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The world still turns. I am grateful for the look of anticipation on my nephew's face as he realises Christmas is tomorrow!

The reason that was given to my nephew as to why he wasn't getting some strong cider was cos it might cause dangerous "driving" or for him to stop and not be able to deliver any more presents! Also, norad is awesome, I do hope people have read the part where it explains why they track santa.

[quote name='Fang Archbane' timestamp='1356031193' post='128590'] Well then. At that point we each get a book, labeled Lore of the Explorers. Itll be an in game interactive Tool that will allow you to see any scene you have previously visited while in the Explorers, and read anything you might have noted down earlier. This book would only be earnable through the hard work and dedication of all 5 members working together, and would take the exchange of 5 Wishpoints total (one from each person, but not doable for any of the five if not all five people join in) to create one copy for each member. And that would be our End Goal. To seek Freedom, Knowledge, and Adventure. And in the end, to lock it all back up in a small book for us to handle. Untradeable... but readable by all you wish to allow. (kind of like K docs o-o) [/quote] errrr no. A book with every scene in it that you're then going to let anyone you want to look through it? And you see nothing wrong with that? Not going to lie, didn't read the alliance suggestion properly, so I'm not going to comment on it particularly.

I am grateful to the taxman for giving me some of my money back just in time for Christmas - would not be able to afford presents or some of the bills otherwise.

tl;dr? From 16th Jan, Instagram(owned by facebook) will be able to sell/trade the photo's you take via the program without either your consent or knowledge unless you delete it prior to that point. Whilst I'd naturally encourage people who don't want their personal photo's sold and traded without their consent, to delete it, I'm also fairly certain that someone/many people will start a law suit against them pretty much as soon as they start actually selling/distributing them and the contract would be deemed invalid and overturned. That, or the public outcry against this / massive amounts of people deleting it, would cause a massive drop in users and they may rethink the idea.

To clarify, you mean Soulweaver, the coloured shop one? Or the Tormented Soul from Necro?

[quote name='Fang Archbane' timestamp='1355424846' post='128140'] I'd like to bring back the GGG. A Wolf can dream. [/quote] GGG was a social movement without any "higher-up's" interfering, there's nothing stopping you bringing it back other than yourself (And those that equally want it to remain gone)

The important people, as in those I would like to see as many attend as possible, are those that are commenting on this thread when they would like it to be as they care enough to comment in the first place. Yes, I would like lots of people to attend, but primarily I would like those that care to be there. Sat 1800 - MRAlyon, Dark Demon, BFH, Chewett, Eara Meraia Sat 2000 - Dark Demon Sat 2100 - dst = 6 unique people = 1 if you remove those that can do either day Sun 1700 - Dark Demon, BFH Sun 1800 - Nimrodel, Valldore, Chewett Sun 2000 - dst, MRAlyon = 7 unique people = 2 if you remove those that can do either day So with that, it would seem more would prefer on the Sunday than the Saturday. As for the time, the median seems to be with 1800. So the awards ceremony, if there are no large objections, will be held at 1800 Server Time on Sunday 23rd December 2012. It will be held at Sage's Keep Interior in Marind's Bell. The time/date can still be changed if absolutely necessary, or if a large people announce they will not be able to make the above. Eara, like I previously said a chat log will be taken of the event, so you can see what went on at a later date, I realise it's not quite the same thing, but it's something I hope. Do you have no access to internet at all over the period?

