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
- Completed
- Start Date
- 2005-10-15
- Completion Date
- 2005-11-28
- Project Leader
- enarra [Profile|Feedback]
- Project Team
- Project Sponsor
- gti96 [Profile|Feedback]
- Send feedback to full team
- 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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