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Man, I only got nominated for one category...I'm slipping in my old age...although I'm not that old...OK, so I just suck.

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I'm more referring to the number of "why wasn't I nominated for -X- category?" posts there are. I understand that the awards themselves are a popularity contest of sorts, but people are taking it way too personally. They're taking it like "I wasn't nominated for anything, so therefore the forum must not even know I exist, or if they do they must hate me, PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!"That's how all "elections" are. Nothing more than a popularity vote.It's a popularity vote, isn't it? You're voting for the person you most prefer in different categories.
Maybe I'm just the only one who views it that way, I dunno. I just find the whole thing to be rather ridiculous, that's all.
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Even the nominations were based more on popularity, than people actually being worthy of consideration (like movies. A lot of the time, the best movies are snubbed out of a category). But, I do see your point.I'm more referring to the number of "why wasn't I nominated for -X- category?" posts there are. I understand that the awards themselves are a popularity contest of sorts, but people are taking it way too personally. They're taking it like "I wasn't nominated for anything, so therefore the forum must not even know I exist, or if they do they must hate me, PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!"That's how all "elections" are. Nothing more than a popularity vote.It's a popularity vote, isn't it? You're voting for the person you most prefer in different categories.
Maybe I'm just the only one who views it that way, I dunno. I just find the whole thing to be rather ridiculous, that's all.
eh, it's not surprising how many people will react like that, as it happens all the time on just about every forum.I'm more referring to the number of "why wasn't I nominated for -X- category?" posts there are. I understand that the awards themselves are a popularity contest of sorts, but people are taking it way too personally. They're taking it like "I wasn't nominated for anything, so therefore the forum must not even know I exist, or if they do they must hate me, PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!"That's how all "elections" are. Nothing more than a popularity vote.It's a popularity vote, isn't it? You're voting for the person you most prefer in different categories.
Maybe I'm just the only one who views it that way, I dunno. I just find the whole thing to be rather ridiculous, that's all.
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Hey, I didn't even get nominated. Lol.Man, I only got nominated for one category...I'm slipping in my old age...although I'm not that old...OK, so I just suck.
You know, I don't even know who most of those people who were nominated are. Lol.
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My post was made in jest, but I'm not sure about anyone else.I'm more referring to the number of "why wasn't I nominated for -X- category?" posts there are. I understand that the awards themselves are a popularity contest of sorts, but people are taking it way too personally. They're taking it like "I wasn't nominated for anything, so therefore the forum must not even know I exist, or if they do they must hate me, PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!"That's how all "elections" are. Nothing more than a popularity vote.It's a popularity vote, isn't it? You're voting for the person you most prefer in different categories.
Maybe I'm just the only one who views it that way, I dunno. I just find the whole thing to be rather ridiculous, that's all.

Way to de-rail a fun thread guyz, you could have at least gone for the Rutebaga's option, but eh 
As for people viewing it as a popularity contest, eh the selection process was actually pretty fair, we debated all the nominations and tried to put down a few funny ones. Now guys make proper use of this thread and either campaign to be voted for or make fun of the nominees in a jesting way :p
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As for people viewing it as a popularity contest, eh the selection process was actually pretty fair, we debated all the nominations and tried to put down a few funny ones. Now guys make proper use of this thread and either campaign to be voted for or make fun of the nominees in a jesting way :p
GO GO GO!
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