Vote for FEOTY 2021: Fan Editor of the Year

[lapis molari]

We have 5 candidates in the category of Best Editor of the Year 2021:

Dwight Fry

Heavisyde

Spence

subjectzero

Wraith


Honorable mention goes to both ArtisDead, who invested much time and energy in helping others on FE make better edits, and Sylvester Stallone, who quite possibly increased the mainstream visibility of fanediting more than anyone else in 2021 with his own edit of Rocky 4.

Voting Rules

1) Active FE forum members may vote when they have been registered for more than one month before Nominations open today and have a minimum of 5 posts. FE's software doesn't remove ineligible voters from the poll, this is done by FE moderators, so poll results may appear different from the official score. Before you vote, please ensure you meet the criteria!

2) You may vote once in every category. You may not vote for yourself or your own work.

3) FEOTY voting polls will run for eight weeks, until 18 June.

4) In case of a tie, the winner will be the edit that got the most nominations for entry. In case of FEOTMs that are automatically entered, the number of votes as FEOTM count as nominations.

5) Good sportsmanship:

a) If you have a fanedit entered in a category, you may want to shout this from the rooftops. That's okay. Encouraged even! Just take care that you encourage others to vote for the category, don't solicit votes specifically for your edit. For example, this is good: "My Something_Amazing edit is one of the entries for FEOTY! Please remember to vote for the edit you like best." While this goes too far: "My Something_Amazing edit is up for FEOTY! Go vote for my edit!" Enthusiasm that crosses into the grey area of "is it or isn't it" will be evaluated by FE moderators on a case by case basis.

b) In the event of vote manipulation, such as soliciting votes or voting for yourself, the entry will be disqualified.

 

[Wakeupkeo]

This is a tough one! Even at a personal level there are a few standouts in 2021 especially that are hard to decide between... arrgh! So much great community spirit and overall contributions to fanediting as a whole...

 

[ArtisDead]

Honorable mention goes to... ArtisDead, who invested much time and energy in helping others on FE make better edits...

Wow!

Just noticed that. I am truly humbled. However, all of the credit goes to the editors who inspired me and encouraged me to return to the forum and stick around for a while. @spence , @L8wrtr, @TM2YC and @Wraith. I did nothing without them and so many others.

And the new editors who continue to inspire me. @INIGHTMARES , @Stromboli Bones and @lantern51, among others, have all helped me learn to be a better mentor.

They all get the credit. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them.

 

[TM2YC]

Honorable mention goes to both ArtisDead, who invested much time and energy in helping others on FE make better edits,

Yes! ...

and Sylvester Stallone, who quite possibly increased the mainstream visibility of fanediting more than anyone else in 2021 with his own edit of Rocky 4.

...and no!

Stallone doing another cut of a Stallone-auteured movie is not fanediting, it's the opposite of fan-editing . Although him chatting openly with fans about the ongoing editing process was inclusive, cool and felt "faneditey". Plaudits to him for that.

 

[spence]

Feels great to be in good company here. A very difficult choice, I feel like anyone of my options deserves to win it.

 

[Wraith]

I’ve had some great banters with everyone here… and it’s just plain tremendous to be in the green room with you all….best to all !

 

[lapis molari]

[To the tune of Hamilton] “He's in the room where it happens. "