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Gameplay => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jessamine on October 17, 2016, 01:10:58 am

Title: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 17, 2016, 01:10:58 am: The Sixth Sort-Of-Annual Planeshift Community Awards

I'm going to attempt to do this for everyone because it looks a ton of fun! However due to the smaller player base currently I'm going to allow you to nominate a player 2 times...maybe even 3 if we need to and see how this works and if you can't think of anyone for some of them just leave them blank.

Rules

The Awards process is split into two rounds. First round consists of the Nominations and the second consists of the Voting round. No one who is currently banned from Planeshift can be nominated for any category. You can nominate ONCE and vote ONCE. You may NOT nominate yourself but you can vote for yourself if nominated by others for a particular category. Try to vote for someone in every category, but if you don't have an opinion on a particular one, just leave it blank. For simplicity's sake, I've broken the categories up into two sections: Character Awards and Player Awards.

Please send your nominations and votes via PM to Jessamine (me). For simplicity's sake, just copy and paste the categories below with your nominations next to them.

Nominations

Nominations begin today, October 16th and will be accepted for one week, until October 23rd I'll put up the nominations in a seperate thread, with the top three or four names per category, and then voting will be open for a week.

Got any questions? Post them below, or drop me a PM or comment.Have fun! :D

Categories List

Character Awards
Friendliest Character:
Meanest Character:
Biggest Mary Sue (a perfect character with no flaws, tragic past, etc.) :
Most Charismatic Character:
Most EVIL ( :devil: ) Character:
Most Lawful-Good Character:
Most Helpful Character:
Creepiest Character:
Scariest Character:
Funniest Character:
Most Active Character:
Character with the Best Description:
Favorite Child Character (Can be an actual character or one that's written by a player) :
Most Likely to be Mugged:
Most Likely to be Doing the Mugging:
Most Likely to be found in Kada's:
Most Likely to be found in the Arena:

Player Awards
Best Roleplayer:
Best Story Writer:
Worst Speller:
Most Likely to Have Their Character's Pose Fill the Entire Chat Window:
Biggest Forum Spammer:
Biggest Forum Smiley ( :D ) Spammer:
Funniest Forum Poster:
Best Artist:
Biggest Oldbie (AKA the 'He/She/Kra's STILL Here?!?' Award):
Most Argumentative:
Most Helpful:
Biggest Power Leveler:
Most Active Player:
Most Liked Developer:
Most Liked Game Master:
Why are they still on the forums (no longer play but still posting actively):

*EDIT* Added a new category per player request
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Illysia on October 17, 2016, 01:17:36 am: Quote from: Jessamine on October 17, 2016, 01:10:58 am
No one who has been banned from Planeshift can be nominated for any category.

This is probably fine enough for newer players as things have been calm lately. However, if you don't mind older players being nominated, you'll probably want to relax that to no one who is currently banned. You'd be surprised how easy it was to get a ban at certain times in the past. :whistling:
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 17, 2016, 01:25:14 am: I agree I like the idea of currently banned myself...so changing that! thanks.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Tidebringer on October 17, 2016, 01:57:26 am: *Tidebringer raises her hand, "Yes, I have questions..."

:detective: What's the exact time when nominations close? (You should probably list it in GMT ;))

I need to know precisely how long I can procrastinate, you know...

Also, are we just nominating active players/characters? I'm fine either way with this, honestly.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 17, 2016, 02:00:12 am: Quote from: Tidebringer on October 17, 2016, 01:57:26 am
*Tidebringer raises her hand, "Yes, I have question..."

:detective: What's the exact time when nominations close? (You should probably list it in GMT ;))

I need to know how precisely long I can procrastinate, you know...

lol such a pain in my butt.....uhhh lets say Midnight GMT I can work with that. But I prob won't post them at that time give me until the following day at least to tally them all up and draft up a pretty post.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Tidebringer on October 17, 2016, 02:02:15 am: Quote from: Jessamine on October 17, 2016, 02:00:12 am
lol such a pain in my butt...
:devil:

Also I edited that post slightly, in case you didn't see.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 17, 2016, 02:06:12 am: I did not see it....uhh yeah I'd say we should stick to active or semi active.... it might bring too much confusion to nominate someone no one else knows? Well I guess you could nominate them...but then no one would probably vote for them? I don't know the official ruling on that I'm just hijacking this from someone else...what you do think on the question Illysia?
Quote from: Tidebringer on October 17, 2016, 01:57:26 am
*Tidebringer raises her hand, "Yes, I have questions..."
Also, are we just nominating active players/characters? I'm fine either way with this, honestly.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Rigwyn on October 17, 2016, 02:08:28 am: Quote
No one who is currently banned from Planeshift can be nominated for any category.

Not that I care, but why is a ban a factor in this?
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 17, 2016, 02:11:13 am: Quote from: Rigwyn on October 17, 2016, 02:08:28 am
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No one who is currently banned from Planeshift can be nominated for any category.

