Nominations for the 2015 TTW Year End Awards

[SoBad]

In addition to the traditional categories, we have some cutting-edge new ones. We have already gathered plenty of nominations from the Categories discussion, as detailed below.

Please contribute your nominations. Rules: one nomination per category per nominating username; self-nomination prohibited; solicitation for nomination permitted.

We are already behind the schedule due to holiday backlog, so instead of traditional one-week nomination period, let’s get this wrapped up within a few calendar days. Also, the limit is 10 nominees per poll, first-come, first-served.


(1) Best Female Member
TheGhostOfAgassi
Seffina
Veronquiem
Babbette
natalia
ilovecarlos
Love Game
TheMusicLover
Garhi Shot First

(2) Best Avatar
JRAJ1988
SoBad
Hitman
R2D2
MichaelNadal
Hitman
vanioMan
TheGhostOfAgassi

(3) Best Player
sureshs
zagor
SoBad
pc1
maximagq

(4) Most Civil
Hitman
SoBad
Vanhool
Gary Duane
Nathaniel_Near
MichaelNadal
Martin J

(5) Most Helpful
3fees
SoBad
PDJ
boredone3456
Stringertom
Sentinel

(6) Funniest
sureshs
beltsman
SoBad
Mr.Lob
Apun94
vive le beau jeu
Poisoned Slice
Sysyphus

(7) Racquet Ambassador
SoBad
stringertom
mikeler

(8) Most Informative on Pros
SoBad
Aussie Darcy
Gary Duane
stringertom
President

(9) Best Thread
The Official Sureshs Tribute Thread
the @piratesofthecarribean thread: poll that the 2 Williams sisters were better combined than Margaret Court
Darren Cahill trolled @JoelDali about his 4.0 GOAT wife: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/inde...one-cahill-rasheed.503279/page-2#post-8472336
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/is-nadals-2013-season-overrated.550095/
Nathaniel_Near "Nadal is the best player I've ever seen."

(10) Greatest Poster of all Times (“GOAT”)
sureshs
MichaelNadal
SoBad
pc1
Sentinel
zagor

(11) Most Logical
sureshs
Gary Duane
SoBad
ScentOfDefeat
LeeD
Bartelby

(12) Best User Name
Doflamingo
SoBad
Nathaniel_Near
BlackLendl
Rusty Shackleford

(13) Best New Member
magdalenapratt
TheGhostOfAgassi
Aussie Darcy

(14) Best Signature
vanioMan - "On a scale of 1 to Federer, how arrogant would you consider yourself?"
SoBad
Chico
Mr. Lob
NatF: I need to take a crap and shower. Damn you Novak

(15) Member Most Wanted to Return
90's Clay
Chico
maximagq
Clarky
zagor
jg153040

(16) Best Thread Title Creativity

(17) Maximagq Honorary Award for Excellence
Sysyphus

(18) Best Ongoing Dialogue
The Carsomyr-Sobad

(19) Best Creative Graphics
magdalenapratt

(20) Best comment of the year
My dad would beat your dad

 

[Bartelby]

It's an honour to be nominated. Sysyphus might have also made the list in this category.

PS I see now he has a gong under 17.

 

[MichaelNadal]

These are so cute, I'll participate.

 

[Sysyphus]

As an aside, will the Carsomyr-SoBad dialogues be published in book-form? Would look great on my shelf, me thinks.

 

[SoBad]

As an aside, will the Carsomyr-SoBad dialogues be published in book-form? Would look great on my shelf, me thinks.

Some of the radical ideas voiced in the debate were almost designed to prevent formal publication. Without naming names, I can only confirm that for my part I kept the commentary moderate, sensible, and rational, at all times.

 

[randomtoss]

I'd like to nominate:

(4) Most Civil: @Garhi Shot First, whom I'd also like to see appear in the (13) Best New Member category
(6) Funniest: @KineticChain (who should automatically get the Best Avatar Creator award if this one existed)
(16) Best Thread Title Creativity: @stringertom

Thanks!

 

[SoBad]

I'd like to nominate:

(4) Most Civil: @Garhi Shot First, whom I'd also like to see appear in the (13) Best New Member category
(6) Funniest: @KineticChain (who should automatically get the Best Avatar Creator award if this one existed)
(16) Best Thread Title Creativity: @stringertom

Thanks!

Thank you.

I’d like to note that many of the traditional categories (1-15) are near the 10-nominee capacity. At present, there is a lot of room in the nouvelle 16-20 categories.

