:31 AM
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [MEFAwards] Ainaechoiriel - is there a broken link here?
> >
> > I was just looking through the nominations & decided to read
> > "Waiting, Wondering, Wandering, Wishing" - but when I clicked
> > th link, it brought up a whole page of stories on HASA (first
> > page out of 1000+ stories!). I guess I could do a search for
> > the title, but I'm guessing that the link is intended to take
> > readers directly to the story nominated?
> >
>
> I think there may be something wrong with HASA today. Only the

main page

> will come up on one of my computers, and nothing on the other. I

can't look

> up an author or a genre or anything.
>
> It may not be my link. I'll check later.
>
> --Ainaechoiriel
>
> "This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond

said, "for

> it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.
>
> http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
> Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: beleg1cuthalion [mailto:beleg1cuthalion@yahoo.de]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 11:22 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Permission by author
>
> I just nominated a story by Jodancingtree ("Following the
> other wizard" ), and I naturally have the permission of the
> author, Do you need a proof of that fact?

Yep, for documentation's sake, forward them to me directly:
mefaadmin@earthlink.net.

Also, for anyone who nominates their own stuff, that pretty much means they
approve. Go ahead, Categorizer, and put them in the Author Approval
database.

Thanks.

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "sulriel" <Sulriel@h...> wrote:

>
> I think HASA is down. I haven't been able to get in in several hours.
> > It may not be my link. I'll check later.

Just talked with Ang. She's on it.

Dwim

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "dwimmer_laik" <dwimmer_laik@y...>
wrote:> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "sulriel" <Sulriel@h...>
wrote:

> >
> > I think HASA is down. I haven't been able to get in in several

hours.> > > It may not be my link. I'll check later.>

> Just talked with Ang. She's on it.
>
> Dwim

I guessed that she was on it pretty quickly, but it is good to hear.

A practical note:

I thank the staff member who did the approval thing for my story "The
Return of the Minstrel", but I think we are mixing up something. That
story was nominated in the category "Mystery", and unless I'm
mistaken, that category was assigned to me?

It's sometimes not easy to keep up with the quick changes. <g>
I'm away for preparing lunch and doing the laundry, and the posts
have doubled themselves...

Soledad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Soledad [mailto:annaliess@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 12:22 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Some confusion
>
> A practical note:
>
> I thank the staff member who did the approval thing for my
> story "The Return of the Minstrel", but I think we are mixing
> up something. That story was nominated in the category
> "Mystery", and unless I'm mistaken, that category was assigned to me?

Sorry, that was me. I thought it said Elves. But then I was rather bouncy
this morning. Let me look again. Okay, I think I just titles mixed up. Of
Elflings and Mice, which is Elves, is what I put in my spreadsheet. Must
have gotten goofy in my copying and pasting somewhere. Looks like it's all
straight now though.

> It's sometimes not easy to keep up with the quick changes.
> <g> I'm away for preparing lunch and doing the laundry, and
> the posts have doubled themselves...

Yep, I know we won't all be on the net 24/7 so there will probably be
duplications. We just only need to record one nomination per story.

My goal is: No matter what, no stress! Stress has caused me enough damage
already. ;-)

All's well that ends well, as we say.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

Hello all,

My name is Fan81981 (or Saleha Shafiq as my parents call me when they are in a temper - if you can't pronounce it, that's okay - not many people can).

I am a fanfic writer in training and a reader by obession. If you are interested in what I have written you can find it at ff.net or Stories of Arda.

These awards sounded like a good idea and I wanted to do my bit to help authors get the feedback they deserve.

I am going to go read the FAQ again and I soon as I understand them - and then nomimate a few (or more) of my favourites.

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Ok, I don't know quite where to send my permission for belegcuthalion to nominate my story, "Following the Other Wizard" -- so here it is. She has my permission, and my thanks, and I'm tickled to death about it. Is there somebody else I should tell about this, other than the whole list?

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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name:

*Story Title: A Case of Mistaken Identity

*Story Author: Coriel

*Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@outdrs.net


*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1476

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Elves

Subcategory (suggest something): essay

*Rating: None needed.

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The True
Colors of Thranduil as Shown and Proven in Canon: a short essay.

Sorry about that! I forgot to put my name in...
________________________

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas


*Story Title: A Case of Mistaken Identity

*Story Author: Coriel

*Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...


*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1476

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Elves

Subcategory (suggest something): essay

*Rating: None needed.

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The True
Colors of Thranduil as Shown and Proven in Canon: a short essay.

Hello, here is my nomination form. Hope I am doing this correctly. I am
not sure if "nomination 5" in the title line is correct, so please
excuse! Regards - Chathol-linn

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Chathol-linn

*Story Title: Rescue of the Rowan

*Story Author Chathol-linn

*Author's E-mail Address: chathollinn@comcast.net

*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=778

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: adventure
2nd: n/a
3rd: n/a
Subcategory (suggest something): Poetry

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only) N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A dream. Two
Mortal children fall to Rivendell, where Elrond tests their powers








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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jo Dancingtree [mailto:jodancingtree@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 3:15 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] permission
>
> Ok, I don't know quite where to send my permission for
> belegcuthalion to nominate my story, "Following the Other
> Wizard" -- so here it is. She has my permission, and my
> thanks, and I'm tickled to death about it. Is there somebody
> else I should tell about this, other than the whole list?
>
> jodancingtree

You can send them to me personally. Or the list. Either way I get them.

Thanks.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

Oh, you might want also to send this to Viv, since belegcuthalion's
nomination didn't actually the story title in it.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jo Dancingtree [mailto:jodancingtree@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 3:15 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] permission
>
> Ok, I don't know quite where to send my permission for
> belegcuthalion to nominate my story, "Following the Other
> Wizard" -- so here it is. She has my permission, and my
> thanks, and I'm tickled to death about it. Is there somebody
> else I should tell about this, other than the whole list?
>
> jodancingtree
>
>
>
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>
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I nominated "Following the Other Wizard" this afternoon, but I
forgot my name and the name of the story. So I tried again, but
my second attempt didn't appear anywhere. So... this is attempt
No. 3...

ADVERTISEMENT
Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: belegcuthalion

*Story Title: "Following the Other Wizard"

*Story Author: jodancingtree

*Author's E-mail Address: jodancongtree@y...

*Story URL:
http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1286

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st:Drama
2nd:Hobbits
3rd: Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something):

*Rating:PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only)

*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
It's an AU-story: Frodo doesn't leave Middle Earth, but wanders
with Radagast the Wizard to Mordor, to heal the land and to be
healed hinself/ A sequel to "Another way of leaving"

As I can see, you have already received the permission of the
author.

Looks fine now. Thanks!

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: beleg1cuthalion [mailto:beleg1cuthalion@yahoo.de]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 6:03 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Third atttempt...
>
> I nominated "Following the Other Wizard" this afternoon, but
> I forgot my name and the name of the story. So I tried again,
> but my second attempt didn't appear anywhere. So... this is
> attempt No. 3...
>
> ADVERTISEMENT
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: belegcuthalion
>
> *Story Title: "Following the Other Wizard"
>
> *Story Author: jodancingtree
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: jodancongtree@y...
>
> *Story URL:
> http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1286
>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
> *1st:Drama 2nd:Hobbits
> 3rd: Lord of the Rings
> Subcategory (suggest something):
>
> *Rating:PG
>
> Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
>
> *Romance Parners (for Romances Only)
>
> *Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
> It's an AU-story: Frodo doesn't leave Middle Earth, but
> wanders with Radagast the Wizard to Mordor, to heal the land
> and to be healed hinself/ A sequel to "Another way of leaving"
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> As I can see, you have already received the permission of the author.
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HASA seems to be back up now. And here is the link to Gonzai's story:

http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=308

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: sulriel [mailto:Sulriel@htcomp.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 11:32 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Ainaechoiriel - is there a broken link here?
>
>
> I think HASA is down. I haven't been able to get in in several hours.
>
> as for links, I tried to follow a saved link (not here, from
> somewhere else) and got the list of all stories rather than the title
> page. I guessing that it has something to do with the upgrade and
> that the saved links need to be checked and updated.
>
> Congrats! on the 16.5lbs! Love that pic!!
>
>
> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Ainaechoiriel" <mefaadmin@e...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jo Dancingtree [mailto:jodancingtree@y...]
> > > Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 7:31 AM
> > > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [MEFAwards] Ainaechoiriel - is there a broken link here?
> > >
> > > I was just looking through the nominations & decided to read
> > > "Waiting, Wondering, Wandering, Wishing" - but when I clicked th
> > > link, it brought up a whole page of stories on HASA
> (first page out
> > > of 1000+ stories!). I guess I could do a search for the
> title, but
> > > I'm guessing that the link is intended to take readers
> directly to
> > > the story nominated?
> > >
> >
> > I think there may be something wrong with HASA today. Only the
> main page
> > will come up on one of my computers, and nothing on the other. I
> can't look
> > up an author or a genre or anything.
> >
> > It may not be my link. I'll check later.
> >
> > --Ainaechoiriel
> >
> > "This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond
> said, "for
> > it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.
> >
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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: Folk of a Different Race

*Story Author: Lemur

*Author's E-mail Address: lemur710@aol.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1102337

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Lord of the Rings
2nd:
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Gimli-Legolas friendship

*Rating:

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):
Grieving over the loss of Gandalf, Legolas and Gimli each remember his words
at the doors of Moria, to be friends to each other. Despite seeing it an
impossible task, they both set out to do as Gandalf wished.



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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: Knife Work

*Story Author: Thundera Tiger

*Author's E-mail Address: swordofomens@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1110291

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Lord of the Rings
2nd: Adventure
3rd: Elves
Subcategory (suggest something):

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): violence

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
Vignette set in the middle of Helm's Deep. A quick explanation for something
odd that happens in the middle of the Orc-killing game between Legolas and
Gimli. Aragorn and Eomer appear, too.


