Thank you Anthony. I "volunteered" to do this because I thought it would be fun. We have a wonderful group of NET lovers who are willing to share, help, recommend, whatever and it has always been kind of a close community of friends welcoming newcomers and celebrating new vendors and NET flavors. The past 2 NETty Awards were celebrations of NET flavors and a valuable resource to help others, new and old, find new flavors to try, and maybe some to avoid!
. I had originally hoped this year would be the same, I never expected it to become a marketing ploy for for someone's agenda.
I dealt with it the best I could think of at the time. The mods, and wonderful people who saw through this ploy, have been very supportive, for which I thank each and every one.
The shame of it is that it kind of brought the whole thing to a screeching halt. There has not been the discussion of NETs, voting, and information that happened those past 2 years. So while I have compiled all votes so far, and hope to perhaps get more before I close it next weekend and report, I fear it won't be as valuable nor informative as past awards were.
To the NET community and friends I love, support and am trying to help, I thank you.
And if you know someone who appreciates true macerated NETs and might still care to vote, please urge them to do so.