-- WINTER 2006 ADVANCED POSTER AWARDS --
Well, here it is again, the end of another fun year here at the Fungi Forums. For the second straight year, Sapphira and I will be facilitating the APAs. This year, we've made an executive decision: a lot of categorites. Hopefully, this will work out, since the forums are rather "booming."
RULES: Voting begins immediately. The polls will close on Friday, January 12, 2007 at exactly 11:59:59 PM EST. Please in this topic, only vote and keep the chatter to a minimum--this makes the counting of votes much easier for Sapphira and I. You may vote for a first place and second place for each category. Be sure to mark your first and second place votes accordingly! You do not have to vote all at once, but it would be most appreciated. You may abstain from voting in a category by saying "DID NOT VOTE -- or something similar. You may NOT vote for yourselff. Please copy and paste the following template to vote.
1) Poster of the Year-
2) Best Moderator/Admin-
3) Best Regular-
4) Best Newbie-
5) Topic of the Year-
6) Post of the Year-
7) Best Signature-
8) Best Custom Title-
9) Most Amiable-
10) Most Average-
11) Cleverest-
12) Blast from the Past-
13) Most Missed-
14) Wisest and Most Mature-
15) Social Butterfly-
16) Most Improved-
17) Most Helpful-
18) Funniest-
19) Dynamic Duo-
20) WTD Award-
21) Deezer Award-
Most of the categories are self-explanatory. But a few of them require SPECIAL RULES. Here is a brief overview of each category, with special regulations for some of them. The categories with special rules are marked with the red text.
1) Poster of the Year -- In this award, choose the best poster that has contributed THIS YEAR. He/She should be , in your estimation, the best all around poster in the Fungi Forums.
2) Best Moderator/Admin -- This must be a moderator / Admin who you think is doing an extra-ordinary job in his or her position.
3) Best Regular -- This award goes to the person who is neither a Moderator or Admin, but shows that extra something that makes them worthy of this award.
4) Best Newbie -- This is for a member who has joined sometime in this year (He/She was a newbie sometime during the year, not just right now) and shows extreme competence.
5) Topic of the Year -- This award goes to the creator of the best topic of the year. THE TOPIC MUST HAVE BEEN CREATED DURING 2006. A link also must be provided to the topic.
6) Post of the Year -- This award goes to the creator of the best post. For this award, the POST must have been made in 2006 (but not necessarily the topic). Be sure to link to the post, provide the poster, and the reply number.
7) Best Signature -- This award goes to the creator of the best, most creative Sig around. The Sig must have been created in 2006.
8) Best Custom Title-- This award goes to the person who was given the best custom title throughout the year. Sapphira has compiled a list of these, and they will be posted soon.
9) Most Amiable -- This is codename for the nicest person around these parts.
10) Most Average-- This award goes to the poster who does not strive for more. Who around here doesn't do anything special, and is the perfect example of your "average Joe" around the forums.
11) Cleverest -- This award goes to the poster who has that special something. That "creative spark," if you will. He/she can come up with comething creative, witty, and clever right on the spot.
12) Blast from the Past-- The newest award, this award goes to a poster who has come back from a long hiatus (break) and has surprised everyone!
13) Most Missed -- This is the only award that goes to somebody who is not active. Where did they go? Vote here for somebody who you would love to see back here sometime soon!
14) Wisest and Most Mature-- Because we had so many topics in the first place, Sapphira and I again made an executive decision to lump these two awards into one. This poster is a mature person, who knows a lot about Mario, but more about every day life.
15) Social Butterfly-- This is Sapphira's brainchild. Who is here all the time, and really blossoms. I guess one could say this will go to the person who contributes the most, is here a lot, and gets along with everyone.
16) Most Improved -- Which poster has grown the most in the past year? The choice is yours.
17) Most Helpful --Think back to when you were a newbie. Who would you have wanted to befriend you in your first days here? Who would have been the most helpful person in your beginning days. Think about now, who still helps you with problems your having.
18) Funniest -- Hahahahah!!!
19) Dynamic Duo -- This category was tried in the awards a few years ago, if I am not mistaken. It is the only category that is given to two posters. Who would you consider the "best friends" around these parts.
20) WTD Award -- You all should know the WTD history. Disiregardless. Who is the poster that makes you go WTD? nine times out of ten, or even better, ten times out of ten.
