Member Choice NOMS for June, 2005, please reply by December 15th Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

Calling all writers of the Mosaic!

What do I do as a member?
Simple. Post ONE thread that you'd like to nominate started in JUNE to be voted upon. Duplicate nominations accepted. We can only poll a max of 15 tiles, please nominate quickly.

       

Nominate a tile here in this thread.

The details:
[*]Choose ONE post started you'd like to nominate from the month of JUNE. *You can do this by utilizing our 'sort by topic start date' function located at the bottom of each forum's page display and then look for the topic start date when making your nomination.  
[*]Make sure your nomination was started in the month of JUNE.
[*]State the tile's title, author and forum in your reply.
[*]Eligible forums:
Herme's Homilies, Seren's Synapse, Plato's Pearls of Wisdom, Angkor Wat Accolades, Stonehenge, Loch Ness & Mosaic Scrolls.
[*]HINT: Poems can be found in Herme's & Seren's starting on Page 4 when you sort the forums by TOPIC START DATE in DESCENDING order.

Nominations will be taken through December 15th, 2005.

Good luck all!  
Thank you for helping to build the Mosaic!  

Mosaic Musings Staff             :roman:

[Cleo_Serapis]

We are extending the nominations through Dec 15th.

If you'd like to see this change to a volunteer-type of process, please send me a PM.

[Guest_Nina_*]

Hi Lori

I think you may need to explain in a bit more detail what a volunteer-type process is because I for one have no idea what you mean.

Thanks

Nina

[Cleo_Serapis]

Hi Nina.  

for asking.

I've been pondering whether or not to continue the Member Choice nomination & awards process. If you look at the history of this award,  the feedback is fairly minimal as a dedicated handful or two participate every month.

Some of the comments I've received in the past indicated a 'burden' to a small extent with regard to going back prior months and weeding through the tiles posted in each crit forum to make a nomination.  Now that we've recently changed the posting rules from every 3 days to every 2 days, I fear this may burden those who participate even more.

And the polling is always so hard, since every post is deserving of special recognition IMHO.  


I would to get some feedback on continuing this award. Should we do a poll asking the members if they'd like to continue nominations?

Any post can always be nomintated for the Faery and Crown Jewel awards in its place?

Your thoughts are most appreciated!
~Cleo  

[Guest_Toumai_*]

Hi Lori

I think it does sometimes take quite a while to go thru all the posts and read them. But I also have to admit that once I get down to it I really enjoy re-reading things I had almost forgotten. So, as usual, I am sitting on the fence  :reindeer:

Fran

[Guest_Toumai_*]

I should also have said that it does bother me that so few members vote (let alone nominate favourite pieces). However, I think the bredth of the selections (albeit only picked by a few of us) is amazing - very illustrative of the different styles and ideas we express on MM.
F

[Ephiny]

Hello Lori

I agree with Fran that it's always fun to go back through a month's selection of things and re-read old favourites..I really like the Member's Choice award,  it's always interesting to see the selection of nominations, especially since the changes.

I's sorry I didn't participate for a while..and also have to thank Fran for nominating my piece last month.   I have been ill and haven't been here for a good while but hope to make up for that now!!

[Psyche]

Hi Cleo !

I would like to nominate JunieMoon's poem "The Long Walk Home", at

http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/cgi-bin....;t=4369

I love the imagery and originality, I also hope you'll find her Revision 1, as it's further down the page.

That sudden glimpse of lamp light
erased all sense of time.
Bewitched by that blessed sight
I left the frozen night behind.

This last stanza has wonderful movement in it, great use of time and an almost mythical ring to it. Beautiful !

Hugs,
Sylvia  :dove:

[Guest_Cathy_*]

I would like to nominate 'In Light Thereof' by Cleo posted
in Herme's.

http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/cgi-bin....;t=4403

[Cleo_Serapis]

Hi Lucie.

Sorry you haven't been feeling well.

I like the bumping back of tiles from previous months to give them a fresh read.

Hope to see you soon Lucie (and perhaps Stephen too?) .  


Syvia - I enjoyed JunieMoon's piece - a great nomination! TY!


Cathy - Gosh.    Thanks so much for nominating my poem.

Cheers!
~Cleo  

[Cleo_Serapis]

I would like to nominate Eisa's Perpetual Glory in Seren's Synapse:

http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/cgi-bin....;t=4370

Good luck.
~Cleo :)

[Psyche]

I would like to nominate Eisa's Perpetual Glory in Seren's Synapse:

http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/cgi-bin....;t=4370

Good luck.
~Cleo :)

Hey, I second that nomination, Cleo !! I also love Eisa's Perpetual Glory. I believe I was the one who asked you to award her the Faëry plaque...  :cloud9:

Beautiful piece !!  :sun:

Hugs to all,
Sylvia  :dove:

[Psyche]

Hi Fran, hi Ephiny, hi Cleo !!  :sun:

I'm so sorry you weren't well lately, Ephiny. I hope you're doing OK now and ready to share some more of your beautiful poetry with us at MM.

I also agree with Fran & Ephiny & Cleo that it's great to re-read pieces after some time has gone by. It's actually one of the things I most enjoy doing !!
I hope the monthly Noms continue and that more people join in.

I suggest sending PM's to people who've been nominated, else they often don't find out until the voting is done. That might also encourage them to join in the nomination of other poets. A lot of members, myself included, still have a hard time finding their way around MM, and a little prompting might help.

Just an idea !    :snail:

Hugs to all, also to Nina and Cathy,
Sylvia  :dove:

[Guest_Nina_*]

Hi Lori

I would like to nominate:

Settlers by Psyche, posted in Serens

http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/cgi-bin....;t=4405


Nina

[Psyche]

Hi Cleo !!  :sun:

I'd like to nominate Arnie's poem Four Old Women located at:

http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/cgi-bin....;t=4350

I think the imagery is fantastic, and it's highly original. Great use of vocabulary.

Hugs,
Sylvia  :dove:

[Cleo_Serapis]

Nina and Sylvia!

[Cleo_Serapis]

[Cleo_Serapis]

Looks like we have 5 noms so far..

Any last minutes noms? Please post your here.

[AMETHYST]

HI Guys,

I could've swore I nominated for this already. It must have been for something else... Anywho..

Here's my nomination! :)

Uninvited Guests - Huitian By Heartsong

I edited my nomination, because my original nomination was Four Old woman by By Arnie, I thought quite well written -- A poem done very well. However, I've changed it to Uninvited Guests by Heartsong, because someone had already nominated Four Old Woman, which I suppose I can throw in a second nomination for that... but to fair... I've chosen my second at hand. Both are too lovely to choose from! :)




Hugs, Liz

[Guest_Toumai_*]

Hi Lori

Sorry, I had let this slip past me, too

I would like to nominate Grace's (Cybele's) Northwest Passage in Seren's:

http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/cgi-bin....;t=4532

Fran