I hope I can win something. I guess no one actually sees what I do for the site.
I hope I can win something. I guess no one actually sees what I do for the site.
You made a strong case with what you did with the stats page, Samuraid. Excellent work.
I'll make my predictions again soon. Hopefully this years batch of underdogs will get well rewarded!
Take care all.
There is an award that I will be very upset if you don't win it.Originally Posted by Samuraid
Proud to be the Unofficial Secret Illegal Enforcer of Eyes on Final Fantasy!
When I grow up, I want to go toBovineTrump University! - Ralph Wiggum
Here's my other predictions using Psy's idea. And thanks for the title change.
1) Best Member
Proto's Prediction: Del Murder
Also likely to do well: Loony BoB
Watch out for: The Captain
2) Best Male
Proto's Prediction: Psychotic
Also likely to do well: Loony BoB
Watch out for: The Captain
3) Best Female
Proto's Prediction: Monkey
Also likely to do well: Iri Valentine
Watch out for: fire_of_avalon
4) Best Administrator
Proto's Prediction: Loony BoB
Also likely to do well: cl_out
Watch out for: Roogle
5) Best Cid's Knight
Proto's Prediction: Kawaii Ryűkishi
Also likely to do well: Leeza
Watch out for: eestlinc
6) Best Site Staff
Proto's Prediction: theundeadhero
Also likely to do well: Flying Mullet
Watch out for: Samuraid
7) Best Recognized Member / Former Staff
Proto's Prediction: Agent Proto
Also likely to do well: Monkey
Watch out for: TheAbominatrix
8) Best Veteran
Proto's Prediction: The Captain
Also likely to do well: Necronopticous
Watch out for: Psychotic
9) Best Regular
Proto's Prediction: Iri Valentine
Also likely to do well: boris no no
Watch out for: crash26821
10) Best Newbie
Proto's Prediction: SNOOZER
Also likely to do well: Caspian
Watch out for: The Jamie Star Scenario
11) Nicest Member
Proto's Prediction: The Captain
Also likely to do well: Leeza
Watch out for: Xander
12) Evilest Member
Proto's Prediction: Lindy
Also likely to do well: Meat Puppet
Watch out for: Leeza
13) Sexiest Male
Proto's Prediction: Sexy McAwesome
Also likely to do well: DMKA
Watch out for: Necronopticous
14) Sexiest Female
Proto's Prediction: boris no no
Also likely to do well: Iri Valentine
Watch out for: ShlupQuack
15) Cutest Male
Proto's Prediction: Loony BoB
Also likely to do well: Psychotic
Watch out for: Seeby See~
16) Cutest Female
Proto's Prediction: Chaos
Also likely to do well: Rye
Watch out for: Iri Valentine
17) Best Custom Rank
Proto's Prediction: Old Manus
Also likely to do well: Spuuky
Watch out for: Psychotic
18) Best Avatar
Proto's Prediction: Del Murder
Also likely to do well: Yamaneko
Watch out for: Old Manus
19) Best Signature
Proto's Prediction: Del Murder
Also likely to do well: Award Guy
Watch out for: Rye
20) Best Artist
Proto's Prediction: black orb
Also likely to do well: Iri Valentine
Watch out for: Agent Proto
21) Best Graphic Designer
Proto's Prediction: Rye
Also likely to do well: Xander
Watch out for: ~yunie~
22) Best Writer
Proto's Prediction: Strider
Also likely to do well: Dkings'queen
Watch out for: Necronopticous
23) Best Poet
Proto's Prediction: eestlinc
Also likely to do well: nik0tine
Watch out for: Jack
24) Best Poster
Proto's Prediction: Big D
Also likely to do well: The Captain
Watch out for: Psychotic
25) Best Spammer
Proto's Prediction: Psychotic
Also likely to do well: Del Murder
Watch out for: -N-
26) Best Chatter
Proto's Prediction: Walker Texas Ranger
Also likely to do well: fire_of_avalon
Watch out for: Denmark
27) Funniest Member
Proto's Prediction: Not At All Reno
Also likely to do well: Del Murder
Watch out for: Meat Puppet
28) Weirdest Member
Proto's Prediction: Chris
Also likely to do well: Meat Puppet
Watch out for: Quina
29) Horniest Member
Proto's Prediction: Fuzakeru
Also likely to do well: Ansem
Watch out for: Joel
30) Most Underrated Member
Proto's Prediction: -N-
Also likely to do well: Hsu
Watch out for: Necronopticous
31) Most Missed Member
Proto's Prediction: ff babe
Also likely to do well: Baloki
Watch out for: Dr Unne
32) Most Helpful Gamer
Proto's Prediction: Kawaii Ryűkishi
Also likely to do well: Sephiroth1999AD
Watch out for: Joel
33) Most Helpful Techy
Proto's Prediction: cl_out
Also likely to do well: Samuraid
Watch out for: Yamaneko
34) Most Helpful Member
Proto's Prediction: Loony BoB
Also likely to do well: Big D
Watch out for: Leeza
35) Cutest Couple
Proto's Prediction: Calliope & Spuuky
Also likely to do well: Lindy & Xander
Watch out for: Fuzakeru & ShiggtyLuffLuff
Most Likely To…
36) Become a Cid's Knight
Proto's Prediction: crash26821
Also likely to do well: The Captain
Watch out for: Sepho
37) Get Banned
Proto's Prediction: The Redneck
Also likely to do well: DMKA
Watch out for: Agent Proto
38) Be God
Proto's Prediction: Cid
Also likely to do well: Kawaii Ryűkishi
Watch out for: Jebus
39) Be Satan
Proto's Prediction: Bert
Also likely to do well: Lindy
Watch out for: Monkey
40) Be Cid's Illegitimate Child
Proto's Prediction: Award Guy
Also likely to do well: Loony BoB
Watch out for: ShlupQuack
41) Win a Ciddie for the very first time
Proto's Prediction: Jebus
Also likely to do well: Bert
Watch out for: -N-
42) Murder someone for winning the Ciddie they wanted
Proto's Prediction: Joel
Also likely to do well: Bert
Watch out for: Liono, from Thundercats
43) Be a modwhore and get torn apart by an angry mob of pictchfork-wielding members for being a damned filthy modwhore because nobody likes a modwhore
Proto's Prediction: Agent Proto
Also likely to do well: Ultima Shadow
Watch out for: MecaKane
