Many of you who have been long standing members remember a time when certain stories were awarded a featured place on our archive in the form of a ribbon. This was, and always has been, a subjective preference of the archive admins - their perk for maintaining the site (a job that comes with very little reward.)  It is meant to be a nod to stories we particularly enjoy - much like a suggested reading shelf at your local library or bookstore. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Our authors (and members) - we thought - enjoyed this part of the archive until we got many protests about why one story was chosen over the other. It became a real headache and all the fun was sucked out of it.

In short: Ribbons became our own personal Toby Flenderson.

After much deliberation the MTT Fanfic Archive Admins have collectively decided to reinstitute Featured Stories function. Ribbons are back and are, again, merely a perk that admins get for helping to maintain the site.

Here's the kicker: Understand that we will not entertain any grumblings or discuss why one story was picked over another. In our eyes it is akin to begging for reviews. It's not cool and it becomes fun for no one. Featured Stories are selected by personal preference. PERIOD.  We believe our tastes are different enough to feature a number of different authors and types of stories, new, old, Jim, Pam and everything in between.

The rules are few: Admins cannot feature a story they have beta'd. Admins cannot feature the same author 2 weeks in a row. Admins will strive to continually feature different authors and genres - including newer authors, stories that feature the ensemble and other pairings besides Jim and Pam.

MTT Members can and should continue to promote their favorite authors and stories in the MTT Forum in the Recommendations and Looking for a Fic threads.

We are thrilled to be able to highlight our favorites again. We hope you are too.