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Post by ladyvaltaya on Jun 22, 2008 8:29:02 GMT
I'm sure Pied would be glad to have you, Cally. ^_^
Last year the executives- Pied, Erissa, Lilly and I made sure that the nominations got read. Unfortunately, there were no official thoughts back then on what exactly were the criteria that we looked at to see if a newly nominated fic was good enough to hang around for the judging. That is why over all, only a few of the fics were deleted from consideration before the actual judging started.
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Post by La Editor on Jun 23, 2008 2:09:52 GMT
You really don't understand how much work goes into something like this until you read a forum like this - everyone is willing to work really hard, that's amazing. ^_^ I don't really have much to add except for one idea, that I saw for a Naruto awards website: instead of an annual awards, they made it biannual, and split the categories. Ex: action, angst, AU, and completed chapter would be in the summer, while drabble, humor, and WiP would be awarded in the winter. Just a thought, but since I've never seen any sort of awards take place, I honestly have no idea if that would be harder or easier. It would probably be better to keep them all together, but maybe just if people get crunched for time?
I would happily volunteer to be a Grammar Goober! ...*check* I mean Goon! :3 The only thing I am a little worried about volunteering, though, is M rated stories for sexual content. I've seen that, for the past award, there was no erotica section, but I'm willing to guess that some nominations for slash or het romance would have explicit scenes. Can I sign up as a GG and not read that type of story?
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Post by NRGburst on Jun 23, 2008 5:49:18 GMT
I'd like to apply for GG/Preliminary Reader as well. I don't know if I can commit to the rigorous process of judging, but I think I've read enough FF7 fics in my time and know the compilation well enough to separate the good fics from the truly outstanding. Oh, and I have a decent enough grasp of grammar, etc. to spot the ones that have problems with the mechanics to begin with.
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Post by ladyvaltaya on Jun 23, 2008 7:58:34 GMT
As a Judge or a Grammar Goon you will only be asked to read stories you know you will be comfortable with. We take everyone's preferences on ratings and genre very seriously.
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Post by T. Costa on Jun 23, 2008 8:14:37 GMT
I have officially PMed Pied to let her know that I'm willing to be a grammar goon. XD And ya'll know me, I'll read ANYTHING. So, did we ever make graphics for winners and noms last year? Did we decide not to? Someone let me know cuz we can always whip out the leet photoshop skills and have some basic banners available if need be.
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Post by fearandloathing on Jun 23, 2008 16:14:33 GMT
I've applied as well, and not to worry La Ed, I'm certain our benevolent mods(now mod) wouldn't ever push people into reading things they would want to I will read anything, though. I'm a try-anything-once sorta person.
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Post by callylet on Jun 24, 2008 5:39:51 GMT
I also volunteered ^.^ *does a dance* Much like the Tashalet, I'm happy reading pretty much everything XD Just pick a genre out of a hat and I'll go to town. There's one exception, and that's heavy yaoi. I'm not as big a yaoi fan as I was when I was younger o.O
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Post by NRGburst on Jun 24, 2008 7:40:46 GMT
I'm in as well. (^^)v I asked not to be given the longer fics though. Those will have to go to you speed readers, I think.
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Post by fearandloathing on Jun 24, 2008 9:28:47 GMT
I'm not so much of a speed reader as I can load all the chapters of a story up on my laptop and read till the wee hours of the morning Though for GG-ing it shouldn't be as crazy-volume, as we are just a checking system Mendge's going for judge!!! Eeee!
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Post by Sai on Jun 24, 2008 9:40:35 GMT
I have been wondering...
Can I be both GG and a Judge?
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Post by piedflycatcher on Jun 24, 2008 11:26:59 GMT
I have been wondering... Can I be both GG and a Judge? Yes, of course you can. I'm going to be checking all the nominated fics as well anyway. XD
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Post by La Editor on Jun 24, 2008 18:26:42 GMT
:3 Yay! I'd love to be a grammar goober then. (I like goober better. =D It makes me think of the Rugrats!) I'm a good speed-reader, by the way, so I'd be able to read some of the longer fics. Just keep the M away from me and I'm good to go! *Yuffie-three-punch*
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Post by Sai on Jun 25, 2008 4:35:46 GMT
Maybe I'll do both if I become a judge, that is[/]. Because otherwise I'll just do the GG.
I can speed-read. I've been known to chew through a 100k fic in a night. That's why I've read so much... stupid insomnia. I hate not being able to fall asleep.
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Post by leafonthebreeze on Jun 26, 2008 13:30:05 GMT
Ooh I'll definately sign up for a grammar goon/goober/preliminary reader... But what do I need to PM you Pied? Just that I'm interested and what I'd read? Or like all my mad skillz at reading or whatever (I'm in the middle of ucas application atm so I see everything as like a job application type thing right now o_0)
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