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Yearly awards for contributions?

Discussion in 'Counter-Battery Fire' started by Poppy, Jun 28, 2011.

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  1. lwd

    lwd Ace

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    Something that might go along with this would be a widgit in th users wards section that keeps track of salutes. Recognizing new members who make useful posts might also help keep them around which would also be beneficial.
     
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  2. Smiley 2.0

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    That is a good idea lwd!
     
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  3. formerjughead

    formerjughead The Cooler King

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    Did this thread start before or after the format/ server change?
     
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  4. von Poop

    von Poop Waspish

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    Before. That was aroundabout April 2013.


    Forum Awards - to be approached with caution in my opinion.
    Seen them polarise and exclude in other places. Can get a bit cliquey; not that cliques are inherently a bad thing, but they can give people the hump if they get too dominant & back-slappy.
    Didn't Urqh run his own... unique... dramatised variant of this on a thread?
     
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  5. formerjughead

    formerjughead The Cooler King

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    Seems like there was an option on the forum at that time, that let you see everything from "Top Posts" to "Cooler Trips" and you could sort that by day, week , month and year.

    I also recall there were as many people complaining about that feature as were asking about it.

    I prefer this new format
     
    formerjughead, Jan 25, 2015
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  6. Ruud

    Ruud Member

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    I want my award for being Dutch, just because.
     
    Ruud, Jan 26, 2015
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    USMCPrice Idiot at Large

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    Really? Hmmm....wonder who had the record for cooler trips?
     
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  8. gtblackwell

    gtblackwell Member Emeritus

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    Ruud, I pledge you my vote for being the best poster from Maastricht !!......

    Gaines
     
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  9. Poppy

    Poppy grasshopper

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    The "Dutch oven" award. ..Have some great experiences well worthy...

    Should explain: After a night of beer and chili, pull the covers over your significant other, and let it rip. Sorry, don't mean to offend...But it always gets a laugh. Cruel, yes. Funny, yes.
     
    Poppy, Jan 26, 2015
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  10. Poppy

    Poppy grasshopper

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    Forgive me. Blazing Saddles:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXHkFZ-nG4Y
     
    Poppy, Jan 26, 2015
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  11. Poppy

    Poppy grasshopper

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    Rethought, if possible.
    Awards do seem exclusive. Brings back high school all over again. sniff.
    And awards remind me of hollywood, and i hate hollywood.
     
    Poppy, Jan 26, 2015
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  12. Smiley 2.0

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    I can vouch for you on awards in high school Poppy ;)

    Post #30: hehehe. that scene never fails to make me laugh and chuckle.
     
    Smiley 2.0, Jan 26, 2015
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  13. formerjughead

    formerjughead The Cooler King

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    I think I lead the league in warnings and cooler trips at one point. Fortunately I had friends in high places who were able to fend off the ban hammer.
     
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  14. Ruud

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    Thanks Von Poop and Gaines. So i claim the award for:
    a) being Dutch
    b) Maastrichts best poster
    c) Eater of Chili
    d) just because.

    thank you all in advance.
     
    Ruud, Jan 27, 2015
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  15. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I don't think we sent anyone to the cooler in 2014.

    How many times was it?
     
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  16. formerjughead

    formerjughead The Cooler King

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    Isn't that because "we" stopped doing that?....seems like there has been a zero tolerance policy since the move to the new format.

    4 that I can think of with one "Cosmetic Infraction" so some where in the neighborhood of 5? Warnings were off the chart, I remember when I got knocked out of the top ten warnings list.

    Carl and I were the only 2 Non Mods in the top 5 Rep/ saluted list for quite a while...

    Fun times
     
    formerjughead, Jan 27, 2015
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  17. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Last year was a slow year with bans. I looked through the list of banned members from last year and aside from the automatic bans that occur because the "member" was actually a bot, we only discharged a handful of active members, five or six maybe. A couple of those had created multiple accounts so the number of accounts that were shown the door is higher.

    A couple of years ago, it was not unheard of to excommunicate that many in a month.
     
    Slipdigit, Jan 27, 2015
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  18. KJ Jr

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    Keeps a marriage spicy.
     
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  19. Smiley 2.0

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    EDIT: delete
     
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  20. LRusso216

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    Oh for the old days when mods could ban someone.
     
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