Tilted Monthly Awards!
 

Introducing the Tilted Monthly Awards!

On the 1st of every month, we will announce the winners of the following awards:

Tilted Host/Hostess - Given for excellence in welcoming new members to the community.
Tilted Presenter - Given for excellence in creating interesting and original content.
Tilted Mentor - Given for excellence in providing credibile advice for those in need.
Tilted Natural - Given for excellence in becoming a valuable member of the community in such a short time.
Tilted Samaritan - Given for excellence in helping the moderators keep the board clean.
Employee of the Month - Given for excellence in moderating the boards.

Winners will be given nice little badges next to their names. Nominees and winners will be decided by the mods, but the community is encouraged to submit their selections for each award. We encourage everyone to get involved and tell us (via Private Message) who you think deserves what!

Oooh fancy! This sounds like a good idea halx

I submit Halx as admin of the month (and me as brown noser of the month).

Very interesting idea, so long as it doesn't become a popularity contest. It seems a good way to gently nudge people to do their best.

Im sure lots of people will appreciate it....though Im not one to "do good" just cause somebody is watching, thats usually when I tend to fade into the background lol

Oooh, shiny!

I'll never win, you all hate me ...

:sad:

That was my first thought, but having the moderators decide it ought to keep things from going that route, I should think.

You're canadian so you automatically get 2 points.
Oh I didn't mean that it'd be who's popular to the general public (Ustwo would be a shoe in), I meant who's popular with the mods.

I'll have to PM somebody.

Merit badges ROCK.

This is awesome. Thank you Your Tilted Hotness.

The lady gives Halx a curtsy and slips out unnoticed.

I can only service so many at once....http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smil...rt/bukkake.gif

ng, you're truly delightful in every way.

Oh, that's awful.

And yet arousing.

That is the best emoticon I've ever seen.

I think that emoticon just jacked this thread.

ZING!

i think its a swell idea.

but id like to think that all regulars here give good advice, help clean the boards etc. it may help in making a few of those sitting on the edge a little more productive.

im all for it.

Terrible idea. This will definitely turn into a popularity contest and further stratify the cliques and elites on the board.

I'm glad your so optimistic about this. :expressionless:

If I don't win something... /wrists

Can there be a "Most Awesome"?

Great idea! Fun, challenge, motivation. :p
And I always thought you were on that elite list. :orly:

Shit, does this mean I have to go back to being nice?

What, are you going to climb back in the womb? That's the last time you were nice.

jorgelito, I'm going to have to sit down and buy you a beer some time just to get your idea on who's in what cliche, etc. For the life of me, I've never figured that one out.

One of the principle standards of the TFP is to discourage popularity contests. That's why the categories here do not define opinions, only actions.

You'll need to buy me one too......

OOh, can we go to the Berghoff again?

Absolutely. And I'll buy. And I'll wear a different shirt this time, Lucifer... :)

I don't have a strong opinion one way or another about the awards, but I had a couple of thoughts:

Actions and opinions are not mutually exclusive. The categories listed above must defined by the collective opinion of the moderators. (Unless there some objective criteria that will will be used to assign membership to a particular category). Anyone's opinion (moderator or not) of who should win an award must be based on a subjective assessment of the actions of that individual.

For most of the categories, people already have their own ideas about who is a good moderator, mentor, etc. Why should someone care about the moderators' assessment of exemplary behavior?

Is a badge from the moderators necessary? What are the costs and benefits of adding badges? Will the effect of badges be similar to when post count was reported on everyone's post? Will awards increase good posts? Or will they undermine intrinsic motivation to post well?

Again, I don't care one way or another and it's obviously been decided already.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. - Napoleon Bonaparte

That was far more succinct than my post.

I imagine that judging will be carried out as impartially as possible.

TFP has cliques? I must me missing some extra "Tilted Too Cool" board or something. Is that a subdivision of Tilted Sports? I stay clear of that neighborhood...

eh, i'm not gonna change my habits for any sort of... imaginary thing.

TFP, the next incarnation of a text based MMO, defeat these dungeons to aquire this loot.

good idea for those who are interested in this sort of thing though :p

I don't doubt that.

You cynics are funny. "*I'm* not going to jump through hoops just for an award!" "I can see all the mods' friends winning all the awards." "Is this even necessary?"

Come on, people. When I propose something, I'm thinking about the upside. What the hell else would I be thinking about? "I need to find a way to praise everyone I like!" Right. Right. You don't have to bust your ass to earn it, but if you do, the WHOLE COMMUNITY will recognize you, not just the mods. This is encouragement to raise the level of quality here. Can you doubt that?

I don't think anyone is worried about the intent, at least no one sane, I think its just natural cynicism after seeing these kind of things in the past.

