Best of Subsim 2010!

[Aramike]

It's back!

We are again at that time of the year where we award our standout members with the recognition they deserve for helping to keep this place the best special-interest forum on the Internet.

This year, we will be giving the following awards:

Best Poster of the Year
Midshipman of the Year
Thread of the Year
Mod of the Year
Modder of the Year
Most Helpful Member of the Year
Moderator of the Year
Post of the Year
Signature of the Year
Funniest Post of the Year

A committee of select members has agreed to volunteer their time in order to discuss and vote on the finalists for each category. But of course, we need YOUR help ... please reply to this thread with any and all suggestions for winners in any category.

Finally, a huge thank you to each member of these forums for making this such an awesome place, and in advance for your help in recognizing our best!

[the_tyrant]

Thedarkwrath has to be the best modder this year.
as for the moderator, i'm leaning towards Takeda Shingen
best post:http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=176738

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Aramike

Funniest Post of the Year

Antikristuseke

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

Kind of like rape, really

*legs it*

(and many many many many other posts he has made the past year)

EDIT: Ow right, the linky to the post: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...7&postcount=22

[razark]

Mod of the Year:

Nisgeis and his 3D TDC and Radar Range Unit mod!
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170944

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Aramike

It's back!

We are again at that time of the year where we award our standout members with the recognition they deserve for helping to keep this place the best special-interest forum on the Internet.

This year, we will be giving the following awards:

Best Poster of the Year
Midshipman of the Year
Thread of the Year
Mod of the Year
Modder of the Year
Most Helpful Member of the Year
Moderator of the Year
Post of the Year
Signature of the Year
Funniest Post of the Year

A committee of select members has agreed to volunteer their time in order to discuss and vote on the finalists for each category. But of course, we need YOUR help ... please reply to this thread with any and all suggestions for winners in any category.

Finally, a huge thank you to each member of these forums for making this such an awesome place, and in advance for your help in recognizing our best!

Rgr that...the more participants the better...working on my list now

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

Thedarkwrath has to be the best modder this year.

Originally Posted by razark

Mod of the Year:
Nisgeis and his 3D TDC and Radar Range Unit mod!
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170944

My thoughts exactly.

I'd say Thedarkwrath as modder of the year, because without his work, SH5 would be unplayable IMO. His prodigious work is keeping SH5's head above water, and will most certainly get me to reinstall SH5 once he's published his supermod for SH5.

Nisgesis's TDC radar range unit most definatly as mod of the year. The amount of work and extrapolation he did in that is nothing short of phenomenal and pushed the game engine to it's limits. In my opinion his mod is the most realistic portrayal of a TDC and radar ranging ever made in any SH title.

[Takeda Shingen]

Question: What are the qualifications for midshipman of the year?

Pending the answer, my suggestions follow. I tried not to nominate the usual suspects because I know they'll be nominated, and deservedly so; not that I don't love them as well:

Poster of the Year: Frau Kaleun

Thread of the Year: Curiosity Killed the Cat '10. What other thread has been around since January without a sticky?

Mod of the Year: Intelligent, Random AI (IRAI)

Modder of the Year: TheDarkWraith

Most Helpful Member of the Year: Sober

Moderator of the Year: XabbaRus

Post of the Year:

Signature of the Year: Dowly: Misspelling

Funniest Post(er) of the Year: Oberon

Unsure about post of the year as well. Need some time to mull that over.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Question: What are the qualifications for midshipman of the year?

Pending the answer, my suggestions follow. I tried not to nominate the usual suspects because I know they'll be nominated, and deservedly so; not that I don't love them as well:

Poster of the Year: Frau Kaleun

Thread of the Year: Curiosity Killed the Cat '10. What other thread has been around since January without a sticky?

Mod of the Year: Intelligent, Random AI (IRAI)

Modder of the Year: TheDarkWraith

Most Helpful Member of the Year: Sober

Moderator of the Year: XabbaRus

Post of the Year:

Signature of the Year: Dowly: Misspelling

Funniest Post(er) of the Year: Oberon

Unsure about post of the year as well. Need some time to mull that over.

Some pretty good suggestions there Tak....can't post mine (I think) on the committee



I can think of a few strong contenders in most of the categories though....the competition is pretty high and really quite reflective of our excellent forum/community

So come on peeps, the more input/nominations from the floor...the better

[Takeda Shingen]

I posted a link in the SH5 forum. Hopefully that will bring down some of the guys that don't read GT regularly.

[DarkFish]

Originally Posted by Aramike

Best Poster of the Year

Sailor Steve

Midshipman of the Year

Oberon. Don't know much more Midshipmen here, and he's a good guy

Thread of the Year

Funny Picture Thread

Funniest Post of the Year

If I can also add a "Funniest Poster" here it has to be Frau Kaleun.

[Skybird]

Best moderators:

the tamers of the snake pit: Neon Samurai, Xabba, and because he helps out in GT as well, Takeda. I may not agree with every single decision and event they handled, but in general they do a very good job in probably the most - at least potentially - "complicated" forum. Thanks, and compliments to all three.

[Jimbuna]

@Aramike

I'm wondering if it would be helpful for people to know who the committee members were...in order that they know who is inegilible to be nominated.

[Takeda Shingen]

I'm not on the committee, but I really don't think that you guys should ID yourselves. The SubSim Awards are wonderful, and many of us look forward to them every year, but you know very well that there are always people looking to poison the well. Telling people who you are opens you to the kind criticism that is petty and unwelcome, and takes something that is beautiful and well-intentioned and turns it into something ugly.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Question: What are the qualifications for midshipman of the year?

I think that would be the best poster who joined this year, and I know who I want for that one.

Originally Posted by DarkFish

Sailor Steve

I appreciate the gesture, but that big gold "2009" medalion means that I'm not qualified for this year's running. Besides, I'm on the committee.

[edit] I just reread Jim's and Tak's posts, and I think both have good points. I'm currently leaning toward Jim's idea of derailing possible nominations by identifying ourselves, but I'm also open to suggestion and advice on the subject, and of course if Aramike says keep quiet then that's the final word. Too late for the Big Buna and the Old Sailor, but the others can still be persuaded.

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

@Aramike

I'm wondering if it would be helpful for people to know who the committee members were...in order that they know who is inegilible to be nominated.

This one was hard ... Takeda makes an excellent point.

On the other hand, I think we did a good job of having a well-rounded committee, and our discussions and votes are private, so I think I'll have to side with Jim and Steve. Besides, a few people have given themselves away already. I was actually going to suggest we do something with our signatures so that we can be PMed suggestions that people don't want to make public, but alas, this is easier.

The following individuals are on the committee and therefore ineligible for awards:

Reece
Oberon
August
gimpy117
Sailor Steve
Jimbuna
Tarjak
Neal Stevens
Aramike