2008 Trixie Awards

[Explodingsims 3]

When is this Trxiefest suppose to happen?

So Mr. Abcvs, how much brown nosing do we have to do to win one?

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Duke: I am perfectly calm.  Mostly.

Explodingsims:  Nominations in January hopefully.   Oh and please send my kick backs to...

Actually the set catagory trixies are pretty simple apparently...  it works on simple numbers...   the person with the most nominations for a certain catergory wins.

So in other word every nomination counts.  Literally.

As for the ad hoc trixies...  well if you can come up with something that the trixie fairy likes...  

So you could nominate me for...

The Moderator who is the Mostest to say the Leastest Trixie... 

...or something suitablaly modest along those lines.

[wishfulanthony 3]

Yay, the New Year (and January) is approaching -- this will be my first Trixies too! I am quite excited (and nervous) of what to expect... Hopefully, it will be a success.

Speaking of which, in 2009, we will have TWO Trixies? Is that true?

[Cleaner475 150]

Speaking of which, in 2009, we will have TWO Trixies? Is that true? quote>

I guess it must be, but there'll be a good 9 or 10 months between them at least.

Just wondering, before now have all trixies been held around November/December or did they use to be at different times of the year?

Richard

[beebs 129]

Originally posted by: cleaner475

Speaking of which, in 2009, we will have TWO Trixies? Is that true? quote>

I guess it must be, but there'll be a good 9 or 10 months between them at least.

Just wondering, before now have all trixies been held around November/December or did they use to be at different times of the year?

Richardquote>

The first Trixies were in August/September, but all subsequent years have been somewhere around mid-November/early-December.

[nihonkaranws 88]

Just wondering, if the Trixies will take place in early 2009, will the label be 'Trixie winner 2008' or 'Trixie winner 2009'?

[beebs 129]

Originally posted by: nihonkaranws Just wondering, if the Trixies will take place in early 2009, will the label be 'Trixie winner 2008' or 'Trixie winner 2009'?quote>

So far as I know, they'll still be the 2008 Trixie Awards... just delayed by a month and a bit.

[nihonkaranws 88]

Thanks Beebs... Makes sense. How do we nominate anyway? I wasn't very active at Simtropolis during the 2007 Trixies...

[Streetwise 3]

Originally posted by: abcvs

Oh and please send my kick backs to...

quote>

 

And these kick backs of which you speak:

How do you want your Simoleons? SimPersoanl check? SimCashier's check? SimDebit/credit card?

Anyway, I'll give Cousine Vinnie a call...

[beebs 129]

Originally posted by: nihonkaranws Thanks Beebs... Makes sense. How do we nominate anyway? I wasn't very active at Simtropolis during the 2007 Trixies...quote>

There'll be a whole page set up with instructions and everything there.. and don't worry you can't miss it when the nomination period has begun.

If you have any further questions, feel free to check out our Golden Llama Awards FAQ in the Omnibus.. it should answer most questions.

[Voar Tok 4]

Originally posted by: abcvs

Actually the set catagory trixies are pretty simple apparently...  it works on simple numbers...   the person with the most nominations for a certain catergory wins.

So in other word every nomination counts.  Literally.quote>

No, not so.  Winning a trixie comes with strings attached.  First, you must be nominated.  Second, that nomination must be credible.  If 500 hundred of us get together and nominate Meg for the "Most Improved BATter" Trixie and Bixel were to get two votes for it, Bixel would still win the award.  Why?  Meg has never batted anything in her life, so how can she possibly win the award?  In other words, prank Trixies that have no legitimacy will not be counted, so don't bother submitting them.  You can't sway the decision with them.

Now, another thing - it isn't enough to just say "I nominate so and so because....."  and then have an answer like "just look at his work!"  There needs to be substance behind what you say.  If you are nominating someone, you have to have a reason why, so give us that reason.  For example, if Member A is nominated for "Most Improved BATter" and Member B is also nominated for the award, and there's a tie between the two of them (which actually happens a lot), then the admins are going to start looking at the strength of the nominations.  So if the people who nominated Member A gave really strong, specific reasons why they should win the award and the people who nominated Member B gave weak, inspecific reasons why Member B should win the award, then Member A is almost certainly going to win.  The admins judge the tie-breakers, so use your nomination reasons as an opportunity to persuade them towards the side of your nominee.

[ilikehotdogsalot 308]

Now, another thing - it isn't enough to just say "I nominate so and so because....."  and then have an answer like "just look at his work!"  There needs to be substance behind what you say.  If you are nominating someone, you have to have a reason why, so give us that reason. quote>

 Oops...

