Author Topic: DTF Awards 2012 Category Suggestions (Read 11513 times)

Implode · « **on:** August 11, 2012, 04:51:26 PM »

So Heretic and I are going to run this years DTF Awards! We want them to include for than just members this time. How about best thread? Best user smiley? Tell us your ideas!

This is what Heretic posts:

Quote from: Heretic on August 21, 2012, 11:55:33 AM

I'd definitely like input from the members on different categories this year, too, so we can have a bit more fun with the awards too.

Last year's categories:

Quote
BEST IN BREED
Smartest member:
Funniest member:
Friendliest member:
Best poster:
Best thread starter:
Best moderator:
Angriest member:
Most attractive:
Most educational poster:
Most diplomatic:

MOST LIKELY
Most likely to join a cult:
Most likely to become successful:
Most likely to cry for five days straight if the forum breaks down:
Most likely to be elected president:
Most likely to be sectioned:
Most likely to still be posting here in fifteen years' time:
Most likely to leave by the end of 2012:
Most likely to disagree with you just for the fun of it:
Most likely to secretly be Kevin Moore:
Most likely to move in together:

MISCELLANEOUS
Biggest Dream Theater fan:
Least likely to ever listen to Dream Theater again:
Best absentee:
Best vocabulary:
Best taste in music:
Best one-liners:
Best username:
Worst username:
Best avatar:
Worst avatar:
Weirdest opinions:
Most likely to make it as a musician:
Who would you most like to meet in person:

Things I'd suggest to add to these categories:

-Best comeback: (i.e. someone who'd been on a hiatus of a few months)
-Best artist/most creative
-Best signature
-Wisest member
-Best new member
-Most helpful
-Couple of the Year
-DTF Lifetime Achievement award

And then awards for board-related things, such as:

-Best thread of all time
-Best thread of 2012
-Worst thread of 2012
-Best post of 2012
-Worst post of 2012

Everyone, feel free to suggest other things we could add to the categories.

Quote from: Original Post: Thread of the Year

I know we've had member tournaments and awards, but have we ever had thread awards? I think this'd be a cool idea. Maybe not as a yearly thing, because amazing threads are pretty rare. But there are some amazing ones in the archives that people could nominate or something.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:05:16 PM »

For my money, the segment in the post-your-pic thread when an unknown member (I think it's still unknown) created a dummy account, and a photo of a male-model. Those pages were gold.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #2 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:29:42 PM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on August 11, 2012, 05:05:16 PM

For my money, the segment in the post-your-pic thread when an unknown member (I think it's still unknown) created a dummy account, and a photo of a male-model. Those pages were gold.

This exactly.

Implode · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2012, 08:42:50 AM »

What about the mouse trap thread? That was amazing.

Scorpion · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2012, 08:50:19 AM »

I think that was last year already, though. For what it's worth, I'm with jingle on this - that was some seriously funny shit that went down in that thread.

Ultimetalhead · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2012, 09:25:37 AM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on August 11, 2012, 05:05:16 PM

For my money, the segment in the post-your-pic thread when an unknown member (I think it's still unknown) created a dummy account, and a photo of a male-model. Those pages were gold.

Holy shit.

Link?

Scorpion · « **Reply #6 on:** August 12, 2012, 10:03:20 AM »

Here you go. From there on onwards, it's pretty hilarious.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #7 on:** August 12, 2012, 10:09:10 AM »

Damn, just after I deleted all of the evidence pics from my Photobucket that I dug up too.

Every time I opened my Photobucket album, I saw a page of half naked man pictures, and it was making me feel uncomfortable.
/nohomo

Implode · « **Reply #8 on:** August 12, 2012, 10:08:04 PM »

Quote from: Scorpion on August 12, 2012, 08:50:19 AM

I think that was last year already, though. For what it's worth, I'm with jingle on this - that was some seriously funny shit that went down in that thread.

Right, but since this might not be a recurring thing, why not just have a funniest thread of all time contest?

