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Hey guys,

I've been working the last few weeks with Anthony, Aranel Took, and
Tanaqui to get our website ready for the 2007 awards. Thank you for
your patience as we got ready! We will start accepting nominations on
June 1, and they'll remain open until July 15. I am as excited to get
started as you are, and I just want to make sure everything is running
as smoothly as possible so no one gets frustrated when we start the
awards.

Before that happens, though, I need your help testing the new website.
You'll need to be a member of the Yahoo group mefa-discussion
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mefa-discussion/) to help with testing,
so if you're not a member please join up. If you have some extra time
we'd love your help.

I'll post more about what exactly testers should do at that group. And
I'll remind you guys when nominations are open.

While I'm thinking about it, it's worth reminding everyone: MEFA dates
start at Greenwich Mean Time. You can find the current "official" time
by going to any page on our website (or hitting reload) and looking in
the bottom-left corner. It's the line starting with "Page Served at:
". GMT is not necessarily the same as your local time!

So when I say voting starts on June 1, that means it will start on
12:00:01 AM, June 1, GMT. Here on the U.S. East coast where I live,
that will actually be at about 8 PM on May 31. Similarly, nominations
will close at 11:59:59 PM, July 15, GMT -- which for me works out to
be around 8 PM on July 15. It will be a different time depending on
where you live, so watch that time on our web page.

Bye for now!

Marta

Oh wow! Last night I was wondering how things were going, and when
nomination season would open!
I'm so excited! I have several fics picked out to nominate already!
Dreamflower

On 5/22/07, aure_enteluva <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> I've been working the last few weeks with Anthony, Aranel Took, and
> Tanaqui to get our website ready for the 2007 awards. Thank you for
> your patience as we got ready! We will start accepting nominations on
> June 1, and they'll remain open until July 15. I am as excited to get
> started as you are, and I just want to make sure everything is running
> as smoothly as possible so no one gets frustrated when we start the
> awards.
>
> Before that happens, though, I need your help testing the new website.
> You'll need to be a member of the Yahoo group mefa-discussion
> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mefa-discussion/) to help with testing,
> so if you're not a member please join up. If you have some extra time
> we'd love your help.
>
> I'll post more about what exactly testers should do at that group. And
> I'll remind you guys when nominations are open.
>
> While I'm thinking about it, it's worth reminding everyone: MEFA dates
> start at Greenwich Mean Time. You can find the current "official" time
> by going to any page on our website (or hitting reload) and looking in
> the bottom-left corner. It's the line starting with "Page Served at:
> ". GMT is not necessarily the same as your local time!
>
> So when I say voting starts on June 1, that means it will start on
> 12:00:01 AM, June 1, GMT. Here on the U.S. East coast where I live,
> that will actually be at about 8 PM on May 31. Similarly, nominations
> will close at 11:59:59 PM, July 15, GMT -- which for me works out to
> be around 8 PM on July 15. It will be a different time depending on
> where you live, so watch that time on our web page.
>
> Bye for now!
>
> Marta
>
>
>


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Cool! Like Barbara, I also have stories already in mind to nominate
and am looking forward to participating again!
Cathleen

Hey guys,

We're getting closer to that June 1 starting date, and the other
volunteers and myself are busy dotting our i's and crossing our t's.
We have had a lot of people volunteer, but I still need two people to
do two things. If you're interested in doing either one, please say so.

First, last year we had a promoter make announcements to the LJ
community http://community.livejournal.com/middleearthnews/. This is a
daily newsletter posted that contains fandom news, and it has a pretty
broad reading base, but so far no one has volunteered to post there.
If you're interested in doing this email me and I'll talk to you about
the details of exactly what you'd be doing.

I also need someone to be part of a ratings panel. In previous years,
when an author was unsure what rating they should give their story,
they discussed it with their liaisons. This year, if an author has a
question about what rating a story should be given a group of three
volunteers will read the questionable sections and make a
recommendation to the author. I already have two volunteers for this
three-member panel (myself and Oshun), but I need a third. If you
don't mind reading adult-rated stories and have the time to volunteer,
let me know.

Thanks!

Marta

Hi, Marta,

I'd be happy to promote the awards in MEN. I am already a faithful reader
of and occasional contributor to that community.

Branwyn



_____

From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of aure_enteluva
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 12:30 PM
To: mefawards@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MEFAwards] Looking for two volunteers



Hey guys,

We're getting closer to that June 1 starting date, and the other
volunteers and myself are busy dotting our i's and crossing our t's.
We have had a lot of people volunteer, but I still need two people to
do two things. If you're interested in doing either one, please say so.

