[RACCies] Nomination ballot for stories of 2006

[Saxon Brenton]

[RACCies] Nomination ballot for stories of 2006

     It's that time of year again.
     Below is the nominations ballot for the RACCies awards.  The
categories are unchanged from last year, when, as you may remember, we
collectively hashed out a major revision and folded the aCCies into the
RACCies.
     The one change that is being made to the format of the RACCies this
year is that the eligibility period is being tweaked to correspond with
the full chronological year of 2006 (rather than after 23 Dec of one
year to before Dec 24 of the next, as has been the case in the past).
This means that, in order to make the transition, for this year only
the eligibility period will be slightly longer by one week, from the
previous cut off date of 24 Dec 2005 through to 31 Dec 2006.
     There is, however, one other matter to be brought to your attenion
This will be the third and final period of my three year stint administering
to RACCies.  I will be standing down after the posting of the awards
ceremony in early March 2007.  Anyone who wishes to volunteer for
the post may email me to self-nominate.  If there is more than one
volunteer, then their names will be included in the Ballot which will
be posted at the start of February and the position will be voted for.
If there is only one volunteer then they will gain the position
automatically.  And if there are no volunteers, the position will lapse.


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    The RACCIES are a two-step process:

     1.  Nominations.  Open.  The only restriction is that you may
    not nominate yourself or any stories you worked on.  (I will
    except crossovers under the assumption it is the others'
    contributions you wish to recognize ;] ).  The objective is
    to overlook _no_ quality stories, yet still keep the ballot
    a reasonable length, so nominate as many as you wish but
    make sure _someone'd_ vote for them.

         In addition to the below listed categories,
    participants are encouraged to create 'special' (read --
    comedic) awards to include in the balloting.  Include a
    winner with your award.  I will exert editorial fiat over
    these nominations, choosing the funniest among duplicates
    and dismissing ones in bad taste or ones with vicious intent.
         Nominations are RACC-wide: all posted imprints, stories
    and authors are eligible as long as the story(ies) in
    question were posted from 24 DEC 2005 through to 31 Dec 2006.


         Nomination Period ends: JAN 31 2007

     2.  Elections.  Crunch time.  Pick three and rank them 1,2,3
    (no self-voting).  Track and field scoring in effect -- ie 1st is
    5pts, 2nd is 3pts and 3rd is 1pt.  Most points wins. Democracy
    in action!


         Election Period ends: FEB 28 2007


     NOTE:  Please return all nominations and ballots to the preferred
     email address of:
        saxonbrenton at hotmail.com


     ALSO:  I highly recommend each author post a message informing the
     community which of his works are eligible as part of the annual
     Self-Promotional Binge.  It may just jog someone's memory into
     voting for you!


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     RACC1.  FAVORITE WRITER:

     RACC2.  FAVORITE ONGOING SERIES:  as billed, not implemented

     RACC3.  FAVORITE MINI-SERIES:  12 issues or less, including one-shots

     RACC4.  FAVORITE ARC: multi-issue storyline that is NOT RACC3

     RACC5.  FAVORITE SINGLE ISSUE:

     RACC6.  FAVORITE HERO/PROTAGONIST:

     RACC7.  FAVORITE VILLAIN/ANTAGONIST:

     RACC8.  FAVORITE SUPPORTING CHARACTER:

     RACC9.  FAVORITE NEW CHARACTER:

     RACC10.  FAVORITE PARODY/COMEDY:  series or one-shot
              across all imprints

     RACC11.  FAVORITE ACRAPHOBE/ADULT OFFERING:  ditto, but serious

     RACC12.  FAVORITE REVIEW TITLE:

     RACC13.  FAVORITE STORY UNIVERSE:

     RACC14.  FAVORITE PERSON WHO HANGS OUT ON RACC:

     RACC15.  BEST FLAMEWAR:  by thread, not instigator

     RACC16.  FAVORITE RUNNING GAG:

     RACC17.  MOST IMPROVED AUTHOR:  from 24 DEC 2005 to present

     RACC18.  FAVORITE NEW WRITER:  first RACC posting from 24
              DEC 2005

     RACC19.  FAVORITE NEW TITLE:  same as RACC 2, issue #1 from
              24 DEC 2005

   THE RABBIT-BREEDERS CUP -- Awarded to the most prolific writer in this
              or _any_ fanfic forum.  We're measuring volume, folks.

   THE JOHNNY SAKO "COME BACK GIANT ROBOT, COME BACK" LOVING CUP --
         for the RACC Writer that is most sorely missed

   THE IMAGE TESTIMONIAL TIMEPIECE (BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED) --
         For that author whose works are most consistently late.

   THE "SPIDER SPINS!" LITTLE LULU WEB PAGE AWARD -- for the
              favorite RACC-related web page


            **For RACC4, include issue numbers, if known**

            **For RACC5, include short blurb that identifies issue**


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Saxon Brenton     Uni of Technology, city library, Sydney Australia
     saxon.brenton at uts.edu.au       saxonbrenton at hotmail.com

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