The 2011 Music Banter User Awards: NOMINATIONS!

Paedantic Basterd · 12-04-2011, 11:59 AM

Welcome to the event you've been preparing for since you weren't nominated the last time it was on: The 2011 Music Banter User Awards (The Nomination Round)! We've had a lot of great and sometimes questionable people come and go this year, and here's your chance to say what you feel about them. The awards will be a bit different this year, to maximize the amusement and streamline the awards, so please take a moment to read the guidelines below.

The Nomination Round will run until December 30th to give all participants time to alter their nominations, and all the stragglers an opportunity to have their say.
You may nominate up to three people for each category. You may nominate fewer people, or nobody at all if you so desire, and honourable mentions are welcome.
To be eligible for the final vote, a user must be nominated three separate times.
Please write a brief explanation about why you selected the people you did for each award; a sentence or two about why they earned it. This is about recognition, so let's recognize!
Please keep your nominations confined to one post. You may edit this post until the deadline, and you may post to inform people that you edited your post, but collecting data from a hundred different comments is a nightmare and I may hang myself before the month is up.
Please no butthurt. This is all in fun, and we have some negative awards that previously, everyone has managed to take with a laugh and a grain of salt. To help minimize potential butthurt, please be mindful and don't be too big a dick when you post.
You may not nominate yourself.

THE CATEGORIES:

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Best avatar - The best member avatar of 2011.
Sexiest Member (male) - The male member with the most sex appeal.
Sexiest Member (female) - The female member with the most sex appeal.
Most Inane - The user who is most vocal about all the dull and irrelevant moments of their day.
Most Enigmatic - The user you find most intriguing and know very little about.
Angriest member - The bitterest member, a cynic who often responds with hostility and bitterness towards new and old members.
Biggest Drama Whore - The member who most often surrounds him or herself with drama.
Nicest member - The kindest member, always makes an effort to treat people well, with respect, and to be nice.
Best debater - The member who's best at discussing and communicating intelligently and effectively.
Worst debater - The complete opposite. The member who's presence in a discussion is usually the most disruptive
Best Writer - The best writer on the site, whether they are writing a review, a summary of their day, a rant and everything inbetween.
Biggest Virtuoso - The member with the highest level of skill with an instrumental ability.
Smartest poster - The forums smartest member.
Funniest member - The member with the best sense of humour and who often makes you laugh.
Best Mediator -The member who is best at controlling arguments, limiting negative behaviour but keeping the discussion fair, on-topic and interesting.
Biggest Troll - The member who's presence anywhere in the forums is most disruptive
Biggest contributor - The member who's posts and threads have contributed the most to the overall quality of the site in 2011.
Most Improved Member - The member who's somehow improved the most in his or her behaviour on the site in the past 12 months.
Most Underrated Poster - The site's biggest underdog - someone who's positive impact on the forums is generally underappreciated or often goes unnoticed.
Most Mainstream Music Taste - The member with the most commercial, mainstream taste in music.
Most Obscure Music Taste - The member with the most varied or obscure taste in music.
Best Music Taste - The user with your favourite music taste this year.
Biggest music nerd - The member who's most knowledgeable about music.
Best Thread Starter - The member with a consistent habit of making throught provoking threads that manage to bring the community together in healthy, lengthy topic of debate or discussion.
Most Missed Poster - The member who's presence on the boards you missed the most in 2011 due to their long periods of absence or inactivity.
Thread of the Year - Your favourite thread created or popularized in 2011.
Best Journal - The best Members Journal.
Moderator of the Year - The member of the mod team who has helped to moderate the site the most in 2011 and who's work and efforts are the most appreciated.
Best new 2011 member - The best new addition to the site in 2011.
Member of the Year 2011 - The overall best member of 2011. The member who we love, appreciate and respect the most.

Spoiler for THE FORM:

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 12-04-2011, 01:07 PM

Best Avatar: nonsubmissivewife
Sexiest Member (Male):TheBig3,
Sexiest Member (Female):Vanilla, bc I can't nominate myself ahaha. No really she's gorg
Most Inane: Il_Duce, sorry dude but a lot of your posts are no1curr
Most Enigmatic: bob., he's just so cool, like a modern day Kerouac, he seems so interesting. Lisnaholic, he seems interesting and is super nice.
Angriest Member: TheBig3, no explanation needed
Biggest Drama Whore: Alexthe4th, because again I can't nom myself
Nicest Member: Burning Down, I have never seen her be sassy or rude, ever. Always fair and kind.
Best Debater: tore, because he's excellent at backing up all of his arguments ever
Worst Debater:eraser.time, lame
Best Writer: Satchmo
Biggest Virtuoso: Rezz
Smartest Poster:tore, RVCA
Funniest Member: TheCunningStunt, has a great sense of humour.
Best Mediator: Janszoon It's so awesome to watch him argue with someone because the other person gets so mad and he's just cool as a gd cucumber.
Biggest Troll: Il Duce, sorry...
Biggest Contributor: Pedestrian, Ped is the real queen of this board
Most Improved Member: Dayvan Cowboy, doesn't annoy the **** out of me anymore
Most Underrated Poster: Odyshape, funny, cute, quirky
Most Mainstream Music Taste: ...
Most Obscure Music Taste: CanwllCorfe I have no idea what he listens to
Best Music Taste: Jack Pat,has similar taste to mine, so therefore best
Biggest Music Nerd: bob., he knows everything about every alternative band ever
Best Thread Starter:.....
Most Missed Poster: dankrsta, she's awesome. I also really miss NumberNineDream, and storymilo.
Thread of the Year:http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/53...-emoticon.html
Journal of the Year: I have no idea
Moderator of the Year: Pedestrian, again, queen of the boards and queen of the mods for being the most hardworking and least rewarded
Best New Member 2011: Above, because I said so
Member of the Year 2011: loose_lips_sink_ships

