[Ray]

Originally Posted by KL2DC

You have a lot to cover...we need to narrow it down soon.

KL2DC, you are right. We need to begin sellecting the categories.
Please select 8-10 that will best reflect E90Post for the past year.

1-Miss E90post.com of the Year
2-Best Avatar
3-Best signature
4-Best Motto/Message
5-Best Photoshop Contribution
6-funniest handle
7-Car of the Year
8-Member of the Year
9-Most Influential Member
10-Vendor of the Year
11-Funniest Member
12-Best Thread
13-Best Post
14-Best Photographer
15-Most Contributing Member (information, opinion, write-ups)
16-Best Off Topic Poster
17-Mr. e90post
18-Meet of the year

Please remember that each category will require about 3-4 candidates.

[Ray]

Criteria of category nominators.

Originally Posted by Nikki

OK we'll we need a consensus on who should be allowed to enter.
Some ideas:

1. 1000 post members
2. 500 post members
3. 100 post members
4. 50 post members
5. No post requirement
6. Members who have been registered for at least a month
7. Members who have been registered for at least 6 months
8. Members who have been registered for at least a year

Thank you, Nikki.

[Ray]

Here are my suggestions:

A. Categories

3-Best signature/Best Motto/Message
8-Member of the Year
9-Most Influential Member
10-Vendor of the Year
11-Funniest Member
12-Best Thread
13-Best Post
14-Best Photographer/Photoshop Contribution
15-Most Contributing Member (information, opinion, write-ups)
18-Meet of the year

B. Nominator's Criteria

7. Members who have been registered for at least 6 months

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Gearcraft

we should have a best poster for each forum: off-topic, gallery,.... depending on significance of contribution and posts....

Sounds like a good idea, but from what I read, this may seem a little complicated and may create more categories then we can handle.

I like where you're going with this, but is there any way it can be simplified?

[Nikki]

1-Miss E90post
2-Mr. E90post
3-Car of the Year
4-Best Avatar
5-Best Signature
6-Best Thread
7-Best Photographer
8-Most Contributing Member (information, opinion, write-ups)
9-Best Off Topic Poster
10-Meet of the Year

100 posts and/or at least been a member for 6 months

[MrSilver]

Originally Posted by Nikki

1-Miss E90post
2-Mr. E90post
3-Car of the Year
4-Best Avatar
5-Best Signature
6-Best Thread
7-Best Photographer
8-Most Contributing Member (information, opinion, write-ups)
9-Best Off Topic Poster
10-Meet of the Year

100 posts and/or at least been a member for 6 months

+1

[KL2DC]

Hmmmm: 1st Annual E90post Awards 2006

My pick of categories....cutting it down to 10 is hard, let's go with 12

A.

-Miss E90post.com (criteria needs definition)
-Best Avatar
-Best Signature
-Car of the Year (based on 2006's 12 COTMs)
-Most Influential Member (criteria?)
-Best Thread 2006 (criteria?)
-Best Single Post 2006 (might be hard to nominate for....)
-Best Photographer/Photo Portfolio
-Most Contributing Member
-Most Contributing Member (Off-topic)
-Mr. E90post.com (criteria needs definition)
-E90Post Meet of the Year

Special Awards (?)
-Funniest Member...

B.

Minimum 100 posts and/or at least been a member for 6 months

[Ray]

I think the concensus has spoken on this one:

Minimum 100 posts and at least been a member for 6 months

[Ray]

As KLDC2 brought up, how do we define Mr. E90? And Miss E90 will be ANY female on this forum.

The COTY candidates of the past 12 COTMs makes a lot of sense.

Best Thread may include funniest or nost informative. I think we leave it until we start nominating candidates. If we can not find enough, it will be scratched.

Most Influential. Maybe a member that others listen to and respect. One that makes many suggestions that others follow. Then again, the only candidate I can think of is Long.

Any thoughts?

[KL2DC]

Hmm I'm thinking

Ms. E90post: Nikki for her wonderful personality and offtopic posts

Most Influential: Longtran e.g. PMBs etc.

Most contributing member: easy... E90Fleet

Most contributing member, off topic: Hmmm Nikki, shimshimhada

E90post meet of the year: Hmmm DC metro IV, Socal's Apple Pie Meet 2

thinking about the rest...

[Nikki]

aww lol

[Nikki]

Some nominations to start with...

1-Miss E90post - Me lol, Bella, Gitta, Dani, Connie, I know there are more
2-Mr. E90post-wow there are a lot- Long, Shim, Diesel, e90Fleet, LedZep, KL2DC, Ward, Broken, Asiann, Puck (Mikey), Natureboy, Jason, txusa, Poldim, YuBimmer, Taittinger <3, cntlaw, Lux, Bavarian, Hunter, StewtheBassMan, StressDoc, Mava, HRC..omg i can't even stop...
3-Car of the Year- i don't know, all those modded ones lol
4-Best Avatar- Diesel, Natureboy, yubimmer, Broken, shim,
5-Best Signature- Ryan 330i, neuronpetkowski, zzinco79, just4kickz, sigs are hard to search!
6-Best Thread- NWS: is there a thread with just car girl pics?, wtf happend to "Enroutte"????
7-Best Photographer- Diesel, LedZep, there are a bunch who I don't know their names, must research
8-Most Contributing Member (information, opinion, write-ups) E90Fleet, LedZep
9-Best Off Topic Poster- Shim, I dunno it's hard to know who posts a lot in OT
10-Meet of the Year- DC or those Cali meets

[shimshimhada]

I nominate myself for every category.

[Ray]

Originally Posted by KL2DC

Hmm I'm thinking

Ms. E90post: Nikki for her wonderful personality and offtopic posts

Most Influential: Longtran e.g. PMBs etc.