44) Spend the rest of their life playing FFXI
Proto's Prediction: Mikztsu
Also likely to do well: Citizen Bleys
Watch out for: UltimateSpamGrover
45) Get hit by a bus
Proto's Prediction: Joel
Also likely to do well: Psychotic
Watch out for: The Redneck
46) Be driving the bus
Proto's Prediction: Psychotic
Also likely to do well: Wyllius
Watch out for: Loony BoB
47) Spend hours searching for the lyrics to The Cosby Show Theme Song
Proto's Prediction: Little Miss Awesome
Also likely to do well: Chris
Watch out for: theundeadhero
48) Be Fighter
Proto's Prediction: Fighter
Also likely to do well: DJZen
Watch out for: Joel
49) Be Black Mage
Proto's Prediction: Black Mage
Also likely to do well: Iri Valentine
Watch out for: Behold the Void
50) Get Together
Proto's Prediction: Joel & MecaKane
Also likely to do well: Del Snizz & Walker Texas Ranger
Watch out for: Award Guy & Election Booth
I see this has already started, and I'm afraid I've spent too much time working on my predictions to change format. However, my format is somewhat similar to Proto's - I'll just give an outline.
1) Best Member:
Pick: (Confidence %)
<s>Vote: (this will need to be removed, as I just read the rule)</s>
Honorary: (someone to shout out to, equates to Proto's "Also Likely to do Well")
<i>Paragraph or so detailing my thoughts. Several of these include "dark horse" candidates that would equate to Proto's "Watch Out For".</i>
So, I'll be finishing up the best rank-av-sig-artist-graphic ones, and post it up here shortly.
edit: I guess I'll do "dark horses" for all of them. It may be a bit longer.
I like Leeza's idea to keep this thing private before voting ends. Yes, it quite obviously can and probably does influence voting.
Also, a lot of these nominations suck. We need to have a screening for that or something. And for voting, too, since the voters so often are wrong. :rolleyes2
Gee Raistlin, maybe you should form a committee. Because, you know, people listen to you and stuff. Although I do agree with you agreeing with Leeza, but isn't the thread title fair enough warning? Also, I could be blind, but I didn't see a voting deadline on Award Guy's Ciddies Finalists thread, so how long would we have to be waiting for here?
I'm beginning to agree with the sentiment that this may influence voting, however. After reading all the stuff I've written, I can definitely see my biases present in the predictions (as I've written a short paragraph on my thoughts about the finalists for each category). Psy's method would reduce the influence these predictions will have, but it also takes the fun out of it - I had a lot of fun reading the predicters' thoughts last time, and I'd like to contribute the same this time around.
So I'll sit tight and wait until I'm called on, and perhaps make them more objective and less persuasive, and fit a standardized format a little bit better. But they are ready to go.
I would hope people would vote based upon their own opinion rather than entirely the opinions of others, so I don't really see any problem with showing your own predictions based upon your opinion. If someone is so weak-willed that they must follow the words of others only, that's a bigger problem than can be dealt with solely through a message board.
Take care all.
I do deserve the horniest member ciddie.
The freaking bus won't stop chasing me.
Mecakane and I CANNOT win the couple award. He's gasoline and I'm fire.
I'll post my predictions in a sec ^_^ I agree with some of your choices, Jiff, but I dunno about others
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You all suck. Mostly Joel though.
May as well post my predictions while I'm bored... No one read these if you haven't voted for you will be so compelled by how insightful I am that you will implode.
1) Best Member
Loony BoB will win because he is an ass like that.
2) Best Male
Loony BoB will win because you can't be the Best Member without being Best Male.
3) Best Female
Monkey will rip this award from my cold dead hands.
4) Best Administrator
Loony BoB will win because he pretends to care more than the rest.
5) Best Cid's Knight
eestlinc will win because people are tools, though RSL deserves it most.
6) Best Site Staff
I'm not too sure about this one, but I think Samuraid should win, so I'm going with that one.
7) Best Recognized Member / Former Staff
TheAbominatrix will squeak by with this one because she bribes people into voting for her. Whore.
8) Best Veteran
The Captain will win because the only people he pisses off are assholes anyway.
9) Best Regular
Iri Valentine will win because she has the nicest cans.
10) Best Newbie
faster skating penguin will win in spite of who actually deserves to win because he has the best name.
11) Nicest Member
This one should be close, but I don't think it will be. I think the popularity contest aspect of the Ciddies will shine through on this one with Xander taking it due both the fact that she is nice and because everyone knows who she is.
12) Evilest Member
Kawaii Ryűkishi is pure evil. There's no way around it.
13) Sexiest Male
Loony BoB will win because he's a whore and you people are freaking gross.
14) Sexiest Female
Iri Valentine will take this one and her and Monkey will dance on my grave together.
15) Cutest Male
Loony BoB will win this one too because you fools just can't get enough of him.
16) Cutest Female
Monkey will win and be mocked for her size rather than congratulated.
17) Best Custom Rank
Spuuky will barely win because all the people who remember his custom title are too lazy to remember anyone else's.
