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Secondly, what to do about MP/Interactive?
Yes, concurring that there aren't that many of them. Few (started with actual label of being an interactive AAR) were caught during lurking, yet they did not follow through after an initial premise-post; and again this is from own observation, which cannot be regarded as an objective data.

Although it does not have the spectrum to fill a list of six-points, the listing should not be reduced by merging, since the other ones are already overfull; the limit already prevents many wonderful works to be included in the listing. Yet this is redundant.

In fact, it already is the de facto situation.

Voted for Two idiots discover America (by SibCDC), but in the category of comedy; interesting work, highly entertaining style. Despite it is given as dual-player style (with Tom D.), never thought of it as a multiplay, nor interactive AAR.

Another example from this year: The Last Days of the Han (by Zamarak500). Extraordinary work, high-quality writing. Never thought of nor read it as an interactive AAR, despite starting even with character creation and such.

Never checked the voting-lists of the previous years; therefore after a quick check-out, quite interesting lists have been observed: As an example, Blut und Schlacht (by Bullfilter) was voted for MP/Interactive. Jolly good writing, interesting story. Never thought of it being interactive; did not read it as an interactive AAR.


Discarding the category or merging with the others will not solve the problem. Besides, it already is as such. More reading will help; hopefully numbers will improve in the next years.




Thank you SO MUCH for helping to rewAARd the great works of this past year!
Cheers mate, and cheers to all.

Need a couple more days to pull self together.
Then onto congratulations.


Expect the onslaught.
 
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As an example, Blut und Schlacht (by Bullfilter) was voted for MP/Interactive. Jolly good writing, interesting story. Never thought of it being interactive; did not read it as an interactive AAR.
I think it was mainly because of the extensive consultation process, especially early on, with readers who would offer advice, with the contributions collated and offered under threadmark headings. This tended to fall away towards the end of the AAR, as I got more familiar with the game.

Talking Turkey also had a specific (mod permission sought) interactive period around the Geneva Peace Conference, where roles were played and votes for peace outcomes were featured. Neither were primarily interactive or MP AARs, but did have aspects of interactivity as a deliberate part of their make up: at various times TT is classifiable as gameplay, history book, narrative and interactive, really. I suspect quite a few AARs are ‘genre fluid’ in a similar way.

And thanks, too.
 
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I'm very much out of loop with what happened to the AAR space since... I dunno, 2017/2018? Dear lord, that's 5 years thinking about it now o_O. Maybe just 4, pandemic makes those 2 years feel like 10 passed too! But it makes sense that if a certain style or type goes out of fashion, that the awAARds moves with it. Sad to see of course but change is inevitable. And a shorter list is appealing tbh, it's always a bit daunting to see the long list of possible nominations to give. Just wanted to pitch in considering I just happened to come back and was right on time to see @SibCDC 's AAR be nominated in this category that seems to be dying out slowly.
 
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Need a couple more days to pull self together.
Then onto congratulations.
'weeks'. A couple of weeks.


The Programme

Prologue Opening concert

Chapter I The Fun and The Serious

Section 2 concert: All The Game's PlayAARs

Book 3 Historic(al) Concert

#4 concert: The Dance on the Keyboard

Part 5 concert: Jump in the Megacampaign

The Sixth concert: It's the M-P-Congrats

Volume 7 Since Dawn

Night of the Eight The Night in Big Whiskey

1001 concert: Thousand Dreams

X concert: The Look

Grand Finale concert: Nightfall in YAYA

Epilogue Closing concert for 2022 YAYA



- Mate, please, stop, don't-
- Come on, it will be fun!
- Even you yourself wrote it has been weeks since the awards. It will not mean much after this point -
- No worries bro - think about it:


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The Bonus Track
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- Hey Jean, je besoin d’aide.
- Pour qoui faire?
- Pour un discours de félicitations.
- Euh.
- S'il vous plaît, cela ne vous prendra pas longtemps.
- Bon. Bon. Passe-moi le script. Enfin…




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[*] Adapted from Epic Split of the commercial of Volvo Trucks (2013).
Music: Only Time of the album A Day Without Rain by Enya (2000).
 
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Epilogue



Well.

That was it.


One more time; congratulations to the voters; you made at least eleven, but with high probability many more writAARs, authAARs, editAARs, commentatAARs, AARtists, readAARs, happy.


Happy, is the word to hang on.

And yes, it can become increasingly difficult to hang on to the happy; such that statements as these can be cruel.

That problem cannot be solved easily; it requires time, but time itself is not capable; humans are, and yet, the music will help to explain.



Until next time, take care, stay safe, and CHEERS!



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<only the vocal and the guitar enter the stage; the drums and the bass are heard from afar>

Bunu sana anlatmak zor bu günlerde​
It’s hard to explain this to you these days
Büyümen lazım​
You need to grow up

Bunu sana anlatmak zor bugünlerde​
It’s hard to explain this to you these days
Değişmen lazım​
You need to change

Bunu sana anlatmak zor bugünlerde​
It’s hard to explain this to you these days
Konuşman lazım​
You need to speak

Bunu sana anlatmak zor bugünlerde​
It’s hard to explain it you these days
Dinlemen lazım​
You need to listen


Kaç kere düştün sen​
How many times have you fallen
Kaç kere yenildin daha​
How many times have you been defeated yet
Kaç kere düşündün sen​
How many times have you thought
Kaç kere üzüldün daha​
How many times have you been sad yet
Kaç kere sevildin sen​
How many times were you loved
Kaç kere yitirdin daha​
How many times have you lost yet
Kaç kere yoruldun sen​
How many times were you exhausted
Kaç kere daha​
How many times yet

Daha, daha, daha



Bunu sana anlatmak zor bugünlerde​
It’s hard to explain this to you these days
hissetmen lazım​
You need to feel it
Bunu sana anlatmak zor bugünlerde​
It’s hard to explain this to you these days
farketmen lazım​
You need to realise it

Kaç kere düştün sen
Kaç kere yenildin daha
Kaç kere düşündün sen
Kaç kere üzüldün daha
Kaç kere sevildin sen
Kaç kere yitirdin daha
Kaç kere yoruldun sen
Kaç kere daha

Daha, daha, daha [*]



[*] Kaç Kere, of the album 1, by Nükleer Başlıklı Kız (2010).
The name of the band is a pun on the Little Red Riding Hood; the tale is translated into turkish as Kırmızı Başlıklı Kız; meaning the girl with the red hood. The noun başlık, meaning a hood, a cap, or a hat, is also used for the meaning of a warhead of a missile in turkish; thus the band's name translates as the girl with the nuclear warhead.

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Vur ha!
 
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