The 2009 Trixie Winners Acceptance Speeches

[GreekMan 246]

congrads to everyone! well deserved!

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Meg

Will the leaders of the NAM team and the Hong Kong / Asian BAT team please report backstage with your team rosters so we can get them their medals?quote>

For that matter, can you send those rosters to me too, please? I need to know who to look for the medals on...

Also.... anyone know if nichter85 (best New Mapper) has an account here? Searching doesn't turn anything up.

A curious note: the SC4-related awards have moved to the bottom of the list this year. They used to be on top.

[nycc06 229]

thanks to everyone who voted for me and well done to all the other trixie winners of 2009. Merry Christmas

[nofunk 1,933]

My sincere thanks to everyone who nominated me for a Trixie and also to everyone who follows my BAT thread and supports my work! It means a lot to me.

And CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who won a Trixie this year! They are all well deserved!

[Xyloxadoria 1,098]

I would like to thank everyone who nominated me and i would also like to congraulate all the other winners and runners up. Ill see how much longer i can keep my fake trixie.

[Cockatoo 2,257]

Originally posted by: Xyloxadoria

I would like to thank everyone who nominated me and i would also like to congraulate all the other winners and runners up. Ill see how much longer i can keep my fake trixie.

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I'm sure the admins will leave it there at least until you're given your SHS award.

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Leech: Siagra yõn ebba Trixieen!

Thank you for the Trixies!

Leech: Ack! Stampede!

Valira: Trixies?

Crew 1: Yes, trixies!

Lauren: Laura Arhms, who is that?

Chancellor Trent Ahrns: Valira, what are you doing here?

Mardon: *shakes water everywhere* Did this have to come up when I was swimming?

Cormani: Congratulations for everyone who got some Trixies, or even just one!

Nikki: Wow, it's crowed in here.

Brad: Congrats to everyone--

Brian: --who got a Trixie or three!

Rachel: Did I step on someone?

Nick: Mom?

Tara: Who spattered water everywhere?

Lil: Yay, Tixies!

Leech: Ow.

*And this is just the ones that have the new style avatars! No, not that type of avatar... not that one, either.*

[procarpenter 3]

well you say your presenting the winners but no mention of who those winners are

[Mayorm 14]

Gongrts to everyone who was awarded, I'm sure you all deserve it. Can't wait for next year.

[Larks2242 251]

Originally posted by: procarpenter

well you say your presenting the winners but no mention of who those winners arequote>

Check the front page you can see the award winners there.

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

Thank you for everybody who nominated me and congratulations to all the winners

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Also.... anyone know if nichter85 (best New Mapper) has an account here? Searching doesn't turn anything up.

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His maps are on the STEX but he hasn't posted in the forums.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Congradulations to all of the winners.

Meg Is going to need a bigger space next year.


 

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Meg

His maps are on the STEX but he hasn't posted in the forums.

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Well, the question is... with no posts, does he have "Trixie Winner 2009 "as his label?

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Meg Is going to need a bigger space next year.

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Dirk did mention that the medals are looking a bit crowded.

Knocking the MOTM awards to another line will work for a while but, at some point in the not too distant future, we will need to rethink things.

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: Meg

His maps are on the STEX but he hasn't posted in the forums.

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Well, the question is... with no posts, does he have "Trixie Winner 2009 "as his label?

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Yes, he does.

[Duke87 1,070]

One could always start splitting the Trixie icons up onto two lines if someone wins one in too many different years.

Actually, that reminds me, after the '05 Trixies, some commentary was made over the size of your icon at the time, Meg: (this was before the first "rethinking" of not showing each individual award).

Someone then jokingly photoshopped this look five years forward, which contains line breaks mid-medals:

Incidentally... they were pretty close with the '07 scheme. They did, however, overestimate how many medals you would win and underestimate how many posts you would make.

[Vahr 343]

Duke: lol, lots o' medals

Anyways, wow, thanks for everyone who nominated me for stuff. Though I'm quite surprised on some of them... Chat Insomniac runner up? Yet I'm always forced to go to bed at 915 or earlier? And I'm pretty surprised how many catagories I got runner up in... Thanks for all the support, people!

Also, congrats to everyone else who has won a trixie! All very well deserved. And congrats to those who got runner up on those catagories, or even just nominated for them.

