Congratulations to all winners in tonight's Kerths!

And well done to K-Comm and their army of willing helpers - another great evening was had by all, thanks to your hard work! The quizzes were fun, the speeches were hilarious and touching, and it was just a wonderful evening!

Lastly, thanks to everyone who attended for making it one of the most fun evenings I've spent in a long time. I had a blast!!

Roll on next year!!

LabRat

Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who made the Kerth's possible. Last year was my first time to attend the awards but this year was my first time to stay from beginning to end. I had a lot of fun even though I didn't say that much.

Congratulations and thanks again,
Melisa

Yes! Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

Tricia

Every story was so deserving of its nomination and yeah, most of my faves won , but I just want to thank the committee and the writers for a top-quality event. It was great! And since I currently have 8 kids in my house I did not give birth to (along with the 3 I did), thanks for the distraction.

The most amazing thing to me was the humility of the authors...I don't think they actually realized how much we the fans appreciate their efforts until they won! I hope each will take a moment to bask in their well-earned success.

Kudos to all on a job extremely well done!

Thank you to the organizers, presenters and audience for making this a really fun evening for this first timer!

I also want to extend a huge thank you to the authors for their AMAZING stories!! You are all winners!

~Liz

Congratulations everyone! It was my first Kerth Awards program AND my first time on IRC!

It was great to feel we were all together in the room! I have some reading to catch up on@

Great job, everyone!

Congratulations to all the winners!!

Job well done!!!

Hearty Congratulations to all the winners <hint, hint... >

Congrats all you winners you deserve it!!! Good job! laura

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

i want to add in my own congratulations to all the winners, and again to all the nominees.

thanks to kcomm for a wonderful ceremony. i'm just sorry i couldn't be there for the whole thing. for the parts i was around for (about 3/4), i'll have to agree with lab -- one of the best nights i've had in a while. fun, lively chat, friendly atmosphere, some really great speeches, and, to top it all off (or to start it all off, actually...), i won a kerth!! absolutely amazing. wish i could think of something more intelligible to say about that. at the time, i was too busy wondering about the strange throbbing/tingling sensation in my chest which started about .05 seconds after i saw my name on the screen. now, hours later, i have no excuse. it's just... wow.

congrats again to all the winners and nominees. congrats especially to CC and lynn, who did very well for themselves this first year. looking forward to more from you two! thanks again to kcomm for putting it all together. i'm still smiling, and not just from the kerth. that was a really fun ceremony.

now, i've only got one problem... i have to wait a whole year before i can go to the next one???

Paul

I'd like to add my congratulations to all of the winners -- as well as all the nominees. In fact, to all of our wonderful writers. You're all winners to me .

Thank you K-Comm for another wonderful Kerth season. Thank you for all of your hard work to make this night so much fun for the rest of us.

- Laura

Congratulations, everyone! I bet it was a blast! I'll definitely have to hit the ceremony next year!

JD

CONGRATULATIONS to all the Winners!!! )

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!!
And thank you to all the authors who write such wonderful stories!!
I wish I could have been at the ceremony. Maybe I'm able to come next year.


Ines

Congratulations everyone! I couldn’t make the ceremony but I had a great time voting.

I just wanted to add to both the nominees and winners, that your stories mean a great deal to me as not only is it a joy to be able to read well written and innovative stories almost everyday, you also manage keep the best show ever made alive and kicking. For this I cannot thank you enough.

Sarah-Jayne

The ceremony was again fantastic. I've had a lot of fun. We've had some great and hilarious speeches. I can't wait for next year!

And a huge thank you to Kcom! You've all done another incredible job.



Saskia

I'm another Kerth-vir.. er.. very patient woman. Last night was my first time, and I had a blast! Thank you to all the people at K-comm and everyone else who took part in planning and carrying out the ceremony.

Thanks also to the "audience" down in the #Kerthchat channel. I was a bit nervous at first. Would I feel left out? Would all the chat be inside jokes that I couldn't follow? Would I feel awkward? But, NO! It was great! I felt welcome and I spent the entire evening with such a big smile on my face that by the end of the night my mouth hurt... literally!

Most of all, congratulations to the authors. You are all winners in my book!

- Vicki

Congrats to all winners!!!

Congratulations to all the winners! How wonderful to see so many newer authors making such a great showing.

Thanks for the mention, Pel.

Hazel

Congratulations to the Kerth winners! There were so many wonderful stories this year that at times it was hard to decide, but I think that all the stories are winners.

