With my sincerest apologies

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

So that's two years in a row I've had difficulty getting online at almost the exact same time of year and unfortunately both times has meant the awards schedule has fallen to pieces. I am very sorry that yet again the MOMEs has been on hold for so long. I promise you that nothing has been lost; I just wasn't able to access it and keep things rolling.

For those that are wondering: This is a solo project because for this kind of awards set up I firmly believe it's better that anyone "behind the scenes" should not be allowed to nominate, vote or have a story in the running, and I don't want anyone I know to be forced not to participate because they're helping me. (I really like the set up of the MEFAs, which I think eliminates those potential conflicts of interest through a really great process, but one I wouldn't be able to manage, unfortunately.) This is why it only takes one person to have a problem for the whole thing to fall behind. I do need to consider the timing of the awards for next year, as clearly this time of year is proving to be difficult for me and I don't want this radio silence and resulting delays to become a regular "feature."

With that said, I hope I haven't lost a lot of you and that you're willing to hang in there while I pull the proposed ballot together and contact the authors for their approval. At the latest (and if everything goes as planned) I hope to begin e-mailing everyone by the end of the weekend which could mean the ballot would be finalized and posted in anywhere from one to two weeks. (To help speed things along I may post a list of authors here and/or at my journal so others can help me get in touch with people from the beginning; I haven't decided if that would seem like overkill or put too much pressure on people to participate but we'll see.) That would mean things would be up for reading and voting by the end of the month, voting would take place through November ending around mid-December, and the results would be posted shortly thereafter. Not exactly the timetable we started with, and we're bumping into NanoWrimo participation time which is a little troublesome. If you think this timing really won't work, please let me know. I am *very* open to suggestions; perhaps it would be best to keep voting open until the end of the year to ensure everyone who will be busy writing in November and won't have time to read and vote can still participate.

I'll keep you updated as we go along. I believe we're good to go as far as contacting the authors in the next few days and hopefully we'll hear back from everyone quickly. Once again, I apologize for this huge delay; thank you for your understanding and patience.

Comments

[frodosweetstuff.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you made a post - I was wondering what had happened.

I totally understand the need to run this as a one person show. The new schedule seems fine to me!

*encouraging hugs*

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the silence and thanks for understanding. It's great to see that people are still here. :-) I think I'm still on track for getting everything done by the end of the weekend so hopefully author e-mails will go out early Monday.

[alex-quine.livejournal.com]

*hugs* That sounds like a perfectly workable schedule, but the longer one, to the end of the year, sounds fine too...whatever suits you.

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I think voting bumped into Nano time last year too and it seemed to work out. I guess it'll depend on how quickly the final ballot can be posted, but it's good to hear that either schedule seems ok. *hugs*

[helineloro.livejournal.com]

It is we who must thank you for what you do.
Waiting for your posts.

Thanks.

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

Oh thank you! It's really a pleasure to do when outside forces don't get in the way. I should be getting e-mails out to authors by early on Monday if things stay on track. So good to see people are still here.

[helena-s-renn.livejournal.com]

take whatever time you need *hugs*. you're the best! i'm very happy to hear things are still 'rolling'.

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *hugs* Things are going well. There were more e-mail nominations than I thought so it might take me until Monday morning to contact the authors but I'll take that kind of "problem" any day. :-)

[noalinnea.livejournal.com]

Whenever you are ready!

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I think we'll be set for e-mails going out on Monday which hopefully means we'll be able to stick to this new schedule.

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

Life happens. We understand and love you for doinf this for us. *hugs*

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

Life really can get in the way sometimes, can't it. :-) I'm so glad that people are still here and still paying attention to this comm. That makes me feel great. I think I should still be able to get e-mails out on Monday which should keep us on this new timetable pretty well.

[owlgrey.livejournal.com]

I think you are amazing organising it all in the first place!

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

You're so kind; thank you! I hit a bit of a roadblock yesterday with my concentration so put everything aside so I didn't make any mistakes. But it's moving forward and hopefully I'll be contacting the authors soon.

[caras-galadhon.livejournal.com]

Just glad to see you alive and kicking! *G* The awards are a major undertaking, and it's amazing you manage them so well every year; I don't think a little delay matters so much in the grand scheme of things. ^_^

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *hugs* When I'm operating on all cylinders it's not that difficult to manage everything, but when I'm not it sits in neutral. *g*

This weekend I kind of decided that as long as everything was done by the end of the year I'd consider it a success and I think that's definitely doable. Took a bit of a break yesterday (couldn't concentrate to save my life) but fingers crossed I'll be e-mailing everyone for their permission really soon.

[gala-1981.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear that the awards are still going to take place. I was already starting to worry that they were going to be dropped this year but fortunately they aren't. As for the time schedule just take all the time you need and don't worry.

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

I was starting to get worried they'd be dropped too. :-) The author e-mails are finally out and we look to be on track for ballots to be up by November 1. *fingers crossed* Thanks so much for sticking with me.

[ms-ivory.livejournal.com]

It's great to see you're still motivated enough to keep things rolling. This is my first "award season" at LJ and I was afraid RL would get in the way of the whole thing. Whatever schedule suits you - I'm more than willing to tread along.

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

It's so great to see so many people still here, happy to participate even though I fell off the map for a while. My favorite part is seeing the list of all the stories that were nominated; it reminds me how much this fandom is still producing and how much I love it.

[shegollum.livejournal.com]

i just think it's wonderful that you are able to do this! take your time. i know i'm so far behind i think i'm first, as the saying goes. ;-)

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

I love that saying, and that's just about how I feel. But e-mails finally went out and it's like a huge weight off my shoulders. *hugs*