Hi, guys,
I'm not sure which e-mail this should go to, but I have confidence that
someone at this address will forward it on to the appropriate persons. I'm
writing to withdraw my works from consideration for the Best Novel and Best
Short Fiction award this year (and for at least the next three as well, but
I'll re-confirm each year).
There are a number of reasons for this, and I'll elaborate on them in a
public post on my blog next week, but basically it boils down to: look, I've
won a dozen of these, six for novel, six for short story. For the last two
years I have been thinking about this, but I listen to what the ALAA
Committee has said about the voting to people who've complained, that
basically it will all even out in time. I've watched the field of furry lit
mature--not that it IS mature yet, but it's heading in that direction--and
despite other works that I thought were worthy, my loyal fans keep coming
back. So I'm hoping to take on a slightly different role w/r/t to the Ursas
now, one where I can wholeheartedly recommend and point people to other
worthy works in the fandom. Besides promoting the awards in that way, please
let me know if there's anything else I can do to help you guys.
The one thing I don't want people to take this as is me turning my back on
the fandom. It's simply that I've got a dozen, and it's someone else's turn.
Maybe that would've happened anyway this year, maybe not, but now for sure it
will.
Thanks for your understanding and consideration, and for all the work you
guys do to put the awards together.
Best wishes,
-Kyell
Hi, guys,
I'm not sure which e-mail this should go to, but I have confidence that
someone at this address will forward it on to the appropriate persons. I'm
writing to withdraw my works from consideration for the Best Novel and Best
Short Fiction award this year (and for at least the next three as well, but
I'll re-confirm each year).
There are a number of reasons for this, and I'll elaborate on them in a
public post on my blog next week, but basically it boils down to: look, I've
won a dozen of these, six for novel, six for short story. For the last two
years I have been thinking about this, but I listen to what the ALAA
Committee has said about the voting to people who've complained, that
basically it will all even out in time. I've watched the field of furry lit
mature--not that it IS mature yet, but it's heading in that direction--and
despite other works that I thought were worthy, my loyal fans keep coming
back. So I'm hoping to take on a slightly different role w/r/t to the Ursas
now, one where I can wholeheartedly recommend and point people to other
worthy works in the fandom. Besides promoting the awards in that way, please
let me know if there's anything else I can do to help you guys.
The one thing I don't want people to take this as is me turning my back on
the fandom. It's simply that I've got a dozen, and it's someone else's turn.
Maybe that would've happened anyway this year, maybe not, but now for sure it
will.
Thanks for your understanding and consideration, and for all the work you
guys do to put the awards together.
Best wishes,
-Kyell
Hi, guys,
I'm not sure which e-mail this should go to, but I have confidence that
someone at this address will forward it on to the appropriate persons. I'm
writing to withdraw my works from consideration for the Best Novel and Best
Short Fiction award this year (and for at least the next three as well, but
I'll re-confirm each year).
There are a number of reasons for this, and I'll elaborate on them in a
public post on my blog next week, but basically it boils down to: look, I've
won a dozen of these, six for novel, six for short story. For the last two
years I have been thinking about this, but I listen to what the ALAA
Committee has said about the voting to people who've complained, that
basically it will all even out in time. I've watched the field of furry lit
mature--not that it IS mature yet, but it's heading in that direction--and
despite other works that I thought were worthy, my loyal fans keep coming
back. So I'm hoping to take on a slightly different role w/r/t to the Ursas
now, one where I can wholeheartedly recommend and point people to other
worthy works in the fandom. Besides promoting the awards in that way, please
let me know if there's anything else I can do to help you guys.
The one thing I don't want people to take this as is me turning my back on
the fandom. It's simply that I've got a dozen, and it's someone else's turn.
Maybe that would've happened anyway this year, maybe not, but now for sure it
will.
Thanks for your understanding and consideration, and for all the work you
guys do to put the awards together.
Best wishes,
-Kyell
Hey all,
Just a note: I'd appreciate if this news doesn't spread beyond this group
until I have a chance to post something publicly (Monday at the latest).
Thanks for your consideration,
-Kyell
On Jan 25, 2013, at 7:37 PM, Fred Patten wrote:
Dear Kyell (and anyone else reading this);
I have VERY mixed feelings over this. The Ursa Major Awards are meant to
honor the works that the majority of Furry fandom (who vote) consider the
best of the year, not "the best not counting ------- which is probably more
popular but which is not allowed on the ballot".
On the other paw, there is no denying that you have become the elephant in
the room, crowding others out. There is an exchange on The Belfry WebComics
Index right now: "Nominations for the 2012 Ursa Major Awards open today."
"Don't you mean the Kyell Gold awards? Pfui." Your withdrawal will allow a
wider range of nominees to have a chance. So, okay.
Speaking personally, I am very glad that you will be staying in the fandom,
I hope as both a writer and as an attendee of the conventions. And for what
it's worth, I planned to vote for your Green Fairy for Best Novel this year.
Best wishes;
Fred
On Jan 25, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Kyell Gold wrote:
Hi, guys,
I'm not sure which e-mail this should go to, but I have confidence that
someone at this address will forward it on to the appropriate persons. I'm
writing to withdraw my works from consideration for the Best Novel and Best
Short Fiction award this year (and for at least the next three as well, but
I'll re-confirm each year).
There are a number of reasons for this, and I'll elaborate on them in a
public post on my blog next week, but basically it boils down to: look,
I've won a dozen of these, six for novel, six for short story. For the last
two years I have been thinking about this, but I listen to what the ALAA
Committee has said about the voting to people who've complained, that
basically it will all even out in time. I've watched the field of furry lit
mature--not that it IS mature yet, but it's heading in that direction--and
despite other works that I thought were worthy, my loyal fans keep coming
back. So I'm hoping to take on a slightly different role w/r/t to the Ursas
now, one where I can wholeheartedly recommend and point people to other
worthy works in the fandom. Besides promoting the awards in that way,
please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help you guys.
