Hey yo. 
I'll be damned if I'm going to miss three Ciddies in a row! Although I'll note straight away that Award Pimp and Award Princess did a smurfin' awesome job. These guys keep me on my toes, you see - they help to add new things to the Ciddies while I focus on picking out my favourite traditional things about the Ciddies and combining it with some of the newer things. For example, I've kept the new system for Best Male/Female... I find it works out pretty well! However, at the same time, I've brought back a lot of old awards this time around... some are probably well known to many of you, while others haven't made an appearance for over a decade! Hopefully you'll find this all settles into a nice mix.
On another plus note, it also meant you got to check out that Award Princess. What a fox! It's been a really long time since we've seen a host in a dress. Sorry everyone - no chance of me doing that anytime soon. Everyone says I look best in either a suit, jeans and a t-shirt or the buff. 
One more thing and I'll need your input on this one - expect an audio revelation alongside the normal thread/chat revelations! I'm currently weighing up Skype (easier for everyone to get involved as lots of people use Skype) and EoFF's TeamSpeak server (easier for group chats due to the high functionality such as turning up and down the volume of individuals). Please let me know what you think!
Alright, alright, I know what you're here for. Let's get this show on the road! Welcome, ladies and gents, to the 26th Ciddies! Let's party!
NOTE: NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
And the Ciddies are...
1. Best Member
2. Best Male [automated through Best Member, don't bother nominating]
3. Best Female [automated through Best Member, don't bother nominating]
4. Best Administrator/Developer/Tech Admin [automated, don't bother nominating]
5. Best Cid's Knight [automated, don't bother nominating]
6. Best Editor [automated, don't bother nominating]
7. Best Recognized Member/Contributor [must have Recognized Member or Contributor title]
8. Best Veteran [must have no official title and have registered between 1999 and 2009]
9. Best Regular [must have no official title and have registered between 2010 and 2012]
10. Best Newbie [must have no official title and have registered between 2013 and 2014]
11. Nicest Member
12. Evilest Member
13. Sexiest Male
14. Sexiest Female
15. Cutest Male
16. Cutest Female
17. Best Custom Rank
18. Best Avatar
19. Best Signature
20. Best Artist
21. Best Writer
22. Best Final Fantasy Forums Poster
23. Best #eoff Chatter
24. Best Thread
25. Best Post
26. Best Let's Play
27. Best Article / Article Series
28. Funniest Member
29. Weirdest Member
30. Biggest Kid
31. Most Confused Member
32. Most Supportive Member
33. Most Mysterious Member
34. Most Welcoming Member
35. Most Intimidating Member
36. Most Underrated Member
37. Most Missed Member
38. Most Productive Member
39. Most Helpful Member
40. Cutest Couple [must be a genuine couple]
41. Be the Next Staffer
42. Get Banned
43. Win a Ciddie for the Very First Time [here is a list of previous winners]
44. Be Vladimir Putin
45. Play at the FIFA World Cup
46. Streak at the FIFA World Cup
47. Be too busy playing FFXIV to post frequently at EoFF
48. Be Batman
49. Be Superman
50. Get Together
The Rules:
Rule #1 - You can nominate yourself for no more than three awards.
Rule #2 - You can nominate any one member for no more than five awards, excluding Cutest Couple.
Rule #3 - Do not post your nominations - PM them.
Rule #4 - PM nominations to Award Guy, not anyone else!
Rule #5 - PM your nominations by the closing date - this time around that'd be 24th May, 2014.
Rule #6 - Do not spam up the Ciddies Thread with self-advertising.
Rule #7 - You cannot make more than three nominations per award. If you do, I'll take the first ones you've nominated.
Rule #8 - You can't be nominated for avatar, custom rank and/or sig if you do not have an avatar, custom rank and/or sig - unless you remove them at some time during the Ciddies.
Rule #9 - Changes/additions can be made however often you like. Please title any PM's with Changes as 'Nomination Changes' or 'Vote Changes', and the same for additions (only 'Additions' should replace 'Changes' in the title. Duh).
Rule #10 - Nominations for Ciddie #43 must NOT be past Ciddies winners.
Rule #11 - People who are NOT currently couples shouldn't be voted as Cutest Couple - this is for people who ARE already couples.
Rule #12 - People who are currently couples shouldn't be voted as Most Likely To Get Together - this is for people who are NOT already couples. By 'Get Together', I mean 'Become A Couple'.
*deep breath*
Also - You don't have to make nominations for every award.
Also - When nominating, please think not of overall, but purely of the last six months. In other words, if someone was really helpful one year ago, and they don't help much now, they shouldn't get that award. This is purely for the occurrences of the last six months!
Also - All nominations are strictly confidential - the only other person with access to the Award Guy account is Loony BoB.
Also - You cannot publically post your nominations or votes until after the final voting has occurred - a thread can be made for them a bit after the results are shown.
Also - To be nominated into the second round for an award, a member must obtain two nominations in that award. However, should eight members all receive three nominations, then the cut-off will be raised to three nominations, and the same for eight members receiving four nominations each, and so on. The only exception to this rule will be if only 1-3 members will be cut, meaning it's not worth the change.
Also - I hold the right to reject any nominations/votes for any reason, most often this is that the member hasn't been active in the forums or chatroom in the past six months.
Also - For a list of past Ciddies winners, THE LIST
Also - Award Guy, Election Booth and second accounts are only allowed to be voted for the MLT (Most Likely To...) and Profile (Custom Title, Avatar, Signature) Ciddies.
Also - Banned members are only allowed to be voted for the Best Chatter and Most Missed Member Ciddies.
Also - If a member belongs to more than one group (e.g. Former Staff AND Site Staff) then they are eligible ONLY for the first of those groups to appear in the list. This covers Ciddies for Best Admin, Cid's Knight, Site Staff, Recognized Member/Former Staff, Veteran, Regular and Newbie.
Also - Let's keep it fun. GO! Nominate!
Nominations will close sometime this weekend. We'll say Saturday night (GMT) for now, and see how it all goes.
Ciddies Nomination Time! EoFF Awards at their best! NOMINATIONS HAVE CLOSED!
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