Chit Chat Awards & Survey

[Sentinel]

Who is going to hold them this year? I really hope they will be arranged as usual.

They are usually held in November or so, but it takes time to come up with the questions, to get enough replies with answers & nominees etc.

[Devrim]

I would suggest that instead of asking for people to fill in a long questionaire, you take nominations and then put it up as a poll, which I think would get a lot more replies that usual.

Devrim

[Il Medico]

I would suggest that instead of asking for people to fill in a long questionaire, you take nominations and then put it up as a poll, which I think would get a lot more replies that usual.

Devrim
Yes, but that would also require tons of threads and polls. Quite a hassle.

[Sentinel]

I would suggest that instead of asking for people to fill in a long questionaire, you take nominations and then put it up as a poll, which I think would get a lot more replies that usual.

Devrim


I'd prefer if someone else did them this year. I already have done it once (it's quite a job), I've been absent a lot, and last but not least there are much funnier guys than I here.

I'm not sure about the poll idea. Perhaps it might work for the Survey, but not for the Awards. Imo a great part of the charm of the Awards is the 'ceremony' when the results are announced.

[Devrim]

Yes, but that would also require tons of threads and polls. Quite a hassle.

Yes, but you would get more than the usual 12 or so people replying to it. I suppose it depends how much effort somebody wants to put into it.

Devrim

[Lyev]

Oh gosh, I can't wait. The banter will be fantastic!

[maskerade]

I'm new. can someone explain what this is? I looked at the thread from last year and didn't really understand

[Sentinel]

You should read the rest of the historical Awards in the other sticky to understand the pattern how it works. But the basic principle with the Awards is that one person makes a post with the categories, and then people send their nominations to that person via PM and s/he compiles the awards of the answers and announces them in the regular fashion (category by category) in a new thread.

Usually most regular posters are together in the live chat during the 'ceremony'. In the Survey, a questionnaire is posted and people send their replies by PM, which are then posted as anonymous statistics.

I like the survey, but the Awards are more important imo, perhaps because I once won them. Unfortunately I was the one who arranged them that year, and so I was naturally accused of cheating. :lol:

[JazzRemington]

I'd like to volunteer to draft a survey and compile results. I'd give me a chance to dust off my research skills a bit.

[Sentinel]

I'd like to volunteer to draft a survey and compile results. I'd give me a chance to dust off my research skills a bit.


Awesome! :) Now we just need someone to hold the awards, unless you want to do them too? That would be great.

[JazzRemington]

Awesome! :) Now we just need someone to hold the awards, unless you want to do them too? That would be great.

I don't know about holding the awards. I don't think I'd have time for it.

[Comrade Wolfie's Very Nearly Banned Adventures]

I vote Thomas sankara for bellend of the year award.

[Bright Banana Beard]

Well well well, I have to vote Thomas Sankara for the Person of the Year

[Sentinel]

The nominations are sent by PM once we have decided who makes the awards -- not posted here.

[JazzRemington]

You know, I think I will volunteer to present. I have an idea.

[Comrade Wolfie's Very Nearly Banned Adventures]

The nominations are sent by PM once we have decided who makes the awards -- not posted here.

Hey, I'm just trying to get my Sankara for Bellend of the year Campaign off the ground.

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3329/tscampaignposter.png

[Jazzratt]

Hey, I'm just trying to get my Sankara for Bellend of the year Campaign off the ground.

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3329/tscampaignposter.png Holy cock, seeing that picture nearly made me spit cuppa soup onto my keyboard.

[Sentinel]

Hey, I'm just trying to get my Sankara for Bellend of the year Campaign off the ground.


No problem comrade, I just wanted to be sure everyone understood the rules. :)

[Sentinel]

You know, I think I will volunteer to present. I have an idea.


Awesome to hear and thank you! I'd advice you to read through the old awards for more ideas, and to see what categories different people have used in the awards. I'm still mad at myself for forgetting one of the most important ones -- n00b of the year -- when I made them 2008.

[The Feral Underclass]

:laugh:

[Sam_b]

It's gonna suck like every year.

We don't need a poll to confirm that Thomas Sankara is an idiot who nobody respects.

[JazzRemington]

We don't need a poll to confirm that Thomas Sankara is an idiot who nobody respects.

It only counts if it's official.

[Wanted Man]

Hey, I'm just trying to get my Sankara for Bellend of the year Campaign off the ground.

