2013 Forum Awards

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WELCOME TO THE 2013 FORUM AWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I can't even contain my excitement.)

The end of the year is a time for reflection on how our years have gone. Did we lose the weight we wanted to? Did we spend more time with our loved ones? Did we get double teamed by Stefan and Kirjava in a semantic argument about Triangular Francisco? If you're American, the Autumn leaves have fallen from the trees, and warm blankets of cold and unwelcoming snow are starting to cover the ground in a tender embrace. If you're not American, the weather is most likely doing something else. The snow (or whatever weather you are having in your part of the world) puts us in a reminiscent mood and reminds us of our mortality. Most importantly, however, it keeps us inside, where there is nothing better to do than read thread after thread about Petrus/Roux/CFOP/ZZ hybrid methods that are definitely just as good as if not better than the methods they are based on. However, today we focus on the high points, the cream of the crop, the creative, insightful, groundbreaking or outright interesting material that this forum is capable of putting forth when the front page isn't spammed with threads about Feliks's new world records. Today we look at the things that make us scratch our heads, laugh, or throw our keyboards on the ground and jump on them out of frustration. Today we learn how the other members of the forum perceive us, how we perceive each other, and how many people we will lose all respect for for nominating themselves for these awards. I believe that when used properly the forum is almost as good as pizza, I believe that when used properly pizza is almost as good as cubing, and I believe that when a bunch of people sit at their computers and talk about solving puzzles, something magical happens. On that note, following the tradition started in 2009, and begrudgingly continued in 2010, 2011 and 2012, I would like to invite you to the month long process of nominating people for...

The 2013 Forum Awards

How it works:
-Make posts to nominate people/posts/etc. for different categories.
-Try to do lots of nominations in the same post so as not to spam the thread.
-If you nominate yourself, you'll end up looking stupid.
-There are categories suggested below, but you can make your own up too.
-Once it's 2014, a panel of boisterous wizards will choose the best/most popular nominations to win awards.

Suggested categories:
-Best/Worst/Funniest/Most Helpful/Lest Helpful Post/Thread/Member/Signature/Moderator of the year
-Most Improved Noob
-Most Worsened Noob
-Most deserving of a ban
-Most deserved ban
-Best Hair
-Biggest Fanboy
-Least Similar Online and IRL Personalities.
-Mike Hughey Award for Nicest Member
-Best Troll
-Worst Troll
-Best Response to a Troll
-Most/Least Insane Member
-Best/Worst Arguing
-Best New Cubing Meme
-Worst New Cubing Meme
-Best First Post
-Smartest Member
-Biggest Postwhore
-Best/Worst New Method Suggestion
-Best Argument
-Worst Argument
-Best Post in This Thread
-Worst Post in This Thread
-Funniest Post in This Thread

And of course,

-Best Forum Awards Host

EDIT: New Categories!

Craziest Member
Best Couple (doesn't have to be a real relationship obviously)
Best Blindfold
Best Cubing Video
Best/Worst Fad
Most Helpful Postwhore
Least Necessary Bump
Best Bump
Best New Solving Activity (Two person factory solves for example)
Best/Worst WR
Best/Worst Controversy/Scandal
Best New WCA Event
Worst New WCA Event
Most Interesting WCA Stat
Most Surprising/Least Surprising Ban
Most Surprising/Least Surprising WR
Most Surprising/Least Surprising Thread
Most Surprising/Least Surprising Post
Most Surprising/Least Surprising Fad
Best/Worst Facial Hair
Most Ambiguous Gender
Best Reconstruction
Worst Attempt to be Funny

MORE NEW CATEGORIES:

-Most under-appreciated member/thread/method/WCA puzzle/etc.
-Most overrated member/thread/member/WCA puzzle/etc.
-Most helpful signature
-Biggest pedant
-Member with the least readable posts
-Best/worst new forum competition
-Best first post
-Best new member/megathread/moderator/admin
-Best teeth
-Most improved country
-Craziest attempt to organize a competition
-Craziest new method
-Best hybrid cubing activity

Submit all of your nominations before 2014. Good Luck!!!
 
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RESULTS!!!!!!!!

Most Improved Noob: Username

When Username came along, we all just assumed he was going to be one of those kids with a gimmicky username (I'm looking at you, TheNextFeliks), but despite his username, Username quickly became a proficient speedcuber. Having joined the forum in late 2012, he is already world class in many events but especially pyraminx.

Most controversial ban: Ben1996123

If there was ever a polarizing figure in the speedcubing world, it is probably Ben. Famous for his poor spelling, Womack ridicule and amazing 2x2 skills, Ben patrolled the forums from 2009 to 2013, searching for any opportunity to cause trouble. Some denounce him as a fool with a computer, while others hail him as an artist who achieved complete nirvana through intentional typos. Whether you love him or hate him, we can all agree that no one quite agrees on who or what Ben1996123 was.