Most contributing member: easy... E90Fleet

Most contributing member, off topic: Hmmm Nikki, shimshimhada

E90post meet of the year: Hmmm DC metro IV, Socal's Apple Pie Meet 2

thinking about the rest...

C'mon KL2DC! You have to come up with more then one nomination for each category! Either that or we have more nominations from other members.

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Nikki

Some nominations to start with...

1-Miss E90post - Me lol, Bella, Gitta, Dani, Connie, I know there are more
2-Mr. E90post-wow there are a lot- Long, Shim, Diesel, e90Fleet, LedZep, KL2DC, Ward, Broken, Asiann, Puck (Mikey), Natureboy, Jason, txusa, Poldim, YuBimmer, Taittinger <3, cntlaw, Lux, Bavarian, Hunter, StewtheBassMan, StressDoc, Mava, HRC..omg i can't even stop...
3-Car of the Year- i don't know, all those modded ones lol
4-Best Avatar- Diesel, Natureboy, yubimmer, Broken, shim,
5-Best Signature- Ryan 330i, neuronpetkowski, zzinco79, just4kickz, sigs are hard to search!
6-Best Thread- NWS: is there a thread with just car girl pics?, wtf happend to "Enroutte"????
7-Best Photographer- Diesel, LedZep, there are a bunch who I don't know their names, must research
8-Most Contributing Member (information, opinion, write-ups) E90Fleet, LedZep
9-Best Off Topic Poster- Shim, I dunno it's hard to know who posts a lot in OT
10-Meet of the Year- DC or those Cali meets

Woah Nikki! Slow down! We have yet to confirm the categories.

This does help alot. Thank you.

[Ray]

What does everyone think about the following list as the final categories?

1. Member of the Year
2. Car of the Year
3. Most Contributing Member
4. Most Contributing Member in Off-Topic Banter
5. Best Presentation
6. Best Thread
7. Best Photographer/Photo Portfolio
8. Meet of the Year

Still on the border about this one:
Special Awards (?)
-Funniest Member...

[Ray]

1. Member of the Year -Members may experience difficulties defining a Mr. of Miss E90Post, so I think we simply leave this category broad. However, if the consensus wants gender specific, we'll leave it that way.

2. Car of the Year -Candidates will include the last 12 Cars of the Month

3. Most Contributing Member -The Member of the Year category may not recognize the member that offers the best information, opinion, or write-ups. Instead of choosing a favorite member, this category allows the choice of one that has helped us all.

4. Most Contributing Member in Off-Topic Banter -The Off-Topic section has split in to an atom of it's own and this is where many member shine.

5. Best Presentation -While browsing through this forum, I saw many interesting avatars, elaborate signatures, and quirky quotes. Then I realized that all of these features in a members post contributes to an image that represents them. Avatars, signatures, or quotes are all tools that a member uses to personalize and create a presentation so that others can recognize them.

6. Best Thread -Many of the threads on this forum have been memorable to many members.

7. Best Photographer/Photo Portfolio -Many photos in this forum have amazed me and I'm sure many agree they need to be credited.

8. Meet of the Year -We can simply make a list.

Special Awards (?)
-Funniest Member -many members are hilarious and I would hate to see them go unnoticed.

Agree or disagree, your opinions are welcome.

[KL2DC]

Originally Posted by ThreeThirtyEye

1. Member of the Year -Members may experience difficulties defining a Mr. of Miss E90Post, so I think we simply leave this category broad. However, if the consensus wants gender specific, we'll leave it that way.

2. Car of the Year -Candidates will include the last 12 Cars of the Month

3. Most Contributing Member -The Member of the Year category may not recognize the member that offers the best information, opinion, or write-ups. Instead of choosing a favorite member, this category allows the choice of one that has helped us all.

4. Most Contributing Member in Off-Topic Banter -The Off-Topic section has split in to an atom of it's own and this is where many member shine.

5. Best Presentation -While browsing through this forum, I saw many interesting avatars, elaborate signatures, and quirky quotes. Then I realized that all of these features in a members post contributes to an image that represents them. Avatars, signatures, or quotes are all tools that a member uses to personalize and create a presentation so that others can recognize them.

6. Best Thread -Many of the threads on this forum have been memorable to many members.

7. Best Photographer/Photo Portfolio -Many photos in this forum have amazed me and I'm sure many agree they need to be credited.

8. Meet of the Year -We can simply make a list.

Special Awards (?)
-Funniest Member -many members are hilarious and I would hate to see them go unnoticed.

Agree or disagree, your opinions are welcome.

I like it I'm with you on all your justifications. I know it wasn't easy to whittle it down to the 8, I tried

Nikki: Thanks for the nomination, I'm honored

[Nikki]

We need Miss e90post again lol that's the only category we had last year.
Combining best sig/avatar is fine.

[KL2DC]

so we need to agree on 5 nominees for each category and then we can start polling. How long should we open the polls for? Wouldn't the polls ruin the surprise as we can see who is winning...it might also affect voting. Can we get the admins official support/stamp of approval on this...just to make things official. The winner of the category gets to add a spiffy img or sig to their sig panel...

[Jason]

Originally Posted by KL2DC

so we need to agree on 5 nominees for each category and then we can start polling. How long should we open the polls for? Wouldn't the polls ruin the surprise as we can see who is winning...it might also affect voting. Can we get the admins official support/stamp of approval on this...just to make things official. The winner of the category gets to add a spiffy img or sig to their sig panel...

Go for it!

[KL2DC]

Originally Posted by Jason

Go for it!

Awesome...we have Admins' stamp of approval. The E90Post Awards is Official