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Project 6. Mozzie Awards

Goal

The goal of this project is to execute the next round of Mozzie Awards (~ December 2005) which are a somewhat-serious, somewhat-fun set of peer-voted awards in various categories.

Area of Activity

Volunteer Development

Other Projects in this Area

Status	Project	Area	Leader
Active	Acceptance Letters	Volunteer Development	ywad
Active	Editor Weekend 2009	Volunteer Development	laigh
Initiation	End of year Mozzies 2009	Volunteer Development	jtaylorj
Active	ODP Glossary	Volunteer Development	plantrob
Active	Tip of the Day/Week/Month	Volunteer Development	sthenbelle
Active	Year End Mozzies 2008	Volunteer Development	jtaylorj

Status

Completed

Start Date

2005-10-15

Completion Date

2005-11-28

Project Leader

enarra [Profile|Feedback]

Project Team

• samiam [Profile|Feedback]
• netjim [Profile|Feedback]
• kokopeli [Profile|Feedback]
• callimachus [Profile|Feedback]
• jtaylorj [Profile|Feedback]

Project Sponsor

gti96 [Profile|Feedback]

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Forum Thread

http://forums.dmoz.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1541032

Responsibilities of Project Leader

• Decide on the schedule for open/close of nominations and open/close of voting.
• Determine list of Mozzie Award categories.
• Set voting rules.
• Resolve any disputes or issues that arise.
• Arrange for software assistance (if necessary).
• Arrange for graphic assistance (if necessary).
• Complete brief summary report which includes the award categories, winners, and recommendations for the next round of Mozzies.

Responsibilities of Project Team Members

• Assist project leader with voting software or creation of award images.
• Assist in tallying nominations using voting software.
• Assist in deciding on award categories.

Responsibilities of Project Sponsor

• Make dashboard announcements to note opening of nominations, opening of voting, and results.
• Ensure that Mozzie Award images are published on ODP server.

Measures of Success

• Completing a fun set of awards on schedule (including award images) is the most important measure of success.
• Brief summary report submitted.

Progress Log

• Oct. 15, 2005 - Activation of project, commencement of project forum thread.
• Oct. 21, 2005 - Nomination tallying tool reset and ready for next awards.
• Oct. 31, 2005 - Nominations open.
• Nov. 12th, 2005 - Nomination period coming to a close. Tally can be viewed at http://research.dmoz.org/~samiam/editors/mozzies/
• Nov. 13th, 2005 - Nominations are closed. Starting quality control check.
• Nov. 15th, 2005 - Voting polls open.
• Nov. 24th, 2005 - Completed Mozzie award graphic and forwarded to samiam for testing prior to closing of voting period on the 27th.
• Nov. 27th, 2005 - Voting closed. Winners and Runners-up marked in the tool. Currently working on posting in the thread and creating the banners.
• Nov. 28th, 2005 - Thread posted, banner awards are complete and have been upload to the server by staff. An e-mail will be sent to all winners, runner-ups, nominees and Darn Fine Editors to point them to their awards later today.
• Nov. 28, 2005 - E-mail sent and errors (missing banners) fixed and sent to staff for uploading.
• Nov. 28, 2005 - Project complete.
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• April 21st, 2006 - Completed Spring 2006 Mozzies.

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