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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: Leaf and Branch
*Story Author: JastaElf
*Author's E-mail Address: jastaelf@yahoo.com
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=62
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Elves
3rd: Horror
Subcategory (suggest something): Pre-WOTR, Mirkwood story
*Rating: PG
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): violence
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
Elrond and his sons assist the Elves of Mirkwood in an attempt to rescue a
very young Prince who has been captured by Orcs.
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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: The Fanfic Lounge: The Two Towers
*Story Author: CNell
*Author's E-mail Address: CNyel@aol.com
*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1252035
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Humor
2nd:
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Alternate Universe, parody
*Rating: PG
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
Mary Sue attacks, Angst!Frodo, gender switching, horse stampedes - and this
is just what happens before lunch.

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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: The Fanfic Lounge: The Lord of the Rings
*Story Author: CNell
*Author's E-mail Address: CNyel@aol.com
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=339
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Humor
2nd:
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Alternate Universe, parody
*Rating: PG
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
The members of the Fellowship (along with two special guest stars) must find
a way to keep the world of fanfiction from being overwhelmed by LotR
stories.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com



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You wanted me to count things?

I'll count things. That's fine. Just tell me what to count, I'll count it.

Are we only supposed to nominate stories by people in this group?
Is there going to be a listing of nominations in the files section?
The nomination period is a couple of months long, right?

Thanks,
Lindorien

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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: The Story of Legolas and Enoreth

*Story Author: CNell

*Author's E-mail Address: CNyel@aol.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=906316

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Humor
2nd: Adventure
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Parody, Alternate Universe

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): Violence

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):

*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
Can Legolas get through this twisted fairy tale without losing his sanity?
This story will make heaps more sense if you've first read "The Fanfic
Lounge: The Lord of the Rings." Or you can just read this one on its own and
revel in the confusion. ;o)
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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: Veiling of the Sun
*Story Author: Maggie (M.N. Theis)
*Author's E-mail Address: mntheis@rochester.rr.com
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=172
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: The Lord of the Rings
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): What-if/AU, torture
*Rating: PG-13
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): graphic violence
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
A twist of faite during the events at Parth Galen leaves Boromir alive and
desparately seeking the One Ting. Succumbing to the dark seducition of the
Ring, Boromir joins league with Sauron's forces as Legolas is captured by
Saruman's Uruk-hai. The res tof the Fellowship struggle to remain together,
traveling across the Plains of Rohan in hopes of recovering their lost
members, and the quest to destory the Ring becomes a more trying journey
than any imagined.
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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: E cared haniant tîn mîl
*Story Author: PuterPatty
*Author's E-mail Address: PuterPatty@mn.rr.com
*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1288673
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Elves
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Song-inspired, short story, Pre-WoTR,
Mirkwood
*Rating: PG
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
During a late first snow of the year 3018 T. A., Thranduil remembers a gift
of love from Legolas to his mother.
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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: The Fire Sermon
*Story Author: Altariel
*Author's E-mail Address: fic@qresearch.org.uk
*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=578654
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Romance
3rd: Men
Subcategory (suggest something): gapfiller, War of the Ring
*Rating: G
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): Faramir/Eowyn
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
A gapfiller set during RotK. Faramir and Eowyn in the Houses of Healing.
Companion piece to 'What the Thunder Said'.

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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: Sting
*Story Author: TreeHugger
*Author's E-mail Address: AnakinS@aol.com
*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1233315
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Lord of the Rings
2nd:
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Bilbo, Glorfindel
*Rating: G
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
Bilbo learns of the origins of his little sword from Glorfindel.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com





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I'd like to suggest a new category: poetry.

I'm not sure if you want to split it up, but I'd really like to see a
poetry-specific category. Really, I'd like to see this split into two
categories: high and low. High would be a piece dealing with a great
event, the kind you record in history; low would be those events that
are more everyday. The difference between, say, Legolas singing about
Luthien Tinuviel and Pippin singing about how Will Whitfoot's song fell
all around him. But I'm not sure how to formalise that distinction.

Cheers,
Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lindorien2000 [mailto:lindorien@cox.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 7:46 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Hi Ainae - another VSQ, a couple in fact
>
> You wanted me to count things?

Yes Votes, but that's not for a few months.

> I'll count things. That's fine. Just tell me what to count,
> I'll count it.

;-) Great.

> Are we only supposed to nominate stories by people in this group?

Oh no. Anyone, anywhere, so long as they have a valid e-mail address and
their story is posted to a public website.

> Is there going to be a listing of nominations in the files section?

Not in the Files, but in the Database section.

> The nomination period is a couple of months long, right?

Now a month and a half, because the poll was a tie to leave it the same or
shorten it. So instead of shortening by one month, I only shortened by a
half a month. So Nomination Season lasts until June 15th.

You're welcome

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Marta <MartaL0712@n...> wrote:

> I'd like to suggest a new category: poetry.
>

Urk. My apologies, guys. I just read on the Q&A at the website that
Poetry was allowed but wasn't it's own category. Maybe we should
consider adding this as a subcategory to the genres category? We could
have:

1. The Tom Bombadil Award
2. The Hall of Fire Award
3. The Bilbo Baggins Award

Just a thought.

Cheers, Marta

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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: A Maiden from a Distant World

*Story Author: CNell

*Author's E-mail Address: CNyel@aol.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=802004

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Humor
2nd: Lord of the Rings
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Parody, vignette

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):

*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
A modern-day girl is dropped into Middle-earth. How will the Fellowship
react

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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: Bitter As Blood
*Story Author: Shadow975
*Author's E-mail Address: shadowbright@mindspring.com
*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1230229
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Lord of the Rings
3rd: Men
Subcategory (suggest something): vignette, movie-verse
*Rating: PG
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
On Caradhras, Boromir considers the difficulties he faces; Years after his
companion's fall, Aragorn wonders what part he played in it.

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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: Too Late for Misgivings
*Story Author: Shadow975
*Author's E-mail Address: shadowbright@mindspring.com
*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1197684
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Lord of the Rings
2nd: Drama
3rd: Men
Subcategory (suggest something): Gondor, Boromir-Farami
*Rating: G
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
The parting of Boromir and Faramir, in which the brothers again address the
question of which of them should go to Imladris.

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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: To Sing of War
*Story Author: Avon
*Author's E-mail Address: avonaus@hotmail.com
*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1365813
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Elves
3rd: The Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something): vignette, Thranduil, Mirkwood
*Rating: PG
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
Thranduil's thoughts on war.
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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: The Cry of the Gull
*Story Author: Ithilien
*Author's E-mail Address: shfbox@apk.net
*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=617622
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Lord of the Rings
3rd: Elves
Subcategory (suggest something): Legolas, seaslonging, gap-filler
*Rating: PG-13
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): violence
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
Legolas finds himself battling his own mind as well as evil forces during
the battle at Pelargir. Missing scenes from ROTK featuring Legolas, Gimli,
Argaorn, Elladan and Elrohir.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com






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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Coriel

*Story Title: Oak and Willow

*Story Author: Marnie

*Author's E-mail Address: hrafn@hrafn.co.uk

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1598

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd:
3rd: The Silmarillion
Subcategory (suggest something):

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): Celeborn & Nerwen/Galadriel

*Summary (not a reccommendation. Save that for the vote): Celeborn of Doriath and Nerwen of the Noldor strive to come to terms with the differences that divide their peoples during the First Age, and also with their growing affections for one another.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 7:51 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Request for new story
>
> I'd like to suggest a new category: poetry.
>
> I'm not sure if you want to split it up, but I'd really like
> to see a poetry-specific category. Really, I'd like to see
> this split into two
> categories: high and low. High would be a piece dealing with
> a great event, the kind you record in history; low would be
> those events that are more everyday. The difference between,
> say, Legolas singing about Luthien Tinuviel and Pippin
> singing about how Will Whitfoot's song fell all around him.
> But I'm not sure how to formalise that distinction.

Well, I had set a limit on this for before Nomination Season actually began.
I wanted the category lists and Awards titles settled by then.

I always saw Poetry as a subcategory. Such as Elves\Poetry, or
Hobbits\Poetry, or LOTR\Poetry.

As for two categories, definitely out of the question. IF there were to be
a Poetry category, "high" and "low" could be subcategories.

Why do I resist another category? It's not because I think less of Poetry.
But because I've already been accused of having too many. And because we'd
need to think of three appropriate Awards Titles for that category (and
poetry, to me, just doesn't seem to do that very well, but I could be
wrong.). And because I'm still trying to get artists to join up and make
award banners for those Award Titles. So far, I'm the only one I know of
who has made any, and I'm not that talented! I won't be able to do anything
not filmed by Peter Jackson.

That said, if a majority of the members (as of today, May 1) want Poetry as
a main category, I'll grant it, but you guys really have to help me find the
artists for this. And more of you need to volunteer to count the votes when
time comes. As I write this, we have 46 members. Thus you'd need 24 Yes
votes from existing members (I can see when members joined on the Yahoo
site). I'll throw up a poll, only after you've come up with three
appropriate potential Awards Titles and remember they should be something
that might lend itself to a banner graphic.

Now that Nomination Season has started, I'm going to set the bar very high
for adding any more categories. The bar will lower again after this years
Awards Seasons are over and we set about revising things that worked or
didn't for next year.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

You beat me to the next post. Still read my other. You've got the three
names, so I'll make a poll.

24 yes votes from existing members.

And I want promises to go and recruit artists. No joking.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 8:05 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Request for new story
>
> --- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, Marta <MartaL0712@n...> wrote:
> > I'd like to suggest a new category: poetry.
> >
>
> Urk. My apologies, guys. I just read on the Q&A at the
> website that Poetry was allowed but wasn't it's own category.
> Maybe we should consider adding this as a subcategory to the
> genres category? We could
> have:
>
> 1. The Tom Bombadil Award
> 2. The Hall of Fire Award
> 3. The Bilbo Baggins Award
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Cheers, Marta
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 8:05 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Request for new story

> 1. The Tom Bombadil Award
> 2. The Hall of Fire Award
> 3. The Bilbo Baggins Award

Oops. Forgot. You don't have your three awards titles. In the beginning I
had one title that was duplicated, but it was replaced. There are now no
duplicate Awards titles. There are already titles for Tom Bombadil and
Bilbo Baggins. The Hall of Fire Award sounds good though.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

Sometimes you just have to jump right in and start something to see
how it needs to happen.

