Announcements and Rules for Round 3!
Round 3 will begin Saturday, March 1, 2008!
Here are the rules and general information for this round.
Note: Rules and dates subject to change as needed. We will NOT make a change without announcing it on the community and highlighting the changes in a different font color.
General changes from Round 1:
1. New categories!
2. New voting system
Edit: Stories may be nominated in three categories, PLUS one “Best Scene” category.
Round THREE
Rules, Regulations, Categories & Other Important Stuff
General Rules:
- Should be a no-brainer, but this is a Draco/Hermione award community. All nominated stories must contain Draco/Hermione as the main relationship.
- Please read the FAQ before asking a question; your question may already be answered!
Dates for Round THREE:
Nominations & Seconding: March 1 - March 21
Preliminary Voting (if needed): March 24 - April 7
Tie-Breaker Round: April 8-9 (24 hours)
Final Voting: April 10 - May 7
Winners Announced: May 10
Rules for Nomination:
- Nominations for Round Three will begin March 1. There are two ways to nominate: the official nomination post HERE and through email to dramioneawards@gmail.com. All comments will be screened.
- Once a story is nominated, it must then be seconded by another community member. When a story is nominated, it will be listed on the ‘pending’ page. Anyone may second a nomination. Once a story is seconded, it will be moved to the Official Nominees page.
PENDING PAGE
OFFICIAL NOMINEES PAGE
When making your nomination, please cut and paste this format into your post or email:
Title:
Author:
Category or Categories:
Story Link:
Author’s Email:
Or you may use this form (Just cut and paste into your comment):
Title:
Author:
Category or Categories:
Story Link:
Author’s Email:
- Please be sure to make the nomination for the right category! I will check nominations against their categories, and any stories found out of place will not be considered for voting in that category.
- Each story may be nominated for up to three categories per round PLUS one “Best Scene” category.. If a story is nominated for more than three categories, it will run in the first three categories for which it is nominated.
- Any author may be nominated for ONE story per category, but any number of categories. If an author has two different stories nominated for the same category when voting starts, the author will be contacted for his or her preference. The story chosen by the author will run for the category.
- There are restrictions on past winners. A story cannot run in the same category in which it won during Round 1. A list is provided following the categories.
- During nominations you may nominate an unlimited number of stories per category. However, a category must have at least 3 stories nominated before it will run for the round.
- You may not nominate yourself.
- A story must be nominated and then seconded by a different member who is not the author of the story.
Rules for Voting:
- Once a category has 3 nominations, it will run for voting. However, if there are more than six stories nominated a preliminary voting period will take place to determine the top six stories per category. These six stories will then compete against each other in the final voting.
- You may vote in one of two ways: via screened comment on the official community voting page, or via email. NO anonymous votes will be accepted. Please use the following form to vote:
COMING SOON.
- Voting will be different in round 3. Each voter will list their top THREE stories in each category, in order of preference. 1 = top choice, 2 = second choice, 3 = third choice. All votes will be weighted. All stories given a “1” vote will receive 3 points. A “2” vote, 2 points; a “3” vote, 1 point. The story with the most points, wins.
- You may vote only once per category. You do not have to vote for all the categories at once. Please do not attempt to vote for the same categories more than once. If I find out you are doing this, you will be banned from the community.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Q What is the point of the community?
A To promote the DM/HG ship and to reward those authors whose stories the community of dramione fans wish to recognize.
Q Who provides the awards graphics?
A For Round Three, liltinybee will be providing the graphics.
Q Who started this site?
A He Had It Coming! was created by Tonya. After a couple of rounds she handed the site over to Heidi, who ran it through round three and up to voting on round four. However, she soon when MIA and left the site without an administrator. juju_bean stepped in because she loved it too much to see it die, and because she knew other people out there wanted it to live.
floorcoaster took over the site in September of 2007 because she wants to see the excellent stories published since the last round get the recognition they deserve! Joining her at the mod position for round 3 are: emm718, elyaeru, and kit_84.
