*drum roll please*

Fic Awards

( Comedic Performance )

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( Best Mates Forever )

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( Call Me Kinky )

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( Crying Over You )

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( Drabble Me This )

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( Harry's Too Sexy for His... )

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( It's Not Just a River )

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( Loading the Canon )

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( Love Me Tender )

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( Matchmaker )

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( Out of the Cupboard )

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( Ron's Too Sexy for His... )

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( Steamy Windows )

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( Snogged )

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( Go and Snog )

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( Through Harry's Eyes )

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( Through Ron's Eyes )

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Art Winners

( Visions of You )

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( Lines of Eroticism )

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( I See Ron Weasley )

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( I See Harry Potter... )

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( Freckle Juice )

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( Best Mates Forever )

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( Crying Over You )

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Congratulations to all the winners!!

Hi all before I make the award announcement in just a bit I wanted to thank several people before things got wild and crazy.

First off--I got the idea to do something a bit different for the winners this year. I approached reallycorking and kath_ballantyne to do some original artwork for the winner banners. They graciously agreed and the artwork is just beautiful. I so appreciate their hard work getting these done and I can not thank them enough. The awards are even more special this year because of them. Be sure to leave them a note letting them know how beautiful the artwork is!

Second-Thank you to simons_flower and oncelikeshari for checking journals and validating votes. Their help was invaluable and it made my job so much easier in validating everything.

And finally last but not least rickey_a who made all the winner banners. She devoted loads of time to this project and a great deal of creativity. She put up with my inability to be online and available as much as I would have liked to have been. Be sure to comment and let her know what a great job she did.

As I said I will be announcing the winners probably sometime between 830 and 9 pm EST. I will be sending out letters to the authors and artists. Those of you who do win an award if you could please hold off posting your banners until the actual winner announcement goes up I would appreciate it!

Thanks to everyone who nominated and voted!

First I want to apologize. I know quite a few people are sitting on the edge of their seats waiting on the announcements. I moved quite suddenly over the weekend--only a week after I signed my lease. I have been swamped under with trying to get my kids and I unpacked so everything is liveable.

I will be sending out the results to my volunteers tonight to verify journals and votes. I will also be doing that myself tonight and tomorrow. Please be patient and give me a bit more time to get everything done.

I will announce the awards Friday evening and hopefully you'll be able to hold on until then. If you emailed me about the status of the awards and I haven't responded yet it is because I didn't have computer access to anything until late yesterday. I will try to answer those emails over the course of this evening and tomorrow.

Thanks for your patience and understanding during this extremely stressful time for me.

Hi!

Voting closed right on time on the 24th! However,I am moving over the weekend to a new apartment and I will not have internet access until Monday evening at home.

I will be announcing the winners no later than the 3rd of March. I apologize for the delay but it's going to be an insane weekend for me.

Thanks!

The Nominations in the category Crying Over You are as follows:
Drops of Jupiter by hey_rupert
The Silver Doe by elspethelf
Pants at Romance by glockgal

( Vote )

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My apologies. I totally missed this art category on my spreadsheet

Voting for the 2008 Best Mates Awards is now open and will remain open until February 24th, 2009 @ 9 PM EST.

Artist Polls
Story Polls

The Nominations in the Category Best Mates Forever are as follows:


Free to Just Be by chibitoaster
The Time Harry Just Couldn't Stop Being Naked by derryere
Cold Hands by glockgal
Party by hey_rupert
Helping Ron by hey_rupert
Discomposure Take 2 by kath_ballantyne

( Vote )

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The Nominations in the Category Freckle Juice are as follows:


For Shocolate by kath_ballantyne
Catching a Glimpse by kath_ballantyne

( Vote )

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The Nominations in the Category I See Harry Potter are as follows:

Untitled by glockgal
Dawn by kath_ballantyne
While You Were Sleeping by paula_lirio

( Vote )

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The Nominations in the Category I See Ron Weasley are as follows:

Ron by elspethelf
Clouds by hey_rupert
Inevitable Clash Delicious Friction by kath_ballantyne
It Should Be Me by reallycorking

( Vote )

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The Nominations in the Category Lines of Eroticism are as follows:

On the Couch by kath_ballantyne
Tease by nefyr
Oh Come All Ye Faithful by reallycorking
Desperation Is A Tender Trap by reallycorking


( Vote )

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The Nominations in the category Visions of You are as follows:
After the Party by kath_ballantyne
Kissing by wanderingbusker

( Vote )

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Keep in mind that many of these images are NWS! Please do not open at work!

I am sorry about the delay in putting the polls up.

Polls will remain open until February 24, 2009 at 9 pm EST.

Thanks to all of you who nominated!

