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From: http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=344518

Here it is, the Nomination thread. Here they are, the catagories:

Best Thread
Best Series
Best Male Character
Best Female Character
Best Fantasy Character
Best Ending
Best Plot
Best New RPer
Best Roleplayer
Most Creative RP
Best War

With every Nomination, you must include a URL to a thread having showing an example of greatness.

Now, Criteria:

Best Thread means what it says. Best single thread. This could be part 2 of a 5 part series, it doesn't matter. The word "Best" is also vague on purpose.

A series is a group of threads that all tells the same story or focuses on one character.

Male character has to be male

Female character has to be female

Fantasy character has to be from a fantasy RP. Take into account more than just "super powers" or whatever.

Best ending is just personal opinion. Look for an emotional one.

For best plot, try to find the most gripping plot with well-placed twists and great characters.

I count "new RPer" as anyone from March 2004 on.

Best Roleplayer is probably the best award one can recieve. Take everything into account here, and don't go by who has the most fan boi's.

For Most Creative RP, look for something strangely out of the box. Don't pick a party RP or something that's been done millions of times.

Best War is also rather self-explanitary. Look for...well...RP in wars instead of Godmodding.

LET IT BE NOTED THAT YOU MAY NOMINATE YOURSELF UP TO FOUR TIMES. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU JUST RANDOMLY GIVE YOURSELF NOMINATIONS, NOR DOES IT MEAN THAT YOU NOMINATE YOURSELF FOR BEST RPER WHEN YOU JUST GOT HERE. IT IS FOR YOU TO NOMINATE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW THE GENERAL PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT.

Let the nominations begin!

I guess for best character, I'll nominate my new Matilda Segur character. I haven't even finished my first roleplay with her, but expect her to become a recurring character. I'm nominating her because I plan to make a series of roleplays (only one yet) that I want to popularize centered around her.

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=329975

Good. Also, after all the Nominations are posted, we'll have to cut it down to 10 per catagory, so that we can vote for them on this forum.

I count "new RPer" as anyone from March 2004 on.
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Let the nominations begin!

I started NS in late March 2004 so if I can, I'd try my hand at nominating myself for best new RPer. If not, I'll nominate Praetonia who is an April 2004 country.

Reasons for self-nomination for best new RPer: I earned a 92.3 average in three RP test scenarios given for admission to the ESUS; I've also received compliments on my RPing from other more veteran gamers; I've been mistaken for a billion-plus population country at least twice (once before I hit 500 million and once before I hit 600 million).

My reasons for nominating Praetonia: For someone who is relatively new to NS, I think he's done a good job at creating a believable set of characters and does well creating a story.

~tag~

for Best Roleplayer i choose Agrigento.

Both Sarzonia and East Islandia, you need to give a URL of an example so other people can see what you're talking about.

Both Sarzonia and East Islandia, you need to give a URL of an example so other people can see what you're talking about.

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=337690

That is the thread where I begin to develop space-capable weaponry.

I can link the thread where I applied to -- and got accepted to join -- the ESUS if you wish (even though it's off the NS boards site).

Ill nominate myself for best new rper.


http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=344417

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=344417

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=340275 This one was a redo of an earlier one.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=339652


The Gehenna and Aniudindalion threads (three seen in the above link, second post)

Are by far some of the best stuff i have read, not on this site, but off site awell, brilliant story line and brilliant writers, those are threads you will want to take time out on to read through.

I'm sure you all know me, and I'm also sure that no one here will, or could, question my incredible RP record in this forums, as well as elsewhere.

Being the shining light of brilliant, not to say, godlike RP I am, the writing genius that brings brilliance and beauty into this forums, the symbol of perfection and the well known god of RP, I deem it to be fair to take part in this contest.

I would like to nominate myself in the following categories:

Best Thread

This is kinda obvious. I mean, who could forget the brilliant Lüge threads, especially Lüge: point of no Return, with its brilliant, breathtaking climax? Right. No one.

Best Series

Again, the Lüge threads, a story so brilliant, with the characters suffering so many tragic events, with the characters feeling the joy of life, in quick successing, brutality and beauty...

You just have to admit that there is nothing better.

Best Male Character

Again, Luger Lüge is my choice. There is no one who could match his cunningness, nor his EYEBEAMS, much less this wit, his sheer sexual capabilities... He is simply the number one.

Best female Character

Lucretia Lüge. Granted, she's a bitch, she lies, she sleeps with everyone looking useful for her aims, and she ruins everyone standing in her way. But the way she does this... her detailed character, her many facettes... No, there is not a single female character who could compete with her, who I worked out in every little detail.

Best Fantasy Character

Mary 'Dave' Sue the mage. She is cute, young, innocent... A bit naive, but still. Unfortunately, I didn't use her often (A bit overpowered), so might might have a few problems winning here... But I'm sure that all of you know just how perfect she is.

She is invincible!

Best Ending

And again, the Lüge saga. There... This ending... So much death, so much joy, so much... Emotion. It was hard for me to write it, very hard, and personally, I think I went a bit too far *tear* but... Yes, this it must be.

And who could forget Uncle Enzo crying with joy when he holds his daughter in his old, weak arms, when they survive the chaos?

Best Plot

The Lüge saga is, again, my favourite. I mean, it is so... Beautiful. A bit chaotic, I will admit that, since I had a few problems at the beginning... But as it developed, as Lucretia plotted, as Luger tried to counter her, both outsmarting each other...

There is nothing comparable to it.

And seriously... Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition

Best Roleplayer

Doubtlessly, Me. I mean... You have read the Lüge- saga, right?

Most Creative RP

The Lüge saga. Do I need to say more? I mean... Mages, Vampires, and ALIENS in ONE RP... Admit it... There is nothing like it.

Best War

My STOMPING! of Old Athen. I mean, there is nothing like eighty million überpowered monsters raging and killing, raping and pillaging everything in sight ^_^

~ The Arrogant Male Federation of Average Veteran. Your choice for THIS contest

Prepare for gratuitous ass-kissing. *puts in lipstick*

Best Male Chracter: Fitzgerald Kanosis (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=286992&page=5&pp=15
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=290247.(sorry bout using your rp's but most of the Kanosis threads got DEETED/. and in warheit 2 he's comes in at page 17
.http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=339901)
Warheit (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=286992&page=5&pp=15
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=290247)

most Creative Rp: Universes collasping (Warheit sage #1)

Best Ending: The "death" of Kanosis (Freaking hell! it got DEETED!!!!!! Bloody hell!)

Best rper: Automagfreek.

I want to nominate Kain Irenicus as the Best Fantasy Roleplayer, but alas he has quit NS (although he does have a puppet still in existence...). Right now, I will nominate myself as the Best Fantasy Roleplayer.

Current Threads:

Tragedy of Truth (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=326847)--Story RP

Journey of the Far-Searcher (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=306453&page=9&pp=15)--My posts start on page 9

The Son of Heaven (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=315366)--Story RP

Eve of Spring (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=344134)

Old Threads:

Darkness Falls (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=313136)--Posts are sporadic at first, but will pick up on Page 15... I also posted as Swordmasters of Ginaz, one of my puppets...

Hunters of Waking Nightmares (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=323661)--Died through Lack of Ideas

Tears of the Gods (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=295775)

Circle of Swords (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=322375)--Started by my puppet, Swordmasters of Ginaz

The Gladiator Arena--Sword, Magic, and Honor (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=317559&page=2&pp=15)--Again, my first post is by my puppet, Swordmasters of Ginaz on page 2

There are other threads before the 90-day cut off point...

And finally I would also like to nominate Tarlachia... I'll post his threads soon...

Best Fantasy Character:

Kain Irenicus--Of course...

Lance Crusade--Biography (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=6639680&postcount=2)--Pops up in the threads above...

Maximus Destroi--Tarlachia's character... I'll post the threads associated with him with him soon...

Average Veteran, you have 3 posts... I think you should provide links to this Luge series.

I agree with New Genoa... Average Veteran, unless you're a puppet, then it is impossible to have any of the RPs you have said you have...

Finally my nomination for best Ending:

Darkness Falls (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=313136)

I nominate:
Best Thread: Welcome to Endgate
Best Series: The Dinh Phin Seris
Best Male Character: Dinh Phin
Best Female Character: Sirithril Nos Feanor
Best Fantasy Character: Sirithril Nos Feanor
Best Ending: ?
Best Plot: The Dinh Phin Seris
Best New RPer: Modern Atlantis
Best Roleplayer: Automagfreek
Most Creative RP: Welcome to Endgate
Best War: Alleria Vs AMF

Reasons and links to follow.

