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Monday, January 5, 2004
Otaku Awards
I thought I'd take a leaf out of Shinmaru's book and talk about the people who I voted for during the Otaku Awards. A few other people have taken this approach and I think it makes for an interesting read.
I figure that rather than include all the points here...I might talk about different nominations over the coming days. Just to spread it out a bit.
Make Otaku of the Year: Shy
Honorable Mention: Semjaza Azazel
Like every one of the awards, this one was difficult to narrow down. There are a lot of people on OtakuBoards who really deserve to be listed here.
I chose to nominate Shy for the award for various reasons. It was really only a few months ago that I began talking to him regularly. And yet, in only a short amount of time, he's become perhaps my greatest friend online. So that's pretty remarkable. Shy has also been one of my most valued staff at OtakuBoards; his contributions, effort and attention to detail are really unsurpassed.
I chose Tony for the honorable mention because I feel that generally, he's had some important contributions to the community. In the gaming areas especially, Tony has really helped to keep things sane. When he posts in some of the crazier threads, he never fails to inject some logical, well-reasoned points. And I think that helps a great deal.
Of course, this doesn't even begin to address his other, less-tangible contributions. It's always great to talk to Tony about OtakuBoards, especially when it comes to ideas for the future. He knows about quality, he has good ideas and he tells it to me straight. He is not at all interested in being a yes-man or anything like that. And I value that greatly.
Female Otaku of the Year: Dagger IX1
Honorable Mention: terra
Again, there are many people who are candidates for my nomination here. I choose Dagger for a variety of reasons. I think that she represents one of many truly outstanding new members at OtakuBoards. And there are many -- I've noticed countless "high quality" new members over recent months. But Dagger tends to stand above them, because her activity (particularly her fantastic posts in Anime Lounge) has really been head-and-shoulders above most others.
I chose terra for the honorable mention because in many ways, she helped to re-emphasize this idea of quality in RPGs. As a relatively new member, she became a Moderator. She achieved this only through her attention to quality. And that really demonstrates what I look for in prospective staff.
Staff Member of the Year: jblessing
Honorable Mention: Charles
For me, this was really a no-brainer.
Justin has helped OtakuBoards in so many important ways. Those of you who are a bit more aware of what goes on will know that I have consistently had trouble finding reliable (and skilled) programmers for the site. And without a programmer, we are nowhere. We can't move forward and we have little ability to modify things and make important changes.
With the next version especially, Justin is playing a critical role. His expertise is really unsurpassed as far as I'm concerned. And as a long-standing member of staff, I think it's great that Justin is working so closely with me on the next version. It's tough at times, but I think we can achieve some amazing stuff when we work together like that.
Charles is also the obvious choice. And he deserves it. I remember that when I first decided to appoint an Administrator, I knew it would be difficult. That person would automatically have a lot of power -- and therefore, I'd have to put a lot of faith in their abilities and loyalty.
Charles has not only lived up to my expectations, but he's suprassed them. Not on has he been consistently dedicated, but he has always operated with a sense of professionalism and good nature. I couldn't have asked for anything more than that, in all honesty. The more Charles works with me and the more he handles important responsibilities in the community, the more assured I am of his longterm success. So, Charles definitely deserves my nomination here.
Funniest Member: Charles
Honorable Mention: wrist cutter
Charles gets the nod from me, again, for a lot of reasons. His signatures rarely fail to make me giggle, his poems can be both humerous and very clever at the same time and his banners/avatars/image manipulations never cease to have people laughing. Charles isn't funny just because he has a silly sense of humor or something, because there are lots of silly people on OB. Charles is funny because his stuff is genuinely funny. He knows how to be clever with his jokes and I think we all really appreciate that. He also generally seems to approach things with a sense of light-hearted fun and humor...and I really value that a great deal.
I nominated wrist cutter also, for similar reasons to Charles. wrist cutter does not seem to simply go out there and make comments just for the sake of making a comment. His comments (especially to some of the less sane members of our community) are usually pretty dry, concise and clever. And that kind of humor is pretty cool in my book.
I think I'll leave it at that, for now, and post more next time. ^_^
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