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2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby Everlong » Dec 27, '13, 4:59 pm

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Welcome to the first annual PubTalkForum.com awards! First off, thanks to everyone who participated in both the nominations process and the actual voting. Almost every active member of the forum was nominated for at least one of these categories, so we had some outstanding representation of the forum. We wound up having to trim it down to just five or six for each category, but just know that there are many more names not included in these lists that were nominated, sometimes more than once.

The categories this year are as follows:

*BEST SMILEY*
*BEST SIG/AVATAR*
*FORUM MOMENT OF THE YEAR*
*POST OF THE YEAR*
*THREAD OF THE YEAR*
*NEWS/POLITICS POSTER OF THE YEAR*
*VIDEO GAMES POSTER OF THE YEAR*
*MUSIC POSTER OF THE YEAR*
*TV/MOVIES POSTER OF THE YEAR*
*SPORTS POSTER OF THE YEAR*
*WRESTLING POSTER OF THE YEAR*
*OVERALL POSTER OF THE YEAR*

For each category, we will give the winner as well as the runner up. After you've read through the topic, please take the time to congratulate all of our winners! And thank all of you so much for making the kickoff months of this forum a big success (from my point of view). We've got a long way to go to get to the levels of growth that we want, but I think we've got a bright future.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, here are the awards!

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*BEST SMILEY*

Runner-up

:goldberg

The Bill Goldberg cutout smiley, introduced by KaiserGlider, has become an instant success, even having been used as an avatar at some point.

Winner

:tim

In a landslide, the Timbang took home the award for best smiley. As it is the most important feature of this forum, this is certain to not surprise anyone. A special :tim to all of you.

*BEST SIG/AVATAR*

Runner-up
Chewy's Bill Cosby avatar

This avatar was a hit and is now even immortalized as a smiley on the board (albeit not in gif form) :cosby

Winner
KaiserGlider's "Goodbye and Fuck You" avatar

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Kaiser took Bryan's parting message from WWE-Club and captioned it with what he really meant: a big ol' Up Yours to all the people who loved his site over the years.Hilarious.

*FORUM MOMENT OF THE YEAR*

Runner-up
Londonite is revealed to have been a former escort

Within the first few days after we migrated from WWE-Club, some expert internet detective work from Porkchop turned up Londonite's dark, dark past.

Winner
The opening of PubTalkForum.com

Gotta say, I'm glad that voters went with the more positive selection! haha. First of all, all props go to Locke for making this place look as awesome as it does and installing a lot of great features. But props to everyone else as well who's joined us here and helped keep our great community together. Here's to many more years.

*POST OF THE YEAR*

Runner-up
Everlong discusses the worst part of being a man

Everlong wrote:On the subject of sleeping around, I really hate the double standard where if a girl sleeps with a ton of guys she's considered a slut, but if I do it I'm considered a homosexual.


Winner
Viazon describes his encounter with a mirror in Las Vegas

Viazon wrote: So I was in Vegas last year.

We were all in a nightclub on the top floor on a hotel. The club spread out onto this huge balcony and you could see a beautiful view of the whole city. A bunch of us were out on the balcony, having a few drinks, dancing and what not. I decided I wanted another drink. The bar was inside the club.

So, I go to the doors to walk inside the club and there is a guy coming out the same time I was going in. So I moved out of his way the let him past. But as I did that, he did the same. So then I went to walk in. But when I did, he tried to walk in as well and we got in each others way. So I moved out his way to let him through again and he did the same. You know how that happens sometimes? When two people keep trying to get out of each others way at the same time and they keep going back and forth. While that's what we were doing. Every time one of us stepped out of the way, we both tried to walk through the door and just got in each others way again.





This went on for a good few seconds before I realised the door was closed and the other guy in question was my reflection.


*THREAD OF THE YEAR*

Runner-up
Who's Missing? (by Chewy)

This thread, now located in the PubTalk classics forum, helped us track down many of the people who got lost in the shuffle on the way over from WWE-Club

Winner
What did you like/hate most about WWE-Club? (by PorkChop)

This thread had everything... people finally being able to vent their true feelings about the Club, about Bryan/Cris/JC, and yet still being able to appreciate the community that we had. And of course, it had the monumental discovery of Londonite's secret life as a troll/call girl/crazy person. It became our first PubTalk Classics thread for good reason.

*NEWS/POLITICS POSTER OF THE YEAR*

Runner-up
NoDQ

NoDQ has been a blessing for the section, creating new threads left and right and always providing reasonable insights on each topic.

Winner
Chewy

Chewy doesn't always have what might be the most common or popular opinions in politics on the sight, but he's usually there to deliver them in a straightforward, no-nonsense way with some snarky humor injected into it.

*VIDEO GAMES POSTER OF THE YEAR*

Runner-up
jdd123

JDD was a former mod for this section at WWE-Club and has remained an active poster in the section since the migration.

Winner
SlightlyJames

Despite his Metal Gear fanboyism (:P), the artist formerly known as McJames is always there to provide educated takes on games of all varieties, both mainstream and independent.

