2016 Forum Awards!

[gateway cuber]

VOTING DEADLINE: DEC. 25th 2016
Well, we are nearing that time of year again! Yes after 7 years the Forum Awards are still going. If you would like to see the previous thread from 2015 here's the link https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/2015-forum-awards.56189/ Now, a reminder of the rules.
1. Only Vote once
2. be realistic (no trolling)
3. only vote on this thread by listing the category and person you are voting for
4. only votes turned in by Dec 1st will count
5. Be Nice
6. only votes in the existing categories will count. Unless somebody makes an epic one then this rule could change...
I will now list the categories...

Categories

Best Post:
Best Thread:
The best and worst of everything:
Most Helpful Member:
Funniest Member:
Most Deserving of a Hug:
Best Arguer:
Funniest Thread:
Bob Burton Award for best runner at a competition
Mike Hughey Award for Nicest Member:
Bruce Norskog Award for Smartest Member:
Vincent Sheu Award for Worst Finals Performance:
Mitchell G. Lane Award for Excellence in Dosing BJ:
Calvin Le Award for Biggest Postwhore:
Rob "Brest" Stuart Award for Best Member:
Best New Member:
Most Deserving of a Ban:
Best Beard:
Least Deserving of a Ban:
Best Series on YouTube (Cubing):
Most Improved Noob:
Best Reaction to a World Record:
Biggest Cubing Rivalry:
Biggest Controversy:
Most ambiguous member:
Most Under-Appreciated Member:
Biggest Fanboy:
Best Debut:
Greatest Return from a long hiatus:
Best Cubing parent:
Best cubing couple:
Craziest Member:
Best year/host:
Best new method proposal:
Best Profile pic:
Best Signature:

Thanks guys, and let the voting begin...

 

[Jbacboy]

Thought this would come out in early December, not November...

 

[Ordway Persyn]

Best and worst of everything and Biggest controversy has to be the that thread about the 13x13 ball in a cube. oh boy.

 

[newtonbase]

Best Series on YouTube (Cubing):
Most Improved Noob:
Best Reaction to a World Record:
Best Series on YouTube (Cubing):
Most Improved Noob:
Best Reaction to a World Record:

Do we have to vote on these twice?

 

[GenTheSnail]

@gateway cuber Did you even double check this? You have several categories listed multiple times:

...
Bob Burton Award for best runner at a competition
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Bruce Norskog Award for Smartest Member:
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Bruce Norskog Award for Smartest Member:
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Best Series on YouTube (Cubing):
Most Improved Noob:
Best Reaction to a World Record:
Best Series on YouTube (Cubing):
Most Improved Noob:
Best Reaction to a World Record:
...
Bob Burton Award for Best Runner at a Competition:
...

E: ninja'd

And may I suggest that you organize the categories better?
As in all the "x post" awards grouped together, "x member" awards grouped together ect.
Also inculde categories such as "most informative post/thread", and "funniest thread/post".

 

[newtonbase]

Could "Most likes" be an option. You don't even need voting and it encourages helpfulness and humour .

 

[stoic]

Best and worst of everything and Biggest controversy has to be the that thread about the 13x13 ball in a cube. oh boy.

Yeah, that thread wins everything.

 

[biscuit]

Bruce Norskog Award for Smartest Member: 4chan (Humphrey Wittingtonsworth, NOT Chris Tran)
Best Cubing parent: Josh's mom.
Bob Burton Award for Best Runner at a Competition: Josh's mom
Best new method proposal: 4chan (Chris Tran, NOT Humphrey Wittingtonsworth)

Best cubing couple: Chris Olson and (name redacted). No way they win, as there's like 10 cubers that know who she is.

 

[YouCubing]

Best cubing parent: Dr. Cari Goslow
Best arguer: gotta be Walker Welch, he's wrecked me on Facebook many a time

 

[biscuit]

Best cubing parent: Dr. Cari Goslow
Best arguer: gotta be Walker Welch, he's wrecked me on Facebook many a time

Well those are hardly arguments

 

[YouCubing]

Well those are hardly arguments

Oh you have no idea

 

[asacuber]

Best and worst of everything and Biggest controversy has to be the that thread about the 13x13 ball in a cube. oh boy.

The one who posted that thread said he got a defective one right?

 

[Dene]

I won.