18) Best Avatar
Del Murder will win because people are stupid.
19) Best Signature
Del Murder will win this one too 'cause everyone knows what his signature is without thinking about it.
20) Best Artist
People will vote for Iri Valentine with hopes of seeing her do something cute in her excitement.
21) Best Graphic Designer
Xander will win 'cause she does that sometimes.
22) Best Writer
Necronopticous will win because he is the Best Writer.
23) Best Poet
Necronopticous probably wont win, but he should 'cause his poetry actually does not suck.
24) Best Poster
The Captain will take this one for the same reason he'll take the afformentioned Ciddie.
25) Best Spammer
Psychotic will win because people don't know the difference between quality and quantity. That's right. I went there.
26) Best Chatter
Seeby See~ will win if most voters actually go into chat because he's always freaking there. If non-chatters vote for this Ciddie, Loony BoB will steal it.
27) Funniest Member
Yamaneko will win only because his name is amusing.
28) Weirdest Member
Kawaii Ryűkishi may or may not steal this one from Chris. Depends on how many voters Kishi has shared his "collection" with.
29) Horniest Member
Fuzakeru will take this one because she's a perv, and people often confuse "horny" and "perverted." Well, and she is horny, so she does deserve it.
30) Most Underrated Member
Hsu will not win this one because he doesn't seem to want it as much as theundeadhero.
31) Most Missed Member
Baloki will win because even if he doesn't Award Guy will give it to him. :}
32) Most Helpful Gamer
Kawaii Ryűkishi usually wins this one, no?
33) Most Helpful Techy
Samuraid will jack this one from clout, and then I will sell the sexy video that results for $29.99 on QVC.
34) Most Helpful Member
Loony BoB will win this one because he has a sexy calendar in his room.
35) Cutest Couple
Calliope & Spuuky will take this one 'cause they're so fluffy!
36) Become a Cid's Knight
TheAbominatrix will sqeak this one away from The Captian. She will. You watch.
37) Get Banned
The Redneck because I am a liberal bitch. Well, I'm not, but I think he's dumb so I must be. *dance*
38) Be God
Cid will take this one due to lack of creativity from the voters.
39) Be Satan
Monkey will win this because everyone knows Satan is a four foot tall Asian.
40) Be Cid's Illegitimate Child
Loony BoB will when this one becuase it is in the stars.
41) Win a Ciddie for the very first time
Iri Valentine because it's true.
42) Murder someone for winning the Ciddie they wanted
Joel will get this one because everyone knows Joel doesn't shut up.
43) Be a modwhore and get torn apart by an angry mob of pictchfork-wielding members for being a damned filthy modwhore because nobody likes a modwhore
Agent Proto nailed this prediction, and he will nail this Ciddie no contest.
44) Spend the rest of their life playing FFXI
Citizen Bleys will probably get this one because... what else is he going to do? Other than drink, I mean.
45) Get hit by a bus
Joel gets hit by a bus everynight in the dreams of his fellow EoFFers. <3
46) Be driving the bus
I wanted to vote Wyllius, but I think he's been gone too long to keep this one, so I'm going with Psychotic.
47) Spend hours searching for the lyrics to The Cosby Show Theme Song
theundeadhero probably wont rest until he's secured this one.
48) Be Fighter
Fighter. Uncreative twits.
49) Be Black Mage
Black Mage. ...Cornholes.
50) Get Together
Joel & MecaKane will get this one just because everyone wants to see Joel get pissed.
Screw waiting - I've got sleeping to do. Here they are. I must say this was fun - I learned a lot about a lot of members in the process, as well as learned a little bit more about myself in the process. Have fun reading them.
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Most Likely To...
50) Get Together
Award Guy & Election Booth
bennator & Bert
Del Snizz & Walker Texas Ranger
Joel & MecaKane
Monkey & Psychotic
Psychotic & theundeadhero
Raistlin & ShlupQuack
VampireCrono & WarZidane
I envision a stratification of votes occuring for this one. Anyone who knows KB would righteously vote for Del Snizz and Walker Texas Ranger, anyone on the BAoTW bandwagon would vote for Monkey and Psy, and any of the oldbies would vote for Raistlin and ShlupQuack. All three have fair chance at this title, but Monkey and Psy have the more general appeal to the masses. :\
Neel's Pick: Monkey & Psychotic (Confidence: 60%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Del Snizz & Walker Texas Ranger
The Dark Horse: Raistlin & ShlupQuack
49) Be Black Mage
Behold the Void
Black Mage
Doomsday
Iri Valentine
Meat Puppet
MecaKane
Roogle
Black Mage, from 8-Bit Theater, is a crazy, sadistic, psychopathic killer. Unfortunately, no one on this list has killed anyone yet. Roogle? He's like the nicest guy ever. In the end, neither this nor the MLT Be Fighter is about anything except for pairs that go together. And if Joel is Fighter, then Kane sure as hell is Black Mage.
Neel's Pick: MecaKane (Confidence: 80%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Doomsday
The Dark Horse: Behold the Void
48) Be Fighter
DJZen
Fighter
Joel
Meat Puppet
Psychotic
TasteyPies
Fighter is a stupid freaking idiot from 8-Bit Theater, who is always killed by Black Mage.
If Kane wins, Joel will win. Honorable mention to TasteyPies, who is forever ingrained in my mind as the real Fighter due to his avatar with Fighter and the Pie.
Neel's Pick: Joel (Confidence: 80%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: TasteyPies
The Dark Horse: DJZen
47) Spend hours searching for the lyrics to The Cosby Show Theme Song
Chris
Joel
Little Miss Awesome
Raven Nox
theundeadhero
Walker Texas Ranger
I had trouble thinking of someone to nominate for this category, but apparently I was the only one, as some fine candidates have emerged for this award. In the end, I believe this would be Chris's award for the taking, if we replaced Cosby Show with *Grace Jones*. However, both Bill Cosby and Grace Jones are African-American, so I guess it's close enough.