*MUSIC POSTER OF THE YEAR*

Runner-up
TIE: UTK and DanielsonTHAGOAT

Both UTK and Danielson finished in a tie for second place, and yet their musical tastes couldn't be more different. UTK favors the more hipster, underground, indie acts, while Danielson is all about the hip hop.

Winner
GNR

GNR's musical tastes are all over the place, but it's always good to read his takes in the forum. He was quite active in this section on WWE-Club in particular.

*TV AND MOVIES POSTER OF THE YEAR*

Runner-up
TIE: Hanley! and Vaderbomb

This was another section in which we had a tie for second place, and both guys (despite often having differing opinions) offer some of the smartest takes on entertainment you'll find.

Winner
NoDQ

This has really been NoDQ's section ever since he joined WWE-Club five or so years ago, and he's continued to provide some great discussion topics since we started up the new site. It's been interesting watching his opinions on films evolve over time as well.

*SPORTS POSTER OF THE YEAR*

Runner-Up
AkyDefGoldberg

Aky is the runner of the Premiere League picks roundtable and one of the most active posters on the board in any section, but particularly in the Futbol/Football/Soccer thread. This place wouldn't be the same without him.

Winner
Everlong

Rather embarrassed to have to write about myself for this, but it's been a whole ton of fun running the NFL picks for years now, and sports is definitely my favorite section on the board. It's a ton of fun having other people to debate with that know what they're talking about.

*WRESTLING POSTER OF THE YEAR*

Runner-Up
TIE: DBSoT and The Legend

The final category in which we had a tie for runner-up (didn't have any ties for winner, though). Both of these guys have provided some great activity on WWE Discussion in particular, and DBSoT's moderator services were extremely appreciated.

Winner
Vaderbomb

Vaderbomb's love of wrestling is obvious, especially in his posts about guys like Daniel Bryan or CM Punk. Clearly his opinions are respected by the rest of the board as well, as he was the clear-cut winner in this category.

*OVERALL POSTER OF THE YEAR*

Runner-up
Hanley!

I can't even imagine this place without Hanley. Despite his overly critical nature (:P) you can't help but get excited every time that you see the last post in a topic is by him. He always has something interesting to say and though he'll be quick to disagree with you, he always does it in a respectful way.

Winner
PorkChop

PorkChop has been one of our most prolific users on here since the migration and has been instrumental in getting this place going the way it has so far. He also tracked down a number of people to get them to the site and, most of all, is simply a great poster. You always want to read what he has to say. A well-earned award .

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Thanks again to everyone for taking part in this, and congratulations to all the winners!

Full list of all finalists:

[hide]*OVERALL POSTER OF THE YEAR*
AkyDefGoldberg
Everlong
Hanley!
Porkchop
vaderbomb
Viazon

*WRESTLING POSTER OF THE YEAR*
DBSoT
Hanley!
Prophet
Settee321
The Legend
vaderbomb

*SPORTS POSTER OF THE YEAR*
AkyDefGoldberg
Everlong
Messiah
motionmann
PorkChop
Romo

*TV AND MOVIES POSTER OF THE YEAR*
Hanley!
NoDQ
ShaneOfan
vaderbomb
Viazon

*MUSIC POSTER OF THE YEAR*
DanielsonTHAGOAT
GNR
HFX
SKS
UTK

*VIDEO GAMES POSTER OF THE YEAR*
Ali
GameDesigner14
jdd123
SlightlyJames
Taj

*NEWS/POLITICS POSTER OF THE YEAR*
AkyDefGoldberg
Chewy
Everlong
NoDQ
Porkchop

*THREAD OF THE YEAR*
ANNOUNCEMENT: WWE-Club Is No More (by Everlong)
Cleveland should be under arrest for robbery (by Messiah)
Football/Futbol/Soccer thread (by Enygma)
What did you like/hate most about WWE-Club? (by Porkchop)
Who's missing? (by Chewy)

*INDIVIDUAL POST OF THE YEAR*/b]
Everlong discusses the worst part of being a man viewtopic.php?f=4&t=323&start=20#p5384

Hanley! books WrestleMania 30 viewtopic.php?f=12&t=756#p8872

KaiserGlider re-books the Summer of Punk viewtopic.php?f=12&t=948

SlightlyJames describes his decision to move his taskbar viewtopic.php?f=4&t=975

Viazon describes his encounter with a mirror in Las Vegas viewtopic.php?f=4&t=404#p5381

[b]*FORUM MOMENT OF THE YEAr*


Formation of Phoenix Championship Wrestling
Londonite is revealed to have been a former escort
The opening of PubTalkForum.com
WWE-Club shuts down

*BEST SIG/AVATAR*

Chewy's Bill Cosby avatar
HFX's Assassin's Creed sig and av
Kaiserglider's "goodbye and fuck you" avatar
Porkchop's avatar
Viazon's Emma Stone sig and av

*BEST SMILEY*

:tim
:goldberg
:moocow
:bryan2
:deadhorse[/hide]
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby prophet » Dec 27, '13, 5:06 pm

Congrats to all our worthy winners! :tim
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby Matteo » Dec 27, '13, 5:10 pm

This was a fantastic and entertaining read, Tim. Thanks for putting everything together so accessibly and making me reminisce - on what was - a very interesting year for WWE-Club/PubTalkForum.