Biggest Controversy: Chris Olson's 1.71 2x2 Average

It is rare that a video of a world record brings forth evidence that calls the record into question, but it is even more rare for there to be such a difficult situation to judge.


Worst Troll: Martin Telesforo

I don't want to give this guy more attention, but it's hard not to mention this as one of the more significant events of 2013. What probably started as a joke ended up turning into a huge scandal that resulted in a WCA ban and an entire competition being disqualified. It's really a shame when someone decides to trample on the fun of others.

Worst post: 0Cube

This post is at the same time too ridiculous to be taken seriously and too serious to be taken ridiculously. CubePhysics is either a really really bad troll, or a somewhat delusional non-troll. Either way, the 0Cube post will go down as one of the strangest ever.

Best Host: Noahaha

I can't say enough positive things about this guy. Whether he is hosting the Forum Awards or a game show, he always brings his A-game. He is also incredibly attractive and probably the best person ever.

Biggest Fanboy: Antoine Faz Fan

Enough Said.

Biggest Post-Whore: rj

If there's one thing rj likes, it's attention. Unfortunately he doesn't distinguish between positive and negative attention.

Best Beard: TeddyKGB

Ryan's beard is probably the best thing that ever happened to anyone. If I am feeling sad, I think about Ryan's beard. If I hurt myself, I can heal it with one of Ryan's beardhairs. If a baby bird is lost, it can sleep in Ryan's beard. Ryan's beard has a life of its own and is thousands of years old. Legend says that it was first grown by the hero Odysseus, and was passed to such historical figures as Plato, William Shakespeare and Abraham Lincoln before reaching its current bearer.

BEHOLD ITS AWESOMENESS

Runner up: Not Mike Kotch

Best Hair: Andrew Ricci

Incredible, simply incredible.

Best Mod/Admin: Brest

Although he does not post a lot, Brest does a LOT behind the scenes. He was recently promoted to admin, and he is thankfully using his powers for good and not evil. When he does post, it is usually a fantastic reconstruction or something else very helpful. It's hard to imagine where exactly the forum or humanity would be without Brest.

Best Avatar: Robert-Y

Although currently serving a self-inflicted ban, Rob's avatar is amazing.

Best/Worst New Cubing Meme: gj/bj

Love it or hate it, gj (good job) and bj (bad job) are everywhere these days. While some have zealously taken up a life of gj, many just want the fad to end already.

Worst Argument: 1.26 2x2 "UWR" Average

There were a lot of valid reasons why the video might be fake.

What were they met with? Ad hominem.

Only read if you want to cringe.

Best Arguing: Kirjava/Stefan

These two are never afraid to argue their points, and they always do it well. Often people mistake their blunt presentation of argument as hostile, but I think that they are both very misunderstood. How could you not love such a shining example of eloquent argument as this gem.

Most Insane Member: Roman

Roman attempted the 9x9 Blindfolded NINETEEN TIMES. That is over 90 minutes per attempt, only to have his heart crushed by just a few pieces 18 consecutive times. On the 19th attempt, he finally got it. That level of persistence must take some amount of insanity.

Best Stat: Nemesis

Daniel Sheppard's Nemesis is a fun new stat that lots of people have started keeping track of.

Mike Hughey Award for Nicest Member: Anthony

This might not be an example of someone who posts often, but the nicest thing that happened all year was when Anthony decided make an order of Team USA jackets for anyone who wanted one.

Runner up: Iggy - Iggy is a very nice, supportive and helpful member who often goes unrecognized. He's great at BLD too!

Best Member: Stefan

Stefan is someone who is extremely dedicated to making great forum posts. He argues very well and often calculates interesting statistics to back up his arguments. He may not be the nicest, but he does contribute a lot to the forum.

Best Post: Worlds 2013 Finals Reconstructions

Not only did Brest reconstruct 80 solves, but he also provided awesome statistics for them all. It must have required hours of work, and definitely deserves all the recognition it can get.



Thanks for all the nominations guys, and see you next year.
 
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Best troll would be Sammy(Strakerak) and or Ben1996123

Most deserved ban was Ben1996123.

Most insane member would be the one who made this thread http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?45043-Announcing-0Cube

Best troll thread http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?41379-Dayan-5x5-Surprise-challenge

I nominate this thread for the best outstanding proposal thread http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?45199-New-quot-E-Cubes-quot-as-posted-on-tp-forum

I nominate Noahaha for the best BLD solver and teacher.

I nominate the 4.41 3x3 WR joke that happened at Perry open in Mexico that was done by Martin Telesforo to be the worst joke of the year.