Neel's Pick: Chris (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Joel
The Dark Horse: Walker Texas Ranger
46) Be driving the bus
Cid
Doomsday
Jebus
Loony BoB
nik0tine
Psychotic
Spiffing Cheese
Wyllius
Wyllius, the perennial favorite for this award, has some stiff competition this year. Although my personal favorite choice is Jebus driving the bus, Loony BoB actually has a reason to drive the bus, as his mortal enemy Psychotic has been nominated for getting hit.
Neel's Pick: Loony BoB (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Wyllius
The Dark Horse: Jebus
45) Get hit by a bus
Del Murder
Denmark
Joel
kyuzo
Maxico
My name is…something..?
Psychotic
Raistlin
Raven Nox
The Redneck
Walker Texas Ranger
Zaphier
Can't we just hit all of these guys with a bus? Or multiple buses, even? Alas, the Ciddies allow no such gratification to occur. Psychotic will be hit by the bus if Loony BoB is driving it, and Walker Texas Ranger will be hit by the bus if Jebus is driving it. To the dismay of #eoff regulars, Velvet_REvolver was not nominated for this award.
Neel's Pick: Psychotic (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Raistlin
The Dark Horse: Walker Texas Ranger
44) Spend the rest of their life playing FFXI
Citizen Bleys
lionx
Mikztsu
Miriel
Misfit
UltimateSpamGrover
I don't know any of the FFXI nerds. Mostly because I never go there. It is a dark place over there, and full of very scary people. Which is why just thinking about voting for this award gives me the chills. Since I haven't seen Mikztsu in years, I'll just assume he's been playing FFXI all this time.
Neel's Pick: Mikztsu (Confidence: 10%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Citizen Bleys
The Dark Horse: UltimateSpamGrover
43) Be a modwhore and get torn apart by an angry mob of pictchfork-wielding members for being a damned filthy modwhore because nobody likes a modwhore
Agent Proto
Chris
crash26821
Joel
MecaKane
Ultima Shadow
This is Agent Proto's award for the taking. Ultima Shadow, while clearly having made the best modwhore post ever, is far too funny and lacks in modwhoring consistency to steal this award away.
Neel's Pick: Agent Proto (Confidence: 90%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Ultima Shadow
The Dark Horse: crash26821
42) Murder someone for winning the Ciddie they wanted
Bert
Del Murder
Iri Valentine
Jebus
Joel
KuRt
Liono, from Thundercats
Monkey
Omecle
Ratiasu
Resha
ShlupQuack
Shoden
theundeadhero
I could see a few people here murdering, but for me, Bert is the clear favorite here. Jebus is too much of a hippie, Resha will forget after five seconds due to ADHD, Del and Shlup have enough, and Joel is too busy high-kicking with Chun Li. Everyone else is too weak sauce to actually murder someone. Guess who that leaves?
Neel's Pick: Bert (Confidence: 80%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Joel
The Dark Horse: Resha
41) Win a Ciddie for the very first time
Bert
Faris
Iri Valentine
Jebus
Lenna
-N-
Ultima Shadow
Winged Sorceress
After four and a half years, Bert, it's come down to this. The ideal situation would be for me to win this one and Bert murder me for winning it, and neither of us wins anything else. Yeah, that would be solid. However, if you're actually considering "Hmm, who would be the likeliest candidate to actually win any Ciddie for the first time" instead of "Hmm, who really should win this Ciddie"? then just pick Iri Valentine, you killjoy.
Neel's Pick: Iri Valentine (Confidence: 60%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Jebus
The Dark Horse: -N-
40) Be Cid's Illegitimate Child
Award Guy
fire_of_avalon
Joel
kikimm
Loony BoB
Monkey
Psychotic
Raistlin
Samuraid
ShlupQuack
Yamaneko
If someone were Cid's illegitimate child, what would they be doing? That's right, they would be a slave for one of Cid's organizations. You do the math.
Neel's Pick: Loony BoB (Confidence: 85%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Award Guy
The Dark Horse: ShlupQuack
39) Be Satan
Bert
Citizen Bleys
DMKA
Dr Unne
Kawaii Ryűkishi
Lindy
louby_4eva
Monkey
Psychotic
ShlupQuack
Kawaii Ryűkishi, the perennial favorite for this award, faces stiff competition from Bert, who actually has Satan-related images in his signature and avatar. However likely Bert thinks he is to steal the award away, he has to watch out for DMKA and Lindy, two very evil people. Psychotic, as always, poses a threat, too.
Neel's Pick: Bert (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Kishi
The Dark Horse: DMKA
38) Be God
Cid
Del Murder
Denmark
Jebus
Kawaii Ryűkishi
Loony BoB
RSL
Satans_apostle
ShlupQuack
theundeadhero
This list looks exactly the same as MLT Be Satan. Follow the logic to its conclusion, and naturally you get the answer to be Jebus. However, Cid and RSL have their own loyal followings, and people who are actually serious about this award just might vote for Loony BoB. Don't forget the dark horse candidate Denmark. Today, a country, tomorrow, the world!
