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For this quarter of 2007 Q1, all AARs updated between the dates of Jan 01 2007 and Mar 31 2007 will be eligible! But please use common sense and judge a work based on the work done in that time! Also remember that you cannot vote for your own AARs
The voting begins now, and will last until May 30.
I ask you to read a good portion of the quality AARs of a certain category before voting, though you do not need to read them all, and you do not need to read every word of the ones you do read. It is possible to get a feel for the relative quality of an AAR without doing so, after all. I just ask you to be able to make a somewhat fair judgment. But don't be afraid to vote, and don't be afraid to read! Expand your horizons and read AARs in subforums you rarely visit. You'll find some gems, and every vote helps.
You can either vote in public, that is, by posting in this thread, or in private, sending me a PM with your votes. Don't be afraid to put in a vote just because you could only honestly vote in a few categories. Every vote helps, and you can always come back later and edit/resend your votes with additions! Also note that privately sent votes will be posted in this thread to keep a record, just without any names attached.
The categories that are to be voted on are as follows:
Favorite AAR, EU3
Favorite Narrative AAR, EU3
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU3
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU3
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU3
Favorite AAR, HOI1/2
Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI1/2
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI1/2
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI1/2
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI1/2
Favorite AAR, CK
Favorite Narrative AAR, CK
Favorite Comedy AAR, CK
Favorite History-Book AAR, CK
Favorite Gameplay AAR, CK
Favorite AAR, Vicky
Favorite Narrative AAR, Vicky
Favorite Comedy AAR, Vicky
Favorite History-Book AAR, Vicky
Favorite Gameplay AAR, Vicky
Favorite AAR, EU1/2
Favorite Narrative AAR, EU1/2
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU1/2
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU1/2
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU1/2
Favorite Graphics, Overall
Favorite New Writer, Overall
Category Explanations:
Favorite AAR
Very straightforward. Simply your favorite AAR in that subforum, for whatever reasons you may have.
Narrative AAR
An AAR that is 'novel-like', using characterization and plot to drive a story. Gameplay is heavily buried.
Examples:
Estonianzulu's War Without End
Secret Master's The Lives of Famous and Noble Castilians: A Chronicle of the Kingdom of Castile
History-Book AAR
An AAR that reads like a history book would, with a more detached manner than a narrative. Doesn't have to be a 'history book', could just as easily read like a newspaper, a series of reports, or some other format that is similar.
Examples:
Syt's All quiet on the Western Front - Germany 1914
Stonewall's From Stone to Steel: A History of Imperial Russia
Gameplay AAR
An AAR that is driven mostly by gameplay, with the gameplay itself being lightly buried, if at all. Usually recognizable by usage of game terms in the AAR itself, and such. Also known as 'Non-Fanfic'
Examples:
IEX Totalview's Greek Empire: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
Steele's Nukes for Nepal - An AAR
Comedy AAR
An AAR that is intentionally humorous. Usually difficult to classify in the above three categories otherwise, and prioritizes humor over things like drama and coherent plot.
Examples:
Satcho's The Rest Stop to the West: A Luxemburg AAR
Farquharson's The Incorrupt Hand: a Comedy of Árpáds
Haba's Take London - A Swiss AAR
Graphics
The best usage of graphics, whether it be expert placement of screenshots or hand-drawn masterpieces.
New Writer
Despite the name, this is actually a category for AARs. Specifically AARs that were started in the last quarter, and is the author's very first AAR. Only those that satisfy both these conditions are eligible. I repeat, when voting write down the AAR, NOT JUST THE AUTHOR! AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS STARTED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2007 AND IT WAS THE AUTHOR'S FIRST AAR! IF THE FIRST POST WAS BEFORE JANUARY 1 OF THIS YEAR OF COURSE IT IS NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE, AND EVEN IF IT IS IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2001 IT IS PROBABLY NOT THEIR FIRST AAR! CHECK IT BY PM IF YOU MUST! I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU MESS THIS UP, IF YOU POST AN AAR THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE AUTHOR'S FIRST, OR GOD FORBID JUST THE AUTHOR'S NAME, I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL FIND OUT WHERE YOU LIVE, GO THERE AND BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN! AND TO REITERATE ONE MORE TIME CHECK IF THE AAR MEETS BOTH CONDITIONS AND POST THE AAR'S NAME, NOT JUST THE AUTHOR'S!