Q Can an author have more than one story nominated in the same category?
A No they cannot. However, they may have more than one story nominated per round, as long as each story is nominated in different categories.
Q Nominations have ended, but I forgot to get my nominations in. Can I e-mail them to you?
A No. Once nominations have closed, that's it. All other nominations and e-mails will be ignored.
Q Oops, I've nominated a story in the wrong category! How do I fix this?
A You can make a second comment (in reply to the original), with the correct category. Or you can e-mail the mods with the correct category.
Q Oops, I've posted an incorrect link to the nominated story. What do I do?
A Reply to your comment with the correct link, or e-mail it to the mods.
Q Which awards do you recognize?
A For Round Three, we will give awards for first place and runner-up. All nominees will receive a “Nominated for The Dramione Awards” graphic.
Q In the last round story A won first place in category 1. Can I nominate story A for category 2 this round?
A Yes.
Q What is the difference between a nominee and a finalist?
A When more than six stories have been nominate in one category, a preliminary voting period will take place to narrow the stories down to the top six. The six stories with the most votes will become finalists, and will be voted on in the actual voting period. You can see more about this in the phases post.
Q How long will the awards graphics be up?
A The awards graphics will be posted after the winners are announced, and they will be up on the site and the community for a week before they are taken down. This is to prevent theft while allowing a long enough window of time for the winners to pick up their awards.
If you have a question that was not covered in the FAQ, or you would like further clarification of a rule, either reply to this post with your query, or email the mods at dramioneawards@gmail.com
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How To Nominate A Story:
1. Read the rules.
2. The nominated stories will be posted on the ‘pending’ page. Once a story is on the pending page, you do not need to nominate it for the same category. You may still nominate it for another category.
3. In order to secure a place in the voting, a story must be seconded. To second a story, simply comment to the ‘pending page’ with your list of seconds.
4. We must hear from the author before a story can be moved from the Pending Page to the Nomination Page.
5. Once a story has been seconded, it will be moved from the pending page to the nomination page.
6. Use this format to list your nominations:
Title:
Author:
Category or Categories:
Story Link:
Author’s Email:
Or for Live Journal:
Title:
Author:
Category or Categories:
Story Link:
Author’s Email:
How To Vote:
1. Read the rules.
2. Go to THE VOTING PAGE (coming soon) to vote for your favorite stories.
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Phase One: Nominations
1. A post is created for people to nominate their favorite stories in the appropriate categories.
2. People with LJ accounts may nominate in the community. Those without LJ accounts may email their nominations using the nomination form (email: dramioneawards@gmail.com)
3. Nominees are moved to a ‘pending’ page. Each nomination must be seconded by someone other than the member who nominated it. We will be keeping records.
4. Categories with fewer than three stories nominated will be taken out of the round. Categories with more than six stories nominated will be pitted against each other in a preliminary voting period.
5. A post will be created on LJ listing the stories for the final vote. Links to each story will be provided. A list of the categories not running will also be provided
6. Voting begins.
Preliminary Voting
In the event that more than six stories are nominated for a single category, there will be a short round of preliminary voting. It will begin March 24 and go through April 7.
Only the category/categories with more than six nominated stories will run in this round.
Phase Two: Voting
1. A post will be created on LJ for people to vote for their favorite stories in their respective categories. Those without LJ may email their votes to dramioneawards@gmail.com using the following form:
COMING SOON!
2. After voting has concluded, winners will be announced on the community.
3. The awards will be posted on the community for the winners to pick up.
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Categories:
We’ve got a few new categories to spice things up, so check those out!
