YWS Awards Winners

Firestarter · 2005-06-21T15:38:42Z

The voting and the nominations have come and gone. There have been tears (okay maybe not), tantrums (a couple), arguments (hell yeah) and applause. So maybe it's not the Oscars, but that's boring to watch anyway. At least if you're bored in this you can skip my pre-awards speech and just look at the winners. Not that I suggest doing so, but this is a free society after all. I'd just like to take a bit of time to congratulate Nate on creating such a wonderful forum for young writers. From the moment I joined, I felt welcome, and in terms of my writing skills I can honestly say from the first day to now, they have improved a lot. I'm sure many of you will agree. To provide such a brilliant place for discussion and writing is no mean feat, but to maintain and improve it constantly is another thing. It's plain to see that YWS stands out from other similar sites in many ways - style, design, community, members, standard of writing. There is not enough thanks I can give to Nate for providing such a great forum, and I hope you all remember that without him, none of this would be possible. I'd also like to thank dreaming_mouse for providing the visual awards, without her, it just wouldn't have looked as good! Thanks muchly. (oh, and if you use Internet Explorer you might be unable to see some of the awards as they are .png files) On to the Awards! Best Overall Member – Crysi http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Overall_Member.gif Crysi has been one of more prominent and popular members of YWS - her friendliness and willingness to help shone through and she quickly became well-known to everyone. She was appointed a moderator earlier this year and has diligently performed her duties, improving the stature of YWS. It is not just her ability to make people feel welcome, but her honest and sincere desire to make everyone feel great that has made her deserve this award. To be honest, her writing isn't half-bad either (j/k). Funniest Member – Sureal http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Funniest_Member.png To make people laugh is always a desirable trait, and Sureal's random comments and remarks brighten up the mood of the board considerably, allowing members to see that YWS is not all about serious things, but also about building a community of young writers. Sureal has managed to help the site fill this duty. Most Helpful Member/Friendliest Member – Areida07 http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Most_Helpful_Friendliest_Member.gif What can I say? She is one of the most friendly and kind person I have ever had the pleasure to *meet* on the internet. Never ceasing to make people smile, she has fitted easily into the community since joining, and her offers of assistance to help new members never fail to appear. She also encourages budding writers to keep going and this perhaps is the most important of all on such a forum. Best Reviewer of Prose – Snoink http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Reviewer_Of_Prose.gif Such a hard choice to make for this award. All of the nominees write excellent critiques; however, someone has to win. Snoink's deliverance of knowledgable, constructive criticism has helped many members on this write receive comments to improve their story. Commenting on prose isn't just about saying what you don't like, it's about suggesting what to improve as well. Snoink does this (her article on creating believable characters was great) by the bucketload. Best Reviewer of Poetry – Incandescence http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Reviewer_Of_Poetry.gif Poetry is something extremely difficult to critique. Because, unlike prose, it almost always comes straight from emotions and therefore can be personal to the poet, it is hard for an outsider to suggest changes as it will take the poem away from it's original meaning. However, Brad seems to have worked a system of pointing out changes that can still drastically improve a poem without taking it's meaning, and allowed many people to improve their skills. Best Poet – Incandescence http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Poet.gif He doesn't just review, he can write, too. And brilliantly at that. His poems exude emotion, imagery and beauty. There is little else to be said. Best Writer – Duskglimmer http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Writer.png Another hard-fought award. Duskglimmer was a favourite for many voters, as can be seen by her nominations for several stories as well. Imagery, flow, dialogue, pace, characters, description - her stories are well-written and show how YWS has such a collection of fantastic and talented writers. Member You’d Most Like to Shoot – Fontroy http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Member_shoot.png It's probably his refusal to adhere to grammar and spelling and punctuation that gave him this award. Perhaps it'll spur him on to improve his messages. Don't be too disheartened though - Big Brother forgives you. Or at least I think they all do (fickle group). Best Moderator – Firestarter http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Moderator.gif Eh. I'm not sure I deserve this. I've been a moderator for a long time and made some mistakes along the way, but I hope I've contributed something to this site. It's contributed something to me. And it was my birthday on Sunday, so a present for me, maybe? Best Story – “Hourglass” by Sam http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Story.png Napoleonic fiction, romance, quirky writing, humour...what else do you need? From the beginning of this story it has shown startling talent, and the consistent level of writing and development shows a lot about a story. Some can have good beginnings and start to fall, but this has perhaps grown stronger as it has gone on. I can only hope she one day finishes it, because it has such a future. Best Poem – “l'orangina rouge” by Liz http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Poem.png Another nigh on impossible award to judge. Receiving just two comments, this is perhaps what you could call a hidden jewel, seemingly unnoticed by many people. This poem is just...brilliant. Read it. Now. Best Off-Topic Topic - Post-Your-Own-Pic http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Off-Topic_Topic.png You know it. What can be more fun than looking at people from YWS? Instead of an avatar, you get to see their faces, and place it to their names! Demonstrated by the fact there are in fact two topics of the same name, and together they have over 100 pages of comments and pictures. Spam Master (a.k.a. Most Overly Active Member) – Fontroy http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Spam_Master.png I was surprised people didn't vote me for this, considering my stupidly large post count. Perhaps a bit unlucky to win this and the Member You'd Most Like To Shoot award, Fontroy can take something from the fact he won more awards than most people at the best awards ceremony (on YWS). But if he spent a little more time critiquing people's work, and a little less time in the Person Above You thread... Best Debater – QiGuaiGongFu http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Debater.gif He presents facts, he backs them up, he counters other peoples' arguments, he provides clarity and understanding. Qi is one of the foremost debaters on the site, addressing all the issues and providing his well-informed opinion on them. Best Lyricist – Harley http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Lyricist.png She's had almost a revolution in lyrics recently - taking peoples' comments on board and coming back with some amazing lyrics that have shown improvement in almost every area. Drawing inspiration from a number of sources, she has shown considerable talent and can only get better. Best Artist – lollipop http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Artist.png Wowing viewers with extraordinary drawings and paintings, lollipop has shown why she deserves this award. In particular her stunning work on the dragon alerted many members to her talent, and she has shown that that her art skills are something to be envied. Best Usergroup – Big Brother http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Usergroup.gif The Administrators and the Moderators are often the people that hold forums together. It is no different on YWS. The Big Brother team has supported and helped YWS progress from a feldging forum to a full-grown community, and continuously progressing YWS to new levels. All credit to the Moderators and Administrators for keeping this thing alive. Best Blog – Something Is Rotten In The State Of Denmark (Sam) http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Blog.png Funny, random, hilarious, crazy, mad, brilliant - take your pick. This blog is something to be taken with a pinch of salt sometimes, and the mind of an 11-year-old girl is obviously quite a mad place, but if it produces comedy like that all the time, it must be fun. Best Avatar - Bobo http://www.boomspeed.com/sugarmusic/Best_Avatar.gif He drew it himself. Does anything else need to be said? Great stuff. Now break out the drinks! After-awards Party w00t!