Multiple Categories
Note that some AARs can be voted on in multiple categories. For instance, a brand-new history book AAR with great graphics can be voted on in the Favorite Graphics, Overall; Favorite New Writer, Overall; and the Favorite History-Book AAR, XXX categories. Some AARs also fit multiple categories, such as an in-depth narrative alternated with helpful in-game explanation, making it both Narrative and Gameplay, or a narrative interspersed with history book excerpts, making it both Narrative and History Book. But remember that works must be judged for their respective categories on the strength of their respective categories, so vote a Narrative/History-Book AAR in the Narrative section only if you think its strength in that section is enough to deserve it.
Examples:
coz1's For the Glory of Persia (Literally contains elements of both narrative and history-book, as there are segments of both alike.)
[anchor=heh]Example of voting post:[/anchor]
Favorite AAR, EU3: [anchorlink=heh]Delusions of Grandeur III: Pax Aethiopica[/anchorlink] by anonymous4401
Favorite Narrative AAR, EU3: [anchorlink=heh]Delusions of Grandeur III: Pax Aethiopica[/anchorlink] by anonymous4401
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU3: [anchorlink=heh]Secrets of the AARk II: Arklectric Boogaloo[/anchorlink] by anonymous4401
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU3: [anchorlink=heh]Ark-Tangent II: This Time I Swear I'll Update More Than Once[/anchorlink] by anonymous4401
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU3: [anchorlink=heh]How I Conquered The World As Ethiopia By Ruthlessly Exploiting The Game Mechanics[/anchorlink] by anonymous4401
Favorite AAR, HOI2/1:Where the Iron Crosses Grow - German AAR by The Yogi
Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI2/1: Chiarire le Intenzioni by TekcoR
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI2/1: The Rest Stop to the West: A Luxemburg AAR by Satcho
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI2/1: Rise of the People's Republic of France by Vendere Sacerdo
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI2/1:Nukes for Nepal - An AAR by Steele
Favorite AAR, EU2/1:l’Eminence Grise by MrT
Favorite Narrative AAR, EU2/1: l’Eminence Grise by MrT
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU2/1: The Timurid Scientists AAR by Peter Ebbesen
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU2/1: The One True Faith: A Byzantine AAR by MAlexander06
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU2/1: Encyclopedia wAARspite : Cambodia by Warspite
Favorite AAR, CK: Ladislaus I the Saint, and his dynasty by siekel
Favorite Narrative AAR, CK: Knight-Mages of Bavaria by anthonyp
Favorite Comedy AAR, CK: The Incorrupt Hand: a Comedy of Árpáds by Farquharson
Favorite History-Book AAR, CK: Ladislaus I the Saint, and his dynasty by siekel
Favorite Gameplay AAR, CK: Drunk on Burgundy - A de Bourgogne AAR by Fiftypence
Favorite AAR, Victoria: For the Glory of Persia by coz1
Favorite Narrative AAR, Victoria: War Without End by Estonianzulu
Favorite Comedy AAR, Victoria: Take London - A Swiss AAR by Haba
Favorite History-Book AAR, Victoria: For the Glory of Persia by coz1
Favorite Gameplay AAR, Victoria: Greek Empire: The Anti-Industrial Revolution by IEX Totalview
Favorite Graphics, Overall: PostcAARds from Australia by Wolfhound
Favorite New Writer, Overall: [anchorlink=heh]I am not anonymous4401 and this AAR is not about Ethiopia. Okay I lied.[/anchorlink] by anonymous4402
(Note: All AARs in this example were completed before 2007 Q1 so they are not eligible anyways. The EU3 AARs are made up because there were no EU3 AARs before Q1 2007 started. The New Writer AAR is similar.)
So get out and vote, and encourage others to vote as well, either by linking this thread in your sig or by advertising this in your AARs!
