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Hey guys,

Over at the MEFA-discussions list we've decided that the 2006 MEFAs will begin on May 1.
That's not as far away as you might think, and it's not too early to start thinking about
next year. Do you want to get involved? Why not become a promoter?

To do this, you just have to be active on a Tolkien-related forum, LJ community, Yahoo
group, or any other way that members of the fandom gather and communicate. Basically
we want the people there to know who you are. Periodically I will write up an
announcement and you will post it at these places on behalf of the MEFAs. If anyone
replies with a question and you can answer it by pointing to a MEFA FAQ or rule, you can
do that. If you're not sure, send the question back to me and I'll prepare an "official"
answer that you can post to the group. this just makes sure everyone is getting good
information.

In the past I have tried to promote the MEFAs at corners of the fandom where I spend my
time and know people. But this year I'm not going to be doing that for two main reasons.
First, since Ive spent so much time promoting the MEFAs and giving official answers to
MEFA-related questions, I think some people view whatever I say regarding the MEFAs as
official. And I don't want to give the impression that we're somehow affiliated with those
places where I spend my fandom time and so would be making announcements.

More to the point, I simply won't have the time to be as thorough as I should. I'm too busy
with other areas of running these awards. I know that other people who have in the past
promoted the awards may not be able to do that again this year, too. Basically, don't
assume that just because MEFA announcements were made last year that they will be
made there this year.

Does this sound like something you might be interested in? It's actually fairly easy and can
be quite a fun way to get involved. Reply to this post and I will start a list of where the
MEFAs are being promoted.

Marta

Hey guys,

Over at the discussion list we¹ve been nailing down the schedule for this
year¹s awards. It will be:

May 1-31: Nominate stories
June 1-7: Nominations finalized
June 8-21: Volunteers create subcategories.
June 22-30: Ballots posted to this Yahoo group
July 1-August 15: Reading Season
August 16-November 4: Voting season
November 4-8: Polls to vote on awards banners
November 8: Results announced at midnight

One important change: all days will end at midnight GMT (British time)
instead of midnight US Central time like we did in previous years.

If you are at all confused about this, I highly recommend

http://www.worldtimezone.com/

This site displays the current time in every time zone. Simply find your
time zone and compare it to the time in London. However many hours
difference there are, that is the number of hours you are ahead of or behind
GMT. So for example, it is now 4:09 PM in England and 11:09 AM in New York.
That means those of us in Eastern time (US East Coast) are 5 hours behind
GMT. So nomination season will end at midnight between May 31 and June 1 in
London, which translates to 7 PM May 31 for Eastern time.

Another example: It¹s now 12:09 AM in Singapore and 4:09 PM in London. That
means Moscow¹s time zone is eight hours ahead of GMT, and nomination season
there will end at 8 AM on June 1.

Hope that makes sense.

Marta


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I tried to join in the discussion list, but it apparently never took. Can
you get me on, or do I need to go back to yahoo and try again?
Dreamflower

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marta Layton" <melayton@gmail.com>
To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:27 AM
Subject: [MEFAwards] FW: [mefa-discussion] Awards Schedule


Hey guys,

Over at the discussion list we¹ve been nailing down the schedule for this
year¹s awards. It will be:

May 1-31: Nominate stories
June 1-7: Nominations finalized
June 8-21: Volunteers create subcategories.
June 22-30: Ballots posted to this Yahoo group
July 1-August 15: Reading Season
August 16-November 4: Voting season
November 4-8: Polls to vote on awards banners
November 8: Results announced at midnight

One important change: all days will end at midnight GMT (British time)
instead of midnight US Central time like we did in previous years.

If you are at all confused about this, I highly recommend

http://www.worldtimezone.com/

This site displays the current time in every time zone. Simply find your
time zone and compare it to the time in London. However many hours
difference there are, that is the number of hours you are ahead of or behind
GMT. So for example, it is now 4:09 PM in England and 11:09 AM in New York.
That means those of us in Eastern time (US East Coast) are 5 hours behind
GMT. So nomination season will end at midnight between May 31 and June 1 in
London, which translates to 7 PM May 31 for Eastern time.

Another example: It¹s now 12:09 AM in Singapore and 4:09 PM in London. That
means Moscow¹s time zone is eight hours ahead of GMT, and nomination season
there will end at 8 AM on June 1.

Hope that makes sense.

