Stargate Fan Awards Announcements and Updates

2008 Stargate Fan Awards Winners Announced!

2009-09-26T23:44:52Z

Winners Announced!

We've announced the 2008 Awards' winners!

You can still view ALL nominees by going to "Archives", "9th Annual" (will say "2008" once the error is corrected there) in the top navigation bar.

We also want to ask you to gather up all of your favorite George Hammond stories and multimedia. We will begin collecting these items from you for our General Hammond Tribute section within the next few days. All entries are welcome as long as they feature General Hammond in a prominent way! We won't be judging these entries; we're just sharing our memories of this much-loved character and actor, Don S. Davis.

We're communicating this information to as many networking groups as we can but, please, feel free to copy and forward this news article to your friends and groups!

Voting is Now Open!

2009-07-16T04:07:13Z

Voting is now open for the Stargate Fan Awards. You can vote for your favorites until July 31st, 2009.

As in the past, anyone can view the nominated works, however, in order to vote, you must create an account and log in. You can register for an account here http://www.sg-awards.com/signup.php. Please rest assured that we will not divulge your email address to anyone. We adhere to a strict privacy policy.

NOTE: If you had an account last year or you nominated this year, you can simply login with the username and password that you created at that time. If you can't remember your account information, that's no problem. Just re-register. But, please, only vote from ONE account. Votes cast from multiple accounts by the same individual will all be deleted.

Your account will keep track of your votes. You may log in at any time to see in what categories and for whom you have voted. Not only that but, should you change your mind, you can modify your votes as many times as you wish up until the closing date of July 31, 2009.

For Nominees: You already have an account with your username-nom. Login to this account to view your nominations and the categories in which they were listed. We tried to use either your first or second choice categories but, in some cases, we moved works to optimize our categories. If you are unhappy with the final placement, please contact us and we'll remove it. We have a special icon that you can place next to your nominated work(s) on any website to let folks know that you are nominated for an award. We will have these icons available within the next few days.

This year, we have nearly 2000 nominations, embracing the SG-1 and Atlantis fandoms and encompassing both fan fiction and multimedia. So, if you're ready to settle down to read fan fiction, view fan art, or sit back and watch fan music videos, then go right ahead And don't forget to vote for your faves!

We wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of you for your ongoing patience and support. As always, it's been quite a learning curve for all of the team. Best of luck to the nominees and happy voting!

The Stargate Fan Awards Team

Voting approaches and technical difficulties

2009-04-07T14:21:55Z

We're coming up to the wire for voting to begin! Unfortunately, we're also experiencing some technical difficulties this morning. The website is currently down and it looks like some of the contact email addresses are bouncing (they're run through the same server). Not to worry, we're looking into it and hope to have everything back up as soon as possible.

Stargate Fan Awards Now Accepting Nominations for 2008!

2008-12-03T16:09:25Z

The Stargate Fan Awards is accepting nominations now through December 31, 2008.

Why so late, you might ask? Well, we've changed the timing of the awards so that we begin accepting nominations towards the end of each year. This way, all works created during the awards' year are eligible to participate.

You must have an account to nominate or vote in the awards but everyone is welcome to read the nominations, winners, and archives...no account necessary.

To create a new account, go to http://www.sg-awards.com and click on "Signup to Nominate!"; in the top navigation bar. If you remember your old login from last year, try it again; your old account is still there waiting for you. No need to re-register this year. If you've forgotten your login credentials, try the "Forgot Password" link in the login box.

To nominate, login at http://www.sg-awards.com and click the "Submit Nominations" link in the top navigation bar.

Important note:

This year, we will NOT accept nominations without the author/artist's email address. We have experienced significant delays in the past years because we had to track down nominees. Fewer folks include their email addresses on their sites. Instead, they use contact forms to prevent spamming. If you can't locate their email address, please use their contact form and tell them that you need their email address to submit their work. We're sure they will be more than happy and honored to give it to you! Or they can send it directly to us!

Pardon Our Dust

2008-10-29T03:19:34Z

Just spiffing things up around here prior to the new round of awards.

Shouldn't be much longer!

Ike is not a Stargate fan!

2008-09-25T16:55:06Z

We were just about ready to open for noms for the 2008 Stargate Fan Awards and Hurricane Ike surged ahead. Our fearless leader was in the path of the storm and whereas she evacuated in plenty of time, she suffered the loss of electricity and internet connection. So we're waiting for power to be restored and then we'll be moving forward. So wait just a little bit longer and we'll let you know when we're good to go!