The one thing I don't want people to take this as is me turning my back on
the fandom. It's simply that I've got a dozen, and it's someone else's
turn. Maybe that would've happened anyway this year, maybe not, but now for
sure it will.
Thanks for your understanding and consideration, and for all the work you
guys do to put the awards together.
Best wishes,
-Kyell
On Jan 25, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Kyell Gold wrote:
Hi, guys,
I'm not sure which e-mail this should go to, but I have confidence that
someone at this address will forward it on to the appropriate persons. I'm
writing to withdraw my works from consideration for the Best Novel and Best
Short Fiction award this year (and for at least the next three as well, but
I'll re-confirm each year).
There are a number of reasons for this, and I'll elaborate on them in a
public post on my blog next week, but basically it boils down to: look,
I've won a dozen of these, six for novel, six for short story. For the last
two years I have been thinking about this, but I listen to what the ALAA
Committee has said about the voting to people who've complained, that
basically it will all even out in time. I've watched the field of furry lit
mature--not that it IS mature yet, but it's heading in that direction--and
despite other works that I thought were worthy, my loyal fans keep coming
back. So I'm hoping to take on a slightly different role w/r/t to the Ursas
now, one where I can wholeheartedly recommend and point people to other
worthy works in the fandom. Besides promoting the awards in that way,
please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help you guys.
The one thing I don't want people to take this as is me turning my back on
the fandom. It's simply that I've got a dozen, and it's someone else's
turn. Maybe that would've happened anyway this year, maybe not, but now for
sure it will.
Thanks for your understanding and consideration, and for all the work you
guys do to put the awards together.
Best wishes,
-Kyell
Hey all,
Just a note: I'd appreciate if this news doesn't spread beyond this group
until I have a chance to post something publicly (Monday at the latest).
Thanks for your consideration,
-Kyell
On Jan 25, 2013, at 7:37 PM, Fred Patten wrote:
Dear Kyell (and anyone else reading this);
I have VERY mixed feelings over this. The Ursa Major Awards are meant to
honor the works that the majority of Furry fandom (who vote) consider the
best of the year, not "the best not counting ------- which is probably more
popular but which is not allowed on the ballot".
On the other paw, there is no denying that you have become the elephant in
the room, crowding others out. There is an exchange on The Belfry WebComics
Index right now: "Nominations for the 2012 Ursa Major Awards open today."
"Don't you mean the Kyell Gold awards? Pfui." Your withdrawal will allow a
wider range of nominees to have a chance. So, okay.
Speaking personally, I am very glad that you will be staying in the fandom,
I hope as both a writer and as an attendee of the conventions. And for what
it's worth, I planned to vote for your Green Fairy for Best Novel this year.
Best wishes;
Fred
On Jan 25, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Kyell Gold wrote:
Hi, guys,
I'm not sure which e-mail this should go to, but I have confidence that
someone at this address will forward it on to the appropriate persons. I'm
writing to withdraw my works from consideration for the Best Novel and Best
Short Fiction award this year (and for at least the next three as well, but
I'll re-confirm each year).
There are a number of reasons for this, and I'll elaborate on them in a
public post on my blog next week, but basically it boils down to: look,
I've won a dozen of these, six for novel, six for short story. For the last
two years I have been thinking about this, but I listen to what the ALAA
Committee has said about the voting to people who've complained, that
basically it will all even out in time. I've watched the field of furry lit
mature--not that it IS mature yet, but it's heading in that direction--and
despite other works that I thought were worthy, my loyal fans keep coming
back. So I'm hoping to take on a slightly different role w/r/t to the Ursas
now, one where I can wholeheartedly recommend and point people to other
worthy works in the fandom. Besides promoting the awards in that way,
please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help you guys.
The one thing I don't want people to take this as is me turning my back on
the fandom. It's simply that I've got a dozen, and it's someone else's
turn. Maybe that would've happened anyway this year, maybe not, but now for
sure it will.
Thanks for your understanding and consideration, and for all the work you
guys do to put the awards together.
Best wishes,
-Kyell
On Jan 25, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Kyell Gold wrote:
Hi, guys,
I'm not sure which e-mail this should go to, but I have confidence that
someone at this address will forward it on to the appropriate persons. I'm
writing to withdraw my works from consideration for the Best Novel and Best
Short Fiction award this year (and for at least the next three as well, but
I'll re-confirm each year).
There are a number of reasons for this, and I'll elaborate on them in a
public post on my blog next week, but basically it boils down to: look,
I've won a dozen of these, six for novel, six for short story. For the last
two years I have been thinking about this, but I listen to what the ALAA
Committee has said about the voting to people who've complained, that
basically it will all even out in time. I've watched the field of furry lit
mature--not that it IS mature yet, but it's heading in that direction--and
despite other works that I thought were worthy, my loyal fans keep coming
back. So I'm hoping to take on a slightly different role w/r/t to the Ursas
now, one where I can wholeheartedly recommend and point people to other
worthy works in the fandom. Besides promoting the awards in that way,
please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help you guys.
The one thing I don't want people to take this as is me turning my back on
the fandom. It's simply that I've got a dozen, and it's someone else's
turn. Maybe that would've happened anyway this year, maybe not, but now for
sure it will.
Thanks for your understanding and consideration, and for all the work you
guys do to put the awards together.
Best wishes,
-Kyell
Why the shit did I get this email? I'm not even a part of the mailing
group anymore.