lucifer_sam · 12-04-2011, 01:29 PM

Best Avatar: Urban
Sexiest Member (Male): RVCA
Sexiest Member (Female): Alexthe4th
Most Inane: Il Duce
Most Enigmatic: steveeden
Angriest Member: Urban
Biggest Drama Whore: Paloma
Nicest Member: loose lips sink ships
Best Debater: tore
Worst Debater: hip hop bunny hop
Best Writer: TheBig3
Biggest Virtuoso: Rezz
Smartest Poster: TheBig3
Funniest Member: Janszoon
Best Mediator:
Biggest Troll: Batlord
Biggest Contributor: Pedestrian
Most Improved Member:
Most Underrated Poster: cardboard adolescent
Most Mainstream Music Taste: Vanilla
Most Obscure Music Taste: Sky Lagos Sun Ra
Best Music Taste:
Biggest Music Nerd: SATCHMO
Best Thread Starter:
Most Missed Poster: boo boo
Thread of the Year: The Sexual Experience Thread
Journal of the Year:
Moderator of the Year: Pedestrian
Best New Member 2011: Thom Yorke
Member of the Year 2011:

Left a couple blank cuz I honestly have no idea. Hope that's okay.

Thom Yorke · 12-04-2011, 01:33 PM

I'll just fill in the ones that immediately came to mind. I'll fill the rest in later.

Best Avatar: Conan (It’s not Jackie Chan) – I’m a big Tim and Eric fan, and that was one of my favourite sketches by them.

Sexiest Member (Male): Trauma – He’s a good looking dude.

Sexiest Member (Female): ThePhanastasio – She’s just a classic beauty. And this post can’t be seen as hitting on her because I don’t believe she’s interested in men.

Most Inane:

Most Enigmatic: PoorOldPo – As far as I know he only posts amazing paintings in the Art thread. I’d like to know more about him.

Angriest Member: TheBig3 – He’s unbelievably bitter about something. I just don’t know what it is.

Biggest Drama Whore: Alexthe4th – She left a pretty big impression in the short time she was here. Her percentage of posts in the picture gallery is easily over 50% of her total posts.

Nicest Member: Vegangelica – It’s pretty obvious. She’s just insanely nice.
bob. – I haven’t had many interactions with him, but seeing his other osts, along with the few times I have interacted with him, he’s come across very well.
Burning Down - Fellow Canadian and she made me feel welcome right away.

Best Debater:

Worst Debater: SiriusB – I swear all he does is post Wikipedia articles, even if they don’t really relate all that much to the discussion.

Best Writer: RMR - Excellent reviews. Glad to hear he's been recognized by the Bigs.

Biggest Virtuoso: Freebase Dali - I all too sure what to put as I don't spend much time in the song writing thread, but I loved the track he just put up recently so... him.

Smartest Poster: TheBig3 - Presents his arguments clearly and seems well educated.

Funniest Member: Janszoon – Cracks me up pretty consistently.

Best Mediator: Janszoon - never seems to lose his cool with anything.

Biggest Troll: TheVirgin – I actually thought he was a pretty quality troll. Annoying, sure, but he definitely knew how to push people’s buttons. The quote that is in Conan’s sig is classic TheVirgin…

Biggest Contributor: Pedestrian - Coupling what she contributes to the site along with her mod contributions I think she's done the most to uphold the integrity of this site, along with making it a more welcoming place for new members.

Most Improved Member:

Most Underrated Poster: Mrd00d – Hands down. I don’t think he gets a lot of credit for it, but he has a wealth of musical knowledge in many different genres. He’s responsible for posting many new artists that I wasn’t familiar with.

Most Mainstream Music Taste: DJ Chameleon - I know he claims to listen to stuff that isn't just mainstream but I'm not sure what it is.

Most Obscure Music Taste: Jack Pat - I almost get the sense that he caters more to stuff just because it's obscure, but regardless, he knows a hell of alot about tons of bands I've never heard of.

Best Music Taste: Janszoon – He’s responsible for many new bands and artists that I’ve learned of this year, and he covers a lot of different genres.
Mrd00d – Same as Janszoon, really. Great taste.

Biggest Music Nerd: Janszoon – I know members like Urban Hatemonger and bob. Have a wealth of knowledge, but I don’t think their tastes are quite as broad as Janzsoon’s. I don’t know if there’s a genre he doesn’t know something about.

Best Thread Starter: I'l give it to the trifecta of Phantom Limb, Jester and Sparky because I'm always very interested to see what they've posted in the hip hop section.

Most Missed Poster: downwardspiral – He was my favourite poster when I started out on this site but he seems to have disappeared.

Thread of the Year: Gothic Americana/ Alt-Country/ Dark Cabaret (LoathsomePete) – I believe this thread has about 5 posts in it from 2011, but I thought I’d mention it anyways. Alternative country was the one main genre I expanded my musical tastes in this year and this thread was a great aid for that.

Journal of the Year: 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die (Janszoon) – I’ve got many great recommendations from that list. Can’t wait to hear the conclusion.

Moderator of the Year: Pedestrian – She was always the one that answered any questions I had and seems to be doing a great job at keeping this place troll-free.

Best New Member 2011:Electrophonic tonic - Great taste and his power rankings thread is probably the thread I post most in.
Il Duce - He can be hit or miss I find, but with that many posts, he has alot of good material. Weird as ****, but awesome at the same time.
fazstp - one of the members I share the most in common with for musical taste, and I think that "guess the track" thread could have been thread of the year if more people paid it any attention.

Member of the Year 2011: Based on the answers above I think you know my answer: Janszoon. What can I say, I’m a fan.

TockTockTock · 12-04-2011, 04:00 PM

Best Avatar:

CanwllCorfe - Has interesting, dark avatars that are usually abstract in some way or another.

Sexiest Member (Male):

DoctorSoft - Mandark is a sexy beast.

Sexiest Member (Female):

Aurora: this (the second picture)

Most Inane:
Most Enigmatic:

Hip Hop Bunny Hop - I know absolutely nothing about him, and I would love it if he would share a bit more with us in who he is.