21) Deezer Award- Yep.
Voting begins now. Please follow the rules. I will PM you to change it it is not the correct format. Thanks. Let the fun begin!
EDIT: Some clarifications and "nominees" (http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/index.php?topic=9946.msg453350#msg453350)
Tie-Breaker Round info (http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/index.php?topic=9946.msg455064#msg455064)
FIRST ROUND VOTING IS NOW CLOSED
TIE-BREAKER ROUND BEGINS
Hello and thanks for voting! Sapphira and I have been working very hard to make this the best awards you have seen... Ever. We have some nice surprises headed your way, but buckle your seat belts, boys and girls, there are a few more twists until this thing is over! Yet again, some of the votes have turned out in a dead-tie, the second-place votes made some categories very close. This is why we need your help to make this tie-breaking round move smoothly.
In order to facilitate this in the most efficient manner possible, I am going to make these rules simple and to the point.
1. Tie Breaking Voting closes on JANURARY 19, 2007 at 11:59:59 PM, EST. (That is this coming Friday at nighttime).
2. Please RANK the nominees form 1st through last using a numbering system for the Dynamic Duo. 1st would be your top choice for a winner. You may rank as many or as few as you would like.
3. You may not vote for yourself (omit yourself in the rankings) for every category except for Dynamic Duo.
4. You may submit, if your little heart desires, titles for any of the Dynamic Duo nominees (e.g. "The Odd Couple").
5. For all other categories, please vote for only one nominee.
6. Even if you didn't vote in the first round, you may still vote in the tie-breaker round.
Here are the categories and the tied nominees that are eligible for voting in this round (In no particular order):
Best Moderator/Admin:
Lizard Dude
MEGAߥTE
Best Custom Title (Second Place Tie)
AbercrombieBaseball "FitchPitch"
TEM "Listen to this man"
Dynamic Duo
Lizard Dude & TEM
fuzzy & smfan1085
Mr.Melee & pt_peach
Chupperson Weird & TEM
fairemaster & The Chef
fuzzy & The Chef
Sapphira & Watoad
Chupperson Weird & Sapphira
WTD Award
SushieBoy
Glorb
Welcome everyone to the Winter 2006 ADVANCED Poster Awards Final Round. 2006 was quite a year indeed. The forums experienced a great growth, while discussions became as deep as ever. With so many categories this year, the awards are sure to please everyone! So without delay, I present to you all your choices for the Winter 2006 ADVANCED Poster Awards. Again, I do apologize for the delay in the awards. But enough about me… Now for the awards!
THE CEREMONY [/b]
-Poster of the Year-
Each and every year there are those posters that just happen to shine. This year is no exception. While there were many candidates in the running two, simply took the cake. During the entire course of the voting, the voting was neck-and-neck, but eventually, one of the guys pulled through to earn the coveted poster of the year award…
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And, coming in a close second is…
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-Best Moderator/Admin-
It seems that everything just falls into place here at the good ol’ Fungi Forums but there is a lot of hard work and energy that needs to be put into the forums. The Moderators and Admins definitely know how to handle most every situation. Among the best this year were…
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But also, who could forget our runner-up!
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-Best Regular-
Now we come to one of the coolest awards, because it does not go to somebody in a position of power. This just happens to be just your regular “run of the mill” poster. But this guy just has that extra something that makes him a joy to be around….
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This was a close one, so here is the second most regular person… erm… runner-up…
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-Best Newbie-
Most of the time, when somebody thinks of the word noob, they think of an 8-year-old child who is absolutely crazy and has absolutely no self-control. While this is typically a good description, this year’s candidates were nothing of that sort. They displayed a great amount of maturity and added greatly to the forum’s atmosphere throughout the entire year…
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Even though there was sone winner, another poster was good enough to merit the runner-up spot…
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-Topic of the Year-
Hundreds of topics are created each year. There are always a few that just stick out. They generate some great conversations, and stand the test of time. Some are just amazingly silly. Either way, the winners of this category have proven to be your favorites…
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This award was also a very close second. I love both topics equally, actually >_<
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-Post of the Year-
Out of the THOUSANDS of posts made in a year, people will often nominate one or two that were just so excellent that they could be the potential “posts of the year.” We had several of such this year. You have all voted, and now lets see what the results for this one are…
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TEM should get another award for coming in first and second…
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-Best Signature-
This year, the sigs were a little different. They changed with time, and old posts would contain new sigs. That didn’t stop you all from voting for sigs this year, as they have proven to be among the best on Fungi Forum history. Hmm... Thought provoking.
