Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1942179-20150301172837

So, as the last awards come to an end, I've been thinking of how to go about improving it for next season. I know allowing people to suggest categories 3 days before beginning nominations was a good move. However, having things go on for three rounds was not. It seems that after every passing round, less and less people vote. And it's always been like this.

Speaking of less voters, this brings me to my main point; some seasons go by with very minimal votes in general. One time I didn't even participate! (which was during one of the autumn awards which never finished.) I feel that one reason for this is how frequent the awards take place. Considering the awards take an average of about two months to finish, having them every season is far too soon. There were times when there wasn't even a full month's transition between the Spring and Summer, iirc.

So here's my proposal on this matter; Remove the Spring and Autumn awards and just stick with Summer and Winter, like we used to in the beginning. When it happens less often, it's more of a special occasion, and it should drive more people to want to participate. Not only that, but it gives people ample time to prepare. Even better; we can start them at the beginning of the summer/winter without having to worry about being too early. We could schedule the Winter Awards to start during Winter Break. In general Summer and Winter would be ideal for that and Summer Vacation.

So, thoughts on this?

Any other suggestions are welcome. 