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Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:06 am

Elelel says... · Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:06 am

CONGRADULATIONS EVERYONE!!!

And thankyou Jack for setting up the awards ... I enjoyed them!

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Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:16 am

Griffinkeeper says... · Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:16 am

Ditto?

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Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:19 pm

niteowl says... · Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:19 pm

I think I will give a Super-Gigantic-Mega Gift for all the award winners.

mas_wink:

mas_happy:

mas_cool:

mas_evil: :dreidel: :menorah: :frosty: :thumb: =D> #-o =P~ :^o [-X [-o< 8-[ [-( :-k ](*,) :whistle: O:) =; :sick: :-(

{|= :-$ :-s \:D/ :-# :hearts_eyes: :love: :lots_hearts: :elephant:

mas_wink:

mas_happy:

mas_cool:

mas_evil: :dreidel: :menorah: :frosty: :thumb: =D> #-o =P~ :^o [-X [-o< 8-[ [-( :-k ](*,) :whistle: O:) =; :sick: :-(

{|= :-$ :-s \:D/ :-# :hearts_eyes: :love: :lots_hearts: :elephant:

mas_wink:

mas_happy:

mas_cool:

mas_evil: :dreidel: :menorah: :frosty: :thumb: =D> #-o =P~ :^o [-X [-o< 8-[ [-( :-k ](*,) :whistle: O:) =; :sick: :-(

{|= :-$ :-s \:D/ :-# :hearts_eyes: :love: :lots_hearts: :elephant:

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:05 am

Snoink says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:05 am

...seizure...

*dies*

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:12 am

Rei says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:12 am

*revives Snoink* Can't have our top critiquer dying on us. We need her.

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:14 am

Elizabeth says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:14 am

Member You’d Most Like to Shoot – Fontroy

LMAO If I had known about this catogory sooner then I'd probably vote for him for sure

And if you had a most depressed award it woudl go to me and it would be gray and black.

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:15 am

Duskglimmer says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:15 am

niteowl wrote:I think I will give a Super-Gigantic-Mega Gift for all the award winners. mas_wink: mas_happy: mas_cool: mas_evil: :dreidel: :menorah: :frosty: :thumb: =D> #-o =P~ :^o [-X [-o< 8-[ [-( :-k ](*,) :whistle: O:) =; :sick: {|= :-$ :-s \:D/ :-# :hearts_eyes: :love: :lots_hearts: mas_wink: mas_happy: mas_cool: mas_evil: :dreidel: :menorah: :frosty: :thumb: =D> #-o =P~ :^o [-X [-o< 8-[ [-( :-k ](*,) :whistle: O:) =; :sick: {|= :-$ :-s \:D/ :-# :hearts_eyes: :love: :lots_hearts: mas_wink: mas_happy: mas_cool: mas_evil: :dreidel: :menorah: :frosty: :thumb: =D> #-o =P~ :^o [-X [-o< 8-[ [-( :-k ](*,) :whistle: O:) =; :sick: {|= :-$ :-s \:D/ :-# :hearts_eyes: :love: :lots_hearts:

An award AND a gift?! It's too much! too much I say!! *fans self*

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:21 am

Sam says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:21 am

YAY! GIFTS!

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:09 am

Rei says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:09 am

Can the people who were nominated but didn't win at least get a dreidle?

"I have a little dreidle. I made it out of clay.
And when it's dry and ready, dreidle I shall play."

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:16 am

Elizabeth says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:16 am

Still, in that case I won't get an award, gifts OR a dreidle!

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:32 am

Liz says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:32 am

Huh? How did I win? Strange...

But great.
Congrats everyone!

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:09 pm

Chevy says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:09 pm

I never really saw fontroy as being annoying. i had other people in mind but um...well. never mind.

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:29 pm

Sureal says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:29 pm

Oh yeah - that reminds me. I was about to say I didn't nominate any one for the 'Person you'd most like to shoot' award - but I did.

I nominated myself for it

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:30 pm

Firestarter says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:30 pm

I don't know why, Sureal, that Master Debator joke was almost funny

Nate wrote:And if YWS ever does become a company, Jack will be the President of European Operations. In fact, I'm just going to call him that anyways.

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Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:38 pm

Sureal says... · Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:38 pm

It made me cringe even as I wrote it

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