[meteorite-list] 2007 Peoples Choice Harvey Award Nominee

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:40:35 -0800
Message-ID: <C1B1BB03.318CE%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Hi Greg, Steve, Geoff and the entire list,
        I agree, Greg - if we are going to kick in our two cents on
suggesting how the people's Choice Harvey will be handled - and
I guess since it is The People's Choice, "the people" should have input
into the process - KISS is absolutely right - I would add, I would like
to see it limited to one person a year. That way
1) the original Harvey Awards are not diluted with multiple yearly
People's Choice awards and
2) It will retain the highest possible significance
        Hope everyone and their loved ones are having a great
Christmas or Festivus, Michael


on 12/22/06 10:04 AM, Greg Hupe at gmhupe at tampabay.rr.com wrote:

> Hi Steve, Geoff, Mark,
>
> The "People's" Choice Award is pretty simple to figure out who would be a
> winner each year. Everyone, as a single person, has a single vote and should
> vote for someone (or pair, group, etc.) he or she thinks is deserving of the
> award. Simply add up the votes and whoever has the most, wins. I don't think
> it should require a round-table emergency meeting and rules to figure out. I
> suggested it last year, as Mark graciously pointed out earlier, as a fun
> thing to do and suggested Steve and Geoff since they would not nominate
> themselves for a well deserved award of their own.
>
> So, please do not make it a painful, political thing. As we learned long ago
> in business school, "K.I.S.S.", "Keep It Simple Stupid". That is, do not
> ruin a fun thing with a bunch of rules. There can be 600 nominations and if
> one person has two votes and the rest only one, simple math, the majority of
> the "People" think so-and-so should get it.
>
> My thoughts...
>
> Best regards,
> Greg
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MARK BOSTICK" <thebigcollector at msn.com>
> To: <MeteorHntr at aol.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 2007 Peoples Choice Harvey Award Nominee
>
>
>> Steve requested privately...
>>
>> I asked Michael to repost my email to you, him and the list that never
>> made it to the list for some reason???
>>
>> But would you do that for me, so the list can see what all I said?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> Michael, Mark, List,
>>
>> To say that this week is the busiest week that both Geoff and I have had
>> all
>> year would probably be an understatement. Therefore I am sorry it has
>> taken
>> so long for either of us to write in on this topic. (After all, Mark's
>> first
>> post was made a whopping 23 hours ago).
>>
>> I have read the posts about the 2007 People's Choice Harvey Awards, as
>> Geoff
>> has (at least some of them). I took some time to chat with both Geoff and
>> Anne Black a little tonight on the subject, and we have agreed that we
>> need
>> to have some type of rules put in place ASAP.
>>
>> At the very least we need to define how many nominations max (if there is
>> a
>> limit) there should be each year (last year there were 3 nominations), how
>> the nomination process should work, how many awards there should be given
>> each year (last year there were 3 given), and how the voting should be
>> handled. Does everyone in the IMCA get a vote? Or everyone on the list?
>> Or only the previous Harvey Award winners? Does anyone nominated
>> automatically win? Or do we pass out ballots at the party and the vote is
>> made, tabulated and announced all the evening of the awards?
>>
>> Then of course we need to decide if the results of the voting should be
>> kept
>> secret until the awards are given so that it would be a surprise, for both
>> the winner(s) as well as the guests at the party? If only the previous
>> Harvey Award winners get to vote, or if the vote is take at the party,
>> then
>> it might be possible to keep even those nominated a secret to doubly keep
>> the results a surprise to the winner(s).
>>
>> Having given out a good number of Harvey Awards over the last few years,
>> the
>> feed back that comes back to Geoff and I more often than any other by the
>> recipient is "I didn't expect this at all, what a surprise and an honor it
>> was." Personally, I feel we would cheat the recipient of this gift of
>> surprise if the results were posted ahead of time publicly. Maybe there
>> is
>> no way to avoid this with the "People's Choice," but I would hope there
>> is.
>>
>> Of course, last year, since Geoff and I controlled the nominating and
>> selection process, the only way to usurp our control was with an outright
>> public rebellion. The surprise was gone for us by the party time,
>> although
>> the honor was still appreciated. With last year being unique, there
>> really
>> wasn't a choice on how it was done.
>>
>> However, for future People's Choice awards, we still do have some choices.
>>
>> Anyway, for formality sakes, I too agree to the nomination of Bernd!
>>
>> While I won't go so far as to say "no one else in the world deserves to
>> win
>> a People's Choice Harvey more than Bernd does," because it is not my place
>> to say that, as it is the place of the votes that will be cast to
>> determine
>> that; I do whole heartedly support his nomination.
>>
>> Expect Geoff, Anne, and I (as well as a few others) to get together on
>> this
>> subject, probably over the next week or so. (There is nothing important
>> happening next week is there?) Whatever is decided, we should have plenty
>> of
>> time to implement the decision(s) before the Awards are given out on
>> February 2nd.
>>
>> Thanks for your understanding in this matter.
>>
>> Steve Arnold, PMH (Professional Meteorite Hunter)
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 12/22/2006 2:45:35 A.M. Central Standard Time,
>> mlblood at cox.net writes:
>> on 12/21/06 10:37 AM, MARK BOSTICK at thebigcollector at msn.com wrote:
>>> When Geoff accepted the award, he wrote (1-25-2006); "I have one
>>> request/suggestion: let's make the People's Choice an annual event, so
>>> that
>>> each year, you can all vote for some deserving person(s) for a Harvey."
>> ----------
>> Greetings Mark & all,
>> I stand corrected (I am getting used to this). As for being
>> only
>> 125 LBs, Mark, I love you too - also not in a Broke Back Mountain sort
>> of way - as, although your body is small, your heart is big, as Little Big
>> Man's grandfather said (or something just like that).
>> I just came back from a rare day away from the computer and see
>> 96 emails downloaded, but I always read and respond to emails in
>> chronological order, so, I suspect many if not dozens of them chastise (or
>> at least cheer) my demonic blunder. Let it be noted I do agree, Bernd is
>> THE MAN most deserving of a "People's Choice" Harvey, and I cheerfully
>> throw my hat into the ring along with the dozens upon dozens of other
>> appreciative list members who have "seconded" your nomination - and
>> salute you for suggesting it.
>> Best wishes, Michael
>>
>>
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