We thought it would be helpful, and to clear up any confusion, to post again the Member Of The Month parameters, and how it works with the new system of selection.

The selection process is all automated now, thanks to the stellar tech skills of silversundown, fairiesmasquerade, and meeshie. The list of eligible members is generated automatically: all the admins have to do is push a button and the system randomly spits out the name of one member from that eligible group. Then we get in touch with that person, ask them a series of nosy questions related to fanfic and our favorite ship, and have one of our fabulous graphics team members make them a spiffy banner to go in their member profile! Winners are then eliminated from the pool for the next 12 months, after which they’ll be eligible for selection again.

Members of the Month are randomly selected from among those Nine Lives members who in the previous two months have either 1) published or updated a story, or 2) contributed at least 5 reviews.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to send a PM to Alannastara, Ikkleosu, or Subversivegrrl.