Angriest Member:
Biggest Drama Whore:
Nicest Member:

Lisnaholic - He looks sort of like Jesus, and he's nicer than him, too.
Necromancer - Don't let his name fool you, he's one of the most benevolent people on this site.

Best Debater:

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra - Read any of his posts. Pretty much his only failure in a debate was in the 'Does smoking Marijuana make music better?' thread.
Hip Hop Bunny Hop - While I may disagree with 90% of what he says, he can certainly back up his points.
Tore - Smart as hell and goes very in depth with his arguments

Worst Debater:

Blastingas10 - Makes bogus claims and endlessly supports those on his side (in an obnoxious manner) while trolling the opposition

Best Writer:

Big3 - Just read his journal entries and see for yourself.

Biggest Virtuoso:

Loose_Lips_Sink_Ships - He apparently makes a lot of his own music and is a talented guitar player. Yet... he doesn't bombard any of the members of MB with it. This shows restraint and modesty.

Smartest Poster:

Anteater - Almost every conversation I have ever been in with him shows he knows a lot about music. He knows so much about so many genres that it's as impressive as it is intimidating.
Paloma - Incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about Psychology, and I have seen her put this knowledge to use in helping other members of MB.
Jackhammer - Pretty much the same description as Anteater's (except I haven't spoken to Jackhammer as much as him).

Funniest Member:

Pedestrian - I love her dry sense of humor
Janszoon - Makes a lot of smart, funny remarks

Best Mediator:
Biggest Troll:
Biggest Contributor:

Pedestrian - Come on... if she doesn't get this then who does?

Most Improved Member:
Most Underrated Poster:

Zer0 - Knows so much about indie/alternative music and tends to go unnoticed by most of the members on this site

Most Mainstream Music Taste:

Dj Chameleon - Listens to a lot of mainstream pop/rock and hip hop

Most Obscure Music Taste:

bob. - Do I really need to explain why?

Best Music Taste:

Stu - He and I share somewhat similar tastes in music. He knows and loves a lot of musicians that I know and love.
Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra - Even though we tend to argue a lot about music, I still respect his taste in music the most out of everyone else's on this site.
Janszoon - Pretty much everything this guy recommends is gold.

Biggest Music Nerd:

Il Duce - He loves all types of music and isn't as discriminatory in his taste as others on this site. He enjoys pretty much anything from Justin Bieber to The Gerogeriegegege

Best Thread Starter:

Jackhammer - Has made many long-lasting threads. You have to give him credit for that...

Most Missed Poster:

Dankrsta - Without her, the Avant-garde/Experimental forum has gone relatively inactive. She and her extensive knowledge of the avant-garde will be missed.

Thread of the Year:

Should rock be considered prog just because it's technical? - It has triggered a lot of intelligent and thought-provoking discussions. It would be wonderful if all threads did this.

Journal of the Year:

The Playlist of Life --- Trollheart's resurrected Journal (Trollheart): Nobody has spent as much time on their journal as Trollheart has.

Moderator of the Year:

Pedestrian - Works incredibly hard to improve the site, not only by running several threads that require maintence (this thread, the General album club, the music week things, etc), but she is also very helpful to the newer members and is a spam murderer

Best New Member 2011:

Electrophonic Tonic - Fantastic taste in music. Very knowledgeable. Very laid-back. All newcomers should take after him.

Member of the Year 2011:

Pedestrian

Will probably add more in the future. (Sorry about having the same people take several of the categories...)

TockTockTock · 12-28-2011, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Pat

Best Avatar:

CanwllCorfe - Has interesting, dark avatars that are usually abstract in some way or another.

Sexiest Member (Male):

DoctorSoft - Mandark is a sexy beast.

Sexiest Member (Female):

Aurora: this (the second picture)

Most Inane:
Most Enigmatic:

Hip Hop Bunny Hop - I know absolutely nothing about him, and I would love it if he would share a bit more with us in who he is.

Angriest Member:
Biggest Drama Whore:
Nicest Member:

Lisnaholic - He looks sort of like Jesus, and he's nicer than him, too.
Necromancer - Don't let his name fool you, he's one of the most benevolent people on this site.

Best Debater:

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra - Read any of his posts. Pretty much his only failure in a debate was in the 'Does smoking Marijuana make music better?' thread.
Hip Hop Bunny Hop - While I may disagree with 90% of what he says, he can certainly back up his points.
Tore - Smart as hell and goes very in depth with his arguments

Worst Debater:

Blastingas10 - Makes bogus claims and endlessly supports those on his side (in an obnoxious manner) while trolling the opposition

Best Writer:

Big3 - Just read his journal entries and see for yourself.

Biggest Virtuoso:

Loose_Lips_Sink_Ships - He apparently makes a lot of his own music and is a talented guitar player. Yet... he doesn't bombard any of the members of MB with it. This shows restraint and modesty.

Smartest Poster:

Anteater - Almost every conversation I have ever been in with him shows he knows a lot about music. He knows so much about so many genres that it's as impressive as it is intimidating.
Paloma - Incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about Psychology, and I have seen her put this knowledge to use in helping other members of MB.
Jackhammer - Pretty much the same description as Anteater's (except I haven't spoken to Jackhammer as much as him).

Funniest Member:

Pedestrian - I love her dry sense of humor
Janszoon - Makes a lot of smart, funny remarks

Best Mediator:
Biggest Troll:
Biggest Contributor:

Pedestrian - Come on... if she doesn't get this then who does?

Most Improved Member:
Most Underrated Poster:

Zer0 - Knows so much about indie/alternative music and tends to go unnoticed by most of the members on this site

Most Mainstream Music Taste:

Dj Chameleon - Listens to a lot of mainstream pop/rock and hip hop

Most Obscure Music Taste:

bob. - Do I really need to explain why?