Right now, I will nominate myself as the Best Fantasy Roleplayer.

Ok, although I'd hate to see your award being as it's not a catagory...

*load of bullshit*

Where are your URL's for this Luge thread?

Sorry about that Steel Butterfly... But isn't it a little unfair, due to the amount of fantasy RPs that occur on NS?

If you don't want to, I'll just edit it over to best RPer and add some modern and future tech examples...

Best Thread Sword of Destiny- http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=329975

Best Series so far the Assington Vampires series

Best Male Character Tarlachia's vampire Maximus

Best Female Character Assington's vampire Skadi

Best Ending My last in character post for Assington Vampires 2 (direct link to it)
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=320427&page=22&pp=15

Best Roleplayer tough one, but I have to say Tarlachia

Hey Steel, how about another catigory for RP ideas that have the potenial of being hits?

It's your choice but, if you do decide for yes. I noimate my ALIEN VS PREDATOR idea.

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=6572558#post6572558

Best Female Character: Nathicana. There are dozens of threads that show her expertise, but here is a current example (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=341043).

I'd like to nominate everyone in the region of Sub Saharan Africa for Best RPer (Currently: Lusaka, African Commonwealth, Elias, Al Khals, and Port Imperial. PI is a Roycelandian Colony, BTW).

Everyone in the region is an excellent RPer, and the region has spawned a life of its own, with a detailed history, and humourous yet believeable National Leaders, who spend most of their time plotting, scheming, and undermining each other's plans.

Some of the posts from the other players in the region have made me laugh hysterically in front of my PC, and all the RPs are excellent reads in their own right.

(BTW, can you nominate an entire region? Oh well, I just did...)

A Link can be found here: http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=304278

Sorry about that Steel Butterfly... But isn't it a little unfair, due to the amount of fantasy RPs that occur on NS?

If you don't want to, I'll just edit it over to best RPer and add some modern and future tech examples...

I do a ton of fantasy as well, FCN. I think that the "best roleplayer" award should be someone who can do all the genres and do them "damn good". However, that's just my personal defination of a wide open catagory.

For fantasy RPers though, I did put the Best Fantasy Character seperate of Best Male and Best Female.

You know, looking over some of these posts, I don't know if allowing self-nominations was a good idea...

You know, looking over some of these posts, I don't know if allowing self-nominations was a good idea...

I've gotten a good bit of angry PM's about this issue too. My reply:

1. In the end, you can only have 10 options to vote on. (Forum rule) That means, we'll have to get down to the 10 most popular. This should help weed out the "oh cool I could win an award" guys.

2. I've only had 2 people post here that I sent telegrams to, you Melkor, and Automagfreek in the other thread. We need more of the "more respected" RPers to post.

4. You're only allowed to nominate yourself 4 times.

3. If the choice is between self-nomination and making this a respectable reward, I'd chose the respect. I'll give it a week or so, Melkor to shape up or I'll ship out the self-nomination.

Yes, well see the only problem in allowing four nominations is some people will doubtlessly only bother with four nominations--all for themselves. Others, no doubt, will nominate their puppets or vice versa [see 5CN's post, for instance], and still more will not understand the criteria for nominating oneself in a story.

For instance, if I'm voting for best thread, am I nominating myself by suggesting a thread I took part in should be considered?

For "Best RPer," what's the criteria? Are we to judge a player by their sheer writing talent, or by their truness to character?

Best War: Alleria Vs AMF



I think you mean Allanea. ;)

And that is by FAR the WORST war RP I've ever seen/been involved in. I vote that it be stricken from the nominations.

Best war?: I'd say when that crazy general declared war on water. God when was that? I can't find it. Anyone else know what i'm talking about?

Yes, well see the only problem in allowing four nominations is some people will doubtlessly only bother with four nominations--all for themselves. Others, no doubt, will nominate their puppets or vice versa [see 5CN's post, for instance], and still more will not understand the criteria for nominating oneself in a story.

For instance, if I'm voting for best thread, am I nominating myself by suggesting a thread I took part in should be considered?

For "Best RPer," what's the criteria? Are we to judge a player by their sheer writing talent, or by their truness to character?

Well Melkor, if you'd like to help me weed out those foolish nominations from the good ones, I'd love the assistance.

For "Best Thread", I'm considering it the starter's thread.

For "Best RPer", the criteria is anything that you or anyone else thinks makes one a good RPer. What do you think would make someone the "best RPer"? That's what you vote on. I'm also really trying to think of ways to not make this a popularity contest. For instance, if Menel wins, I want it to be won on merit, not by fan bois.

pure BS


Ten bucks says he's a puppet put in here to make a mockery of you steel.
Also your title is Uber Spamgirl. I had no idea you were female.

Or, Melkor, here's an Idea...

I could set up an invision forum or something like that, and then get a group of say 20 roleplayers that I/we know are good. We could take the nominations and vote on them. It'd be kinda like the movie awards where "experts" vote on the movies.

Although, I can't say that we wouldn't be biased...because most of the nominations would be ours then if the group is truely the best rpers.

Christ, people... Average Veterans' post is a joke. You people take yourselves far too seriously.

As for the rest of this, well... the only thing I'd probably nominate would be Gehenna for best role-player. Her writing is simply fantastic.

Oh, and the other thread mentioned What Is And Isn't Mine for best RP, I might as well forward it on over to this thread, except for Best War Thread, as that's what it really is.

Oh! I'd also like to nominate myself :P After all, in A Curious Object (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=342127) I'm staring down both Melkor and Menelmacar :cool:

Ten bucks says he's a puppet put in here to make a mockery of you steel.
Also your title is Uber Spamgirl. I had no idea you were female.

If so, I'd hope the mods would take care of that.

Also, I had no idea I was female either....

These titles really suck. Now get back on topic.

I would like to vote the Assington Vampire series as best series. This isn't out of ego either, so far they are a reasonable read. That will be all...

AV I (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=299127)

AV II (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=320427)

AV III (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=357294)

Oh thank god your male (no offense to females). The maleness of your psots made me think that if your were female then you would be a lesbia- moving along for best female i nominates Siri

In order to say for certain which thread/character/series/etc is actually the best requires a person--or better yet a group of people--familiar with all the pertinent subject matter. I attempted to fill out my nominations, yet I was hindered immensely by the fact that I have relatively little knowledge of the threads I'm not involved with. I'm sure I've missed many good ones.
This, I suppose, may be the reason why there are so many self-nominations, since everyone's view of the RP community is a bit different.

I mean, I guess I've had my share of good threads, and I like my characters but Christ, I'd feel like such an idiot nominating myself for any of them.

I can see your point Melkor. Normally I don't nominate myself either, but I thought I'd throw one of my rp's into these awards for the first time.

And I believe Golden Simatar mentioned the AV series, so I'm just providing the URLs. :rolleyes:

In order to say for certain which thread/character/series/etc is actually the best requires a person--or better yet a group of people--familiar with all the pertinent subject matter. I attempted to fill out my nominations, yet I was hindered immensely by the fact that I have relatively little knowledge of the threads I'm not involved with. I'm sure I've missed many good ones.
This, I suppose, may be the reason why there are so many self-nominations, since everyone's view of the RP community is a bit different.

I mean, I guess I've had my share of good threads, and I like my characters but Christ, I'd feel like such an idiot nominating myself for any of them.

I don't know...I wouldn't feel like an idiot nominating myself much (I'm too damn vain) but I'd feel kinda weird winning a Steel Butterfly hosted award if all the voters are two-month old nations. If they were well respected RPers on the other hand...

I telegrammed you about a possible list of names to be so-called "experts". What these "experts" would have to do is scan the nominations and pick out the ones that jump out at them. That's the reason I put self-nomination in...it's because some people RP in very small circles. That doesn't make them bad...it only makes them unknown. Self-nomination was so that it would give the little guys a chance. Hell, even I don't really RP with that many people.

I attempted to fill out my nominations, yet I was hindered immensely by the fact that I have relatively little knowledge of the threads I'm not involved with. I'm sure I've missed many good ones.
This, I suppose, may be the reason why there are so many self-nominations, since everyone's view of the RP community is a bit different.

Well, that's a given, really. After all, people tend to play with a select group of people with only minimal overlap (ie: You don't normally interact directly with Scolo, but your ties to Nathi can lead to it). There's a whole swath of the role-playing community that never interact with you. Or me. Or Steel Butterfly.

