(Which I thought was the cut-off... the submission date, not the downloaded date [Wallbash] newbie mistake)
As far as the Archive goes, the cut off date is the story must be uploaded to the Archive by December 31st of the eligible year. 2011 in this case.
However, that's not the only criteria. If GEM was posted here on the mbs in its entirety - or anywhere else online - by December 31st 2011 it would still be eligible.
If it wasn't posted by December 31st and uploaded to the Archive after December 31st, however, then it wouldn't be eligible this year - no matter when it was submitted to the Archive.
LabRat