Best Music Taste:

Stu - He and I share somewhat similar tastes in music. He knows and loves a lot of musicians that I know and love.
Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra - Even though we tend to argue a lot about music, I still respect his taste in music the most out of everyone else's on this site.
Janszoon - Pretty much everything this guy recommends is gold.

Biggest Music Nerd:

Il Duce - He loves all types of music and isn't as discriminatory in his taste as others on this site. He enjoys pretty much anything from Justin Bieber to The Gerogeriegegege

Best Thread Starter:

Jackhammer - Has made many long-lasting threads. You have to give him credit for that...

Most Missed Poster:

Dankrsta - Without her, the Avant-garde/Experimental forum has gone relatively inactive. She and her extensive knowledge of the avant-garde will be missed.

Thread of the Year:

Should rock be considered prog just because it's technical? - It has triggered a lot of intelligent and thought-provoking discussions. It would be wonderful if all threads did this.

Journal of the Year:

The Playlist of Life --- Trollheart's resurrected Journal (Trollheart): Nobody has spent as much time on their journal as Trollheart has.

Moderator of the Year:

Pedestrian - Works incredibly hard to improve the site, not only by running several threads that require maintence (this thread, the General album club, the music week things, etc), but she is also very helpful to the newer members and is a spam murderer

Best New Member 2011:

Electrophonic Tonic - Fantastic taste in music. Very knowledgeable. Very laid-back. All newcomers should take after him.

Member of the Year 2011:

Pedestrian

Will probably add more in the future. (Sorry about having the same people take several of the categories...)

Updated...

Alfred · 12-04-2011, 04:36 PM

I'm terrible with these. There's so many members that it's hard to keep track of everybody and I often mix people up, but I'll do my best.

Best avatar - jackhammer
Sexiest Member (male) - Big3
Sexiest Member (female) - Vanilla
Most Inane - ...
Most Enigmatic - Ska Logos Jew Sun Ra
Angriest member - anticipation
Biggest Drama Whore - ...
Nicest member - bob.
Best debater - lucifer_sam
Worst debater - YorkeDaddy
Best Writer - Mighty Salami
Biggest Virtuoso - RezZ
Smartest poster - lucifer_sam
Funniest member - Janszoon
Best Mediator - Janszoon
Biggest Troll - hip hop bunny hop
Biggest contributor - Pedestrian
Most Improved Member - Il Duce
Most Underrated Poster - Unknown Soldier (ironically!)
Most Mainstream Music Taste - djchameleon
Most Obscure Music Taste - bob.
Best Music Taste - anticipation
Biggest music nerd - Urban Hatemonger
Best Thread Starter - Conan
Most Missed Poster - Roygbiv
Thread of the Year - Metal Wars !!!!
Best Journal - Janszoon's "25 Albums..."
Moderator of the Year - Conan
Best new 2011 member - Electrophonic Tonic
Member of the Year 2011 - Pedestrian

Necromancer · 12-04-2011, 06:10 PM

Best avatar - Urban gets this one. Jackhammer and CanwllCorfe 2nd.

Sexiest Member (male) - Man..Ive never actually thought much about it. RVCA? and maybe Big3.

Sexiest Member (female) - Vanilla gets this, with attitude alone. ThePhanastasio is beautiful in almost the same way as Tumor also, Great Attitudes and personalities. and Aurora. and Paloma both have beautiful personalities and good looks as well.

Most Inane - N/A

Most Enigmatic - Tumor!, she is someone that I find captivating. I just love her to death. And Phanastasio as well, she seems so sweet and honest.

Angriest member - anticipation, I actually don't mean that in a bad, bad way. I'm quite sure that he is a nice person. Hell, I get angry myself sometimes, I'm no better or worse than he is, to be honest.

Biggest Drama Whore- Paloma and Mighty Salami, I mean that in a good way. I like a little drama myself once in awhile.

Nicest member - Right-Track., Vegan and Garrett 2nd.

Best debater - Right-Track is a legend. Tore.

Worst debater - The Virgin.

Best Writer - Pedestrian seems like a natural. RMR has some outstanding reviews.

Biggest Virtuoso - Freebase Dali. Followed by RezZ in at 2nd.

Smartest poster - Right-Track, Almauro,

Funniest member - Urban Hatemonger

Best Mediator -Janszoon Freebase Dali is a master as well.

Biggest Troll - Still..Telepicker. After all this time.

Biggest contributor - Unknown Soldier.

Most Improved Member - This one goes to: "Mrd00d" - Skazelton, he is a good dude, no matter what he thinks about me.

Blastingas is making improvement. Duce is getting more involved in the music forums.

Most Underrated Poster - Jack Pat, Almauro, The Batlord, LOLPOCALYPSE, Electrophonic Tonic, and Metal Connoisseur as well.

Most Mainstream Music Taste - No one else but "Duce"! And I like most of the same bands & artist that he does too.

Most Obscure Music Taste -I would have to go with stu, bob, and Ska on this one.

Best Music Taste - Almauro, BastardofYoung and Soldier, because they like a lot of the same music as I do.

Biggest music nerd - Duce, I like the same music that he does as well, so I'm a music nerd also.

Best Thread Starter - Unknown Soldier and Jackhammer

Most Missed Poster - Mr. Dave!, Boo Boo.

Thread of the Year - Metal Wars!!!!!!!

Best Journal - Pass..(for now)

Moderator of the Year - Pedestrian all the way

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Best new 2011 member - BastardofYoung, one of my all around favorite debaters period. Mighty Salami is one of the newest members I like a lot.

Member of the Year 2011 - Urban Hatemonger's return as a moderator deserves this award.

That's all .

