The Second Annual PokemonOnline Awards! SEE POST 149

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    Hello everyone! Welcome to the second annual PokemonOnline Awards! To begin, lets clear up a couple things. Last year the awards were run in April, but this year they are being run in February through March. The reason for this is because we eventually want to make them run at the very beginning of the year so that they can more easily apply solely to the previous year. Secondly, the awards will be run by me from now on! This means that any and all PMs concerning this event should be sent to this account.

    With that out of the way, let's discuss the purpose of this thread. We have not reached the stage where nominations will occur just yet, instead, this thread's purpose will be to discuss the various aspects of the awards. For example: favorites to win certain categories, whether certain categories should be removed or added, or simply to have some well mannered trash talking. Keep it as civil as possible though, you will be punished severely if you take it too far!

    As for how the event will be run, here is the tentative schedule:

    February 16th, 2012 - Initial thread goes up.
    February 20th, 2012 - Nominations can begin.
    March 1st, 2012 - Nominations will close and be tallied up.
    March 2nd, 2012 - Voting thread goes up.
    March 10th, 2012 - Voting stage ends.
    March 12th, 2012 - Winners are announced.

    Instructions on what to do at each of the individual stages will be given when the time comes. For now, simply have fun discussing potential nominees, winners and other things related to the Awards! When discussing, keep in mind that we are awarding things based on 2011. For example, this means when you are discussing a thread for "Thread of the Year" it has to have been created in 2011. Likewise when you are discussing "Best OU Player," he/she should be the player who has risen above all the rest in the year 2011, not in previous years.

    That said, here are all the categories which will be awarded this year!

    Battling
    • Best Ubers Player:
    • Best OU Player:
    • Best UU Player:
    • Best LU Player:
    • Best NU Player:
    • Best VGC Player:
    • Best Little Cup Player:
    • Best DPP OU Player:
    • Best ADV OU Player:
    • Best GSC OU Player:
    • Best RBY OU Player:

    The above awards should go to the best player in each respective metagame, as deemed by the community, in 2011.
    • Best Forum Tournament Player: This award should go to the best and most consistent performer in forum tournaments.
    • Best Server Tournament Player: This award should go to the best and most consistent server tournament player.
    • Best Ladder Player: This award should go to the best and most consistent ladderer on the PO server.
    • Best Team Builder: This award should go to the best teambuilder, not necessarily the most creative or influential, but the overall best.
    • Most Influential Player: This awards should go to the biggest trendsetter in their respective metagame. The player who is always getting his sets copied or asked to share his/her teams.
    • Most Gimmicky Player: This award should go to the player who is most well known for using unusal sets with high proficiency.
    • Most Intimidating Player: This award should go to the player who is most feared among the community. That player who you simply do not want to run into on the ladder.
    • Most Overrated Player: This award should go to the player who is seen as great in the eyes of many, but as mediocre in the eyes of many as well. It'll be interesting to see how this one turns out!
    • Luckiest Player: This award should go to the player who is best known for pulling wins out of thin air through sheer luck most often.
    • Best Overall Player: This award should go to the best of the best. The most well rounded player in many different metagames.

    Community

    • Best Avatar: This award should go to the person who had the best avatar in 2011.
    • Best Signature: This award should go to the person who had the best signature in 2011.
    • Best Custom Title: This award should go to the person who had the best custom title in 2011.
    • Best RMT Thread: This award should go to the best and most well presented RMT thread in 2011.
    • Best Tournament: This award should to to the best and most enjoyable forum tournament in 2011.
    • Thread of the Year: This award should go to a thread created in 2011 which will go down in the history of PO as one of the greats.
    • Best Post: This award should go to a post made in 2011 which ill go down in the history of PO as one of best posts ever made.
    • Best Quote: This award should go to the best quote from 2011, taken from either the server or the forum.
    • Biggest Fuck Up (event): This award should go to an event which occurred in 2011 which will go down in the history of PO as a big "oops" moment.
    • Best Nuzlocke Run: This award should go to the most enjoyable Nuzlocke run as deemed by those who did many of them.
    • Best Contribution: This award should go to the best contribution to the community in 2011.