First, last year we had a promoter make announcements to the LJ
community http://community.
<http://community.livejournal.com/middleearthnews/>
livejournal.com/middleearthnews/. This is a
daily newsletter posted that contains fandom news, and it has a pretty
broad reading base, but so far no one has volunteered to post there.
If you're interested in doing this email me and I'll talk to you about
the details of exactly what you'd be doing.

I also need someone to be part of a ratings panel. In previous years,
when an author was unsure what rating they should give their story,
they discussed it with their liaisons. This year, if an author has a
question about what rating a story should be given a group of three
volunteers will read the questionable sections and make a
recommendation to the author. I already have two volunteers for this
three-member panel (myself and Oshun), but I need a third. If you
don't mind reading adult-rated stories and have the time to volunteer,
let me know.

Thanks!

Marta





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--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "aure_enteluva" <melayton@...> wrote:

>
> I also need someone to be part of a ratings panel. In previous years,
> when an author was unsure what rating they should give their story,
> they discussed it with their liaisons. This year, if an author has a
> question about what rating a story should be given a group of three
> volunteers will read the questionable sections and make a
> recommendation to the author. I already have two volunteers for this
> three-member panel (myself and Oshun), but I need a third. If you
> don't mind reading adult-rated stories and have the time to volunteer,
> let me know.
>

I'd be happy to help out reading those adult scenes if you still need
a third reader.

Cheers,
Juno

In a message dated 5/26/2007 12:31:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
melayton@gmail.com writes:

I already have two volunteers for this
three-member panel (myself and Oshun), but I need a third. If you
don't mind reading adult-rated stories and have the time to volunteer,
let me know.

Thanks!

Marta



I know Juno has already volunteered, but if you want some alternates, I'm
good. I've got no problem with reading adult stuff.

Isabeau



************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com


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Hi Branwyn,

Thanks so much for the volunteering.

I've replied to you off-list with instructions about how to make MEFA
announcements.

Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jane O. Abbott
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 12:46 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [MEFAwards] Looking for two volunteers
>
> Hi, Marta,
>
> I'd be happy to promote the awards in MEN. I am already a
> faithful reader of and occasional contributor to that community.
>
> Branwyn
>

Hi Juno,

> I'd be happy to help out reading those adult scenes if you
> still need a third reader.
>

Most excellent. You're in. *g*

Marta

> In a message dated 5/26/2007 12:31:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight
> Time, melayton@gmail.com <mailto:melayton%40gmail.com> writes:
>
> I already have two volunteers for this
> three-member panel (myself and Oshun), but I need a third. If
> you don't mind reading adult-rated stories and have the time
> to volunteer, let me know.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Marta
>
> I know Juno has already volunteered, but if you want some
> alternates, I'm good. I've got no problem with reading adult stuff.
>
> Isabeau
>

Hi Isabeau,

Juno did already volunteer, and so did Annmarwalk at the LJ. I'm happy to
step back and focus my energies on other areas of the awards, so I'll let
the two of them along with Oshun make up the panel (though I will be around
to answer questions about MEFA policy and stuff).

I'm marking you down as an alternate. RL has a way of coming up, and it will
be good to have someone who can help out when needed.

Thanks,
Marta

Do you still need someone for the LJ posting?

aure_enteluva <melayton@gmail.com> wrote: Hey guys,

We're getting closer to that June 1 starting date, and the other
volunteers and myself are busy dotting our i's and crossing our t's.
We have had a lot of people volunteer, but I still need two people to
do two things. If you're interested in doing either one, please say so.

First, last year we had a promoter make announcements to the LJ
community http://community.livejournal.com/middleearthnews/. This is a
daily newsletter posted that contains fandom news, and it has a pretty
broad reading base, but so far no one has volunteered to post there.
If you're interested in doing this email me and I'll talk to you about
the details of exactly what you'd be doing.

I also need someone to be part of a ratings panel. In previous years,
when an author was unsure what rating they should give their story,
they discussed it with their liaisons. This year, if an author has a
question about what rating a story should be given a group of three
volunteers will read the questionable sections and make a
recommendation to the author. I already have two volunteers for this
three-member panel (myself and Oshun), but I need a third. If you
don't mind reading adult-rated stories and have the time to volunteer,
let me know.

Thanks!

Marta






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Hi Sandy,

Nope - Branwyn offered to make those announcements. I'll keep you in mind as
a backup, though, in case we need someone else.

Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sandy R.
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 4:43 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Looking for two volunteers
>
> Do you still need someone for the LJ posting?
>
> aure_enteluva <melayton@gmail.com
> <mailto:melayton%40gmail.com> > wrote: Hey guys,
>
> We're getting closer to that June 1 starting date, and the
> other volunteers and myself are busy dotting our i's and
> crossing our t's.
> We have had a lot of people volunteer, but I still need two
> people to do two things. If you're interested in doing either
> one, please say so.
>
> First, last year we had a promoter make announcements to the
> LJ community
> http://community.livejournal.com/middleearthnews/.
> <http://community.livejournal.com/middleearthnews/.> This is
> a daily newsletter posted that contains fandom news, and it
> has a pretty broad reading base, but so far no one has
> volunteered to post there.
> If you're interested in doing this email me and I'll talk to
> you about the details of exactly what you'd be doing.
>

[snip]

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

>
> Hi Juno,
>
> > I'd be happy to help out reading those adult scenes if you
> > still need a third reader.
> >
>
> Most excellent. You're in. *g*
>
> Marta
>

Yayness! Let there be smut and gore!

Hilarity aside, how's this going to work in practice? Are you going to
mail me a bit I ought to read and I simply mail back saying "Yes, I
think this is pushing the line betweeen R and NC-17, because ..."?

Cheers,
Juno

I was in a hurry and really didn't send a very
intelligible reply.
This is Pearl Took and I was wondering if you still
need someone for the Live Journal postings? That
sounds like something I could do.

Let me know :-)

Pearl Took


--- aure_enteluva <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> We're getting closer to that June 1 starting date,
> and the other
> volunteers and myself are busy dotting our i's and
> crossing our t's.
> We have had a lot of people volunteer, but I still
> need two people to
> do two things. If you're interested in doing either
> one, please say so.
>
> First, last year we had a promoter make
> announcements to the LJ
> community
> http://community.livejournal.com/middleearthnews/.
> This is a
> daily newsletter posted that contains fandom news,
> and it has a pretty
> broad reading base, but so far no one has
> volunteered to post there.
> If you're interested in doing this email me and I'll
> talk to you about
> the details of exactly what you'd be doing.
>
> I also need someone to be part of a ratings panel.
> In previous years,
> when an author was unsure what rating they should
> give their story,
> they discussed it with their liaisons. This year, if
> an author has a
> question about what rating a story should be given a
> group of three
> volunteers will read the questionable sections and
> make a
> recommendation to the author. I already have two
> volunteers for this
> three-member panel (myself and Oshun), but I need a
> third. If you
> don't mind reading adult-rated stories and have the
> time to volunteer,
> let me know.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Marta
>
>

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Hi Juno,

> Yayness! Let there be smut and gore!
>

*grin*

> Hilarity aside, how's this going to work in practice? Are you
> going to mail me a bit I ought to read and I simply mail back
> saying "Yes, I think this is pushing the line betweeen R and
> NC-17, because ..."?
>

Today I'm working on emails for various groups of volunteers, telling them
what exactly they will be doing. You and the rest of the ratings panel
(Oshun, annmarwalk, Isabeau, and Sulriel) should receive an email from me
today or tomorrow about how this will work. I don't want to overwhelm the
list with the logistical stuff.

Marta

Hi Pearl,

Don't worry about being in a hurry. :-)

Branwyn already volunteered to post at Middle-earth News so I have that
particular group covered. However, I am always eager to get promoters from
more places. If you're interested in helping and you know of another place
where the MEFAs could be promoted, I'd love your help in promoting them.

Check out http://www.mefawards.net/mefa2007/index.php?page=FAQvolunteers.
Here you'll find a list of promoters and the groups at which they are making
announcements. If a group isn't listed and you'd like to make announcements
there, let me know and I'll include you when I'm sending out the
announcements to promoters.

That goes for anyone else too - if you have a group you'd like to make
announcements at and no one else is making announcements there, I'd love to
have your help.

Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sandy R.
> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 12:01 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Looking for two volunteers
>
> I was in a hurry and really didn't send a very intelligible reply.
> This is Pearl Took and I was wondering if you still need
> someone for the Live Journal postings? That sounds like
> something I could do.
>
> Let me know :-)
>
> Pearl Took
>

Hi, Marta, just a note to let you know I'm here and getting psyched up and
ready to work. I figure I will be your far-left of broadmindedness on the
question of sex. However, I squick easily on violence and gore, so that should
even out nicely I think. (Just kidding, I will look forward to seeing the
guidelines and methods you propose.)

