The Mission Briefing 2013: From Russia, with Love

by Papa Bear Awards

The wind howled over the infinite white plain, hurtling the thin snowflakes hither and thither... And in the middle of this too white landscape, a small dot, struggling against the wind, protectively clutching a heavy bag against his chest... A bag full of special editions of the Gazette perhaps?

25. Election Time!

And then it's time for voting!

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Remember, this year you have 3 votes in every category!
Feel free to use only 1 or 2 if you think that represents your opinion better,
but you are entitled to 3 votes.

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How does it work to have 3 votes in each category?
An example with non-existent stories:

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Nominated:

Hogan's Dog

Carter's Rabbit

Klink's Mouse

Schultz's Cow

Newkirk's Monkey

Kinch's Gopher

LeBeau's Cat

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Voter A just loves all these stories, but having to choose three, he gives 1 vote to Carter's Rabbit, 1 vote to Kinch's Gopher, and 1 vote to Klink's Mouse.

Voter B is very particular that Hogan's Dog is the best story. So he decides to give Hogan's Dog his vote, and doesn't use his other 2 votes.

Voter C thinks Newkirk's Monkey and Schultz's Cow are by far the best - the rest are definitely of less quality. So he gives 1 vote to Newkirk's Monkey, and 1 vote to Schultz's Cow, and doesn't use his last vote.

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And in the quote category, you may vote for as many as you want – no limits!
In case that makes things complicated when listing them:
as you might have noticed, the quotes have been given a number.
That should make it easier to list your favourites.

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Also available on the PBA website are direct links to all the nominated works.
That should save you some searching on ffnet.

For the PBA website:
www dot konarciq dot net / fanfiction/ PapaBearAwards/ index. html
(take out the spaces and translate to www speak where necessary)

The updated website is likely to go up tomorrow!

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And the good news:
in this round you are allowed to vote for your own work -
provided you really think it is the best...!

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Your votes can be sent by email to papabearawards at yahoo dot com
or to Papa Bear Awards by ffnet PM.
Make sure you include your name and ffnet ID (if you have one)!
And mind ffnet's pigeons!

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Closing date: Friday, April 5th!
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The voting is open for everyone who enjoys Hogan's Heroes fanfiction.

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Also tomorrow (or at least very soon) will the polls in the yahoogroup "hogansheroes" be available.
Anyone with a yahoo ID can join that group and use the easy polls to vote.
If you need the link, drop me a line and I'll send it to you.

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And if you feel you're running out of new reading material, there still is the Golden Oldies Category, remember?
The voting there is going quite nicely for the more recent stories, but especially the older ones could use some more grades.

Try them – after all, they were considered the very best by your fellow HH fanfic fans from the past years!
See chapter 4 of this story for details.

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If instead you are pressed for time and you don't know how you can possibly read everything in all the categories,
do remember that there is no obligation whatsoever to vote in all the categories.
You're free to limit yourself to one or a few categories that interest you, and ignore the rest.

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Winners in all categories will be announced after the votes are tabulated.
A Gold, Silver and Bronze award will be awarded for each category – if applicable.

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So read, enjoy and vote!

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Remember:

Closing date is Friday, April 5th, 2013