So, I'm rethinking the procedure of Author Approvals in the light of
reality. Okay,

1) if you area a member here and you approve any of your stories
being nominated, add yourself to the Author Approval database (if
you're not already there).

2) if you are a nominator, and you receive permission from the author
yourself, you may e-mail it to me for documentation purposes, and I
will add it tot he Author Approval database.

3) if you are a Contacting Authors volunteer, and the author in
question isn't listed (or for that particular story), proceed as
before. E-mail the author. Once you receive permission, add that
author to the Author Approval database.

That should clear up some confusion. I'm going to add to the database
all the permissions I presently have on hand.

--Ainaechoiriel

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@n...]
> > Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 8:05 PM
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Request for new story
>
> > 1. The Tom Bombadil Award
> > 2. The Hall of Fire Award
> > 3. The Bilbo Baggins Award
>
> Oops. Forgot. You don't have your three awards titles. In the

beginning I

> had one title that was duplicated, but it was replaced. There are

now no

> duplicate Awards titles.

That was my fault; I should have read the rules more carefully. And
also, my apologies for not realising nominations had started when I
proposed this category.

If it flies -- and I'll understand if it doesn't -- here are some
proposed titles:

1. The Hall of Fire Awards
2. The Caras Galadhon Awards
3. The Prancing Pony Awards

or, even better:

1. Hey dol! merry dol! Awards
2. Tra-la-la-lally Awards
3. Ash Nazg Gimbatul Awards

or if you think people might object to winning an award titled in
Black Speech, how about the "Elbereth Gilthoniel" Awards?

By the way, Ainae, I am pretty artistically motivated, if not
talented, and I would be glad to try my hand at making banners. I have
never done it, but am quick at learning computer things. If anyone
would be willing to teach me, I would be willing to help making banners.

Cheers,
Marta

> award banners for those Award Titles. So far, I'm the only one I

know of

> who has made any, and I'm not that talented! I won't be able to do

anything

> not filmed by Peter Jackson.

I'm working on a couple of idea's for banners, just hang in there it
might take about a week to get them presentable.

>
> Now that Nomination Season has started, I'm going to set the bar

very high

> for adding any more categories.

You might want to seriously think about wanting to add more
categories now that nominations have started. I see the potential
for it getting to be something that could add way too much stress to
your life. Maybe you should just take suggestions and file them in a
database to consider for next year as you said. Just a thought, this
should be fun for you as well.


Stella

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Coriel

*Story Title: Across Dark Waters

*Story Author: Zimraphel

*Author's E-mail Address: granamyr@yahoo.com

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=756

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd:
3rd: The Silmarillion
Subcategory (suggest something):

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only)

*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote): "An AU look at the passage to Mandos, as Maeglin gets what's coming to him."


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> > Now that Nomination Season has started, I'm going to set the bar
> very high
> > for adding any more categories.
>
> You might want to seriously think about wanting to add more
> categories now that nominations have started. I see the potential
> for it getting to be something that could add way too much stress to
> your life. Maybe you should just take suggestions and file them in a
> database to consider for next year as you said. Just a thought, this
> should be fun for you as well.

I agree. Ainae, if you don't want to do this, I'll entirely
understand. Like I said, it was my fault for forgetting nominations
started today. If it will cause you additional stress, then I say
don't make the new category.

Just so I'm clear -- by "Category," do you mean "Genre," "Race," or
"Time"? Or do you mean one of the sublistings under that. I.e., is
Elves a subcategory under "Races," or is "Races -- Elves" one category?

I can see poetry being a subcategory of say, Elves or LotR, but I have
a much harder time seing it as a subcategory of Drama, or romance, or
whatever. It seems a much more natural division (to me, at least) to
say Genre -- Poetry than Genre -- Drama -- Poetry, because I think the
latter will just divide too far.

However, as it is my mistake for not getting this on time, I will
defer to whatever you say. I'm very sorry to up your stress level; not
my intention, I assure you.

Cheers, Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 9:26 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Request for new story
>
> I agree. Ainae, if you don't want to do this, I'll entirely
> understand. Like I said, it was my fault for forgetting
> nominations started today. If it will cause you additional
> stress, then I say don't make the new category.

Thank you for the concern. So far, I can honestly say this is nowhere near
the GigaStress or even the MegaStress. Still, I had to read your message
twice to understand it. Sadly, the effects of stress may linger long after
the stress has let up. I feel like someday I'm going to be travelling the
country giving seminars to people warning about the dangers of stress.

> Just so I'm clear -- by "Category," do you mean "Genre,"
> "Race," or "Time"? Or do you mean one of the sublistings
> under that. I.e., is Elves a subcategory under "Races," or is
> "Races -- Elves" one category?

I realize that those divisions (Races and Places, Genres, and Time/Book)
have confused several people who read them as being a category. Maybe I'll
revise the FAQ to call them "Divisions" or "Topics". They are not the main
categories. "Elves, Men, Hobbits, Orcs, Numenor, Rohan, Drama, Humor,
Horror, Romance, Adventure, etc." those are the main categories.

> I can see poetry being a subcategory of say, Elves or LotR,
> but I have a much harder time seing it as a subcategory of
> Drama, or romance, or whatever. It seems a much more natural
> division (to me, at least) to say Genre -- Poetry than Genre
> -- Drama -- Poetry, because I think the latter will just
> divide too far.

Yes, I think we're seeing things on the same level now. I see it as a
subcategory of Elves, or Men, or Hobbits, or even LOTR, The Silm, or The
Hobbit. Or Humor. I had to put Dwim's The Hamster down as Humor, but it's
definitely a poem and that's the subcategory to me. It's hilarious first.
Poem is the form it takes.

> However, as it is my mistake for not getting this on time, I
> will defer to whatever you say. I'm very sorry to up your
> stress level; not my intention, I assure you.

Thank you and not a problem. Let's call a moritorem (I can't spell all that
well anymore either) on new categories, as I had originally planned when I
told the Orc and Mystery people that they had to be Ok'd as new categories
before Nomination Season started. They did and there they are.

If it doesn't work out as a subcategory this year, make a plea for it after
this year's awards are done. It may then make the line up for next year. I
made up the way a new category goes in by the seat of my pants for Orc and
Mystery. They did seem to have a good claim to the need. As Sorne/Enros if
she doesn't write orc stories. I think we should--after this awards year is
over--decide on a documented procedure for the adding of a category.

And I would love for you to try your hand at the banners. The way I've done
them hasn't been hard. Complicated perhaps, but probably more
computer-graphic-friendly people could do it less complicatedly. I basically
took pics I had saved on my hard drive and cropped them into a rectangle
that looked about right. Or I spliced a few together. For example, with my
Aragorn and Arwen one, I had two pics scanned from one of the soundtracks.
I reduced them and didn't crop really. They stayed squares and I just placed
them side by side in PowerPoint. Then I used the TextBox tool to put the
words on, saved the slide as a jpeg and then opened it in a photo editor to
crop out all the white around the banner. I spliced most of the Rohan ones
together, too. But some, like the argonath one is just a rectangle crop from
an existing pic.

Which is why I won't be able to do anything Peter Jackson didn't film.
We'll need some actual artists for that, I think. ;-)

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel

*Story Title: I Hear the Stones Lament

*Story Author: Avon

*Author's E-mail Address: avonaus@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=808&cid=7377

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd: Drama
3rd: The Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something): Drabble, Challenge

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):

*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
Legolas' thoughts on what the stones had to say in Hollin.

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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: Promises to Keep
*Story Author: JastaElf
*Author's E-mail Address: jastaelf@yahoo.com
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=742
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Elves
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Mirkwood, short story, pre-WotR
*Rating: PG
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
6 months after the death of his Queen, King Thranduil tries to celebrate the
joys of Yuletide with his grieving sons & subjects. Mild angst & much
sweetness. May the Valar bless us, every one!
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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: Come, All Ye Fellowship of Nine
*Story Author: Azalais
*Author's E-mail Address: hazel@kantaka.co.uk
*Story URL:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/chapter.cfm?STID=670&NGID=31
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: The Lord of the Rings
2nd:
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Song, Carole, Challenge
*Rating: G
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
LoTR retold to a well-known festive Victorian tune.

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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: The Last Grey Ship
*Story Author: ErinRua
*Author's E-mail Address: wuzreb@hotmail.com
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=277
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Elves
3rd: Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something): Post-WotR, friendship, gap-filler
*Rating: PG
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
The voice of the Sea merely whispers, until the reasons to stay pass on.
Aragorn's days are ending, and Gimli faces more farewells as Legolas looks
to the West ... How the story may have ended. Book-derived per ROTK
Appendixes. Gap-filler. Drama, angst, friendship. Non-slash.



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Story Nomination Form
*Nominator's name: Ainaechoiriel
*Story Title: Aglarond
*Story Author: ErinRue
*Author's E-mail Address: wuzreb@hotmail.com
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1394
*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: The Lord of the Rings
2nd: Elves
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Gimli-Legolas friendship, post-WotR, short
story
*Rating: PG
Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):
*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):
*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
A dwarf, a cave and a claustrophobic elf. Wherein Gimli and Legolas venture
into the Crystal Caves of Aglarond at the war's end, and Legolas is lost for
words. NO slash.
--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com






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I want to welcome today's new members to the group, and to the first annual
Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards. You're getting in on the ground floor,
where all the kinks are still being worked out. ;-)

Meg
Belegcuthalion
Bwoodru1
Fan_81981
Shelobofcirithungol
Gratchets
Zimraphel
Anglachelg
And Skyfiery

Some familiar faces in there and some new faces. Glad to have you all.