Not that I care, but why is a ban a factor in this?

uhh cause it was in the original rules that I just copy/pasted xD
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Rigwyn on October 17, 2016, 02:12:53 am: xD

It just struck me as odd, that's all. I think you're right though, that was probably around since they fist started doing these.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Illysia on October 17, 2016, 02:13:10 am: If you want to try to lure people back, open it up to anyone who's ever played. People love seeing their names on the forums. ;) Remember that you are going to put the 3 to four most nominated on the actual nomination results, so if only one person nominates an old player that's fine. On the off chance that older players get nominated a few times, they may get their name on the list and come out of lurking for a while.

*looks at your screen* Yeah, I know you still visit this site even if you don't log in. :P

As for newer players, there simply isn't a lot of newer players, but this is a chance for them to get exposure. Maybe this will encourage people to spread out and meet others more. Considering how empty it can feel in game, I have to wonder how well acquainted current players are with each other.

However, I think you will have problems with some people not knowing who is who either way, so just open it up and see what you get.

Quote from: Rigwyn on October 17, 2016, 02:08:28 am
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No one who is currently banned from Planeshift can be nominated for any category.

Not that I care, but why is a ban a factor in this?

That was from Caraick's thread and was to prevent encouraging ban evasion as far as I understood it.... and I'm sure Caraick was one of the few people that didn't get banned in some form or fashion. ;D
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Rigwyn on October 17, 2016, 02:15:51 am: And we the players really care about bans and ban evasion because.... ? ??? :ban:
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Illysia on October 17, 2016, 02:19:26 am: I dunno... but I'm pretty sure even Caraick revised it later on in the thread. It might not have even been a requirement for the earlier ones as I know for a fact those had people who had been banned at some point on them. ;D
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 17, 2016, 02:51:23 am: Okay taking the ban portion out of the rules. I'm totally winging this here so the input is great. I'm not sure I'd know who was banned anyways.

By the way Illysia if this gets too complclated for me or I get like 300 messages in my PM and can't figure out how to tally all together I'm totally forcing you to help me figure it out...just say'n
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Illysia on October 17, 2016, 03:12:40 am: /me has just been conscripted...
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 17, 2016, 05:09:32 am: Just to clarify the nominee are anonymous , although I might share them with Illysia if I decide I need help with this.

I also added the biggest Power Leveler for fun :)
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Tidebringer on October 17, 2016, 05:42:54 am: Another question!

Most Active Character: Physically active, socially active, how often they're on, or what? ???
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Illysia on October 17, 2016, 05:58:27 am: In the past people often used their own interpretations and gave commentary in thread.

To illustrate:

Quote from: bloodedIrishman on August 17, 2010, 05:28:29 am
These are the Nominations that were voted for!
...

Most open minded
Lhaa
Xillix
Illysia
Talad

Obviously people were being funny here as many though the opposite of all four of us for various reasons. >.> Nevertheless, enough people nominated us sarcastically for it to make the official nominations.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Tidebringer on October 17, 2016, 06:01:18 am: ;D Well okay then, I can work with that.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 18, 2016, 03:26:25 pm: So I've only gotten one set of nominee's in so far! Don't let these people win by default because no one else submitted any! Even if you can only think of a few just let me know. I'm also accepting tells in game if that's easier for you.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 21, 2016, 07:44:00 pm: BUMPING

Get your nominees in this weekend! I've gotten several in, if you would rather just send me a /tell in game that's fine with me. I'm being very flexible with this.
If you can only think of someone for one or two categories that's okay too!

There are few that are lacking nominees so if you can think of someone for those that would be helpful as well, otherwise someone might just win by default.
I only ask that the player has logged on in 2016 seeing as these are the 2016 awards and all.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: MishkaL1138 on October 21, 2016, 10:04:10 pm: I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

What it means: I don't really play. I'm just a grumpypants who rabbles about the game being dead and the playerbase dwindling irremissibly.
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 22, 2016, 07:44:39 am: Quote from: MishkaL1138 on October 21, 2016, 10:04:10 pm
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

What it means: I don't really play. I'm just a grumpypants who rabbles about the game being dead and the playerbase dwindling irremissibly.

You should still nominate some....you've been nominated ;)
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Jessamine on October 22, 2016, 08:35:54 am: Okay people a little update on what we need:

The Following have no nominee's or only one, so they will win by default, so even if you've already nominated someone for it but can think of a second go ahead and send it! (message me here, or in game)

*Biggest Mary Sue (a perfect character with no flaws, tragic past, etc.)
*Biggest Forum Smiley ( :D ) Spammer:
*Funniest Forum Poster:
*Biggest Forum Spammer:

Also looking for a few more for the following because they only have 2 nominees:

*Most Active Player:
*Still on forums:
*Biggest Power Leveler:
*Most Helpful:
*Most Argumentative:
*Most Likely to Have Their Character's Pose Fill the Entire Chat Window:
*Best Story Writer
*Most Likely to be found in Kada's:
*Most Likely to be Mugged:
*Favorite Child Character (Can be an actual character or one that's written by a player)
*Character with the Best Description:
*Most Active Character:

And on a side note stop nominating me! People are going think I rigged this and mostly because it's embarrassing!
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: MishkaL1138 on October 22, 2016, 05:35:56 pm: Pffft, nominated to what? Grumpiest, sorriest ass in the game?
Title: Re: The Sixth sort-of-Annual Planeshfit Community Awards
Post by: Illysia on October 22, 2016, 05:40:21 pm: You might have gotten biggest oldbie Mishka Avocado. :P