And this isn't even counting what happens over on II. I mean, Tahar Joblis probably has some really great threads, but since I so rarely read II, I've probably missed 95% of his stuff.

And, on top of this, there's groups of people who all interact with each other, and think they're stuff is just fantastic, that someone like me would look like and think is subpar at best; crap at worst (not trying to be egotistical, just saying...). Not to cause flames, but Kain Icarus (or however it's spelled) and Rave Shentavo have/had some pretty faithful followings of people who RP'd with them and loved it. I never cared for their stuff.

Ranking and rating movies is difficult enough, RPs is much, much harder. And, Hell, the Academy usually fucks up the Oscars anyway.

I mean, I guess I've had my share of good threads, and I like my characters but Christ, I'd feel like such an idiot nominating myself for any of them.

Would it make you feel better if I nominated Jay Raevyn for you? :p

Good points, Abatoir. I can't say I've ever heard of you, and yet we've been here the same amount of time.

*uses homer simpson voice*
"Steel...I mean marge, can Ibe on the commitee?"

I know I'm not going to win any awards. I'm not well known and some of my best rp's have been DEETED. I am Impartial and I have enough free time to read the links. You ahve experience of my rping and I promise that I will be thourough and well thought out. No bribes will be accepted. If you do accept me I will withdraw all nominations for myself.

*uses homer simpson voice*
"Steel...I mean marge, can Ibe on the commitee?"

I know I'm not going to win any awards. I'm not well known and some of my best rp's have been DEETED. I am Impartial and I have enough free time to read the links. You ahve experience of my rping and I promise that I will be thourough and well thought out. No bribes will be accepted. If you do accept me I will withdraw all nominations for myself.

No offense to you, I just don't want this starting already. We haven't even decided if we're even having a committee yet, and already I'm getting offers. I (and melkor if he's interested) will decide on one, if and only if we're having one. If we need help deciding, we'll ask.

It was a joke. Calm down. There's some tension here and I'm trying to distract people from it.

Wow. You know, in thinking about all this, I'm of two minds on the subject. Given my usual mercurial nature at times, this is perhaps not surprising.

On the one hand, there are some fabulous, and I mean, fabulous rp'ers/writers/idea makers out there that really deserve to hear their stuff is as good as it is. I'll bet money there's a good many of them that don't see it, despite the fact it rocks. Sometimes a kind word, or a nod can go a long ways, after all.

On the other hand, jeebus ... there are SO many good quality rp's - of ALL genres out there, and extremely well-developed characters, excellently written rp's/stories etc, awesome character interactions, intriguing plotlines, amazingly fleshed-out nations ... where does one start?

Perhaps my personal feelings on awards of recognition like this (see Oscars, Grammys etc) have colored my opinion somewhat. I've just never been a fan of them really. I cannot understand the self-nomination thing at all, personally. While I don't find it 'wrong' to say 'hey, I think I have some good stuff over here, take a look', perhaps if it were put forward in a different way. I dunno. I guess in essence, a nomination thread like this serves that purpose just fine.

I agree with what some of the other folks have said, though. Even though I take the time to read rp's that aren't in my usual circles of rp (hey, you never know when you might run into folks, and there is, as I mentioned, a lot of good stuff out there), I couldn't even begin to think I had it covered enough to say 'this one is the best' by any stretch. There's simply too much. That, and my opinion is just that ... my opinion, no others. I don't expect everyone else to share my tastes, or hold with the same criteria I do when saying something is good or it sucks. I don't like everything that's out there, and I don't expect everyone to like my stuff either. 'S all good in the end.

I guess I'm rambling, really, but ... yeah. I just dont' see how you can judge something like this fairly, given all that. It is fun seeing what folks have put forward so far, though. Gives a person a chance to branch out a lil and see what else is out there, if one takes the opportunity to do so.

At any rate, good luck with it. And to those who made mention, thanks. It's undeserved, but sweet of y'all just the same.

--Nathi's Player

I couldn't even begin to think I had it covered enough to say 'this one is the best' by any stretch.

I too take award shows with a grain of salt, but you know what? Who's to say that the Grammy's or Oscars or whatever pick the best anyhow? Like you said, it's all opinion. However, with your interest in "expanding your horizons," I'm surprised you're not interested in helping with this project.

I guess I'm not really sure how I coud 'help'? What exactly besides playing judge do you have in mind?

I guess I'm not really sure how I coud 'help'? What exactly besides playing judge do you have in mind?

As I said, these 10-20 people would have to scan the nominations in order to get a good idea of which ones to consider, and which to discard. In doing so, you will probably encounter a good number of potentially good RP's and RPers.

Well there is one new feature on these new threads that can help us with this, and future awards.

With every thread there is an option to rate this thread. what can be done is that a list of nomination can be made. people read the threads then rate them. the thread that has the highest star (out of five) win. in the case of a tie (most likly scenerio) then it goes to the commit, at least it will weed out some the threads a narrow down the selection for the commity.

Well there is one new feature on these new threads that can help us with this, and future awards.

With every thread there is an option to rate this thread. what can be done is that a list of nomination can be made. people read the threads then rate them. the thread that has the highest star (out of five) win. in the case of a tie (most likly scenerio) then it goes to the commit, at least it will weed out some the threads a narrow down the selection for the commity.

Although that's a good idea, there can be alot of spoilers...people who just pass out 1's for the hell of it. But the idea does have potential.

Ties with this method are very unlikely, as the average is computed to the hundredth. Furthermore, voting more than once or voting via puppet becomes a problem; and there's also no way to tell if the person that voted actually had the patience to read the whole thing.

the whole point of the idea, is to give the masses of NS some say in the matter. there is no argument from me that their will be spoilers, but if it is a truely good RP then people will vote for it.

The main idea is to seperate the good from the bad. Everyone thinks that the RP's that they take part in are the best, so we have to find a way to weed through some of them. there in my opion after the general population of NS rates the thread there will be about TEN really good RP that will go before the commity.

Which bring me to my next point, it is my opinion that in order to be nominated for best RPer, that you would have taken part in at least one of the top ten RP's. What could be done is whoever had particpated in the most of the top ten RP's win best RPer, but that is just an idea that I'm tossing out there.

the whole point of the idea, is to give the masses of NS some say in the matter. there is no argument from me that their will be spoilers, but if it is a truely good RP then people will vote for it.

The main idea is to seperate the good from the bad. Everyone thinks that the RP's that they take part in are the best, so we have to find a way to weed through some of them. there in my opion after the general population of NS rates the thread there will be about TEN really good RP that will go before the commity.

Which bring me to my next point, it is my opinion that in order to be nominated for best RPer, that you would have taken part in at least one of the top ten RP's. What could be done is whoever had particpated in the most of the top ten RP's win best RPer, but that is just an idea that I'm tossing out there.

I'm still seeking opinion on the "panel of experts" idea...although Best RPer and perhaps Best New RPer will probably be decided by everyone and not just the "experts".

the only problem that i see is that the 'panel of experts' most likely are going to be the best RPers in NS. However, I think that no matter what we set up there will be a panel of experts. I just feel that we there should be a general vote to see what RP's go before the Panel.

Good idea...perhaps that would the way to do it. Melkor? Nathi? Opinions?

In my opinion, the best way to go about this would be something along these lines:

First, select a pool of applicants of however many people you want [apparently 15-20] with the primary criteria being a willingness to read all the nominees.

Second, let the general public place their nominations. Encourage discussion on the matter. Tell people that they need to attach a justification for their nominations, citing specific examples on the relevant subject matter, and offering input on other nominations.

In this manner, the public will do its part in narrowing the nominations to a manageable number. One this is done [or perhaps before] the pool of judges can start reveiwing the selections. Once this is done they can all confer and complie a final list.

If you want, you can throw in another voting stage here, or you can make the list that the judges come up with final. It's up to you, really.

Regardless, the hardest part seems to be selecting the judges, and getting them to read the material. I'd be happy with as few as 10...as many as 20.

I can see your point Melkor. Normally I don't nominate myself either, but I thought I'd throw one of my rp's into these awards for the first time.

And I believe Golden Simatar mentioned the AV series, so I'm just providing the URLs. :rolleyes:

Yeah, I did but forgot the urls. Thanks Assington.

Steel, I'll be a judge if you need another. I won't be back till about 5:30-6:30 (EST for USA) on Wensday.

I think the hard part is finding out who's qualified to be a judge in the first place- a lot of the "Good RPers" are nations no-one else has ever heard of (it does work both ways, with the people being judged also being unknown to the judges).

