Grido

Objection noted. We were/are behind on timings, and so I wanted to expedite matters.

As should be apparent, voting has now begun, apologies for the delay in this starting. It should be noted that the Fossil award is not present on the voting page. This is because of a combination of a low number of nominations (2, with a preset minimum of 3 needed) in addition to the fact that it had been in consideration from removal earlier on in this process by the public. There is another category which also had only 2 nominations, however it had not come under the same consideration for removal earlier on and so remained. The ceremony will take place in Sage Keep (as it has in previous years), does anyone have objection to it being on Friday 10th January? What time would suit people best?

Could've sworn I'd already fixed the loose/lose issue, but have just checked and will try to sort out this eve (looks like just that help doc with the error on it).

I get money on 31st Jan, and would likely be unable to pay before that date. You able to wait till then for your present if I won an item?

Anyone who says they need it, or other people need it, should probably give a reasoning behind it...

Due to their request, Ary Endleg is removed from candidates for the Rookie award.

Better question, why do you want a NML alliance?

If I recall correctly, NML is not intended to ever have alliances as part of it. 'Everyone' having citizenship I believe to be a singular case that will likely never happen again.

Rendril comment is a copy paste mistake from last year's thread and is no longer relevant. Any objections you have about rules, state, gain support for the change, and will be implemented

The only reason people cannot be nominated (aside from previous fossil winners, and such listed in the exclusions) is if they opt out of the awards. Innocence has done so on previous years, going so far as to give back awards given. This shall be permanent or until a time when they publicly state that they would like to be involved again. Please keep the rest of this thread clean for nominations. Any queries you have please post here; http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/15146-questions-on-md-awards-rules/ That includes any replies to statements made by either dst or myself.

How many LHOs said yes > one > email bugs Ask inquisitor before emailing bugs

Write them, they get agreed to, fairly sure I can add them all.

It wouldn't be arbitrary, it would be based on what people suggest here, but not necessarily what everyone has agreed upon. Besides which that part is due to be copy pasting a lot of text and not reading it thoroughly. I'm also against the RoN/Null vote options. Just because certain awards don't exist this year, or haven't been up for a couple years, does not mean that they can't be brought back if people want them back. As for the reduction in the amount of categories, it's a reflection on the amount of active people in the realm, the more people there are, the more winners it's practical to have, and vice versa. As with anything here, if the public do not wish for this, it doesn't have to.

Any objections from anyone with regard to removing Fossil and Protector awards?

Just to say Fossil is already restricted from previous people winning it again. And this thread is purely to discuss what categories for the awards, not anything that might change a feature in the game.

Here we'll discuss the various categories for this year's awards. Copied over from last year, below is the list of previous categories to add, remove and change as consensus dictates. I will strike out any that are decided to be removed from the list. New categories are also encouraged, and will get added to the list if there's no/negligible objections to it and multiple people want it included. This is the purpose of the thread, to come up with a final list of categories, remove and add as you decide, I'll just edit the list every so often. There's currently 13 categories, I would like to try to get it down to 10, if there's more than that when the thread closes then I'll reduce it to that number myself, so it's in your interests to keep that number down :) Adventuring Award For the person most dedicated, or who perseveres most at quests. Not necessarily for completing, or winning the most. Best Beautification Given for the highest quality of artistic contributions given to beautify the realm, be it personification of papers, contribution to avatar gallery, or item depiction. Champion Fighter For the person considered to be the best fighter in the realm, this does not necessarily have to be the strongest fighter in the realm, but the one that uses the combat system to the best effect. Fossil of the year For the player who has been around so long they have turned into a fossil. The player must be visibly active over the past year, and on the veterans list in game. The Golden Protector For the player who is viewed as performing the best in the role of protector(MP6) during the past year. The player does not have to currently be a protector. The voter should take into account the actions of the other protectors in the realm, rather than automatically voting for their own. Best can mean how helpful the protector has been, to how effective they have been in recruiting worshippers, this is at the voters discretion. Helper of the Year For the player deemed to have been the most helpful. This is open to any player, and is not restricted to LHOs. The area of helpfulness the player focusses on can vary, but due to the original focus of the award being to LHOs, it would be implied that the award is based on peoples helpfulness towards newer players. The voter should realise that even though they may not get on with, or have been helped by one of the nominees, this does not mean that the player is not indeed helpful. Most Addicted For the player who just can't leave MD for more than a minute without needing a fix. Most Popular Given to that most charismatic player who has attracted the largest and most consistent following. Not to be given to the most powerful or prestigious member of the realm, but rather the most well-loved. Outstanding Service to MD For the player thought to have done the most to contribute to MD over the year. This can be in any field. Pre-eminent Role Player For the player deemed to Role Play the best. The player does not have to stay in character all the time to win this award (though it may help), rather when they do role play it is to the highest standard - this does usually go in hand with remaining in character. Prime Quest For the player seen as creating the best quest over the past year. Just because a voter did not manage to complete the quest, does not mean it was a bad quest necessarily, the voter is asked to take this into account when voting. Rookie of the year For the player deemed to have made the most progress since they started their account. The player must have created their account since 1st November 2012 and have more than 20 AD at the time of voting. By progress it is meant a step towards a defined role or position (not necessarily official) within the realm, or integration within the community to a large degree. Top Techie For the person credited as creating the most popular MD-scripted event or script. If you feel any of the descriptions need updating or otherwise changing, please say so here as well. If you are good at art, and fancy helping out with something for this, PLEASE contact me regarding, I'll try to compensate you for your time and effort. All previous MD Award threads can be found via the topic-tagging system under "MD Awards" if you don't know how to get to that, look just below the title of the thread and click on the words below the Started by.. line.

