IYFG: Best of 2008 Results & Stats

[luxken27]

Congratulations to all the winners!

Best Action/Adventure
The Phoenix Blade: Time Lapse by fenikkusuken

Best AU/AR
Unexpected by forthrightly

Best Canon
Yesterday's Tomorrows by knittingknots

Best Characterization
Imperceptible (for Sesshoumaru) by forthrightly

Best Comedy
The 500 Year Engagement by Majicman55

Best Crossover
Inuyasha: A Fugitive Fairytale by TouchofPixieDust

Best Darkfic
Possession by wheezambu

Best Drama
Heart's Landfill by Simonkal of Inuy

Best Lemon
Shrine Prostitute by flametwirler

Best Oneshot
Memento Mori by luxken27

Best Original Character
The Coyote Child (Yukio) by Terri Botta

Best Poem
"I Lied" by caitriona695

Best Romance - Inuyasha/Kagome
After the End by knittingknots

Best Romance - Miroku/Sango
Minoue by doggieearlover

Best Romance - Other
Seven Feudal Fairytales by Lady Battousai

Best Serial
The Phoenix Blade: Time Lapse by fenikkusuken

Best Short-Short
"Autumn" by fenikkusuken

Best Songfic
The Crystal Forest by madmiko

Best Vignette
"Grief, Divided" by Aryndiel

Best Yaoi/Yuri
P O I S O N by Hella

O.O Wow, I'd just like to take a moment and thank everyone who voted for Memento Mori. Given its competition, I was sure it had no chance...and instead it blew every other piece out of the water. Considering the last few weeks I've had, the smile that brought to my face was a very welcome one, indeed. Thank you, for the bottom of my heart - I really appreciate the support this piece has received, from all corners of the fandom :)

Also, many congratulations to the winners on my f-list: knittingknots, doggieearlover, madmiko, flametwirler, & caitriona695!!


For this poll, there was an average of 41 voters (827 votes across 20 polls). The most popular categories were Best Action/Adventure (57 votes), Best Serial (54 votes), and Best AU/AR (52 votes), whereas the least popular categories were Best Songfic/Poemfic (20 votes), Best Yaoi (23 votes), and Best Poem (27 votes).

Biggest hauls:

By Author:
fenikkusuken - 3
forthrightly - 2
knittingknots - 2

By story:
The Phoenix Blade: Time Lapse by fenikkusuken - 2

Given the relevant discussions going on on-list right now, here are the stats for the categories with rollovers:

Best Poemfic/Songfic - 2 choices (of a potential 4) - 20 votes [rolled over twice]
Best Yaoi/Yuri - 3 choices (of a potential 4) - 23 votes [rolled over twice]
Best Poem - 3 choices (of a potential 4) - 27 votes [rolled over once]
Best Romance (Mir/San) - 3 choices (of a potential 4) - 39 votes [rolled over once]
Best Original Character - 2 choices (of a potential 4) - 47 votes [rolled over once]

I hope to finish preparing all the stats for the 2008 calendar year, so that there is a chance for comparison. Perhaps these will prove useful in determining the future of certain categories, voting policies, and participation drives for the Guild.

Comments

[eggplantlady.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! For once, poll results from the iyfg that made me smile...

[luxken27]

No kidding! :P

[langus-fiction.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!!!!!

The voters got it right. Congrats lady! You definitely deserve this one. :D

[luxken27]

Thanks! :) I'm still shocked (you don't want to know what I said when I saw the results in my inbox today, LOL)!!

[langus-fiction.livejournal.com]

LOL! Probably something along the same lines as what I say every time I realize I've been nominated :)

I hope you enjoy the rest of your week. It's been a good start at least.

[landofthekwt.livejournal.com]

Congrats. Another deserved award for Memento Mori.
It is clear from your statistics that rollover creates fewer choices in the end of the year voting. The balloting was very close. Some of the winners won by only one vote. I suppose this is to be expected when you put the best head to head. There is no result I could not live with (though I would have liked to see britedark win).

[luxken27]

The rollover stats are deceiving, though - especially the OC category, with only two choices, but both were by uber-popular writers with huge followings, so the fact that it received so many votes in spite of the lack of choices is telling (whereas perennially less popular categories, like Best Songfic, received fewer votes with the same number of choices).

I was surprised at some of the winners - and not surprised at others. I'm glad to see such a variety on the list, considering what was eligible to vote for. It gives me a little faith that the Guild isn't as close-minded as people make it out to be sometimes.

[knittingknots.livejournal.com]

Congrats to you, girl! Yay!

[luxken27]

Thanks! :) I'm honored to stand among the year-end winners; at the very least, it means the piece had a bit of staying power, LOL :)

Congrats yourself!!

[doggieearlover.livejournal.com]

Congrats on a well-deserved win!!

[luxken27]

Thanks, and thanks for having more faith than I did ;) Congratulations on your win as well, though I'm sorry to hear you're retiring the piece from the category. Ah, well - if nothing else, perhaps it will encourage the nomination of some fresh blood!

[doggieearlover.livejournal.com]

Well, that's the second consecutive year it's won, and I'd really like it to go out on top. I'm the same way showing dogs - I hate it when someone keeps dragging the same animal around year after year, and it goes from being number one on a downward spiral because after awhile, the judges are ready for some new blood, and sometimes the poor dog just gets tired of being on the road. So, I'd like to quit while I'm ahead in this category. I also feel with the new community there'll be more to choose from in the future.

Though I am sad to pull it right when it's getting really interesting for Sango and Miroku. I've been developing their relationship for a long time, and it's just finally got to what some really consider romance (i.e. sex). Personally, I think the relationship building is just as important as the sex part of it.

[luxken27]

I also feel with the new community there'll be more to choose from in the future.

Having read this week's slate of entries, I'd more than agree with you on that! Here's hoping it will flourish :)

Though I am sad to pull it right when it's getting really interesting for Sango and Miroku. I've been developing their relationship for a long time, and it's just finally got to what some really consider romance (i.e. sex). Personally, I think the relationship building is just as important as the sex part of it.

Well, you're still keeping it eligible for other awards, yes? Hopefully it will be recognized for its awesomeness on other aspects :)

[doggieearlover.livejournal.com]

Yes, it'll still be available for other categories where appropriate, just not Mir/San. I'm absolutely thrilled it won two years in a row, so I'll gracefully withdraw it from further consideration.

[piratequeen0405.livejournal.com]

XD Congrats! That's great!

[luxken27]

Thanks! :D To say I was shocked to see the results would be an understatement, LOL.

[madmiko.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! And thank you! ^_^ The stats are always so interesting to see, and it helps put some things in perspective.

[luxken27]

Many thanks! :)

Hopefully I will have the chance to compile all the stats sometime this week. I'm a big nerd, but I'm looking forward to the chance to look over everything at once and see what, if anything, is there.