Kaitlyn S Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 -- Thread of the year (a thread on a bridge topic)Does the person who started this thread win the Posty, despite the others' content which might make the thread interesting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitlyn S Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 I don't qualify as a nomineeWhy not? since I will be doing the vote counting and I will get to know what people voted forI don't see that as being a problem as long as you vote before you see anybody else's vote in the category in which you are nominated. Of course, if you can vote for yourself, it makes no difference but it's probably fairer to say you can't vote in a category for which you are nominated, unless you want to vote for someone else? I can't believe that somebody wouldn't trust you to count the votes honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted October 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Does the person who started this thread win the Posty, despite the others' content which might make the thread interesting?No, it is the thread as a whole that wins, nobody gets bragging rights for it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 It is always a shame when only threads from Sep-Dec are seriously considered as everyone has forgotten the rest.The same reason so many Oscar-worthy movies come out in December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 So far we have: Poster of the year: Trinidad, Kenberg, MrAce, Wank, Zelandakh, Helene_t, Kungsgeten Real life acchievement : JLall, FrancesHinden, Fluffy Newcomer of the year: 661_Pete, Kaitlyn_S. It would be nice to have one more especially if Kaitlyn doesn't want to be nominated because she has used a different ID before. IMHO Kaitlyn does qualify but of course we will respect her decision. Most Helpful Poster of the Year: Kaitlyn_S, Diana_Eva, wank, Helene_t, Zelandakh Does anyone object to priority voting, i.e. you can give a 2nd and 3rd vote and then we simulate run-offs like in the French and Australian (and from now on also in Maine) electoral system? Yes I know it is a bit late to discuss voting procedures. I should have brought this up before. If anyone can make some nominations for post and thread of the year then I would be willing to extent the deadline to 30 nov. I have one nomination for the post of the year, namelu Zel's first post in the "after opener's jumpshift" thread: http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/75073-after-openers-jump-shift/page__p__897117__fromsearch__1#entry897117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 For TotY: Stayman alternative and specifically this post from Ken as a PotY candidate. Additionally restricted choice as TotY for its comedy value and Timo's background on the Turkish coup for PotY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Some more categories to ponder (one or two quantitative ones!) - most moderated/reported posts- comeback poster of the year- most usernames used on the forums- least missed poster who left in the last year- longest profile- longest signature- most upvotes given in the calendar year- most upvotes received in the calendar year- most spelling misteaks per word in a post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Just noticed that helene added me to the shortlist for most helpful. I don't think admins/staff are supposed to be eligible, it is our job to help people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitlyn S Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Just noticed that helene added me to the shortlist for most helpful. I don't think admins/staff are supposed to be eligible, it is our job to help people.I nominated you in post #25. I was unaware of any restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I nominated you in post #25. I was unaware of any restrictions. Thanks, Kaitlyn, I appreciate it. It's not about restrictions, just that we're here to help, so it's not extraordinary that we actually do so :) Besides, if upvotes for admins were allowed barry would beat me by far :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Just thinking .... Liversidge has made many good queries over the year that has elicited good responses. Could someone find a couple worth of nomination, either for thread of the year or for post of the year? Anyway .... votes can start now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 This discussion on splinters and cue bidding was interesting and very positive, pretty much everything you would want from a thread of this type. It would be a worthy addition to the TotY list.This thread on Rubensohl was also quite informative. For an individual post perhaps this one but I think his strength on BBF is mostly in stimulating interesting discussion and that lends itself more towards TotY than PotY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted November 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Leading under a king against suit contracts (http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/75230-leading-away-from-a-king-in-a-suit-contract/page__pid__899648#entry899648) for Thread of the Year and Kaitlyn's response for post of the year. Can we have a few more nominations in the next couple of days? And don't forget to vote, photo ID not required :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitlyn S Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Leading under a king against suit contracts (http://www.bridgebas...648#entry899648) for Thread of the Year and Kaitlyn's response for post of the year.I'd be shocked if that was the best post of the year. Can we have a few more nominations in the next couple of days? And don't forget to vote, photo ID not required :)I'll have to look for a better post, I'm sure several exist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiros Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 Can we have a few more nominations in the next couple of days? And don't forget to vote, photo ID not required :) I suppose that I'll nominate Stefan_O for newcomer of the year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted December 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Ping. Can I get some votes please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Thank you! While I'd like to be considered for "great accomplishments in bridge outside of BBO" :lol: :D I can't ethically accept the award for New Poster. I posted here under a different username many years ago. (Inquiry seemed to be the most frequent poster at the time.) I tried to log on to these forums using my old username and it didn't work for several days, so I just created a new account. My old account was anything but polite, in fact I might be voted for "most improved poster" by anyone who remembers my old posting style. But, it's nice to post here and not be despised by a few of the other posters, so I think it's probably best to let that old username remain in the dustbin. I'd be curious what your original user ID was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 I'd be curious what your original user ID was... She already explained why she is posting under an alias, and frankly she didn't have to. I'm perfectly happy with her as Kaitlyn, and she's got my vote for newbie helper of the year. You really have to leave aside the water cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitlyn S Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Ping. Can I get some votes please?Maybe put the request in the General Forum? I'll bet most people don't even look here because they always see BBF vs JEC or BBF Challenge as the most recent post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted December 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) Ping - last attempt to encourage some voting activity before I go on holidays and lose internet connection for a while. Poster of the year: Trinidad, Kenberg, MrAce, Wank, Zelandakh, Kungsgeten Real life acchievement : JLall, FrancesHinden, Fluffy Newcomer of the year: 661_Pete, Stefan_O Most Helpful Poster of the Year: Kaitlyn_S, wank, Zelandakh, Diana_Eva, helene_t. Post of the year: - Zel's first post in the "after opener's jumpshift" thread: http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/75073-after-openers-jump-shift/page__p__897117__fromsearch__1#entry897117- This post by Ken from Stayman Alternative: http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/75039-stayman-alternative/page__view__findpost__p__897039- Kaitlyn's post in http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/75230-leading-away-from-a-king-in-a-suit-contract/page__pid__899648#entry899648 Thread of the year: Stayman alternative http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/75039-stayman-alternative/- Leading away from a king: http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/75230-leading-away-from-a-king-in-a-suit-contract/page__pid__899648#entry899648- Stayman alternative: http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/75039-stayman-alternative/page__view__findpost__p__897039 Edited December 22, 2016 by helene_t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 I think you are also nominated for most helpful, right Helene? If not then you certainly should be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted December 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Only one peer has voted so far. Is that true? If you have voted but not received a notification from me, please tell me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitlyn S Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Only one peer has voted so far. Is that true? If you have voted but not received a notification from me, please tell me.I'm the only one who voted? I guess I know who's winning :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitlyn S Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) Looking forward to seeing the results, assuming somebody besides me voted :) Edited January 1, 2017 by Kaitlyn S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitlyn S Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 I was looking to see if the results were posted anywhere by searching for Posty. It appears that there is a Posty competition every year but winners have not been posted since 2012. Am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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