Re: GWA awards

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

The printed posts are used only to guide the judges. The judges will 
go on line and look at the post on line.

jems

>But Judy, some people have entered (before the December 31 cut off)
>according to the published rules and will have printed out the blog posts
>they want considered for the award. Now late entrants are being advised that
>they can simply sent URLs and have their blog writing and blog photography
>judged online - against people who have sent in print outs.
>
>I agree entirely that blog work and blogs as a whole should be judged
>online. But while I appreciate that you're trying your best to be helpful -
>and thanks for that - I don't think it's fair to change the rules after
>people have submitted their work.
>
>Let's make changes for next year. We've got a whole year to get it right.
>
>Graham
>
>(Trying yet another way to try to get my posts through - perhaps it will
>work this time.)
>
>
>
>On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Judy Lowe <hardbackwryter@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>  Some great ideas, Saxon. They will definitely be conveyed to the board
>>  after we've been through the judging process and see how everything works
>>  out -- and we know what additional issues/ideas we will have to remedy or
>>  suggest.
>>
>>  I can clarify two issues that came up earlier:
>>
>>  1. If you enter a blog, it's fine to send just the URLs of the three
>>  entries you want judged. (NOT just the URL of the main blog or site.) Blogs
>>  will be judged online. (It's helpful for us to have printouts in hand,
>>  though, so those are very welcome with your entry form, along with the
>>  URLs.)
>>
>>  2. Podcasts would be entered in the radio category, which will be expanded
>>  next year to include that designation.
>>
>>  Also, someone mentioned the the Mouse and Trowel awards -- they've been
>>  discontinued because they were too time-consuming. (Denise Cowie, last
>>  year's chair, did talk with her about her recommendations before we set up
>>  our awards.)
>>
>>  It seemed important to make sure we had electronic and blogging categories
>>  in this year's awards, so we went ahead, and obviously we will need to keep
>>  thinking through the details and get it better. So glad to hear your
>>  suggestions.
>>
>>  Best,
>>  Judy Lowe
>>
>>  http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/gardening
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>>
>>
>>
>>
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