To JJ and RedPiggy,
It's something that we unofficially started a few years ago and it's tons of fun! There's not alot of turnout this year becuase alot of long-time members have't been around lately, so I encourage people who are newer members/don't post as frequently to get involved and vote too! I only voted in about 10 categories, so just go with what you know and have fun! And please tell other people to vote too! I've never wanted it to be a popularity contest, and if people of all seniorities and forum demographics vote, then it will truly be a forum-wide contest.
To Prawnie,
This might be alot of extra work but since we're not having a lot of voters this year, the winners probably aren't winning by a very wide margin. Is it possible that during the awards ceremony we could announce the top 3 nominees in each category, and then the winner of those three, so that it shows the variety of people being nominated? Last year none of my nominations won anything, and I think it's because I voted for people who truly fit the category but might be a bit lesser known (like I voted stacyrebecca for best new member cause of her amazing personality and contributions to the puppetry section, but she probably had no idea because she didn't win). Just a thought! What do you think?