Length
A Spoonful of Magic - Best Drabble * (100-499 words) or drabble series (n x 100)
Magic in a Single Charm - Best One-shot * (less than 25K words)
Magic on a Rainy Day - Best Mid-Length * (less than 150K words)
The Odyssey of Magic - Best Epic (150K words or more)
Into the Magic Unknown - Best WIP/Incomplete Tale
Genre
Here’s Looking at You, Kid - Best Romance
Warm and Fuzzies - Best Fluff
The Spice of Life - Best Smut
That’s What She Said - Best Comedy
Time Of Your Life - Best Action / Adventure
I Gave Her My Heart and She Gave me a Pen - Best Heart-Wrenching/Angst
Brave New World - Best Post-DH, Epilogue Compliant
The Way It Should Be - Best EWE?, Epilogue Ignored
Notable Plot
Forked is the Dragon’s Tongue - Best Snark
Clash of the Titans - Best Head Boy/Head Girl
Thin Line Between Love and Rent - Best Flatmate
It’s Elementary, My Dear Granger - Best Mystery
Dipping the Quill in the Company Ink - Best Co-Worker
Don’t Touch! She’s Mine! - Best Veela
Til Death Do Us Part - Best Marriage Law
Family Matters - Best Tale with a Baby or Kids
Classics ***
Best Snark
Best Head Boy/Head Girl
Best Flatmate
Best Mystery
Best Co-Worker
Best Marriage Law
Best Tale with a Baby or Kids
Best Comedy
And Introducing …
This Magic Moment - Best Kissing Scene *#*
Out on a Limb - Best Declaration of Feelings Scene *#*
Fastest Quill in the West - Most Prolific Author
Feeder of the Soul - Best Reviewer
Notes:
* WIPs are allowed in all categories except: Best Drabble, Best One-shot, Best Mid-length, and all Classics categories (all marked with *).
** Nominated stories must have been completed or updated since January 1, 2007).
*** Classics: This round, we’re running Classics only for the “Notable Plot” category, and for Classic Comedy. Classics must be complete. The date for Classic fics is complete prior to January1, 2007.
*#* For the Best Kiss and Best Declaration Scenes, in addition to the information required, please provide the chapter of the story where the kiss or declaration takes place.
As a reminder, the following stories won first place in Round 1 and are therefore ineligible for nomination for this round for the same category:
Old Name: Good Things Come in Small Packages
New Name: A Spoonful of Magic (Best Drabble)
A Good Breeze - by chocolateveela
Old Name: A Quickie by Goodie - Best One-shot (L2)
New Name: Magic in a Single Charm - Best One-shot
Drinking Games - by drcjsnider
Old Name: A Rainy Afternoon - Best Mid-Length (L3)
New Name: Magic on a Rainy Day - Best Mid-Length (less than 150K words)
The Symmetrical Transit - by Sage
Old Name: A Love For The Ages - Best Epic (16+ chapters; L4)
New Name: The Odyssey of Magic - Best Epic (150K words or more)
We Learned the Sea - by floorcoaster
Old Name: Who Knows Where This Will Lead - Best WIP/Incomplete Tale (L5)
New Name: Into the Magic Unknown - Best WIP/Incomplete Tale
A Writer of Fictions - by eilonwy1
Old Name: That was Fun - Best Smut (G1)
New Name: The Spice of Life - Best Smut
Silencio - by AkashaTheKitty
Old Name: No Way Out - Best Angst (G2)
New Name: I Gave Her My Heart and She Gave me a Pen - Best Heart-Wrenching/Angst
Beautiful Things Can Come From the Dark - by yesterday4
Old Name: Warm and Fuzzy - Best Fluff / Most Romantic (G3)
New Name: Here’s Looking at You, Kid - Best Romance & Warm and Fuzzies - Best Fluff
Bus Stop - by Marmalade Fever
Old Name: The Last Laugh - Best Comedy (G4)
New Name: That’s What She Said - Best Comedy
How Hermione Granger Got Her Ring - by drcjsnider
Same Name: Time Of Your Life - Best Action / Adventure (G5)
The Symmetrical Transit - by Sage
Old Name: Bundle of Joy … Or Not! Best Tale with a Baby
New Name: Family Matters - Best Tale with a Baby or Kids
Baby Days 2 - by eilonwy1
Old Name: This new world Best Post-DH (O4)
New Name: Brave New World - Best Post-DH
By Any Other Name - by RoBoC
Here are the rules and general information for this round.
