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http://nmaps.net/user/gloomp · Postby **unoriginal name** » 2009.10.16 (05:39)

Pheidippides wrote:
Mute Monk wrote:Has anyone perhaps thought of a Best Dedication category?
Dedications haven't meant /anything/ in years.

Amen. To be fair, though, every now and then a real, red-blooded ded comes along and reminds what such things really are. It's an arbitrary division, though. The categories there for a fair playing field for truly different maps, not for what people put in the description. If it was, there'd be a Best Song Lyric category. But that would be stupid. Because why separate it because it has Three Doors Down instead of an explanation of its three hidden door switches?

http://nmaps.net/user/Mute_Monk · Postby **Mute Monk** » 2009.10.16 (12:08)

Point taken. Although, the assertion that deds haven't meant anything in years is a sad commentary in and of itself. I guess people just throw them around now.

http://nmaps.net/user/Tunco123 · Postby **Tunco** » 2009.10.16 (19:31)

flagmyidol wrote:
TheRealOne wrote:/me thinks of ideas for "Run of the Year"
http://www.nmaps.net/37519

xaelar's completion. No question in my mind. Also, sidke is a badass.

I think I would go for Kool's 00-0 speed.

http://nmaps.net/user/Rhekatou · Postby **Rhekatou** » 2009.10.16 (20:33)

What about the best Hold Right and Hold Left DDA's?
Nobody makes em, but heck, with all the catergories, I'm sure we could find /some/ place to put them in.

Postby **Pikman** » 2009.10.16 (21:04)

In the realm of actual nominations, I am gonna say PRIDE for best levelpack.

http://nmaps.net/user/ · Postby **DarkN** » 2009.10.16 (21:08)

I'd've said MRDR, but I'm not exactly a mappack connoseiur.

Postby **otters~1** » 2009.10.16 (21:15)

Pikman wrote:In the realm of actual nominations, I am gonna say PRIDE for best levelpack.

I believe right now we're just indulging in nomination persuasion, not actual nominations. The nominations are apparently being done via website this year. Another reason why sidke should win the Person of the Year award or whatever.

http://nmaps.net/user/rocket_thumped · Postby **rocket_thumped** » 2009.10.16 (23:05)

It would be cool to see an aesthetics category.

http://nmaps.net/user/skyline356 · Postby **Skyling** » 2009.10.17 (02:30)

Rhekatou wrote:What about the best Hold Right and Hold Left DDA's?
Nobody makes em, but heck, with all the catergories, I'm sure we could find /some/ place to put them in.

How about... the category for DDA's...?

http://nmaps.net/user/im_bad_at_n · Postby **im_bad_at_n** » 2009.10.17 (04:28)

I am really looking forward to this. I joined last year at the end of december, so i missed pratically the entire dronie awards this year. Im really interested in this!

I can't see the list right now, but the last idea of "rookie of the year" is a good one

*wink, wink* ;D

Postby **nicoguerreronico** » 2009.10.17 (04:57)

I can't see the list right now, but the last idea of "rookie of the year" is a good one

*wink, wink* ;D

You? Your not a rookie. Your an experianced mapmaker.

http://nmaps.net/user/T3chno · Postby **T3chno** » 2009.10.17 (06:23)

What about Reviewer of the Year.

Or just Review of the Year.

http://nmaps.net/user/EdoI · Postby **EdoI** » 2009.10.17 (07:04)

nicoguerreronico wrote:
I can't see the list right now, but the last idea of "rookie of the year" is a good one

*wink, wink* ;D
You? Your not a rookie. Your an experianced mapmaker.

He wasn't pointing to himself... I guess. He was talking about the upcoming authors we have, that have joined in the year, or at least became recognized in it. I second this idea.

http://nmaps.net/user/im_bad_at_n · Postby **im_bad_at_n** » 2009.10.17 (13:44)

I know I am not a rookie... duh, I've been mapping for almost a year. But I think that award, given to new map makers, will be a good idea, as it opens the whole dronie awards to all categories, and not at the biggest and the best map makers as pointed earlier:

amomentlikethis wrote:Ooh, that competition that Lord Day and Yahoozy_Guacamole always win!