 

[Bartelby]

I wish I could nominate myself in the "Biggest Member" category.

 

[stringertom]

I wish I could nominate myself in the "Biggest Member" category.

Photos or it ain't true!

 

[Ihatetennis]

I would like to nominate myself for most ironic name ,

 

[KineticChain]

I'd like to nominate:

(4) Most Civil: @Garhi Shot First, whom I'd also like to see appear in the (13) Best New Member category
(6) Funniest: @KineticChain (who should automatically get the Best Avatar Creator award if this one existed)
(16) Best Thread Title Creativity: @stringertom

Thanks!

2kind 2kind. i've thought about making an avatar request thread and i just make avatars for people when i'm bored between goat thread deletions. stay tuned

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Delete post.

 

[Mr.Lob]

I wish I could nominate myself in the "Biggest Member" category.

Uhhh, that can work two different ways you know.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Hey so are we nominating, or picking from the people already nominated that are listed in the OP?

 

[Garhi Shot First]

I'd like to nominate:

(4) Most Civil: @Garhi Shot First, whom I'd also like to see appear in the (13) Best New Member category
(6) Funniest: @KineticChain (who should automatically get the Best Avatar Creator award if this one existed)
(16) Best Thread Title Creativity: @stringertom

Thanks!

Thank you, @randomtoss !

Is there still time to nominate? I'm not sure how this works. Thank you!

 

[randomtoss]

I read and re-read SoBad's OP, since I was wondering too (and because I always read carefully before answering to poasts, since English is not my first language), and came to the conclusion that we were in the nomination phase, not the voting one. Could you confirm this, @SoBad ?

 

[SoBad]

Hey so are we nominating, or picking from the people already nominated that are listed in the OP?

I read and re-read SoBad's OP, since I was wondering too (and because I always read carefully before answering to poasts, since English is not my first language), and came to the conclusion that we were in the nomination phase, not the voting one. Could you confirm this, @SoBad ?

Yes, thanks for clarifying this. There was a “Categories” thread launched a few weeks ago that was initially intended to only discuss the categories. A lot of people though proceeded with nominations right there and then, so this “Nominations” thread was launched with some of the categories nearly filled up (I think the limit for an individual poll is 10 choices).

So here we are nominating for each of the categories, and once we are done with that, we’ll launch an individual poll for each category.

 

[SoBad]

I wish I could nominate myself in the "Biggest Member" category.

I would like to nominate myself for most ironic name ,

You propose discussion on categories, people nominate. You propose categories for nomination, people propose new categories. And then they proceed to undermine the very legitimacy of the process by self-nominating for non-existing categories.

 

[SoBad]

Thank you, @randomtoss !

Is there still time to nominate? I'm not sure how this works. Thank you!

Yes, we have both time and room to nominate, especially for the newer categories. We need 10 candidates in each of the 20 categories. At the moment, categories 16 through 20 are nearly empty.

 

[Ihatetennis]

You propose discussion on categories, people nominate. You propose categories for nomination, people propose new categories. And then they proceed to undermine the very legitimacy of the process by self-nominating for non-existing categories.

Haha im sorry, it was a joke.

 

[Carsomyr]

You propose discussion on categories, people nominate. You propose categories for nomination, people propose new categories. And then they proceed to undermine the very legitimacy of the process by self-nominating for non-existing categories.

I'm unsure about the self-nomination portion (though it seems like you've thoroughly ensured a corruption-proof system as the sole arbiter), but I must express some doubts. For instance, I see that my nomination of you for "laziest compiler award" did not make the cut.

However, as an optimist, I'm inclined to believe this is just modesty on your part, having already secured a nomination in most other categories.

 

[SoBad]

I'm unsure about the self-nomination portion (though it seems like you've thoroughly ensured a corruption-proof system as the sole arbiter), but I must express some doubts. For instance, I see that my nomination of you for "laziest compiler award" did not make the cut.

However, as an optimist, I'm inclined to believe this is just modesty on your part, having already secured a nomination in most other categories.

The integrity of the process is guaranteed through a multi-tiered redundancy protection system: managed by an individual with a reputation for objectivity and fairness, with mechanisms built in to ensure democratic checks and balances at every step.

In particular, the "laziest compiler award" nomination breached not one but two regulatory guidelines: (1) proposing a new category following closure of the categories discussion, and (2) blatant violation of the non-negativity principle in categories and nominations.

