Nothing in Particular

About Awards

I'm probably gonna anger some people but it needs to be said. Some things that awards require are NOT okay.

I hate it so much when awards insist on SO MUCH without giving anything in return. Sure, you're doing us a favour... but technically it's the judges who are doing it. You're simply coordinating everything.

For example, you have a project. You liaise with the teacher. You will do all the work; your teachers won't do it for you. The teacher will oversee your work. The hosts are the teachers. The judges are the project members.

Now that we have that straight, let's talk.

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About Hosts

They do a lot of work BUT not that much. If they knew how to plan and manage the awards will, it's not that hard.

Yes, they write the book. Yes, they design the stickers and cover. Yes, they accept the judges and participants' forms. But honestly, they're... not that hard.

Designing only takes what half an hour?? Writing the book? It's all standard stuff. If you wanted to make it aesthetic, that's your choice. You added workload to yourself. Accepting judges and participants? Not that hard. Use a spreadsheet, record them all there. Easy.

I've never hosted awards but I've done school projects. I spend only a day on it. My friends spend weeks. We get similarly good grades (mine may be slightly lower because I don't put in much effort but still it's considered high for someone who only spends a day on it). It's called efficiency. Similar to awards, if you're efficient, it's not that hard.

So you have only yourself to blame :P I know this phrase is mega hated but you gotta face it. If I mess up, I'll also admit that. Sometimes, you really only have yourself to blame.

About Follows

Insisting participants following host(s)' accounts PERMANENTLY is unacceptable, especially when the awards has like more than 2 hosts. Same goes for the award's account. Participants should get a choice whether we want to continue following the hosts or community after the awards.

As for judges, it's okay. They actually take the time to read. Yes, they volunteered to do it. They could've walked away. But come on, you still have to appreciate their efforts.

As for hosts, they simply coordinate everything. I already talked about that.

I have followed many people I was not interested in following because of awards and I cannot unfollow them because pErMaNeNt fOlLoW!! Many people will secretly unfollow after the awards but I won't. And I hate how rule-abiding I am.

Making it compulsory and permanent simply means you're doing it for the follows, to be very honest, and I don't respect that. You can casually insert your name there and say "it would be great if you follow—" YEAH MANY ACTUALLY WILL and it's actually more worthy of respect.

If there's only one or two host(s), then fine. BUT IF YOU INSIST PARTICIPANTS FOLLOW LIKE 3 PEOPLE OR MORE (aside from the official awards account; this does not count personal accounts where awards are hosted), no. Hell no. That's way too many people, plus you don't need so many people to host an awards. One person is enough.

Look at the Ace Awards. It's the best awards I have ever seen on Wattpad and it's handled by only ONE person. Don't give excuses for your laziness, lack of time management, lack of self-discipline and greed for more follows.

I get that many simply want to "get what they deserve" for putting in SO MUCH EFFORT. Right. As I said, it's the judges who are putting in all the effort. The hosts are just coordinating it. Granted that it's not easy but BY RIGHT hosts should have the mindset of hosting awards BECAUSE they want to give undiscovered authors more exposure, not for the sake of it.