Marta


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Yahoo! Groups Links

> From: <aelfwina@cableone.net>
> Reply-To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:59:13 -0600
> To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] FW: [mefa-discussion] Awards Schedule
>
> I tried to join in the discussion list, but it apparently never took. Can
> you get me on, or do I need to go back to yahoo and try again?
> Dreamflower

I¹m not sure why it never took. I¹ve sent you another invitation; reply to
that, or subscribe at that group¹s webpage and I¹ll approve you.

If anyone else wants to join, but hasn¹t, please feel free to do so.

Marta



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Hello, Marta,
What is the publication deadline for the nominations? March 31st or April
30th?
Thanks!
Branwyn

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From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Marta Layton
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:28 AM
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MEFAwards] FW: [mefa-discussion] Awards Schedule


Hey guys,

Over at the discussion list we¹ve been nailing down the schedule for this
year¹s awards. It will be:

May 1-31: Nominate stories
June 1-7: Nominations finalized
June 8-21: Volunteers create subcategories.
June 22-30: Ballots posted to this Yahoo group
July 1-August 15: Reading Season
August 16-November 4: Voting season
November 4-8: Polls to vote on awards banners
November 8: Results announced at midnight

One important change: all days will end at midnight GMT (British time)
instead of midnight US Central time like we did in previous years.

If you are at all confused about this, I highly recommend

http://www.worldtimezone.com/

This site displays the current time in every time zone. Simply find your
time zone and compare it to the time in London. However many hours
difference there are, that is the number of hours you are ahead of or behind
GMT. So for example, it is now 4:09 PM in England and 11:09 AM in New York.
That means those of us in Eastern time (US East Coast) are 5 hours behind
GMT. So nomination season will end at midnight between May 31 and June 1 in
London, which translates to 7 PM May 31 for Eastern time.

Another example: It¹s now 12:09 AM in Singapore and 4:09 PM in London. That
means Moscow¹s time zone is eight hours ahead of GMT, and nomination season
there will end at 8 AM on June 1.

Hope that makes sense.

Marta


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> From: "Jane O. Abbott" <janeabbt@ix.netcom.com>
> Reply-To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:16:27 -0500
> To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [MEFAwards] FW: [mefa-discussion] Awards Schedule
>
> Hello, Marta,
> What is the publication deadline for the nominations? March 31st or April
> 30th?
> Thanks!
> Branwyn
>

Actually, stories just need to be published at an eligible site before
they¹re nominated. Eligible means (basically) that you don¹t have to log in
to read the story, and that if the story¹s more than one part, then there¹s
an easy way to get from page to page.

So in theory I could post a story on May 12 and you could nominate it on May
13.

This is a change from previous years and came out of some questions AmandaK
asked at the LiveJournal. I was going to announce it here and the LJ but we
just decided on it not too long ago.

Marta


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I just said this in a reply to Branwyn but don't want people to miss it, so
I'm going to repeat it here.

In previous years, stories had to be published before the start of
nomination season. If nominations started on April 1, the stories had to be
published by March 31 to be eligible.

This year we're changing that a bit. Stories just have to be published by
the time they're nominated. That means that a story could be published
during nomination season if someone nominates it after it's posted. Just
make sure that when you nominate a story, the URL you give really does point
to the story, that the archive doesn't require you to log in to read the
story, etc.

Marta

Thanks, Marta!
(Yay! I have time to finish writing my story!)
Branwyn

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From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Marta Layton
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 12:31 PM
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] FW: [mefa-discussion] Awards Schedule

> From: "Jane O. Abbott" <janeabbt@ix.netcom.com>
> Reply-To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:16:27 -0500
> To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [MEFAwards] FW: [mefa-discussion] Awards Schedule
>
> Hello, Marta,
> What is the publication deadline for the nominations? March 31st or April
> 30th?
> Thanks!
> Branwyn
>

Actually, stories just need to be published at an eligible site before
they¹re nominated. Eligible means (basically) that you don¹t have to log in
to read the story, and that if the story¹s more than one part, then there¹s
an easy way to get from page to page.

So in theory I could post a story on May 12 and you could nominate it on May
13.

This is a change from previous years and came out of some questions AmandaK
asked at the LiveJournal. I was going to announce it here and the LJ but we
just decided on it not too long ago.