That being said, I see very little activity in this thread in terms of nominations for categories (16) through (20). As the Abu Dhabi / London hit-and-giggle holiday offseason fades away and the AO approaches, decisive steps will be needed to propel the process forward. I am tempted to consolidate the nouvelle (16) through (20) categories into a single poll for efficiency. Even on a post-merger basis there appears to be plenty of room, so if having the libelous unwarranted "laziest compiler award" and its nominee absorbed into the consolidated structure, as a shadow category, is something that will cheer up your holiday season, I will not personally oppose such yet another instance of favorable treatment that certain posters seem to enjoy on a regular basis around here, even if their preferential status is consistently achieved through less than honorable means.

 

[stringertom]

The @Carsomyr @SoBad dialogues continue in their rich tradition! Plato and Socrates cannot keep up with your pace and quality. Keep up the good work, men!

 

[Vcore89]

The @Carsomyr @SoBad dialogues continue in their rich tradition! Plato and Socrates cannot keep up with your pace and quality. Keep up the good work, men!

Kant and Nietzsche are ever ready to take the reins.

 

[Bartelby]

Das Leben is ein Born der Lust aber wo das Gesindel mittrinkt da sind alle Brunnen vergiftet.

 

[Carsomyr]

The integrity of the process is guaranteed through a multi-tiered redundancy protection system: managed by an individual with a reputation for objectivity and fairness, with mechanisms built in to ensure democratic checks and balances at every step.

I'm sure this is the case; the individual in question is, after all, the only one nominated for each of "Most Civil," "Most Knowledgeable," "Most Logical," and "Best Avatar." I would trust my life to a man with that kind of peer-reviewed recognition.

In particular, the "laziest compiler award" nomination breached not one but two regulatory guidelines: (1) proposing a new category following closure of the categories discussion, and (2) blatant violation of the non-negativity principle in categories and nominations.

I acknowledge the former point, but dispute the latter - the perceived "negativity" of the nomination is just that: perceived. Some, such as yours truly, wear labels such as sloth and indolence like badges of honor.

That being said, I see very little activity in this thread in terms of nominations for categories (16) through (20). As the Abu Dhabi / London hit-and-giggle holiday offseason fades away and the AO approaches, decisive steps will be needed to propel the process forward. I am tempted to consolidate the nouvelle (16) through (20) categories into a single poll for efficiency.

That seems sensible and expedient. Thus, I revoke my nomination for (21), "Laziest Compiler Award - SoBad."

Even on a post-merger basis there appears to be plenty of room, so if having the libelous unwarranted "laziest compiler award" and its nominee absorbed into the consolidated structure, as a shadow category, is something that will cheer up your holiday season, I will not personally oppose such yet another instance of favorable treatment that certain posters seem to enjoy on a regular basis around here, even if their preferential status is consistently achieved through less than honorable means.

No need, see above. But I'm more than glad to take you up on your offer on shadow categories, and honor you with the nomination for (22) "Most Less-Than-Honorable; the SoBad Special Achievement Award" for your scurrilous diligence.

 

[Vcore89]

Das Leben is ein Born der Lust aber wo das Gesindel mittrinkt da sind alle Brunnen vergiftet.

Personally, philosophy classes are the easiest, you write how many pages the prof requires of thee [and just a little more] and everyone's already aced it. Simple as that. Wells where crows draws from are all contaminated! So called philosophers are just credit fillers for college students trying to string a better GPA. [except for the true seekers of higher knowledge]

 

[SoBad]

Haha im sorry, it was a joke.

No worries, I can stick you into the Misc.

 

[SoBad]

I'm sure this is the case; the individual in question is, after all, the only one nominated for each of "Most Civil," "Most Knowledgeable," "Most Logical," and "Best Avatar." I would trust my life to a man with that kind of peer-reviewed recognition.



I acknowledge the former point, but dispute the latter - the perceived "negativity" of the nomination is just that: perceived. Some, such as yours truly, wear labels such as sloth and indolence like badges of honor.


That seems sensible and expedient. Thus, I revoke my nomination for (21), "Laziest Compiler Award - SoBad."


No need, see above. But I'm more than glad to take you up on your offer on shadow categories, and honor you with the nomination for (22) "Most Less-Than-Honorable; the SoBad Special Achievement Award" for your scurrilous diligence.

Some very good points there. Since there's very little nomination going on otherwise, I think we agree that we are ready to launch the polls.