    Users

    • Nicest User: This award should go to that member of the community who never seems to get angry, no matter the situation!
    • Meanest User: This award should go to that member of the community who seems to have little to no regard for people's feelings when getting his/her point across.
    • Wittiest User: This award should go to that member of the community who has a clever response for almost every situation.
    • Funniest User: This award should go to a member of the community who is always making you laugh.
    • Most Helpful User: This award should go to that member of the community who seems to always be able to help you out, no matter the situation.
    • Most Useless User: This award should go to that member of the community who has been around for a while but never seems to contribute to anything!
    • Most Improved User: This award should go to that member of the community who used to be a complete pain the rear, but has not changed his/her ways to become a better user.
    • Most Overlooked User: This award should go to that member of the community whose contributions always seem to go unnoticed or doesn't get the credit he/she deserves.
    • Most Persuasive User: This award should go to that member of the community who seems to always have people following his/her logic or train of thought.
    • Most Influential User: This award should go to that member of the community who always has people surrounding him/her and seems to always influence the happenings around the community.
    • Most Promising New User: This award should go to a member of the community who joined after December 31st, 2010 and has shown to be a valuable asset to the community.
    • Most Awesome Veteran: This award should go to a member of the community who joined before December 31st, 2010, has stuck around since then, and has grown to be loved by the community.
    • Up-and-Coming User: This award should go to a member of the community who isn't necessarily new, but seems to be getting recognition lately.
    • Best Contributor: This award should go to that member of the community who seems to just have his hands in every project PO is undertaking and always does good work for us.
    • Best Artist: This award should go to the most talented artist in the community, be it a graphic designer or a regular artist.
    • Best Troll: This award should go to that member of the community who most successfully and consistently manages to troll other members.
    • Best Forum Staff Member: This award should go to the member of the forum staff who does his/her job most efficiently and does not usually over-moderate!
    • Best Server Staff Member: This award should go to the member of the server staff who does his/her job most efficiently and does not usually over-moderate!
    • Best Tier Leader: This award should go to the member of the community who holds, or has held, the position of tier leader and has done, or did, a good job throughout.
    • Best Project Leader: This award should go to a member of the community who seems to always get projects done in an efficient and well-mannered way.
    • Best Mafia Player: This award should go to the member of the community most well known for being the best mafia player on PO.
    • Best Team Rater: This award should go to the member of the community who always seems to be willing to help out around the RMT forum by giving everyone advice on their teams.
    • Most "Mad" User: This award should go to the member of the community who constantly seems to get upset about and overreact to the smallest things.
    • Biggest Fuck Up (User): This joke award should go to a member of the community who was in the past seen in a positive light but is now seen in a negative one for whatever reason.
    • Worst Username Change: This award should go to the person who had the worse username change in 2011.
    • Most Likely to be a Fake Girl: This award should go to a member of the community who claims to be a girl, but is most likely a boy in real life!
    • Most Likely to "Quit" Pokemon and Come Back a Week Later: This award should go to the member of the community who is most likely to get mad at the game, claim to quit, and come back shortly afterwards.
    • Most Likely to Ragequit PO and Never Come Back: This award should go to a member of PO who is most likely to get mad at the game or community, quit, and never come back.
    • Most Hated Authority Member: This award should go to the most disliked authority figure on either the server or the forum.
    • Most Infamous User: This award should go to that member of the community who has a reputation for being a an outlaw. "Doesn't afraid of anything" as you people say.
    • Most Missed Veteran: This award should go to that person who is no longer a part of our community but is dearly missed.
    • Best Competitive Pokemon Poster: This award should go to a member of the community who constantly makes good posts in the "Competitive Pokemon" forum.
    • Best General Chat Poster: This award should go to a member of the community who constantly makes good posts in the "General Chat" forum.
    • Best Pokemon Chat Poster: This award should go to a member of the community who constantly makes good posts in the "Pokemon Chat" forum.
    • Best Overall Poster: This award should go to the member of the community who seems to make good posts all around the forum consistently.
    • Worse Overall Poster: This award should go to that member of the community whose posts never seem to make sense, are always out of context, and never contribute anything to the discussion.
    • Member of the Year: This award should go to the member of the community who has simply been astounding and extremely helpful in various aspects of PO. This member has clearly risen above and gone beyond all expectations of him/her and has risen above all the rest.


    And finally, some friendly reminders:

    Unless the award specifies otherwise, it applies to events which occurred in either the server or the forums. Not necessarily one or the other. Also remember that this event awards events and people who have been notable in 2011, not 2010 or before then! Please do not fill this form out with all your possible nominations just yet though, wait until we get to the nominations stage for that! Lastly, keep your discussions somewhat civil, please!

    Edit: Nominations are up!

    [secret]Now that you've had some time to discuss potential nominees and other things, we are finally ready to start submitting official nominations!

