2016 Map Awards (Annual Challenge replacement)

[onez]

What if we have some categories that people enter via submission, and others where entries are nominated by others?


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[ChickPea]

Nothing is decided yet, but my personal opinion was that you'd have one nomination per category, and you can use it to nominate one of your own, or one of someone else's. It's entirely up to you.

I don't see anything wrong with submitting your own maps for a couple of reasons. Firstly, people who enter challenges submit their maps for judgement by their peers every month, and everyone is cool about it. Secondly, as Dan mentions, there are some hidden gems posted by people who aren't around the Guild as much as others, and they might be overlooked because of that. Frankly, even maps by the regulars posted a while back might get overlooked. Who can recall everything posted in Finished Maps this year?!

If people have one nomination per category, even if they aren't nominating their own work, they can still participate in the event and have an interest in the outcome. We want to showcase the 'best of the best' of 2016, and whilst it's certainly possible we could be deluged with entries, realistically I'm not so certain that'll happen. However, if there were a huge number, perhaps we could do a run-off poll or something like that.

I feel the main thing we need to iron out right now is what the categories are going to be, so that if someone wants to create a map for a specific category, they still have the time to do so. I hope we can have this at least sorted out within the next few weeks, and the nominations thing can be finalised after that.

I'll go crack the whip with the other CLs.

[Mouse]

I still think that people who are naturally and genuinely shy should be able to quietly opt out without a fuss if they want to.

[ChickPea]

We certainly don't want to make anyone uncomfortable, so in this circumstance I'd suggest PMing a CL or using the contact form, and maps can be withdrawn from the process.

[Mouse]

Thanks Chickpea

EDIT: its not that I dislike Challenges. I have an entry in the current Lite Challenge myself, but that's different. To me, the Lite Challenge is more about having a competition with yourself - pushing personal limits to achieve a personal best... which is a very different kind of animal to this new style of Annual Challenge, the flavour of which is beginning to approach the general description of a 'competition', rather than a challenge

[ChickPea]

It's no problem, Mouse. There's no need to explain or justify your feelings.

I do understand a certain unwillingness to put your own maps forward. (I won't be nominating any of mine, for sure!) I need to look into it further, but I was kinda hoping that we can hide the poll results and only announce the winners. That gives a bit of mystery and makes it more like a proper award ceremony, since no-one will have any inkling of who's in the lead. And it also has the advantage that no-one need feel bad if their map doesn't do especially well in the voting. However, I'm not sure what sort of functionality the site's built-in poll feature offers, so this may not be possible.

[snodsy]

Nothing is decided yet, but my personal opinion was that you'd have one nomination per category, and you can use it to nominate one of your own, or one of someone else's. It's entirely up to you.

I feel the main thing we need to iron out right now is what the categories are going to be, so that if someone wants to create a map for a specific category, they still have the time to do so. I hope we can have this at least sorted out within the next few weeks, and the nominations thing can be finalised after that.

I'll go crack the whip with the other CLs.

CHICK;
Do you have a running list of the categories that you could post that people might add ideas for the next week or so?

[ChickPea]

Snodsy, I've replied to your comment in the award suggestions thread. I had posted a list in the CL forum that briefly summarised people's suggestions, so I've copied that over there. If anyone wants to discuss or suggest categories for awards, I'd appreciate if they could do it in that thread, so that everything is all in the one place. That'll make it easier for us to keep track of people's ideas.

[Melissa J. Jackson]

It's a really Big game for all of us

[Wingshaw]

I'm not sure if I missed an announcement somewhere, but I'm guessing that the Mapping Oscars isn't happening this year. Does anyone have any information about this?

THW