I'm sure something will work out...

I've never really enjoyed award things (not that my opinion matters much). It seems to me that if things aren't handled well (and so far, you guys --SB and Melkor-- are doing a superb job), then the most popular --not the best, will be chosen. For example:

No one is ever going to nominate something I do. Why? Because I don’t have over 2,000 posts to my name. I’m not popular. I’m not a player who has a cult following. I’m not a player who RP’s in the upper echelon of NS. Hell, I don’t RP in the lower echelon. I keep to myself when I RP, and because of that, I’ll never win anything. N00bs and newbs alike have no freaking clue who I am. No matter what I’ve done (good or bad, who am I to say anyways), it’s “view count” and its overall reception will always pale in comparison to what the popular players do.

I harbor no resentment or derisory feelings or anything, but I see new players orgasm and tag things that AMF, or Nathi, or Scolo, or Siri, or Pantera, or whoever’s popular at the time do just so they can feel like a part of the in crowd. Damien Dreadfire could eat a bad steak and get the stomach flu and hordes of newbies would come running to the thread, tagging and asking if they could get involved. Melkor could write about Alkanphel walking to the grocery store and thousands of RPers would flock to it. I’ve received maybe three tags in my entire time on NS for things I’ve done. Is what I do any worse than what Roania or Assington does?

Meh. My own low profile is my fault, really. I’ll just have to live it. I’ll applaud when Nathi wins best female character, but I’ll be shaking my head as well, knowing there exists out there countless other characters that never had the chance to see the light of day.

Phew… sorry about that. Carry on.

Damien Dreadfire could eat a bad steak and get the stomach flu and hordes of newbies would come running to the thread, tagging and asking if they could get involved. Melkor could write about Alkanphel walking to the grocery store and thousands of RPers would flock to it.

Thank you. I am so going to start a roleplay series with the most banal shit you could imagine.

"President Solis Walks His Dog"
"Director Spectre Loses His Glasses"
"AI Anesca's Avatar Gets A Pimple"

Oh yeah... this is gonna be good...

Here are my nominations. Most of them are second and third-ed nominations, so if that helps the get to the final round of judging, so be it :) Hope the nominations aren't actually closed.

Best thread: Change of Blood. This was an offshoot of the Assington Vampires series, and Tarlachia pulled it together very neatly.

Best series: Assington Vampires: There have been two threads that have ACTUALLY been completed, unlike most I've been involved in that kinda died. For the thread content, just view that links that Assington provided on page 2, i believe. There has been at least two spinoffs from this series (Change of Blood and Darkness Falls), and there are plans to have at least two more Assington Vampires (AV: Underground and AVIIII) and a third spinoff featuring werewolves/Lychans.

Best Male Character: Maximus Destroi

Best Female Character: Skadi by Assington/Anything by Amanda the Great. (tad biased as she's a babe, lol)

Best ending: Assington Vampires II: Sets it up perfectly for AV: Underworld.

Best plot: Assington Vampires. Many twists and turns.



Now, if i had a suggestion, I would like to have a category for best supporting characters, male or female. If that was so, I'd nominate my character Alexander Valient from Assington Vampires, simply because he is a villian RPed with the purpose of progressing the storyline, even if he has to fail at his plots. MAny RPers like to win the fight scenes no matter what, or have their character succeed at their schemes. I don't. As long as the story is good, as long as the story flows smoothly, then thats fine by me.

Oh, and err, again, give Amanda the Great something. (She is really a babe. Love ya ATG ;) )

Best Sports RP: Melmond

I've never really enjoyed award things (not that my opinion matters much). It seems to me that if things aren't handled well (and so far, you guys --SB and Melkor-- are doing a superb job), then the most popular --not the best, will be chosen. For example:

No one is ever going to nominate something I do. Why? Because I don’t have over 2,000 posts to my name. I’m not popular. I’m not a player who has a cult following. I’m not a player who RP’s in the upper echelon of NS. Hell, I don’t RP in the lower echelon. I keep to myself when I RP, and because of that, I’ll never win anything. N00bs and newbs alike have no freaking clue who I am. No matter what I’ve done (good or bad, who am I to say anyways), it’s “view count” and its overall reception will always pale in comparison to what the popular players do.

I harbor no resentment or derisory feelings or anything, but I see new players orgasm and tag things that AMF, or Nathi, or Scolo, or Siri, or Pantera, or whoever’s popular at the time do just so they can feel like a part of the in crowd. Damien Dreadfire could eat a bad steak and get the stomach flu and hordes of newbies would come running to the thread, tagging and asking if they could get involved. Melkor could write about Alkanphel walking to the grocery store and thousands of RPers would flock to it. I’ve received maybe three tags in my entire time on NS for things I’ve done. Is what I do any worse than what Roania or Assington does?

Meh. My own low profile is my fault, really. I’ll just have to live it. I’ll applaud when Nathi wins best female character, but I’ll be shaking my head as well, knowing there exists out there countless other characters that never had the chance to see the light of day.

Phew… sorry about that. Carry on.

I totally, 100% agree with this. I can count the number of people who are familiar with Roycelandia on two hands and still have a couple of fingers left over, but the *quality* of our RPs is extremely high- and that, to me anyway, is worth more than legions of fawning, sycophantic n00bs.

I think you mean Allanea. ;)

And that is by FAR the WORST war RP I've ever seen/been involved in. I vote that it be stricken from the nominations.
It was the only, half decent War RP I've seen for a long time. Just forght of a new one. How about the 3rd World war, ages ago. From what I've seen of that, it was a great RP.

Best Thread: Welcome to Endgate
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=336283&page=3

Best Series: The Dinh Phin Seris
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=327280&page=1
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=323379&page=1
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=319353
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=320383
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=322290
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=315713


Best Male Character: Dinh Phin-see above^

Best Female Character: Sirithril Nos Feanor- Does this need any expination?

Best Fantasy Character: Sirithril Nos Feanor- ^

Best Ending: ?

Best Plot: The Dinh Phin Seris -http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=327280&page=1
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=323379&page=1
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=319353
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=320383
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=322290
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=315713
Starts with a nation being destroyed and around 40 people staying alive. Focused on one boy whos been taken as a slave and how he trys to undrmine the enermy goverment.

Best New RPer: Modern Atlantis
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=341726
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=341728
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=342026
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=341734
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=342383
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=344426

Best Roleplayer: Automagfreek- Does this need any expination?

Most Creative RP: Welcome to Endgate
http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=336283&page=3

Best War: World War 3- Can't find any surving threads.

This is the sort of thing I'm talking about. Aust isn't making nominations for all categories; which is acceptable, I suppose, since not everyone can be expected to form an opinion about every category.

Allow me to nitpick, if I may. For one thing, he nominates himself three times, which is sort of shady in and of itself. Nominating the same series for "Best series" and "best plot" is also somewhat redundant, as well as his contention that Siri be nominated both for best Female Character and Best Fantasy Character. Just looking at those nominations, we have four categories and two nominees. Doesn't that seem a bit... off to anyone else? If these results are supposed to be anything resembling honest, it would be wise to limit the amount of dual nominations. I highly doubt that any one character on this site is deserving of both character categories.

And yes. It does need explanation.

Alright, I'm going to give this a shot. Bear in mind that my answers are largely reflective of my posting history in NS, and in fact these nominations are more or less limited to the things I've had the opportunity to read. If I may;

Best Thread - http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=274491. This thread has been going on for ages and I still see new posts to it every now and then. Very in depth, very well thought out, and all around a very
good read. I can't say I've ever seen anyone do anything quite like it.

Best Series - I'm really not sure.

Best Male Character - As much as I hate to say it, and even though I'm sure he doesn't want the attention, I'm going to have to go with Timofeyev Bondayehr. Bastard makes me wish I had some better writers on my side. An example of this can be seen here: http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=327292

Best Female Character - Jury's still out on this one. Three names that leap to mind, however, are Aliria, Nathicana, and the oft-discussed [and probably frequently nominated] Lady Sirithil.

Best Fantasy Character - I'm going to have to do a bit of egostroking here and nominate Lord Alkanphel. He kicks ass. Either him or Kalessin's Caville would get my vote.

Best Ending - http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=305144. It's too hard for me to try and lay it all out in any manner that would begin to do it justice. Just read it, if you have the patience.

