Lost Fic Awards Categories poll

[halfdutch.livejournal.com]

HI guys, I figured this was a good time to check in and see if the current fic categories are working for everyone before we start on the next round of nominations. If there's an option I haven't covered, please feel free to leave your ideas in comments.

The illustrious former mod, hkath, ended up streamlining and combining a lot of these categories for a reason: People just weren't nominating enough fics in each of the categories like "Best Kiss" to make them viable each month, but if you would like to see them come back, possibly every few months, that could happen.

And if you are perfectly pleased with the status quo, please speak up!


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Comments

[isis2015.livejournal.com]

I agree with zelda_zee, that cross-overs should probably be it's own category (if there are enough fics to warrant such a thing). I get the feeling that it was put in with AUs and Future Fics because there weren't enough noms for any on their own, but together, there were. But now, I think, there are plenty of AU and Future fics to get along with it's own category (which can probably remain one category). I think that her point that they aren't really the same things and are hard to judge against one another is a very good one. Plus (selfishly) sometimes, depending on the font, I can barely get that name to fit on the banner. ;)

I also really like the idea or rotating some of the old categories that got cut in and out each month, as well as the monthly special category. I really liked categories like 'Best Kiss' and so on because they were kinda different, and having a new one every month might kinda spice things up a bit.

The idea of having a 'Best Drabble' category is also intriguing. I like that. I've seen quite a few popping up these days. And, if we give it a try and there aren't enough, we can always use it as one of those categories that we rotate in and out.

[halfdutch.livejournal.com]

I don't think there are that many crossovers being written every month ... maybe it can be every other month? If it's not too annoying, I think rotating stuff is the way to go to accommodate all this and not burn anyone out with too many categories.

And Best Drabble is getting a lot of votes! I think we should definitely give it a try!