I'm sorry to hear that someone has attacked elliska. She's been my liaison during the two MEFA season I competed, and always hepful when I first faced the...
11294
Doc Bushwell
pandemonium_213
Jul 3, 2012 1:01 pm
I'll just simply sign Steel's post below, as she reflects my opinions accurately, save that I first competed in 2007. I'll add that, based on my own...
11295
Marta
aure_enteluva
Jul 3, 2012 1:06 pm
Hello Sandra and everyone, I understand that you and everyone else are anxious upset about the new rating system. However, your suggestion that we delay the...
11296
surgeon_ruth
Jul 3, 2012 1:28 pm
I have a suggestion which would require no new coding and no major re-hashing of policy: leave the ratings system as is, but remove the mandatory ratings panel...
11297
Marta
aure_enteluva
Jul 3, 2012 1:42 pm
Hello Ruth and everyone, The poll actually was an attempt to offer a genuine choice, within the confines of what Aranel, Elliska, Inkling, and I are willing to...
11298
Dorothy
dorothywinsor
Jul 3, 2012 1:54 pm
Marta, Elliska, Aranel, and Inkling (and all the others who worked with them)-- Thank you for the years of hard work you've put in on these awards. They were a...
11299
esteliel@...
an_esteliel
Jul 3, 2012 2:24 pm
I feel like some people have now begun to paint me as the person who brought religion into all of this. I haven't - I only pointed out what was told to me a...
11300
nelyo_russandol
Jul 3, 2012 2:54 pm
I would vote for SurgicalSteel's option for this year....
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imhiriel
Jul 3, 2012 3:04 pm
Dear Marta et al, I'm so very sorry to hear this. I haven't been involved in the MEFAS for some three years now because my hibernating muse precluded me from...
11302
Bonnie L. Sherrell
blslarner
Jul 3, 2012 3:43 pm
I'm upset as well. I've looked forward to the MEFAs for the years I've been involved in the fandom, and am upset that people would react in such a manner as ...
11303
Bonnie L. Sherrell
blslarner
Jul 3, 2012 3:46 pm
And I, too, thank all who have contributed to the MEFAs since its inception, and particularly Marta and Elliska. Bonnie L. Sherrell Teacher at Large "Then do...
11304
Aranel
araneltook
Jul 3, 2012 8:06 pm
Hello everyone, I'm sad to be the bearer of bad news, but I am going to have to step in and end the possibility of a 2012 MEFAs. This decision is my own. I...
11305
Vivian Mills
vmills001
Jul 3, 2012 8:27 pm
Thank you for all your hardwork, Aranel. -- "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." Dr....
11306
juno_magic
Jul 3, 2012 8:46 pm
I've voted for ending the MEFAs right now, so I'm fine with that decsision. Also, fandom is supposed to be fun. Keeping up archives and awards sites is hard...
11307
Sulriel of Menegroth
sulriel
Jul 3, 2012 8:57 pm
As sad as I am to hear this, i understand and respect your decision. I understand how difficult the entire situation is with all the ripples and nuances (to...
11308
Barbara Rich
aelfwina2000
Jul 3, 2012 9:00 pm
Aranel, I think this year's MEFAs were just dumped on by Murphy's Law-- perhaps a sign that they have run their course. I have loved and enjoyed them ever...
11309
Alpha Ori
alpham31
Jul 3, 2012 10:40 pm
I have simply been inactive in most of the time on this list. However, as an author of "adult content" stories, that could really be no other way. And yet,...
11310
Elena Tiriel
elenatiriel
Jul 4, 2012 12:50 am
Thank you for all the hard work you've put into the MEFAs, Aranel. I understand and respect your decision. - Barbara [Non-text portions of this message have...
11311
nau_tika
Jul 4, 2012 2:00 am
I'll really miss the MEFAs, even though I havent been active the past couple of years. I certainly understand your decision and I'm sorry it came to this....
11312
Elizabeth Nield
fuzzlebub85
Jul 4, 2012 5:04 am
You all worked hard on the MEFAs, and I'm glad to have been able to be in them, even if it was only two years. I wish everyone luck on future endeavors, and...
11313
Bonnie L. Sherrell
blslarner
Jul 4, 2012 6:13 am
I am not angry toward those who have worked to make the MEFAs happen, although I am understandably disappointed, particularly as I have been collecting stories...
11314
Ellin Ithilwen
ellin_revenger
Jul 4, 2012 6:35 am
Thank you for everything you have done for MEFA and for the fandom, Aranel. Ellynn ________________________________ From: Aranel <araneltook@...> To:...
11315
sugarhon_2222
Jul 4, 2012 2:48 pm
I must confess that I haven't been an active participant of MEFAs all these years, mostly because real life always seemed to get in the way and keep me busy....
11316
Aranel
araneltook
Jul 4, 2012 3:33 pm
Hello everyone, Thank you all for your words of support. It makes me feel much better about my decision and it means a lot to me the hear it. I was expecting...
11317
F.D
dwimmer_laik
Jul 4, 2012 3:33 pm
*DO NOT write soprano orc stories* Many who have enjoyed MEFAs and want to see them continue and evolve are taking up the suggestion of Marta et al to take...
11318
elliska67
Jul 4, 2012 3:34 pm
As the MEFAs come to a close, we are working on shutting down their active web presence. We have replaced the voting site with the MEFA archive. To bring...
11319
Wheelrider
wheelrider_r...
Jul 4, 2012 4:08 pm
Adding my thanks to all the volunteers who have put so much of themselves into the MEFAs! It's unfortunate that there has been some acrimony, but it's a...
11320
Patricia
thequeenly1
Jul 4, 2012 7:14 pm
Dear Aranel: Please accept my gratitude to you and all the others who worked so hard to create and maintain the MEFAs. I very much wish the MEFAs weren't...
11321
Lissa
lissas_elves
Jul 4, 2012 7:49 pm
Dear MEFA staff, When I first joined this fandom in 2007, the MEFAs seemed to me an institution and the archive a regular treasure trove. Therefore I am...
11322
Marta
aure_enteluva
Jul 4, 2012 10:06 pm
Hey guys, By now most of you know that we won't be having a 2012 season of the MEFAs. This news of course makes me very sad, because these awards have been one...