Oshun



************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com


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Hi Oshun,

Thanks for speaking up. I'm glad you're getting excited; so am I.

I'll be emailing you and the other people who volunteered to help with the
ratings panel tomorrow. Today I spent writing emails to liaisons about what
they'd be doing, but I haven't forgotten about you.

Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of heartofoshun@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 1:06 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Re: Looking for two volunteers
>
> Hi, Marta, just a note to let you know I'm here and getting
> psyched up and ready to work. I figure I will be your
> far-left of broadmindedness on the question of sex. However,
> I squick easily on violence and gore, so that should even out
> nicely I think. (Just kidding, I will look forward to seeing
> the guidelines and methods you propose.)
>
> Oshun
>

Marta, I'm also a co-mod at tolkien_weekly; I'll be happy to post MEFA
announcements to that community.

Hi Ann,

I hadn't thought about Tolkien Weekly, but that's a great place to promote
the awards.

I've added you as a promoter, and I'll include you when I send announcements
to the promoters. Thanks for the offer. *g*

Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ann
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: Looking for two volunteers
>
> Marta, I'm also a co-mod at tolkien_weekly; I'll be happy to
> post MEFA announcements to that community.
>

I suppose I could be on the ratings panel, Marta, if you don't have
anyone else by now.
Bonnie L. Sherrell
Teacher at Large

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

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

I mourn for this nation.

Hi Bonnie,

> I suppose I could be on the ratings panel, Marta, if you
> don't have anyone else by now.
> Bonnie L. Sherrell
> Teacher at Large
>

I actually have several people who volunteered. Unless you particularly
would like to be an alternate, I think we have enough people.

Marta

Hey guys,

Nominations will open in a few hours at June 1, 12:00:01 AM (GMT).
Nominations will stay open until July 15, 11:59:59 PM (GMT). For
reference, at the time I write this it's May 31, 8:02:58 PM (GMT).

Every member of the MEFAwards Yahoo group can nominate twenty pieces,
either by themselves or someone else. You can nominate a story by
going to http://www.mefawards.net/ and clicking on "MEFA 2007". If
you're not a member and want to nominate please join this group so we
can give you nominating privileges.

Your password for this site might be different from your Yahoo/LJ
password. It's the same as your password in 2006. If you're not sure
what your log-in information is, you can get it emailed to you at
http://mefawards.net/mefa2007/index.php?page=sendPassword, or you can
email the admins at mefasupport@gmail.com.

When you nominate a story you'll need a few things:

--- the title of a story
--- the author of the story
--- the author's email address
--- the URL (including "http://") where the story can be read.

When choosing your URL, make sure:

1. that the URL is actually correct. If you mistype it, THE
NOMINATION WILL BE WITHDRAWN and you won't be allowed to replace it.
2. that readers don't have to log in to read the story. Ditto about
the nomination being withdrawn for this.
3. if the story has more than one part on different pages, that
there's an easy way to get to the later pages. Most stories do this by
having previous/next links on each page, or by having an index page
with a link to each part. Again, if there's no way to get to the
subsequent parts, your story gets withdrawn.

Before you nominate, make sure it wasn't nominated before. Each story
can compete once as a WIP and once as a finished piece. You can find a
list of stories nominated in previous years at

http://www.mefawards.net/mefa2007/index.php?page=FAQprevnomd

Oh, a final note to anyone who helped test the site: if you nominated
a story to help test the site and want it to be nominated "for real",
you'll need to nominate it after June 1. Thanks for all of your help
with that, guys.

*******

There is one additional thing I want to emphasize. This is for the
people who are authors and have their stories nominated. When you're
nominated, and you fill out the form providing information about your
story, be careful about what you select as your first, second, and
third category choices. Your story can be placed in any of these main
categories. We'll do our best to put it in your first choice and (if
that's not possible) in your second choice, so PLEASE be careful with
what you select as your first, your second, and your third choice.
After stories are sorted into categories and subcategories it's very
difficult to move them around. In previous years I've tried to do this
where possible; this year, we'll only move stories if the volunteers
make a mistake and place your story in a category or subcategory you
didn't select.

On a similar note, be careful what you select as answers under the
sub-category section. Whatever you select as settings, characters for
categorization, event or time period, or sub-genre, your story can be
placed in a subcategory for those things. Don't mark that your story
is set in Rohan if you don't want it competing against other stories
set in the same place. (If you'd like to select a character, etc., but
don't see it listed, ask your liaison to add it for you.)