And thank you also to Khazar_khum for volunteering as a vote counter!
Thanks! We are definitely going to appreciate your help. Only 16 more to
go!

Again, welcome to the group everone!

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com





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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Soledad [mailto:annaliess@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 5:39 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Story Nominations #4
>
> This is the last bunch for a while, I promise.
> Question: did I understand rightly that older stories can be
> nominated next year as well, assuming they haven't been
> nominated this year? Just to make sure...

Forgot to answer this question: Yes, we did decide that. As long as they
aren't nominated this year, they can be nominated next year.

But hey, don't let that stop you nominating more stories now. I've got tons
left to go myself!

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

Remember that WIPs are a bit of a special case. They are eligible, but they
must be separate from complete stories. In other words, if a WIP is
nominated, make sure WIP is noted as a subcategory. It's important that we
can spot a WIP from the nomination as WIPs are eligible to run one more time
in the future--as completes.

Thank you.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
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All right, here are some more. I tried to find stories in the so far
less populated categories, too. <g>

Soledad

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


Nomination form #1:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Games of Innocence

*Story Author: Cirdan

*Author's E-mail Address: cirdan_havens@yahoo.com


*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1329678

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Elves
3rd: N/A
Subcategory (suggest something): Rivendell

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Young
Elladan and Elrohir are playing games. Elrond watches them and is
shocked.

----------------------------------------------------------------

Nomination form #2:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: The Return of the King

*Story Author: Cirdan

*Author's E-mail Address: cirdan_havens@yahoo.com


*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1210165

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Humour
2nd: Lord of the Rings
3rd: N/A
Subcategory (suggest something): Parody, AU

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The King who
returns is not the King you think.

----------------------------------------------------------------


Nomination form #3:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: Astonishment in Mirkwood

*Story Author: Soledad

*Author's E-mail Address: annaliess@hotmail.com


*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1033421

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: The Hobbit
2nd: Romance
3rd: Elves
Subcategory (suggest something): Mirkwood, WIP

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): Legolas/OFC

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Certain
events of `The Hobbit' as seen by Legolas, plus a Legomance (sort of)

----------------------------------------------------------------


Nomination form #4:

*Nominator's name: Soledad

*Story Title: The First Snowdrop

*Story Author: Soledad

*Author's E-mail Address: annaliess@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1204405

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Romance
2nd: Elves
3rd: N/A
Subcategory (suggest something): Rivendell

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): Erestor/Lindir

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): While
following an old tradition of Rivendell, Lindir realizes that he is
in love.

----------------------------------------------------------------

Man, that just took me an hour to read through all the posts I
missed. Lousy living on the other side of the globe! (Plus, I went
out last night, and missed my usually internet dose)

Ainae, in response to your question about the Thain, though I'm quite
certain that the "official" title is the Thain of the Shire, I think
the Thain of the Great Smials would work well, especially considering
we have the Ring-bearer of Bag-End award. Has a nice ring to it, but
I'll leave that up to you to decide.

I've also tried my hand at a couple of awards, which I'll stick in
the photos section as soon as I finish this post. Like Ainae, I've
had to rely on PJs films (I'm more suited to drawing the insides of
bodies, and thus, my outsides don't always look so good!), but mine
are not as pretty as hers :P I made a Ring-bearer of Bag-End, Master
of Buckland, Thain of the Great Smials (though I can change that
one), Bilbo Baggins, Tom Bombadil, the Shire, Mirkwood and the Lonely
Mountain awards! For "The Hobbit" awards, I used screen-shots from
the video game of "The Hobbit", just to be individual. Will make a
Barliman Butterbur award to match the other humour awards too.

Now I have to get started on my own nominations! (I'm going to be
careful about how many of my own I nominate...don't want to seem self
obsessed or anything ;P)

- Pervinca (aka, the fool of a Took :P)

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Chathol-linn" <chathollinn@c...>
wrote:

> Hello, here is my nomination form. Hope I am doing this correctly.

I am

> not sure if "nomination 5" in the title line is correct, so please
> excuse! Regards - Chathol-linn

The form is correct. Don't worry about the subject line, as long
as "nomination" is in it, we'll find it. I just number my own ones to
keep some sort of order.

Soledad

----------------------------------------------------------------

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Pervinca

*Story Title: Gandalf and the Seahobbit

*Story Author: Pippinfan1988

*Author's E-mail Address: UofJC1983@aol.com

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1382

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Hobbits
2nd: Adventure
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Pre-WotR, minor hobbits

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): maybe a little violence

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Gandalf
recollects his days with Pippin and some of the "lesser" Tooks

----------------------------------------------------------------

*Nominator's name: Pervinca

*Story Title: Messing About in Boats

*Story Author: Grey Wonderer

*Author's E-mail Address: Gundam3@ntelos.net

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1785

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Hobbits
2nd: Humour
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Pre-WotR

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Frodo and
Merry would like for Sam to try boating on the Brandywine, but Sam
has serious doubts about this idea. Will Sam learn to enjoying
boating or does the 'sinking feeling' that Sam has about all of this
mean anything?

----------------------------------------------------------------

*Nominator's name: Pervinca

*Story Title: Stars May Colide

*Story Author: Rose Gamgee

*Author's E-mail Address: darthpadfoot1121@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=611

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Romance
2nd: Hobbits
3rd: Drama
Subcategory (suggest something): Angst, Post-WotR

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): a bit of naughty
behaviour ;P

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): Pippin/Diamond

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Peregrin
Took has finally found everything he ever wanted in a soft-spoken
girl named Diamond - but when it seems all else stands against them,
will their love survive the odds?

----------------------------------------------------------------

*Nominator's name: Pervinca

*Story Title: Just to be With You

*Story Author: Pervinca

*Author's E-mail Address: bra_chan90@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1178

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Romance
2nd: Hobbits
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Pre-WotR (with some post)

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): a little bit of
suggestion (in reference to inappropriate behaviour)

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): Merry/Estella

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): At the time
of his Coming of Age, Meriadoc Brandybuck meets the sister of one of
his close friends, and finds himself falling deeply in love.

----------------------------------------------------------------

*Nominator's name: Pervinca

*Story Title: The Lady's Gift

*Story Author: Pervinca

*Author's E-mail Address: bra_chan90@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1617

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Humour
2nd: Lord of the Rings
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): Post-destruction of Ring :P, fluff

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): As a cure
for his young cousin's boredom, Meriadoc dares Peregrin to do
something rather foolish. Unfortunately for both of them, Pippin
succeeds, and puts both of them in serious trouble.

----------------------------------------------------------------

*Nominator's name: Pervinca

*Story Title: Time to Make a Change

*Story Author: Pervinca

*Author's E-mail Address: bra_chan90@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1343

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Drama
2nd: Hobbits
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): angst

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): character death

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A series of
vignettes in which our main hobbits face the pain of losing their
father (or parents in Frodo's case).

----------------------------------------------------------------

*Nominator's name: Pervinca

*Story Title: Furry Little Thief

*Story Author: Pervinca

*Author's E-mail Address: bra_chan90@hotmail.com

*Story URL: http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?
no=768&sid=3fd406d40f619e99d896ce576265d430

http://www.geocities.com/pippinsplayground/furry_little_thief.txt

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: The Hobbit
2nd: Humour
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something): poetry (at least, attempted anyway)

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A little
poem about Bilbo's meeting with Smaug, written in the attempted style
of Sam's Troll poem.

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Soledad" <annaliess@h...> wrote:

>
> *Nominator's name: Soledad
>
> *Story Title: Changing Perceptions
>
> *Story Author: Nerwen Calaelen
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: jen_brett42@y...
>
> *Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1279068
>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
> *1st: Drama
> 2nd: Adventure
> 3rd: Men
> Subcategory (suggest something): Other Cultures
>
> *Rating: PG-13
>
> Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): N/A
>
> *Romance Partners (for Romances Only): N/A
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The end of
> the Ring War and the changes that occur as a result of it for the
> mysterious land of Khand.

I forgot to mention that this story is a WIP. Also, where I wrote N/C
instead of N/A, that was just a typo, of course.

Soledad, ashamed

----------------------------------------------------------------Story Nomination Form*Nominator's name: jodancingtree*Story Title: The Queen's Orc *Story Author: jodancingtree*Author's E-mail Address: jodancingtree@yahoo.com*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1741*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices) *1st: Orcs 2nd: Men 3rd: Subcategory (suggest something): Work in Progress*Rating: G Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): He was the Ringbearer's Orc, bound to him by solemn blood-pact, and he wore the Jewel that Frodo gave him. That was all Aragorn knew of him until he appeared in Minas Tirith, seeking the Queen whose Jewel he wore. Was it blessing or curse that he came during the last springtime of Aragorn's reign?---------------------------------------------------------------







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The following MEFAwards poll is now closed. Here are the
final results:


POLL QUESTION: Nominations: Public or Private? Should
we make the list of nominations public
on the MEFA web site? Or should it
only be listed here, on the YahooGroup?

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Public, 7 votes, 53.85%
- Private, 2 votes, 15.38%
- Not sure, let's discuss it, 4 votes, 30.77%



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>>I agree. Ainae, if you don't want to do this, I'll entirely
>>understand. Like I said, it was my fault for forgetting
>>nominations started today. If it will cause you additional
>>stress, then I say don't make the new category.

>Thank you for the concern. So far, I can honestly say this is nowhere near
>the GigaStress or even the MegaStress. Still, I had to read your message
>twice to understand it. Sadly, the effects of stress may linger long after
>the stress has let up. I feel like someday I'm going to be travelling the
>country giving seminars to people warning about the dangers of stress.

Sorry to hear about GigaStress. I am currently heading into finals week
but have learned that if I take half an hour or an hour to bust the
stress I'll get more done for missing that study time. I've vowed to
myself not to get stressed out, and so I'm all for doing whatever I can
to help other people avoid it.