Marta


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Over at the [mefa-discussions] Yahoo group, Rhapsody volunteered to act as
promoter for Open Scrolls and Sweet Dreams Sanctuary. Is anyone else
interested in doing the same thing for other groups?

Marta

-----

> <snip>
>> > Okay ­ so it seems like the next thing we need to do is get people
>> > signed up to make official MEFA announcements at very place. I¹ll
>> > post over at the MEFAwards group about that.
>
> Not sure who signed up already, but I can do Sweet Dreams Sanctuary
> and OSA.
>

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I'll publish it for the CouncilofRivendell email list.
Bonnie L. Sherrell
Teacher at Large

"Don't be hasty!"--Treebeard

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

"No greater love..."

Some people drink at the fountain of knowledge; others only gargle.

Hi Bonnie,

Did you mean that you¹ll pass on this announcement, or that you¹re
interested in making announcments throughout the year? If you want to do
more than just one I will email you something when I have an announcement
and you would forward the email to that group.

Thanks,
Marta

From: "Bonnie L. Sherrell" <blslarner@direcway.com>
Reply-To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:06:10 -0800
To: "MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com" <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Important change: Publication Dates

I'll publish it for the CouncilofRivendell email list.
Bonnie L. Sherrell
Teacher at Large



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I'll do it for PippinHealers.
Dreamflower

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marta Layton" <melayton@gmail.com>
To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 7:01 PM
Subject: [MEFAwards] FW: [mefa-discussion] promoters; was: Re: Poll results


Over at the [mefa-discussions] Yahoo group, Rhapsody volunteered to act as
promoter for Open Scrolls and Sweet Dreams Sanctuary. Is anyone else
interested in doing the same thing for other groups?

Marta

-----

> <snip>
>> > Okay ­ so it seems like the next thing we need to do is get people
>> > signed up to make official MEFA announcements at very place. I¹ll
>> > post over at the MEFAwards group about that.
>
> Not sure who signed up already, but I can do Sweet Dreams Sanctuary
> and OSA.
>



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Yahoo! Groups Links

Hey guys,

In the interest of transparency:

Anthony and I selected a web service to host the MEFA site. I paid for the
service using my own account (24 months x $6.95/mo = $166.80). I then
transferred $166.80 out of the MEFAs' paypal account into my personal bank
account.

I didn't want to make such a large transaction without informing everyone.

Thanks,
Marta

From: <aelfwina@cableone.net>
Reply-To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:50:48 -0600
To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] FW: [mefa-discussion] promoters; was: Re: Poll
results

> I'll do it for PippinHealers.
> Dreamflower

Thanks, Dreamflower, I¹ll put you down for that.

Cheers,
Marta



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*sigh* *raises hand*

I'll do HA yahoo group and HASA, if those aren't taken. All I have to
do is post things and answer the occasional question, yes?

Dwim, the "insufficiently reluctant" once more

Just send me whatever announcements need to go to the group and I will
gladly pass them on.
Bonnie L. Sherrell
Teacher at Large

"Don't be hasty!"--Treebeard

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

"No greater love..."

Some people drink at the fountain of knowledge; others only gargle.

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

>
> Hey guys,
>
> In the interest of transparency:
>
> Anthony and I selected a web service to host the MEFA site. I paid

for the

> service using my own account (24 months x $6.95/mo = $166.80). I then
> transferred $166.80 out of the MEFAs' paypal account into my

personal bank

> account.
>
> I didn't want to make such a large transaction without informing

everyone.

>
> Thanks,
> Marta
>

Thanks for letting us know Marta, and thanks for managing this. :)

Sulriel

>
> From: "Bonnie L. Sherrell" <blslarner@direcway.com>
> Reply-To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:22:14 -0800
> To: "MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com" <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Important change: Publication Dates
>
> Just send me whatever announcements need to go to the group and I will
> gladly pass them on.

Hi Bonnie,

Thank you for your help ­ I will add you to the list of people doing this.

Thanks,
Marta



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Hi Marta,

I can do announcements at Aragorn Angst.

Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of aure_enteluva
> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 1:46 AM
> To: mefawards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Calling all Promoters
>
>
> Hey guys,
>
> Over at the MEFA-discussions list we've decided that the 2006
> MEFAs will begin on May 1.
> That's not as far away as you might think, and it's not too early
> to start thinking about
> next year. Do you want to get involved? Why not become a promoter?
>
> To do this, you just have to be active on a Tolkien-related
> forum, LJ community, Yahoo
> group, or any other way that members of the fandom gather and
> communicate. Basically
> we want the people there to know who you are. Periodically I will
> write up an
> announcement and you will post it at these places on behalf of
> the MEFAs. If anyone
> replies with a question and you can answer it by pointing to a
> MEFA FAQ or rule, you can
> do that. If you're not sure, send the question back to me and
> I'll prepare an "official"
> answer that you can post to the group. this just makes sure
> everyone is getting good
> information.
>
> In the past I have tried to promote the MEFAs at corners of the
> fandom where I spend my
> time and know people. But this year I'm not going to be doing
> that for two main reasons.
> First, since Ive spent so much time promoting the MEFAs and
> giving official answers to
> MEFA-related questions, I think some people view whatever I say
> regarding the MEFAs as
> official. And I don't want to give the impression that we're
> somehow affiliated with those
> places where I spend my fandom time and so would be making announcements.
>
> More to the point, I simply won't have the time to be as thorough
> as I should. I'm too busy
> with other areas of running these awards. I know that other
> people who have in the past
> promoted the awards may not be able to do that again this year,
> too. Basically, don't
> assume that just because MEFA announcements were made last year
> that they will be
> made there this year.
>
> Does this sound like something you might be interested in? It's
> actually fairly easy and can
> be quite a fun way to get involved. Reply to this post and I will
> start a list of where the
> MEFAs are being promoted.
>
> Marta
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

> From: dwimmer_laik <dwimmer_laik@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 21:33:46 -0000
> To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Calling all Promoters
>
> *sigh* *raises hand*
>
> I'll do HA yahoo group and HASA, if those aren't taken. All I have to
> do is post things and answer the occasional question, yes?
>
> Dwim, the "insufficiently reluctant" once more
>

You don¹t even have to answer questions if that makes you uncomfortable.
Just pass them along to me, I¹ll write up the answer and you post it for me.

I¹ll add you to the list in my address book. Thanks for volunteering.

Marta



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Hi, Marta. I don't know how much help I would be as a promoter for the MEFA, as we seem to visit the same sites, but would like to help if I can. I'm on LJ, various archives, my website, and other places were announcements might be of value.
Or, if you would wish me to help in another area, I'd be happy to. I think the MEFA is immensely valuable to the fandom and would be honored to participate.
Yours,
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> One important change: all days will end at
> midnight GMT (British time)instead of midnight
> US Central time like we did in previous years.

I think that's a good change personally - given
all the timezones are based upon GMT - it's going
to make it a lot easier for everyone to work out
the time in relation to them.

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> From: Chris Grzonka <grzonka@adelphia.net>
> Reply-To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 21:09:19 -0500
> To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [MEFAwards] Calling all Promoters
>
> Hi Marta,
>
> I can do announcements at Aragorn Angst.
>
> Chris
>

Most excellent. I will add you to the list. Thanks.

Marta



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Hi Budgielover,

> Hi, Marta. I don't know how much help I would be as a promoter for the MEFA,
> as we seem to visit the same sites, but would like to help if I can. I'm on
> LJ, various archives, my website, and other places were announcements might be
> of value.

I¹ve decided not to act as a promoter. I¹m just too busy in other areas of
the awards. Are there any specific groups you¹d like to make announcements
to?

> Or, if you would wish me to help in another area, I'd be happy to. I think the
> MEFA is immensely valuable to the fandom and would be honored to participate.

We¹ll be looking for volunteers in a few weeks. The first thing we¹ll need
are ³author liaisons² -- the people who emailed you last year when your
stories were nominated and walked you through that process. If you want to
help out like that, the more the merrier. We can always use more liaisons.
But even more important, you can just get involved. Nominate and vote,
design awards banners if you¹re inclined that way, and just talk the MEFAs
up among your friends.

Marta


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MEFA has a paypal account?? I did not realise
that! But thanks for the heads up!



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From: Naresha <north_shore_fruitcake@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:22:27 +1000 (EST)
To: <MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Web Service paid For

> MEFA has a paypal account?? I did not realise
> that! But thanks for the heads up!

Yep, we do! There¹s a link posted at the LJ, at
http://community.livejournal.com/mefas/3605.html

Thanks,
Marta



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So, just to clarify: should we be posting the MEFA scheduling post to
those lists?

Dwim