Thanks for your patience!

The Awards Team.

2007 Stargate Fan Awards

2008-05-07T04:52:15Z

View Winners Here: http://www.stargatefanawards.com/2007/winners.php

We're sure many of you thought this day would never come -- some of the team were starting to wonder, too -- but we're finally ready to announce the winners of the 2007 Stargate Fan Awards!

That's right -- after compiling nearly 17,000 votes cast by over 3000 people for some 2500 nominations in a total of 276 categories -- we have the winners as chosen by you, the fans.

Head on over to http://www.stargatefanawards.com/2007 to see how your favorite authors, artists, vidders, and sites did this year. Select "2007 Winners" in the top navigation bar.

While you're there, don't forget to take a look at the winners of this year's Team Choice Awards which represent our team members' favorite works!

Congratulations to all the winners! Your banners will be ready within the week, so be sure to check back.

The awards team members would like to extend a warm thank you to everyone who participated -- nominators, nominees, and voters alike -- for so graciously dealing with our unexpected (and numerous!) delays this year as we improved our system and struggled through real life issues. We know it was as frustrating for you as it was for us. We truly appreciate the words of support and encouragement that we received along the way from you. We hope that it's been worth the wait!

In order to get back on track with the awards, we will begin accepting 2008 nominations within the next few weeks! Start gathering your favorite fan works from throughout the Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis fandom!

Thanks for your support, and don't forget to get those 2008 nominations ready!

The Awards Team
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/

9 Days till Voting Ends!

2008-02-23T20:47:24Z

Hi Stargate Fans!

The team hopes you're enjoying all the great stories and multimedia in
this year's Stargate Fan Awards!

We know that there's never enough time to view it all but we need to
remind you that voting closes on March 3rd! That's 9 Days from now! So don't wait! Go to http://www.stargatefanawards.com/2007/
and vote for your choices of the "best of the best"!

Stargate Fan Awards Team

Stargate Fan Awards Technical Briefing

2008-01-24T19:15:04Z

Does that sound sufficiently important? :-)

Seriously, though, there are quite a few folks having a weird technical
problem getting the voting site to load completely. I'm going to pass on
the fix here and ask (um, *beg*??) everyone to spread the word.

If you go to the voting page and get a blank page or just the banner
across the top, try this:

clear your cache
clear your cookies
delete your temporary internet files
close your browser
open your browser
go to http://www.stargate fanawards. com/2007/ index.php
register or log in (as appropriate)

If it still won't load completely, hit a control f5 to try and force your
browser to go back to our server for the page data rather than to wherever
it's trying, and failing, to get it.

Also, if you go to what you think is the right page, but the only login is
labeled "Admin login" you're on the wrong page. ;-) See link above.

Thanks folks!

2007 Stargate Fan Awards Voting Open!

2008-01-21T08:48:21Z

[permission to forward]

It's finally time! Voting is now open for the Stargate Fan Awards. You
can vote for your favorites until March 3, 2008 at
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/2007/index.php .

Yes, we're a little – okay, a lot – behind schedule, but we think the
delay is worth it and we believe you'll appreciate the final product,
too.

As in the past, anyone can view the nominated works, however, in order
to vote, you must create an account and log in. You can register for
an account at http://www.stargatefanawards.com/2007/captcha.php .

NOTE: You may already have an account on our main site if you
nominated works or have created an account there. Unfortunately, you
MUST create a new account on our voting site. Only this year's
nominees have current accounts and they can log in using their existing
account information. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope to
fix this issue before the next awards' year.

Your account will keep track of your votes. You may log in at any time
to see in what categories and for whom you have voted. Not only that
but, should you change your mind, you can modify your votes as many
times as you wish up until the closing date of March 3, 2008. Please
rest assured that we will not divulge your email address to anyone.
We adhere to a strict privacy policy.

For nominees, we have a special icon that you can place next to your
nominated work(s) on any website to let folks know that you are
nominated for an award. We will have these icons available within the
next few days. Please check the home page at
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/2007/index.php . We'll let you know
when we post these icons.

