Topic: [Discussion] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆 - page 38. (Read 20111 times)

lmao. how did he even come across this thread? these newbies mostly don't even visit any boards other than bounties.

To be honest, I haven't laughed like that for a long time... 

Today I sent notifications to users who made minor mistakes in their answers, and noticed LoyceV's answer. And I decided to change my vote in favor of fahrizanmh as well. Just take a look and it will make your day.

Lol. I saw it days ago but never mind to comment. Such votes are almost useless. See how it is abused but look at it another view, it is helpful to detect merit hunters, shit posters, abusers, and liars.

This vote, definition for each title or category is vague, criteria are unclear. I don't blame on such but some voters don't know what they voted for. They arbitrarily put names into any title, category and finish. Just as filling a space with names.

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As I raised my opinion months ago, nowadays it is easier to earn merit. I am not jealous but I remembered how people considered and investigated deeply with post was received one or two merits. Dig to see it is abused or not, deserves merit or not.

Now, merit sprees are everywhere and no one cares.

I am very happy to see theymos did not give more smerits to merit sources.

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Hang on. I will find and quote.

Just look at this case from yesterday, Newbie copying votes from another member. Now, some might say that this was pure coincidence, that two members voted for exactly the same people in all 13 categories and I guess that could happen, but  this guy even included the two typos of the person he copied from, making it an obvious and mindless c/p. Before this he never posted outside bounty section in his bitcointalk career, but he decided to seize the opportunity.

First user Kojektea voted and while doing so, he made a few typos.

And then few hours later Newbie account appeared with exactly the same votes, including the typos which I put in bold. Mission accomplished, he got what he came for.


Edit: Newbie in question (now Jr Member) is ban evading, as he has 2 banned accounts already. Here is the proof.

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And again:


This Newbie being also merited by some members which I would have expected to read the rules: CryptopreneurBrainboss and LFC_Bitcoin...

This is really incredible! I wonder what they thought they are meriting: the fact that they are mentioned in the contest by a Newbie, whose nominations are null?; the fact that a Newbie is breaking the contest rules? Or what are they meriting here?

Yes, that's alowed and it is also stated in the rules:

I think that @icopress mentioned somewhere that we are free to change the votes as we like until the deadline so I guess counting starts after that. Speaking of that, it wasn't easy at all to narrow it down in some categories (for me hardest was scambusting&spambusting and Discovery of the Year) so I am still reconsidering some votes. Then again, I tend to overthink everything, that's why it took me so long to finally vote. The only no brainer for me was Lauda as antihero.

In regard to lower rank members showing up, if there is some merit sharing going on, you can be sure that some will try to get some in an easy way.

Oh, that sucks, I'm gonna have a bunch of nominations thrown out!  

I think somebody encouraged a bunch of newbish accounts to vote for them and they copy/pasted other responses to fill categories they didn't know or care about. Hopefully one of the ones that doesn't qualify is the account that nominated me for Miss Bitcointalk.

Also, I hope you only start tallying the counts after nominations have closed because I changed a few of my answers and likely others did as well.

And again: it would be awesome if all users would read the OP before posting...

I know this is all a bit of fun, and something the community can get involved with, but it is most certainly a popularity contest! I'll use myself as an example, I've been nominated for spambuster due to my publicly posted reports, but I have it on good authority that there's at least one user that absolutely smashes that record. I've also not reported all that much since becoming moderator, because there isn't really a need the majority of the time. Unfortunately, the data quoted is so out of date, that its hard to determine who's been the most active, and there's a lot of users who spam bust behind the scenes without speaking much of a word about it. I think due to me being quite vocal, and coupled with the reporting effectively guide I made its more about popularity than actual statistics. There's definitely a lot more users that have put in more work on the spam front.

Although, I'm not rubbishing the event at all. I actually think its a real neat idea to get the community involved, but if this was to become a yearly event it would have some benefits, first of all its something to look forward too, and there's also the fact that this can encourage users that may have not made effort in several of the categories, to actually delve into it, and get more involved. Encouraging both activity, and a nicer community!

That said, I'm not sure if I'm going to place a vote since I can't verify certain data, and its very difficult to select 3 individuals in each category, and I don't want to be one of those that sit on the fence

Quite frankly, I look forward to next years candidates dressing up, and posing to become "Miss Bitcointalk".

Hehe, thanks!

Don't also forget about my other post from above, where I pointed out that users don't read also the description of Antihero category and make ridiculous nominations, such as Bitcoin SV. I'd advise to contact these as well...

GazetaBitcoin, You have an eye like an eagle 

A week before the end of the vote, I will definitely contact all users who made the following mistakes:

• A maximum of 3 members can be nominated in each category.
• The voice was given to the person in the nominations "Fail of the Year", "Event of the Year"

And I also noticed another aspect which makes me think that not all users read the OP. Too many users post more than 3 users at a category, which breaks the following rule:


I also advise OP to contact those which mentioned more than 3 users at a category, for informing them that their 4th nomination will not be taken into account. Of course, OP can also contact the respective posters to announce them about the rule and to suggest them to edit their nominations by themselves, thus they'll have maximum 3 nominees at each section.

No worries, glad I could help. However, if I remember well you are not the only one with this kind of choice for the Antihero section... That's why I suggested OP to review all the posts and kindly ask the others if "user X" is their correct choice for Antihero. And by "user X" I mean someone which named a notorius scammer there or a troll or a shiller... someone bad anyway.

It's my bad and I'm misleading the description, I thought the toxic one.

Edited now, sorry and thank you for mentioning my name.

Just curious here... Why would anyone choose game-protect as Antihero Based on the name of the section, or based on the description (boldface is mine)? Antihero is a sort of appreciation, after all.


So sheenshane would "hug and cry" game-protect? Or "kill him first then hug and cry"?

OP, I'd advise to message those choosing such members for Antihero as they most likely didn't read the description of the section.

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Americans should be thankful to me for how I rub their fat, ugly faces in the uglier truth:

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I admit it!  I confess!

So Antiheroic am I that once upon a time, I made Lauda cry:


Indeed, I confess that I was only pulling on a long con on the Cult of Lauda, so that I could use her power for my plans to conquer the universe.


My invasion of the Cult of Lauda was accursed with infinite recursion!


Furthermore, I have been doxed:  I am Cthulhu.


On the other hand, Lauda took revenge by using witchcraft to turn me into a newt!  I could not type posts anymore.  I could not even change my avatar away from that damned newt photo.  Thus, Lauda successfully forced me to flee the forum for 20 months.


Since multiple votes are allowed, I peremptorily demand politely suggest ;-) that you must vote for “nullius, Lauda” for Antihero.  In that order.

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I suggest that more people should campaign here.  What, am I the only one on this forum who knows how to run a political campaign? 


I agree with theymos about this.  The democratic gilded laurels of a Community Award should suffice for anyone who cares about the opinions of the community.

I will grant myself the encomium of a custom title, just as soon as I take over as the forum’s new Administrator.  See?  This authentic screenshot is proof that I am soon to be your new lord and master:

You're doing an amazing job here @icopress. I really hope several more users will vote until December 15th.

I just created a reminder for the users of the German forum section to cast their votes: Erinnerung: Bitcointalk Community Awards - bis zum 15. Dezember abstimmen

Hopefully that will attract some of the German users, who aren't regulary checking the Reputation and Meta section.

Voting is extended! And now you can see Bitcointalk Community Awards in the forum news feed!

Am looking forward to the polls opening for these awards and seeing who were the most nominated users, less than 24 hours to go now I see