Neel's Pick: RSL (Confidence: 40%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Jebus
The Dark Horse: Denmark
37) Get Banned
Agent Proto
DMKA
Francis Begbie
Joel
Loony BoB
MecaKane
Psychotic
RedfoxIHaveDaGunI|CU@0800
sayen
The Redneck
Is this really that much of a question? Obviously it's Redfox. Maybe once this guy wins the award, he'll come around and be like WTFIMNOTTOBEBANNEDEVAR like that guy who won the "Most Immature" Ciddie that one year and then immediately got banned. I laughed my ass off. However, names can be misleading, and as usual people will probably vote on popularity. Which would ordinarily mean DMKA easily walks away with this one, but people who go to EoEO and EotW could most likely be voting for The Redneck, who is the best poised to snatch this one away from DMKA. I don't think he'll get fully banned unless he posts porn or something. And people from Georgia just don't post porn.
Neel's Pick: DMKA (Confidence: 65%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: The Redneck
The Dark Horse: RedfoxIHaveDaGunI|CU@0800
36) Become a Cid's Knight
crash26821
Meat Puppet
Psychotic
Rusty
Rye
Sepho
Sexy McAwesome
The Captain
TheAbominatrix
The Captain has always been a favorite for this award, despite his repeated claims that he would not accept such a position. crashNUMBERS has had his 15 minutes of fame; time's up, son. Psychotic can also make some sort of run for this award as well, despite everyone knowing he would suck at being a CK . Truth is, Psychotic would make a great CK, but he just isn't likely to be one. If you're serious about this award (and I mean seriously serious), you'd probably vote for Rusty. Expect dark horse Sepho, also a fine candidate, to crash Rusty's victory party.
Neel's Pick: Rusty (Confidence: 50%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Sepho
The Dark Horse: Sexy McAwesome
35) Cutest Couple
Apollo & Raven Nox
Calliope & Spuuky
Fuzakeru & ShiggtyLuffLuff
Lindy & Xander
Loony BoB & Shorty
rubah & Walker Texas Ranger
This comes down to Calliope+Spuuky vs. rubah+Walker Texas Ranger. With the support of #eoff, I think rubah and KB will pull through for this victory quite readily. Sorry, Daniel, but I never even see Shorty post anyway. Watch out for Lindy+Xander - Xander's charm may just compensate for Lindy's eternal grouchiness enough to win it all.
Neel's Pick: rubah & Walker Texas Ranger (Confidence: 75%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Calliope & Spuuky
The Dark Horse: Lindy & Xander
34) Most Helpful Member
Big D
cl_out
Doc Sark
Leeza
Loony BoB
The Captain
Xander
All these people provide a lot of help in so many different ways. Big D and The Captain are great EoEOers steeped in the ways of the world, Leeza and Xander effortlessly provide input on anything remotely artistic (something I can only appreciate and never do), cl_out is a great techy, and BoB deals with all the losers like <i>fig</i> who keep changing their names. It's difficult to compare, but when it comes down to it, BoB will win the admin award, clout will win the techy award, Leeza closes too many threads, Doc Sark is the dark horse, Xander will win some artist related award, and Big D and The Captain are really the same person, so it all works out in the end.
Neel's Pick: Big D (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: The Captain
The Dark Horse: Doc Sark
33) Most Helpful Techy
Ansem
cl_out
Pure Strife
Samuraid
Yamaneko
Samuraid has helped me on occassion too, but cl_out just seems to have all the answers, always. Baloki would be a contestant if he wasn't a douchebag and got himself banned. ;_;
Neel's Pick: cl_out (Confidence: 90%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Samuraid
The Dark Horse: Yamaneko
32) Most Helpful Gamer
Big D
Joel
Kawaii Ryűkishi
Sephiroth1999AD
Skyblade
Squall of SeeD
TheAbominatrix
Each of these gamers seems to have their own specialty (Big D and Squall of SeeD do their job quite well in the FFVII forum, which is one of the few I still visit), but when you really look at gamers all across the board, it boils down to Kawaii Ryűkishi and Sephiroth1999AD, both of whom I have been very familiar with since my early days in 2001 on the boards. Kishi is the favorite, having more knowledge of games in general, while Sigggad (?) has a lot of the FF info on lock, along with Kishi. Sigggad doesn't parse GameFAQs for people, though . While Kishi is great, perhaps this time some light will shine on a great underrated member.
Neel's Pick: Kawaii Ryűkishi (Confidence: 60%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Sephiroth1999AD
The Dark Horse: Big D
31) Most Missed Member
Baloki
Citizen Bleys
Dr Unne
ff babe
Kathryn
PeTeRL90
Baloki vs. Unne. As simple as that. In the end, I believe Unne will win, since we are still allowed our healthy dosage of Baloki in #eoff. I do miss the stimulating old Doctor, myself - he was a great conversationalist since my very early days here. Watch out for BAoTW posterboy Peter screwing the whole party up.
Neel's Pick: Dr. Unne (Confidence: 75%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Baloki
The Dark Horse: PeTeRL90
30) Most Underrated Member
Dr. K
Hsu
kikimm
Maxico
My name is…something..?
-N-
Necronopticous
Strider
theundeadhero
I was really surprised to be listed among the finalists for this award, or maybe I'm just too modest. In any case, of course I'm voting for me, but let's take a less biased look at the finalists. Necro can't be underrated, his FFIV "Ah, The Power of Cheese" is well-known enough. Strider and theundeadhero are Site Staff, so I don't know why they're here. My name is something..?, kikimm, and Dr. K are good people who come by regularly, but may not be exceptionally ingrained into everyone's psyche for them to be voted for. That leaves Hsu and Maxico to consider. Maxico has been whining for years about how no one reads his posts, and after chatting with him in #eoff yesterday, I can kinda see why. (But seriously, he's cool.) Hsu is in general a pretty funny guy, and has a fair shot at this award as well, and has been around slightly longer than I have, I believe. He's got the best shot at stealing it away from me or Maxico. I feel rather arrogant placing myself as my own pick, though.