    Please be aware of the following issues when nominating:

    • To nominate, your account must have been registered on or before November 1, 2011.
      - However, if you have been a part of the community for much longer and feel qualified to make official nominations, you may appeal to this rule by simply sending me a private message detailing why your account was created so recently. I will then send you a response saying wether or not I will allow your nominations.
    • You may only nominate a particular user for up to five categories.
    • You may only nominate up to three users per category.
    • You may not nominate yourself for any category.
    • You may abstain from making nominations in any category you wish.
    • You may not use more than one account to submit a nomination.
    • Past years do not count. These awards are all about events/achievements/users in 2011.

    In order to submit your official nominations, you simply have to send me a Private Message titled "Official Nominations" filling out the following form:

    The best way to get the form with the bold already there is to quote this post and then copy it from there to paste it in the PM, please do this!

    Battling
    • Best Ubers Player:
    • Best OU Player:
    • Best UU Player:
    • Best LU Player:
    • Best NU Player:
    • Best VGC Player:
    • Best Little Cup Player:
    • Best DPP OU Player:
    • Best ADV OU Player:
    • Best GSC OU Player:
    • Best RBY OU Player:
    • Best Forum Tournament Player:
    • Best Server Tournament Player:
    • Best Ladder Player:
    • Best Team Builder:
    • Most Influential Player:
    • Most Gimmicky Player:
    • Most Intimidating Player:
    • Most Overrated Player:
    • Luckiest Player:
    • Best Overall Player:

    Community

    • Best Avatar:
    • Best Signature:
    • Best Custom Title:
    • Best RMT Thread:
    • Best Tournament:
    • Thread of the Year:
    • Best Post:
    • Best Quote:
    • Biggest Fuck Up (event):
    • Best Nuzlocke Run:
    • Best Contribution:

    Users

    • Nicest User:
    • Meanest User:
    • Wittiest User:
    • Funniest User:
    • Most Helpful User:
    • Most Useless User:
    • Most Improved User:
    • Most Overlooked User:
    • Most Persuasive User:
    • Most Influential User:
    • Most Promising New User:
    • Most Awesome Veteran:
    • Up-and-Coming User:
    • Best Contributor:
    • Best Artist:
    • Best Troll:
    • Best Forum Staff Member:
    • Best Server Staff Member:
    • Best Tier Leader:
    • Best Project Leader:
    • Best Mafia Player:
    • Best Team Rater:
    • Most "Mad" User:
    • Biggest Fuck Up (User):
    • Worst Username Change:
    • Most Likely to be a Fake Girl:
    • Most Likely to "Quit" Pokemon and Come Back a Week Later:
    • Most Likely to Ragequit PO and Never Come Back:
    • Most Hated Authority Member:
    • Most Infamous User:
    • Most Missed Veteran:
    • Best Competitive Pokemon Poster:
    • Best General Chat Poster:
    • Best Pokemon Chat Poster:
    • Best Overall Poster:
    • Worse Overall Poster:
    • Member of the Year:

    If you need a refresher on what each category is about, re-read the OP! I look forward to seeing all of your nominations![/secret]
     
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  2. Key

    Key Avid Ideologist

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    Last year I noticed that a very large majority of the winners of the Community awards were auth (there were like 3 who weren't). Do you think the auth will dominate the awards again or has the community grown enough that regular users will actually get voted for?
     
  3. Django

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    The community has grown, and hopefully people won't just vote for the host again this year! (Although PO Awards is a strong contender in a number of categories, particularly up and coming user)
     
  4. Halsey

    Halsey Wildstar

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    We need a Best DW UU player award, the tier has almost 1500 battles per month!

    Is not like other tiers like Wifi UU has 100000, oh wait...
     
  5. Platinum

    Platinum ~tilde~

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    I personally don't think the "Most Useless User" should be here. It doesn't contribute anything, not funny, and likely to be a (bad) troll award.
     
  6. Halsey

    Halsey Wildstar

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    Platinum for most useless user

    :3
     
  7. Key

    Key Avid Ideologist

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    Add a "Most Interesting Well Award".

    But that's all I'll get nominated for ;_;
     
  8. PichiTheShinyPichu

    PichiTheShinyPichu I'm not amused

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    I second that, along with Worst Overall Poster.
     
  9. Groudon Ramsay

    Groudon Ramsay Active Member

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    Looks like some of our users are a little insecure!
     
  10. Platinum

    Platinum ~tilde~

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    You are absolutely right, kokoloko!

