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Roxor Only Sane Fox from Land Down Under Since: Jan, 2001
Only Sane Fox
#1: Dec 8th 2010 at 8:04:08 AM

I've had this idea floating around for a couple of weeks.

We could put out awards on a regular basis for articles as a way of saying thanks to our contributors. For how often, I'd say once a month with a few annual ones. I'd suggest awarding the monthly ones on the 1st of the month and the annual ones on the 31st of December and starting in 2011.

Here are a few to start:

  • Article Of The Month
  • Article Of The Year
  • Best Repair Shop Work (TRS thread has to have been locked within the last month)
  • Best New Article (launched within the last month without having to be sent to TRS)
  • Funniest Article
  • Most Frequent Visitor To The Repair Shop (annual Medal of Dishonor)

Which articles get which awards could be voted on by the tropers via the existing crowner system. Winners could be listed on a new index (with maybe a link to the awards index on the Home Page).

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INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#2: Dec 8th 2010 at 9:32:40 AM

I was expecting something horrible from the thread title, but I like this.

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Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Dec 8th 2010 at 10:26:46 AM

Me Too!, +1, other affirmations of "I generally like it" without anything usefull to add.

Cliche Since: Dec, 1969
chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#5: Dec 8th 2010 at 2:07:52 PM

Good idea! Let's get someone to design the trophie. (Which should be a lamp with a crooked lampshade).

Roxor Only Sane Fox from Land Down Under Since: Jan, 2001
Only Sane Fox
#6: Dec 8th 2010 at 9:38:00 PM

Ha ha! Of course.

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Agent0042 Creator - Laconic/24 from Dayton, Ohio Since: Apr, 2009
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#7: Dec 9th 2010 at 2:53:22 AM

So we're doing it with notability now? :D Just kidding. It's a fun idea.

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Roxor Only Sane Fox from Land Down Under Since: Jan, 2001
Only Sane Fox
#8: Dec 15th 2010 at 1:49:14 AM

Here's another annual Medal of Dishonor:

  • Longest Time In The Repair Shop

I would like to nominate Rid Me Of This Priest for this one. At the rate things are going, it's still going to be in there by the time January rolls around.

edited 15th Dec '10 1:50:13 AM by Roxor

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melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#9: Dec 15th 2010 at 1:53:56 AM

voted on by the tropers via the existing crowner system

My main concern is that this'd probably turn into a popularity contest and only the big tropes (Magnificent Bastard, Badass Longcoat, Deadpan Snarker, etc.) would get attention.

Roxor Only Sane Fox from Land Down Under Since: Jan, 2001
Only Sane Fox
#10: Dec 15th 2010 at 3:15:08 AM

Fair point.

We could require people give reasons for awards not given on a purely statistical basis.

Another option would be to create another forum for discussion related to the awards.

Yet another option would be to only allow a given article to win an award so many times in a year.

Here's another "award":

  • Most Over-hyped Article

edited 15th Dec '10 3:17:15 AM by Roxor

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Marioguy128 Geomancer from various galaxies Since: Jan, 2010
Geomancer
#11: Dec 15th 2010 at 6:04:30 AM

That's a bit subjective though.

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arks Boiled and Mashed Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Boiled and Mashed
#12: Dec 15th 2010 at 11:57:26 AM

That's kind of the point of awards.

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SpellBlade Since: Dec, 1969
#13: Dec 15th 2010 at 12:30:52 PM

If we added a featured article award like most wikis have, that would encourage people to do stuff like clean up natter and properly format examples.

I'm all for it.

Roxor Only Sane Fox from Land Down Under Since: Jan, 2001
Only Sane Fox
#14: Dec 16th 2010 at 11:06:43 PM

That's a good point.

There might not be enough time left in the month to have awards in January, but we could certainly start preparing for the February 2011 round now.

For some purely-statistical awards, we could have them automatically awarded. Some fairly simple scripting on the server could handle those. For example, Most Rapid Wick Acquisition could be awarded by comparing the wicks for articles at the start and end of a month and using a simple difference to find out which one gained the most wicks over that month.

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BlackWolfe Viewer Gender Confusion? from Lost in Austin Since: Jun, 2010
#15: Dec 16th 2010 at 11:35:34 PM

Most Creative Markup: Either SelfDemonstrating.BRIAN BLESSED or Portal

And dammit, the loss of [+size+] markup has hurt Portal's page. sad

edited 16th Dec '10 11:37:56 PM by BlackWolfe

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SpellBlade Since: Dec, 1969
#16: Dec 17th 2010 at 10:57:44 PM

Well, we should agree on the categories before anything gets implemented.

BlackWolfe Viewer Gender Confusion? from Lost in Austin Since: Jun, 2010
#17: Dec 18th 2010 at 6:56:08 AM

Natch! I was making a suggestion for a category. Also, if the category is adopted, those'd be my nominations.

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.
Roxor Only Sane Fox from Land Down Under Since: Jan, 2001
Only Sane Fox
#18: Dec 18th 2010 at 10:41:00 PM

Okay, here are the suggested categories so far:

  • Article Of The Month
  • Article Of The Year
  • Best Repair Shop Work (TRS thread has to have been locked within the last month)
  • Best New Article (launched within the last month without having to be sent to TRS)
  • Funniest Article
  • Most Frequent Visitor To The Repair Shop (annual Medal of Dishonor)
  • Longest Time In The Repair Shop (annual Medal of Dishonor)
  • Most Over-hyped Article
  • Most Rapid Wick Acquisition (purely statistical, could be automated)
  • Most Creative Markup
  • Best Self Demonstrating Article

Any more suggestions?

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BlackWolfe Viewer Gender Confusion? from Lost in Austin Since: Jun, 2010
#19: Dec 19th 2010 at 4:52:57 AM

Best Page Image
Image Pickin' Frequent Flyer

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Agent0042 Creator - Laconic/24 from Dayton, Ohio Since: Apr, 2009
Creator - Laconic/24
#20: Dec 19th 2010 at 6:02:43 AM

Most Unusual or Unique Trope
Funniest Trope Title

edited 19th Dec '10 6:03:00 AM by Agent0042

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Roxor Only Sane Fox from Land Down Under Since: Jan, 2001
Only Sane Fox
#21: Dec 19th 2010 at 10:18:09 AM

Fastest Spreading Article (purely statistical, based on increases in incoming links)

Longest Edit War

Most Edit Wars

Most Vandalised

Best Laconic Definition

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Yowuza Since: Sep, 2010
#22: Dec 19th 2010 at 10:38:25 AM

How about a "Troper of the Month" award or something similar?

Ironeye Cutmaster-san from SoCal Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
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#23: Dec 19th 2010 at 11:29:15 AM

[up]I can't see that going anywhere good.

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SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#24: Dec 19th 2010 at 12:55:57 PM

The only places on This Wiki where a bunch of tropers reaching a popular, opinionated consensus yields anything of productive value are the Repair Shop and Image Pickin' forums.

A bunch of tropers getting together and deciding a bunch of dubious honors for wiki articles and other content isn't something we need. Hell, adding subjective accolades to the wiki sounds like it would only reduce the fun factor around here—not enhance it. When I launch a new trope or article, I like having the satisfaction of that alone being a worthy contribution to this place; I don't want to have to worry about tropers picking and choosing which contributions are better than others on top of that.

edited 19th Dec '10 2:09:15 PM by SeanMurrayI

DrStarky Okay Guy from Corn And Pig Land Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
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#25: Dec 30th 2010 at 12:24:02 PM

Something I've learned from award shows.

Someone always gets snubed

edited 30th Dec '10 12:24:26 PM by DrStarky

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