Topic: [Discussion] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆 - page 7. (Read 20205 times)

I think this happens a lot, because people don't read what the category names mean, and just vote on what comes to mind about the possible meaning of the category names.

_{PS: Nothing against TryNinja, because I think it has been a fair winner.}

I actually made a reference about this

Fun fact, I dishonorably lost the first Community Awards for BitcoinTalk Ninja.

Then, you will start getting nominated in two categories. One is BitcoinTalk Ninja, and the other is Miss Bitcointalk. I know you are already getting nominated as a BitcoinTalk Ninja. But your name change will increase the number further . Even though TryNinja is already a perfect candidate for BitcoinTalk Ninja, I still believe his name influences people to vote for him in this category.

Yes, I'm one hundred percent sure. But there is another development. I hope you noticed that already. That's an off-topic here.

I changed my mind: it should be Ninja.girl for maximum category compatibility

Doesn't that make him the perfect antihero candidate?

I don't remember what exactly happened last year, but wouldn't your action attract some account or merit farmer?

You never know what is going to happen. Ask theymos to make the change, and we will see next year  
People do not check post history before they nominate someone. Especially for the category we are talking about. It's based on assumption and the username.

Thank you. I wanted to make sure that you did not misunderstand me. I did not start the discussion on purpose.


There is no one named Ratimov. 

The point is that others may do the same, and not be as clear in this objective, as franky1 .
But, we hope that doesn't happen. I believe that most people have common sense and understand the objective of the competition: to have a little fun.

The sponsor saves their money from this category but I think it's a good category to refresh your mind.

It’s always fun to watch the bitcointalk awards. Some categories are easy to decide on a candidate than others. I sometimes think some people just copy what others have voted in categories where they are unsure.

As for vote manipulation, we have seen the effect merit has in influencing users vote and we all agreed on the penalty of meriting users who vote in your favor Franky1 doesn’t seem to care though. This is one of the characters that makes franky1 a valid candidate for Anti hero position.

Looking at the votes so far, I think the ‘Event of the year’ category is quite confusing to some users. Should we still keep this category next year? 

I am considering him for antihero.
I don't care and never took anything badly. I am not KYC verified [I guess we all were for a day though LOL]

Don't forget about Ratimov, who is a serious candidate for this award this year.

franky1 did the same thing at the previous event:


However, in his case I overruled the existing rule, as this user tried to abuse the contest in plain sight. Same will happen now. In any case, Royse "managed" to obtain even more votes at that category, thus franky1 got "only" second place. Perhaps he'll have more luck this year?

Saw this post in the votes:



Thinking about it, the rule that merits cancel votes can lead to this type of situation: the user sending merits to those who vote for them in a category that they don't like.

It is expected that people want to win, but the opposite can also happen. So this management becomes complicated.

I don't remember what I was doing. I was there. But I don't think I was old enough to understand what's going on and what's happening in the forum. Actually, I don't remember anything. It's funny how people voting for him. xD. I shouldn't have started the discussion here about it. I guess I shouldn't have bring this topic here.

Many people will start to know he is not female and he might miss some votes. So, I shouldn't have done that. I just asked out of curiosity. I hope BitcoinGirl didn't take it badly.

In the past, casino projects like Sportsbet used to sponsor, also Bestchange but the major sponsor used to be Chipmixer. But with the latest development in the forum, I do not think that any mixer would be willing to sponsor the award. If there be any, I am looking forward to Tumbler because they have enough already in their escrow before the sad news arose.

Remember there is an expression:  "on the internet, no one knows whether you are a cat."

Therefore, some new contest categories could be introduced based on various animals... perhaps rotate using the 12 animals from the Chinese zodiac, and perhaps drawing an animal randomly from a virtual bag would be the another way to mix up the years with various different animals...  



I doubt that making the amounts larger makes the contest more fun.

In other words, I frequently like to propose bets with other forum members to take the counter when I suggest that they are taking an outrageous position, and part of the reason for the bet is not to win a lot of money or even to cause them to lose a lot of money but instead to show that they don't even believe in the position that they happen to be taking.  It is not always easy to work out terms, even if a bet is going to be small, but I purposefully enjoy having small bets.. as long as the bet it large enough to cover the transaction fees... maybe in the future needing to send bets on lightning network, even though you guys likely can get away with on chain fees if you batch the sending out of bets, so then the bet amounts could still end up being relatively small... maybe the equivalent of at least $25..


Part of the greatness is to leave some reasonable doubt, and mix it up from time to time, even though in the real world that might not be a very good way of interacting with people, but on the internet there could be some value in mixing up some of the things, especially some of the less important things, like sex, gender and/or animal status.


Well said.

Wait! I am sure the last time when I sent my coins to a mixer I never did a KYC.
Without my KYC you can not verify what I tell about my sexual status is always correct 😂

You win a competition and then you drop your prize to a draw? Bad idea. I don't think money matter, it's the fun that matters.

I have an idea. Can the prize fund be divided between three users?

That is, among 9 people who take 3rd place, the winner will be determined randomly (based on the last hash symbol in the selected block), then such a user will receive a large amount.

The same applies to the funds due for 1st and 2nd places (then someone will receive $4500 in bitcoins, 1800 and 900).

What lengths one has to go to for the sake of a bitcoin prize. If I say that the letter "m" in my nickname stands for matron, will that allow me to enter the competition for the title "Miss Bitcointalk"?

Actually, this category has always seemed kind of goofy strange to me. If in order to be nominated for other categories it was necessary to perform any feats outstanding actions related to the forum, such as writing a lot of high-quality text (Golden Feather) or expressing oneself in a discussion of a technical nature (Bitcoin Geek), then to be nominated in this category it is enough to simply be born a woman have a female nickname. Would the nominations Oldest or Youngest Forum Member really be any worse? This is food for thought.