The Nominations for Best Comedic Performance are as follows:

The Time Harry Couldn't Stop Being Naked by derryere
Sleeping Beauty by shocolate
Five Times Ron Weasley Caught Harry Potter Behaving Questionably (But Only One Mattered) by simons_flower
Death at the Manor, a mystery by Alasdair Head by trubbleclef

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The Nominations for Best Mates Forever are asl follows:

Catalyst by aniwde
What's Another Weasley More or Less by hedwigs_bane
Parchment by iamshadow
Every Dog Will Have Its Day by kerryblaze
This is How You Repay Me? by shocolate



( Vote )

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The Nominations for Call Me Kinky are as Follows:

Ron Weasley and the Quest for the Giant Foreskin by abigail89
Not Your Usual Exchange by coffee_n_cocoa
If You Want to Kiss the Sky (You Better Learn How to Kneel) by shes_gone
A Matter of Trust by knic26
The Lady in Red by tqpannie

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The Nominations for Crying Over You are as follows:

A Rare and Wonderous Gift by aniwde
The Years Between by brummell
Tipping Point by innibis
Wild Strawberries by solstice_muse

( Vote )

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The Nominations for Drabble Me This are as follows:

Recount by alisanne
Requiem by hedwigs_bane
Just a Nudge by hegwigs_bane
Anniversary by maple_mahogany
Gorgeous Buttocks by shocolate

( Vote )

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The Nominations for Harry's Too Sexy for His... are as follows:

On Display by hpuckle
Purple Potions by simons_flower

( Vote )

The Nominations for It's Not Just a River are as follows:

The Beard by shes_gone
October by serene_cj
I'll Never Have Hermione For Breakfast by shocolate


( Vote )

The Nominations for Loading the Canon are as follows:

Second Chances by araindog
A Matter of Choice by innibis
The Ties that Bind by magicofisis
Flashback by plotbunniofdoom

( Vote )

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The Nominations for Love Me Tender are as follows:
Unloveable by asnowyowl
Coming Apart at The Seams by florahart
True Love by slantedknitting

( Vote )

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The Nominations for Matchmaker are as follows:

What Dreams May Come by reni_days
Hiding Behind the Truth by sheepybunbuns
Why Harry Loves Seamus by trubbleclef


( Vote )

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The Nominations for Out of the Cupboard are as follows:

Rumor by florahart
Positive Reinforcement by shes_gone
Jigsaw Falling Into Place by solstice_muse
Porn Night by who_la_hoop


( Vote )

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Nominations for Ron's Too Sexy for His...are as follows:
Letting in the Light by auntbijou
Nights and Weekends by maple_mahogany
Fingerlicking Good by tqpannie

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Nominations for Steamy Windows are as follows:

Every Breath's a Moment by estu_88
The One Where Harry Finds Cuddling Frustrating by tqpannie
Intense by belladonna803fx

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The Nominations for Through Harry's Eyes are as follows:

Waking Up to Ron by capitu
59 Days by shes_gone
Harry Potter and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by iamshadow
Watching Ron by risiepookie
Five is an Odd Number by shocolate

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Nominations for Through Ron's Eyes are as Follows">

Plate Removal by solstice_muse
A Question of Family by thalialunacy
A Lesson in Courage by tqpannie

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You will note that the categories Go and Snog and Snogged are not in the polls. That is because the winners have already been decided via nominations. Those winners will be annonced on
March 1, 2009 with the other winners.

I am sorry about the delay in putting the polls up.

Polls will remain open until February 24, 2009 at 9 pm EST.

Thanks to all of you who nominated!

Hi,
Polls are going to go up later today I was unable to get to them over the weekend due to totally unrelated drama in real life.

I will have them up by midnight for your voting pleasure.

Been trapped at home with no power since Weds but I have got the artist letters out now.

Polls will go up Sunday evening barring any complications with real life.


Thanks!

Hi,
All the author letters have gone out and I've gotten quite a few responses back. The artist letters should go out tomorrow as long as we have power. I'm currently in the midst of an ice storm and we're expecting 1-2 inches of ice on top of the 6 inches of snow then 4-6 more inches of snow.

So please be patient in case of power outages in my area.

Hi!

I just wanted to make you aware I've sent out about 20 notifications but have 80 to go.

The artists will come out of that!

Thanks to everyone who nominated :)

The nomination polls have closed and we're working on validating nominations and contacting authors. If an author declines your nomination we will send an email letting you know.

In addition if a story is nominated in more than one category, we will let the author chose which category they want the story in.

Polls will open sometime on February the 1st.

Thanks!

bestmatesawards Conclude on January 24th with nominations. At this point we don't have enough nominations to really have a good awards so I will be thinking how this is going to be done.

