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Wednesday, January 7, 2004
Otaku Awards II
Okay, let's see...I'll write a little more about my Otaku Awards choices. ^_^
Most Opinionated Otaku: Cloricus
Honorable Mention: PoisonTongue
I think a lot of people have and will choose Cloricus. Cloricus seems to throw his two-cents-worth in on just about anything, but particularly when it comes to PC and political stuff.
Unfortunately, despite Cloricus's obvious determination in these threads...there tends to be a few problems at the same time. Where PoisonTongue argues his point clearly and with some level of support, Cloricus kinda...doesn't. Anyway, most of you have seen Cloricus's posts before, so I don't need to go on about that.
PoisonTongue perhaps just comes off as opinionated, simply because he puts so much effort into his arguments. His debates with Drix were always interesting and my long discussion about The Matrix was also worthwhile as well. It was good to lay out some point-by-point things, as far as determining why I felt that the franchise was (and is) so heavily underrated.
Member Most Likely to be Here in Two Years: Adam
Honorable Mention: Shy
Well, Adam's simply thet most obvious choice. If he's not here, nobody is. And Shy...well, as I said, I'm not letting him leave. ~_^
Best Newbie: Dagger IX1
Honorable Mention: Arcadia
Despite the fact that there are many newbies that could easily win this award, I've decide to jump on the "We Love Dagger IX1" freight train, as it were.
Why? Well, apart from anything else, Dagger has gone into that Anime Lounge and she has frequently injected it with some good doses of intelligence. Not only that, but she's come up with quite a few interesting threads, without relying on others to do that for her. So, she defnitely deserves to win this award based on those things (not to mention that she's an all-round nice person ^_^).
I put Arcadia up as my honorable mention for this. And why not? She became a Moderator after only something like 26 posts. The speed with which she became a staff member is remarkable not because of the speed itself, or the number of posts specifically, but because she immediately jumped in and participated.
I mean, Arcadia's first RPG went up literally just as she had registered. She was doing things correctly from her first day. And her attention to quality/detail was immediately apparent. So, although I had some people freaking out because I'd appointed a "Newbie Moderator" (you people know who you are ~_^), I think that my judgement has been proven sound. Arcadia has done a fantastic job and she has participated in various other RPGs herself. She's also become quite well-liked among the community, which is a plus.
Best Oldie: Shy
Honorable Mention: Warlock
The fact that Shy has his own fanclub should really be an indication of his celebrity on the boards. And rightfully so; he's worked hard and he's been working in what is arguably the most difficult/frustrating part of OB. Those anime forums can be downright nasty at times. But Shy's continual attempts to clean things up, to keep things organized and on track, is really very admirable.
And in general, Shy has always participated wherever he can. I know that if I have something that needs to be done around the boards, I can always rely on Shy. Of course, I can rely on any of the current staff to help me -- but Shy has always gone above and beyond my expectations.
I chose Warlock for honorable mention because he's such a stayer. ^_^
He's been around since the dark ages and he's still with us. Through thick and thin, he's stuck with the boards and he's always worked hard to do what was asked of him as a staff member. Great stuff.
Most Likely to Become a Staff Member: Dagger IX1
Honorable Mention: _____
Stay tuned.
Favorite Banned Member: kuja
Honorable Mention: thimoc
Who can't love kuja? We'll all remember him for his large, crimson century gothic font and his enormous AIM smileys. He cursed those things forever, I tell you.
We also remember him for his pledge to sue me over his dismissal. Apparently his lawyer had "worked out a way to do it". Of course, the promise of a lawsuit had me shaking in my little outback boots. And I still await that letter with the solicitor's letterhead on it. It's been how long now? A year? Or more? I don't even know. Oh well.
And thimoc...well, he's just a classic. That's all there is to it.
More next time. ~_^
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