FETCHER. · 12-05-2011, 05:29 AM

Best avatar: CanwllCorfe's choice of avatars are always brilliant. Dark, but brilliant.
Sexiest Member (male): TheBig3, I'd buy the guy a jar or two, he strikes me as hotheaded too. Also reminds me of house which adds to it.
Sexiest Member (female): Paloma, simply due to her gorgeous eyes.
Most Inane: Harsh catagory.
Most Enigmatic: Tumour, because she talks in pure riddles.
Angriest member: TheBig3.
Biggest Drama Whore: Il Duce, ur a good guy but I call BS on most things you say.
Nicest member: Vege
Best debater: Tore, the guy knows his shit and keeps his shit together well in heated debates.
Worst debater: The Virgin.
Best Writer: Lucifer_Sam, his posts keep me interested.
Biggest Virtuoso: Lateralus.
Smartest poster: Barnard17. Still, you can't win an arguement with Sam, it's probably impossible

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Funniest member: Urban, probably hands down.
Best Mediator: Pedestrian does this quite well, so does Mojopinuk

Biggest Troll : Dirty.
Biggest contributor: Don't know.
Most Improved Member: Tumour, shes a bit older now. More mature I'd say but still childish in alot of ways, good ways though. She used to act like a troll.
Most Underrated Poster: Jack Pat
Most Mainstream Music Taste: DJ
Most Obscure Music Taste: ...
Best Music Taste -: Probably Canwll because he's a regular member and likes electronica musiks too

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Biggest music nerd: Urban.
Best Thread Starter: Vanilla.
Most Missed Poster: Barnard17/Sleepy Jack
Thread of the Year: dont know, dont care.
Best Journal: NumberNineDream's is excellent.
Moderator of the Year: LoathsomePete.
Best new 2011 member: I'm counting Jack Pat because he joined at this time last year.
Member of the Year 2011: I don't know if I think anyone deserves it tbh.

FETCHER. · 12-28-2011, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurora

Best avatar: CanwllCorfe's choice of avatars are always brilliant. Dark, but brilliant. Vanillas is epic too.
Sexiest Member (male): TheBig3, I'd buy the guy a jar or two, he strikes me as hotheaded too. Also reminds me of house which adds to it. Lucifer_Sam and Odyshape too.

Sexiest Member (female): Paloma, simply due to her gorgeous eyes. Vanilla, she's my bb

. NSW too

, she possibly has the best head of hair I have ever seen aswell.
Most Inane: Harsh catagory.
Angriest member: TheBig3.
Biggest Drama Whore: Il Duce, ur a good guy but I call BS on most things you say. hip hop bunny hop.
Nicest member: Vege, awwsugar, vanilla.
Best debater: Tore, the guy knows his shit and keeps his shit together well in heated debates. Barnard17, even though he doesn't post anymore, he's still awesome at debating. I'd say right-track was pretty good at debating also.
Worst debater: The Virgin.
Best Writer: Lucifer_Sam, his posts keep me interested. NumberNineDream. Pedestrian.
Biggest Virtuoso: Lateralus. Freebase Dali.
Smartest poster: Tore, Vegangelica.
Funniest member: Urban, probably hands down. Vanilla and Paloma crack me up too

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Best Mediator: Pedestrian does this quite well, so does Mojopinuk & tore

Biggest Troll : Dirty.
Biggest contributor: Don't know.
Most Improved Member: Tumour, shes a bit older now. More mature I'd say but still childish in alot of ways, good ways though. She used to act like a troll.
Most Underrated Poster: Jack Pat, Unchained Ballad, Odyshape.
Most Mainstream Music Taste: DJ
Most Obscure Music Taste: ...
Best Music Taste -: Probably Canwll because he's a regular member and likes electronica musiks too

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Biggest music nerd: Bob, Urban.
Best Thread Starter: Vanilla, Urban.
Most Missed Poster: Barnard17/Sleepy Jack, CunningStunt.
Thread of the Year: dont know, dont care.
Best Journal: NumberNineDream's is excellent. CanwllCorfe's journal is excellent.
Moderator of the Year: LoathsomePete. Pedestrian. Conan.
Best new 2011 member: I'm counting Jack Pat because he joined at this time last year. Mighty Salami.
Member of the Year 2011: I don't know if I think anyone deserves it tbh.