The one exception is the longer characters list (*not* characters for
categorization; I'm talking about the one where you can choose up to
seven characters). This longer list is for the benefit of readers.
Only the shorter "characters for categorization" list will be used to
set up categories.

I think that's about it! Happy nominating, and best of luck. :^)

Marta

I've got a list of nominations, and I've checked the URLs on them, but I
have one author for whom I cannot find a complete email addy. She's already
a member at MEFA, but when I tapped into the member list, it does not show
the entire email address. Can you use the partial address I have?

Dreamflower
(Barbara)

On 5/31/07, aure_enteluva <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> Nominations will open in a few hours at June 1, 12:00:01 AM (GMT).
> Nominations will stay open until July 15, 11:59:59 PM (GMT). For
> reference, at the time I write this it's May 31, 8:02:58 PM (GMT).
>
> Every member of the MEFAwards Yahoo group can nominate twenty pieces,
> either by themselves or someone else. You can nominate a story by
> going to http://www.mefawards.net/ and clicking on "MEFA 2007". If
> you're not a member and want to nominate please join this group so we
> can give you nominating privileges.
>
> Your password for this site might be different from your Yahoo/LJ
> password. It's the same as your password in 2006. If you're not sure
> what your log-in information is, you can get it emailed to you at
> http://mefawards.net/mefa2007/index.php?page=sendPassword, or you can
> email the admins at mefasupport@gmail.com <mefasupport%40gmail.com>.
>
> When you nominate a story you'll need a few things:
>
> --- the title of a story
> --- the author of the story
> --- the author's email address
> --- the URL (including "http://") where the story can be read.
>
> When choosing your URL, make sure:
>
> 1. that the URL is actually correct. If you mistype it, THE
> NOMINATION WILL BE WITHDRAWN and you won't be allowed to replace it.
> 2. that readers don't have to log in to read the story. Ditto about
> the nomination being withdrawn for this.
> 3. if the story has more than one part on different pages, that
> there's an easy way to get to the later pages. Most stories do this by
> having previous/next links on each page, or by having an index page
> with a link to each part. Again, if there's no way to get to the
> subsequent parts, your story gets withdrawn.
>
> Before you nominate, make sure it wasn't nominated before. Each story
> can compete once as a WIP and once as a finished piece. You can find a
> list of stories nominated in previous years at
>
> http://www.mefawards.net/mefa2007/index.php?page=FAQprevnomd
>
> Oh, a final note to anyone who helped test the site: if you nominated
> a story to help test the site and want it to be nominated "for real",
> you'll need to nominate it after June 1. Thanks for all of your help
> with that, guys.
>
> *******
>
> There is one additional thing I want to emphasize. This is for the
> people who are authors and have their stories nominated. When you're
> nominated, and you fill out the form providing information about your
> story, be careful about what you select as your first, second, and
> third category choices. Your story can be placed in any of these main
> categories. We'll do our best to put it in your first choice and (if
> that's not possible) in your second choice, so PLEASE be careful with
> what you select as your first, your second, and your third choice.
> After stories are sorted into categories and subcategories it's very
> difficult to move them around. In previous years I've tried to do this
> where possible; this year, we'll only move stories if the volunteers
> make a mistake and place your story in a category or subcategory you
> didn't select.
>
> On a similar note, be careful what you select as answers under the
> sub-category section. Whatever you select as settings, characters for
> categorization, event or time period, or sub-genre, your story can be
> placed in a subcategory for those things. Don't mark that your story
> is set in Rohan if you don't want it competing against other stories
> set in the same place. (If you'd like to select a character, etc., but
> don't see it listed, ask your liaison to add it for you.)
>
> The one exception is the longer characters list (*not* characters for
> categorization; I'm talking about the one where you can choose up to
> seven characters). This longer list is for the benefit of readers.
> Only the shorter "characters for categorization" list will be used to
> set up categories.
>
> I think that's about it! Happy nominating, and best of luck. :^)
>
> Marta
>
>
>


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Hey guys,

Just want to clear up a few things. I messed up a few URLs.

> Every member of the MEFAwards Yahoo group can nominate twenty
> pieces, either by themselves or someone else. You can
> nominate a story by going to http://www.mefawards.net/
> <http://www.mefawards.net/> and clicking on "MEFA 2007".

You will see "MEFA 2007" when nominations open up in about 45 minutes. If
you go there right now you won't see the "MEFA 2007", but it should be there
as soon as nominations open.