Best Plot - Hard to say. Of anything I'm involved with, http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=327717 is clearly head and shoulders above the rest, at least plot-wise. I don't want to get into too much detail about the story since it's not done yet, but I'm rather intrigued by how it's developed thus far. You don't often see a love story where one of the 'protognists' [if you can call him that] is an established Evil Bastard [tm].

Best New RPer - no nomination

Best Roleplayer - I'm going to have to split this into two different subcategories, as "Best RPer" is something of a broad term. If your primary basis for RP aptitude is to be sheer writing ability, I'd have to go with Scolo, hands down. If, however, the nomination is to go to who writes their characters best, and who best stays within the limitations of their character concept, I'd have to go with Nathi.

Most Creative RP - Slag's music charts threads. Can't find a link offhand, but I know he's doing it again as we speak. I find this creative on account of the fact that it doesnt appear to be one of those things you regularly see in NS. It deals with an aspect of life that's often overlooked in NS--entertainment.

Best War- why, the Coalition war, of course ;P

If I may...

I would disqualify Siri and Alkanphel for "Best Fantasy Character" because, to be painfully blunt, neither are "fantasy" any more. Both are future-tech characters from future-tech nations. Yes, I know you're both Tolkien inspired, but when you're fighter over Io in gravships with plasma weapons, you ain't fantasy, no matter how you slice it.

Think about it, if you were describing this great fantasy story, and started talking about fighting space battles around the moons of Saturn, people would tell you to look up "sci-fi".

If we're going to hand out an award for fantasy, it should be for real fantasy, not high tech spacedy stuff with a dash of magic and long ears.

I largely agree with Melkor's other suggestions, but since I want to shove some of my own in, I'll replace his choice for best war with pretty much the only one I've ever been in: What Is And Isn't Mine (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=315645). It's not done yet, but I'm rather proud of it.

I suppose you've got a point. But with that new definition, I dont know any Fantasy characters at all, since I dont RP in anything remotely resembling that timeframe.

I suppose you've got a point. But with that new definition, I dont know any Fantasy characters at all, since I dont RP in anything remotely resembling that timeframe.
Neither do I. I think 5 Civilized Nations, and Jade Mountain does pure fantasy. There's probably a couple others bouncing around, but... well... you don't see me doing fantasy either, heh.

Best Thread..

Well, thats certainly a grand title to bestow upon a single NS thread. I've read some truly fantastic works over the months, and any number spring to mind worthy of best thread standing.

In my own, humble opinion I'm going to choose "All is fair in love and war." becuase its most certainly one of the oddest plots that I've seen, coupled with the fact its extremely well written, and its one of the few Roleplays I keep an active eye on that I'm not involved with.

Best Series Thread...

This is a tricky one. I can't say I've read many at all, so I'm going to leave this one blank for now.

Best Male Character

For me, its going to everyone's favourite SHODANite, Bodyguard Barry. Becuase I don't think I've ever -not- been impressed by him, especially in the thread featuring his expulsion from the Slaglands [if thats the right term.]

Best Female Character

Again, in my humble opinion its our very own Dread Lady, Nathicana. Who ever said women were not the equal of men? Diplomatic incidents to quite-bizarre pregnancies, the leader of the Dominion has quite literally faced it all, and come out wiser for it.

Best Fantasy Character

I'm going to have to give this a dead tie between Melkor and Sirithill. Whilst I realise as said above they might have branched out from Fantasy, these pair have fairly revolutionised NS, for the better or worse. And I don't think many others have had the impact these pair have or will have yet.

Best Ending

Another tough one to call. I myself am going to go with

Best Plot

For simple unusuality, I'm going with "All is fair in Love and War."

Best New RPer

I'm going to leave this one blanked also, until I can think of some candidates.

Best Roleplayer

I'm going to nominate Nathicana again.

Most Creative RP

Leaving this one blank too...

Best War

I've never been in a "successful" war to date, and my personal experience of it is limited, I could say the One ring war, but it wouldn't really be becuase I favoured it above all else.

***I've also refrained from putting anything by or featuring myself in, partly becuase I don't think I've anything of note that deserves mention in a "Best of" thread, and becuase there isn't much of it.***

Neither do I. I think 5 Civilized Nations, and Jade Mountain does pure fantasy. There's probably a couple others bouncing around, but... well... you don't see me doing fantasy either, heh.I also dabble now and then in modern-tech and all the tech between that and future/space-tech. I mostly RP in fantasy and space tech.

Really struggling on best series here...lol...and while I haven't nominated anyone yet...I'll recommend a read to those who haven't decided yet.

Cold to the Touch (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=305669)
Let the Outside Slowly Die (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=306974)
Dissension Of A Weary Core (Still Going On) (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=334413&page=1&pp=15)

This is the sort of thing I'm talking about. Aust isn't making nominations for all categories; which is acceptable, I suppose, since not everyone can be expected to form an opinion about every category.

Allow me to nitpick, if I may. For one thing, he nominates himself three times, which is sort of shady in and of itself. Nominating the same series for "Best series" and "best plot" is also somewhat redundant, as well as his contention that Siri be nominated both for best Female Character and Best Fantasy Character. Just looking at those nominations, we have four categories and two nominees. Doesn't that seem a bit... off to anyone else? If these results are supposed to be anything resembling honest, it would be wise to limit the amount of dual nominations. I highly doubt that any one character on this site is deserving of both character categories.

And yes. It does need explanation.

I don't really know much about serise, I havn't been in, and I mainly fequent II and General.

As for Siri, I guess i'll wipe my nomination for best fantisy, as she is a more Future Tach caricter.

I don't see how I can nominate Caricters i havn't RPed with. AS I never had much experiance wit them. From what i've seen, other than nominating NK again (He invernted Dinh), with one of his caricters Siri is the best I can think of.

AMF, is probably the best RPer I have encounted on the Forum, though there are a lot of people who run him close.

I chose that serise as it is easyly the best serise I have been involved in and is one of the best I have seen. If you want to just chose it for best serise, and whipe the nomination for best plot out. And wipe out Endgates nomination for best thread.

Hmm... there's one major problem with this that I don't think has been addressed yet: Scope.

Everyone operates essentially in their own sphere of influence and generally neglects everything outside of it most of the time. This is only to be expected when there are thousands and thousands of people. Cliques form--that's how it is--and everyone within those cliques start forming opinions and would create blocs of both endorsements and votes.

For example, there's the Automagfreek bloc (is any explanation required? ;) ), there's the Siri-fanboi bloc, there's the Steel Butterfly bloc, so on and so forth. Everyone is essentially limited not only by what they experience but what those around them say and do, which tends to make it extremely difficult to come to an objective application of the loaded word "best." Some people can back up their opinions with analysis, others simply posit them on faith (can there be any doubt?), but in the end it's no more than conflicting opinion that cannot really be confirmed nor denied.

The Oscars have been brought up... well, what makes a good movie? Is it an artful presentation or a broad range of audience? Is it something that covers the range of human experience (something for everyone) or is it something that focuses on one bit in detail and examines it through and through? Is it technical ability or good writing or good characterization or good plot? Back around the turn of the millenium, the big grand poobahs of film history posited a list of the hundred best movies of all time.

Number one was Citizen Kane. Why? No reason is given--Citizen Kane is simply considered by tradition to be the best movie ever. Number three was Star Wars. Why? No reason is given, but it was a very popular movie with the whole good-versus-evil mythos. The Seven Samurai came in around twenty-third. Why? No reason is given...

Yet I think The Seven Samurai is superior to at least Star Wars because it has a greater artistic message, is more artfully done, has superior characterization, better acting, et cetera... certainly its production values are lower, but it's a movie made in postwar Japan; certainly it has poorer special effects, but that's because it didn't need it. How Star Wars ever rated over it is simply beyond me...

...but that's the point. Just because X says Y is the best doesn't make it so; such things are a matter of personal opinion and the doling out of "best" awards, while perhaps noble in intention, is perhaps a disservice to lesser known players in smaller groups and even a disservice to people trying to associate with the 'best.' Personal recommendation, I think, trumps awards here; saying that Y is good and recommending Y to others is fine but it's a tad overbearing to declare that Y is best. That's a personal determination to be made subjectively; not anything to be assigned any sort of objective worth...

Which is what happens with movies given awards. Citizen Kane simply was, is, and forever will be the Best Movie Ever. By tradition.

Oh, and many thanks to all those who've complemented my writing skills. I don't really think I'm the best, tho... Kaenei/Europa Brittania is very good, and I tend to think the Holy Vatican See gestalt writes better than I do as well. :)

Scope? I talked about scope already ya bugger! :headbang:

And you're welcome. Bastard.

