User blog:Jkl9817/A fresh new idea

So, has anyone besides me noticed this wiki is turning 3?

[insert cricket sounds here]

Yeah, that's what I thought. So, in this wiki's first anniversary, if I'm right, Gigi thought up the "Story Awards", in which people voted to pick the best stories in a number of categories. It was somewhat like our own Academy Awards.

Well, I wasn't there to know how it ended, but, judging by the ballot, it didn't work out the way it was supposed to. Maybe because of the excess of nominees, few people actually voted, with categories like "Best Horror Scene" nearly going blank.

So, I had the brilliant idea to give it another try, but with a completely different system.

This time, there would be less specific categories, and there would be an actual voting comitee, composed by experient, mature, and respected users who could handle the mission of speaking for all of us. Also, there could be an award ceremony in Wikia Chat, in a weeked, when everyone would be avaliable. That'd be awesome. :P

Anyway, it would be held in a juror format, so there would be like ten jurors, each one would vote for one nominee in each category, and the nominees with the most votes in each category would win. Like in those magazines when they decide to pick the best restaurants in town and stuff. Also, it would only award stories made in the past year, as if it were an annual thing. And the categories would be split in "Competition" and "Noncompetition", like the Globes do with Drama and Comedy.

My ideas for categories are:

Main

 * Best competition story
 * Best noncompetition story
 * Best scene
 * Best original illustration for a story
 * Best new writer

Technical

 * Best spelling/grammar in a story
 * Most original way to tell a story

Competition

 * Best original character in a competition story
 * Best reimagining of a canon season
 * Best quote in a competition story
 * Best original concept for a competition story
 * Best sequel to a competition story

Noncompetition

 * Best portrayal of a canon character in a noncompetition story
 * Best vignette/one-shot
 * Best quote in a noncompetition story
 * Best original concept for a competition story

Special awards
For these, I think there should be an open voting, in which, instead of the users nominating themselves, each user votes for the user they think to be deserving, with no nominations. Take a look at Wikipedia's ballots for reference.


 * Redflare Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Wiki
 * Dylan Turner Award for Wiki-lifetime Achievement

For the voting, I think, once the comitee members are picked, they all should go to Wikia Chat, where they should cast their votes on PM to a user or two in charge. I think the best picks for the users to recieve and account the votes, and also to host the award ceremony, are Layla and TAU, for none of them writes, so there's no way they would be involved with the nominees, and they are still very active and participatory.

That was a humble semi-newbie's first attempt on expressing an idea he had. Opinions are much appreciated.