Please if you're wanting to continue the Awards let me know or if you'd like to discontinue them this year let me know also. It's alot of work for myself and for the volunteers who validate everything.


Thanks!

The 2008 Best Mates and More Awards


Welcome to the home for the 2008 Ron and Harry Best Mates and More Awards. We welcome you to join in to nominate and vote on your favorite Ron and Harry stories for 2008. It's time that Harry and Ron writers and artists were recognized as being some of the best, funniest, and craziest folks out there!

General Information


*Nominations will open on January 3, 2009 and Conclude on January 24th 2009 at 11:59 PM EST.

*Voting will commence on February 1st 2009 and Run through February 20th 2009.

*Winners will be announced on March 1, 2009

The Rules

First and Foremost there have to be a few rules to keep chaos to a minimum.

General Rules:
1. Flaming, Disrespect, general nastiness, and wank will not be tolerated.
a. Flaming towards authors and artists will result in being banned from the awards
b. Nastiness and a massive wank storm will immediately close the awards. We are taking a strong stance on this to preserve the joy of Harry and Ron.

2. The mod has the discretion to delete any posts that are derogatory toward the ship or anyone involved in the awards.

3. Authors and Artists have the right to refuse Nominations.

4. Nominations will open on January 3, 2009 and conclude on January 24th 2009 at 11:59 PM EST.

5. Voting will commence on February 1st 2009 and run through February 20th 2009 at 11:59 PM EST.

6. Awards will be announced on March 1, 2009.

7. You must have a Livejournal account that has been set up for the minimum of three months in order to nominate or vote in polls.

Polls:

1. This years nominations and polls will be text boxes. This will help to ensure blind voting.

2. All votes will be tallied by an outside source that is not part of the Harry/Ron community and confirmed by the maintainer.

3. Nominations must be fully filled in or they will not be counted.

Nominations

1. You must have a Live journal with entries in order to nominate. These will be checked by volunteers and the maintainer. If there are no entries in your journal or does not meet the three month requirement in the general rules, your nomination will be null.

3. You must include author/artist contact information. The author/artist must accept the nomination before they are included in the polls.

4. Stories do not have to be posted on Livejournal. You may nominate from outside sources as long as you have a confirmable Live Journal.

5. Nomination text boxes must be fully filled out with all information in order to be counted.

Voting:

1. This will be a blind vote visible only to the Maintainer and Volunteers.

2. Once voting commences you may only vote once in each category. If we find you are spamming the award nominations, then all your votes will be ignored.

3. You must comment on the poll entry for IP confirmation for your vote to be counted. This will reduce the number of sock puppet votes. All these comments will be screened and deleted upon the end of the awards.

4. All votees journals will be checked that they meet the specified criteria.

5. You do not have to vote in all categories but you must comment to the post.

Changes for 2008

1. Volunteers and the maintainer can be nominated. They can also refuse nominations.

2. Drabbles will now be included.

3. Stories can not be nominated in multiple categories. They may only be nominated in one category.

4. RPG's are not eligible to be nominated.

I was hesitant to do this again this year but have had my arm twisted been persuaded to go ahead.

I will need volunteers for the following items:

1. Banner design and creation for both art and stories

2. Vote verification.

3. Helping to answer questions when the mod is unavailable.


If anyone would like to volunteer please email me either at tqpannie@gmail.com or annie@thequidditchpitch.org.


In addition I wanted to let you know of a few changes that will be taking place in the awards.

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Changes for 2008

1. Volunteers and the maintainer can be nominated. They can also refuse nominations.

2. Drabbles will now be included.

3. Stories can not be nominated in multiple categories. They may only be nominated in one category.

4. RPG's are not eligible to be nominated.

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Please note that I will be updating more as time draws closer.

Happy Birthday to Ron Weasley!


Below the cut are the winners of this years awards.

Thanks to my helpers who tallied the votes and helped me verify them. Thanks to simons_flower for making all the banners.


Art Awards

( The winners are )

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Fic Awards

( The Winners Are )

To Save the banner for your award just right click and save. Congratulations again to all our winners.

Hi,

This is your master of ceremonies and I'd like to announce voting will close tonight at 11:59 PM EST. At this time the voting posts will be marked private until winners are announced on Saturday.

A team of three independent talliers will be going over the votes, the comments, and once those results are compared and validated there will be the making of banners.

I'll be announcing the winners sometime Saturday the 1st to mark Ron's birthday.


Thanks everyone for taking the time to vote and nominate!

Annie

Please remember to comment to the poll post so that your vote will be counted when the time comes.
As stated in the rules your vote won't count if you do not comment to the poll post.

Thanks!

The Mods