those awards part 2

[lobelia321]

I spent such a long time compiling my own nominations that it irks to see others just wham in the same ones over and over.

Still. We must all vote if only in order to prevent whacko!fics from getting the prize.

Comments

[cindyjade.livejournal.com]

pretty much the only reason i voted.

that and i was infinitely bored at the time.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

People are convincing me not to vote now, eeek. See thread.

[crazybutsound]

Ah, but. See, I'm not going to vote.

First, I'm not big on this entire popularity contest. And second, there is NO way I'm going to have enough time to read ALL the stories nominated, which means there is NO way I can vote fairly. And being against the entire popularity side of it, I'd feel bad voting just for my friends.

Plus, someone (unrelated to the people running the contest, mind you) made Kia drop out.

All in all, this makes me not want to take part, lol.

Or it could be PMS... hard to decide... lol

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Hm. It had honestly not occurred to me to have to read all the fics. I see what you mean. These awards are getting more and more problematic. Because changing the rules half-way through *is* a problem. Because of course I don't have time to read all of the fics. I will have to rethink my strategy on this one.

[acari.livejournal.com]

We must all vote if only in order to prevent whacko!fics from getting the prize.

See, and that where I don't care at all. I don't care for the awards. I don't care who gets the prize in this. Always thought the thingy badly done.

Sorry, but these awards sit wrong with me. And I'm not going to support something I don't believe in, even when it means a crappy author wins the prize.

Besides, I don't have the time to go through all stories, and the moment I vote for a friend who I know is good, or a story I've already read and therefore dismiss something on the sole basis of my lack of time, it becomes a popularity contest, an oldbie vs. newbie, established author vs. unknown kinda thing. (jesus fucking run-on sentence.)
No, just... no.

I'll stop bothering you with my issues now. I have feedback to write.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

It had not occurred to me that I would have to read all of the fics in order to vote but of course you are right. Now that it *has* occurred to me these awards seem more problematic by the minute. Because changing the rules half-way through is a big problem. I'm going to have to rethink my strategy on this one.