So long, and thanks for all the shinies

I'm sad about the mefas (the Middle-earth Fanfiction Awards) coming to an end. It's a rare fandom project that runs so long (eight years) with so little drama. The organisers slogged their guts out every year to make the awards happen. I'm personally very grateful to Marta for her swift and decisive action on my behalf over a ratings issue a couple of years back. Thank you to Marta, and to everyone who worked so hard to make this such a lovely and rewarding part of fandom life over the years.

Fandom being the organic creature that it is, discussions about a new awards system are already underway: mefa_ratings. Participation, opinions, and volunteers are being sought.