Note: Rules and dates subject to change as needed. We will NOT make a change without announcing it on the community and highlighting the changes in a different font color.
General changes from Round 1:
1. New categories!
2. New voting system
Edit: Stories may be nominated in three categories, PLUS one “Best Scene” category.
Round THREE
Rules, Regulations, Categories & Other Important Stuff
General Rules:
- Should be a no-brainer, but this is a Draco/Hermione award community. All nominated stories must contain Draco/Hermione as the main relationship.
- Please read the FAQ before asking a question; your question may already be answered!
Dates for Round THREE:
Nominations & Seconding: March 1 - March 21
Preliminary Voting (if needed): March 24 - April 7
Tie-Breaker Round: April 8-9 (24 hours)
Final Voting: April 10 - May 7
Winners Announced: May 10
Rules for Nomination:
- Nominations for Round Three will begin March 1. There are two ways to nominate: the official nomination post HERE and through email to dramioneawards@gmail.com. All comments will be screened.
- Once a story is nominated, it must then be seconded by another community member. When a story is nominated, it will be listed on the ‘pending’ page. Anyone may second a nomination. Once a story is seconded, it will be moved to the Official Nominees page.
PENDING PAGE
OFFICIAL NOMINEES PAGE
When making your nomination, please cut and paste this format into your post or email:
Title:
Author:
Category or Categories:
Story Link:
Author’s Email:
Or you may use this form (Just cut and paste into your comment):
Title:
Author:
Category or Categories:
Story Link:
Author’s Email:
- Please be sure to make the nomination for the right category! I will check nominations against their categories, and any stories found out of place will not be considered for voting in that category.
- Each story may be nominated for up to three categories per round PLUS one “Best Scene” category.. If a story is nominated for more than three categories, it will run in the first three categories for which it is nominated.
- Any author may be nominated for ONE story per category, but any number of categories. If an author has two different stories nominated for the same category when voting starts, the author will be contacted for his or her preference. The story chosen by the author will run for the category.
- There are restrictions on past winners. A story cannot run in the same category in which it won during Round 1. A list is provided following the categories.
- During nominations you may nominate an unlimited number of stories per category. However, a category must have at least 3 stories nominated before it will run for the round.
- You may not nominate yourself.
- A story must be nominated and then seconded by a different member who is not the author of the story.
Rules for Voting:
- Once a category has 3 nominations, it will run for voting. However, if there are more than six stories nominated a preliminary voting period will take place to determine the top six stories per category. These six stories will then compete against each other in the final voting.
- You may vote in one of two ways: via screened comment on the official community voting page, or via email. NO anonymous votes will be accepted. Please use the following form to vote:
COMING SOON.
- Voting will be different in round 3. Each voter will list their top THREE stories in each category, in order of preference. 1 = top choice, 2 = second choice, 3 = third choice. All votes will be weighted. All stories given a “1” vote will receive 3 points. A “2” vote, 2 points; a “3” vote, 1 point. The story with the most points, wins.
- You may vote only once per category. You do not have to vote for all the categories at once. Please do not attempt to vote for the same categories more than once. If I find out you are doing this, you will be banned from the community.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Q What is the point of the community?
A To promote the DM/HG ship and to reward those authors whose stories the community of dramione fans wish to recognize.
Q Who provides the awards graphics?
A For Round Three, liltinybee will be providing the graphics.
Q Who started this site?
A He Had It Coming! was created by Tonya. After a couple of rounds she handed the site over to Heidi, who ran it through round three and up to voting on round four. However, she soon when MIA and left the site without an administrator. juju_bean stepped in because she loved it too much to see it die, and because she knew other people out there wanted it to live.
floorcoaster took over the site in September of 2007 because she wants to see the excellent stories published since the last round get the recognition they deserve! Joining her at the mod position for round 3 are: emm718, elyaeru, and kit_84.
Q Can an author have more than one story nominated in the same category?