For this quarter of 2007 Q1, all AARs updated between the dates of Jan 01 2007 and Mar 31 2007 will be eligible! But please use common sense and judge a work based on the work done in that time! Also remember that you cannot vote for your own AARs
The voting begins now, and will last until May 30.
I ask you to read a good portion of the quality AARs of a certain category before voting, though you do not need to read them all, and you do not need to read every word of the ones you do read. It is possible to get a feel for the relative quality of an AAR without doing so, after all. I just ask you to be able to make a somewhat fair judgment. But don't be afraid to vote, and don't be afraid to read! Expand your horizons and read AARs in subforums you rarely visit. You'll find some gems, and every vote helps.
You can either vote in public, that is, by posting in this thread, or in private, sending me a PM with your votes. Don't be afraid to put in a vote just because you could only honestly vote in a few categories. Every vote helps, and you can always come back later and edit/resend your votes with additions! Also note that privately sent votes will be posted in this thread to keep a record, just without any names attached.
The categories that are to be voted on are as follows:
Favorite AAR, EU3
Favorite Narrative AAR, EU3
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU3
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU3
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU3
Favorite AAR, HOI1/2
Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI1/2
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI1/2
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI1/2
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI1/2
Favorite AAR, CK
Favorite Narrative AAR, CK
Favorite Comedy AAR, CK
Favorite History-Book AAR, CK
Favorite Gameplay AAR, CK
Favorite AAR, Vicky
Favorite Narrative AAR, Vicky
Favorite Comedy AAR, Vicky
Favorite History-Book AAR, Vicky
Favorite Gameplay AAR, Vicky
Favorite AAR, EU1/2
Favorite Narrative AAR, EU1/2
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU1/2
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU1/2
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU1/2
Favorite Graphics, Overall
Favorite New Writer, Overall
Category Explanations:
Favorite AAR
Very straightforward. Simply your favorite AAR in that subforum, for whatever reasons you may have.
Narrative AAR
An AAR that is 'novel-like', using characterization and plot to drive a story. Gameplay is heavily buried.
Examples:
Estonianzulu's War Without End
Secret Master's The Lives of Famous and Noble Castilians: A Chronicle of the Kingdom of Castile
History-Book AAR
An AAR that reads like a history book would, with a more detached manner than a narrative. Doesn't have to be a 'history book', could just as easily read like a newspaper, a series of reports, or some other format that is similar.
Examples:
Syt's All quiet on the Western Front - Germany 1914
Stonewall's From Stone to Steel: A History of Imperial Russia
Gameplay AAR
An AAR that is driven mostly by gameplay, with the gameplay itself being lightly buried, if at all. Usually recognizable by usage of game terms in the AAR itself, and such. Also known as 'Non-Fanfic'
Examples:
IEX Totalview's Greek Empire: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
Steele's Nukes for Nepal - An AAR
Comedy AAR
An AAR that is intentionally humorous. Usually difficult to classify in the above three categories otherwise, and prioritizes humor over things like drama and coherent plot.
Examples:
Satcho's The Rest Stop to the West: A Luxemburg AAR
Farquharson's The Incorrupt Hand: a Comedy of Árpáds
Haba's Take London - A Swiss AAR
Graphics
The best usage of graphics, whether it be expert placement of screenshots or hand-drawn masterpieces.
New Writer
Despite the name, this is actually a category for AARs. Specifically AARs that were started in the last quarter, and is the author's very first AAR. Only those that satisfy both these conditions are eligible. I repeat, when voting write down the AAR, NOT JUST THE AUTHOR! AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS STARTED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2007 AND IT WAS THE AUTHOR'S FIRST AAR! IF THE FIRST POST WAS BEFORE JANUARY 1 OF THIS YEAR OF COURSE IT IS NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE, AND EVEN IF IT IS IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2001 IT IS PROBABLY NOT THEIR FIRST AAR! CHECK IT BY PM IF YOU MUST! I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU MESS THIS UP, IF YOU POST AN AAR THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE AUTHOR'S FIRST, OR GOD FORBID JUST THE AUTHOR'S NAME, I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL FIND OUT WHERE YOU LIVE, GO THERE AND BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN! AND TO REITERATE ONE MORE TIME CHECK IF THE AAR MEETS BOTH CONDITIONS AND POST THE AAR'S NAME, NOT JUST THE AUTHOR'S!