Thanks to the Kerth committee for all their hard work.

Thanks to all the writers for the hours of enjoyment they've given us.

gerry

Congratulations to all the winners! We had so many amazing stories written this year I had a lot of fun catching up on my reading. <g>

Thanks to everyone who nominated and/or voted -- there wouldn't be much point to these awards if we didn't have such great participation

Thanks to everyone who attended last night, who made it all so much fun! I was too distracted to pay much attention to the chat channel, but every time I looked, you guys were cracking me up I like to think we're very friendly, but it's nice to have that confirmed And you know, now that you've ventured onto IRC, you have to come back and chat with us

PJ

Add my name to the list of Kerth very patient women! This was my first award ceremony, and boy, can I tell you that I had a blast! It was so much fun - I don't think I've ever had four hours go by so fast. I felt like I was at the best party ever! And without the headache of a line at the bathroom <g>.

Congratulations to all of the winners and all of the nominees. Reading the amazing stories up for awards, I realized how glad I am that I don't have to do this professionally because choosing from among such great work was so incredibly difficult. BTW, Lab, thanks for the loan of the pin <g>. Every single story was a winner in my book, simply because I found it impossible to choose the best among the best.

First, thanks so much to Erin and Pam and Kathy B and Annette. I can't even begin to imagine the amount of work you all must do to make this happen. Please know it is so much appreciated. It's stuff like this that make being in a fandom a wonderful experience - so much more than simply sitting at a computer screen but rather a "real" and heart-felt experience.

Also, thanks to the presenters and to Sas, the wav jockey. Hazel, your filk was hilarious! I'm telling you, the Academy has nothing over us in pure entertainment value!

Secondly, thanks to everyone who read, nominated and voted for my stories. In a million years I never would have guessed when I nervously posted the first part of my first story that several months later, I'd have butterflies in my stomach and be stammering over what to say when I actually won an award. And not only one, but two! You've all given me one of the greatest experiences I've ever had, and I really appreciate your support.

And finally, thanks to all of the friends I've made through this fandom. It's amazing to me that I've never met a single one of you, yet I have no doubt that if we were all to get together (can anyone say "convention") I'm sure it would be like pulling up a chair at the best family reunion ever.

Already I can't wait for next year

Thanks again,
Lynn

Congrats to all the winners!!!

Having got to bed extremely late last night (errumsometimearoundfouramIthinkerrgulp), I'm only getting to this thread now. And I see that everyone before me has said just about all I would have said - but it bears repeating.

Last night was just terrific! It was wonderful to see so many newer FoLCs there, especially those who hadn't ventured onto IRC before. I hope you all had a great time and will be back to chat with us again!

K-Com, as ever, you did a fantastic job. A very smooth, polished ceremony, with plenty of laughs here and there. Annette, you make an excellent MC! And you did a pretty great double act with other committee members along the way - lots of humour. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

We had some wonderful presenting speeches - anyone who wasn't there, you have to read the logs and see the speeches! Lynn channelling CC for Best WAFFy was unmissable, and as for Kaethel and Elena's battle over whether Tempus should live or die - oh, sorry, the Best Alt/Elseworld presenting speech - was one of the funniest things I've heard in years.


Wendy

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners! All of the stories were just fantastic. Thank you for all the hours you put into your work.

Also, a huge thanks to the Kerth committee for all of the time you put into the awards. I can't even imagine the amount of work it must take!

Even though I couldn't actually sit through the ceremony because of work, I did use IRC for the first time yesterday and I just wanted to thank all of you for being so friendly and welcoming.

I can't wait for next year and I swear that if I'm working, I am calling in sick so I won't miss it!
~Lauren

I was intending to watch the first hour of the ceremony today, but my connection failed. Argh!

Anyway, that's not the point.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!!



See ya,
AnnaBtG.

Yes, it was the best ceremony ever, I think - or at least, of the ones I've managed to attend. Everyone involved in the organisation deserves a huge pat on the back for putting together such a fantastic evening's entertainment. I think it's a testament to your success that so many folcs stay up way past their bedtimes in order to take part. I'm not sure what else would persuade me to sit in front of a computer at 2am in the morning <g>.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! I was especially pleased to see our newcomers do so well in the awards. Hopefully their success will persuade them to remain in the fandom for a long time and give us lots more wonderful stories.

Finally, what's best of all about this event is that it shows what a wonderful community we have in this fandom. We're so much more than a bunch of individuals scattered around the world hunched over our computer monitors. We laugh and cry together, we show a real spirit of caring towards our fellow sufferers...um, I mean, fans...and we look out for each other.