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #9 on:** August 13, 2012, 01:03:11 AM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on August 12, 2012, 10:09:10 AM

Damn, just after I deleted all of the evidence pics from my Photobucket that I dug up too.

Every time I opened my Photobucket album, I saw a page of half naked man pictures, and it was making me feel uncomfortable.
/nohomo

Just be a hotlinking asshole like the rest of us. /no hetero

yeshaberto · « **Reply #10 on:** August 13, 2012, 01:22:36 AM »

wow, I had missed that whole scene
fun read

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #11 on:** August 13, 2012, 01:32:29 AM »

Quote from: black_floyd on August 13, 2012, 01:03:11 AM

Quote from: BlobVanDam on August 12, 2012, 10:09:10 AM
Damn, just after I deleted all of the evidence pics from my Photobucket that I dug up too.

Every time I opened my Photobucket album, I saw a page of half naked man pictures, and it was making me feel uncomfortable.
/nohomo

Just be a hotlinking asshole like the rest of us. /no hetero

I don't think the sites I found the images on were safe to hotlink from.

/nohomobutcloserthani'lleveradmit

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #12 on:** August 13, 2012, 02:58:55 AM »

Fair enough. /alarmingly bi

lonestar · « **Reply #13 on:** August 13, 2012, 08:17:50 AM »

Heretic · « **Reply #14 on:** August 20, 2012, 03:00:13 PM »

Why not do something along with the DTF Member awards where Best Thread, Best Post, etc. etc. are awarded as well? An all-expansive DTF Awards?

Implode · « **Reply #15 on:** August 20, 2012, 03:47:02 PM »

The problem is that we need someone to actually run it.

jsem · « **Reply #16 on:** August 20, 2012, 04:44:31 PM »

We need someone to run it... badly.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #17 on:** August 20, 2012, 04:48:11 PM »

Quote from: jsem on August 20, 2012, 04:44:31 PM

We need someone to run it... badly.

That's usually not an issue 'round these parts.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 20, 2012, 07:03:39 PM »

Quote from: jsem on August 20, 2012, 04:44:31 PM

We need someone to run it... badly.

No, we need someone to run it well.

Heretic · « **Reply #19 on:** August 20, 2012, 08:45:13 PM »

If nobody else steps up to do it, I could certainly run it. I ran two different forum award shows on large and active forums in the past, as well as many Secret Santa events and various holiday gift-giving activities.

robwebster · « **Reply #20 on:** August 21, 2012, 08:30:46 AM »

Quote from: Heretic on August 20, 2012, 08:45:13 PM

If nobody else steps up to do it, I could certainly run it. I ran two different forum award shows on large and active forums in the past, as well as many Secret Santa events and various holiday gift-giving activities.

If you could do the member awards too, I always end up going on hiatuses about when I'm meant to be totting up the results.

I assure you that this is purely coincidental.

Implode · « **Reply #21 on:** August 21, 2012, 09:39:17 AM »

I would love to help out in any way I can. I just wasn't comfortable running DTF Awards when I still feel like a new guy here sometimes.

Heretic · « **Reply #22 on:** August 21, 2012, 09:45:25 AM »

I could probably do the member awards along with it too, sure, just as I said an all expansive DTF Awards this time that includes other categories and whatnot. 2012 is a good year to change things up, isn't it?

And Implode you're definitely not a new guy here at all, you're one of my favorite posters actually. We could perhaps do a co-hosting of these awards?

Implode · « **Reply #23 on:** August 21, 2012, 11:00:33 AM »

Your too kind.

Sounds like a plan! So I guess the first task on the agenda would be to figure out all the categories and awards.

Heretic · « **Reply #24 on:** August 21, 2012, 11:55:33 AM »

I'd definitely like input from the members on different categories this year, too, so we can have a bit more fun with the awards too.