Multiple Categories
Note that some AARs can be voted on in multiple categories. For instance, a brand-new history book AAR with great graphics can be voted on in the Favorite Graphics, Overall; Favorite New Writer, Overall; and the Favorite History-Book AAR, XXX categories. Some AARs also fit multiple categories, such as an in-depth narrative alternated with helpful in-game explanation, making it both Narrative and Gameplay, or a narrative interspersed with history book excerpts, making it both Narrative and History Book. But remember that works must be judged for their respective categories on the strength of their respective categories, so vote a Narrative/History-Book AAR in the Narrative section only if you think its strength in that section is enough to deserve it.
Examples:
coz1's For the Glory of Persia (Literally contains elements of both narrative and history-book, as there are segments of both alike.)
[anchor=heh]Example of voting post:[/anchor]
Favorite AAR, EU3: [anchorlink=heh]Delusions of Grandeur III: Pax Aethiopica[/anchorlink] by anonymous4401
Favorite Narrative AAR, EU3: [anchorlink=heh]Delusions of Grandeur III: Pax Aethiopica[/anchorlink] by anonymous4401
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU3: [anchorlink=heh]Secrets of the AARk II: Arklectric Boogaloo[/anchorlink] by anonymous4401
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU3: [anchorlink=heh]Ark-Tangent II: This Time I Swear I'll Update More Than Once[/anchorlink] by anonymous4401
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU3: [anchorlink=heh]How I Conquered The World As Ethiopia By Ruthlessly Exploiting The Game Mechanics[/anchorlink] by anonymous4401
Favorite AAR, HOI2/1:Where the Iron Crosses Grow - German AAR by The Yogi
Favorite Narrative AAR, HOI2/1: Chiarire le Intenzioni by TekcoR
Favorite Comedy AAR, HOI2/1: The Rest Stop to the West: A Luxemburg AAR by Satcho
Favorite History-Book AAR, HOI2/1: Rise of the People's Republic of France by Vendere Sacerdo
Favorite Gameplay AAR, HOI2/1:Nukes for Nepal - An AAR by Steele
Favorite AAR, EU2/1:l’Eminence Grise by MrT
Favorite Narrative AAR, EU2/1: l’Eminence Grise by MrT
Favorite Comedy AAR, EU2/1: The Timurid Scientists AAR by Peter Ebbesen
Favorite History-Book AAR, EU2/1: The One True Faith: A Byzantine AAR by MAlexander06
Favorite Gameplay AAR, EU2/1: Encyclopedia wAARspite : Cambodia by Warspite
Favorite AAR, CK: Ladislaus I the Saint, and his dynasty by siekel
Favorite Narrative AAR, CK: Knight-Mages of Bavaria by anthonyp
Favorite Comedy AAR, CK: The Incorrupt Hand: a Comedy of Árpáds by Farquharson
Favorite History-Book AAR, CK: Ladislaus I the Saint, and his dynasty by siekel
Favorite Gameplay AAR, CK: Drunk on Burgundy - A de Bourgogne AAR by Fiftypence
Favorite AAR, Victoria: For the Glory of Persia by coz1
Favorite Narrative AAR, Victoria: War Without End by Estonianzulu
Favorite Comedy AAR, Victoria: Take London - A Swiss AAR by Haba
Favorite History-Book AAR, Victoria: For the Glory of Persia by coz1
Favorite Gameplay AAR, Victoria: Greek Empire: The Anti-Industrial Revolution by IEX Totalview
Favorite Graphics, Overall: PostcAARds from Australia by Wolfhound
Favorite New Writer, Overall: [anchorlink=heh]I am not anonymous4401 and this AAR is not about Ethiopia. Okay I lied.[/anchorlink] by anonymous4402
(Note: All AARs in this example were completed before 2007 Q1 so they are not eligible anyways. The EU3 AARs are made up because there were no EU3 AARs before Q1 2007 started. The New Writer AAR is similar.)
So get out and vote, and encourage others to vote as well, either by linking this thread in your sig or by advertising this in your AARs!
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