I definitely don't think this award should end. Perhaps if the recipient has not named a new winner after a week we should have a vote in which every member can nominate one AAR/WritAAR he or she thinks is worthy and at the end of the week give the award to the WritAAR with the most votes?
I definitely don't think this award should end. Perhaps if the recipient has not named a new winner after a week we should have a vote in which every member can nominate one AAR/WritAAR he or she thinks is worthy and at the end of the week give the award to the WritAAR with the most votes?
Could also just ask the last author who nominated someone and is still around to nominate a different person? That should get it back on track quickly, I would imagine.
It's a pity if this award ends, it has given me so much new to read over the years that I probably wouldn't have discovered otherwise. I do understand the mods' position on this though. Last week I was thinking when I saw this thread being dead that if a long time, say two weeks, goes by without a new nominee, it should be possible for whatever poster to give it on to a new recipient. It might become messy if it becomes a discussion, but if it's first come first served, it could work. It's worth the try at least. This is the community's award, so let the community take part in keeping it going.
Now, just to figure out what the timers are (specifically this: ideally, we want the current holder to hand it off exactly a week later. If he/she doesn't, then how long does the award lie fallow before John Q Public can jump in?) and how to clearly communicate the deadline until the nomination 'opens up', so that everyone visiting this thread will understand the new rules... This might be asking for too much, but could the Mods add to the (hypothetical) current winner's post a statement like 'Awarded on 5 Nov 2012, has until x Nov 2012 to nominate successor before nomination becomes open to the public'?