2013 OTcars awards thread

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="dave123321"] Jim has said that mods won't let either of us just hijack hosting duties. We must be chooses by our peers. Have a feeling pirate will get it. I hope he implements my committee if he does.jimkabrhel

Corruption? This is an internet forum, and we're discussion yearly awards that mean nothing and should just be for fun. You are taking this way too seriously.

I kinda want dave to host.

Jim is in serious mod mode.dave123321

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[QUOTE="Laihendi"] Your committee leaves the process vulnerable to corruption. Voters will vote for themselves which will result in there being no strongly supported candidates. Then there is nothing stopping the committee from nominating their favourites for each caption and putting them up against unpopular users with no chance of winning. This committee is a bad idea.Laihendi

Corruption? This is an internet forum, and we're discussion yearly awards that mean nothing and should just be for fun. You are taking this way too seriously.

This thing still happens? CBR600-RR

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="jimkabrhel"]

Corruption? This is an internet forum, and we're discussion yearly awards that mean nothing and should just be for fun. You are taking this way too seriously.

jimkabrhel

And again, you are making it clear that you don't know much at all about the OTcars. I have done everything the previous hosts have done and more, and in a more timely manner than most. The OTcars is not a game - it is an awards ceremony. Please study the OTcars of previous years before you criticize my work as host again.

Lai, why do you want to host next year's so much? I mean, I get that you want someone with experience and all that (not that I agree), but you seem to be getting pretty worked up over this? What's it matter to you?LZ71

Lai, why do you want to host next year's so much? I mean, I get that you want someone with experience and all that (not that I agree), but you seem to be getting pretty worked up over this? What's it matter to you?LZ71

why do we feel so strongly about internet forum awards againAbbeten

[QUOTE="Abbeten"]why do we feel so strongly about internet forum awards againdave123321

[QUOTE="LZ71"]Lai, why do you want to host next year's so much? I mean, I get that you want someone with experience and all that (not that I agree), but you seem to be getting pretty worked up over this? What's it matter to you?Laihendi

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="LZ71"]Lai, why do you want to host next year's so much? I mean, I get that you want someone with experience and all that (not that I agree), but you seem to be getting pretty worked up over this? What's it matter to you?Allicrombie

The interwebs is serious business, as they say.

Have only been skimming conversation, but I would probably also be against committee chosen nominations over community ones.nocoolnamejim

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"]Have only been skimming conversation, but I would probably also be against committee chosen nominations over community ones.dave123321

Character assassination. Lai knows how to play the game.dave123321

Just remember Dave, several non-Poke-avatared individuals who have usggested you to run next year's OTcars.

[QUOTE="dave123321"]Character assassination. Lai knows how to play the game.jimkabrhel

Just remember Dave, several non-Poke-avatared individuals who have usggested you to run next year's OTcars.

[QUOTE="jimkabrhel"]

[QUOTE="dave123321"]Character assassination. Lai knows how to play the game.Laihendi

Just remember Dave, several non-Poke-avatared individuals who have usggested you to run next year's OTcars.

I'm not talking about a committee, just Dave. And what kind of payment are you referring to? I barely know Dave on OT. I just think he would do a good job.

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="jimkabrhel"]

Just remember Dave, several non-Poke-avatared individuals who have usggested you to run next year's OTcars.

jimkabrhel

I'm not talking about a committee, just Dave. And what kind of payment are you referring to? I barely know Dave on OT. I just think he would do a good job.

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[QUOTE="Laihendi"] Dave is buying his supporters by offering them spots on his committee. I think the people of OT are smart enough to know that what is best for a small exclusive committee is not what is best for the rest of us.Laihendi

I'm not talking about a committee, just Dave. And what kind of payment are you referring to? I barely know Dave on OT. I just think he would do a good job.

He hasn't offered me a position, not would I take one. 

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="LZ71"]Lai, why do you want to host next year's so much? I mean, I get that you want someone with experience and all that (not that I agree), but you seem to be getting pretty worked up over this? What's it matter to you?Allicrombie

I care about the OTcars. I put more hours than I can keep track of into the OTcars this year, and as 2014 host I intend to do the same next year. I respect the integrity of the nomination and voting process, and I trust the community to choose the candidates/winners that best represent what OT is. Dave does not.

Dave's a nice guy and I like him, but this kind of elitism is not conducive to running the OTcars.

Dave's a nice guy and I like him, but this kind of elitism is not conducive to running the OTcars.

Laihendi

Calling Dave an elitist after gratutitiously patting yourself on the back for the job you did is just hipocrisy.

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"]So, I think what Lai's saying is that Dave's plan looks like this. 1. Take over running the OTcars. 2. Change the format so that nominees are determined by a committee rather than by the community. 3. Offer people spots on the committee so that they'll support him taking over. 4. Once he has taken over, there will be a new elite ruling class. Presumably, the committee will nominate themselves for the awards and therefore sneakily win them all. Is that accurate?Laihendi

It's not happening yet, since no one will be taking next year's OTcars until next year.

"if I am host"... those are the operative words. The community should have a say in how it's run.

I don't even know why I am humoring Lai.dave123321

I was thinking the same about myself. I'm just arguing for no real reason.

[QUOTE="dave123321"]I don't even know why I am humoring Lai.jimkabrhel

I was thinking the same about myself. I'm just arguing for no real reason.

[QUOTE="jimkabrhel"]

[QUOTE="dave123321"]I don't even know why I am humoring Lai.dave123321

I was thinking the same about myself. I'm just arguing for no real reason.

Yeah, the speech was a bit out of control.

nah bruh im 2014 hostAbbeten

[QUOTE="Abbeten"]nah bruh im 2014 hostdave123321

Does two make a committee? :P

[QUOTE="Abbeten"]nah bruh im 2014 hostdave123321

[QUOTE="dave123321"][QUOTE="Abbeten"]nah bruh im 2014 hostAbbeten

[QUOTE="dave123321"][QUOTE="Abbeten"]nah bruh im 2014 hostAbbeten

Also a committee will not result in more people being nominated, it only determines WHO gets nominated. The current system of adjusting the required nominations to become a candidate works perfectly to ensure a proper amount of competition in each caption. That system has been working since the OTcars were founded and there is no reason to throw it away.

I like Dave a lot, but what he is doing is wrong.

I say we skip the committee and hand the OTcars to dave.

Solves two problems at once.

New idea aside from the committie idea. My forum will serve as the basis of where we nominate and vote. .dave123321

[QUOTE="dave123321"]New idea aside from the committie idea. My forum will serve as the basis of where we nominate and vote. .nocoolnamejim

*Sees Jimkabrhel's current signature.* O_O Now that is a masterpiece signature, I'd definitely nominate/vote for that if the OTCars hadn't already ended. :P Toph_Girl250

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