2013 Watchies Nomination Category Suggestions

Post by **TheFallen** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:49 am

I'll second either (or both) of Vraith's Most Inspirational Watcher ideas, although they'll need to be better-phrased to be clear.

(I'm seconding these, because they near-on match with my Most Thought-Provoking Watcher proposal).

Post by **StevieG** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:54 am

Ok, 2nd most thought provoking/inspirational/to be reworded/etc watcher

Post by **sgt.null** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:46 am

best post by sgt.null

- that way I am guaranteed to win something.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:51 pm

Have you considered that all of your posts might be equally good, such that none could be named "best"?

Post by **sgt.null** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:38 am

I'm Murrin wrote:Have you considered that all of your posts might be equally good, such that none could be named "best"?

that is one way to look at it.

Post by **Rau Le Creuset** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:15 am

Did I win anything? Did I win everything? Has it even begun yet?

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:22 am

Soon.
I need to have a calm weekend to collate the categories.

Post by **Savor Dam** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:05 am

A calm weekend?

Don't hold your breath, people.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:36 am

Well, then maybe sooner.

Post by **Savor Dam** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:04 am

Perhaps.

Further, deponent sayeth naught...

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 6:36 pm

Savor Dam wrote:
Vraith wrote:
ussusimiel wrote:Best Newbie: seconded

u.
how can that have not already been a category???
Short answer: Our gracious moderator seems to be approaching Watchies as a start-from-zero proposition this year, now that her Watchy co-mod has stepped away from the Watch. This is not a rejection of any of the excellent historic categories for Watchies...she just wants to have them (as well as any new ones) grass-roots suggested and seconded. Makes sense in a way, as it keeps the list to those categories where people presumably have candidates in mind and prevents having categories where nobody gets nominated.

uh...

Wouldn't this be the same as "Newbie of the Year," which was listed as an automatic Watchy category? If not, explain the difference for voting purposes, please.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 6:42 pm

Official Categories for 2013 Watchies:

Best SRD-Related Post
Best SRD-Related Thread
Best Dissection
Moderator of the Year
Newbie of the Year
Watcher of the Year
Best Art
Best Prose
Best Poetry
Best Avatar
Best non-SRD Related Post
Best non-SRD Related Thread
Best Debate
Most Entertaining Thread
Most Unusual Thread
Least Likely to Receive a Watchy Award
Best Written form Parody
Best Graphic Parody
Best Alt
Gadfly of the year
Best Signature
Best Title
Funniest Watcher
Watcher with Best Puns
Watcher with Best Attitude to Different Points of View
MIA Watcher
Most Inspirational Watcher
Most Thought-provoking Watcher
Most Thought-provoking Thread

Please review and let me know if I missed any seconded categories, or if any are too close in description to another.

Post by **Rau Le Creuset** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:47 am

Awesome!

Post by **Sorus** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:03 am

Looks good.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:15 pm

Is it too late to suggest the category "gibble gibble mwahbing letonicus"?

Post by **ussusimiel** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:48 pm

Menolly wrote:Official Categories for 2013 Watchies:

Funniest Watcher
Watcher with Best Puns
Watcher with Best Attitude to Different Points of View
Most Inspirational Watcher
Most Thought-provoking Watcher
Most Thought-provoking Thread

Please review and let me know if I missed any seconded categories, or if any are too close in description to another.

I don't want to tread on anyone's toes, but a couple of these look to me like they could be trimmed.

I say let the Punsters duke it out with the Funsters! Let the Inspirationalists smack it down with the Open Mindists, and let the thought provoking threads lead us to the Thought-Provoker!

There are 29 categories and I know from experience that trying to get nominations/votes in so many is hard work

u.

Post by **Vraith** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:36 pm

ussusimiel wrote:
There are 29 categories and I know from experience that trying to get nominations/votes in so many is hard work

u.

Your ideas are stupid. The only category that needs to be eliminated is the
"best attitude to different views" category. Some things are obvious and don't deserve awards, it's just how things are. I win that category beyond question, so humbly demand its elimination. I always have the best attitude toward different views. When they're good views, I say so, and that's the perfect attitude...when they're dumb views, I say so, and that's the perfect attitude.
One doesn't congratulate or reward water for being wet, I am what [and THAT[ I am, and therefore that award should be eliminated, and every other ussisssUSELESSimmieellll thought ignored.

I suggest the category: Best fruits of the vine.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:53 pm

...me thinks we need to consider bringing back:

Best Duo (Straightman/Foil)

Post by **Savor Dam** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:04 am

You are the mod, bashert...the power to do as you suggest is in your hands.

Post by **ussusimiel** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:44 pm

Vraith wrote:
Oscar Wilde wrote:'all art is quite ussusimiel'

Thank you! *bows* (Even if you have to borrow someone else's words, every once in an indigo moon you actually manage to get something right.

)

Menolly wrote:...me thinks we need to consider bringing back:

Best Duo (Straightman/Foil)

This may be his ploy, Menolly! Vraith knows that he has no chance of winning any sort of Watchy this year, so he wants to try and get one on the back of my exceptionally worthy efforts!

u.

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2013 Watchies Nomination Category Suggestions