*shrugs* Sorry. Wasn't underlined in bold magic marker for my dead eyes. ;)

what....a....crazy....post....

Yes, the Seven Samurai is a much better movie than Star Wars. Although Star Wars has better space battles.

But popular voting type things for "best" usually turn out just to be popularity contests. That's what democracy really is. Kerry and Bush are the most popular presidential candidates and so, they will be the only ones the average voter will even consider. It's all reduced to the lowest common denominator, and more people see Star Wars than the Seven Samurai. Similarly, no one will be considering threads no one reads, even if there's a link to them, unless they have Natalie Portman's rather unimpressive chest and big spaceships.

hense the panel of experts idea....it takes popularity down a notch.

hense the panel of experts idea....it takes popularity down a notch.

Well like I said earlier, it would be "experts" so much as it should be "people with a lot of time on their hands." Considering that I've nominated for best Plot possibly the longest friggin thread I've ever seen, we're talking a lot of time.

You know, if you wanna be thorough ;)

most good RP's are rather long, so the judges would have to have a FAIR amount of free time

Either that...or...we could give this thing a presentation date a month or two from now...and give the judges just a good bit of time to finish up.

My brace of small copper coins ... take 'em forwhat they're worth.

I dislike the idea of nominating one's own threads/characters. For this sort of thing to have any value at all, a thread/character/plotline/what-have-you should be nominated by one's peers.

Even this method is subject to ballot-box stuffing, as many players (myself among 'em) have several dopples (AKA puppets) in the game. The less scrupulous would simply spam the nominations for their own stuff, rendering the results arguable at best.

Also, some players will receive the lion's share of the nominations/votes simply by sheer numbers. Players with seven-hundred-squintillion posts are almost guaranteed to win such a contest by name-recognition alone.

And finally, this thread appears to cater mainly to the NationStates forum crowd. Few posters on II seem to read NS as well, and the reverse seems to be true as well- although I have recognized several nations posting here. Several comments throughout the discussions on this thread seem to bear this theory out.

Having run the subject into the ground and commenced to barking at the hole, I tender the following nominations:

Best Thread- When REAL Gods go to war. I believe Melkor started the thread, but I can't find the links to it anymore (blast and damn the alleged "search" function!). This was quite fun to read and post on, and I was sorry to see it trail off.

Best Roleplayer- I have only roleplayed with a few others, and several of those have vanished into the ether. The two that come to mind are Bree Tiona and Argyllia, during the Naval Action thread (again, I have yet to re-discover the thread since the move to Jolt). Since Argyllia was involved more than Bree Tiona, I nominate Argyllia.


TEO

Best Rper: i would say Automagfreek and Pamtera
Best Male Charactrer: Lord Damien Dreadfire (AMF), and Bastien The Bronce (Pantera) [hope i got it right]

If I may...

I would disqualify Siri and Alkanphel for "Best Fantasy Character" because, to be painfully blunt, neither are "fantasy" any more. Both are future-tech characters from future-tech nations. Yes, I know you're both Tolkien inspired, but when you're fighter over Io in gravships with plasma weapons, you ain't fantasy, no matter how you slice it.

Think about it, if you were describing this great fantasy story, and started talking about fighting space battles around the moons of Saturn, people would tell you to look up "sci-fi".

If we're going to hand out an award for fantasy, it should be for real fantasy, not high tech spacedy stuff with a dash of magic and long ears.

I largely agree with Melkor's other suggestions, but since I want to shove some of my own in, I'll replace his choice for best war with pretty much the only one I've ever been in: What Is And Isn't Mine (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=315645). It's not done yet, but I'm rather proud of it.


I think this should apply to the Best Fantasy Character. Just using a fantasy name shouldn't be able to hand you the nomination. If so this would make Valinon some what applicable as my own adjective/possessive form is the Valinor and there's about as much fantasy basis in Valinon as there is winning streaks for the Browns.

I've never really enjoyed award things (not that my opinion matters much). It seems to me that if things aren't handled well (and so far, you guys --SB and Melkor-- are doing a superb job), then the most popular --not the best, will be chosen. For example:

No one is ever going to nominate something I do. Why? Because I don’t have over 2,000 posts to my name. I’m not popular. I’m not a player who has a cult following. I’m not a player who RP’s in the upper echelon of NS. Hell, I don’t RP in the lower echelon. I keep to myself when I RP, and because of that, I’ll never win anything. N00bs and newbs alike have no freaking clue who I am. No matter what I’ve done (good or bad, who am I to say anyways), it’s “view count” and its overall reception will always pale in comparison to what the popular players do.

I harbor no resentment or derisory feelings or anything, but I see new players orgasm and tag things that AMF, or Nathi, or Scolo, or Siri, or Pantera, or whoever’s popular at the time do just so they can feel like a part of the in crowd. Damien Dreadfire could eat a bad steak and get the stomach flu and hordes of newbies would come running to the thread, tagging and asking if they could get involved. Melkor could write about Alkanphel walking to the grocery store and thousands of RPers would flock to it. I’ve received maybe three tags in my entire time on NS for things I’ve done. Is what I do any worse than what Roania or Assington does?

Meh. My own low profile is my fault, really. I’ll just have to live it. I’ll applaud when Nathi wins best female character, but I’ll be shaking my head as well, knowing there exists out there countless other characters that never had the chance to see the light of day.

Phew… sorry about that. Carry on.

You think that's bad? Iv'e gotten no tags, and almost every one ofmy serious rp's has been destroyed by people not posting or n00bs posting inane shit. I've taken to rping with myself and still n00bs show up and destroy it... oh well.

Gents, we can but try. If we give it our all, and write our very best, most enchanted stuff only to see not a single reply, or if we move heaven and hell to get our roleplays out and posted, and still no-one will join...

What more can we do?

We can but try and get people involved. At the end of the day, the sad truth is we can't force people into roleplaying with us, no matter how deserving we are of some attention.

Best RPer: The Dictatorship of Der Fuhrer Dyszel

Best Female character: Der Fuhrer Dyszel

Best male character: Mathias Bortiensky

I'll have links up later, right now I'm just too lazy

*uses homer simpson voice*
"Steel...I mean marge, can Ibe on the commitee?"

I know I'm not going to win any awards. I'm not well known and some of my best rp's have been DEETED. I am Impartial and I have enough free time to read the links. You ahve experience of my rping and I promise that I will be thourough and well thought out. No bribes will be accepted. If you do accept me I will withdraw all nominations for myself.

Hey, I'm not going to win any awards either, most likely. I'm too new and not well known at all.

Best Male Charactrer: Lord Damien Dreadfire


I'm glad someone likes the ole' bastard. ;)

I've been holding off on my nominations, but here they are:


Best Male Character: Jay Reaven. This character makes me giggle with joy whenever his foul, sarcastic sewer opens up. :)

Best Female Character: Nathi. Not only is she good, she's also one of the very few female characters floating around....

Best Series: Yes this is biased, but this series is closing in on a year in the making: The AMF/Panteran chronicles. It spans (like I said) almost over the course of a year through dozens of threads, and has seen both the death of old characers and the birth of new ones. Truely one for the NS history books.

Best RPer: Hands down, Pantera. Melkor would be a close second.

Best New RPer: Hard to say. I'm still undecided.

I'd like to nominate 5CN for Best Roleplayer just in case self-nomination is disallowed. I'd also like to nominate Jimathon for the best Male Character and, you know, I might have a thread of my own to nominate for best thread soon.

And also I'd like there either to be a best sci-fi RP as well, or make it a "fantastic fiction" award for both.

You think that's bad? Iv'e gotten no tags, and almost every one ofmy serious rp's has been destroyed by people not posting or n00bs posting inane shit. I've taken to rping with myself and still n00bs show up and destroy it... oh well.

That's why most of the RPs I create are INVITE ONLY. I don't want n00bs coming in to wreck things or certain countries coming in to wreck the storyline (from a country flinging nukes around to one trying to force me to let a state secede from my country).

You see nobody ever want to reply to my invites of rp's. Most of them are too busy with their own rp's or they remeber me from my n00bish days and all together ignore me. *Couch*Ruhr, Haraki, Dillweeder*Cough*

I'd like to nominate 5CN for Best Roleplayer just in case self-nomination is disallowed. I'd also like to nominate Jimathon for the best Male Character and, you know, I might have a thread of my own to nominate for best thread soon.

And also I'd like there either to be a best sci-fi RP as well, or make it a "fantastic fiction" award for both.