    Best thread? TLS! (if you don't figure it out, then you don't need to care about it :3 )
     
  11. Key

    Key Avid Ideologist

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    That thread won last year, though it was submitted in 2011, wouldn't be fair to have it eligible again.
     
  12. Amarillo Caballero

    Amarillo Caballero Member

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    If Skarmpiss doesn't win best troll then these awards are a joke.
     
  13. Key

    Key Avid Ideologist

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    If you think spamming is the same as trolling, then perhaps it is you who is the joke. If skarmpiss gets any award it should be most infamous.
     
  14. Groudon Ramsay

    Groudon Ramsay Active Member

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    I agree with KeyTrinity. Also, Platinub, TLS won last year so it shoulnt qualify this year.
     
  15. Twisted Cosmos

    Twisted Cosmos Hope = giving up.

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    Hopefully this will be interesting, I wasnt here when this happened last year
    I really think we should keep the Worst Overall Poster
     
  16. Platinum

    Platinum ~tilde~

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    Ok then =\ I have no idea which thread should be #1 now x.x

    OR I KNOW! Just pick one of the POCL threads :3 lgi ~
     
  17. Halsey

    Halsey Wildstar

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    The best thread is the Walrus thread.
     
  18. Amarillo Caballero

    Amarillo Caballero Member

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    I know what trolling is, thank you very much. Who would you nominate?
     
  19. Platinum

    Platinum ~tilde~

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    N.

    NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.

    Mad Dingo?! But he seems to be in 2012 only... ok why does Tonico just keep jumping into my head, not cool =\
     
  20. Key

    Key Avid Ideologist

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    Maybe if you made it 18 days earlier, I blame you.

    Elements should keep this title.
     
  21. Groudon Ramsay

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    Elements? KeyTrinity himself? Lamperi?
     
  22. Halsey

    Halsey Wildstar

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    You forgot GTFO, #1 troll
     
  23. Manaphy

    Manaphy ıoı

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    So, we are awarding for negative aspects, makes sense.
     
  24. Key

    Key Avid Ideologist

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    Maybe the idea is to point out negative traits in users to condemn and humiliate them, so that they are inclined to change their ways. Ever think of that?
     
  25. Platinum

    Platinum ~tilde~

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    I nominate KeyTrinity for Best troll :3
     
  26. PichiTheShinyPichu

    PichiTheShinyPichu I'm not amused

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    If that's the case, add Worst Battler? Then again, that is too broad...
     
  27. Amarillo Caballero

    Amarillo Caballero Member

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    I agree with Manaphy

    What makes you think humiliating would be helpful in any way?
     
  28. Groudon Ramsay

    Groudon Ramsay Active Member

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    Seems like some of or members have a bit of a stick up ther derier... its a joke people, get over it :)
     
  29. pokemonnerd

    pokemonnerd Only uso listens to pnerd. Devo too. Article Contributor Article Contributor

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    I guess we have to remember that everyone is 12 years old and no one can take any negative criticisms or jokes(when they're not even meant to mean anything lol) while making these awards, huh?
     
  30. Key

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    I will gladly accept all the awards that are considered too negative.
    Thank you all for the support.
     
  31. Platinum

    Platinum ~tilde~

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    Sorry, you can't take this one though because obviously you were never seen in a "Positive light" :3
     
  32. Key

    Key Avid Ideologist

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    I accept.
     
  33. Django

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    I've been mad since 1993.
     
  34. Stofil

    Stofil Hello Miss Galaxy

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    Sorry for being BORN, geeze.
     
  35. Manaphy

    Manaphy ıoı

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    We should have a most sarcastic award.
     
  36. Kyrk

    Kyrk KACAW

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    >Doesn't change ways
    >Becomes better user anyways
     
  37. twofivefive

    twofivefive don't call it a comeback

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    How do I apply

    Also, Elements needs to be Most Missed Veteran...
     
  38. Groudon Ramsay

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    Elements left in 2012 so I don't think he qualifies. OneBallJay and Crystal do though ;_;
     
  39. Marche Radiuju

    Marche Radiuju crush it casually

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    A lot of these don't even deserve to be filled. Best Mafia Player is none because it's hard to stand out without dying. Biggest Fuck-Up because TLS overshadows everything and can't be nominated; none of the users are good enough to make that worth it either iirc. And I can't imagine anyone being meanest user, with the world's strictest E-police around.

    But Stofil for best artist (never gonna forget bachelor Skuntank) and Ben for best Nuzlocke (two shinies in one run). VOR for best project leader.
     
  40. Key

    Key Avid Ideologist

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    Forget them; VOTE MEZTIPS.
     
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