Author Topic: end of the year awards?  (Read 3023 times)

Offline arkon

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end of the year awards?
« on: December 28, 2012, 01:18:07 PM »
is there gonna be a best or most liked kinda awards all-thing?
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Offline Brian da Basher

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Re: end of the year awards?
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2012, 08:02:30 AM »
We hadn't set anything up, but this an idea worth discussing.

Unfortunately, Mr. GTX is globe-trotting with his missus, but I'll try to remember to ask him about it when he gets back.

Brian da Basher

Offline arkon

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Re: end of the year awards?
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2013, 10:10:01 AM »
ok thanks
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Re: end of the year awards?
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2013, 10:17:22 AM »
Maybe we can call it the BoB (= Best of Beyond the Sprues) awards?
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Offline GTX_Admin

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Re: end of the year awards?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2013, 06:11:44 PM »
Generally I would tend to avoid this sort of thing here at BTS.  I think that all the creations submitted so far have been outstanding.  If members want to highlight individual creations though, may I suggest that you either say so in the individual submission threads or maybe simply make a post saying that they personally liked a particular creation done in the year.  There would be no voting what-so-ever but rather just a " I would like to give my thumbs up to ----  for their ---- creation this last year...". What do you think?
« Last Edit: January 08, 2013, 01:58:53 AM by GTX_Admin »
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Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: end of the year awards?
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2013, 11:16:33 PM »
I can go either way on this.  I like the idea, but I wouldn't want to spend a lot of time on it from an administrative perspective.

Cheers,

Logan

Offline Brian da Basher

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Re: end of the year awards?
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2013, 11:39:14 PM »
After discussion among the Moderation Team, I decided that an overall "Best Of" contest might not be a good idea. Many of our members find Beyond the Sprues a refuge from the contest/competitive mindset so prevalent at shows and club meets. We try to foster a very inclusive nature here and I'd hate to start anything that might work against that.

I get inspiration from all the work posted here and I think every project has merit in its own right. I'd be very hard-pressed to choose a "Best Of" from all the outstanding models and profiles that were displayed in the last year.

Brian da Basher
« Last Edit: January 07, 2013, 11:42:49 PM by Brian da Basher »

Offline Artoor_K

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Re: end of the year awards?
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2013, 07:17:16 AM »
I agree-no votes. Maybe just a topic "Finished models in 2012-summary" ? To congratulate and sum up our works.  It's just a suggestion :)
« Last Edit: January 11, 2013, 07:19:22 AM by artoor_k »
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