Best avatar - Pedestrian. Not for a specific one, she just generally has great avatars.
Sexiest Member (male) - Abstain.
Sexiest Member (female) - Abstain.
Most Inane - Norg. Saying absolutely nothing worthwhile as inarticulately as possible since 2009.
Angriest member - Abstain motherfuckers!
Biggest Drama Whore - Above. I like her but the amount of drama got ridiculous.
Nicest member - Lisnaholic. Super-nice even when he's annoyed about something. I wish there were more like him.
Best debater - Unknown Soldier. I don't always agree with him, but he has an impressive ability to dismantle other people's arguments without breaking a sweat.
Worst debater - Hip Hop Bunny Hop. Watching him post links to things that undermine the very arguments he's trying to make is pretty hilarious, I'll give him that.
Best Writer - Mojo. I don't have much to add, I just find him to be one of the most articulate people on MB.
Biggest Virtuoso - Freebase. Multi-instrumentalist, excellent sound engineer, DJ, etc. The guy can do it all. I've always been very impressed.
Smartest poster - Thom Yorke. Give this man a riddle and he will solve it.
Funniest member - The Batlord. Guy cracks me up, and he's my favorite person to exchange friendly putdowns with on MB.
Best Mediator - Burning Down. Very level-headed and a great mod, what more is there to say?
Biggest Troll - Abstain.
Most Improved Member - Blastingas10. I think it was mostly about him getting in tune with tone of MB. I'm glad he has because I think he adds a lot to the conversations here.
Most Underrated Poster - Trollheart. I feel like he's noticed but not appreciated as much as he should be. I wish there were more people who put as much energy into this place as he does.
Most Obscure Music Taste - Mojo. I feel like lately every time I see him talking about a band they're either unsigned or extremely difficult to track down. And they usually seem to be quite good too.
Best Music Taste - This year I'm nominating Blarobbarg. He has one the most eclectic tastes on MB but doesn't simply love whatever he hears. He's a critical listener with strong opinions who clearly thinks a lot about music. I definitely respect that.
Biggest music nerd - Anteater. Extremely knowledgeable about a variety of music and never afraid to embrace the uncool.
Best Thread Starter - Urban. Somehow he's able to make any topic a worthwhile discussion or at least a hilarious discussion. It's a gift.
Most Missed Poster - Jackhammer. Not that he isn't here anyone, but he's not here nearly as much as he used to be. I really miss talking to him on a more regular basis.
Thread of the Year - Metal Wars. For quite a while this year this thread reached level of awesomeness rarely attained.
Best Journal - Anteater's Muzak 101: Legitimizing Smooth Jazz For The Unwashed Masses. He hasn't done as much with it as I'd like, but I love the concept and found it fascinating to read serious commentary on music that is usually dismissed (including by me) as the aural equivalent of a screen saver..
Moderator of the Year - LoathsomePete. I feel like the amount of work he does behind the scenes doesn't get enough recognition and I can't count the number of times I've gone to delete some spam only to find he's beaten me to it by half a second.
Best new 2012 member - Rjinn. She's gotten a lot of nominations already, and with good reason, because she pretty great and is a real asset to the site. I'm really happy she joined.
Member of the Year 2012 - Plankton. It's hard to explain, but there's a tone that this guy brings to every conversation he's a part of that's how I wish this place would always be.
Biggest Lounge Lizard - Tuna. At least lately. He's definitely made some of the most memorable threads there in recent memory.
Member you'd most like to meet in real life - Bob, Jackhammer, Engine. Three guys I could definitely enjoy a beer with.
Member you'd most want to avoid meeting in real life - Anyone who tries to sell kitchen supplies here.
Biggest Wanna-Be Moderator - Abstain.
Most amusing Shoutboxer - Abstain.