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12-04-2011, 11:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	The 2011 Music Banter User Awards: NOMINATIONS! Welcome to the event you've been preparing for since you weren't nominated the last time it was on: The 2011 Music Banter User Awards (The Nomination Round)! We've had a lot of great and sometimes questionable people come and go this year, and here's your chance to say what you feel about them. The awards will be a bit different this year, to maximize the amusement and streamline the awards, so please take a moment to read the guidelines below. The Nomination Round will run until December 30th to give all participants time to alter their nominations, and all the stragglers an opportunity to have their say. You may nominate up to three people for each category. You may nominate fewer people, or nobody at all if you so desire, and honourable mentions are welcome. To be eligible for the final vote, a user must be nominated three separate times. Please write a brief explanation about why you selected the people you did for each award; a sentence or two about why they earned it. This is about recognition, so let's recognize! Please keep your nominations confined to one post. You may edit this post until the deadline, and you may post to inform people that you edited your post, but collecting data from a hundred different comments is a nightmare and I may hang myself before the month is up. Please no butthurt. This is all in fun, and we have some negative awards that previously, everyone has managed to take with a laugh and a grain of salt. To help minimize potential butthurt, please be mindful and don't be too big a dick when you post. You may not nominate yourself. THE CATEGORIES: (A PASTABLE FORM AVAILABLE UNDER THE CUT). Best avatar - The best member avatar of 2011. Sexiest Member (male) - The male member with the most sex appeal. Sexiest Member (female) - The female member with the most sex appeal. Most Inane - The user who is most vocal about all the dull and irrelevant moments of their day. Most Enigmatic - The user you find most intriguing and know very little about. Angriest member - The bitterest member, a cynic who often responds with hostility and bitterness towards new and old members. Biggest Drama Whore - The member who most often surrounds him or herself with drama. Nicest member - The kindest member, always makes an effort to treat people well, with respect, and to be nice. Best debater - The member who's best at discussing and communicating intelligently and effectively. Worst debater - The complete opposite. The member who's presence in a discussion is usually the most disruptive Best Writer - The best writer on the site, whether they are writing a review, a summary of their day, a rant and everything inbetween. Biggest Virtuoso - The member with the highest level of skill with an instrumental ability. Smartest poster - The forums smartest member. Funniest member - The member with the best sense of humour and who often makes you laugh. Best Mediator -The member who is best at controlling arguments, limiting negative behaviour but keeping the discussion fair, on-topic and interesting. Biggest Troll - The member who's presence anywhere in the forums is most disruptive Biggest contributor - The member who's posts and threads have contributed the most to the overall quality of the site in 2011. Most Improved Member - The member who's somehow improved the most in his or her behaviour on the site in the past 12 months. Most Underrated Poster - The site's biggest underdog - someone who's positive impact on the forums is generally underappreciated or often goes unnoticed. Most Mainstream Music Taste - The member with the most commercial, mainstream taste in music. Most Obscure Music Taste - The member with the most varied or obscure taste in music. Best Music Taste - The user with your favourite music taste this year. Biggest music nerd - The member who's most knowledgeable about music. Best Thread Starter - The member with a consistent habit of making throught provoking threads that manage to bring the community together in healthy, lengthy topic of debate or discussion. Most Missed Poster - The member who's presence on the boards you missed the most in 2011 due to their long periods of absence or inactivity. Thread of the Year - Your favourite thread created or popularized in 2011. Best Journal - The best Members Journal. Moderator of the Year - The member of the mod team who has helped to moderate the site the most in 2011 and who's work and efforts are the most appreciated. Best new 2011 member - The best new addition to the site in 2011. Member of the Year 2011 - The overall best member of 2011. The member who we love, appreciate and respect the most. Spoiler for THE FORM: Best Avatar: Sexiest Member (Male): Sexiest Member (Female): Most Inane: Most Enigmatic: Angriest Member: Biggest Drama Whore: Nicest Member: Best Debater: Worst Debater: Best Writer: Biggest Virtuoso: Smartest Poster: Funniest Member: Best Mediator: Biggest Troll: Biggest Contributor: Most Improved Member: Most Underrated Poster: Most Mainstream Music Taste: Most Obscure Music Taste: Best Music Taste: Biggest Music Nerd: Best Thread Starter: Most Missed Poster: Thread of the Year: Journal of the Year: Moderator of the Year: Best New Member 2011: Member of the Year 2011:

12-04-2011, 01:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Best Avatar: nonsubmissivewife Sexiest Member (Male):TheBig3, Sexiest Member (Female):Vanilla, bc I can't nominate myself ahaha. No really she's gorg Most Inane: Il_Duce, sorry dude but a lot of your posts are no1curr Most Enigmatic: bob., he's just so cool, like a modern day Kerouac, he seems so interesting. Lisnaholic, he seems interesting and is super nice. Angriest Member: TheBig3, no explanation needed Biggest Drama Whore: Alexthe4th, because again I can't nom myself Nicest Member: Burning Down, I have never seen her be sassy or rude, ever. Always fair and kind. Best Debater: tore, because he's excellent at backing up all of his arguments ever Worst Debater:eraser.time, lame Best Writer: Satchmo Biggest Virtuoso: Rezz Smartest Poster:tore, RVCA Funniest Member: TheCunningStunt, has a great sense of humour. Best Mediator: Janszoon It's so awesome to watch him argue with someone because the other person gets so mad and he's just cool as a gd cucumber. Biggest Troll: Il Duce, sorry... Biggest Contributor: Pedestrian, Ped is the real queen of this board Most Improved Member: Dayvan Cowboy, doesn't annoy the ** out of me anymore Most Underrated Poster: Odyshape, funny, cute, quirky Most Mainstream Music Taste: ... Most Obscure Music Taste: CanwllCorfe I have no idea what he listens to Best Music Taste: Jack Pat,has similar taste to mine, so therefore best Biggest Music Nerd: bob., he knows everything about every alternative band ever Best Thread Starter:..... Most Missed Poster: dankrsta, she's awesome. I also really miss NumberNineDream, and storymilo. Thread of the Year:http://www.musicbanter.com/lounge/53...-emoticon.html Journal of the Year: I have no idea Moderator of the Year: Pedestrian, again, queen of the boards and queen of the mods for being the most hardworking and least rewarded Best New Member 2011: Above, because I said so Member of the Year 2011: loose_lips_sink_ships** Last edited by Sansa Stark; 12-13-2011 at 02:32 PM.

12-04-2011, 01:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Best Avatar: Urban Sexiest Member (Male): RVCA Sexiest Member (Female): Alexthe4th Most Inane: Il Duce Most Enigmatic: steveeden Angriest Member: Urban Biggest Drama Whore: Paloma Nicest Member: loose lips sink ships Best Debater: tore Worst Debater: hip hop bunny hop Best Writer: TheBig3 Biggest Virtuoso: Rezz Smartest Poster: TheBig3 Funniest Member: Janszoon Best Mediator: Biggest Troll: Batlord Biggest Contributor: Pedestrian Most Improved Member: Most Underrated Poster: cardboard adolescent Most Mainstream Music Taste: Vanilla Most Obscure Music Taste: Sky Lagos Sun Ra Best Music Taste: Biggest Music Nerd: SATCHMO Best Thread Starter: Most Missed Poster: boo boo Thread of the Year: The Sexual Experience Thread Journal of the Year: Moderator of the Year: Pedestrian Best New Member 2011: Thom Yorke Member of the Year 2011: Left a couple blank cuz I honestly have no idea. Hope that's okay. __________________ first.am Last edited by lucifer_sam; 12-05-2011 at 11:59 AM.