Neel's Pick: -N- (Confidence: 60%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Hsu
The Dark Horse: Maxico
29) Horniest Member
Ansem
cl_out
Fuzakeru
Joel
Loony BoB
Meat Puppet
MecaKane
Monkey
Seeby See~
ShlupQuack
Squally Leonharty
Ansem vs. Fuzakeru. It's that simple for me, and it should be for you too. Ansem won last year, so I hope Fuzakeru can take the spotlight this time around. Although Ansem's Hayden Christensen thread is tough to ignore. Seeby See~, despite our wishes, just doesn't want to PUT THE FEATHER IN SLOW. Everyone else on the list is too exclusive or just doesn't talk about sex enough. Unfortunately Aexoden's reputation for hitting on teenage girls didn't earn him enough nominations to make it on the list. Sorry, kiddo, you'll have to do better than halfopping and voicing people in chat.
Neel's Pick: Ansem (Confidence: 50%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Fuzakeru
The Dark Horse: Seeby See~
28) Weirdest Member
Chris
Francis Begbie
Kawaii Ryűkishi
Meat Puppet
Psychotic
Quina
Rye
Seeby See~
Trumpet Thief
Kawaii Ryűkishi is a perennial favorite for this award, what with his tentacle fetish and other such things. Seeby See~ is also pretty creepy, but you'd only know that if you came to #eoff. I think Chris will be the one running away with this award, unless Kishi strangles him with his tentacles or has the CIA blow him up first.
Neel's Pick: Chris (Confidence: 65%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Kishi
The Dark Horse: Seeby See~
27) Funniest Member
Del Murder
Levian
Meat Puppet
Necronopticous
Not At All Reno
Psychotic
Yamaneko
I think this comes down to Levian, Meat Puppet, and Psychotic. Del's humor is too classist for my tastes, and Yams makes me laugh about as hard as yams. Necro's FFIV: The Power of Cheese is good prepared comedy, but I have doubts about him holding up in an improvisational situation. Meat Puppet delivers great one liners, which is more my style, so he really needs to win this one.
Neel's Pick: Meat Puppet (Confidence: 75%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Psychotic
The Dark Horse: Necronopticous
26) Best Chatter
Denmark
Faris
fire_of_avalon
frunk
Lenna
Loony BoB
Resha
rubah
Seeby See~
Walker Texas Ranger
The most egregious scandals of the Ciddies lies here: Neither Face nor Jebus is in the finals for this award. This makes me sad. Moving on, Walker Texas Ranger is back to defend his title of Best Chatter against some stiff competition. He's high up on the stats, but he's all but beaten by newcomers Lenna, Resha, and Seeby See~. However, I'm banking on the dark horse fire_of_avalon coming from behind to win this title with her charm, wit, and zesty character always bringing life to the chatroom.
Neel's Pick: fire_of_avalon (Confidence: 60%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Lenna
The Dark Horse: frunk
25) Best Spammer
Calliope
Del Murder
Meat Puppet
Monkey
-N-
Psychotic
pureghetto
Oh dear. What a quagmire. Myself, Psychotic, Meat Puppet, and Jojo all running for this award. PG doesn't spam anymore, and the Spam Brigade (Del and Nicky) have been mostly inactive this period. Jojo's out because women don't spam (duh ), and as much as I think I deserve this award, I believe Psychotic will take this one from Wklf and I.
Neel's Pick: Psychotic (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Meat Puppet
The Dark Horse: -N-
24) Best Poster
Big D
Chris
Del Murder
Doomsday
eestlinc
Little Miss Awesome
Psychotic
Squall of SeeD
The Captain
To me, this is almost like Best Member, as posting is the majority of what a member does. When you think about it, whose posts are the most memorable? They don't have to be funny, although funny helps. It doesn't have to be informative, though that probably helps too. Someone who is versatile in what they can say is the ideal choice for this Ciddie. This puts Psychotic at a clear advantage, as he can post anything from spam to helpful feedback. However, if ever there were a well-rounded candidate who could strip this title away from him, it would be Doomsday and his diverse posts that occur across the EoFF forums.
Neel's Pick: Psychotic (Confidence: 75%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Doomsday
The Dark Horse: Chris
23) Best Poet
eestlinc
Jack
Lenna
Necronopticous
nik0tine
Sweet_Angel
For me, it's always been eestlinc, another great guy I've known since the beginning of my time here. I voted for him in the Writing Contest. But Jack won, and if that's any indication of how this contest will go, then Jack will win. I also expect Necronopticous to be among the last few vying for the title.
Neel's Pick: eestlinc (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Jack
The Dark Horse: Necronopticous
22) Best Writer
Dkings'queen
Mercen-X
-N-
Necronopticous
Rye
Strider
Sweet_Angel
Heh, well, I won the writing contest for this, so I suppose I have a fair shot at winning this too. Strider seems to have some enormous popularity, however, and was left out of the writing contest as well, so perhaps this will be his time for some fame.
Neel's Pick: Strider (Confidence: 65%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: -N-
The Dark Horse: Necronopticous
21) Best Graphic Designer
~yunie~
Kamiko
Rye
Starry Relm
Xander
I don't understand why Sepho isn't among the finalists. ;_; But I browsed through the Signature Help thread and the A/W forum for insight into the other finalists, and I was impressed with what I saw. ~yunie~'s wallpapers were really cool - I should probably ask for one sometime (the Windows XP green fields are nice for only so long), and so were Xander's vector arts. But Starry Relm's great signatures and wallpapers should make her the top pick here.