Last year's categories:

Quote

BEST IN BREED
Smartest member:
Funniest member:
Friendliest member:
Best poster:
Best thread starter:
Best moderator:
Angriest member:
Most attractive:
Most educational poster:
Most diplomatic:

MOST LIKELY
Most likely to join a cult:
Most likely to become successful:
Most likely to cry for five days straight if the forum breaks down:
Most likely to be elected president:
Most likely to be sectioned:
Most likely to still be posting here in fifteen years' time:
Most likely to leave by the end of 2012:
Most likely to disagree with you just for the fun of it:
Most likely to secretly be Kevin Moore:
Most likely to move in together:

MISCELLANEOUS
Biggest Dream Theater fan:
Least likely to ever listen to Dream Theater again:
Best absentee:
Best vocabulary:
Best taste in music:
Best one-liners:
Best username:
Worst username:
Best avatar:
Worst avatar:
Weirdest opinions:
Most likely to make it as a musician:
Who would you most like to meet in person:

Things I'd suggest to add to these categories:

-Best comeback: (i.e. someone who'd been on a hiatus of a few months)
-Best artist/most creative
-Best signature
-Wisest member
-Best new member
-Most helpful
-Couple of the Year
-DTF Lifetime Achievement award

And then awards for board-related things, such as:

-Best thread of all time
-Best thread of 2012
-Worst thread of 2012
-Best post of 2012
-Worst post of 2012

Everyone, feel free to suggest other things we could add to the categories.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #25 on:** August 21, 2012, 12:04:42 PM »

Looks good to me, including:

Quote from: Heretic on August 21, 2012, 11:55:33 AM

I'd definitely like input from the members

Zydar · « **Reply #26 on:** August 21, 2012, 12:05:51 PM »

Nekov · « **Reply #27 on:** August 21, 2012, 12:11:12 PM »

I like the categories but finding the best and/or worst post for a whole year might be a bit difficult don't you think?

Scorpion · « **Reply #28 on:** August 21, 2012, 12:13:22 PM »

Looking good so far, though I'd scrap the "Worst Post" category, because it's a) not very nice and b) I (and I assume that that applies to most other members, though feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) don't necessarily remember the bad, only the good.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #29 on:** August 21, 2012, 12:17:09 PM »

Quote from: Nekov on August 21, 2012, 12:11:12 PM

I like the categories but finding the best and/or worst post for a whole year might be a bit difficult don't you think?

Given some thought - yeah, that would be a bit difficult. Especially with how fast GD alone moves.

Scorpion · « **Reply #30 on:** August 21, 2012, 12:34:05 PM »

The thing is, though - the best post is probably one that stays in the memory of people. So, if a post has to be searched for, then chances are that it shouldn't win the thing anyway.

Heretic · « **Reply #31 on:** August 21, 2012, 12:41:45 PM »

Posts that are sigged are usually ones that people remember, along with others.

And yeah, scrapping the worst post one might be a good idea, but the worst thread idea isn't that bad I'd say-- it's more of a joking thing, saying "wow, this thread

"

Quote from: DebraKadabra on August 21, 2012, 12:04:42 PM

Looks good to me, including:

Quote from: Heretic on August 21, 2012, 11:55:33 AM
I'd definitely like input from the members

Also, Implode, perhaps you should change the name of the thread to DTF Awards 2012 - Suggestions or something? This might even do better in GD where more people would offer their input.

lonestar · « **Reply #32 on:** August 21, 2012, 12:50:59 PM »

Quote from: Zydar on August 21, 2012, 12:05:51 PM

I'd say a best member smiley, but Zy all ready has that one in the bag.

Implode · « **Reply #33 on:** August 21, 2012, 12:53:21 PM »

I was about to suggest best user smiley.

I like all the categories and award you posted, but do you think it's too much? That's a ton of awards. And for now, I'll just change the title.

Scorpion · « **Reply #34 on:** August 21, 2012, 12:55:29 PM »

PM a mod to move this to GD - that would really increase the input that this would be getting.

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