Music Banter Awards 2014: Phase 1 - Discussion / Categories

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-02-2014, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

How about stuff like

Grandpa
Creepy Uncle
Loud Aunt
Little Brother

Awful idea.

This is supposed to be based on what people have posted over the last year, not make comments about peoples personalities.
This stuff is exactly why the Spill Your Guts thread exists.

Blarobbarg · 11-02-2014, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Quit making categories you know you'll win.

Most Likely To Make a Grammatical Error.

Are you saying you would vote for me??? Wow Nea, I never knew you cared!

Key · 11-02-2014, 08:31 AM

@Lisnaholic: that's sort of what I had in mind. Was just gonna use the most recent category list and then add some that fit. The plug category is a good idea.

@The Batlord: I like your idea on voting. Sort of what I had in mind with the elimination round.

Very happy to see everyone getting involved and participating. I'll give it a few days so everyone has a chance of being heard in terms of what they want to see and categories they like. We may be able to get this going earlier than expected and that's always a nice thing.

Lisnaholic · 11-02-2014, 09:57 AM

Thanks, Ki.

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

This is supposed to be based on what people have posted over the last year, not make comments about peoples personalities.
This stuff is exactly why the Spill Your Guts thread exists.

^ Thinking about it, Urban makes a good point, though I´m not sure how easy it is to separate posting from personality. For instance people enjoy using categories like Most Like To Meet and Sexiest Member, etc.

On the other hand, we never have an award for Ugliest Member because we all know that would be cruel. It´s ok to elect someone as Inane or Worst Debater though. So what are the criteria here? Perhaps we should be considering the thorny question of eliminating all the negative awards, which have caused some probs in the past. It would mean sacrificing a bit of fun in order to avoid any hurt. I´m inclined to think it´s a price worth paying TBH

Also, unless it´s absolutely clear that it´s a joke, the award of Biggest Troll, is hardly designed to discourage trolling, is it?

bob. · 11-02-2014, 10:01 AM

you have to have most like to meet.....it's the only award i ever win

Neapolitan · 11-02-2014, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Goofle

Nice to see this is in full swing.

I can't think of a decent category which hasn't been mentioned so far.

I think there should be two avatar categories

The most artsy/coolest looking avatar.
The most ironic/funny avatar.

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Thanks, Ki.

^ Thinking about it, Urban makes a good point, though I´m not sure how easy it is to separate posting from personality. For instance people enjoy using categories like Most Like To Meet and Sexiest Member, etc.

On the other hand, we never have an award for Ugliest Member because we all know that would be cruel. It´s ok to elect someone as Inane or Worst Debater though. So what are the criteria here? Perhaps we should be considering the thorny question of eliminating all the negative awards, which have caused some probs in the past. It would mean sacrificing a bit of fun in order to avoid any hurt. I´m inclined to think it´s a price worth paying TBH

Also, unless it´s absolutely clear that it´s a joke, the award of Biggest Troll, is hardly designed to discourage trolling, is it?

Not to glorify the former members who behaved trollishly and got prema-banned for it, we should lock in The Batlord for Biggest Troll of the Year.

DwnWthVwls · 11-02-2014, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Also, unless it´s absolutely clear that it´s a joke, the award of Biggest Troll, is hardly designed to discourage trolling, is it?

That's why I said "best" troll. There are definitely some members who know how and when to troll without ruining threads, as opposed to Batlord's sh*t-talk/sarcasm which is just part of his personality. Not discrediting him for the award though, he has done his fair share of "good" trolling since I've been here.

Key · 11-02-2014, 11:42 AM

To sort of go back to categories discussion, I do like the old lists and they have served very well for these awards which is why i'm using them, I mostly wanted ideas for categories that could be added to the pre-existing list so that we are able to make it more interesting for those that have never really been involved in one of these before. That way it's not just a mirror version of the previous years. I just figured it'd be nice to change it up a little bit.

I've seen some awesome categories that people have suggested that I will be more than happy to implement. As for the avatar categories, I think having the "Best avatar" category does it's work just fine. If there's some disagreement on that, I'll be happy to change it.

TheBig3 · 11-02-2014, 11:55 AM

I like the idea of a Best Thread of the Year award. The awards have always been half goofy, half serious, but we could use some more "keeping the site going" awards.

How about best spins in plug category?

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I've seen some awesome categories that people have suggested that I will be more than happy to implement. As for the avatar categories, I think having the "Best avatar" category does it's work just fine. If there's some disagreement on that, I'll be happy to change it.

When people vote for this, they should say the one they're referring to. People change avatars a lot. And having something to go off of (imo) helps me vote.

Key · 11-02-2014, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

I like the idea of a Best Thread of the Year award. The awards have always been half goofy, half serious, but we could use some more "keeping the site going" awards.

How about best spins in plug category?

Yep, i'm definitely down to put more site related awards, as i've always found that there always been a focus on more goofy. Nothing wrong with goofy, but too much can be too much.

Only thing i'm worried about with the plug.dj category is the amount of people that would be included, as I know we don't have a very large community of people that use plug.dj. But hey, i'll put it in and if it works, it works.

11-02-2014, 10:01 AM	#45 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	you have to have most like to meet.....it's the only award i ever win __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

11-02-2014, 08:31 AM	#43 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	@Lisnaholic: that's sort of what I had in mind. Was just gonna use the most recent category list and then add some that fit. The plug category is a good idea. @The Batlord: I like your idea on voting. Sort of what I had in mind with the elimination round. Very happy to see everyone getting involved and participating. I'll give it a few days so everyone has a chance of being heard in terms of what they want to see and categories they like. We may be able to get this going earlier than expected and that's always a nice thing.

11-02-2014, 11:42 AM	#48 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	To sort of go back to categories discussion, I do like the old lists and they have served very well for these awards which is why i'm using them, I mostly wanted ideas for categories that could be added to the pre-existing list so that we are able to make it more interesting for those that have never really been involved in one of these before. That way it's not just a mirror version of the previous years. I just figured it'd be nice to change it up a little bit. I've seen some awesome categories that people have suggested that I will be more than happy to implement. As for the avatar categories, I think having the "Best avatar" category does it's work just fine. If there's some disagreement on that, I'll be happy to change it.