 

[gateway cuber]

my votes

best post: robert yau "he called dibs, always respect dibs."
best thread: KC cubing group, they're tight.
Best and worst of everything: 13x13 ball cube thing
Most helpful Member: Mafergut (I think I kind of deserve it, as half of my post are aimed at helping people but, I don't want to be that guy who votes for himself.)
Funniest Member: Dene
Most deserving of a hug: Kennan, he always seems to be making savage comments.
Best Arguer: Kennan (though walker has also wrecked me...)
Funniest Thread: My cubing story (especially Waffo's post from 2015)
Best runner: Reese sandstrom
Nicest member: Mats Bergesten
Smartest Member: 4Chan
Best new method: 4Chan ZZ-CT
Worst finals performance: Drew Brad's US Nationals Pyra finals
Best Member: Overall, PDF
Best new Member: Me (sorry can't think of anyone else)
Least deserving of a ban: Mike Hughey
Most improved noob: Me (I went from 16.5-sub 12, I'm also now sub 3 on 2x2 and almost sub 4 on pyra)
Biggest Nub: Chris

to be continued...

EDIT:
best reaction to a world record: Keaton's 5.09
best youtube series: Friday 4's
biggest cubing rivalry: me and justin, all in good fun... (I haven't seen a whole lot of rivalries really)
Biggest controversy: that kid who twisted corners in an official solve.
Most ambiguous member: Matt111
Most under appreciated member: Matt111/OLLiver
biggest fanboy: DGcubes he's always on cubecomps and is the first to point out good solves.
Best Debut: lilod
best return: Maskow
couple: Chris and ?
Craziest Member: 4Chan (keep pushing the limits!)

 

[Rcuber123]

If I left something blank I either can't think of something or I'll add later

BestPost:
Best Thread: Cubicle labs premium cubes
The best and worst of everything:
Most Helpful Member:
Funniest Member:
Most Deserving of a Hug:
Best Arguer:
Funniest Thread:
Bob Burton Award for best runner at a competition
Mike Hughey Award for Nicest Member:
Bruce Norskog Award for Smartest Member:
Vincent Sheu Award for Worst Finals Performance:
Mitchell G. Lane Award for Excellence in Dosing BJ:
Calvin Le Award for Biggest Postwhore:
Bruce Norskog Award for Smartest Member:
Rob "Brest" Stuart Award for Best Member:
Best New Member:
Most Deserving of a Ban:
Best Beard:
Least Deserved Ban:
Least Deserving of a Ban:
Best Series on YouTube (Cubing): Friday 4s
Most Improved Noob:
Best Reaction to a World Record:
Best Series on YouTube (Cubing):
Most Improved Noob:
Best Reaction to a World Record:
Biggest Cubing Rivalry:
Bob Burton Award for Best Runner at a Competition:
Biggest Controversy:
Most ambiguous member:
Most Under-Appreciated Member:
Biggest Fanboy:
Best Debut:
Greatest Return from a long hiatus:
Best Cubing parent:
Best cubing couple:
Craziest Member:
Best year/host:
Best new method proposal: ZZ-CT

Award suggestions:
Matt111111 award for best off topic threads: matt11111

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Greatest Return from a long hiatus: Maskow.
Best new method proposal: waffo can tell you about that

 

[Ranzha]

I thought the Forum Awards died in 2014
Glad to see they're back (y)

I'll take a gander at the past year's worth of permabans and see what was most deserving

Edit: Actually read the thread and forgot about unsolved. That guy was (is) atrocious.

 

[One Wheel]

Best thread: older cubers discussion
Most helpful member: close between mark49152 and newtonbase. mafergut is pretty good too.
Best and worst of everything: teenage cubers discussion

 

[Matt11111]

Um. Guess I was living under a rock the entire weekend that I missed

my votes
Most ambiguous member: Matt111
Most under appreciated member: Matt111/OLLiver

And

If I left something blank I either can't think of something or I'll add later
Award suggestions:
Matt111111 award for best off topic threads: matt11111

I think I'm doing something right.

Category proposal: Best off-topic thread (because holy crud, there were a lot of good ones this year.)

Best and worst of everything: teenage cubers discussion

Um.

Man, I made a whole lot of nothing this year.

My friend just laughed at the categories I was nominated for.

anyway:
Best Post: "Dibs were called, always respect the dibs."
Best Thread: Cubicle Labs Premiun Cubes

Imma come back to this later.

 

[4Chan]

(Humphrey Wittingtonsworth, NOT Chris Tran)

Dude, finally someone who GETS it.
That guy steals all my ideas and gets all the credit.