This year, we have nearly 2400 nominations, embracing the SG-1 and
Atlantis fandoms and encompassing both fan fiction and multimedia. So,
if you're ready to settle down to read fan fiction, view fan art, or
sit back and watch fan music videos, then head on over to
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/2007/index.php .

We wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of you for your ongoing
patience and support. As always, it's been quite a learning curve for
all of the team.

Best of luck to the nominees and happy voting!

The Stargate Fan Awards Team
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/2007/index.php

Final Reminder

2007-09-13T15:07:05Z

This is a final reminder to all the nominees. Placement ends at midnight tonight so if you haven't finished putting your nominations into their cats and subcats, please do so now.

Remember to check and make sure you placed them in the lowest possible subcat, alot of people are missing these. They should look like this:

SG1 Fan Fiction
Gen
Duets
Daniel/Teal'c
Humor

SGA Multimedia
Art
Photobased
Still Icon
Character
Teyla
Scene

Also, make sure you only have one nomination per subcategory. You can't have 3 Sam/Jack Angst fics, or 2 Sheppard Wallpapers. You need to either move them to a different subcat or you need to delete them. It's one nomination per author per subcat.

And double check (especially you multimedia folks) that the URL links you are giving us are to ONLY the nominated item, no index pages are allowed (folks shouldn't have to look through 50 icons to find the one nominated).

If anyone has any questions about anything: placement, cats, noms, second choice options, etc. Please email multimedia@stargatefanawards.com , fanfiction@stargatefanawards.com , web@stargatefanawards.com , or post below and I'll be happy to help.

Spam Folders Attack The Stargate Fan Awards!

2007-08-30T12:57:15Z

If you're a Fanfic writer or Multimedia artist, please
check your spam folders! We sent out Notifications and Reminders that
they were nominated for the Stargate Fan Awards and that they needed to
place their nominations, but we have become aware that some are finding
their way into Spam folders and are going unnoticed. We don't want to
miss anyone!

If you discover a Reminder email in your spam folder but don't have the first email with your account name and password, email out tech department web@stargatefanawards.com and they can resend your password. Make sure you supply them with all your pen names so they can find you.

Edit: I'm going to be heading off to DragonCon in the morning so I won't be around to look up names. If you _think_ you might have been nominated, please email web@stargatefanawards.com and they can look you up and if you have been they can find your password so you can place your noms.

Nominee's Place Your Nomination!

2007-08-25T20:04:37Z

This is a reminder to any of our Nominee's who have not yet placed their nominated works. You have until Sept 3rd to place them before they are disqualified. So far we only have 2100 of the 4500 nominations placed so you procrastinators out there... get a move on!

If anybody has friends who were nominated, you might want to remind them to place their nominations, I know how easy it is to forget to do stuff and then it'll be too late.

ENDS TOMRROW!!!

2007-05-19T13:36:19Z

One last reminder to get your nominations in. The Nomination Phase ends tomorrow, Sunday May 20th at 11:59 pm Central time. Nominate your favorite fic, vid, icon, wallpaper, computer generated art, hand drawn art, mainip, LJ header and Fic/Vid cover!

REMINDER:

2007-05-05T13:16:57Z

Attention Stargate Fans,

There are only a couple more weeks left to submit your nominations for the 2007 SG Fan Awards. The absolute cut off date for accepting nominations will be Sunday May 20th at 11:59 PM CST, so don’t delay. Submit your nominations and make sure the authors and artists that you enjoy receive the recognition they deserve for their work.

Remember, to submit nominations you must apply for a password. Once you have your password you may submit as many nominations as you’d like. Please do take a moment to read the rules and regs while you are there. If you are an AOL user please contact us directly about obtaining a password. (see news item about registering)

Keep in mind for your nominations to go forward you must have 1) the url, 2) title of work, 3) author/artist’s name, and 4) please include the author/artist’s e-mail if possible so that the team can contact them. If we can’t contact the author or artist then their work cannot be included.

So go through your files and retrieve those stories, vids, and artwork that you’ve saved because you enjoy reading or viewing them over and over. Look over your ‘favorites’ and be sure the things you enjoy are nominated.

Nominations close on Sunday, May 20th at 11:59PM CST.

Thanks!

The Stargate Fan Awards Team
Recognizing, celebrating,and enjoying the creativity of the Stargate fandom!

Stargate Fan Awards Nominations OPEN!