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3329/tscampaignposter.png

:lol:

The award can be introduced with the bit of music at the beginning of this video:

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Ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-ta-ta... it's Thomas Sankara, ladies and gentlemen!

[Lyev]

Alright, so basically if I suggest a category and people like it then users have to PM me with their nominations? Or are there certain people that are usually in charge of certain categories (like funniest, most intelligent, kindest etc.)?

[Sentinel]

Alright, so basically if I suggest a category and people like it then users have to PM me with their nominations? Or are there people that are usually in charge of certain categories (like funniest, most intelligent, kindest etc.)?


Jazz Remington promised he will take care of them. We now have to wait for him to compile the Award categories and the survey.

[Lyev]

Jazz Remington promised he will take care of them. We now have to wait for him to compile the Award categories and the survey.Oh yes, I follow now. Thank you for clarifying.

[Lenina Rosenweg]

I wasn't here last year. What's the dress code? Is this event formal attire? Will there be a band and if so who? Will there be an MC? Can I bring guests? Sorry to have so many questions, its just that this will be my first RevLeft Annual Chit Chat Award Event and I am a bit nervous.

[ContrarianLemming]

I wasn't here last year. What's the dress code? Is this event formal attire? Will there be a band and if so who? Will there be an MC? Can I bring guests? Sorry to have so many questions, its just that this will be my first RevLeft Annual Chit Chat Award Event and I am a bit nervous.

Radiohead or Florence and the machine?

Let's sort out catagories before we go nuts with nominations,

and I can think of worse people then thomas sankara, like the guy who uses his name on revleft.com.

"biggest Bellend"
"wittiest"
"best sig"
"driest sense of humor" (no brainer for sam)
"the best mod in revleft history"

and so on..

[Tjis]

My suggestions for categories:
Best avatar
Most verbose poster
King/queen/dear leader/great helmsman/woman of chit-chat
Most impressive facial hair (as described by nominators)
Most similar to Tjis

[Sentinel]

Last year Fuserg9 made a combined survey/awards. I'm posting it here for JazzRemington to see and use as help, but of course he may do it completely differently this year, that's up to him. :)



Personal details
Age:
Gender:
Country you currently live in:
Country you were born in:
Ideology:
Sexuality:
Occupation:
Religion:

Personal favourites:
Favourite food:
Favourite drink:
Favourite author:
Favourite genre of music:
Favourite political figure:
Least favourite political figure:
Favourite website:
Favourite artist:
Favourite genre of film:
Tea or coffee:
British or American humour:

2009
International crisis of the year:
Political organisation of the year:
Most reactionary political organisation of the year:
Political of the year:
Reactionary political of the year:
Most amusing instance of the year:
Favourite internet meme of the year:
Film of the year:
Album of the year:

RevLeft
Most interesting thread of the year:
Most amusing thread of the year:
Revleft buzzword of the year:
Biggest shitstorm of the year:
Biggest troll of the year:
Most controversial user of the year:
Most annoying user of the year:
Favorite restricted member of the year:
Most amusing user of the year:
Favorite noob of the year:
Nicest user of the year:
Most helpful user of the year:
User with the highest theoretical level:
Most missed user from years gone by:
Favorite non-mod/admin of the year:
Mod of the year:
Admin of the year:
User of the year (to be awarded ‘the golden che’):


So one more time, everyone remember that this is last year's questionnaire, and that a new one which is to be used this year will be posted later by JR.

[Il Medico]

Haha. I remember I won favorite noob last year...in a tie with BP socialist. :(

[Quail]

At least you won something.

[Il Medico]

At least you won something.
Do you remember BP socialist?

[Quail]

No, I joined in December last year and didn't really post much at first.

[Il Medico]

No, I joined in December last year and didn't really post much at first.
Be joyful and give thanks.

[Sasha]

So one more time, everyone remember that this is last year's questionnaire, and that a new one which is to be used this year will be posted later by JR.

:lol: i scrolled up from the last post and was :blink: "JacobRichter is going to do the chitchat awards??????"

[meow]

Haha. I remember I won favorite noob last year...in a tie with BP socialist. :(
what do you get if you win? the peoples ovation and fame forever?

(if yall vote for me i will give yall virtual kisses ;) :ninja:

[Il Medico]

what do you get if you win?
A bloated ego.

