>>I suspect that in the long run, having things like music (individual tracks or albums) included in the same category as more obscure "other" things (like One Card Draws) will mean that the other odd things don't get showcased properly. <<
I deliberately kept the list of categories short this year, so that it would not be too difficult to handle. I understand that this creates a number of "apples and oranges" comparisons -- for instance, "Fiction" covers everything from flash to novels. If people are enthusiastic about this award, then it has plenty of room to grow. The categories that get the most nominations this year would be most logical to subdivide next year. How much growth occurs will depend on how many people participate this year and how many volunteers we get next year.
>>What other "other" types of projects have you seen?<<
I've seen at least two projects that merged jewelry and fiction. One was an old project that shadesong did. The other is currently being run by Holly Lisle and her daughter; TalysMana isn't taking donations but has released the first piece of jewelry for sale.
Webcomics would count as "other" because they cross two categories, fiction and art.
Re: musing on categories
I deliberately kept the list of categories short this year, so that it would not be too difficult to handle. I understand that this creates a number of "apples and oranges" comparisons -- for instance, "Fiction" covers everything from flash to novels. If people are enthusiastic about this award, then it has plenty of room to grow. The categories that get the most nominations this year would be most logical to subdivide next year. How much growth occurs will depend on how many people participate this year and how many volunteers we get next year.
>>What other "other" types of projects have you seen?<<
I've seen at least two projects that merged jewelry and fiction. One was an old project that
Webcomics would count as "other" because they cross two categories, fiction and art.
Divination is "other."
Movies or other video would be "other."