I know Jimathon is a nation...is there an IC character named Jimathon as well? Also, the catagories are set in stone. There is no discussion left to be made.

I'm glad someone likes the ole' bastard. ;)

Here I thought he had died...

You see nobody ever want to reply to my invites of rp's. Most of them are too busy with their own rp's or they remeber me from my n00bish days and all together ignore me. *Couch*Ruhr, Haraki, Dillweeder*Cough*

My guess is that many people just RP with their own regular group of nations they know or are familiar with. To get out of that clique mold is not easy unless you do something exceptional, either good or bad.

Though if you post a good quality RP, I guess it's possible to get noticed by other "power players".

Well, I've been attempting to extend my horizons by RPing with new people, such as Rhinara and Alcona and Hubris for fantasy and Vernii, Valinon, Auman, Klonor, and Sunset for space/future-tech. It is very difficult for people to RP out of their clique. For instance, I was with Kain Irenicus/Redeemed Heroes/Talaran, Tarlachia, Valient, Arithon/Assington/Khadrim, Amandathegreat, Roania, and some others for fantasy RPs and didn't really RP with anyone else...

It has been decided that my vomit shall be nominated as the best roleplayer on NationStates! Said vomit has been voted upon by Iuthia, Chimaea, Hallad and BlackWolf Order. FOUR VOTES ALREADY! And the voting hasn't even begun yet!

VOTE THE VOMIT, OR FEEL ITS WRATH.

Ermor, can you please not SPAM!?!

But I am not spamming, I am stating a fact. I said on IRC that I shall nominate my vomit as the best roleplayer, and four people already said that it was the best option to date. That has to count for something! I demand nomination for said, uh, vomit!

No one is ever going to nominate something I do. Why? Because I don’t have over 2,000 posts to my name. I’m not popular. I’m not a player who has a cult following. I’m not a player who RP’s in the upper echelon of NS. Hell, I don’t RP in the lower echelon. I keep to myself when I RP, and because of that, I’ll never win anything. N00bs and newbs alike have no freaking clue who I am. No matter what I’ve done (good or bad, who am I to say anyways), it’s “view count” and its overall reception will always pale in comparison to what the popular players do.

I would nominate the marriage thread we did awhile back as one of my top 10 threads ever, and we never even finished it, to my shame. Why would I nominate? Because I had fun writing it, and my characers rolled of of your own nicely. I don't have 2k posts, I think I have less than you, not sure after the past few days. I'm not popular, because I refuse to be. I'm not a player who has a cult following, because I've intentionally avoided collecting 'NS GROUPIES] because that's shitty. I don't RP in any 'echelon' I just RP. I keep to myself when I RP, but not because I'll never 'win anything' but because I'm not here to win, but to write my story. No matter what I've done, good or bad, view count has meant absolutely dick to me. I could be the only person on earth reading it and I would still keep going because I don't care what anyone else things and I'm having fun. I just write.

I harbor no resentment or derisory feelings or anything, but I see new players orgasm and tag things that AMF, or Nathi, or Scolo, or Siri, or Pantera, or whoever’s popular at the time do just so they can feel like a part of the in crowd. Damien Dreadfire could eat a bad steak and get the stomach flu and hordes of newbies would come running to the thread, tagging and asking if they could get involved. Melkor could write about Alkanphel walking to the grocery store and thousands of RPers would flock to it. I’ve received maybe three tags in my entire time on NS for things I’ve done. Is what I do any worse than what Roania or Assington does?

I don't mind tags, or player orgasms for that matter, but again, I don't like NS GROUPIES at all. It's nice to know someone is reading my work, but it's not vital to me. If ANYONE is tagging my threads to try and win favor with me or the 'in crowd' they can take that shit somewhere else, because it doesn't float with Pants, because I probably dislike you anyway.

I may write a scene about Dayne shaving his crotch and see if anyone [tags] it. I would have to leave...

Meh. My own low profile is my fault, really. I’ll just have to live it. I’ll applaud when Nathi wins best female character, but I’ll be shaking my head as well, knowing there exists out there countless other characters that never had the chance to see the light of day.

Phew… sorry about that. Carry on.

Low profile? What profile? Am I 'High-Profile'? Because if so kick me in the nuts, because that is the last thing I've ever wanted here. Sure, it feels good to be feared when I throw a rant at someone or to have someone say 'nice job', but if I ever develop a tail of 'fan boiz' who sit around and rave about how spectacular I am, I'll probably die of shame.

I see rants like these occasionally, and don't really understand it. I crave solitude. When I do venture outside of my cave to RP, I don't really care about about the newest World War or the World Cup, for that matter. I care about writing to please ME. You guys all seem to caught up in pleasing someone else. Who? Fuck everyone else.

Word.[/rant]



{Sorry for the hijack. To stay on-topic:

Best new RPer: Atarkhos. This girl is fantastically great, and she's only been here three days.

Best series: Dunno if they would be series even, or large, related masses of threads... But I enjoyed reading the Sha'ra conflict, and the Roanian Inquisition. Can't decide...

Ugh, I have some more but pressed to RP. Maybe I'll come back with more later.}

But I am not spamming, I am stating a fact. I said on IRC that I shall nominate my vomit as the best roleplayer, and four people already said that it was the best option to date. That has to count for something! I demand nomination for said, uh, vomit!

Nope...you are spamming. Now kindly get the fuck out of my thread.

Personally, I like the Lake Eerie thread in II. It's the only thread I have to keep reading, even though it has nothing to do with me.

All right, now for reasons.

Jimathon was fun. He's not around anymore, but he was fun. As for 5CN,

I've seen a lot of players nominate such nations as Automagfreek and Melkor for the "best RP'er" category. And I agree with The Eastern Bloc and Pantera: groupies annoy me. Five Civilised Nations is very good. But being good isn't all. He's humble. I can still remember AMF saying "yes, I have fans, you stupid idiot n00b" or something along those lines when he was doing a toiletflush RP. He's good. 5CN is better, and he's nice.

Oh...and here I thought it went without saying.

Since I'm trying to keep this rather current (2004-ish), no dead nations, or the works of dead nations, qualify.

Roseway, I'm far from perfect... I've been a little mean to nations such as Whittier and been annoyed a lot recently about nations who can't RP...

I nominate Dra-pol for the best war.

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=324348

I mean, that was the most fun I had on NS in a very long time.

All right, now for reasons.

Jimathon was fun. He's not around anymore, but he was fun. As for 5CN,

I've seen a lot of players nominate such nations as Automagfreek and Melkor for the "best RP'er" category. And I agree with The Eastern Bloc and Pantera: groupies annoy me. Five Civilised Nations is very good. But being good isn't all. He's humble. I can still remember AMF saying "yes, I have fans, you stupid idiot n00b" or something along those lines when he was doing a toiletflush RP. He's good. 5CN is better, and he's nice.


OOC: Yes, I acknowledged the fact that there are players that are fans of my work, and I don't see anything wrong with that. It makes me feel good and motivates me to keep thinking up good storylines. And I don't recall doing any "toiletflush RP's", I put maximum effort into every story I create.

As far as me not being nice, that's untrue. I go out of my way for players all the time, and OOCly I'm quite pleasant. Just don't cross me ICly. :)

We still doing nominations for Best Ending? If so, I've got a killer.

At the end of a superlong saga involving a war, a giant robot attack, a killer virus, and a robot rebellion, came the thread "The Fall of Sara Resi (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=326116)", in which my second most-used character committed suicide because she couldn't find meaning to her existance between the blurred line seperating man and machine.

Originally, it was called "Don't Fear the Reaper", but that drew in too many comments from the peanut gallery.

OOC: As far as me not being nice, that's untrue. I go out of my way for players all the time, and OOCly I'm quite pleasant. Just don't cross me ICly. :)

[OOC: From my limited OOC dealings with Automagfreek, I think he IS cool. So far, I've stayed out of his way IC. I think. ;)]

He is cool. about a week ago I had this fucker flaming me in General fourm and Auto came by and helped me deal withhim. Auto thanks man.

All right, now for reasons.

Jimathon was fun. He's not around anymore, but he was fun. As for 5CN,

I've seen a lot of players nominate such nations as Automagfreek and Melkor for the "best RP'er" category. And I agree with The Eastern Bloc and Pantera: groupies annoy me. Five Civilised Nations is very good. But being good isn't all. He's humble. I can still remember AMF saying "yes, I have fans, you stupid idiot n00b" or something along those lines when he was doing a toiletflush RP. He's good. 5CN is better, and he's nice.