2007-04-10T18:09:24Z

[Permission to forward]

Attention Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis fans:

It's time once again to bring recognition to the best stories and storytellers, the best artists, and the best vidders in the fandom. Nominations for the 2007 Stargate Fan Awards are now open. They will be open from April 9, 2007 and remain open until May 20, 2007. This includes both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.

We've made a few changes to the site. Check us out to see what we've done. You'll be surprised.

http://www.stargatefanawards.com

First of all, sign up for an account! You will need to be registered as an account holder in order to submit nominations and vote. It's easy! Don't try to use an old login account from last year...it won't work.

Once you are registered, browse through our "Site Directory". You can find a link in the top navigation bar. Here, you will find the main portion of the site's content including descriptions and definitions for the 2007 genres, categories, and subcategories. Also, be sure to read over the "Changes for 2007", our rules, and other nominating information.

Don't forget to signup for our newsletter again. Even if you signed up last year, you must sign up again to keep receiving newsletters during 2007. We promise to do a better job of issuing newsletters this year!

We've tried to place all important links in our top navigation bar. You'll find links to our 2001-2006 archives, our Live Journal, and others.

Don't forget to add our Live Journal to your "friends' list"!

Start nominating today! You must signup for an account on our site to nominate! Once you do, just click the "Nominate Now!" link in the top navigation bar to view the nomination submission form. You can only put one nomination per form this year but you can nominate as many times as you'd like!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the team at sgfa_team@yahoo.com. For technical issues, please contact our webmaster directly at web@stargatefanawards.com.

Start nominating the "best of the best" now!

Yours,
The 2007 Stargate Fan Awards Team

"Recognizing, celebrating, and enjoying the creativity of the Stargate fandom!"

Help Wanted! Stargate Fan Awards Team

2007-01-31T01:54:25Z

[Permission to forward]

We are looking for motivated people to join the Stargate Fan Awards team for 2007.

Being on the team is hard work as we spend a lot of time discussing the Awards. Nominations have to be processed, voting forms made up, and ballots reviewed by the security team. This is a time consuming process and needs to be done in a timely fashion. We have to communicate with those taking part in the awards - answering questions about the rules, working with authors etc. - and we have to work to a fairly tight schedule.

If you are interested in joining the team, please read the list of requirements below and consider carefully before contacting us.

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Requirements for the Stargate Fan Awards Team:

* You must be age 18 or over.

The Awards cover all types of fiction (and other creative works) which include adult material. While the team is organized so that members who dislike adult material won't have to deal with a lot of it, everyone on the team has to accept that they may have to read an occasional fic or look at images outside their preferences.

* Dedication.

Being on the team has a certain level of commitment. Each one of us will have jobs or assignments and, while we can totally understand if real life intrudes, someone not pulling their weight does make it much harder on all. If you need some time off, no problem. Just let us know so we can take steps to accommodate your plans. And it's *very* important to have *daily* Net access.

* Impartiality:

Plainly put, politics stay at the door. We all have our preferences. We're just not going to argue them. If you are asked to make a decision on a fic or how we deal with an author, you need to set your preferences aside and strive to be as impartial as possible.

* Confidentiality:

We discuss a lot of details on the team's private mailing list and on the forum. We have access to information from who self-nommed to an author's real name. This information is strictly confidential and not to be discussed outside of the list.

* Participation:

There can be no lurking. Everyone has a voice and should use it! We try to run the team as a democracy. A democracy needs participation. We agree, we disagree, and the list is the place to do that. In public you back up the list policy. If the team makes a decision, we do ask you to support it in public. If you disagree, the list is the place to disagree.

* Reliable Net Connection & some knowledge of Excel:

You *must* have a reliable Net connection, or be able to access one if needed, and you must be able to handle simple Excel spreadsheets as well as navigate a message board for the forum.

Things we don't do:
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* Judge

We compile nominations, we sort through them according to a published set of rules, and we count votes. The decisions are made by the fans, not by us. We aren't literary critics.

* Vote

Team members may nominate, but not vote. The only time the team votes is if any category is tied. When that happens each team member will cast a vote.

* Argue in public

We disagree frequently in private. But once the team decides on the party line, everyone is expected to support it, or at least remain silent on the issue.

Once again, to be very clear, this position does take up a lot of time and can be stressful. We get a lot of thanks for it which is wonderful, but we also take a lot criticism.