>>Just so I'm clear -- by "Category," do you mean "Genre,"
>>"Race," or "Time"? Or do you mean one of the sublistings
>>under that. I.e., is Elves a subcategory under "Races," or is
>>"Races -- Elves" one category?

>I realize that those divisions (Races and Places, Genres, and Time/Book)
>have confused several people who read them as being a category. Maybe I'll
>revise the FAQ to call them "Divisions" or "Topics". They are not the main
>categories. "Elves, Men, Hobbits, Orcs, Numenor, Rohan, Drama, Humor,
>Horror, Romance, Adventure, etc." those are the main categories.

OK, I see what you mean.

>>I can see poetry being a subcategory of say, Elves or LotR,
>>but I have a much harder time seing it as a subcategory of
>>Drama, or romance, or whatever. It seems a much more natural
>>division (to me, at least) to say Genre -- Poetry than Genre
>>-- Drama -- Poetry, because I think the latter will just
>>divide too far.

>Yes, I think we're seeing things on the same level now. I see it as a
>subcategory of Elves, or Men, or Hobbits, or even LOTR, The Silm, or The
>Hobbit. Or Humor. I had to put Dwim's The Hamster down as Humor, but it's
>definitely a poem and that's the subcategory to me. It's hilarious first.
>Poem is the form it takes.

I agree with you re: "The Hamster." I reread that last night, and was
chuckling to myself all the way through. It's definitely humour, though
I think it's also poetry (it seems to deserve special recognition for
keeping to the form so well.)

But there are other categories where I think this would work less well.
Drama, for instance, or romance -- I have a hard time seeing poems
competing on equal footing with stories just because they're so
different. That, however, is something I will ring up when the awards
are over, for next year.

You say you see poetry as a subcategory. Let me ask one last question
(and sorry for being so boneheaded! I don't know why I'm having a hard
time wrapping my heads around the rules, I'm usually not this thick).
You say in the FAQ, VII.B: "Subcategories will use the same awards as
their main default category." Let's say we manage to get five poems by
two authors nominated for, say, Hobbits. Does this mean that you'd form
a subcategory "Hobbits -- Poetry" and that all poetry entered into the
Hobbits category would compete against each other? And would this make
them not compete against other hobbit works (be pulled out of the main
hobbits category into their own private subcategory) or compete *both*
against each other in the subcategory and against all hobbit works in
the main category.

Does that make sense?

>>However, as it is my mistake for not getting this on time, I
>>will defer to whatever you say. I'm very sorry to up your
>>stress level; not my intention, I assure you.

>Thank you and not a problem. Let's call a moritorem (I can't spell all

that

>well anymore either) on new categories, as I had originally planned when I
>told the Orc and Mystery people that they had to be Ok'd as new categories
>before Nomination Season started. They did and there they are.
>If it doesn't work out as a subcategory this year, make a plea for it

after

>this year's awards are done. It may then make the line up for next year. I
>made up the way a new category goes in by the seat of my pants for Orc and
>Mystery. They did seem to have a good claim to the need. As Sorne/Enros if
>she doesn't write orc stories. I think we should--after this awards

year is

>over--decide on a documented procedure for the adding of a category.

Fair enough. Consider my plea for a Poetry category officially dropped.
(For this year. :-E)

>And I would love for you to try your hand at the banners. The way I've

done

>them hasn't been hard. Complicated perhaps, but probably more
>computer-graphic-friendly people could do it less complicatedly. I

basically

>took pics I had saved on my hard drive and cropped them into a rectangle
>that looked about right. Or I spliced a few together. For example, with my
>Aragorn and Arwen one, I had two pics scanned from one of the soundtracks.
>I reduced them and didn't crop really. They stayed squares and I just

placed

>them side by side in PowerPoint. Then I used the TextBox tool to put the
>words on, saved the slide as a jpeg and then opened it in a photo

editor to

>crop out all the white around the banner. I spliced most of the Rohan ones
>together, too. But some, like the argonath one is just a rectangle

crop from

>an existing pic.

OK, that doesn't sound *too* bad. I'll try my hand at it after finals.
Are we keeping a list of what's been done, what people have said they're
working on, and what still needs to be done anywhere?

Cheers,
Marta

Well, I did say I was thinking about closing this one early. After
the discussion the Yes votes picked up at a much faster rate than the
Nos. Plus, it really is the decision of my heart.

Now the question is WHEN do the Nominations become public? I think I
will go ahead and post those that have received permission by their
authors. And I'll try and update the list on the web site, once a
week.

--Ainachoiriel

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> The following MEFAwards poll is now closed. Here are the
> final results:
>
>
> POLL QUESTION: Nominations: Public or Private? Should
> we make the list of nominations public
> on the MEFA web site? Or should it
> only be listed here, on the YahooGroup?
>
> CHOICES AND RESULTS
> - Public, 7 votes, 53.85%
> - Private, 2 votes, 15.38%
> - Not sure, let's discuss it, 4 votes, 30.77%
>
>
>
> For more information about this group, please visit
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MEFAwards
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I am getting my nominations in order and have two quick questions:

1. I gather if we are self-nominating we do not need to include an
author's email address. What about if the author is a member of this
list. If I want to nominate, say, Dwim, do I need to include her
e-mail address?

2. Most of the stories I'm rec'ing are from HASA, which with the new
site design has changed from displaying author e-mail addresses (to
the public) to providing a contact form. Protecting of authors' email
addresses and all that. So in many cases I'm not aware of the authors'
email addresses, and in others I'm slightly uncomfortable sharing
them, since the source I got them no longer displays them to the
public. Can I provide a link to this contact form instead?

Cheers,
Marta

Good grief, what happened to the nomination form? I'm not awfully computer literate - does it matter that the nomination I just sent ran itself all together in one block, instead of spacing out nice and neat like everyone else's? And WHY did it do that?

very embarrassed, peeking up humbly like the techno-dummy I am,

jo

Jo Dancingtree <jodancingtree@yahoo.com> wrote:

----------------------------------------------------------------Story Nomination Form*Nominator's name: jodancingtree*Story Title: The Queen's Orc *Story Author: jodancingtree*Author's E-mail Address: jodancingtree@yahoo.com*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1741*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices) *1st: Orcs 2nd: Men 3rd: Subcategory (suggest something): Work in Progress*Rating: G Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):*Romance Parners (for Romances Only):*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): He was the Ringbearer's Orc, bound to him by solemn blood-pact, and he wore the Jewel that Frodo gave him. That was all Aragorn knew of him until he appeared in Minas Tirith, seeking the Queen whose Jewel he wore. Was it blessing or curse that he came during the last springtime of Aragorn's reign?---------------------------------------------------------------







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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 9:27 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] two quick questions about nominations
>
> I am getting my nominations in order and have two quick questions:
>
> 1. I gather if we are self-nominating we do not need to
> include an author's email address. What about if the author
> is a member of this list. If I want to nominate, say, Dwim,
> do I need to include her e-mail address?

Oh, do include any author e-mail address anyway. It's just easier for the
Categorizers to do the cut & paste if they can just follow down the forms
and don't have to hunt. Besides if they are reading this on the Group site,
your e-mail address is, I believe, truncated.

> 2. Most of the stories I'm rec'ing are from HASA, which with
> the new site design has changed from displaying author e-mail
> addresses (to the public) to providing a contact form.
> Protecting of authors' email addresses and all that. So in
> many cases I'm not aware of the authors'
> email addresses, and in others I'm slightly uncomfortable
> sharing them, since the source I got them no longer displays
> them to the public. Can I provide a link to this contact form instead?

No. Contact the author before nominating and ask if you can have their
e-mail address. I'm waiting on a few of those myself. I won't be posting
author e-mail addresses on the web site. They will only be here.

And we can also make a new ruling: Once we have an author's permission to
use their stories, I will remove their e-mail address from the Nominations
database in the Databases section. That way, the only place their address
will still be shown is in the posts archive.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Ainaechoiriel" <mefaadmin@e...>
wrote:

Revision to my earlier answer: They already don't show on the
Nominations or Author Approval listing. That's good.

But, one thing that is important is that we do have the author's e-
mail address somewhere still in an official way.

So we can inform them of their awards!

So, Categorizers and Author Contacters: please keep a list of Authors
and e-mail addresses somewhere. For my three categories (Hobbits,
Men, and Elves) they'll be in my spreadsheet.

Just be sure to keep them where they can be easily found!

--Ainaechoiriel

>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@n...]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 9:27 AM
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [MEFAwards] two quick questions about nominations
> >
> > I am getting my nominations in order and have two quick questions:
> >
> > 1. I gather if we are self-nominating we do not need to
> > include an author's email address. What about if the author
> > is a member of this list. If I want to nominate, say, Dwim,
> > do I need to include her e-mail address?
>
> Oh, do include any author e-mail address anyway. It's just easier

for the

> Categorizers to do the cut & paste if they can just follow down the

forms

> and don't have to hunt. Besides if they are reading this on the

Group site,

> your e-mail address is, I believe, truncated.
>
> > 2. Most of the stories I'm rec'ing are from HASA, which with
> > the new site design has changed from displaying author e-mail
> > addresses (to the public) to providing a contact form.
> > Protecting of authors' email addresses and all that. So in
> > many cases I'm not aware of the authors'
> > email addresses, and in others I'm slightly uncomfortable
> > sharing them, since the source I got them no longer displays
> > them to the public. Can I provide a link to this contact form

instead?

>
> No. Contact the author before nominating and ask if you can have

their

> e-mail address. I'm waiting on a few of those myself. I won't be

posting

> author e-mail addresses on the web site. They will only be here.
>
> And we can also make a new ruling: Once we have an author's

permission to

> use their stories, I will remove their e-mail address from the

Nominations

> database in the Databases section. That way, the only place their

address

> will still be shown is in the posts archive.
>
> --Ainaechoiriel
>
> "This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond

said, "for

> it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.
>
> http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
> Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jo Dancingtree [mailto:jodancingtree@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 9:46 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Nomination
>
> Good grief, what happened to the nomination form? I'm not
> awfully computer literate - does it matter that the
> nomination I just sent ran itself all together in one block,
> instead of spacing out nice and neat like everyone else's?
> And WHY did it do that?
>
> very embarrassed, peeking up humbly like the techno-dummy I am,

Not sure. E-mail me privately and, when I get back from church, I'll try and
see what went wrong. Tell me in the e-mail how you sent the nomination
(on-list, in an e-mail program, etc.)

