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meanmistermustard said
Surely you cannot vote for yourself no matter what you post as otherwise the voting is immediately open to self-promotion. 

  

I agree, I’m surprised there isn’t a rule saying you can’t do that!

Little Piggy Dragonguy said

The Hole Got Fixed said

WeepingAtlasCedars said

Alright, I just think that should have been made more clear in the first place. While I don’t personally oppose the idea of “Most Inspiring Post” as a category, in a similar vein to what RN has said, what I do oppose is making changes to the awards without prior discussion or even mentioning that a change has been made at all. I think it only makes sense that we should be kept informed on what exactly we are voting for and why, and that we should be able to provide feedback on any potential changes before they are made.

I agree, these sorts of decisions should be made as a forum. While it seems that generally people aren’t opposed to it, I don’t see why that should have been included over, say, my suggestion of Most Musical User, or even Best User Named Timothy – suggestions that while no one responded, at least they were suggested where others could agree or disagree.

Honestly I thought those were flippant suggestions and you guys were just naming things you thought you would win. This is also why I didn’t include “best user to join x date”. Sorry I didn’t realize those were serious responses. 

We have a large number of musical people on this forum – I do not even consider myself in the top 3 most likely to win that award, but that’s irrelevant – I thought that because we’re on a forum about music, with lots of musical folk, that it would be a nice addition. If other disagree, fine, no harm done in suggesting it. 

 

Little Piggy Dragonguy said

I don’t think that thread should exist at all. People should choose what they think the funniest/most creative posts are on their own, not because somebody else posted it in an easily accessible second thread. I keep lists or mental notes then at the end of the year I decide. That way nobody gets influenced by me and I don’t get influenced by other people. 

Disagree, I for one am never going to remember a specific post from February, and that thread really helps me – and posts I don’t find funny at the time that are nominated by others often end up with my vote, because over time I may have found it funnier, or I’ve finally got the joke after a third reading. Also, it’s a nice thread to look back on at the end of the year.

Sounds to me like you don’t think they’re funny the first time because they weren’t reposted in a thread telling you they’re funny yet. 

No, I often need to re-read jokes to get them, and I’m glad I get the opportunity to. 

Ron Nasty said

It’s not necessarily the case of having a thread to track “inspiring” posts, if that helps remind some people then no harm, no foul, just that nobody has been noting what they think is the most inspiring post of the year. I got no idea what I’ll go for, and will probably just go for one of my posts about Captain Sir Thomas Moore, one of the biggest inspirations in this dark year.

This is my biggest problem. I always vote in every category, but I have literally no idea what I’m going to put for that, mostly because I haven’t been tracking it – and I have no desire to trawl through 50 pages of the In My Life thread where I will no doubt find the post for my vote.

You don’t have to vote in every category. 

I always have, as it makes the awards more complete. I don’t want to break that streak of completeness, but I just might have to – and it feels like many people will do the same.

meanmistermustard said

Isn’t there a group/panel consensus, even if just a few people, so that the categories can be discussed and altered as desired? No idea how it currently is but certainly the mods discuss everything and more often than not will come to a group decision, tho Joe has the overriding call. Surely a few folk would be willing to volunteer and LPD has the final say, since she seems to be running this.

No, there isn’t, not as far as I know. I think RN suggested this a few years ago iirc, especially for the Mr Sun King Coming Together award, but nothing came of it that I know. 

It is a very good idea and one that should be implemented imo