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We are looking to fill several spots in various areas of the fandom but are especially in need of team members with a strong interest in both SG-1 and SGA gen and femslash at this time. We are also looking for representation from smaller interest groups like the Tok'Ra and the special needs listed below:

* Special Skills Needed *

Although we are looking to fill several spots in various areas on the team, we have a special need for some individuals with the following skills:
- Website Design
- MySQL Databases
- Graphics Design

If you don't have time to be a full-time team member, we may allow "ad hoc" members to help with graphics design and other technical issues that may arise. Please let us know in your application if you prefer to participate as an "ad hoc" or occasional team member. You will still be required to abide by the confidentiality statement above.

So, still interested? We'd love to hear from you!

Please take a few moments to complete the questions below and submit them by February 10, 2007 to sgfa_team@yahoo.com.

2007 Team Application Questionnaire
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We will review each applicant before making a decision. Because we are a team, we all have to be able to work together so, for those on the team who don't know you, there are a few questions we need to ask.

1. Do you read Stargate SG-1/Atlantis fan fiction? What kind of stories do you like: Gen, Ship, Slash, Femslash, Multiples? Please be specific. Give us some titles and authors of stories that you enjoy reading.

2. Do you watch vids or view art? What sites and genres do you prefer? Please be specific. Give us some titles and artists of your favorite works.

3. Are you a member of any SG-1/SGA mailing lists, LJ accounts, message boards, etc? If yes, which ones and what are your online name(s)?

4. What can you bring to the team? Do you have any special skills like graphics design? What other skills do you have that may be invaluable to the team?

5. What is your availability to help out? When do you have time to read and respond to emails? How much time can you devote to the team per day? Per week?

6. We have some critical dates during the summer where all team members are needed. Do you have any vacation plans in May, June, or October? Do you have any school or other issues that may require a lot of your time?

Please send your responses to sgfa_team@yahoo.com no later than February 10, 2007. We'll review your answers and get back to you by February 18, 2007 You can also contact the team at this address if you have additional questions that have not been addressed.

Thanks again for your interest in the team!

The Stargate Fan Awards Team
Recognizing, celebrating, and enjoying the creativity of the Stargate fandom !

Winners Announced!!!

2006-11-01T03:56:01Z

[ Permission to forward to anyone or any group that might be interested!]

Drumroll please....

View Winners Here: http://www.stargatefanawards/eFic/winners.php

We're sure many of you thought this day would never come -- some of the
team were starting to wonder, too -- but we're finally ready to
announce the winners of the 2006 Stargate Fan Awards!

That's right -- after compiling nearly 25 000 votes cast by over 3000
people for some 2500 nominations in a total of 201 categories -- we have
the winners as chosen by you, the fans.
Head on over to http://www.stargatefanawards/eFic/ to see how your
favourite authors, artists, vidders, and sites did this year. Select "2006
Winners" in the top navigation bar.

While you're there, don't forget to take a look at the winners of this
year's Seven Chevrons and Eight Chevrons Awards, honouring the best of
the best in music videos. You'll also find the Team Choice Awards
which represent the awards' team members' favourite works, none of which
have won in any other categories.

Congratulations to all the winners! Your banners will be ready within
the week, so be sure to check back. We will also contact winners via
email to tell them when their banner becomes available.

The awards team members would like to extend a warm thank you to
everyone who participated -- nominators, nominees, and voters alike -- for so graciously dealing with our unexpected (and numerous!) delays this year
as we implemented our new system. We know it was as frustrating for
you as it was for us. We truly appreciate the words of support and
encouragement that we received along the way from you, the fans. We hope
that the new design has been worth the wait!

In the next couple of weeks, we will post our annual feedback survey on
the site and via email messages. Please complete the survey and let us
know your thoughts so we can improve the awards for next year!

Thanks for your support, and we look forward to seeing you all again
next year!

The Awards Team
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/

P.S. For the first time since its inception, the Stargate Fan Awards
will begin accepting donations via Paypal to help defray the costs
required to run and maintain our huge database of award-winning Stargate fan works. If you have enjoyed the awards and would like to see them
continue, please find the Paypal donation button on our site. We will only
accept enough donations to cover the awards site needs. Should
donations received exceed our monetary requirements, we will remove the Paypal buttons. We are a completely non-profit, volunteer-run organization.