12-04-2011, 01:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	I'll just fill in the ones that immediately came to mind. I'll fill the rest in later. Best Avatar: Conan (It’s not Jackie Chan) – I’m a big Tim and Eric fan, and that was one of my favourite sketches by them. Sexiest Member (Male): Trauma – He’s a good looking dude. Sexiest Member (Female): ThePhanastasio – She’s just a classic beauty. And this post can’t be seen as hitting on her because I don’t believe she’s interested in men. Most Inane: Most Enigmatic: PoorOldPo – As far as I know he only posts amazing paintings in the Art thread. I’d like to know more about him. Angriest Member: TheBig3 – He’s unbelievably bitter about something. I just don’t know what it is. Biggest Drama Whore: Alexthe4th – She left a pretty big impression in the short time she was here. Her percentage of posts in the picture gallery is easily over 50% of her total posts. Nicest Member: Vegangelica – It’s pretty obvious. She’s just insanely nice. bob. – I haven’t had many interactions with him, but seeing his other osts, along with the few times I have interacted with him, he’s come across very well. Burning Down - Fellow Canadian and she made me feel welcome right away. Best Debater: Worst Debater: SiriusB – I swear all he does is post Wikipedia articles, even if they don’t really relate all that much to the discussion. Best Writer: RMR - Excellent reviews. Glad to hear he's been recognized by the Bigs. Biggest Virtuoso: Freebase Dali - I all too sure what to put as I don't spend much time in the song writing thread, but I loved the track he just put up recently so... him. Smartest Poster: TheBig3 - Presents his arguments clearly and seems well educated. Funniest Member: Janszoon – Cracks me up pretty consistently. Best Mediator: Janszoon - never seems to lose his cool with anything. Biggest Troll: TheVirgin – I actually thought he was a pretty quality troll. Annoying, sure, but he definitely knew how to push people’s buttons. The quote that is in Conan’s sig is classic TheVirgin… Biggest Contributor: Pedestrian - Coupling what she contributes to the site along with her mod contributions I think she's done the most to uphold the integrity of this site, along with making it a more welcoming place for new members. Most Improved Member: Most Underrated Poster: Mrd00d – Hands down. I don’t think he gets a lot of credit for it, but he has a wealth of musical knowledge in many different genres. He’s responsible for posting many new artists that I wasn’t familiar with. Most Mainstream Music Taste: DJ Chameleon - I know he claims to listen to stuff that isn't just mainstream but I'm not sure what it is. Most Obscure Music Taste: Jack Pat - I almost get the sense that he caters more to stuff just because it's obscure, but regardless, he knows a hell of alot about tons of bands I've never heard of. Best Music Taste: Janszoon – He’s responsible for many new bands and artists that I’ve learned of this year, and he covers a lot of different genres. Mrd00d – Same as Janszoon, really. Great taste. Biggest Music Nerd: Janszoon – I know members like Urban Hatemonger and bob. Have a wealth of knowledge, but I don’t think their tastes are quite as broad as Janzsoon’s. I don’t know if there’s a genre he doesn’t know something about. Best Thread Starter: I'l give it to the trifecta of Phantom Limb, Jester and Sparky because I'm always very interested to see what they've posted in the hip hop section. Most Missed Poster: downwardspiral – He was my favourite poster when I started out on this site but he seems to have disappeared. Thread of the Year: Gothic Americana/ Alt-Country/ Dark Cabaret (LoathsomePete) – I believe this thread has about 5 posts in it from 2011, but I thought I’d mention it anyways. Alternative country was the one main genre I expanded my musical tastes in this year and this thread was a great aid for that. Journal of the Year: 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die (Janszoon) – I’ve got many great recommendations from that list. Can’t wait to hear the conclusion. Moderator of the Year: Pedestrian – She was always the one that answered any questions I had and seems to be doing a great job at keeping this place troll-free. Best New Member 2011:Electrophonic tonic - Great taste and his power rankings thread is probably the thread I post most in. Il Duce - He can be hit or miss I find, but with that many posts, he has alot of good material. Weird as **, but awesome at the same time. fazstp - one of the members I share the most in common with for musical taste, and I think that "guess the track" thread could have been thread of the year if more people paid it any attention. Member of the Year 2011: Based on the answers above I think you know my answer: Janszoon*. What can I say, I’m a fan. Last edited by Thom Yorke; 12-08-2011 at 01:30 PM.*

12-04-2011, 04:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
TockTockTock They/Them Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,914	Best Avatar: CanwllCorfe - Has interesting, dark avatars that are usually abstract in some way or another. Sexiest Member (Male): DoctorSoft - Mandark is a sexy beast. Sexiest Member (Female): Aurora: this (the second picture) Most Inane: Most Enigmatic: Hip Hop Bunny Hop - I know absolutely nothing about him, and I would love it if he would share a bit more with us in who he is. Angriest Member: Biggest Drama Whore: Nicest Member: Lisnaholic - He looks sort of like Jesus, and he's nicer than him, too. Necromancer - Don't let his name fool you, he's one of the most benevolent people on this site. Best Debater: Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra - Read any of his posts. Pretty much his only failure in a debate was in the 'Does smoking Marijuana make music better?' thread. Hip Hop Bunny Hop - While I may disagree with 90% of what he says, he can certainly back up his points. Tore - Smart as hell and goes very in depth with his arguments Worst Debater: Blastingas10 - Makes bogus claims and endlessly supports those on his side (in an obnoxious manner) while trolling the opposition Best Writer: Big3 - Just read his journal entries and see for yourself. Biggest Virtuoso: Loose_Lips_Sink_Ships - He apparently makes a lot of his own music and is a talented guitar player. Yet... he doesn't bombard any of the members of MB with it. This shows restraint and modesty. Smartest Poster: Anteater - Almost every conversation I have ever been in with him shows he knows a lot about music. He knows so much about so many genres that it's as impressive as it is intimidating. Paloma - Incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about Psychology, and I have seen her put this knowledge to use in helping other members of MB. Jackhammer - Pretty much the same description as Anteater's (except I haven't spoken to Jackhammer as much as him). Funniest Member: Pedestrian - I love her dry sense of humor Janszoon - Makes a lot of smart, funny remarks Best Mediator: Biggest Troll: Biggest Contributor: Pedestrian - Come on... if she doesn't get this then who does? Most Improved Member: Most Underrated Poster: Zer0 - Knows so much about indie/alternative music and tends to go unnoticed by most of the members on this site Most Mainstream Music Taste: Dj Chameleon - Listens to a lot of mainstream pop/rock and hip hop Most Obscure Music Taste: bob. - Do I really need to explain why? Best Music Taste: Stu - He and I share somewhat similar tastes in music. He knows and loves a lot of musicians that I know and love. Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra - Even though we tend to argue a lot about music, I still respect his taste in music the most out of everyone else's on this site. Janszoon - Pretty much everything this guy recommends is gold. Biggest Music Nerd: Il Duce - He loves all types of music and isn't as discriminatory in his taste as others on this site. He enjoys pretty much anything from Justin Bieber to The Gerogeriegegege Best Thread Starter: Jackhammer - Has made many long-lasting threads. You have to give him credit for that... Most Missed Poster: Dankrsta - Without her, the Avant-garde/Experimental forum has gone relatively inactive. She and her extensive knowledge of the avant-garde will be missed. Thread of the Year: Should rock be considered prog just because it's technical? - It has triggered a lot of intelligent and thought-provoking discussions. It would be wonderful if all threads did this. Journal of the Year: The Playlist of Life --- Trollheart's resurrected Journal (Trollheart): Nobody has spent as much time on their journal as Trollheart has. Moderator of the Year: Pedestrian - Works incredibly hard to improve the site, not only by running several threads that require maintence (this thread, the General album club, the music week things, etc), but she is also very helpful to the newer members and is a spam murderer Best New Member 2011: Electrophonic Tonic - Fantastic taste in music. Very knowledgeable. Very laid-back. All newcomers should take after him. Member of the Year 2011: Pedestrian Will probably add more in the future. (Sorry about having the same people take several of the categories...) Last edited by TockTockTock; 12-19-2011 at 06:37 PM.

