User:	3some_mod
Date:	2007-06-11 19:10
Subject:	Your Voting Questions Answered!
Security:	Public
Tags:	faqs, mod post, voting

Original poster: empathic_siren

As a reminder, the fest’s final week of pimping starts tomorrow.   The fest participants deserve a huge round of applause for the amazing job they’ve done of teasing and tantalizing us with their stories!  The mods couldn’t be more pleased.

Once pimping is over, it’s time to vote for your favorite story!  We’ve prepared a short list of Voting FAQs to make the process painless and fun.

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When does voting begin?

Voting begins on Tuesday morning, June 19, Eastern Standard Time. 

When does voting end?

Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Friday, June 22.  That’s four days to vote for the fics you want to read first. 

Geez!  Why such a short time to vote?

Because posting begins on Sunday, June 24.  That gives the mods a day to count all of the votes, prepare a posting order and let each participant know his or her posting date. 

Okay, okay, but this better be easy!  How are we going to vote?

Through clever devising on the part of the mods, you will have the opportunity to rank up to ten stories.  In slot one of your ballot goes the first story you want to read, and so on.  Two caveats: you can only vote for a particular story once.  Further, you can only submit one overall ballot.   

Do I have to vote for ten stories?

Nope.  You can vote for only one, if you want.  But make your vote count—you don’t get to come back and vote nine more times. 

I’m a participant, can I vote for myself?

Absolutely. 

Do I vote for the name of the story or the author?

Author, please.  Not all authors have gifted us with the titles of their bewitching fics!  

How can I possibly remember which story belongs to which author?

That’s where tagging comes into play.  The pimping posts are cross-indexed by author name *and* by pimping week.  That nifty column to the right should help you find everything you’re looking for.

Why is this voting business so important? 

Apart from the preservation of the democratic process, voting in this fest determines posting order.  Further, the top ten ics will each have their own posting days with no other fics posted that day.  Thereafter, fics will be posted twice a day. 

Eep!  I'm a participant and I don't want anyone to know if I got the fewest votes.  How is this going to work?

We plan to use the voting method to determine the top ten stories, depending on how the voting plays out.  The posting order for all other stories will be determined by a super-scientific randomizing process involving a great big cup, slips of paper, and a blindfold.  (ooh!  Kinky!)

Do we get to see how many votes a story gets?

No, sorry.  The voting will be completely anonymous and results will not be revealed publically.

I’m a participant.  What if want to know how many votes my fic got?

Email the mods and we’ll provide that information to you privately. 

Will you publish the posting order beforehand?

Most likely, no.  But we might change our minds about that.  : )

Have we missed anything?  Do you have a question about fest voting that you didn’t see answered here?  If so, please comment here or email the mods with any questions you might have.

Thanks!

Siren and Sansa

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