Thanks for considering taking this task on again. I feel you should implement it in whatever way works best for you.
I do favor a longer writing period, largely for selfish reasons because writing can be a painfully slow process for me.
I did enjoy watching and voting on the brackets last year, but if a raw majority vote yields the same results, it seems like a lot of extra work. I would avoid claiming as I do like to see how different writers manage the same prompt. In just the limited time I have participated in the ficfest, I haven't seen two responses that are remotely similar. I'd also support going full prompt-meme, it's reasonable to try something different for a change.
As for your personal note, I'm not sure what to say. It is sad to see what you feel as the essence of a favorite series slipping away in the fiction that is being posted. I think it's possible to appreciate a different way of looking at something without agreeing with it. That's how I approach it.
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I do favor a longer writing period, largely for selfish reasons because writing can be a painfully slow process for me.
I did enjoy watching and voting on the brackets last year, but if a raw majority vote yields the same results, it seems like a lot of extra work. I would avoid claiming as I do like to see how different writers manage the same prompt. In just the limited time I have participated in the ficfest, I haven't seen two responses that are remotely similar. I'd also support going full prompt-meme, it's reasonable to try something different for a change.
As for your personal note, I'm not sure what to say. It is sad to see what you feel as the essence of a favorite series slipping away in the fiction that is being posted. I think it's possible to appreciate a different way of looking at something without agreeing with it. That's how I approach it.