I also made a mistake in these URLs. Anywhere you see mefa2007, beginning at
midnight GMT tonight, you'll need to type MEFA2007 instead for them to work.
So

> Your password for this site might be different from your
> Yahoo/LJ password. It's the same as your password in 2006. If
> you're not sure what your log-in information is, you can get
> it emailed to you at
> http://mefawards.net/mefa2007/index.php?page=sendPassword,
> <http://mefawards.net/mefa2007/index.php?page=sendPassword,>

That should be http://mefawards.net/MEFA2007/index.php?page=sendPassword

and

> Before you nominate, make sure it wasn't nominated before.
> Each story can compete once as a WIP and once as a finished
> piece. You can find a list of stories nominated in previous years at
>
> http://www.mefawards.net/mefa2007/index.php?page=FAQprevnomd

That should be http://www.mefawards.net/MEFA2007/index.php?page=FAQprevnomd

I'm sorry for any confusion. If you have a hard time finding somehting, just
post here and we'll straighten it out together.

Marta

Hi Barbara,

If they're already in the "system", then you can nominate them without their
email address. That means if someone nominates another story by them, or if
they're a member of this Yahoo group, then we already have their email
address. You only need to provide it if they're not already a member.

What's the author? I'll check whether you'll need her email address or not.

Marta

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Barbara Rich
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 5:16 PM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Nominations to Open in a Few Hours
>
> I've got a list of nominations, and I've checked the URLs on
> them, but I have one author for whom I cannot find a complete
> email addy. She's already a member at MEFA, but when I tapped
> into the member list, it does not show the entire email
> address. Can you use the partial address I have?
>
> Dreamflower
> (Barbara)
>

On 5/31/07, Marta <melayton@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Barbara,
>
> If they're already in the "system", then you can nominate them without
> their
> email address. That means if someone nominates another story by them, or
> if
> they're a member of this Yahoo group, then we already have their email
> address. You only need to provide it if they're not already a member.
>
> What's the author? I'll check whether you'll need her email address or
> not.
>

Baggins Babe
DF



Marta

>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com <MEFAwards%40yahoogroups.com>
> > [mailto:MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com <MEFAwards%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> Behalf Of Barbara Rich
> > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 5:16 PM
> > To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com <MEFAwards%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [MEFAwards] Nominations to Open in a Few Hours
> >
> > I've got a list of nominations, and I've checked the URLs on
> > them, but I have one author for whom I cannot find a complete
> > email addy. She's already a member at MEFA, but when I tapped
> > into the member list, it does not show the entire email
> > address. Can you use the partial address I have?
> >
> > Dreamflower
> > (Barbara)
> >
>
>
>

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Hi Barbara,

> Baggins Babe

Okay, I checked. She had some stories nominated back in 2005. Since a lot of
the author emails we had were so old, I decided to get new email addresses
for every author nominated this year who wasn't also a MEFAwards member.

I could give you her email address from 2005, but I'd prefer it if there's
any way you could get an up-to-date email address for her. In the past when
I've needed an author's email, I've left comments at one of their more
recent stories saying I'd like to nominate them for an award but need their
email address to do so, so could they please email me at [my email address].

If that doesn't work and you want to go ahead and nominate her with the old
address let me know and I'll email it for you. I should warn you, though,
that if we never hear back from her you'll lose the nomination.

> DF
>

I'm sorry... Is this another author you want me to look into? I don't
recognize her.

Marta

Barbara, I have an email for Baggins Babe from a story review I got
from her recently. I'll send it to you privately.



GamgeeFest :)

--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Marta" <melayton@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Barbara,
>
> > Baggins Babe
>
> Okay, I checked. She had some stories nominated back in 2005. Since
a lot of
> the author emails we had were so old, I decided to get new email
addresses
> for every author nominated this year who wasn't also a MEFAwards
member.
>
> I could give you her email address from 2005, but I'd prefer it if
there's
> any way you could get an up-to-date email address for her. In the
past when
> I've needed an author's email, I've left comments at one of their
more
> recent stories saying I'd like to nominate them for an award but
need their
> email address to do so, so could they please email me at [my email
address].
>
> If that doesn't work and you want to go ahead and nominate her with
the old
> address let me know and I'll email it for you. I should warn you,
though,
> that if we never hear back from her you'll lose the nomination.
>
> > DF
> >
>
> I'm sorry... Is this another author you want me to look into? I
don't
> recognize her.
>
> Marta
>