Just think of all the times the community has rallied around an individual or a group - there are the big world events like last week's bombs in Spain, but there are also individual events like the terrible tragedy of Yael's death, or the special fanfic collection which was put together a few years ago in order to raise funds for a fellow folc in need.

Where else can you find a fandom as warm-hearted as this one? I think we're incredibly lucky to have this community, and long may it continue.

Yvonne

Congratulations to all the winners and the nominees!

I can only echo the congratulations that all the others have mentioned.

Good job by all.

Tank (who is too computer inept to consider getting involved in something like 'undernets' and IRC)

I'm just only starting to wake up - no comment, I went to bed after 4 am this morning - and so I'm not sure I'm going to be any more coherent than I was last night.

First, I want to say a huge THANK YOU!!!!! to the Kerth Committee for the time and dedication they put into organising this event every year; last night was the sixth Kerth Ceremony I attended, and every year I have loads of fun and cannot wait for the next ceremony.

Last night was fantastic for a whole set of reasons: as others have explained very eloquently in their posts, there was the atmosphere on the chat channel, so warm, friendly and very funny. There were also the speeches on stage, either hilarious or thought-provoking for the presenters, and understandably incoherent and often very moving for the winners.

I also want to congratulate all the winners and nominees - your stories have brought us so many hours of enjoyment; by all means keep feeding us more fic. So thank you so much to you all - you've put me on cloud 9; heck, you've put me on cloud 936726466848!! And I think I'm gonna stay up there for some time.

Kaethel (feeling very, very encouraged to tackle her current WIPs and get a couple of them out sometime this year)

Let's see if I can be a little more coherent than I was last night. I was surprised at the first win but completely stunned at the second. I could hardly think, much less type out any kind of organized thank you speech. I'd like to thank those who voted for my stories, in any case. It's a wonderful feeling to know that so many like what I write.

It was a great ceremony. I've been at the Kerths every year since I think 1999 and I've enjoyed each one of them more than the last. The presentations were very good and many of them were hysterically funny, and the comments in Kerthchat had my husband asking me every few minutes why I was laughing so hard.

I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea and mostly everyone else has said what I could say, anyhow.

A big thanks goes to the K-Com and to everyone who came to the ceremony as well, for making it so much fun. I can hardly wait for next year.

Nan

Ditto to what everyone else said! Congratulations to the nominees and the winners and thanks to the K-Comm, who worked and slaved to make the event run so smoothly.

And yes, I'm also a not so patient, "very patient", Kerth attendee. My first Kerth ceremony was a blast, as was the party afterward.

Can't wait till next year!

Hi,


Congratulations to all!

MAF

First of all, thanks so much to everyone who voted for "Tea Totaled" and "Momentum 2". I was thrilled to see them honored last night and I really appreciate the encouragement I've received when it comes to my writing over the many years I've been involved with this fandom.

Secondly, thank you to *everyone* who participated in the Kerth Awards this year. The ceremony was a ton of fun, and even our occasional moments of panic backstage had me ROTFL rather than freaking out when things didn't go exactly as planned. <g> I was delighted to see so many new "faces" in the crowd when it came to IRC -- I hope we'll see you again to chat in the future.

And finally, congrats to all the winners! There were so many marvelous stories on the ballot this year, it was incredibly difficult to choose among them. We are very lucky in our fandom to have such quality writers among us. I was especially delighted by how many first time winners we had this year. Our talent pool just keeps getting better and better.

Great job, everyone!

Kathy

Congratulations and thanks for such wonderful stories to all the winners and nominees!
I also want to thank the Kerth committee, you guys are the best.
Sil

Just adding my congratulations to both alll the winners and the Kerth committee. Last night was a blast, despite a few, um, hiccups (or maybe because of them!). Everything that was going on had me laughing, several times hard enough to make my stomach hurt *eyes El and Kae*. I can't wait until next year!

Surprised, flabbergasted, incredulous, grateful -- those are only a few of the words that describe how I felt when I learned that FOLCs had chosen to honor The Portrait. To be named, along side some of the writers whom I so respect, is just incredible. I know people say this, but I truly mean it . Being nominated is so special, I never really expect more. My thanks to all of you for your support of the story.

And a big CONGRATULATIONS to all of the winners. Your stories have brought hours of reading pleasure for me, and I look forward to reading what you have in store for all of the FOLCs this year.