Best BLD would be Marcin(Maskow)'s MultiBLD WR's
 
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-Best contributor to Speedsolving/in general - Noah Arthurs
-Most Improved Noob - Kim Jokinen
-Mike Hughey Award for Nicest Member - Iggy or Billy
-Worst Troll - stakerak (Sammy) guy
-Best Arguing - Kirjava
-Best New Method Suggestion - TCLL (Chris Olson)
-Best Forum Awards Host - Andrew Ricci
 
Most deserving of a ban: rj

1 week wasn't enough. Perma pls.

Biggest postwhore: rj

Biggest fanboy: rj

"The Weilong is fast!
The Weilong is slow!
The Weilong is smooth!
The Weilong is crispy!
The Weilong is *insert any adjective here*!"
I feel like I'm listening to an infomercial every time I read one of his posts. There's no reasoning, just simply "GET THE WEILONG" being shoved down throats.
 
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Most improved noob: Kim Jokinen
Most deserved ban: Ben1996123
Best new meme: gj
Worst new method suggestion: snipe method http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...ow-I-Get-A-PLL-Skip-Everytime!-(Snipe-Method)
Biggest fanboy: RJ
best name pronunciations: Brandon Mikel
Best username change: Odder--> Carrot
Worst seminar: Pyraminx at worlds
Best new method: TCLL
Best photobombs: Ian Bourn

I'll probably end up adding more to this.
 
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Biggest fanboy: kclejeune (with olson)
Best arguing: Stefan (one comment and its over)
Least deserving of ban: ben
Most deserved ban: hknkp (rowe comment)
Worst troll: fake MM&P (the multiple accounts made all were horrible)
 
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-Most deserving of a ban: rj
-Most deserved ban: rj
-Best Hair: 5BLD
-Biggest Fanboy: rj (weilong omg)
-Mike Hughey Award for Nicest Member: Stefan
-Best Troll: Ben1996123
-Best Arguing: Kirjava
-Biggest Postwhore: hkpnkp
-Best/Worst New Method Suggestion: TCLL Chris Olson (best), Snipe Method (worst)
 
Most Improved Noob (c'moooonnn, Kimmy! Nominate, nominate!): Kim Joniken
Best Troll: The fake MMAP
Best New Meme: gj/bj (or maybe the Stefaning! It's so new and it amde my day!)
Worst new meme: dose
Funniest thing in this topic: Stefan
Best female cuber: SirWaffle
I wish I could nominate http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...and-pain-related-to-cubing-and-other-activies for the best post...
Noahaha, I currently hold the NR for Stefaning.

I would think it annoying if people decided that they could just add to the list of things to be nominated for.
Will edit for further nominations.
 
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Best troll:
[video=youtube_share;k7HFDiyhDtk]http://youtu.be/k7HFDiyhDtk[/video]
Worst troll: Strakerak
Fanboy: rj (Weilong much)
Least deserved ban: Ben1996123
Most deserved ban: rj or Strakerak or hkpnkp
Most deserving of a ban: rj or hkpnkp
Postwhore: rj or hkpnkp
Forum awards host: not Noah. He spelled least wrong :fp
Most annoying thing: the removal of :fp
Best arguer: Stefan or Kirjava
Nicest member: Brest
Best mod (admin now): Brest
Smartest member: Stefan for sure
Worst meme: gj
Most improved noob: Kim Jokinen
Silliest thread: 0cube (2 years? Really?)
Funniest fail: Brest deleting the Worlds thread
Best hair: Ryan DeLine (beard)
Best reviewer: Phil Yu

Thanks to Sir Waffle for the video.
 
-Worst Moderator of the year: Brest, who got made an admin right after he accidentally permabanned me
-Best former mod: Chris Hardwick
-Most Improved Noob: windhero
-Most deserving of a ban: Kongshou
-Best Hair: I like mine, but Noah's rocks
-Biggest Fanboy: Me and Weilong
-Least Similar Online and IRL Personalities: Rickcube or me
-Mike Hughey Award for Nicest Member: Kirjava
-Hike Mughey Award for Nastiest Member: Ninja storm
-Best Troll: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?45043-Announcing-0Cube
-Most Insane Member: lolben
-Best Arguing: kclejeune
-Smartest Member: Kirjava
-Biggest Postwhore: hkpknp
-Stupidest member: KongShou
-Best member overall: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/member.php?5759-Ranzha-V-Emodrach

Most biased post ever:

Ninja Storm said:
Most deserving of a ban: rj

1 week wasn't enough. Perma pls.

Biggest postwhore: rj

Biggest fanboy: rj

"The Weilong is fast!
The Weilong is slow!
The Weilong is smooth!
The Weilong is crispy!
The Weilong is *insert any adjective here*!"
I feel like I'm listening to an infomercial every time I read one of his posts. There's no reasoning, just simply "GET THE WEILONG" being shoved down throats.
Click to expand...

kclejeune has more posts than me, and we've been on for the same time. I recommend other stuff too :P
 
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