Rose & Bay Awards: Discussing the Future

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you all for participating in the recent discussion about where the Rose & Bay Awards are and where they're headed next.  I have collated some of the requests and issues into a poll to gauge overall interests.

Your input is encouraged.  There is no guarantee that any given solution, however popular, will prove feasible to implement.  We will do our best.  In particular, some of the most-requested items (a Crowdfunding hub site, so the Rose & Bay Awards could move off of LJ; a prize pool) depend on your support -- they require volunteers, paid staff, and/or donations.  Some other items are relatively straightforward rule changes that we can simply note as changes for next year's process if enough people want them.  Please think carefully about what you want the most and what you are willing/able to do in order to make it happen.  The Rose & Bay Awards depend on you to grow from a small-scale award to something really boat-rocking. 

[Poll #1723795]

Comments

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

I will continue to not vote if transparency on polling is maintained. I can't think of another award that does this, and I am not willing to expose myself to the drama/politicking that will inevitably result from it.

I'm not even entirely sure I could endorse the award if it continues transparently, for that reason.

Well...

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

That's up to you. We're into voting rather than discussion now, though. What happens next will depend on what people want and what's feasible to implement.

Re: Well...

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

I understand... just throwing that out there in case there are people who agree with me.

Re: Well...

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

I just don't want the people on the opposite side to feel that their opinion isn't welcome. There is clear support for both sides of this issue.

What I'm really hoping for is that the Crowdfunding hub site will come together, in which case we can have polls with better features, better security, and discreet voting.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

I'm in the same boat and was very lukewarm in my promotion of it for that reason. When I brought this up last year, I was told 'it was a mistake,' so I was disappointed to see it done this way again.

[eseme]

Aren't there already several hub sites out there?

Webfiction Guide, Epi Guide, and others. Yes, they tend to focus on Fiction, but given that fiction is one of the larger categories, possibly the Rose and Bay can partner with them?

I also know that hub sites are out there for Webcomics. Again, partnership might be a good idea. If there is already a place where people are gathering, why not use it?

Do we need yet another website? That is the first question I was taught in web design class.

It is worth thinking about before money is raised.

Well...

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

>> Aren't there already several hub sites out there? <<

Not like what people here have repeatedly expressed a desire for, a site that:

1) is open to all forms of crowdfunded project, not restricted to a single type;

2) only accepts crowdfunded projects, not other types.

There are no hub sites for some types of crowdfunding project. There's no place to go if you want to find things to enjoy that are all crowdfunding and be able to sort through for what you'll like. It's too hard to connect creators and patrons when they're scattered across a bunch of narrow-focus sites. This LiveJournal community is a step in the right direction, but it's limited in what it can do because it's just a blog community. People want to do more.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Back in that discussion thread (which I just found today) I left thoughts on the "don't vote for yourself rule" and thoughts on categories. I'd love to hear other people's thoughts on those topics.

Thanks, Ysabet, for the link to that discussion!

[natf.livejournal.com]

Ah, the poll is closed and so I cannot vote.