So yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and do this. If anyone feels more entitled to do it, or if you were planning on putting yours up next week, feel free to stage a coup, I won't stop you. Seriously, I back down pretty much instantly from any type of confrontation.
Well, chest hairs are roasting on open files, people in Florida are spraypainting fake frost-like paint on the corners of their windows without having any idea why windows would ever look like that in December, Methodists are already brewing extra pots of coffee getting ready for the other time of year when attendance shoots up 5000% -- yes, it's time for us to celebrate our community and then wait six months for an anticlimactic finish to the whole mess. The ADVANCED Poster Awards are back again for some reason!
The rules:
- You may not vote for yourself. You may, however, vote for me.
- In each category, you may vote for two people. They can be a winner and runner-up, or they can both be equal -- please indicate which way you're doing it (i.e.: 1. Deezer 2. Sapphira or Deezer/Sapphira; if you don't indicate clearly enough, I'll assume they're equal)
- You can put only one if you want, but that won't make it count double.
- You may also abstain from any or all categories if you so desire.
- If you end up voting for more than two people because you can't narrow it down that far, it's not that big of a deal. I'll make it all work.
- All votes must be for stuff that happened in 2009, or after December 20th of 2008 (when the last awards started). Topics and posts must have been posted in 2009, posters must be judged based on their 2009 activity.
1)
Best Poster: This year's best all-around poster. In your opinion, who best exemplified the spirit of the Fungi Forums in 2009?
2)
Best Topic: Most thought-provoking? Most groan-inducing? Most arousing? You decide! In your opinion, the best topic created in 2009. Please list the name of the topic and link to to it.
3)
Best Post: What post was the most poignant, most quick-witted, or best thought-out this year? Please provide a link to the post (use the URL from the
button), and, if possible, a short phrase or sentence summarizing the content of the post.
4)
Most Productive Poster: Which poster has made the best use of his or her posts? Frequent posting is not a requirement for this award -- it should be just the right amount.
5)
Smartest Poster: Not necessarily the same as the last category, as the smart ones are often the ones that tend to ramble on a bit. Who has demonstrated the most intelligence in the last year? Whose posts have made you think the most?
6)
Funniest Poster: These are getting kind of self-explanatory, aren't they?
7)
Most Amiable Poster: The welcomingest, accomodatingest, and other words that shouldn't end in -est person this year.
8)
Most Creative Poster: Who has been the most original with their posts, images, artwork, or whatever this year?
9)
Best New Member: Who was the best new poster this year, whether spambot or real? This person does not necessarily have to have registered in 2009, but must have started posting this year.
10)
Blast From the Past: A good number of long-gone members came back over the last year. Which one was the sight for the sorest eyes? Incidentally, you may vote for the Blast From the Past category itself if you wish.
11)
Most Missed: On the flipside, lots of people have left lately, either with big tearful dramatic farewell posts or just by gradually being phased out, kinda like Donkey Kong Jr. Who would you kill a small animal to see back here?
12)
WTD Award: Which poster made you exclaim "What the dukar?" most often this year?
13)
Deezer Award: It's the Deezer Award.
If there's a category you feel I've left out, go ahead and tack it onto your list at your discretion. Categories that get enough votes or that I think are also nifty may also be awarded. You can also complain about the rules and maybe get them changed if I find your arguments cogent enough, or if you can convince everyone to go along with them without my approval. Either way works. It'll all get figured out in the end somehow. Just go for it.
You don't have to start voting right away -- it's always good to start with a discussion period -- but when you do want to vote, copy this form into your post to do it:
[b]Best Poster[/b]:
[b]Best Topic[/b]:
[b]Best Post[/b]:
[b]Most Productive Poster[/b]:
[b]Smartest Poster[/b]:
[b]Funniest Poster[/b]:
[b]Most Amiable Poster[/b]:
[b]Most Creative Poster[/b]:
[b]Best New Member[/b]:
[b]Blast From the Past[/b]:
[b]Most Missed[/b]:
[b]WTD Award[/b]:
[b]Deezer Award[/b]:
Categories other people have suggested (include whichever ones you want, or add your own):
- Queen of Posters
- Most Helpful Poster
- Best Use of Topical Image
- Best User-Created Image
- Dynamic Duo
- Best Signature
- Best Custom Title
- E for Effort
- Best Thread Revival
- Most Unique Poster
- Most Improved
- Most Creepiest Member
Votes must be submitted before 11:59 PM (EDT) on
January 14, 2010. Feel free to change your votes by editing your post up until the deadline if necessary.