On the basis that nobody wants to comment about the structure of the awards so far, I will be opening up the categories thread.

closed then :)

Haven't tried the voting balloons lately, I see no reason why they wouldn't still work though - will try to get a picture of them for comparison.

LR Mya Celestia Shemhazaj MB Princ Rhaegar Necro Azull Peace Golemus Grido MRAlyon Dan Planewalker - crossed as went inactive shortly after so doesn't exactly count anymore

I think maybe we close this thread before it degrades further

Well it's that time of year again, time for the MD Awards 2013. Before we get on with this year, I just want to check whether there's anyone still due a medal from any previous years? I know there was a delay last christmas, so I wanted to check if we got everyone. First off with the help, as with previous years, myself and dst will be organising this, and we would again like a third person to assist us. The person should have been around long enough so that they've been to at least one previous MD Awards and therefore know the way it works. Whoever ends up with the position will not be able to be nominated for any category. Naturally you should be around for he christmas period for the event itself, no exact date has been set yet though. There will no doubt be a bit of hassle, but it will hopefully give you a warm glow afterwards as well! If you're interested please message dst and myself with your playername and active days and we'll get back to you in a little under a week from today. Discussion wise, there wasn't much feedback from the event last year, aside from the late medal giving - I already have the medals for this year so I will be able to give them out during the ceremony this year without any delays. The discussion from the start of last year's awards can be found here. All aspects of the awards are up for discussion up until the point each part begins. The exact categories and nominees will be discussed in separate threads to this, but the total amount of categories or min/max nominees for each category might be discussed here. Information relating to how the awards will run as it currently stands; [spoiler] - There will be a maximum of 15 categories. - The previous categories will be listed in a thread, and players can then argue for different ones to be added/removed - if players agree, then it will be so. - Certain categories have relevant restrictions on them, these can be changed/created/removed, but only prior to nominations opening. - There will be 3 people counting votes and organising this. These people will not be able to be nominated, however they are able to vote. - You may not nominate those who belong to the same land as yourself (this not only means hard-coded, but also those people considered part of certain lands). "This is an MD awards event, if a person deserves one of the awards, it is on the global level, not on local level, however capable the person is, which justifies the ban of the land nominations , possibly votes too".* - There will be a minimum of 3 players nominated for each category. Less than that and the category will be removed. - There will be a maximum of 5 players nominated for each category. Players are added/removed from the nominated by popular consensus. Organisers (and Mur) are allowed to add whoever they think appropriate to the lists prior to the nominations closing, if there are less than 5 names in the category at this point, we reserve the right to add appropriate names up to the total. - Past winners will be allowed to be nominated again, however, if there are more than 5 names nominated when it closes, those will be the first removed. - Mur cannot be nominated (sorry Mur), and Chewett cannot be nominated for Top Techy (or another award along the same lines). - Previous Fossil (or a similar award if that does not exist this year) winners, cannot win again. - You may only nominate one person per category. If you nominate multiple people, none will be added. - You may not nominate yourself, or another account you play. - No editing posts in the nomination thread - purely because I'll potentially get confused. - We will use the in game voting system. - There's no restriction on voting for those of the same land. - There will be no restriction on the amount of voters, there will however be a limited timeframe to vote in - this will be more than a day, but the length is undefined until a schedule is decided upon. - You do not have to vote in each category (though it's preferable). - If you vote for yourself in anything, all your votes will be discounted. - If players that have voted are detected as alts of each other, all associated votes will be discounted. (If you have multiple accounts, you're fine, but only vote once per person please). - Players under 20 AD will be unable to vote. I can't think of any other particular details currently, please ask if you think I've missed anything (in addition to discussing various points). If you are against any aspect with how it's set to run, please raise it and suggest alternatives. * [spoiler] Associated to a land includes being part of an alliance or a citizen, as well as those on temporary absence from them, but is not exclusive to just that mechanical association. It also extends to a player who feels they belong to a certain land, or who through largely exclusive association or actions is viewed as of a certain land. Those who since those actions visibly associate themselves with another land would then no longer be thought of as with the former. Alliance hoppers, or those that take alliances without intended association with the land the new alliance is a part of are exceptions and will be treated based on perception, rather than mechanical. [/spoiler] [/spoiler] (The above is mostly copied from last year, so there may be some inaccuraces - please point them out) All previous MD Award threads can be found via the topic-tagging system under "MD Awards" if you don't know how to get to that, look just below the title of the thread and click on the words below the Started by.. line.

Each of us listing names is semi-pointless as we all would be subjective about it, and the lists would be based on our interactions with those players and how we feel about those interactions, rather than necessarily feelings of those from the wider community. Would need to somehow overcome this... (In case I come across otherwise, I'm all for this!)

Have a look at http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/12273-a-breakdown-of-the-interface/ for a few other bits and pieces as well, section 3 has the chevron info in it :) Adventure Log is a story written about events going on in the realm at that time. Actual events, by actual players.

England is cheaper to send to than abroad, send me one! :D