Thank you for the thank you! :) I'm glad to be involved.
I think splitting off webcomics might as well be considered done; there's just no reason not to.
I agree that the voting needs to change from an LJ poll, which has a variety of limitations. I may make researching other voting methods a project for myself, but I'm not promising! I do agree that we should keep Rose & Bay as a popular award rather than a juried one.
I think, assuming the award is going to continue to grow, fiction is ultimately going to end up subdivided by genre; I think sticking with your basic bookstore division is doable; Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, and General would be an easy place to start. Sci-Fi & Fantasy might be a bit top heavy right now, but I think that's okay and that other genres will catch up eventually.
I may consider being responsible for a category next year; I'd take art, but since you want to keep that, maybe Webcomics? I hesitate because I don't know whether it would better if the person responsible for a category was involved in it or not; I read only a few webcomics and am actively limiting my reading because I simply don't have time. Do we want the people running categories to be well-versed in the field or ignorant of it? Or doesn't it matter? I definitely couldn't do Patron or Other Project, as I AM a patron and I will be eligible for Other Project in the next couple of years. I hesitate to commit to Fiction or Poetry just in case I lose my mind and start writing again. :P
I think we need to be careful that the patron category, in particular, not be affected by fund raising for cash prizes, maybe keeping cash donations anonymous or something. Not that anyone involved currently would be unscrupulous, but with an eye to the long term...
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I think splitting off webcomics might as well be considered done; there's just no reason not to.
I agree that the voting needs to change from an LJ poll, which has a variety of limitations. I may make researching other voting methods a project for myself, but I'm not promising!
I do agree that we should keep Rose & Bay as a popular award rather than a juried one.
I think, assuming the award is going to continue to grow, fiction is ultimately going to end up subdivided by genre; I think sticking with your basic bookstore division is doable; Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, and General would be an easy place to start. Sci-Fi & Fantasy might be a bit top heavy right now, but I think that's okay and that other genres will catch up eventually.
I may consider being responsible for a category next year; I'd take art, but since you want to keep that, maybe Webcomics? I hesitate because I don't know whether it would better if the person responsible for a category was involved in it or not; I read only a few webcomics and am actively limiting my reading because I simply don't have time. Do we want the people running categories to be well-versed in the field or ignorant of it? Or doesn't it matter?
I definitely couldn't do Patron or Other Project, as I AM a patron and I will be eligible for Other Project in the next couple of years. I hesitate to commit to Fiction or Poetry just in case I lose my mind and start writing again. :P
I think we need to be careful that the patron category, in particular, not be affected by fund raising for cash prizes, maybe keeping cash donations anonymous or something. Not that anyone involved currently would be unscrupulous, but with an eye to the long term...