[meow]

A bloated ego.
i already have one :lol:

[Tablo]

I vote awards are delivered live on webcam because it would be a hassle for something that is already a hassle and stupid to begin with. :lol:

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

Drama award: Everyone wins!:laugh::laugh:

[JazzRemington]

Unfortunately, I've been hit with a rather large workload for school and I won't be able to do actually draft a survey or present. I can still compile the results and give some help to whoever wants to draft and administer the survey.

[Il Medico]

I guess I'll put my head on the chopping board. I need a good distraction anyways.

[Sentinel]

I guess I'll put my head on the chopping board. I need a good distraction anyways.

How is it going? Do you need help?

It's a bannable offence to say that you'll do them without fulfilling your promise. That is the actual, secret reason why TAT was banned, he did that in 2007.

[Quail]

Yeah, give us an update every so often. The awards sound fun :)

[Il Medico]

How is it going? Do you need help?

It's a bannable offence to say that you'll do them without fulfilling your promise. That is the actual, secret reason why TAT was banned, he did that in 2007.
I'm working on it. But I've a bit of a load the last few weeks, so I probably won't have the new survey out until next week. Any suggestions you can give would be great. Also, Fuserg9, could you tell me how to make the graphs you did last year?

Doc

[Sentinel]

Great to hear that you are on the case! :thumbup1:

[F9]

I'm working on it. But I've a bit of a load the last few weeks, so I probably won't have the new survey out until next week. Any suggestions you can give would be great. Also, Fuserg9, could you tell me how to make the graphs you did last year?

Doc

Im pretty sure it was excel.I didnt knew how to do them before that, i just figured it out at that moment i decided to make them graphs instead of just giving numbers.I cant recall what i was doing, but if you try and cant do it, maybe i can have a look at them again and let you know.

[Sentinel]

I really don't mean to be a pain in the ass Il Medico, but it will take a while for people to send in the answers, and then for you to compile the results. So if you mean to publish the the results before the end of the year, you're in a bit of a hurry.

If it's too much to do everything at once, start with the awards? Also, just use last years, if you can't decide what categories to involve..

[Il Medico]

Here the draft:


Personal details-
Age:
Gender:
Country you currently live in:
Country you were born in:
Ideology:
Sexuality:
Occupation:
Religion:

Personal favorites-
Favorite food:
Favorite drink:
Favorite author:
Favorite genre of music:
Favorite political figure:
Least favorite political figure:
Favorite website:
Favorite artist:
Favorite genre of film:
Favorite Book:
Favorite Film:
Favorite Band:
Tea or coffee:
British or American humour:

2010-
International crisis of the year:
Political organization of the year:
Most reactionary political organization of the year:
Political Figure of the year:
Reactionary political Figure of the year:
Most amusing instance of the year:
Film of the year:
Album of the year:
Bellend of the year: (I had to do it:lol:)

RevLeft-
Most interesting thread of the year:
Most amusing thread of the year:
Revleft buzzword of the year:
Biggest shitstorm of the year:
Biggest troll of the year:
Biggest Shocker:
Most controversial user of the year:
Most annoying user of the year:
Favorite restricted member of the year:
Most amusing user of the year:
Favorite noob of the year:
Nicest user of the year:
Most helpful user of the year:
User with the highest theoretical level:
Most missed user from years gone by:
Favorite regular member of the year:
Favorite Committed User of the year:
Mod of the year:
Admin of the year:
User of the year (to be awarded ‘the golden che’):

Thats what I've got so far. Feel it is still too much like the last, but I'll put it out Friday at the latest, any suggestions

[Comrade Wolfie's Very Nearly Banned Adventures]

I'm loving the fact that 'bellend of the year' got it. My first and only contribution to revleft.

[Sentinel]

That looks good to me, good initiative there replacing non-mod/admin with favourite regular and committed user.

[Il Medico]

Thinking about adding Chit Chatian of the Year and Favorite Director....

[Sentinel]

Thinking about adding Chit Chatian of the Year


Definitely, that's a good one!

[Sentinel]

Couple of tips to get the maximal amount of replies: When you post the questionnaire, it should be done in a new thread which you link to in your signature and PM/IM people about, telling them to participate. A separate post should also be made in the reactionary chatter thread in OI.

This time, perhaps we can get an admin to post it as a 'board announcement' as well. I'll ask one of them.

Remember to announce in beforehand when the awards ceremony will be held. And then when it's time, start the Awards thread in Chit Chat and invite everyone to the ceremony in livechat where the results are announced live.