We are excited to announce the 5th Annual Branson Critic Awards. Please read below on how and where to vote, and what the rules are for 2008.
We try to make it as simple as possible for the public and the editors but remember that this is sophisticated voting. It requires a thoughtful write-up on the part of the reviewer. If we wanted a push button awards system, we would have installed it, but that minimizes our ability to know if the voter truly has seen the show, understands why they should vote, and can give a logical argument for the show/person they want to win. If someone interested in voting would read these instructions carefully, they would see clearly how to influence our decision.
Rules for the 2008 Branson Critic Awards:
1) No review under 100 words will be accepted. All reviews must be at least 100 words or more. If you wish to just make a comment about a show of less than 100 words, please do it someplace other than the vote topic area.
2) Two reviews from each computer/ip address will be allowed throughout the voting period for each show. The voting period begins 7/11/2008 and ends at midnight on October 15, 2008. Fans who have already written 2008 reviews may move them to the appropriate category or categories as they wish and according to these rules.
3) Only one (1) picture per review. Pick your favorite and attach it separately under your review in “additional options.” All pictures should be approximately 400 x 400 pixels.
4) When writing a review, you need to pick a category (see list below). You may place the same review in multiple categories. However, they won’t be counted multiple times, and won’t count double against your limit of two reviews for each show.
5) Remember to write an individual review for a specific performer. You can write a review for a show and then write a review for a specific person in that show. Why? Very few singers, comedians, or band members have their own show, so point them out to us, individually.
6) Each show, can only win one award (except they would still be eligible for Entertainer of the Year). Those with their own self-named show would NOT be eligible for singer/performer or instrumentalist of the year but would be eligible for Best Self-Named Show and Entertainer of the Year.
7) Strong suggestion - formatting reviews: Use normal formatting in a word processor document, preferably MS Word, or use www.writely.com (now google docs) or another online word processor. Copy and paste your review as a new topic in the proper category or categories at the following forum link: http://bransoncritic.com/chat/index.php#11.
8)Remember to use the spell-check and grammar-check options! Use periods and commas! Any review that is one giant, run-on sentence will be rejected. Do NOT write your review in all caps or all lower-case letters. Start all sentences with a capital letter. Do NOT use the smiley faces or other “characters” in your reviews as it makes for harder reading for some.
As you can see, you don’t have to be an English Major. It doesn’t have to be Shakespeare and it doesn’t have to be perfect. It does, however, have to be readable. We can tell when effort has been made. Make sure your review is FAIR. All shows have positive aspects as well as some negative. Concentrate the review on the positive and make sure any criticism is constructive or helpful. Content is most important! As best you can, try to cover all aspects of a show such as:
-Seating: Adequate, comfortable, etc.
-Music: Tell us the name of some of the songs?
-Comedy: What was funny?
-Acting: Fantastic, good, so-so?
-Hold a child’s interest?
Please tell readers of your review what to expect when they see the show. Give them some of the “goodies.” You know, the stuff you would want to know before you see a show. Tell them if you’d visit the show again and why. Have fun!
9) Points awarded:
Reviews = 2 points
Reviews with picture = 3 points
Poll Voting will used for tie-breaking, if necessary.
10) Editors have the right to accept or reject any/or all reviews.
Nine CATEGORIES for the 2008 awards:
· Best Comedian
· Best Instrumentalist
· Best Morning Show
· Best Self-Named Show
· Best Show
· Best Show Family
· Best Singer/Performer (Female)
· Best Singer/Performer (Male)
· Entertainer of the Year
Editors awards will also be awarded.
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