Voting Closes Sunday!!!

2006-09-18T23:02:25Z

[ Permission to forward to anyone or any group that might be interested!]

Just a reminder that voting for the Stargate Fan Awards ends at
midnight CDT on Sunday,
September 24.

If you're not quite finished choosing your favorite fanfics, music
vids, artwork, or websites, make sure you visit
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/eFic in time to place your votes!

Don't forget to vote in the Chevron awards! The Seven Chevrons Award
recognizes outstanding achievement in the Stargate SG-1 Music Videos
section. This year?s new Eight Chevrons Award acknowledges the best in
Stargate Atlantis Music Videos. Vote in these awards at
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/eFic/chevrons.php or just select
"Chevrons Awards" in the top menu bar on the main voting site.

If you haven't registered to vote in these awards, it's very simple.
Just go to http://www.stargatefanawards.com/eFic/captcha.php or just
select "Register to Vote" in the top menu bar on the main voting site.
You'll be voting within minutes!

Winners will be announced on October 15, 2006.

Good luck, and good reading.

Stargate Fan Awards Team
http://www.stargatefanawards.com
?Recognizing, celebrating, and enjoying the creativity of the Stargate
fandom!?
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Visit our 2001-2005 nomination archives at
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/about/060_archives.shtml

Voting Is Now Open!!!

2006-08-11T14:26:13Z

It's finally time! The Stargate Fan Awards are now open for voting.

Yes, we're a little – okay, a lot – behind schedule, but we think the delay was worth it and we believe you'll appreciate the final product too. This year, we're very excited to have a brand new voting structure to go along with our new nomination system.

As in the past, all nominated works are viewable to anyone who would like to look at the creations of the many talented authors and artists. The big change comes in the form of voting: we now require anyone who wishes to vote to first create an account and log in.

This new system addresses a concern that many of you, the fans, have expressed in the past. Your account will keep track of any and all votes that you have cast for the Stargate Fan Awards so that you may log in at any time to see in what categories and for whom you have voted. Not only that, but should you change your mind, you can modify your vote at any point up until the closing date of Sunday, September 24, 2006.

Authors and artists who have created an account previously in order to place their nominations can – and should! – use their existing accounts.

We *strongly* recommend that everyone read the voting rules http://www.stargatefanawards.com/eFic/rules.php> before creating their accounts. The team does not consider "Oh, I didn't know about that" a viable excuse and we'd hate for anyone's works or votes to be disqualified due to a violation of a plainly stated rule.

Also new this year: for nominees, there is a special icon you can place next to your nominated work(s). You'll find it on the SGFA eFic page.

This year, we have nearly 2500 eligible nominations, embracing the SG-1 and Atlantis fandoms and encompassing fic and multimedia. So if you're ready to settle in to read fanfic, click your way through fan art, and sit back to watch fan music videos, then head on over to
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/eFic/ where you will find links to the nominations and be able to create your account.

If you have any questions, check out our FAQ page, found here: http://www.stargatefanawards.com/eFic/faq.php

Or, you can email us. Check out our contact page here http://www.stargatefanawards.com/eFic/contact_email.php in order to find the "department" you need, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

We wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone for their ongoing patience and support; it's been quite a learning curve for all of us and our webmistress, Kelly, was unable to rely on the rest of the technologically inept team for much help in coding. :) Thank you, Kelly, for all your hard work!

Best of luck to the nominees, and happy voting!

The Stargate Fan Awards team
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/

Update

2006-07-13T02:14:17Z

As many of you know, Heliopolis is having server issues and has had to make an emergency change. Since many of our nominees have their works linked to Heliopolis, we are delaying the announcement until July 21 to give Heliopolis a chance to return to service. We want to ensure that all of our nominees receive an equal opportunity.

This delay is only about a week later than we'd originally scheduled to open the voting. Now, we'll be able to let fans vote as soon as we announce the nominees without needing a short down time ourselves to upload the code necessary for voting. So, really, it'll be better for everyone in the long run!

Many thanks for all the help and patient understanding from the nominees!

Below is a tentative calendar of events for the next phases of the awards. We will do our best to keep on schedule but, as always, circumstances beyond our control may affect these dates. You never know when SG-1 might decide to mess with our time lines again.