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And I didn’t think it got much better than Push Button… Receive Bacon…
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-Best Custom Title-
The latest craze on the Fungi Forums brought much controversy to the community this year. No matter how you slice them though, Custom Titles are among the most amusing elements on any forum. Some of these titles, however, were too good to pass up…
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Wow, sometimes these things are very funny. This is one of those times.
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-Most Amiable-
Had a bad day? This poster is sure to cheer you up! It’s always good to have that certain someone in any group of people who is just an all-around nice person. Though most of us have never met in real life, the most amiable posters allow their friendly personalities shine through their posts…
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I suppose that if you were ever in a bad mood though, the runner-up in this category could also cheer you up a bit…
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-Most Average-
Perhaps I gave a poor definition in the beginning of the Awards back in December. These members DO strive for excellence. They just blend in so well, their excellence is often overlooked…
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I guess that you could call this person below average, but only the second most below average than anyone!
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-Cleverest-
It takes clever posts to keep the forums somewhat interesting around here, and we have a few creative geniuses floating around here…
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I would like to think that this guy also has a few tricks up his sleeve. Always a cheer to be around. And to think that he left for a little bit.
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-Blast from the Past-
Surprisingly 2006 witnessed some of the most unexpected comebacks in Forum History. Who would have known that members who seemed long gone would come back in 2006…
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But, 2006 being the year of surprises, we also had another person who was so utterly shocking in his re-appearance that he must be mentioned as the runner-up…
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-Most Missed-
Though 2006 showed a great growth in the forum “population,” some people just couldn’t quite stick around for various reasons. They will be missed greatly, but who knows? This year’s most missed might become next year’s Blast form the Past…
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Let me tell you, this was the hardest one to score. Both people had such an impact on the community, that it was hard to let each of them go!
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-Wisest and Most Mature-
Wow. These guys are smart. We don’t go to school together. We don’t see each other very often (if at all). Somehow, though, we can pick the smartest sheep from the rest of the flock. I happen to believe that the voters sure hit the nail on the head again this year…
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I’m definitely not surprised about the runner-up!
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-Social Butterfly-
It seems as if there is always that one person that’s got to have the last word in any conversation. They talk to anyone around, no matter who it is. They hold no grudges and are among the easiest going people around. We have several people like that here at TMK’s Fungi Forums…
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Talking Excellent Man…
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-Most Improved-
The Byronic hero comes down to us from the 19th century poet, Lord Byron. In a nut shell, this hero overcomes some sort of difficulty to be able to become a hero. While maybe not “heroes” in the true sense of the word, the most improved posters overcame some of their difficulties to become much, much better posters…
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From the Prolific Talker to the runner up in the most improved category…
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-Most Helpful-
Isn’t it the worst when you can’t figure something out, and you have no one to help you? Good thing that on the Fungi Forums, someone is always willing to lend a helping hand…
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If I were trapped on a desert island, and I needed someone to make an invention to get me off, this would be the guy…
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-Funniest-
So two guys walk into a bar, and they fall down. Hahahh… No, but seriously folks, there is this one guy and he happens to be really funny…
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The Egg Man “cracks” me up…
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-Dynamic Duo-
This was by far the most stressful award to do. Obviously there are some good friendships here, and a lot of similarities between so many of the members.
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Well this was arguably the hardest vote to decide. We actually had to have a poll for this one. Grargh… I hope the results are worth it though! I think TEM deserves a bonus award for being in both.
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-WTD Award-
Some people are very easy to understand. Some people are very straightforward. Some people aren’t. They aren’t at all…
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I don’t have anything witty to say that is odd or will make you go WTD. Alas, the runner-up…
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-Deezer Award-
We all know that this awesome community could not go on if it were not for the man behind the madness, Deezer. Putting hours upon hours of hard work into TMK, he constantly strives to make this site one of the best on the net!
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Again, a special thanks to you all for your patience, and especially to Sapphira who was really the backbone of this year’s awards. I definitely wouldn’t have been able to do this without her. I think this year’s results were fantastic (although super delayed). I look forward to the awards again next year, and I hope that YOU might be the next Poster of the Year!