Quick statistics: British Fantasy Awards Consultation
| Results |
| Number of records in this query: |
244 |
| Total records in survey: |
244 |
| Percentage of total: |
100.00% |
| Field summary for BFSMember |
| Are you a BFS member? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Yes (Y) |
176 |
72.13% |
| No (N) |
68 |
27.87% |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
0 |
0.00% |
| Field summary for BFSNo |
| Please enter your BFS Number. |
|
Count |
Percentage |
| Answer |
78 |
31.97% |
| No answer |
166 |
68.03% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
0 |
0.00% |
| Field summary for FConYear |
| If you are not a BFS Member, which year did you attend FantasyCon? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Fantasycon 2010 (2010) |
19 |
7.79% |
| Fantasycon 2011 (2011) |
49 |
20.08% |
| Fantasycon 2012 (2012) |
2 |
0.82% |
| No answer |
174 |
71.31% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
0 |
0.00% |
| Field summary for 1 |
| Would you prefer that the award was given only to British (ie born, nationalised or currently domiciled in the UK)? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Yes (Y) |
79 |
32.38% |
| No (N) |
148 |
60.66% |
| No answer |
15 |
6.15% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
2 |
0.82% |
| Field summary for 2 |
| Should members be allowed to nominate their own work? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Yes (Y) |
50 |
20.49% |
| No (N) |
188 |
77.05% |
| No answer |
4 |
1.64% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
2 |
0.82% |
| Field summary for 3 |
| Should BFS committee members be eligible for awards? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Yes (Y) |
114 |
46.72% |
| No (N) |
112 |
45.90% |
| No answer |
16 |
6.56% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
2 |
0.82% |
| Field summary for 4 |
| Would your prefer to see: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| A short list voted for by the members but with the winner determined by a jury. (A1) |
109 |
44.67% |
| A short list decided by a jury, but with the winners decided by member vote. (A2) |
62 |
25.41% |
| A juried system with a fully empowered jury. (A3) |
27 |
11.07% |
| The current system remain in place. (A4) |
32 |
13.11% |
| Comments |
75 |
30.74% |
| No answer |
9 |
3.69% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
5 |
2.05% |
| Field summary for 5 |
| If we went to a juried system, would you prefer the Jury be chosen by: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| The BFS awards Administrator. (A1) |
33 |
13.52% |
| The BFS Committee. (A2) |
152 |
62.30% |
| People external to the membership. (A3) |
28 |
11.48% |
| Comments |
54 |
22.13% |
| No answer |
26 |
10.66% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
5 |
2.05% |
| Field summary for 6 |
| To deal with obvious oversight or imbalance, many awards empower Juries to write in an extra title(s). Would you be in favour of this? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Yes (Y) |
175 |
71.72% |
| No (N) |
40 |
16.39% |
| No answer |
24 |
9.84% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
5 |
2.05% |
| Field summary for 7 |
| Current awards are for Novel, Novella, Short Story, Anthology, Collection, Artist, Non-Fiction, Magazine/Periodical, Comic/Graphic Novel, PS Publishing Independent Press Award, & Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award, Karl Edward Wagner special Award . There is also a commitment to add Screenwriter award (to replace the former TV and Film awards). Is this: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Too many. (A1) |
47 |
19.26% |
| Too few. (A2) |
21 |
8.61% |
| About Right. (A3) |
164 |
67.21% |
| Comments |
105 |
43.03% |
| No answer |
5 |
2.05% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
7 |
2.87% |
| Field summary for 8 |
| Would you prefer: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| To retain one supreme award for Best Novel? (A1) |
122 |
50.00% |
| Two novel awards, one for Fantasy and one for Horror? (A2) |
91 |
37.30% |
| More novel awards? (A3) |
18 |
7.38% |
| No answer |
6 |
2.46% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
7 |
2.87% |
| Field summary for 9 |
| Choosing a best newcomer or best small press etc is tricky without good oversight. Would you prefer to empower dedicated juries for certain awards? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Yes (Y) |
174 |
71.31% |
| No (N) |
43 |
17.62% |
| No answer |
20 |
8.20% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
7 |
2.87% |
| Field summary for 10 |
| Would an eligibility list help in your deliberations? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Yes (Y) |
181 |
74.18% |
| No (N) |
31 |
12.70% |
| No answer |
25 |
10.25% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
7 |
2.87% |
| Field summary for 11 |
| Would you prefer to vote by secure online ballot? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Yes (Y) |
209 |
85.66% |
| No (N) |
10 |
4.10% |
| No answer |
18 |
7.38% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
7 |
2.87% |
| Field summary for 12 |
| Should voting be encouraged by a small membership discount? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Yes (Y) |
73 |
29.92% |
| No (N) |
130 |
53.28% |
| No answer |
34 |
13.93% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
7 |
2.87% |
| Field summary for 13 |
| Any further comments you would like to add? |
|
Count |
Percentage |
| Answer |
104 |
42.62% |
| No answer |
130 |
53.28% |
| Not completed or Not displayed |
10 |
4.10% |