Neel's Pick: Starry Relm
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Xander
The Dark Horse: ~yunie~
20) Best Artist
*angel tears*
Agent Proto
black orb
Chaos
Dr Unne
Iri Valentine
Phil
Xander
I'm afraid I don't know too much about this category, but I tried my best to browse the A/W forum and get an idea of each finalist's skills. Needless to say, they were all better than mine, so I was impressed at all of them. I think in the end, I would pick black orb's amazing drawings to take him to the top, although I was also greatly impressed with Iri Valentine's works as well.
Neel's Pick: black orb (Confidence: 55%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Iri Valentine
The Dark Horse: *angel tears*
19) Best Signature
Award Guy
Del Murder
DMKA
Doomsday
Monkey
Psychotic
Rye
Takara
Why is Bert not here? ;_; Boo you guys! Psychotic's bullet is pretty cool; I dig it. But the classiest sig has to go to Del Murder - this is his Ciddie to lose. The only one with a chance to snatch it away is Doomsday and his booty-licious sig.
Neel's Pick: Del Murder (Confidence: 80%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Doomsday
The Dark Horse: Psychotic
18) Best Avatar
Del Murder
Denmark
Doomsday
fire_of_avalon
Flying Mullet
Loony BoB
Monkey
Old Manus
rubah
Rye
Takara
theundeadhero
Ultima Shadow
Yamaneko
Some good avatars here, ranging from retro to rad (+5 alliteration bonus!). I don't see how my avatar didn't make the cut here, because I think it's pretty solid. You people have no taste. Moving on, we've got some great avatars here, too many to choose from, I believe. BoB should have raised the nom limit, so this will be tough to predict. I envision a showdown between Del Murder's Sonny and Flying Mullet with his raging monkey.
Neel's Pick: Del Murder (Confidence: 50%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Flying Mullet
The Dark Horse: theundeadhero
17) Best Custom Rank
Levian
Old Manus
Psychotic
Spuuky
Ultima Shadow
Mold Anus, the clever anagram, or I'll custom YOUR title!, the defiant stand. Both are members deserving of recognition, but clever anagrams win me over in the end.
Neel's Pick: Old Manus (Confidence: 65%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Ultima Shadow
The Dark Horse: Psychotic
16) Cutest Female
Chaos
Faris
Iri Valentine
Monkey
Ratiasu
Resha
Rye
Shorty
Xander
I'm not judging these based on looks, since I rarely view the album, and if I do, it's only to look at how awesome my picture is. Speaking of which, why am I not in Sexiest Male? This makes me sad and insecure. ;_; In any case, judging by posts and personality, Resha should carry this one home fairly easily. The serious challengers here are Rye and Ratiasu, and Xander counts as a dark horse because her name doesn't start with R.
Neel's Pick: Resha (Confidence: 65%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Rye
The Dark Horse: Xander
15) Cutest Male
Bert
DMKA
Loony BoB
Meat Puppet
Necronopticous
Nod
Psychotic
RSL
Sasquatch
Seeby See~
Once again, this is based on a no-looks deal. Which makes the decision fairly obvious. <3
Neel's Pick: Bert (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: DMKA
The Dark Horse: Necronopticous
14) Sexiest Female
amratis
boris no no
Female Ryuichi
fire_of_avalon
Fuzakeru
Iri Valentine
Leeza
Monkey
ShlupQuack
Shorty
It doesn't matter whether looks count or not, because I'm already voting for foa. Although I wouldn't mind getting in any of these other candidates' jeans, either. <3 I'm surprised boris is here and not in Cutest, but hey, she's still got a chance to do some damage here. Popular opinion thinks Iri Valentine is hot, so that's the favorite to beat here.
Neel's Pick: Iri Valentine (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: fire_of_avalon
The Dark Horse: boris no no
13) Sexiest Male
Bert
Denmark
DMKA
Levian
Loony BoB
Necronopticous
Nod
Psychotic
RSL
Sexy McAwesome
How can you not nominate this man as the sexiest? Oh right, you're too busy voting for RSL.
Neel's Pick: RSL (Confidence: 75%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Sexy McAwesome
The Dark Horse: DMKA
12) Evilest Member
bardock
Bert
Kawaii Ryűkishi
Leeza
Lindy
Meat Puppet
Monkey
Resha
ShlupQuack
theundeadhero
A fine collection of evil we have here - I believe it will boil down to Kishi, Leeza, and Lindy. Bert is a cute little Satan boy - not evil enough. Kishi doesn't display nearly as much contempt for things in general as Lindy does. Both qualified candidates face a huge adversary in Leeza and her penchant for killing all sorts of fun on the forums.
Neel's Pick: Lindy (Confidence: 65%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Leeza
The Dark Horse: Kishi
11) Nicest Member
Apollo
bennator
Faris
Leeza
Resha
Rye
The Captain
Xander
I'm sure some of you finalists are nice, but you can't hold a candle to Devin. I sure as hell can't.
Neel's Pick: The Captain (Confidence: 85%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Xander
The Dark Horse: Apollo
10) Best Newbie
Caspian
faster skating penguin
Jess
Lenna
SNOOZER
The Jamie Star Scenario
yuna_elena
There are actually some good newbies that got nominated. Zoh my god. I believe Caspian has gained a fair amount of notoriety, but might be beaten by Lenna and her #eoff Sims shenanigans. The Jamie Star Scenario is a great screen name, but I haven't seen much of it. My personal favorite is SNOOZER, because he slacks off at work by browsing the Vin Diesel Fact Generator.
Neel's Pick: Lenna (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Caspian
The Dark Horse: SNOOZER
9) Best Regular
boris no no
crash26821
Destai
Faris
Iri Valentine
KuRt
Quina
rubah
After four and a half years, I still don't know what a Regular is. It might have to do with never reading the rules. Out of the list, I think Quina is my favorite in terms of personality, although boris is tough to forget about as well. Iri Valentine will probably spoil it all for these two candidates.