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Coriel

*Story Title: Those Who Remain

*Story Author: Marnie

*Author's E-mail Address: hrafn@hrafn.co.uk

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=316

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves (But also Hobbits)
2nd:
3rd: Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something):

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only)

*Summary (not a reccommendation. Save that for the vote): In the Shire, Sam Gamgee finds he has a good deal in common with Lord Celeborn.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Coriel

*Story Title: Battle of the Golden Wood

*Story Author: Marnie

*Author's E-mail Address: hrafn@hrafn.co.uk

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=358

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd:
3rd: Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something):

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only)

*Summary (not a reccommendation. Save that for the vote): The War of the Ring in Lothlorien.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Coriel

*Story Title: The Wisdom of Isildur

*Story Author: Marnie

*Author's E-mail Address: hrafn@hrafn.co.uk

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1850

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd:
3rd:
Subcategory (suggest something):

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only)

*Summary (not a reccommendation. Save that for the vote): After Gil-galad's death, Elrond asks if Celeborn will support him in a bid to assume the crown of the High King.


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Please note that the following is a WIP. :)

Coriel

----- Original Message -----
From: coriel_elfwyn
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 9:09 PM
Subject: Nomination


Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Coriel

*Story Title: Oak and Willow

*Story Author: Marnie

*Author's E-mail Address: hrafn@hrafn.co.uk

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1598

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd:
3rd: The Silmarillion
Subcategory (suggest something): WIP

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): Celeborn & Nerwen/Galadriel

*Summary (not a reccommendation. Save that for the vote): Celeborn of Doriath and Nerwen of the Noldor strive to come to terms with the differences that divide their peoples during the First Age, and also with their growing affections for one another.


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If you are a Categorizer or Author Contacter, you might want to follow these
tips so we don't fall too far behind.

Set your e-mail to Individual. No Mail will mean you'll have to log onto the
site and try and find all the nominations since you looked last time, which
could be quite a few! Daily Digest is better, but still, you'll have a heck
of a lot of scrolling to do and might miss something.

Set up a separate folder in you e-mail program for nominations (or author
contact needs). As you look through each nomination, label or flag it if it
is one of your categories or an author you need to contact. Then move it to
the new folder (nominations or authors).
Then, once you have done all you need to do with it (put it in the
Nominations table and your records, or contacted the author), clear the
label or flag or check it off.

It's also good to keep two Internet Explorer windows open while you are
doing this, tuned to the Author Approval database and the Nominations
database. You can easily see if an author has already given his or her
permission (in which case there is no need to further contact them). You
can see if a story has already been nominated (in which case there is
nothing more for you to do with it, but check it for accuracy) or add it to
the table there.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

Thank you. I've subcategorized it as such.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: coriel_elfwyn [mailto:coriel_elfwyn@outdrs.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 9:30 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Nomination Correction
>
> Please note that the following is a WIP. :)
>
> Coriel
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: coriel_elfwyn
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 9:09 PM
> Subject: Nomination
>
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: Coriel
>
> *Story Title: Oak and Willow
>
> *Story Author: Marnie
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: hrafn@hrafn.co.uk

Ich bin: Ich suche:


ADVERTISEMENT
Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: belegcuthalion

*Story Title: "Of Dwarvish Ale and Battle Scars"

*Story Author: Aratlithiel

*Author's E-mail Address: aratlithieltinuviel@hotmail.com

*Story URL:
http://www.lightindarkplaces.net/ODAABS.html

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Humor
2nd:Hobbits
3rd: Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something):

*Rating:PG 13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only)

*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote):
After the Ring War in Minas Tirith - Frodo steals a cask, and
Faramir tastes his first Dwarvish Ale - with unexpectes
consequences, including some very... hrm... special limericks...

Oh... and of course I have the permission of the author to
nominate. Here it is:

Certainly you have my permission.  I've taken a look at the site
and process and it seems like a very good approach.  I'm most
intrigued by the idea that people will be able to comment on the
fics., as the prospect of constructive critique is always appealing
to me.

I wrote these nomiations 2 days ago, I think, but they haven't came
up yet and me and Coriel thought it might be do to the load of
nominations coming; some may be lost. So I'm reposting this.

> I was authorized to nominate these stories by the author.
>
> ___________________________________________________________
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
>
> *Story Title: I Return
>
> *Story Author: Coriel
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
>
> *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?

SID=1162

>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
>
> *1st: The Lord of the Rings
> 2nd: Drama
> 3rd: Elves
>
> *Rating: PG (I am not familiar with the rating system, but besides
> angst there isn't anything terrible or inappropriate in this story)
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The

homeward

> journey for Legolas, from Gondor to Greenwood and beyond. Some
> insight into what the War of the Ring must have meant to the

quietest

> and oft neglected member of the Fellowship, together with his and
> Gimli's subsequent efforts to achieve acceptance in opposing worlds.
>
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
>
> *Story Title: Secrets We Dare Not Tell
>
> *Story Author: Coriel
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
>
> *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?
> sid=1792&cid=7508
>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
>
> *1st: Humor
> 2nd: Elves
> 3rd: Lord of the Rings
>
> *Rating: as low a rating as they come.
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): (A quick

bit

> of off the wall humor, a whimsical gapfiller for I Return. A
> dreadful "what-if".) Legolas is attending Gimli's personal
> effects
> the evening they both arrived in Lasgalen, when the unthinkable
> happens . . .
>
>

_____________________________________________________________________

>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
>
> *Story Title: Paths We Trod, Wrongs We Bore
>
> *Story Author: Coriel
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
>
> *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=724
>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
>
> *1st: Drama
> 2nd: Elves
> 3rd: The Silmarillion
>
> *Rating: PG (?)
>
> Rating reason: Violence
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Thranduil

at

> last makes up his mind to follow his family into the West, but

first

> he must confront again some of the slings and arrows of his past.
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
>
> *Story Title: Canst Though Forgive Me
>
> *Story Author: Coriel
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
>
> *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=952
>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
>
> *1st: Drama
> 2nd: Elves
> 3rd: The Silmarillion
>
> *Rating: PG (? - again, it is very angsty and might be difficult to
> read)
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): "Upon
> Doriath a heavy charge had fallen. Melian sat long in silence

beside

> Thingol the King . . . and she knew that her parting from Thingol

was

> the forerunner of a greater parting, and that the doom of Doriath

was

> drawing nigh . . . The Nauglamir was retaken, and brought back in
> bitter grief to Melian the Queen." (involving Thranduil and Melian)
>

Hi, I'm nominating a poem of mine. Is this the right place to post
it? I wasn't sure.


Story Nomination Form:

*Nominator's name: Malissa Koebel

*Story Title: "Oh, Elessar"

*Story Author Malissa Koebel

*Author's E-mail Address: Malifur14@msn.com

*Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1812621

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)

*1st: Men
2nd: Adventure
3rd: The Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something): Poetry

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): There is nothing
offensive in this poem.

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only)

*Summary (not a reccommenddation. Save that for the vote): Poem of
Elessar coming to the throne of Gondor after the fall of Sauron.

[Ainae, where do I forward the verification email I got -- where Beth
emailed me back saying she'd be happy to have me nominate her story?]

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Singer by the Shore
*Story Author: Beth Winter
*Author's E-mail: bwinter@extenuation.net [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3435

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Men
2nd: Drama

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): no objectionable content

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): On a dark
night in Dol Amroth, Boromir and Faramir meet a singer who only sings
the truth. Denethor's sons are children in this introspective story.
The setting is Dol Amroth.

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Bindings of Gold
*Story Author: Lyllyn
*Author's E-mail: yllyn@yahoo.com
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=626

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Men
2nd: Drama
3rd: LotR

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): adult themes

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The
Witch-king reflects on his choice and its consequences. Vignette.

> *Author's E-mail: yllyn@y...

I should have mentioned that I've already verifed with her than this
piece can be entered in the contest.

Cheers, Marta

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: War Now Calls Us
*Story Author: Elvenesse
*Author's E-mail: elvenesse@hotmail.com [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2361

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: LotR
2nd: Men
3rd: Drama
Subcategory: Poetry (preferably under LotR or Men)

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): no objectionable content

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A poem from
the midst of the battle of the Pelennor Fields, after Eomer sees the
(assumed) dead Eowyn.

In the Photos section, there is a new banner under
Banners/Silmarillion for The Akallabêth Award. I hope it looks okay.

Hello!

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Chathol-linn

*Story Title: Song-Fight at the Swan and Cygnet Saloon

*Story Author: Chathol-linn

*Author's E-mail Address: chathollinn@comcast.net

*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2299

*Category Choices
*1st: Humor
2nd: Lord of the Rings
3rd: Adventure
Subcategory (suggest something): poetry

*Rating: PG-13 / R?

Reason for rating: indelicate language

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): N/A

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):
The story of how a couple of archers resolved a gambling argument,
mellowed out some Orcs, and named a new tavern drink in the process.





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Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Darkness Falls
*Story Author: flick
*Author's E-mail: prof27imagination@yahoo.com [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2575

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Men
2nd: LotR
3rd: Drama
Suggested Subcategory: Poetry

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): no objectionable content

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A sestina on
the death of Boromir. Inspired by both book-verse and movie-verse.

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Aglarond
*Story Author: ErinRua
*Author's E-mail: wuzreb@hotmail.com [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1394

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: LotR

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): no objectionable content

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A dwarf, a
cave and a claustrophobic elf. Wherein Gimli and Legolas venture into
the Crystal Caves of Aglarond at the war's end, and Legolas is lost
for words. NO slash. COMPLETE.