Yay dronies! :D I kno...

...well kinda mentioned. It would get way more people involved. =D

Postby **otters~1** » 2009.10.17 (20:19)

That rookie mapmaker thing could get subjective. But I think Techno had a good idea. We do need some new categories, as NUMA's changed a bit. Best Review is a good example of that.

Yay for choppy, Hemingway-like sentences.

http://nmaps.net/user/MyCheezKilledYours · Postby **Cheez** » 2009.10.17 (20:23)

Hmm... I joined about the time of the 2008 Dronies... we've come quite a way. :D

Maybe I'll get nominated for something. There's always hope. ;)

http://nmaps.net/user/EdoI · Postby **EdoI** » 2009.10.17 (20:28)

Simple challenges are probably too short and too similar to each other for awarding one a Dronie. But flagmyidol's best review idea is great, too!

http://nmaps.net/user/Rhekatou · Postby **Rhekatou** » 2009.10.18 (01:46)

Flight wrote:What about Reviewer of the Year.

Or just Review of the Year.

But that's elitism.
We don't want to be all hype and close catergories to people...

Well, we can't say we do. But we all want to in our hearts.

And for the DDAs: Not enough near good ones are made. Seriously, in the last year, I've seen 3 good DDAs made. Shortage. The mappers that were best at them have left. And the race catergory is fading too... has bunniesandsheep left yet?

http://nmaps.net/user/Izzy · Postby **Izzy** » 2009.10.18 (01:51)

Tunco wrote:
flagmyidol wrote:
TheRealOne wrote:/me thinks of ideas for "Run of the Year"
http://www.nmaps.net/37519

xaelar's completion. No question in my mind. Also, sidke is a badass.
I think I would go for Kool's 00-0 speed.

yosrsly?

That goes to Izzy's 92-2 or 77-1.

I don't know, but I think I have some maps in mind.

http://nmaps.net/user/T3chno · Postby **T3chno** » 2009.10.18 (04:37)

Rhekatou wrote:
Flight wrote:What about Reviewer of the Year.

Or just Review of the Year.
But that's elitism.
We don't want to be all hype and close catergories to people...

To quote Slappy who quoted incluye, "wat."

Rhekatou wrote:And for the DDAs: Not enough near good ones are made. Seriously, in the last year, I've seen 3 good DDAs made. Shortage. The mappers that were best at them have left. And the race catergory is fading too... has bunniesandsheep left yet?

Then surely one of those three has a nice chance at winning, right? I know a few that can win.

Postby **origami_alligator** » 2009.10.18 (07:55)

A new thread is going to be made once the nominations form is up and I can fully explain the Dronies and the entire process involved.

http://nmaps.net/user/im_bad_at_n · Postby **im_bad_at_n** » 2009.10.18 (12:21)

Manus Australis wrote:A new thread is going to be made once the nominations form is up and I can fully explain the Dronies and the entire process involved.

thanks =D

Flight wrote:
Rhekatou wrote:And for the DDAs: Not enough near good ones are made. Seriously, in the last year, I've seen 3 good DDAs made. Shortage. The mappers that were best at them have left. And the race catergory is fading too... has bunniesandsheep left yet?
Then surely one of those three has a nice chance at winning, right? I know a few that can win.

excatly what i was going to say... nominate those three ;D

http://nmaps.net/user/Diamondeye · Postby **Diamondeye** » 2009.10.18 (12:55)

Level pack of the year has to be OUTER DX, by DW40. It is absolutely stunnning.

Other than that, looking forward to the awards. I joined too late to experience this last year :/

http://nmaps.net/user/SkyPanda · Postby **SkyPanda** » 2009.10.18 (13:11)

The dronies are always fun can't wait

rocket_thumped wrote:It would be cool to see an aesthetics category.

yeah, neat idea

http://nmaps.net/user/Leaff · Postby **Leaff** » 2009.10.18 (13:51)

Diamondeye wrote:Level pack of the year has to be OUTER DX, by DW40. It is absolutely stunnning.

no offence to DW, but...

Everyone is forgetting about MRDR. ;__;

On a side note, can't wait to get this started! Having a nominations site sounds like an awesome idea. :D

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