A No they cannot. However, they may have more than one story nominated per round, as long as each story is nominated in different categories.
Q Nominations have ended, but I forgot to get my nominations in. Can I e-mail them to you?
A No. Once nominations have closed, that's it. All other nominations and e-mails will be ignored.
Q Oops, I've nominated a story in the wrong category! How do I fix this?
A You can make a second comment (in reply to the original), with the correct category. Or you can e-mail the mods with the correct category.
Q Oops, I've posted an incorrect link to the nominated story. What do I do?
A Reply to your comment with the correct link, or e-mail it to the mods.
Q Which awards do you recognize?
A For Round Three, we will give awards for first place and runner-up. All nominees will receive a “Nominated for The Dramione Awards” graphic.
Q In the last round story A won first place in category 1. Can I nominate story A for category 2 this round?
A Yes.
Q What is the difference between a nominee and a finalist?
A When more than six stories have been nominate in one category, a preliminary voting period will take place to narrow the stories down to the top six. The six stories with the most votes will become finalists, and will be voted on in the actual voting period. You can see more about this in the phases post.
Q How long will the awards graphics be up?
A The awards graphics will be posted after the winners are announced, and they will be up on the site and the community for a week before they are taken down. This is to prevent theft while allowing a long enough window of time for the winners to pick up their awards.
If you have a question that was not covered in the FAQ, or you would like further clarification of a rule, either reply to this post with your query, or email the mods at dramioneawards@gmail.com
-?-?-?-
How To Nominate A Story:
1. Read the rules.
2. The nominated stories will be posted on the ‘pending’ page. Once a story is on the pending page, you do not need to nominate it for the same category. You may still nominate it for another category.
3. In order to secure a place in the voting, a story must be seconded. To second a story, simply comment to the ‘pending page’ with your list of seconds.
4. We must hear from the author before a story can be moved from the Pending Page to the Nomination Page.
5. Once a story has been seconded, it will be moved from the pending page to the nomination page.
6. Use this format to list your nominations:
Title:
Author:
Category or Categories:
Story Link:
Author’s Email:
Or for Live Journal:
Title:
Author:
Category or Categories:
Story Link:
Author’s Email:
How To Vote:
1. Read the rules.
2. Go to THE VOTING PAGE (coming soon) to vote for your favorite stories.
-?-?-?-
Phase One: Nominations
1. A post is created for people to nominate their favorite stories in the appropriate categories.
2. People with LJ accounts may nominate in the community. Those without LJ accounts may email their nominations using the nomination form (email: dramioneawards@gmail.com)
3. Nominees are moved to a ‘pending’ page. Each nomination must be seconded by someone other than the member who nominated it. We will be keeping records.
4. Categories with fewer than three stories nominated will be taken out of the round. Categories with more than six stories nominated will be pitted against each other in a preliminary voting period.
5. A post will be created on LJ listing the stories for the final vote. Links to each story will be provided. A list of the categories not running will also be provided
6. Voting begins.
Preliminary Voting
In the event that more than six stories are nominated for a single category, there will be a short round of preliminary voting. It will begin March 24 and go through April 7.
Only the category/categories with more than six nominated stories will run in this round.
Phase Two: Voting
1. A post will be created on LJ for people to vote for their favorite stories in their respective categories. Those without LJ may email their votes to dramioneawards@gmail.com using the following form:
COMING SOON!
2. After voting has concluded, winners will be announced on the community.
3. The awards will be posted on the community for the winners to pick up.
-?-?-?-
Categories:
We’ve got a few new categories to spice things up, so check those out!