Best Avatar:
SATCHMO`s latest, Chives`s little retro gem, and UrbanHatemonger; his pic makes Brian Jones look sinister, vulnerable and tacky all at the same time.
Sexiest Member (Female):
Never quite remember whose photo is who, and then people go changing their names, but I think FLECHER and Hermione are both attractive, and Pedestrian too. Perhaps they could all post some new photos for us; once in bathing costume and once in evening dress.
Nicest Member:
VEGANGELICA is such a nice person, especially to newbies and underdogs. So she has a kind of independent, courageous niceness. tore and Janszoon are always helpful, always sensible.
Best Debater:
Voted for tore last year and don`t see any reason to change it; he is polite, rational and dignified.
Biggest Virtuoso:
It happens all the time in the elections; people are ignorant but they vote anyway. With that in mind, I`m voting for Bloozcrooz and GuitarBizarre here.
Smartest Poster:
He seems to be a rather polarizing member, but UrbanHatemonger tells it like he sees it and really knows how to defend himself. He wins my vote on the strength of a recent post, which went something like this: “People need to distinguish between contempt and anger.”
Funniest Member:
I regret that I answered Batlord rather sharply once, but I see now that he, more consistently than anyone else, tries to inject some humour into MB, and usually succeeds.
Best Mediator:
Janszoon always comes across as good-natured and level-headed.
Biggest Troll:
He`s an intriguing guy that I can`t quite work out. I enjoy reading his posts, but he has a tendency to chase the girls and get caught up in ping-pong exchanges with other members, which makes Franco Pepe Kalle a troll, I suppose.
Most Underrated Poster:
He discreetly contributes a lot to the music forums, but I feel that stp gets overlooked because he never gets caught up in personality squabbles or anything. He also gets overlooked because he helps so much with the under-subscribed FAIR album club. Thanks, stp. mrd00d also keeps a low profile – in fact I`m wondering if he`s still posting. Zarbaqual only seems to post in a few places, which is why he is also rather under the radar.
Most Obscure Music Taste:
Frownland seems ready to explore all kinds of music ...
Best Music Taste:
Like last year, this again goes to Blastingas10 . He likes a lot of the same stuff as me and what could be better than that ? Same goes for Frownland too.
Most Missed Poster:
Howard,of course,the Duck should win this because he won`t be coming back at all. On the other hand, we can hope that Jack Pat and s_k may one day return.
Thread of the Year:
What happened to Howard part II affected me more than any other thread this year. WWWP`s Member Gallery is a lot of fun, and a generous gesture on the part of WWWP.
Journal of the Year:
Ashamed to say that Trollheart`s is the only one I`ve looked at really.
Moderator of the Year:
Once again Pedestrian deserves this title. She does so much mod stuff and still finds time to open threads to pursue her special interests.
Best New Member 2012:
For fitting in very well from the start: Rock N`Roll Clown , Rjinn and Plankton
Member you'd most like to meet in real life:
PoorOldPo has a very natural posting style, so I imagine that sitting in a pub with him would be both comfortable and fun. I`d like stp and Pedestrian to be there too.
Biggest Wanna-Be Moderator:
Just because there is a hard-working team of mods doesn`t mean that individual members shouldn`t behave responsibly too. This is something Trollheart understands.

I`d like to say thanks very much to anybody who has nominated me this year, and I`d like to propose a category for next year:
People I`d like to interact with more, but somehow never really do :
This is where I`d put Goofle11, Neapolitan, Blarrobargg and a few others.

I was thinking "How have I never really chatted with this guy" whilst reading the nominations :)

I'm just really, really into my local music scene and go to a lot of gigs. And obviously they usually invite other bands out of the area to play with them, and then I look for similar artists to them online and blah blah.

fanks loll :band:

Oh and thanks to everyone else who has voted me, especially RVCA. That one kind of took me by surprise so thank you for that.

Just wanted to pop in and throw a :eek: and a :confused: at Mr Dave. Thanks for voting for me, man, but seriously? "Most obscure musical taste"? I would have thought I have the least obscure musical taste of just about anyone here, in fact, had the category suggested "Most mainstream music taste" been included, I feel I would have won that unopposed! :laughing:

Nevertheless, shocked as I am, thanks for the vote! And also to those who voted for me recently, including Lisnaholic and Janszoon. :thumb:

Hey, by the way, what do we get if we win the nomination? Is it cash? Do we get cash? I hope we get cash. :)

Hey, thanks man! It's funny, every time I see your posts I think you seem like a cool, nice dude. You should get into the Shoutbox sometime, I frequent there throughout the day when I've got nothing else to do. :)

Wow, thanks Jansz, I'm honored! That means a lot coming from you, since I consider you to have pretty much one of the best musical tastes on MB, if not the best. Plus, a lot of what I listen to I actually listen to because of something you posted. So maybe that's why you nominated me, I'm just copying you. :laughing:

Hells yeah it would. If you're ever in Louisville (Or Nicaragua) hit me up. We'll grab some tacos and jam.

Plankton has just taken this site by storm. I must admit, I'm a fan as well.

Shout out to lisnaholic for voting me "best taste in music", I didn't expect to get that one at all.

And thanks to janszoon for nominating me for most improved. I've been nominated a few times, I'm curious to see if I'll make the finals.

I know that's not a nomination but I appreciate the sentiment.


Thanks Burning Down that means a lot coming from such a respected member.


Thanks Lisnaholic. I'm still trying to match the beauty of your Huun Huur Tu nomination but it's been slim pickings lately.


Much as I'd like to catch up with you Lisnaholic, I should warn you that socially I'm a bit like a potted plant :o:. I couldn't think of a more boring guest TBH but thanks for the nod :D.

Plankton just joined this year? Sheeeit, I feel like you've been here for ages.

Thanks, guys :wave: :-

^ Really ? I read your posts with silent approval, but I think we`ve only "spoken" once - about album art in a thread I can no longer find. Maybe we swapped opinions in the General Music club too ?

^ Have to ask why and when you`re in Nicaragua, Blarobbarg. Maybe I`ll dip into the Shoutbox next time you`re there.

^ You`re welcome, blasting ! Next time you go to a concert, get a ticket for me too, ok ?

Ha ha ! Don`t worry, stp. I`m hardly the life and soul of the party either. Chances are PoorOldPo would do all the talking, I suspect ...