From: isbell@ai.mit.edu (Charles L Isbell)
Newsgroups: alt.rap
Subject: RULES:  The Second Annual New Jack Hip Hop Awards
Date: 13 Dec 92 14:08:06 GMT
Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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Rules for the Annual New Jack Hip Hop Awards (1992 version)
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(last updated 12/8/1992)



Introduction
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The Annual New Jack Hip Hop Awards is a forum for true Hip Hop
Activists to express their picks for the best and the brightest in rap
and hip hop.  No more, no less.  The following is an outline of the
process and rules that we will use in determining the winners of the
awards.

If there are any questions or issues, please feel free to address them
to the awards moderator (see below).  A copy of the rules and the
categories is always available from the awards moderator.


The awards moderator for 1992:  
	isbell@ai.mit.edu

The awards committee for 1991:  
	isbell@ai.mit.edu
	alta@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
	ntmtv!hart@ames.arc.nasa.gov
	pd2@reef.cis.ufl.edu
	cd1l+@andrew.cmu.edu
	jm82+@andrew.cmu.edu
	dav@dartmouth.edu
	kwatsi@athena.mit.edu
	fletch1@athena.mit.edu
	Marcell.Gabriel@ebay.sun.com
	gatsby@wam.umd.edu
	

Eligibility
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An award year XXXX is defined to be from December 15 of the previous
calendar year to December 14 of the award year.

Except where noted, no individual or group performers are eligible for
an award unless he/she/they released material during the award year.

Except where noted, no individual or group producers are eligible for
an award unless he/she/they produced material during the award year.

Except where noted, no album/ep is eligible for an award unless it was
released during the award year or at least one *single* off the
album/ep was *released* during the award year. 

Except where noted, no single is eligible for an award unless it was
released or on an album released during the award year.

The word of the committee is final, although it is hoped that it will
not come up.


Voting
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Voting is confidential.  All votes will be sent directly to the awards
moderator.  Before any other member of the awards committee can
tabluate a vote, the identity of the voter is removed.  No duplicate
votes are allowed, obviously, and it is the responsibility of the
awards moderator to enforce this rule.

Voting is open to all interested parties, but the rules and official
forms will only be posted to the following groups/places:

	alt.rap (usenet)
	rec.music.funky (usenet)
	funky-music-mail@athena.mit.edu (mailing list)

The voting is divided into two periods:  the nomination period and the
voting period.

The awards moderator will post the *official* nominations form once a
week after the nominations period has begun.  Each voter will be able
to nominate no more than three (3) candidates in each category.
Nominations will only be accepted as valid if the nominations form is
filled out correctly.  Finally, each voter will receive an
acknowledgment of his/her vote.

The nominations period will begin immediately after the award year has
ended. It will be no less than three weeks (as it crosses over a
vaction period) but no more than four weeks.

The awards committee will tabluate the nominations and the top four
(4) nominees in each category will be the official candidates for the
voting period.  If there are less than four nominees for some
category, the candidate list will consist entirely of them.  If there
are more than four top nominees due to a tie, it is up to the awards
committee to decide whether to include the extra nominees or to leave
the ones with the least votes out.

After no more than one and a half weeks after the nominations have
been closed, the awards moderator will post the offical voting form
(which will include the candidates) and the voting period will begin.
The rules and the official voting form will be reposted once a week
thereafter.  Votes will only be accepted as valid if the official form
is filled out correctly.  As before, each voter will receive an
acknowledgment of his/her vote.

The voting period will last no less than two weeks but no more than
three weeks.

The awards committee will tabluate the votes and the awards moderator
will announce them afterwards.  In addition to the list of the
winners, the entire list of voters (but *not* their votes) will be
posted.


Categories
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The categories are available from the awards moderator in a separate
document.


Charles Isbell
Awards Moderator, 1991-1992



	
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