Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 23:38:31 -0500 From: Curlybrok Subject: Boy Bands Story Awards Announcement UPDATE to results notification at bottom of message. Hi Everyone, Well its that time again for the Boy Bands Story Awards. This will run simular to previous awards with Author nominating. I need the co-operation of all authors so we can have this awards procede with out any problems. Awards web site http://www.bsbnsync.com/boybandawards/ http://209.222.79.223/boybandawards/ Please note that this is the bsbnsync.com site, however due to an error involving the domain name in the servers, the bsbnsync.com name is not working. sorry about the inconvience. All voting will take place at this URL: http://209.222.79.223/boybandawards/voting/ You will be allowed to vote twice, please follow the directions on that site for voting. Okay, first the rules: Qualifications To be able to nominate, you have to have a story in the Boy-Bands section of Nifty Archives. Otherwise, I can't accept your nominations, just your votes. I want to give all authors a chance to nominate their favorite Authors. That way it's a little more sincere. To be able to be nominated for a series you much have at least 4 chapters or more of your story posted to nifty on or before January 20, 2000. To be able to be nominated for a single story you much have written a story and have it posted on or before January 20, 2000, however a story that has more then 4 chapters can not be nominated for a single story. Nominating Make sure to fill in each category with a nominee. You can only nominate Boy Bands related material that is posted to Nifty Archives. When you send in your ballot, please tell me your Author Name on Nifty and the name of your story. DO NOT send me your story. You can nominate up to 4 Authors in a category, no more! If you choose you may nominate less then 4, but not more than 4 please make sure to write down the name of the Series and the Author with each nomination. I ask that you be honest with your nominations. Don't nominate someone because they're your friend or relation. Nominate them because their work has shown to be really good. Nominate some who has kept your attention and who's work shines among others. Send all nominations to curlybrok@bsbnsync.com. Filling out the Nomination Ballot Subject line, should read Boy Bands Award Nominations At the beginning of your email, give me your Author name, and the name of your storyline/story. Next, attach the nomination ballot with your nominations on it. You can paste it on the mail, attach it as a .doc .htm(l) .txt or .wpd. Please only send those 5 as I cannot accept any other format. With each category, nominate up to 4 or less in the title category. Include the name of the story and the author so I can know where you got it from. You can nominate yourself I have no problem with that. As long as Authors don't get out of hand with it. You can ONLY nominate stories or authors that are posted to Nifty Archives. No other outside stories will be accepted. I'm sorry, but this is the only way I can be sure that the stories are real, and because this is an awards project for Nifty. You can only nominate once. I won't accept more then one form from each author. If there is any category that you DO NOT understand, don't' be afraid to let me know, I'll fill you in on it. Categories Make sure you put the right information in the right category. For each category with "Best use of 'Character'", you can nominate any author's work. The series or storyline does not have to focus mainly on that character. When nominations are in, I will narrow each category down to 4 nominees, depending on who got the most votes. For anything having to do with a "series only" listing, you should know what that means. I will not accept any material outside a series for that category. Same applies to a "single story" category To be considered a series, the storyline must have at least 4 chapters, otherwise, I'll just consider it a single story for now. Voting Anyone can vote for these awards. And you are only allowed to vote once. The Vote will last a week and no further. Please try to send them in within that time period, otherwise they will not be counted. only vote once in each category You CAN vote for yourself, there is nothing wrong with having pride in your work. written by JM 3-11-1999, revised by Curlybrok 1-05-2000. Okay, now the categories, Authors, if I forgot to add one of the boy band members please let know. Best Plot (In A Single Story) Best Plot (In A Series) Most Romantic Couple Best Couple (In A Single Story) Best Couple (In A Series) Best Chapter of a Story (Series only) Most Innovative Author Most Dramatic Scene (Series only) Best Character in Story (Series only) Best Use of a Character Best Original Character(s) (Series only) Best Use of Kevin Richardson Best Use of Chris Kirkpatrick Best use of Nick Carter Best Use of Brian Littrell Best Use of Justin Timber Lake Best Use of JC Chasez Best Use of Lance Bass Best Use of AJ McLean Best Use of Joey Fatone Best Use of Howie Dorough Best Love Scene Most Romantic Love Scene Biggest Surprise (In a Series) Up-and-Coming Authors (Single Story) Up-and-Coming Authors (Series) Best Storyline (Series Only) Saddest Death (Series Only) Most Anticipated Couple (Series Only) Worst Couple Best use of Backstreet Boys Best Use of N Sync Best Use of 98 degrees Best Use of LFO Best Vocabulary in a Story Best Single Storyline Best Villain (Series Only) Saddest Break-up Happiest Couple (Series Only) Best Repeat Storyline Best Reunion of Love Funniest Moment Story of the Year Best Series Best Author of a Series Best Author of a Single Story Best Use of Lynn Harliss Best use of Jackie Littrell Best Use of Randall Timberlake Best Use of Harold Littrell Best Use of Dennis McLean Best Use of Roy Chasez Best Use of Paul Harliss Best Use of Lisa Timberlake Best Use of Diane Bass Best Use of Jane Carter Best Use of Beverly Eustrice Best Use of Robert Carter Best Use of Karen Chasez Best Use of Joseph Fatone Best Use of Phyllis Fatone Best Use of Food Best proposal scene (series only) Best Use of Backstreet Boy's Family Members Best Use of N Sync Family Members Best Use of Britney Spears Best Use of Leigh Anne Wallace Best Use of Christina Aguilera Story of the Year Best Wedding Scene (Series only) Best First Time Scene (Series Only) Best Story (Series only) Authors' Choice (voted by authors only (Series)) Authors' Choice (voted by authors only (Single Story)) Nominations need to be in by Tuesday, January 31, 2000. Please review the deadlines below. January 25, 2000 23:59 EST -- Submission Deadline to qualify for Nomination January 31, 2000 01:00 EST -- Nomination Deadline February 5, 2000 01:00 EST -- Voting Begins February 12, 2000 01:00 EST -- Voting Ends February 13, 2000 21:00 EST -- Results Announced on IRC: DALnet IRC Network, #NiftyBBA channel. On Sunday February 13, 2000 at 9PM Eastern Time. The Winners of the Boy Bands Awards will be announce on the DALnet IRC Network, in the #NiftyBBA channel. You can join this channel in one of two ways. Using and IRC client such as mIRC(Win, IRCle(Mac), or Bitchx(unix). Or you can join using DALnet's Java client located at http://webzone.dal.net If you are using an IRC Client, connect to DALnet using this command /server irc.dal.net you will be connected to a DALnet server. Next type /join #NiftyBBA and this well bring you into the Channel. Please be there for 9pm Eastern Time, that translates to 8PM central, 7PM mountain 6PM pacific and so on. If you have any questions about the awards please email curlybrok@bsbnsync.com Following the announcements the results will be posted to Nifty, Nifty News, and Boys Will Be Boys. If you are still unclear about how to get to the Chat, please email me and I will try to clarify how to do this. http://www.bsbnsync.com/boybandawards/results/ Official Web Site of the Awards http://www.bsbnsync.com/boybandawards/ http://209.222.79.223/boybandawards/ If you have questions or comments about the Awards please email Curlybrok and/or the following URL: http://www.bsbnsync.com/boybandawards/comments.htm Curlybrok Justin's Dream Boy Bands Story Awards Host Webmaster Nifty News: http://go.to/Nifty_News Boys Will Be Boys: http://www.bsbnsync.com