Length
A Spoonful of Magic - Best Drabble * (100-499 words) or drabble series (n x 100)
Magic in a Single Charm - Best One-shot * (less than 25K words)
Magic on a Rainy Day - Best Mid-Length * (less than 150K words)
The Odyssey of Magic - Best Epic (150K words or more)
Into the Magic Unknown - Best WIP/Incomplete Tale
Genre
Here’s Looking at You, Kid - Best Romance
Warm and Fuzzies - Best Fluff
The Spice of Life - Best Smut
That’s What She Said - Best Comedy
Time Of Your Life - Best Action / Adventure
I Gave Her My Heart and She Gave me a Pen - Best Heart-Wrenching/Angst
Brave New World - Best Post-DH, Epilogue Compliant
The Way It Should Be - Best EWE?, Epilogue Ignored
Notable Plot
Forked is the Dragon’s Tongue - Best Snark
Clash of the Titans - Best Head Boy/Head Girl
Thin Line Between Love and Rent - Best Flatmate
It’s Elementary, My Dear Granger - Best Mystery
Dipping the Quill in the Company Ink - Best Co-Worker
Don’t Touch! She’s Mine! - Best Veela
Til Death Do Us Part - Best Marriage Law
Family Matters - Best Tale with a Baby or Kids
Classics ***
Best Snark
Best Head Boy/Head Girl
Best Flatmate
Best Mystery
Best Co-Worker
Best Marriage Law
Best Tale with a Baby or Kids
Best Comedy
And Introducing …
This Magic Moment - Best Kissing Scene *#*
Out on a Limb - Best Declaration of Feelings Scene *#*
Fastest Quill in the West - Most Prolific Author
Feeder of the Soul - Best Reviewer
Notes:
* WIPs are allowed in all categories except: Best Drabble, Best One-shot, Best Mid-length, and all Classics categories (all marked with *).
** Nominated stories must have been completed or updated since January 1, 2007).
*** Classics: This round, we’re running Classics only for the “Notable Plot” category, and for Classic Comedy. Classics must be complete. The date for Classic fics is complete prior to January1, 2007.
*#* For the Best Kiss and Best Declaration Scenes, in addition to the information required, please provide the chapter of the story where the kiss or declaration takes place.
As a reminder, the following stories won first place in Round 1 and are therefore ineligible for nomination for this round for the same category:
Old Name: Good Things Come in Small Packages
New Name: A Spoonful of Magic (Best Drabble)
A Good Breeze - by chocolateveela
Old Name: A Quickie by Goodie - Best One-shot (L2)
New Name: Magic in a Single Charm - Best One-shot
Drinking Games - by drcjsnider
Old Name: A Rainy Afternoon - Best Mid-Length (L3)
New Name: Magic on a Rainy Day - Best Mid-Length (less than 150K words)
The Symmetrical Transit - by Sage
Old Name: A Love For The Ages - Best Epic (16+ chapters; L4)
New Name: The Odyssey of Magic - Best Epic (150K words or more)
We Learned the Sea - by floorcoaster
Old Name: Who Knows Where This Will Lead - Best WIP/Incomplete Tale (L5)
New Name: Into the Magic Unknown - Best WIP/Incomplete Tale
A Writer of Fictions - by eilonwy1
Old Name: That was Fun - Best Smut (G1)
New Name: The Spice of Life - Best Smut
Silencio - by AkashaTheKitty
Old Name: No Way Out - Best Angst (G2)
New Name: I Gave Her My Heart and She Gave me a Pen - Best Heart-Wrenching/Angst
Beautiful Things Can Come From the Dark - by yesterday4
Old Name: Warm and Fuzzy - Best Fluff / Most Romantic (G3)
New Name: Here’s Looking at You, Kid - Best Romance & Warm and Fuzzies - Best Fluff
Bus Stop - by Marmalade Fever
Old Name: The Last Laugh - Best Comedy (G4)
New Name: That’s What She Said - Best Comedy
How Hermione Granger Got Her Ring - by drcjsnider
Same Name: Time Of Your Life - Best Action / Adventure (G5)
The Symmetrical Transit - by Sage
Old Name: Bundle of Joy … Or Not! Best Tale with a Baby
New Name: Family Matters - Best Tale with a Baby or Kids
Baby Days 2 - by eilonwy1
Old Name: This new world Best Post-DH (O4)
New Name: Brave New World - Best Post-DH
By Any Other Name - by RoBoC