*****

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Ashes, East Wind, Hope that Rises
*Story Author: ErinRua
*Author's E-mail: wuzreb@hotmail.com [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=696

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Men
3rd: Action

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): no objectionable content

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): EOMER - as
seen through his eyes - the peril of Rohan, the duplicity of the
Wormtongue, and the coming of hope to the Riddermark. Cast includes
Eomer, Aragorn, Theoden, Grima, Eowyn, Hama, Gimli, Legolas and
several good horses. Gap-filler. Drama, action, angst. Non-slash.

*****

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Last Grey Ship, The
*Story Author: ErinRua
*Author's E-mail: wuzreb@hotmail.com [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=277

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: LotR
3rd: Elves

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): adult themes

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The voice of
the Sea merely whispers, until the reasons to stay pass on. Aragorn's
days are ending, and Gimli faces more farewells as Legolas looks to
the West ... How the story may have ended. Book-derived per ROTK
Appendixes. Gap-filler. Drama, angst, friendship. Non-slash.

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Hearth Companions
*Story Author: Alawa
*Author's E-mail: alawa@madasafish.com [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=780

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Men
2nd: Drama
3rd: Lord of the Rings

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): no objectionable content

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A woman of
Minas Tirith goes about her business in the aftermath of the Siege of
Gondor. Response to a HASA Quickies Challenge 2002.

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: After Such Knowledge
*Story Author: Azelais
*Author's E-mail: hazel-henneth@kantaka.co.uk
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1522

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Lord of the Rings
2nd: Drama
3rd: Men

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): no objectionable content

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): While the
battle rages on the Pelennor Field, the aged Keeper of Minas Tirith's
House of Lore remembers the last time Mithrandir came to the White
City and sought his help.

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: After Such Knowledge
*Story Author: Azelais
*Author's E-mail: hazel-henneth@kantaka.co.uk [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1522

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Lord of the Rings
2nd: Drama
3rd: Men

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): no objectionable content

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): While the
battle rages on the Pelennor Field, the aged Keeper of Minas Tirith's
House of Lore remembers the last time Mithrandir came to the White
City and sought his help.

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Eowyn, my fair one
*Story Author: Dwimordene
*Author's E-mail: dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1233

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Rohan
2nd: Men
3rd: Romance
Suggested Subcategory: Poetry

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): sexuality (non-explicit)

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): Grima and Éowyn. Sort of.

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): A very Bitter
(and belated) Valentine's Day poetry challenge. Grima lets his inner
poet loose. Pity the world. And Eowyn, of course.

*****

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: From the Other Riverbank
*Story Author: Dwimordene
*Author's E-mail: dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=5

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Men
2nd: Drama
3rd: LotR

*Rating: R

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): mature themes related to
homosexuality

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): (pairing withheld per author's
intents; see summary)

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Slash fic
with a high angst content, now complete. The curious shall read, the
others will blithely remain ignorant of even the 'pairing.'

*****

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Spartan Letters, The
*Story Author: Dwimordene
*Author's E-mail: dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=1954

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Men
3rd: LotR

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): no objectionable content

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Men of war
would be wise to leave nothing undone.

Please find enclosed Faramir's last letters to his father.

*****

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Standards
*Story Author: Dwimordene
*Author's E-mail: dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2613

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Drama
2nd: Elves
3rd: LotR

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): no objectionable content

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): "Arwen
remained in Rivendell, and when Aragorn was abroad, from afar she
watched over him in thought; and in hope she made for him a great and
kingly standard, such as only one might display who claimed the
lordship of the Numenoreans and the inheritance of Elendil" (RoTK,
"The Tale of Arwen and Aragorn", Appendix A, 387).

A vignette about standards and adhering to the choices one makes.

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Hunger
*Story Author: Nath
*Author's E-mail:
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2225

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Orcs
2nd: LotR
3rd: Humor

*Rating: PG-13

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): graphic portrayal of --
well, orcs being orcs

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): An unpleasant
little vignette showing that what goes on in a standard bearer's mind
may not always be all that lofty... [Nominator's Note: The author
feels this work is more properly considered filmverse than pure bookverse]

> *Author's E-mail:

Sorry, I forgot to include the e-mail. nath_kuijpers@wxs.nl . And, as
with all my entries, I've checked with the authors that they wish to
be included.

Cheers, Marta

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Marta
*Story Title: Song-Fight at the Swan and Cygnet Saloon
*Story Author: Chathol-linn
*Author's E-mail: chathollinn@comcast.net [verified]
*Story URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2299

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Humor
*2nd: The Hobbit
Suggested Subcategory: Poetry

*Rating: R (I personally think the story reads much more like PG13, or
even PG, but the author has set the rating on the site to 'Adult')

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): language

*Romance Parners (for Romances Only): n/a

*Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Humorous
narrative poem, just for fun. Watch out for indelicate language.
(Ahem.) The story of how a couple of archers, Bard and Legolas,
resolved a gambling argument, mellowed out some Orcs, and named a new
tavern drink in the process. Gathering of the Fellowship Toronto 2003
Writing Awards: 1st Place, Humor, 20+ [Nominator's Note: The author
has also nominated this piece but asks that you follow my nomination.]

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Coriel

*Story Title: We Were Young Once

*Story Author: Coriel

*Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@outdrs.net

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1750

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves
2nd: Drama
3rd: The Silmarillion (for now)
Subcategory (suggest something): WIP

*Rating: PG

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.): some references to violence, but nothing too graphic yet

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only): still in the early stages, but will soon be Thranduil & Lindoriel (his future wife)

*Summary (not a reccommendation. Save that for the vote): After the fall of both Doriath and Sirion, Thranduil and his father Oropher set out to begin a new era of their lives.


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

It made it to the list. Just some categorizers are behind. Soledad and
myself seem to be on or near a computer nearly 24 hours a day. The others
may not be. ;-)

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shiekdesigner [mailto:shunit1@netvision.net.il]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 11:28 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Nominations
>
> I wrote these nomiations 2 days ago, I think, but they
> haven't came up yet and me and Coriel thought it might be do
> to the load of nominations coming; some may be lost. So I'm
> reposting this.
>
> > I was authorized to nominate these stories by the author.
> >
> > ___________________________________________________________
> >
> > Story Nomination Form
> >
> > *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
> >
> > *Story Title: I Return
> >
> > *Story Author: Coriel
> >
> > *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
> >
> > *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?
> SID=1162
> >
> > *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
> >
> > *1st: The Lord of the Rings
> > 2nd: Drama
> > 3rd: Elves
> >
> > *Rating: PG (I am not familiar with the rating system, but besides
> > angst there isn't anything terrible or inappropriate in this story)
> >
> > *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The
> homeward
> > journey for Legolas, from Gondor to Greenwood and beyond.
> Some insight
> > into what the War of the Ring must have meant to the
> quietest
> > and oft neglected member of the Fellowship, together with his and
> > Gimli's subsequent efforts to achieve acceptance in opposing worlds.
> >
> > ___________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Story Nomination Form
> >
> > *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
> >
> > *Story Title: Secrets We Dare Not Tell
> >
> > *Story Author: Coriel
> >
> > *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
> >
> > *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?
> > sid=1792&cid=7508
> >
> > *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
> >
> > *1st: Humor
> > 2nd: Elves
> > 3rd: Lord of the Rings
> >
> > *Rating: as low a rating as they come.
> >
> > *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): (A quick
> bit
> > of off the wall humor, a whimsical gapfiller for I Return.
> A dreadful
> > "what-if".) Legolas is attending Gimli's personal effects
> the evening
> > they both arrived in Lasgalen, when the unthinkable happens . . .
> >
> >
> _____________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Story Nomination Form
> >
> > *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
> >
> > *Story Title: Paths We Trod, Wrongs We Bore
> >
> > *Story Author: Coriel
> >
> > *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
> >
> > *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=724
> >
> > *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
> >
> > *1st: Drama
> > 2nd: Elves
> > 3rd: The Silmarillion
> >
> > *Rating: PG (?)
> >
> > Rating reason: Violence
> >
> > *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Thranduil
> at
> > last makes up his mind to follow his family into the West, but
> first
> > he must confront again some of the slings and arrows of his past.
> > ___________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Story Nomination Form
> >
> > *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
> >
> > *Story Title: Canst Though Forgive Me
> >
> > *Story Author: Coriel
> >
> > *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
> >
> > *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=952
> >
> > *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
> >
> > *1st: Drama
> > 2nd: Elves
> > 3rd: The Silmarillion
> >
> > *Rating: PG (? - again, it is very angsty and might be difficult to
> > read)
> >
> > *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote):
> "Upon Doriath
> > a heavy charge had fallen. Melian sat long in silence
> beside
> > Thingol the King . . . and she knew that her parting from Thingol
> was
> > the forerunner of a greater parting, and that the doom of Doriath
> was
> > drawing nigh . . . The Nauglamir was retaken, and brought back in
> > bitter grief to Melian the Queen." (involving Thranduil and Melian)
> >
>
>
>
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--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Ainaechoiriel" <mefaadmin@e...>
wrote:

> It made it to the list. Just some categorizers are behind.

Soledad and myself seem to be on or near a computer nearly 24 hours a
day. The others may not be. ;-)

Alas, the good times are limited to the weekend. At school we are 50+
persons for two computers, so I probably will be a little behind
during the week, too. <g>

Soledad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: granamyr@yahoo.com [mailto:granamyr@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 1:18 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] New Banner
>
> In the Photos section, there is a new banner under
> Banners/Silmarillion for The Akallabêth Award. I hope it looks okay.
>

Woo-hoo! Thanks! It looks great! Only two things: Is there a 2004 on it
anywhere? If not, could you add one? And open that photo up and click Edit
Name, and put your name in the Description.

Thanks again!

More please!