Below is the final list that will be used for voting in the 2012 MD Awards. Names are listed in alphabetical order. This thread is now closed. Adventuring Award For the person most dedicated, or who perseveres most at quests. Not necessarily for completing, or winning the most. - AmberRune - Dante Lionheart - Darkraptor - Nimrodel - Valldore Nal Best Beautification Given for the highest quality of artistic contributions to beautify the realm, be it personification of papers, contribution to the avatar gallery, or item depictions. - Apocrypha Aquila - Dante Lionheart - Gonzalocsdf - Lazarus - [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Neno Veliki [/font][/color] 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. - Darkraptor - Ignnus - MRAlyon - Nadrolski - Tal 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. - Awiiya - Burns - Princ Rhaegar 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. - Maebius - Peace - Phantom Orchid 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. - Dark Demon - Maebius - MRAlyon - Mya Celestia - Peace Most Addicted For the player who just can't leave MD for more than a minute without needing a fix. - AmberRune - Dark Demon - Darkraptor - Ignnus - Nadrolski Most Popular Given to a player whose actions have caused a majority of others to pay attention, impacting the community in such a way as to stir up discussions or debates and can be seen in either a positive or a negative way. - Eon - Fang Archbane - Maebius - Peace 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. - BFH Lightning - Chewett - Eon - Maebius 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. - Ackshan Bemunah - Azull - Eara Meraia - Fyrd Argentus - Lashtal 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. - Awiiya [Bubble weaver] - Darkraptor [Halloween Cookies] - Lashtal [A day of fear, Look in the mirror] - Rumi [Community Garden Scarecrow] 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 2011 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. - Dante Lionheart [24.07.2012, 09:52] - Dark Demon [04.07.2012, 21:02] - Eara Meraia [23.07.2012, ] - Tom Pouce [21.02.2012, 09:01] - Valldore Nal [22.04.2012, 16:20] Top Techie For the person credited as creating the most popular MD-scripted event or script. - BFH Lightning - Chewett - Darkraptor - Maebius

..it will still cause issues. besides which, that would involve waiting till it was coded so that we could indeed pick what area we searched

The problem with being able to search for fewer characters than 4, is that you would then have pretty much everything be returned in the search results. Search MD, and you wouldn't just get you talking about MD, but also any word that includes that couplet of letters.

I have no idea, but hopefully.

Just to point out, there will be a chat log taken of the event, so even if players do miss it, they can still see what went on

As I have previously stated, I would personally prefer the Sunday if it is to be at 1800, but what day (as well as time) are other people after?

@Princ, I will happily split this topic at your request. I will anyway if it continues to go on (my bad), but wanted to make sure you had that option now still. @Others, First; if you read what I said, I never said it was technically against the rules, just not entirely in keeping with them. Second; information, yes, fine. Screenshots are something else entirely.

[quote name='Tom Pouce' timestamp='1355223930' post='127998'][list] [*]picture of path keeper lower level [*]picture of the path keeper [/list] [/quote] That wouldn't be entirely in keeping with the rules Tom...

Please all of you stop arguing, for this year we are the organisers, so we will have to do, there will be a feedback thread after this year's awards are over where such points can be raised. There is absolutely no point in arguing about it now because nothing can really be done about it. So stop it. Please. As Light has pointed out, he will be able to make it, as I have pointed out, the time of the ceremony is more than welcome to be at a time when I cannot make it, I would just prefer to be there, I quite enjoy running the moment. I believe the same applies for dst. So, Chewett, what we're trying to do is precisely what you have said - finding a time that suits the community and then sorting out the rest from there. So far we have suggestions of; Sat - 2100 / Sun - 2000 (dst) Sat - 1800 / Sun (MRAlyon) Sun - 1800 (Nim) Sat - 1800/2000 (Dark Demon) Sun (Valldore) From the above it looks like the best times are 1800 on Sat, or 1800/2000 on Sun. Are there any other times people would prefer? If you like one of these times more than the other, please also comment.

my bad on both the "error" was me copy pasting your name from where it's meant to be in red and forgetting to remove the colour this thread will remain open for similar comments until the voting starts, if you notice anyone who has nominated those of the same land, or associated with the same land, please either say here or message me so that it can get cleared up nicely

That's a point, also need Dante's acc creation date please

Tom, [quote name='purplebunny' timestamp='1355169226' post='127930']...Common names only please...[/quote]

All nominations are now closed, a final list of categories and nominations that will be used for the voting will be released shortly

What's this for? bison, emperor penguin, walrus, antelope, swan, kingfisher, nightingale, mockingbird, blue tit, gnat, mosquito, water boatman, ladybird

The time it's at is also up for discussion, but do bear in mind any earlier than 1800 on Saturday and I will most likely miss it entirely. If you think you'll be out Sat night, there is of course also the option to move it to Sunday.

Anyone care to comment on the suitability of the proposed descriptions? With regards to the date of the event, I am now set to work on that Saturday, I'd get home around 2030/2100 Server Time, poss earlier depending how quickly stuff gets done there. So, baring in mind certain people's timezones, we have 3 options that I can think of which I'd like you all to pick between. 1 - It starts at 1800 as suggested, and I miss a chunk of it, another organiser runs it for at least that part. 2 - We have it later on Saturday night, probably starting at 2100 Server. 3 - We instead move it to Sunday.

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