I'm not worried about "friends" being rewarded. I do think that there are many good posters on this board. It's clear that these badges represent an effort to raise the level of quality. I enjoy thinking about how to change people's behavior (increasing post quality, for example). I'm skeptical that giving badges will increase the quality of posts. However, I do appreciate the intent and effort.

again, I really don't care who gets these merit badges or not. it doesn't effect their contribution to this site. Sure, it's nice to be recognized, and i'm NOT trying to be negative about this, I just am contributing to the conversation the overall message of "kudos for trying to implement something for part of your market to aspire to, but I'm not in this target demographic" thats all.

Clearly he was an officer.

Soldiers fight for their friends, lofty things like their country or their God, their next meal, or if there is a visible end to the fighting.

Kinda like TFP, I'd imagine.

I guess, being behind the curtain and overseeing all discussions about the site, I am a little defensive when people even consider bias. We have an eclectic mix of personalities. The intent to stick to the rulebook and to remain as impartial as possible is a part of everything the mods do. The winners of these awards will be decided in complete fairness.

Hell no! Being an ass is awesome. There is no need to be nice to everyone. Reading what you and WK think of many things is half the reason I am on tfp!

I don't see the reason behind flipping out over popularity contests. If you're liked, you know it already. If not, you probably do as well. Might as well have a poll about it.

You want to have a poll to discover how well liked you are? I think that might be a popularity contest.

Thee are TFP's Oscars.

Now I'm just waiting for TFP's Razzies... :p

That's what I said in my post. I'm for it and I don't understand people who object to popularity contests. Thought it was clear enough.

So... uh... as far as I figure: a popularity contest is gratuitous masturbation whereas this kind of thing highlights the history of user action on the board.

Where's the confusion?

Leave it to the TFPers to bitch when we try to give them something cool...

I don't know if I think this would change the way people post, but I like the idea of recognizing people for outstanding contributions.

Whoa... you said bitch... you're such a rebel... :thumbsup:

Yeah, the word bitch coming from World's King is kind of unsettling. He's usually so proper...

I think its clear enough. Complain about something that the administration is going out of there way to do for you and you don't get it. Simple enough if you ask me.

Ditto infinity. ^^^

I don't see anybody being against it, unless I'm missing something.

EDIT: Some are in fact against it. Oh well, you can always ignore them and proceed with the idea. Majority likes it. Majority wins.

Complain? It seems more like dissection. What mechanisms will be used as criteria? Who will be choosing them? Seeing as we do have a wonderfully eclectic group of moderators, will they each have their own criteria?

These don't seem like unreasonable questions to me.

I was thinking the same thing.

Damned if you do, Damned if ....well just damned all the time.

At this point, I'm just going to say, "Take it and like it."

Why do you care? It's free. Take it.

Finally, my years of sage advice and helpful visual aids will be properly recognized.

Why do I care? I don't really. I think it's a great idea. I was just pointing out that it's not like people are mad about it or anything, they're just thinking about it. I don't see any harm in that.

You need an award of some kind. Seriously.

Nominations have already started. Someone in this thread has already been nominated for one of the awards. It's up to you all who else will be.

You really need a 'Best Neocon Robot Devil' award.

Just saying.

So you and host could nominate each other every month? What would be the point?

Part of me wants negative, belittling awards.

"Biggest Dumbass"

"Worst Typo"

"Lamest Thread"

...

Ya know, just to balance it out.

Jazz, I served with the neocon robot devil: I know the neocon robot devil; the neocon robot devil is a friend of mine. host is no neocon robot devil.

Now that would be fun. The_Jazz (super-grammarator) and roachboy (caps-lock? what's that?) could decide.

So do I. There are a number of posts that catch my eye on this board for embodying the spirit of TFP, and it's great to finally have an opportunity to see some of these things recognized.

Plus, it gives every one of us incentive to be not just a contributor--but a GREAT contributor.

i see the caps lock button on my keyboard.
it's right where it normally is.
just saying.

If you would ever like instruction in its use, please feel free to PM me, I'm working on my mentor badge.

I can already feel the love start to grow

so methinks someone hung out on facebook a lil much and was like "dude we need superlatives for tfp" /snarky

heh, I'd vote giant hamburger for something. But none of those titles do him justice.

Done. Come to LA and I will buy both of you numerous beers (or libations of your choice within reason). You may even bring your friend Lucifer and Berganoff and I will be hospitable to them as well. There may even be cigars involved if appropriate.

As for my opinions, well, they are just that. No need to get all freaked out about it. Why on earth would we all want to have the same opinion anyways? That's why I feel the way I do.

YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL, THIS KIND OF SHIT WILL GET YOU NOMINATED FOR SOMETHING...

Oops, stupid caps lock.

tHEre's littLe IN thE wAy of compliCATion in uSing that fUNCtion.

