Sithies 2015 Feedback Poll

Greetings and Salutations Folks of JvS,

In an ever ongoing attempt to continually change how the Sithies are run and how people view the event, we are seeking your opinions and feedback on how you felt about the event this year. It is highly encouraged that you leave at least a short post explaining the things you liked and didn't like even if you really enjoyed the event. There is also a couple of notes that need to be made first:

• Please be respectful of your fellow writers and their opinions. This is not a thread for argument, it is here to get people's feedback on how they thought the event went and what they think should change. Any personal feelings and ego's are respectfully asked to be left at the door with your shoes...
• Next year, the nomination period will be opening a little earlier, this year it just started a little late because I took up the reigns quite late in the year. We will be trialling some new methods next year for encouraging people to nominate. However, somethimg important to note, is that there is only soo much we can do if people choose to not take the chance to nominate, or just plain ignore anything to do with the Sithies (I mean, we can ut up all the global announcements we like, but if people dont read 'em, then we cant do much about it).
• The Sithies will never be perfect. I have said this since the moment I took charge of running things. Everyone has their own view of what the Sithies is and should be, and they are not necessarily going to line up nicely with each other. All we can do, is make it as enjoyable for as many people as possible, so please dont expect everything mentioned here to ever be implemented or made official, it'll all come down to what lines up the best with other ideas without clashing.
• The one thing I I really want to make quite clear, is that whilst it is all good and fun to win an award, it is not everything. We are never going to get a 100% perfect cross section of people on JvS (we never have, and never will), or 100% judge who is the best of everyone on JvS in a particular category, it's just not feasible since we dont have the resources nor do we have the (qualified) professionals to do so. And Honestly, that is not what I see the Sithies being about. It is a weekend to come together and have some fun with other people, with an awards show on the side that has awards you guys have voted on, and awards that have been voted on solely by the staff. People should be showing up to hang out with other people, not just because they were nominated, or just cause they won something.

With that in mind, The floor is now open...