Are You Kidding? a brief rant about Reader's Choice nominations

[Rumple Foreskin]

Okay folks, here's the challenge:

Name five things AH irregulars Colleen Thomas and Dr. Mabeuse have in common. Here's some more hints.

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Colleen Thomas

This is a list of her twelve 2003 Lesbian Sex stories which earned an "H" from Literotica voters.

Blackout (Lesbian Sex) 09/01/03
Three people trapped in an elevator during the blackout.

Christmas Angel (Lesbian Sex) 11/21/03
Lori finds Christmas spirit in old friend's arms.

Cold Reception (Lesbian Sex) 10/27/03
Annika finds love in hellish cold of war time Poland.

Football Widow (Lesbian Sex) 08/12/03
Sue is a football widow until fate intervenes.

Football Widow Ch. 02 (Lesbian Sex) 08/18/03
Christa puts her plan into motion.

Football Widow Ch. 03 (Lesbian Sex) 10/18/03
Christa continues her seduction.

Gangster's Ball (Lesbian Sex) 10/12/03
Tracy and her boss attend the annual masked ball.

Inspiration (Lesbian Sex) 08/25/03
Budding author finds inspiration in her enigmatic classmate

Of Cue Sticks & Garters (Lesbian Sex) 10/10/03
A new twist on billiards.

Riding for the Brand (Lesbian Sex) 07/24/03
Maria falls for state's only female bull rider.

Take Two (Lesbian Sex) 07/28/03
A lady CEO seduces her conservative PA..

The Office Party (Lesbian Sex) 01/31/03
Kim has the time of her life at an office Christmas party

--note: Colly has seven entries among the top 50 Lesbian Sex stories. Six of them were submitted in 2003. The other one, a 2002 submission, is number two on the list.

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Dr. Mabeuse

Here's the list of his dirty dozen 2003 BDSM submissions which earned an "H" from Literotica voters.

A Lady of Thorns (BDSM) 05/11/03
There's more to a flower than the pretty parts

Morzhay Cosmetics (BDSM) 11/02/02
Lilah wants to see him in her office. Now.

Morzhay Cosmetics Ch. 02 (BDSM) 01/30/03
Doing Jennifer.

Star Girl (BDSM) 07/23/03
Heaven and earth in a sexual encounter

The House on Charlevoix Street (BDSM) 11/02/03
BDSM romance in turn-of-the-century New Orleans.

The House on Charlevoix Street Ch. 02 (BDSM) 11/02/03
A BDSM romance in New Orleans

The House on Charlevoix Street Ch. 03 (BDSM) 11/02/03
Romance and BDSM in old New Orleans.

The House on Charlevoix Street Ch. 04 (BDSM) 11/05/03
The Bed and the Swing.

The House on Charlevoix Street Ch. 05 (BDSM) 11/10/03
Abigail goes to a party and loses control.

The House on Charlevoix Street Ch. 06 (BDSM) 11/18/03
Aboard the riverboat.

The House on Charlevoix Street Ch. 07 (BDSM) 12/18/03
Abigail's first anal sex and lesbian affair.

The House on Charlevoix Street Ch. 08 (BDSM) 12/29/03
Abigail's musical triumph.

-- note: These 2004 submissions also have an "H"
The House on Charlevoix Street Ch. 09 (BDSM) 01/14/04
The Heart of Desire.
Matt Danger & the Bound Angel Ch. 01 (BDSM) 01/20/04
The hard-boiled dick up to his 'nads in nasty business.
Matt Danger & the Bound Angel Ch. 02 (BDSM) 01/28/04
The Angel's tail.

--note: Doc has seven entries among the top 50 including the second ranked story.

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For those who may have forgotten, the challenge was to name five things Colly and Doc have in common. By now you should have come up with at least four.

So without further ado, here's the number one thing Colly and Doc have in common: Neither of them had a single story receive a "Reader's Choice" nomination in their primary category.

Top 50 rankings be damned, apparently none of Colly's Lesbian Sex stories were considered choice by "ass-tute" Lit nominators.

Similarly, none of Doc's BDSM stories were nominated by Lit reader's for inclusion among the five best in that category.

Kind of makes you wonder if democracy hasn't gone too far.

--last note: This wasn't intended as a knock on Laurel or anyone who was nominated in those categories. And it wasn't intended as a call to arms for a perceived slight to Colly and Doc. The quality of their work speaks for itself. This was just a personal rant & rave, so consider the source.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[oggbashan]

Perhaps the AH weren't aware of the nomination system.

I wasn't. Even though I get a mention and a whole 2 votes for Chain Story.

Visit the Awards and Contest Forum and see what you think of the stories. I think there are some good ones there - but many more good ones that aren't nominated.

Og

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Og,

I noticed you got a nomination. Congratulations. Just don't let those two votes go to your head.

Like you, the RC nomination thingy must have slipped under my radar. I haven't even finished doing a rape and pilliage voting number on the Valentine stories. But we've got all month on RC voting.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[Couture]

I don't think having an H has anything to do with it. I think you have had to have the number one story in the category along with a certain number of votes at whatever point Laurel was checking it.

 

[deliciously_naughty]

As I understand it, the "REader's Choice" stories in the specific categories have nothing to do with nominations. I believe it's a combination of reads, ratings, and # of votes.

 

[Guest]

You have to win a category during the year.

And on February 1st, Laurel selected for each category (from the 12 category winners from 2003) the five highest scoring stories.

I nominated Colly for Most Influential Writer (as did others). I think the only way non-category winners can make it into the voting system is by reader nominations.

 

[shereads]

Colly and Dr. Mabeuse are both nominated in some impressive categories, though. Honestly, I wasn't even aware of the Awards and Contests forum until Gauche posted his thread about AH regulars who are nominated and in some close races.

I checked out the forum tonight and found a lot of familiar authors nominated. I'm reading and voting as fast as I can - I try to keep up with stories by the AH regulars, but it would be a lot easier if you would all write more slowly.



Congratulations to Og and all of you who are nominated for stories, characters, general lewdness and endangering the cleanliness of readers' panties.

I salute you. I do other things to you as well, but only in my imagination.

 

[shereads]

Additional congratulations to Dr. Mobeus/Mabose/Mabeuse, whose name is spelled correctly in some of the nominating posts.