The Forum Awards: Feedback, Suggestions, and Standards

[1x1 wr holder!]

Should we say that anyone that won anything last year can’t win anything this year? Just so that any power grown over the past year is immediately cut off? Some people have become very powerful.

 

[Sombi McJunior]

I don’t think i’m very notable

But i’m a huge luke garrett fanboy

 

[cuberswoop]

Some people have become very powerful.

powerful meaning? If you mean the influence they have then yes probably but I'm not sure what you mean by that.

 

[AhsanDaCuber125]

Some people have become very powerful.

The award of someone for having dictatorship on the Forums

 

[stoic]

I agree with @Swagrid and @OtaMota - voting should be in the thread (like it always used to be) please. It makes it all much more lively.

 

[CubeLite]

There could also be a best YouTube video made by an active member

 

[1x1 wr holder!]

There could also be a best YouTube video made by an active member

i will win this, i must

 

[ProStar]

An insight into some of my plans:

- I haven’t really considered the category list yet. If new categories get a good amount of support I’ll probably add them (feel free to support them here), otherwise we’ll go with a mostly unmodified version of the list in the original post.
- Nominations will be on the forum awards thread.
- Voting will be on a form, likely a Google form.
- Voting will be a ranked choice system. I poorly explained this in the OP, and will explain it better in the nominations thread. You will not have to rank every choice for every category, just the categories you want and the choices you have an opinion on.

My tentative timeline is as follows:

Sunday, December 15 - Nominations open. Specifically it will open at 12AM on this date

Tuesday, December 31 - Nominations close. Specifically, it will close on 11:59PM on that date.

Wednesday, January 1 - Voting begins. This is most subject to change as it depends on how long form creation takes. Likely not available for several hours after nominations close.

Saturday, January 18 - Voting ends. This is also very subject to change depending on public opinion and my schedule.

Results and winners will be announced shortly thereafter. They can either be announced ASAP, or on a set date (Jan 31 perhaps?), again depending on public opinion.

 

[Abram Grimsley]

i will win this, i must

You have my vote!!! lol

 

[ProStar]

An insight into some of my plans:

- I haven’t really considered the category list yet. If new categories get a good amount of support I’ll probably add them (feel free to support them here), otherwise we’ll go with a mostly unmodified version of the list in the original post.
- Nominations will be on the forum awards thread.
- Voting will be on a form, likely a Google form.
- Voting will be a ranked choice system. I poorly explained this in the OP, and will explain it better in the nominations thread. You will not have to rank every choice for every category, just the categories you want and the choices you have an opinion on.

My tentative timeline is as follows:

Sunday, December 15 - Nominations open. Specifically it will open at 12AM on this date

Tuesday, December 31 - Nominations close. Specifically, it will close on 11:59PM on that date.

Wednesday, January 1 - Voting begins. This is most subject to change as it depends on how long form creation takes. Likely not available for several hours after nominations close.

Saturday, January 18 - Voting ends. This is also very subject to change depending on public opinion and my schedule.

Results and winners will be announced shortly thereafter. They can either be announced ASAP, or on a set date (Jan 31 perhaps?), again depending on public opinion.

Forgot to mention that these will likely all use Zulu time (UTC+0:00, often the same as London time)

 

[Fred]

Let's do some nominations!

Cubing controversy/drama - Kalindu's cheated FMC WR
Cubing controversy/drama - Wang Yiheng's 0.78 2x2 WR and WCA board and WRC reaction and the Cubing Magna Carta
Cubing controversy/drama - Euro champs megaminx scrambling fail and having to redo the finals
Cubing rivalry - Max Park vs Tymon Kolasiński (Max setting NARs in big cubes that aren't WRs is unusual)
Youtube series - Fatrock's Cubemas advent calendar
Don't share your password award - @NebraskanSpeedsolver and 2x2masterYT (RIP)
Best thread - @Puzzle Maniac 's Daily Alg Thread
Best representative of rarely used methods - @LukasCubes and @AJT17
Fastest Record Poster - @OtaMota
Most deserving of a hug - @CubeLite (Someday you'll get to go to a comp with skewb)

 

[CubeLite]

So we each say nominations for each category here?

 

[CubeLite]

So which are the categories?

 

[bldcuber314]

So which are the categories?

They're in the first post of this thread.

 

[CubeLite]

Most deserving of a hug - @CubeLite (Someday you'll get to go to a comp with skewb)

I just saw this, thanks, but I think my next comp will be in summer

 

[ProStar]

I was gonna make another thread; finals have sidetracked me slightly, so I’m planning on beginning nominations on Sunday, December 21 (roughly 8 hours from now)

 

[LukasCubes]

Let's do some nominations!

Cubing controversy/drama - Kalindu's cheated FMC WR
Cubing controversy/drama - Wang Yiheng's 0.78 2x2 WR and WCA board and WRC reaction and the Cubing Magna Carta
Cubing controversy/drama - Euro champs megaminx scrambling fail and having to redo the finals
Cubing rivalry - Max Park vs Tymon Kolasiński (Max setting NARs in big cubes that aren't WRs is unusual)
Youtube series - Fatrock's Cubemas advent calendar
Don't share your password award - @NebraskanSpeedsolver and 2x2masterYT (RIP)
Best thread - @Puzzle Maniac 's Daily Alg Thread
Best representative of rarely used methods - @LukasCubes and @AJT17
Fastest Record Poster - @OtaMota
Most deserving of a hug - @CubeLite (Someday you'll get to go to a comp with skewb)

what method does AJ use?

 

[TheSpeedSkewber]

what method does AJ use?

APB for One Handed

 

[LukasCubes]

APB for One Handed

ahhh ok thats nice

 

[bldcuber314]

I believe I should win the "Most Humble" award because, honestly, who else could possibly be more qualified? I’ve mastered the art of humility without even trying. I always downplay my achievements, never boast about my talents, and, most importantly, I make sure to give others the credit they don’t deserve. If there’s a humblebrag to be had, I’ve already perfected it—but in the most understated way, of course.

I never seek attention, but when it does come my way, I handle it with such grace that people barely notice I’m the center of it all. I’ve learned to deflect praise so subtly that others don’t even realize I’m actually the reason things went so well. It’s a rare skill, really.

In short, this award is obviously the culmination of years of effort on my part to embody true humility. I can’t think of anyone else more fitting to receive it—except, of course, me.

(ChatGPT btw)