Thank you to K-Com for all your hard work in putting this whole thing together. Without your dedication to Lois and Clark, none of this would happen. Sounds like the ceremony was most enjoyable, and I'm really sorry I couldn't have been there, but I simply don't read fast enough to keep up with anything on IRC. I'll look forward to reading the log.

I apologize for being late in getting this out. I'm recovering from knee surgery, and this has been a kind of a set-back day, so I couldn't get to my computer very early. Everything looks a lot brighter now!

Thank you all so much!

Jude

Congratulations to all nominees and winners!!!

Thanks to everyone that work so hard to make the whole event go so well!

Carolyn

I'm sorry I missed it! I learned a valuable lesson though- never let RL (you know that's not you, right?) get in the way of a really good time.

And thank you so much.

That seems really inadequate. I'll try to put it into words, but I know I'll fall short.

It's been exactly a year since I sent my first story to the archive. I can't tell you how much fun I've had; the hours of reading pleasure, the give and take while I'm writing, and the friendly, welcoming atmosphere.

I've really learned from you, and have loved every minute. I'm so grateful.

To those who voted for me, for my stories, those who commented along the way as I posted- here or privately, to Labrat for coaxing me over to the mbs and showing me the ropes, to LynnM who stood in for me so generously last night, to the other winners and nominees whose company I was just glad to be in, wouldn't have needed to win anything at all- Thank you!

I am in your debt.
I knew I wouldn't be able to say it well enough. I'm so humbled and flattered.

Thanks to K-Com for their hard work. To Pel and Lynn for the trailers. And to all of you for being such a great group to hang out with!


CC- still pinching herself...actually I wonder if the term I'm looking for is 'gobsmacked?' Am I using it right? Have never had a working definition of it, but I'm thinking that's the general idea, sounds fitting...

Congrats to everyone!

Sorry this is so late, but I've been a bit overwhelmed by real life lately.

First, I want to say that I'm honored and - quite frankly - shocked. Anyone who talked to me in the days leading up the kerths can attest to the fact that I honestly didn't think I would win anything. Thanks so much to everyone who voted for my stories, and even moreso to the people who read and gave feedback as I was posting. I'd never have finished the Playing series at all without the incredibly amount of support I got.

Second, congratulations to all of the winners and the nominees. The competition this year was incredible, as always. I have to say that recently I've begun tentatively exploring the other fanfiction sites that are out there and ... well, I haven't found anything yet that comes close to the quality of writing in this fandom. Thanks so much to all the writers out there for all the wonderful stories.

Last but certainly not least, thanks so much to our indefatigable K-Com. I've never understood why you put yourselves through so much unselfishly, but we're all so glad that you do. I'm sorry I missed the ceremony this year, but I can't wait to read the transcripts.

Annie

The K-Comm has received, quite rightly, our enthusiastic thanks for a great night in, but we shouldn't forget KathyM, who I believe assisted Erin in counting the votes this year. I'm sure it's a tedious and fiddly task, so thanks, Kathy, for helping make the awards a success!

Yvonne

I just wanted to add my thanks as well to everyone who was involved in the Kerths this year. Despite arriving late, I had a blast at the ceremony. It was great to see everybody and celebrate all the wonderful fanfic that those talented authors shared with us this past year.

Congratulations to all the nominees and the winners -- your stories were fabulous, and I hope that you all are working on new ones as we speak! <g>

Thanks again, K-Comm, for a wonderful evening. You guys are awesome!

Tracey

Hello,

As everyone I'd like to congralulate the winners and the nominees ( maybe you'll win next year ). Thanks you so much for entertainning us with your writting. You're doing a great job .
It's a pleasure to read your stories, keep going with your WIP. Good luck, and "read" you soon.

Bye, Lucie

At the risk of being repetitive and redundant, let me reiterate what people have said before. Being succinct, here...

Congratulations to the winners.

Thanks to the organisers.

And to CC: yes, you used the term perfectly!

Chris

hmm, it occurs to me that maybe I should chime in here...

Congrats to all the winners!

Thank you to everyone who nominated me and got my stories on the ballot -- even without winning, I think I did pretty good this year I mean, last year, I lost in only one category; this year I lost in six or seven! :p

As for organizing... thanks to all of *you* for making it worth our while! We had tons of fabulous stories, lots of volunteers, a great crowd, and lots and lots of support. As Tempus might say, that was worth the whole trip!

Btw, I'm working on the official transcript -- might get it posted somewhere as early as today.

PJ