Neel's Pick: Iri Valentine (Confidence: 75%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Quina
The Dark Horse: boris no no
8) Best Veteran
Denmark
Levian
Meat Puppet
-N-
Necronopticous
Psychotic
Rye
The Captain
What the hell am I doing on this list? I DEMAND AN ANSWER. Man, I was seriously all set out to vote for The Captain on this, but now that I'm here, I have to vote for me. You guys make
my life miserable. I hate you all.
Neel's Pick: Psychotic (Confidence: 75%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: The Captain
The Dark Horse: -N-
7) Best Recognized Member / Former Staff
Agent Proto
Endless
Monkey
Raistlin
ShlupQuack
Squally Leonharty
TheAbominatrix
Trumpet Thief
I suppose this is Agent Proto's title to lose here, and he just might lose it to the rejuvenated and renewed Monkey and her momentum-gaining bandwagon, partially stolen from her affair with Psy. Skwowwy and TT just aren't around enough, and if Raistlin or ShlupQuack wins this, the world will end. So guess who's left? The dark horse Endless.
Neel's Pick: Agent Proto (Confidence: 70%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Monkey
The Dark Horse: Endless
6) Best Site Staff
bennator
Cloud_Strider
CloudDragon
eternalshiva
Flying Mullet
Heath
Samuraid
Spatvark
Strider
theundeadhero
The only reason I know most of these guys is from #eoff. theundeadhero seems to post a lot in Site Staff without actually getting anything done, making him an ideal candidate for this Ciddie. CloudDragon and Spatvark help keep #trivia from collapsing, which is cool. And Flying Mullet is just plain funny. Based on what I've seen on the main page and the awesome stats page, I'd have to go with Samuraid.
Neel's Pick: Samuraid (Confidence: 45%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Spatvark
The Dark Horse: CloudDragon
5) Best Cid's Knight
Big D
Del Murder
eestlinc
fire_of_avalon
Kawaii Ryűkishi
Leeza
RSL
Xander
Yamaneko
Seems like I can't comment on this without getting into some sort of trouble or another. But hey, what have I got to lose? Whoever wins this is usually the most popular CK amongst the general masses. I think Leeza has been the best about being on the ball with keeping things in line in GC and EoEO when the spam and flaming gets out of control. She may be evil, but if that's what gets the job done best, then I'm all for it. I'm betting on her being the only dark horse with a shot at spoiling Del Murder's popularity-based bid for the title.
Neel's Pick: Del Murder (Confidence: 50%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Big D
The Dark Horse: Leeza
4) Best Administrator
Cid
cl_out
Daryl
Loony BoB
Roogle
BoB does the most, or at least it looks that way. Either way, he'll win, unless cl_out pulls off a miracle.
Neel's Pick: Loony BoB (Confidence: 90%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: cl_out
The Dark Horse: Roogle
3) Best Female
fire_of_avalon
Iri Valentine
Leeza
Monkey
Resha
Rusty
Rye
ShlupQuack
Shorty
Xander
These last three are always so tough, both to comment on and to vote for. These are seriously some great finalists, and great members here at the board. I am inevitably drawn towards voting for the people I know best, for that is the easiest way out. But as objectively as possible, let's take a look. foa has a great personality, and is always fun to talk to. Leeza does close a bunch of threads, sure, but that doesn't take away from being a great poster. And ShlupQuack, well, is ShlupQuack. And whether you like her or not, you're not going to forget her. So you might as well like her. Resha is a 4th density being who exists in our world only as a ball of energy, like that thing from Men In Black - clearly a memorable character and one to consider while voting. Monkey is one crazy short little girl, and nightmares about her biting my toes off if I don't vote for her haunt me continually. It's tough who to say the winner will be, but the ones who win this contest are usually the most popular.
Neel's Pick: ShlupQuack (Confidence: 30%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: fire_of_avalon
The Dark Horse: Resha
2) Best Male
Apollo
Del Murder
Denmark
DMKA
Jebus
Loony BoB
Meat Puppet
nik0tine
Psychotic
RSL
The Captain
Again, so tough a decision. This almost makes me want to quit, but you all played Street Fighter II, right? "Winners never quit, and quitters never win", so let's keep on going. (Or was that "Winners don't do drugs"? Damn, oh well.) Apollo - one of the cooler new kids on the block. Del Murder - great CK, good wit, nice sig, sense of class. Denmark - underappreciated, pretty clever, nice guy. DMKA - honest man, keeps it real. Jebus - good friend, Official Hippie, and underrated guy. Loony BoB - the man who keeps making this world go 'round. Meat Puppet - hilarious little bastard. nik0tine - Spamtastic. Psychotic - started a religion about walruses. You can't get much more successful than that, unless you're RSL, who started a religion about his own beard. And then there's The Captain, whose uncanny ability to win hearts and minds has certainly won mine.
Neel's Pick: The Captain (Confidence: 30%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Jebus
The Dark Horse: Denmark
1) Best Member
Big D
Del Murder
Iri Valentine
Jebus
Loony BoB
Monkey
Psychotic
Resha
RSL
ShlupQuack
Super Christ
The Captain
What are you guys trying to do, put me out of business? No matter, predicting doesn't quite seem to be my thing, as it turns out - I'm not much for the future. But I'll finish what I started, and this is the last lap here. The Best Member, to me, has to be someone who contributes a lot to life and culture here at the forums. It has to be a member that helps keep this community growing, and fun for everyone. I suppose you could equate it to someone deserving of RM status, unless they already have it. But enough about what it should be, let's predict what it will be, shall we?
Neel's Pick: Loony BoB (Confidence: 40%)
The Op:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Psychotic
The Dark Horse: Jebus