July 21: Nominees announced and posted on website.
July 21 - Aug 30 (tentative date): Time for fans to judge the posted nominees and vote for their favorites. We are hoping to allow reading and voting to take place simultaneously this year.
August 30 (tentative date): Voting closes. Awards team tallies votes and prepares to announce winners.
September 15 (tentative date): Winners announced and posted on website.

Just a Reminder

2006-04-05T23:28:50Z

Have you nominated yet?

(Permission to forward)

Attention Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis fans:

We're receiving nominations now, and would like to
remind *you* to take part in nominating the best
stories and storytellers, the best artists, and the
best vidders in the fandom. And what better way of
giving all these talented people the very positive
feedback their work deserves?

Nominations for the 2006 Stargate Fan Awards are now
open and will remain open until April 30, 2006. This
includes both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.

If you haven't checked out the awards recently, we've
made a few changes to the site, the nomination process,
and more based on fan feedback. Drop by the website to
see what we've done. You'll be surprised.

Start nominating today! Please find the nomination
form link on our home page here:
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/

Please be sure to add the author's email when
nominating - we'll need this information to contact the
author about his/her nominations. This is critical for
the nomination to go forward. And keep in mind, the
individuals nominated may only place a limited number
of the pieces in the final ballot. We suggest that you
really do vote for 'the best of the best', not every
single piece by a particular individual.

Please read all of the rules and FAQs on the website.
They'll tell you everything you need to know about our
new nomination process. And don't forget to bookmark us!

Rules:
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/rules/040_nominating.shtml
FAQs: http://www.stargatefanawards.com/help/030_FAQs.shtml

You can keep up-to-date with the awards progress in
several ways:
* Visit our website frequently at:
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/

* Signup for our newsletter to receive announcements
directly to your
inbox:
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/mailupdates/?p=subscribe&id=1

* Read our new Live Journal entries or add us to your
"friends" list:
http://sgfanawardsinfo.livejournal.com/

Attention MAC users:
Our website is best viewed using Mozilla Firefox.
Safari and Internet
Explorer may render poorly. Sorry for the
inconvenience. Obtain your free copy of Firefox today!
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=165648&t=70

If we didn't answer all of your questions in the Rules
or FAQs, please don't hesitate to contact the team at
awardsteam@stargatefanawards.com. If you experience
any technical issues with the website or the nomination
form, please contact our webmaster directly at
web@stargatefanawards.com.

Start nominating the "best of the best" now!

Yours,
The 2006 Stargate Fan Awards Team

"Recognizing, celebrating, and enjoying the creativity
of the Stargate
fandom!"
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/

Nominations Now Open

2006-03-10T22:52:12Z

[Permission to forward]

Attention Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis fans:

It's time once again to bring recognition to the best stories and storytellers, the best artists, and the best vidders in the fandom. Nominations for the 2006 Stargate Fan Awards are now open. They will be open from March 9, 2006 and remain open until April 30, 2006. This includes both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.

We’ve made a few changes to the site, the nomination process, and other things. Check us out to see what we’ve done. You’ll be surprised.

Start nominating today! Please find the nomination form link on our home page. Don’t forget to bookmark us!

Please read our rules and check out our FAQs. They should tell you everything you need to know about our new nomination process.

You can keep up-to-date with awards progress in several ways:
 Visit our website frequently
 Signup for our newsletter to receive awards announcements directly to your inbox
 Read our new Live Journal entries or add us to your “friends” list

Attention MAC users:
Our website is best viewed using Mozilla Firefox. Safari and Internet Explorer may render poorly. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Obtain your free copy today!

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

If we didn’t answer all of your questions in the Rules or FAQs, please don't hesitate to contact the team. If you experience any technical issues with the website or the nomination form, please contact our webmaster directly.

Start nominating the “best of the best” now!

Yours,
The 2006 Stargate Fan Awards Team

“Recognizing, celebrating, and enjoying the creativity of the Stargate fandom!”
http://www.stargatefanawards.com/

Get Ready

2006-02-17T19:54:30Z

We've started this LJ to keep our participating Stargate fans in the LJ community updated on what's happening with the Awards. While it is a new endeavor for us and this journal is still under construction, we will be posting announcements and updates as the Awards processes are starting very soon! Friend us or keep an eye on your LJ communities so you don't miss out on nominating all of those worthy fan works you've all undoubtedly been sharing here on LJ or elsewhere on the 'net.