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 2:48 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Marta's Recommendations: Nath
>
> > *Author's E-mail:
>
> Sorry, I forgot to include the e-mail. nath_kuijpers@wxs.nl .
> And, as with all my entries, I've checked with the authors
> that they wish to be included.

Thanks. Then if you have their permission, go ahead and add them to the
Author's Approval table and forward me an e-mail from them giving their
permission for documentation's sake.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 12:47 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Marta's nomination: Lyllyn
>
> > *Author's E-mail: yllyn@y...
>
> I should have mentioned that I've already verifed with her
> than this piece can be entered in the contest.

Verifying is great, but a) we need to have a full e-mail address on hand
somewhere. And b) we need to have an e-mail from her (even if just a forward
from you) saying so. We want this to be official, not just heresay.

Thanks.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@n...]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 12:47 PM
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Marta's nomination: Lyllyn
> >
> > > *Author's E-mail: yllyn@y...
> >
> > I should have mentioned that I've already verifed with her
> > than this piece can be entered in the contest.
>
> Verifying is great, but a) we need to have a full e-mail address on hand
> somewhere.

Weird. When I posted it had the full email address. I think Yahoo
chopped it.

>And b) we need to have an e-mail from her (even if just a forward
> from you) saying so. We want this to be official, not just heresay.
>

Agreed. What address should I forward to? The list, or is there
another email address?

Cheers, Marta

Yes, after "MEFA," it actually says "2004," though now it doesn't
seem very clear.

And would you believe I did this beautiful Grey Havens Award, only
to find there ISN'T one!!!

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Ainaechoiriel" <mefaadmin@e...>
wrote:

>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: granamyr@y... [mailto:granamyr@y...]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 1:18 PM
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [MEFAwards] New Banner
> >
> > In the Photos section, there is a new banner under
> > Banners/Silmarillion for The Akallabêth Award. I hope it looks

okay.

> >
>
> Woo-hoo! Thanks! It looks great! Only two things: Is there a

2004 on it

> anywhere? If not, could you add one? And open that photo up and

click Edit

> Name, and put your name in the Description.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> More please!
>
> --Ainaechoiriel
>
> "This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond

said, "for

> it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.
>
> http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
> Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

Story Nomination Form

*Nominator's name: Coriel

*Story Title: The Green Knight

*Story Author: Le Rouret

*Author's E-mail Address: lerouret@yahoo.com

*Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=686

*Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
*1st: Elves (I suppose. It's really more like Elves in Gondor)
2nd:
3rd: Lord of the Rings
Subcategory (suggest something): WIP

*Rating: G

Reason for rating (violence, graphic, etc.):

*Romance Partners (for Romances Only)

*Summary (not a reccommendation. Save that for the vote): King Elessar and Prince Faramir stage a tournament in Ithilien to draw knights to Gondor, but in the process they discover trouble unlooked-for.


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

Just to let it be known that "I Return" is still a WIP!

Coriel

----- Original Message -----
From: shiekdesigner
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 12:27 PM
Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Nominations


I wrote these nomiations 2 days ago, I think, but they haven't came
up yet and me and Coriel thought it might be do to the load of
nominations coming; some may be lost. So I'm reposting this.

> I was authorized to nominate these stories by the author.
>
> ___________________________________________________________
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
>
> *Story Title: I Return
>
> *Story Author: Coriel
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
>
> *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?
SID=1162
>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
>
> *1st: The Lord of the Rings
> 2nd: Drama
> 3rd: Elves
>
> *Rating: PG (I am not familiar with the rating system, but besides
> angst there isn't anything terrible or inappropriate in this story)
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): The
homeward
> journey for Legolas, from Gondor to Greenwood and beyond. Some
> insight into what the War of the Ring must have meant to the
quietest
> and oft neglected member of the Fellowship, together with his and
> Gimli's subsequent efforts to achieve acceptance in opposing worlds.
>
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
>
> *Story Title: Secrets We Dare Not Tell
>
> *Story Author: Coriel
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
>
> *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?
> sid=1792&cid=7508
>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
>
> *1st: Humor
> 2nd: Elves
> 3rd: Lord of the Rings
>
> *Rating: as low a rating as they come.
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): (A quick
bit
> of off the wall humor, a whimsical gapfiller for I Return. A
> dreadful "what-if".) Legolas is attending Gimli's personal
> effects
> the evening they both arrived in Lasgalen, when the unthinkable
> happens . . .
>
>
_____________________________________________________________________
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
>
> *Story Title: Paths We Trod, Wrongs We Bore
>
> *Story Author: Coriel
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
>
> *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=724
>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
>
> *1st: Drama
> 2nd: Elves
> 3rd: The Silmarillion
>
> *Rating: PG (?)
>
> Rating reason: Violence
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): Thranduil
at
> last makes up his mind to follow his family into the West, but
first
> he must confront again some of the slings and arrows of his past.
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> Story Nomination Form
>
> *Nominator's name: N. S. Tulkas
>
> *Story Title: Canst Though Forgive Me
>
> *Story Author: Coriel
>
> *Author's E-mail Address: coriel_elfwyn@o...
>
> *Story URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=952
>
> *Category Choices (see Categories File or FAQ for choices)
>
> *1st: Drama
> 2nd: Elves
> 3rd: The Silmarillion
>
> *Rating: PG (? - again, it is very angsty and might be difficult to
> read)
>
> *Summary (not a recommendation. Save that for the vote): "Upon
> Doriath a heavy charge had fallen. Melian sat long in silence
beside
> Thingol the King . . . and she knew that her parting from Thingol
was
> the forerunner of a greater parting, and that the doom of Doriath
was
> drawing nigh . . . The Nauglamir was retaken, and brought back in
> bitter grief to Melian the Queen." (involving Thranduil and Melian)
>



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 5:41 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Marta's nomination: Lyllyn
>

> Weird. When I posted it had the full email address. I think
> Yahoo chopped it.
>

I don't know why either. I know they truncate them if you read posts online
but that is in the From line. Didn't know they truncated them anywhere else.

Hmm...

> Agreed. What address should I forward to? The list, or is
> there another email address?

My address: mefaadmin at earthlink dot net. Just in case. ;-)

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: granamyr@yahoo.com [mailto:granamyr@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 6:39 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: New Banner
>
> Yes, after "MEFA," it actually says "2004," though now it
> doesn't seem very clear.

I thought there might be something there, but I just couldn't make it out.
Would it be very hard to put another 2004 there over the old one, more
clear?

> And would you believe I did this beautiful Grey Havens Award,
> only to find there ISN'T one!!!

Hmmm...Well go over the names in the FAQ again. There must be something it
can fit..... Could you fake it and say it's really about Amroth and
Nimrodel, or Cuivienen?

Or heck, if nothing else, make it a MEFA banner! Like the ones I put in the
other folder there in Photos.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

I was wondering how exactly voting for the Author's Category is going
to work? Some potential ideas I'm bouncing between

1. people are going to write recommendations of the author in general
just like they did a particular fic, and those will be tallied.

2. we somehow combine the scores of the different works. The only way
I can think of this working is an average of score/voter. (Sum up all
the works, divide by number of votes cast.)

3. Everyone gets a simple thumbs up/thumbs down vote that they can
either vote for or against any author. Thumbs up = 1 pt, Thumbs down =
-1 point. Average the scores.

4. Everyone can vote for an unlimited number of authors (but each
author only once). One point per vote. Sum the scores. Highest score win.

5. Everyone gets one vote (or some other fixed, finite number) to give
to any author. Each author can only get one vote. Highest score wins.

Or some other method I'm yet to dream up. But inquiring minds want to
know: just how will this category be run, and should this perhaps be
outlined in the FAQ?

Cheers,
Marta

"'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your
inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering
you. What more do you want to know?'

"'The names of all the stars, and of all living things, and the whole
history of Middle-earth and Over-heaven and of the Sundering Seas [..]
Of course! What less?'" [Gandalf and Pippin, TTT]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marta [mailto:MartaL0712@netscape.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 8:05 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Author's Category -- How does it work, Exactly?
>
> I was wondering how exactly voting for the Author's Category
> is going to work? Some potential ideas I'm bouncing between
>
> 1. people are going to write recommendations of the author in
> general just like they did a particular fic, and those will
> be tallied.

Yep.

> Or some other method I'm yet to dream up. But inquiring minds want to
> know: just how will this category be run, and should this
> perhaps be outlined in the FAQ?

Just like with the stories. Only now you are commenting on the writer. Let
me share with you those two votes for my story and me that came too late for
the ASC awards, as an
example:

(Story) Vote:

This story was especially intruging because it was the third and final part
of the trilogy. And since Gabrielle takes her time writing her stories,
which is NOT a bad thing, reading the conclusion is even more exciting. In
this story, she is finally able to give Bashir some hope, something he
obviously lacked in the other two stories. And as a fan of "happy endings,"
I appreciated it. Again, he knowledge of history comes in handy here and
makes the story all that much more real. She again reminds us of the darker
part of her history. As she does with all her stories, she makes you feel
as if you're there, experiencing everything with the characters. As a
Christian, I found this story especially touching. With so many people
misinterpreting Roddenberry's view of religion and practically making the
characters athiests, it's nice to see a writer who's not afraid to be
different and make the characters believe in the "ancient" religion of
Christianity. Even if Bashir himself doesn't believe, the point is reached.
Part of me is sad the trilogy is over because it was so addicting. I'll
just wait for the Gidari story, which will probably be a while. That will
just make it more worth the wait.

Author Vote:

Gabrielle is one fo those authors that you wonder why they aren't writing
professionally (maybe cause you write too much!). Her stories are so
complex and developed that you forget you're not reading a best selling
author (maybe that's redundant). The characters are true to life and
although she may disagree, her description is so compelling. Sometimes,
after reading one of her stories, I remember a scene that was so vivid that
I don't know if I read it or saw it on television. Her stories grab you
from the first sentence and don't let go until after you've finished. Some
like Oswiecim don't let go at all. Gabrielle is a truely talented writer
and I look forward to more from her.


--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com