The hell are you talking about? I haven't been nominated for best RPer by anyone. :P

Steel I comend you for trying to pull something together like this, but I think it will not be a easy thing to do. For several reasons. One, well, like it has already be stated most of us who do role play we are tied to certain other nations. For example most of the nations I role play with would be 5CN, Tarlachia, Valient, Mercenary Soldiers, Assington, Wandering Argonains, Kain, and so on. With that we would all be discriminate to those that we role play with. I mean I haven't role played with others that I am sure have the qualties that would make them a nominations. I just think that most of the nominations already made are not broad, but only specific to those they work with. Plus, when I people nominate themselves, if they are so great they would be having others nominate themselves and wouldn't need to do something, right. Another is what I believe was already stated. Some people may not have so many posts and yet have great work and just aren't noticed, they keep to the shadows. I just think the rules need to be looked at again. Plus, the judges will need a lot of time to look at the threads. A lot of them are real long. Good luck with it. If you need help let me know.

Is Wolfish still in the game? If he is, I think his Desolation of Wolfish thread ought to be nominated for best war thread.


TEO

best RP'r?

hmm....Crimmond gets my vote.

He is cool. about a week ago I had this fucker flaming me in General fourm and Auto came by and helped me deal withhim. Auto thanks man.
AMF has had his share of flaming fuckers. Remember New Spartha? I know I do. Wish I didn't, though.

I nominate Dra-pol for the best war.

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=324348I second that nomination and also nominate Dra-pol for Best Series and Best Role Player on the above plus these:

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=339818

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=345905

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=339885

Actually there were a lot more but I can't find them. Maybe Dra-pol kept track . . . I know that ever since it's been created it's kept this running commentary on it's nation and various regional conflicts it's had. The first couple even had era appropriate images.

Here's some links from an offsite forum but since the forum moved to jolt the url's are wrong. Altho' I posted the CIA World Factbook Entry, it was written by Dra-pol.

http://s2.invisionfree.com/nsasia/index.php?showtopic=25

AMF has had his share of flaming fuckers. Remember New Spartha? I know I do. Wish I didn't, though.

Ok...this isn't an AMF fan boi thread, as much as I like the guy. Keep on topic.

*goes off topic in own thread* ...and who gave this a 2.20 average rating? Assholes.

wasn't me. I gave it a 4....

If we're only having 10 nominations per category are we going to get a running list (so I know which categories are free to nominate in) or am I going to be told to go back and count it out myself? ;)

wasn't me. I gave it a 4....

If we're only having 10 nominations per category are we going to get a running list (so I know which categories are free to nominate in) or am I going to be told to go back and count it out myself? ;)

It's the best 10 options, not the first 10 options that we vote on. So go ahead...vote for anything and everything that's good.

Oh excellent. I'll get back to you ASAP.

Here's the link for the "Desolation of Wolfish" thread.

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=313209


TEO

How about an award for 'Most pretentiously titled RP'? I think the nominations would be endless. :p

I'm waiting to hear from Lavenrunz for the URL to The Death of Empress Joanna.
I nominate that one for best ending.

Best War:
The Slaver War, of course.

Best Scene(s)
Bodies Without Organs
Imperial Britian Invades 32 County Irish Republic (thread)
Best nuclear fallout RP. Ever.

Wow. I'd almost forgotten about Empress Joanna, who was one of my favorites to read about here at NS...

I tend to get out of hand with my gore and graphic writing, but the only time I've ever been truly riveted in suspense was her, and my vote for best single scene:

The Gunrape scene.

Chilling and fantastically well written.

Any more input on Dra-pol?

*Starts to make "Dra-pol for Best Series RP" campaign pins.*

How about an award for 'Most pretentiously titled RP'? I think the nominations would be endless. :p

I agree....

I think their should be best comic RPer. That's a category for people like Vrak who RP sensibly but who always have a certain element of the absurd round every corner.

Any more input on Dra-pol?

*Starts to make "Dra-pol for Best Series RP" campaign pins.*

Aww. We should start casting those as alternatives to the Hotan/Kurosian I/wheel badges worn by all Republican comrades...

Best Female Character:
Dread Lady or Empress Jo
and
must...not..type..this...
Best male character:
Matthew Iesus

First of all, I want to thank personally all the others who voted for me for the categories you chose me for. I didn't even know that this thread existed, till I decided to click a little link in the signature area of Steel Butterfly's. Caught me by surprise actually to see myself named. I'm humbled...

So, in return, I shall nominate the following as my choices for each of the given categories. These were hard to determine in my limited exposure to what I have witnessed on NS, but here goes:

Best Thread
Change of Blood, despite a slight problem partway through it, it turned out quite well.
Best Series
Assington Vampires I, II (and III is being planned to be spectacular)
Best Male Character
Maximus Destroi
Best Female Character
Skadi
Best Fantasy Character
Kain Shentavo, no doubt about it
Best Ending
Darkness Ascendant (the entire thread was an ending of an 'era')
Best Plot
Assington Vampires
Best New RPer
Unable to determine at this time...
Best Roleplayer
Kain Irenicus/Kain Shentavo/any of the other alibis he took up
Most Creative RPs
Assington Vampires series
Best War
Darkness Falls

Although it's not an official category, I'd like to nominate Valient and Golden Scimitar as "Best Supporting RPers"

And one more nomination, "Best 'Shadow' player" goes to.....Wandering Argonians!

And still, the name Ermor...yes...the one who spammed this thread irritates me so...he/she knows why I feel this way...

Best Thread: That Steel Butterfly civil war thread, was friggin awesome! :eek:
Best Male Character: Alkanphel (did I spell it right)
Best Female Character: Nathicana
Best Roleplayer: Melkor Unchained

Sorry if anyone thinks I'm way off. I'm new, you know...

Oh yeah, just to clarify counters, Kain Shentavo is the same character as Kain Irenicus and Kain Brightblade. He simply has changed over the year or two that I have roleplayed him. It is just a shame that all the threads are gone so I cannot show you people....the history is extremely long. I am not going to vote for myself or anyone else because I don't really know who to choose.

Although it's not an official category, I'd like to nominate Valient and Golden Scimitar as "Best Supporting RPers"



Thanks Tarlachia.

GS

I nomonate Kaukolastan, for his absolutely hilarious "War on Water" (6th thread to be archived ever, so im told)

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=290878

Bleh... what about me?

I deserve to be best new RPer :D

Or maybe best character... no that's pushing it.

:P

Yes I found this in your sig Steel.

Bleh... what about me?

I deserve to be best new RPer :D

Or maybe best character... no that's pushing it.

:P

Yes I found this in your sig Steel.
Let's see your work, baby.

Let's see your work, baby.

This is my best work... though there are some past/present tense errors.

A Day in the Life of the President (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=342805)

I want at least honorable mention

*ninja*

Well, I'm really new to the NS RP threads... but I think I can churn out some good quality stuff. I don't know if I can qualify for the 'Best New RPer', but at least I have good grammar and spelling!

My first RP: http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=350006
My second: http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=354714

My first RP went down the inactivity drain and pretty much fizzled. I'm still posting in the second one (which is much more superior), so check it every once and a while for some more RP goodness!

Shouldn't the "Best character" awards, in any category, be awarded to original characters? After all, Innovation and Creativity should be prime criteria for candidancy in nomination, and I believe playing a character already created in books or whatnot by other authors, while being an homage of sorts, can never gain points in those areas.

Players who make up their own, for whatever reason, automatically have large gains in creativity and innovation (depending on a lot of factors such as how their character is based) just for that. I'm not being bias either, as the High Orcs first appeared in The Rifter #13, published by Palladium Books, Inc.

Nominate Sino if you like reading relentless acts of heroism and 'atrocities' in war RPs. LOL!

I would like to suggest another category, Steel. How about most unlikely, but workable couple in a RP? If you do so allow. I would like to nominate, Rashel, character to my nation and David, character to Cyberutopia. Here are acouple stories that the two opposite characters are involved in.


http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=347112 This is a story started by Arithon called When Angels Run Rampant.


http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=285786 This is a story started by me called A New Awakening.

I count "new RPer" as anyone from March 2004 on.


Is this for the NS forum only, or for the entirety of RP forums? Technically, I'm new to the NS forum, but I've been in II since the beginning of my nation.

It counts for Roleplays anywhere on NationStates, however I wish you wouldn't have bumped this...considering that I said I wasn't going to use it and start anew....