It's that Time of Year Again: The 40kOnline Forum Awards 2010!
IntroductionFor those of you new to the forum, those of you who rarely stray into the community boards and/or those of you with the memory of a goldfish, the Forum Awards are an annual event that started in 2004 as a way of celebrating the great community we have here, as well as allowing people to be recognised for the hard work they have done for the site and/or the people of this site, although we've been adding/changing categories for the last few years and for reasons beyong my comprehension they used to be held in the summer for some bizzarre reason...
Anyway, to start off with, we will be accepting nominations for each of the awards, which will last two weeks. The top 6-8 (depends on how popular each award is) nominations, i.e. the people who get the most nominations, will then be taken through to the voting stage. The voting will take place in the same boards as the nomination thread (except for the general awards, which will take place in the Polling Booth), and will work like any other poll (the exact specifics will depend on how much activity there is in the voting and/or how close it is, so there may be more than one 'round' of voting).
NominationsThere are 31 categories in all, although 16 of those will take place within the specific board they are tied to (e.g. 'Best Writer [Fiction]' will go in Fiction and 'Taverner of the Year' will go in the Space Tavern). You can nominate one person per category*, however
you can not nominate the person who won it the previous year and you can not nominate yourself.
* - This just means
you can't nominate two people for the same award, there is no limit to how many different awards you can nominate different people or even the same person for.
Oh, and people,
please remember to use full usernames and/or link to their profile as I don't know every member of this site's nickname/acronym/shorthand/etc. etc. etc. so if its a different name I'm going to count it as a different personThe categories, a brief description of them and the 2010 winner of them are as follows:
| Board-Specific Awards | |
Name | Description | Previous Winner |
Rules Expert | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Hymirl |
Fluff Guru | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Gornon |
Best Writer [Fiction] | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | JackofBlades |
Best Artist | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Killersquid |
Eldar Poster of the Year | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Irisado |
Dark Eldar Poster of the Year | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Khodexus |
Chaos Poster of the Year | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Qui-Gon-Jin |
Imperial Guard Poster of the Year | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Talon Raven |
Necron Poster of the Year | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Gustikk |
Space Marine Poster of the Year | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | NewHeretic |
Tau Poster of the Year | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | O!nk |
Tyranid Poster of the Year | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Chuckles and GaleRazorWind (tie) |
Best Painter | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | DJ-of-E |
Best Modeller | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Brother Argos |
Master Debater | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | IainC |
Taverner of the Year | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | Inquisitor JamBob of the Ordo Moderatus |
Ork Poster of the Year | The poster who you believe has contributed the most to this specific board. | OD from TV |
| General Awards | |
Name | Description | Previous Winner |
Best Global Moderator | The Global Moderator who you believe has done the best this year. | Mr Peanut |
Best Local Moderator | The Local Moderator who you believe has done the best this year. | Dr_Ruminahui |
Most Valuable non-Staff Member | The non-Staff Member who you feel has contributed the most to the community as a whole, whether it is with all around knowledge, acting as a peacemaker or through some other means. | Hymirl |
Most Helpful Poster | The poster who you feel has been the most helpful to other members of the community, whether in private or in public. | Gustikk |
Best Writer [Articles] | The poster who you feel as wrote the best articles this year. | Algavinn of Biel-Tan |
Funniest Member | The poster who you feel has been the funniest this year. | Starrakett |
Strategic Excellence | The poster who you believe possesses the best tactical knowledge in general. | moc065 |
Nicest Member | The poster who you feel has been the nicest this year. | Gustikk |
Best Username | The poster who you feel has had the best Username this year. | Angepisster Weißer Konservativer Hinterwäldler [-Makenshi-] |
Kijayle Commemorative Award for Acid Wit | The poster who has been the most acidic (sarcastic etc.) in their dealings this year. | Bloody Scary Foreigner [Dipsomaniac] |
Most Likely to Become Part of His/Her Computer | The poster who you feel is most likely to fuse with their computer due to spending so much time on this website. | Tryanotherone |
Best Looking [Profile] | The poster who you feel has the best looking profile (including avatar, signature, text, username and so on). | O!nk |
Oddball | The poster who you feel is the oddest/most insane/most 'different'. | Raktra |
Most Notorious | The poster who you feel has caused the most trouble this year. | Hymirl |
Use this thread to pose questions and/or put forward your nominations for the general awards (you will need to go to the specific boards for their individual categories). Alternatively you can PM me,
though if you elect to do the latter please title your PMs appropriately, so I can quickly tell what is what both upon recieving it and when I need to tally up nominations.
If they're not titled clearly (e.g. Nominations or Nomination for X) I may not end up missing it when I double-check to see if I've tallied them up right.Finally, this thread is for nominating people for the general awards (i.e. the ones not specific to areas of the forum) and for questions regarding the Forum Awards so if you want to have a casual chat about the nominations and awards etc. then start a thread in the tavern
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NominationsBest Global Moderator- -Makenshi- (1)
- Dipsomaniac (4)
Best Local Moderator- Grand Master Lomandilis (2)
- Lorizael (3)
- Chosen Man (1)
- Killersquid (1)
- Changeyname (1)
- Chuckles (1)
Most Valuable Non-Staff Member- Harrison (1)
- Benis (1)
- Major Tuesday (1)
- Irisado (1)
Most Helpful- moc065 (4)
- Kindred (1)
- Irisado (2)
- Harrison (1)
- WisdomLS (1)
Best Writer [Articles]- Hymirl (1)
- GreatBigTree (2)
Funniest Member- Dipsomaniac (1)
- Jawmonkey (1)
Stategic Excellence- Gustikk (1)
- Arah, Peerless Archer (1)
- Venator101 (1)
Nicest Member- Dr_Ruminahui (1)
- Purple Raine (1)
- Underhand (1)
- Wyddr (1)
- Lieutenant Land Rover Tangi (2)
- GreatBigTree (1)
- WisdomLS (1)
Best Username- Moonsinger (1)
- Farceseer Siranaul (1)
Kijayle Commemorative Award for Acid Wit- Chuckles (1)
- IainC (1)
- Hymirl (1)
Most Likely to Become Part of His/Her Computer- Dispomaniac (2)
- Irisado (1)
- Harrison (1)
Best Looking [Profile]- Godofsmallthingys (1)
- Bourghen (1)
- Chuckles (1)
- Nascosto (1)
- Grand Master Lomandalis (1)
Oddball- Calixtus (1)
- Augstmanifesto (1)
- Comissar Spiteful (1)
- Godofsmallthingys (1)
Most Notorious- Calixtus (2)
- Chuckles (1)
- Corporal McChirpy McTerrerfex IV (1)
~MTWC