The winners/runner-ups were spot on, too. :clap
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby JDD » Dec 27, '13, 5:16 pm

Congrats to all you awesome people :tim :tim :tim Viazon post gets funnier everytime i read it :lol Congrats Porky, NoDq, SlightlyJames, Chewey, Tim, Vaderbomb, and GNR on winning all the individual awards. And im glad Kaisers avi won, i was in stiches the forst time i saw it. And i know its been said a billion times but a huge thanks to Tim and Locke,again to Tim and Locke for making this place the awesome place it is! And a thank to everyone here for making this forum since the community is the reason we made a new place in the first place. Heres to many more fun years on this great site. Timbangs all around :tim :tim :tim :tim :tim :tim
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby Viazon » Dec 27, '13, 5:26 pm

For the record, it wasn't actually a mirror. It was a door with a very reflective surface. But I'm glad my post was so popular and brought joy to everyone!

Congrats to everyone who won!! Here are a few of the best smily for everyone. :tim :tim :tim :tim
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby Chewy » Dec 27, '13, 5:27 pm

NoDQ was robbed.

He and Porky are the politics forum.
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby SlightlyJames » Dec 27, '13, 5:29 pm

Grats to all who won, didn't expect to pick up a win but I'll take it. :tim
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby PorkChop » Dec 28, '13, 7:37 am

Posting to say cheers and how grateful I am to be considered poster of the year. We have such a diverse and awesome community full of so many great posters, I'm glad to know that some of you actually listen to my ramblings :lol

It really is an honour, thanks guys. :tim
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby Hanley! » Dec 28, '13, 8:29 am

Oi, who are you calling overly critical?

Well done everybody. Now lets just wait for the apparently inevitable forum apocalypse to ensue because the winners will now think of themselves as gods and the losers will rise up in whiny revolution.
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby UTK » Dec 28, '13, 11:51 am

Why do I feel like you really tried hard not to write the description of my musical taste in an offensive way?

Just kidding. Solid list, good job to all. Here's to 2014. :cheers
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby VaderBomb » Dec 28, '13, 12:09 pm

Oh shit, thanks for nominations and the win guys! Congrats to everyone else as well. :tim
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby AkydefGoldberg » Dec 28, '13, 12:19 pm

Congrats to all the nominees, winners for these awards! All fully deserved.

Typical of me to end up as a runner up (don't tend to win much these days lol and holing out for sympathy here aswell) but yeah, I enjoy the Sports section the most as my WWE days aren't as active as they used to be.

Thanks to Tim for inviting me back and I was hesitant at first due to my lack of WWE interest but its been amazing to feel active on the sports section and throw in my two pennies' worth in the News/Politics section and other forums.

:headbang (P.S I thought this smiley was Tim's smiley?)
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby Everlong » Dec 28, '13, 2:01 pm

UTK wrote:Why do I feel like you really tried hard not to write the description of my musical taste in an offensive way?


We have pretty similar tastes actually so you're imagining things :P
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby GNR » Dec 28, '13, 2:17 pm

Can't believe I won an award, thanks y'all! Congrats to all the other winners as well, this has been an awesome community to be a part of. I don't really post that much here an more, but this'll always be my favourite group of people on the internet. Long live the club :tim
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby Everlong » Dec 28, '13, 5:28 pm

GNR wrote:Can't believe I won an award, thanks y'all! Congrats to all the other winners as well, this has been an awesome community to be a part of. I don't really post that much here an more, but this'll always be my favourite group of people on the internet. Long live the club :tim


We miss having you around man! Where ya been?
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby Buck » Dec 28, '13, 6:19 pm

I voted for my fat buttcrack for all awards.

Nobody else wanted to honor the greatness.

That's fine. There's always next year. *farts*
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby GNR » Dec 30, '13, 12:12 am

Everlong wrote:
GNR wrote:Can't believe I won an award, thanks y'all! Congrats to all the other winners as well, this has been an awesome community to be a part of. I don't really post that much here an more, but this'll always be my favourite group of people on the internet. Long live the club :tim


We miss having you around man! Where ya been?


Been so busy dude, school, work, family, friends, SAT, etc. it's all been a blur. I'll still always be here though!
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby Camstud » Dec 30, '13, 2:11 am

That was a great read, nice one Tim!

Congrats to everyone who won, and the nominees!
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby Twister » Jan 02, '14, 2:56 am

Awesome stuff, congratulations to the winners!
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Re: 2013 PubTalk Forum Awards Presentation

Postby SKS » Jan 15, '14, 9:30 pm

Congrats to the winners :tim

I'll cherish that 1 nomination for music poster of the year like it's a super bowl ring. :lol
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