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: Voar Tok

First, you must be nominated.  Second, that nomination must be credible.  If 500 hundred of us get together and nominate Meg for the "Most Improved BATter" Trixie and Bixel were to get two votes for it, Bixel would still win the award.  Why?  Meg has never batted anything in her life, so how can she possibly win the award?  In other words, prank Trixies that have no legitimacy will not be counted, so don't bother submitting them.  You can't sway the decision with them.  quote>

 

VT speaks the truth.   We do sanity check the Trixie nominations.   Even if I do get 500 nominations for "Most Improved BATter", it is very easy to verify that I have not posted anything on the STEX this year.  I have never posted anything on the STEX ever.   Nominations like that will just be thrown out.

and, while VT is correct that we don't need prank Trixies, we do encourage fun Trixies.   Our membership here can be very creative.  "Best Varmit in a CJ", "Best Looking Organic Product" "The Insomniac of the Chat Award" and "Coolest Cyber Pet" are all awards that people created.  Most of these ad-hoc awards are not given the next year, since each year has its own set but some of them have become regular awards given out each year, like "Best Rural CJ".

We do not limit the awards to the categories we have defined.  People are encourage to submit their own ideas.

 

Now, another thing - it isn't enough to just say "I nominate so and so because....."  and then have an answer like "just look at his work!"  There needs to be substance behind what you say.  If you are nominating someone, you have to have a reason why, so give us that reason.  For example, if Member A is nominated for "Most Improved BATter" and Member B is also nominated for the award, and there's a tie between the two of them (which actually happens a lot), then the admins are going to start looking at the strength of the nominations.  So if the people who nominated Member A gave really strong, specific reasons why they should win the award and the people who nominated Member B gave weak, inspecific reasons why Member B should win the award, then Member A is almost certainly going to win.  The admins judge the tie-breakers, so use your nomination reasons as an opportunity to persuade them towards the side of your nominee.  quote>

This is true as well.   We have many cases where there is a tie.  and we do read, and give weight to, the reasons.   Compare the following:

"Paradise Falls continues to be the best in nature usage.  Her talents include terraforming mountains, creating beautiful waterfalls and rivers, and everything else in between."

 "Paradise Falls II is a beautiful display of Jacky's use of nature. Jacky's CJ shows that City Journals don't need skyscrapers and tycoons to be amazing."  quote>

to

Well,it's obvius really! quote>

Which reasons make the better case?

(btw, those are actual quotes from last year's nominations.  That particular category had a clear winner because I didn't want to quote from a category where things were tied.)

 

That said, I encourage everyone to submit nominations.  We have many categories where the winner is chosen by a vote or two.  Literally.    Your nomination can make the difference.

 

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Originally posted by: SkiGeek

Originally posted by: Duke87

. . .  it would just happen once the selection committee (otherwise known as the admins) had gone through and decided the winners, the mods had given their commentary, and the new medals and labels were made up. quote>

Actually, we don't "select".  We count.  We do wade through the nominations doing some validation, throwing out things that are obviously nonsense, like nominations for BAT awards from people who don't BAT, and nominations for CJ awards for people without a CJ and so forth.

And we do break ties.  If one guy comes in second in 3 different CJ categories and is tied for the 4th, he will probably get our tie breaking vote.  If you want to call that "selection".

Actually, looking at the history, very few categories are decided by a landslide.  Most of them are very close.   Your nomination really does count.quote>

 

Originally posted by: abcvs

Actually the set catagory trixies are pretty simple apparently...  it works on simple numbers...   the person with the most nominations for a certain catergory wins.

So in other word every nomination counts.  Literally.quote>

Originally posted by: SkiGeek We do sanity check the Trixie nominations.   Even if I do get 500 nominations for "Most Improved BATter", it is very easy to verify that I have not posted anything on the STEX this year.  I have never posted anything on the STEX ever. 

We have many categories where the winner is chosen by a vote or two.  Literally.    Your nomination can make the difference.quote>

Originally posted by: Voar Tok <snip> quote>

Actually that was all I was trying to say...  

[ilikehotdogsalot 308]

Well, New Years has past *sort of*, it feels like yesterday that we found out we had to wait two more months, that wasn't that bad. I wonder when nominations will open

[un1 41]

They are coming soon! Whoohoo!

-un1

[Godzillaman 21]

Diamonds are forever...along with gold...

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

Wow! On the front page! It looks amazing!

It was worth the wait

Now I'm super excited.

[deathtopumpkins 43]

Whoo! Almost Trixie time!

[beebs 129]

I guess it's as good a time as any to whip out the Trixie Leaf.

Great banner, dirk!

[SimHoTToDDy 2,938]

Was shocked when I saw how PIMPED the front page looks now. This should be interesting

[Haljackey 17,302]

Bling Bling!

Now show us your grills! 

As SimHoTToDDy already stated, looks like the 08 trixies will be pimped out!

[GreekMan 246]

bling bling!!!!

[Hamish 1,369]

Woo! Trixie season!!!

I can smell the lamas already...

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Yeah baby...

[Cockatoo 2,256]

Oh man, that is SWEET! Black and/or Gold Trixies now? Very exciting.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

I guess I'll have to show up to the Trixies in one of these:

*wikky wikky*

[nofunk 1,933]

That is the sweetest Trixies logo I've ever seen! The BSP approves!

[anarchy0029 2]

Wow! What a presentation of the Trixie Awards. I can't wait for the whole enchilada. (speaking of it. I'm hungry! dammit)

[PhilsCafe 8]

Looks like someone got his banner pimped...

I love it, it looks awesome... can't wait to vote now early and often...