...whoa...

Good going now roachboy is attempting to use the shift and caps lock buttons.
Meddlers you are...oh wait, was that for the mentor badge? He doesn't quite get it yet, keep working with him.

Good start.

It will seem strange at first but you will get the hang of it.

Now try it only at the start of sentences, like

How now brown cow.
See spot run.
Taxes are theft.

We will get to proper names after you have mastered this lesson, but I'm proud of you!

Perhaps if the Tilted Exhibition was included more people would post in there as well :)

If Roachboy learns how to use his shift key, I'm going to have to learn how to do research before I post outlandish opinions.

Just send a pm with the details....I've been meaning to head out west anyway to see an old friend. And btw, I happen to agree with your opinions & think its great yours differ from the norm.

Hal,
This sounds like a really good idea. I'd like to suggest that there by Tilted Askew award for the funniest/weirdest/most like GH poster of the month.

Hal Person, I feel like I've found family..
I am laughing so so so much in this thread alone.

only been here a couple of months but feel accepted
and comfortable..

And if we all brush our teeth every day we can choose the stickers
to put on the calender...also

I love this Idea.. eclectic indeed..
may we all enjoy the variety of spice at TFP.

The Bergoff is a place, not a person. It is the holder of Liquor License #1 in Chicago and brews its own beer. Until the mid-80's the bar was men-only, and it only had 1 bathroom. If/when you make it to Chicago, we can meet up there and is quite the good place for the beers. And I just want to figure out WHY you have your opinion, not change it.

Now I'm just going to ponder how Ustwo managed to change roachboy into a 14 year old female MySpace user and whether or not that means that he/she still fits the age requirement.

All hail the Wizard, he is all knowable...

so....when is this going to start?

It did already...


The staff is waiting for more nominations...

this should be interesting....

So...is it based solely off of nominations, or is it staff input as well?

Staff are members, and so ought to be able to nominate people too. :)

The way I understood it, and I may be wrong, is that the staff will get to see all of the suggestions PMed to them by the members plus get to nominate some that they feel may have been overlooked. So it's a combination of members and staff, but I know that a lot of the suggestions that I have seen so far have been excellent choices. I just hope that we get some more PM's from people because that would help us to see who the members really feel is making these positive impacts.

We need more nominations...


We need A LOT more nominations...

I really don't have a way with words. This is basically what I was asking...if staff could nominate too...so thanks :)

why isn't there a 'a best tilted newcomer' or something?

That's essentially what "Tilted Natural" is :)

We need more nominations, folks.

Please. :)

OK - nominate yourselves for the positions. Each of you has been around long enough and done enough in various roles to be able to take home any of the prizes. Rinse, wash, repeat.

I just put some nominations in.

One question though: Will the awards ceremony be effected by the Writers' strike? I was looking foward to wearing a pretty dress.

My dogs are usually outside because they tend to raid my kitchen, jump on my furniture, and chew on non-doggie things. It was cold and snowing this morning, so I thought I would be nice and bring them inside where it's warmer (it's my day off work so I can watch them). I put a blanket on the floor so they'd have a nice warm, cozy spot to call their own. They resisted, and I saw these thoughts running through their heads.

I had to laugh and share this because it reminded me so much of this thread.

Shadow: Look, she's holding the gate open. Does she want us to actually...go inside?
Peaches: Looks that way. Do you think we should?
Shadow: I have a bad feeling about this. What if I feel like, you know, barking. I'm not modifying my behavior for this.
Peaches: Yea, and all our bones are out here. I think she's gonna hide them once we're inside.
Shadow: And she'll probably make us lay on a blanket. Like dogs.
Peaches: Let's protest and refuse to go inside.
Me: *drags dogs into the house*
Shadow: It's a trap! She's going to slam the door shut on my tail, I just know it!
Peaches: Look, a blanket on the floor. I knew it.
Shadow: Terrible idea. This will promote the idea of cliques (man vs. beast) in this household.
Peaches: Hey look, she has a cookie.
Shadow: A cookie? I'm not jumping through a hoop for that cookie.
Peaches: Fine. I will.
Shadow: Traitor. I'm not sharing the blanket with you. You can lay on the cold floor.

Sums up my opinion of these perfectly jorgelito, as I have said in the what would it take for you to leave TFP thread:
But hey it'll be fun for the Clique members to get recognition I suppose.

done.

nice idea anyway.

:thumbsup: I'm actually a fan of Cromps' idea more than the "Stars Upon Thars" one behind this thread, but whatever. Y'all go ahead and do what you want, we'll see how this latest experiment shakes down.

What about people who don't WANT to be nominated for anything, btw?

Maybe just say "Thanks, but no thanks." if you're selected. That way you make second place the winner and feel like a massive tool.