Congratulations all! And thanks to those who voted for me, and thank you Syl.
I'm humbled.
And the (past) winners are...
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Re: And the winners are...
Congratulations to the winners.
Okay, now I have someone to gun for next year ...4. Best Post in a Thomas Covenant Related Forum (Thomas Covenant, Runes of the Earth, Thomas Covenant Movie)
DLB
(runner up: Danlo)
5. Best Thread in a Thomas Covenant Related Forum (Thomas Covenant, Runes of the Earth, Thomas Covenant Movie)
Aleksandr for The Mahdoubt
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Congrats all!
Nice to see some of the people i voted for won.
Nice to see some of the people i voted for won.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
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I am honored to even be nominated in such august company. Congrats to all the winners! And kudos to Syl for the idea and the manual labor!
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Congratulations, All!! Great job Syl, and excellent idea. You pulled it off flawlesly.
Once again, congrats, all! Now you just have to wait for jay to present your awards!
Once again, congrats, all! Now you just have to wait for jay to present your awards!
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Thanks for the votes, I'm honoured. 
Congrats to all other winners, and Syl: thanks for organising this!
Congrats to all other winners, and Syl: thanks for organising this!
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Thanks, all. Glad you enjoyed it. Congratulations to everyone who got an award as well as the runners up (kind of hard to explain, but in a lot of cases, I basically had to fit the award to the person, so except in the cases of Avatar and SBG, if you missed the award, don't be upset, because it wasn't by much if it was by anything).
As for it going flawlessly... heh. It was actually pretty easy. I had perhaps about a dozen votes to tally. And as some may have noticed, there were awards not given. Those ones didn't get any votes. *shrug*
Next year, I imagine it can be done better. I already have some ideas. What ideas? Glad you asked.
First, we create a new (probably temporary) forum in the Waymeet. There, everyone can brainstorm categories. Then, each category gets nominations. Then, a poll is added to the category thread, with all members that received a 2nd on their nomination. Everyone votes in the polls, and so forth.
I considered that route this time, but I thought a completely secret process would keep cliqueiness and popularity from unreasonably affecting the voting. Considering the low number of ballots, it probably would've been the lesser of two evils.
But hey, it was all in fun, and since fun appears to have been had (damn it
), I guess it was a success.
As for it going flawlessly... heh. It was actually pretty easy. I had perhaps about a dozen votes to tally. And as some may have noticed, there were awards not given. Those ones didn't get any votes. *shrug*
Next year, I imagine it can be done better. I already have some ideas. What ideas? Glad you asked.
First, we create a new (probably temporary) forum in the Waymeet. There, everyone can brainstorm categories. Then, each category gets nominations. Then, a poll is added to the category thread, with all members that received a 2nd on their nomination. Everyone votes in the polls, and so forth.
I considered that route this time, but I thought a completely secret process would keep cliqueiness and popularity from unreasonably affecting the voting. Considering the low number of ballots, it probably would've been the lesser of two evils.
But hey, it was all in fun, and since fun appears to have been had (damn it
), I guess it was a success."It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
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Wow..Syl wrote:16. Best Dissection of a Thomas Covenant Chapter
Earthblood for The Illearth War: Chapter 6
(runner up: Furls and WGW Ch 19)
29. Biggest Softy / Most kindhearted
Furls
(runners up: Duchess of Malfi, Alynna lis Eachann)
Thank you for the votes everyone, I didn't expect this at all
my cup runneth over...
Congrats to everyone else who won as well!
And kudos to Syl for putting it all together...HUGGLESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
heh, nice one Syl. i didn't actually get round to voting... but it looked like fun.
Well done to all winners. And I agree, Avatar, your award was well deserved.
Best Thread in a General Forum (Announcements and Suggestions, Q&A + Help, The Summonsing, General Discussion)
ChoChiyo for I'm Gonna be Rich
heh, so was this one. Probably the funniest thread Ii've ever read!
Though I'm quite emotionally crushed and infinitely hurt that the great people of Kevinswatch I rank on level with Zeph...
Well done to all winners. And I agree, Avatar, your award was well deserved.
Best Thread in a General Forum (Announcements and Suggestions, Q&A + Help, The Summonsing, General Discussion)
ChoChiyo for I'm Gonna be Rich
heh, so was this one. Probably the funniest thread Ii've ever read!
Though I'm quite emotionally crushed and infinitely hurt that the great people of Kevinswatch I rank on level with Zeph...
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Huh? How the heck did I win "funniest member"? Is it because you all think that I'm funny looking? You all like to laugh at me, is that it? That's....so mean... This is like high school all over again... I'm trying to be a serious administrator, and I always write good, serious and mature posts, and you all are laughing at me behind my back. I...don't know what to say... (Runs to his protective hide space) 
Heh.
But yeah, thanks all. I'm glad some of you think I'm amusing. Heh. One of the greatest joys in life is making people laugh and seeing people smile. If I manage to make even one person feel slightly better with one of my lame jokes, then it's all worth it.
Oh yeah, and I'll try to give out the awards soon. So, basically, every winner will get a 2005 Watchies item, right?-jay
Heh.
But yeah, thanks all. I'm glad some of you think I'm amusing. Heh. One of the greatest joys in life is making people laugh and seeing people smile. If I manage to make even one person feel slightly better with one of my lame jokes, then it's all worth it.
Oh yeah, and I'll try to give out the awards soon. So, basically, every winner will get a 2005 Watchies item, right?-jay
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Heh. I was hoping nobody would ask. The, um, voter didn't specify.
And looking through the votes, it looks like Kins was a runner up, well, tied for first place, actually, in that category for "Bush, crooks, and other political criminals." I'd actually marked it in the best thread category.
Sorry.
<edit>Ok, haven't got much sleep the last couple of days. That, obviously, isn't a Thomas Covenant related post. So Kins should have been given the runner up in a Collective forum.
And looking through the votes, it looks like Kins was a runner up, well, tied for first place, actually, in that category for "Bush, crooks, and other political criminals." I'd actually marked it in the best thread category.
Sorry.<edit>Ok, haven't got much sleep the last couple of days. That, obviously, isn't a Thomas Covenant related post. So Kins should have been given the runner up in a Collective forum.
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That was a surprise - I wasn't expecting to see my name up there, heh. It's inane enough, I suppose.
Congrats everyone who won.
Congrats everyone who won.
Now you make me wish I hadn't suggested closing the MindMeld forum. Would've been the perfect place to carry this out (not that creating or removing forums is at all difficult to do, so it doesn't matter at all).Syl wrote:First, we create a new (probably temporary) forum in the Waymeet. There, everyone can brainstorm categories. Then, each category gets nominations. Then, a poll is added to the category thread, with all members that received a 2nd on their nomination. Everyone votes in the polls, and so forth.