No what he's saying is that when a fic wins in one of the quarterly awards they're eligible for the big awards but not for the other seasonal it doesn't' mean they're barred since they can compete in the big awards.
Exactly, plus, if at the end of the year, the fic is still incomplete, even if it's one chapter before completion, it'd still be available for the following year.
I would also save the Best story and Best character solely for the big yearly awards.
So the big awards at the end of the year or whatever...ONLY seasonal winners would be eligible?
That would be up for debate and both options are fine with me.
Obviously, you guys with fics in the running have a personal interest in wanting previous winners banned.
Ok, for the record, I'm not writing fics to have a banner in my sig. If that's why you're writing, then you're doing it for the wrong reasons.
It's a shame too, this awards thing could have been really great.
Again, great for what? What's the purpose of these awards? to just give an award to the person who sends the most VM to people asking them to read their fic conveniently right before award season? To the person who can socialize the most?
I'd like to think those awards could be great too, great in that they allow more and more readers/reviewers/writers to express themselves, get their work known and great in that they truly allow the writers to win purely on their talent. You're a good writer and you'd still have more than a good chance to win.
it's the fact that you are the one spearheading the movement to change everything while you have a fics in the running.
I'm the one who raised the question of the purpose of the awards and whether or not the current formula allowed for that purpose to be fulfilled. So yeah... not sure why you're targeting Jabberwocky here.
Legacy, I understand your reservations about this new idea, and why you're upset about it. But the fact is, at the end of the year, TPI will be eligible for the most valuable award on Bulbagarden if this goes through. It will also simultaneously help even out some of the attention fics are getting so people will stop complaining about it being a popularity contest. Isn't that what we all want? I really think this will be worth it in the long run, because fresh blood will be pumping through the system and will have a chance to compete with the older, more dominant fics on this site, and will make it at least appear to be more fair, as well as creating a bit more competition within the workshop itself. You yourself have said that you'd rather be recognized for your talent rather than your popularity.
Couldn't have said it better myself.