6th Annual Literotica Author Awards: The Best of 2004

[Rumple Foreskin]

Kudos to all those who were nominated, as well as the winners.

What about those of us who trudged up a long, hot, dusty trail through monsoon rains and hip-deep snowdrifts (both ways) to stand in line for hours just to vote for those clowns?

Rumple Foreskin

 

[Lord DragonsWing]

Congratulations to all the winners and finalist. It's nice to see AH make such a good showing not only in finalist but as Winners!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone deserves to pat themselves on the back and smoke a victory cigar. I can't wait to see how this next year is going to be. I'm sure AH will do well and provide more excellent stories!!!!!!!!

 

[minsue]

Congrats to all and big thank you es to those who voted

 

[lucky-E-leven]

http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/party/smilie_tanz.gif

I dance for you all! ​

 

[moonlight elf]

Congrats!!!!!

You guys Rock!!

 

[davidwatts]

What about those of us who trudged up a long, hot, dusty trail through monsoon rains and hip-deep snowdrifts (both ways) to stand in line for hours just to vote for those clowns?

Rumple Foreskin

We should have our heads examined.

I destroyed my monitor trying to get my chads to stop dangling.

 

[cookiejar]

Congratulations to everyone!

 

[Softouch911]

Congratulations, of course.

But appreciation, too. It is some of these stories that brought me here in the first place! Thanks.

And my next long reading list is pre-made for me. I'm sure most will pass my "jealous" test.




Softouch

 

[kiwiwolf]

Bummer ~~ I was hoping we'd get a "W" beside our stories...

My next goal lol

The little "w" should be next to your story now. Mine was this morning. Congrats on your win.

 

[bearlee]

What about those of us who trudged up a long, hot, dusty trail through monsoon rains and hip-deep snowdrifts (both ways) to stand in line for hours just to vote for those clowns?

Rumple Foreskin

Ah, then something even better for you-you got to meet with the Dali Lama it sounds like

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Ah, then something even better for you-you got to meet with the Dali Lama it sounds like

Nope. I think he was in Palm Springs. But I did run into this big, fat, white guy, the Abdominal Snowman. :

Rumple Foreskin

 

[elfin_odalisque]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

And of course a thank you for those who voted for my story.
Although I sincerely hope none of you regulars voted for that one, because I don't believe one of you understands Dutch.
That would be the opposite of trolling. Is that elfing?



Prizes? What prizes? I thought it was all about the honor of being nominated/chosen.

ROFLMAO

Waarom niet?

De nederlandse taal is niet zo moeilijk! In Amsterdam, zelfs de kleine kinderen Nederlands spreken.

Ik hou van uw neologisme.
Natuurlijk, heb ik uw met een vijf- bom 'gegelved'!

Gelukswensen

 

[Black Tulip]

LOL

That was most certainly elfing then!



Dankjewel.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

I want to be immortal.

The thought of you all going round elfing each other is just delicious.

 

[shereads]

Congratulations to the winners and everyone who was nominated.

With so many AHers in the running, this was the first year I've followed the voting closely. At the risk of losing the crown of second runner-up to Miss Congeniality, it's my duty as Patron Saint to say I noticed something disturbing.

In a few categories, a last-minute surge of votes resulted in dramatic come-from-behind wins. I wouldn't have given it a second thought, if not for the huge number of votes so close to the deadline. If it's normal for most people to vote at the last minute, shouldn't we expect to see a similar increase in numbers for other nominees in the category?

I know the authors can't stop their fans from going a little crazy, and maybe I'm seeing something that isn't there. (Pardon my skepticism; I'm a Florida voter.)

Does anyone else think the votes should be invisible until the winners are announced? Does anyone have a can opener for these canned worms?

 

[Black Tulip]

Seems like a good idea to me She.
In most other elections votes aren't tallied till all voting is done.



Won't stop people from voting in a weird way though.
Just like nominating someone as most influential because he or she is your favorite writer/poet. In my opinion that's not the same.

 

[lucky-E-leven]

Congratulations to the winners and everyone who was nominated.

With so many AHers in the running, this was the first year I've followed the voting closely. At the risk of losing the crown of second runner-up to Miss Congeniality, it's my duty as Patron Saint to say I noticed something disturbing.

In a few categories, a last-minute surge of votes resulted in dramatic come-from-behind wins. I wouldn't have given it a second thought, if not for the huge number of votes so close to the deadline. If it's normal for a huge number of people to vote at the last minute, shouldn't we expect to see a similar increase in numbers for other nominees in the category?

I know the authors can't stop their fans from going a little crazy, and maybe I'm seeing something that isn't there. (Pardon my skepticism; I'm a Florida voter.)

Does anyone else think the votes should be invisible until the winners are announced? Does anyone have a can opener for these canned worms?

I think that's a great idea. I'm not sure how much it would help, but it certainly couldn't hurt. Much better, I think, than the idea to make it a public poll that shows whom everyone voted for.

Interesting. And thanks for reading and voting.

~lucky

 

[Colleen Thomas]

I think that's a great idea. I'm not sure how much it would help, but it certainly couldn't hurt. Much better, I think, than the idea to make it a public poll that shows whom everyone voted for.

Interesting. And thanks for reading and voting.

~lucky

I'm all for it. Invis voting would probably deter the last minute surges.

 

[shereads]

I'm all for it. Invis voting would probably deter the last minute surges.

Installing a surge protector might help.

 

[Alex De Kok]

Does anyone else think the votes should be invisible until the winners are announced? Does anyone have a can opener for these canned worms?

I'd have preferred that. It was a bit demoralising to see myself falling further and further behind as March went on. With hidden voting, I could have worried right into April

Alex