My starting point is that I want to support the Kerths - they're a great way to reward the writers who give us so much wonderful free entertainment throughout the year, and they're good fun. I figure that the best way to support the Kerths is to take part, and that, in turn, means having a go at the quizzes, nominating stories, voting for stories, and attending the ceremony. Now, I know I can't do any of those things perfectly, but I'd rather do them imperfectly than not at all - because I want to support the Kerths.
So I do some of the quizzes and not others. I nominate stories even though I haven't read every single story in the fandom (but I'd never, ever nominate a story I hadn't read). I vote, but I only vote in categories where I've read every nominated story. And finally, I come to the ceremony (when I can) and have a great time, because I've taken part in the process leading up the ceremony and, as a result, feel really involved and excited.
Yvonne
