Best newcomer to TTW
Congratulations to
@Kralingen for the biggest landslide victory in poster awards for this year.
And a belated welcome message to other nominees as well -
@The Big Foe fan ,
@Nuclear ,
@MaxTennis and
@NAS .
Earth's Mightiest Poster (highest post count in the year)
@Kralingen wins in his first year on TTW, beating
@stringertom ,
@MichaelNadal and @RedRick .
I’m truly thankful for the noms, and the entire premise of the award show
@Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil - really positive and fun idea. You’d be surprised how little genuine recognition and appreciation people get in real life these days, so any award, even on a tennis forum, is a good award and might even make someone’s day
Been reflecting a bit on 2021 especially around the holidays, and it’s clear people have grown more isolated than ever before.. on the other hand, TTW feels like one place where there is a real tight-knit community, not just random users shouting into the void, and I think that’s special: it’s what keeps myself and many others coming back to the site above all else. By the way, definitely don’t think I was clearly the best of new posters -
@NAS knows more about tennis than me,
@Novichok is funnier and a way better sh-tposter,
@Nuclear ‘s memeing is unmatched, and a few others deserve credit as well. No weak era here.
If nothing else I learned a lot from the surprisingly knowledgeable user base on here and had some genuinely great times in match threads. It’s been a tough year for me personally, I had major surgery in June leaving me bedridden for a couple months, recovered just in time for COVID to rear its ugly head again, and have a lot of you to thank for making the time more entertaining and fruitful.
New Year’s resolution for 2022 will be to slow down a bit on the posting, lest I start posting food pics and the phrase “GOATy AF” and obsessing over the Suresh drop volley
No shame though, enjoyed this year with all of you and hope 2022 will be even better. Cheers to all