12-04-2011, 04:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I'm terrible with these. There's so many members that it's hard to keep track of everybody and I often mix people up, but I'll do my best. Best avatar - jackhammer Sexiest Member (male) - Big3 Sexiest Member (female) - Vanilla Most Inane - ... Most Enigmatic - Ska Logos Jew Sun Ra Angriest member - anticipation Biggest Drama Whore - ... Nicest member - bob. Best debater - lucifer_sam Worst debater - YorkeDaddy Best Writer - Mighty Salami Biggest Virtuoso - RezZ Smartest poster - lucifer_sam Funniest member - Janszoon Best Mediator - Janszoon Biggest Troll - hip hop bunny hop Biggest contributor - Pedestrian Most Improved Member - Il Duce Most Underrated Poster - Unknown Soldier (ironically!) Most Mainstream Music Taste - djchameleon Most Obscure Music Taste - bob. Best Music Taste - anticipation Biggest music nerd - Urban Hatemonger Best Thread Starter - Conan Most Missed Poster - Roygbiv Thread of the Year - Metal Wars !!!! Best Journal - Janszoon's "25 Albums..." Moderator of the Year - Conan Best new 2011 member - Electrophonic Tonic Member of the Year 2011 - Pedestrian __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM Last edited by Alfred; 12-04-2011 at 09:25 PM.

12-04-2011, 06:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	Best avatar - Urban gets this one. Jackhammer and CanwllCorfe 2nd. Sexiest Member (male) - Man..Ive never actually thought much about it. RVCA? and maybe Big3. Sexiest Member (female) - Vanilla gets this, with attitude alone. ThePhanastasio is beautiful in almost the same way as Tumor also, Great Attitudes and personalities. and Aurora. and Paloma both have beautiful personalities and good looks as well. Most Inane - N/A Most Enigmatic - Tumor!, she is someone that I find captivating. I just love her to death. And Phanastasio as well, she seems so sweet and honest. Angriest member - anticipation, I actually don't mean that in a bad, bad way. I'm quite sure that he is a nice person. Hell, I get angry myself sometimes, I'm no better or worse than he is, to be honest. Biggest Drama Whore- Paloma and Mighty Salami, I mean that in a good way. I like a little drama myself once in awhile. Nicest member - Right-Track., Vegan and Garrett 2nd. Best debater - Right-Track is a legend. Tore. Worst debater - The Virgin. Best Writer - Pedestrian seems like a natural. RMR has some outstanding reviews. Biggest Virtuoso - Freebase Dali. Followed by RezZ in at 2nd. Smartest poster - Right-Track, Almauro, Funniest member - Urban Hatemonger Best Mediator -Janszoon Freebase Dali is a master as well. Biggest Troll - Still..Telepicker. After all this time. Biggest contributor - Unknown Soldier. Most Improved Member - This one goes to: "Mrd00d" - Skazelton, he is a good dude, no matter what he thinks about me. Blastingas is making improvement. Duce is getting more involved in the music forums. Most Underrated Poster - Jack Pat, Almauro, The Batlord, LOLPOCALYPSE, Electrophonic Tonic, and Metal Connoisseur as well. Most Mainstream Music Taste - No one else but "Duce"! And I like most of the same bands & artist that he does too. Most Obscure Music Taste -I would have to go with stu, bob, and Ska on this one. Best Music Taste - Almauro, BastardofYoung and Soldier, because they like a lot of the same music as I do. Biggest music nerd - Duce, I like the same music that he does as well, so I'm a music nerd also. Best Thread Starter - Unknown Soldier and Jackhammer Most Missed Poster - Mr. Dave!, Boo Boo. Thread of the Year - Metal Wars!!!!!!! Best Journal - Pass..(for now) Moderator of the Year - *Pedestrian* all the way . Best new 2011 member - BastardofYoung, one of my all around favorite debaters period. Mighty Salami is one of the newest members I like a lot. Member of the Year 2011 - Urban Hatemonger's return as a moderator deserves this award. That's all . Last edited by Necromancer; 12-31-2011 at 03:46 PM.