Page, your trixie is absolutely hilarious and fitting. Oh wait, err.... I mean... commentnotfound.

[madhatter106 3,931]

I'll give a more gooey acceptance speech in my BAT thread, but just a quick "thank you" to all those who nominated me. I'm so glad you appreciate my contributions, enough to grant me the Best Novelty Beyond the Buildings award, and am overwhelmed that you would award me STEX Community Favorite. It makes the dozens of hours I put into each BAT, and the many hours of testing and re-testing and tweaking, so worthwhile. If I could channel a Sally Fields moment, and just cry, "You like me, you really really like me!"

I'm also grateful for the many other nominations, as well as being runner-up to so many other talented and wonderful contributors. It's cheesy to say, but just to be nominated with such an esteemed group of peers is an award unto itself. Looking forward to what the STEX will bring us in 2010!

P.S. - given my avatar and screen-name, do I get to keep the Santa hat???

[MrCinatit 30]

Congratulations, everyone.

[Amthaak 1,501]

WAAAOOOOOO!!!!! Thanks a lot for all of you, this Trixie is my best Natal present! A special mention for my Coach (Cockatoo!) and all of you who supports me in my Bat Thread (including Simcity4fan12, hope you are not too sad, my friend!).I will never get this award without your help, advices and constructive critics. Wish you all an happy new year 2010!

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Originally posted by: madhatter106

P.S. - given my avatar and screen-name, do I get to keep the Santa hat???quote>

Right click, save image as will allow you to save it onto your computer, where it can then be added to your actual avatar, and any other avatar you like.

On another note, when will the previous years' trixies be added to the omnibus?

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Incidentally... they were pretty close with the '07 scheme. They did, however, overestimate how many medals you would win and underestimate how many posts you would make. quote>

Yes, that estimate was a bit over the top.   and that was when we were showing each medal, not a medal for each year with a number on it.

In the meantime, I've been looking how the santa hats fit, or don't fit, on the various avatars so I made a mosiac.  It is fairly random, in no particular order

[un1 41]

Originally posted by: Leech10

On another note, when will the previous years' trixies be added to the omnibus?

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beebs is the one doing that, we still need the 2007 and 2008 ones, so it will be a while.

I wouldn't expect the 2009 ones until the 2010 trixies.

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My avatar doesn't really fit the santa hat, it moves to quickly.

Also, when should we expect the team Trixies to come out?

[Benedict 3,119]

Thanks for the nomination, and congratulations to all the winners!!

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Also.... anyone know if nichter85 (best New Mapper) has an account here? Searching doesn't turn anything up.quote>

If you look at my sig, you'll see nichter85 is a member of NHP  He is the one who released the Alps series of maps a couple of months ago on the STEX.  I do admit he doesn't post much if at all and he's rarely online due to RL getting in the way.

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: un1

Also, when should we expect the team Trixies to come out?  quote>

 

As soon as we have the team rosters, figure out the new medal combinations, make the medals (most combinations are custom made these days), disassemble the CMLs, add in the new info, reassemble them, and then we can update them.

So far, there appear to be 64 people getting team medals.   Less than the 95 CMLs that we have already created but still not a small number.

[Dirktator 2,327]

Originally posted by: Meg

Originally posted by: Duke87

Incidentally... they were pretty close with the '07 scheme. They did, however, overestimate how many medals you would win and underestimate how many posts you would make. quote>

Yes, that estimate was a bit over the top.   and that was when we were showing each medal, not a medal for each year with a number on it.

In the meantime, I've been looking how the santa hats fit, or don't fit, on the various avatars so I made a mosiac.  It is fairly random, in no particular order

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I love the goose

[Nardo69 51]

In 2005 I really was expecting to win the "Best Rural CJ". However it went to DHoppeII - deserved, no questions asked about that.

In 2006 I had one of my hiatusses right some months before the Trixie season. It knocked me off my chair (not only literally ...) when I realized I Got The Trixie!  as Best Rural CJ! 

In 2009 Windows 7 let me start again after a long hiatus due to severe problems with XP and my hardware. I even started a new region. And I became slower than before (and I never was among the fast ones ...   . I though to myself, well, a Trixie would be nice but well, your CJ is more than 4 years old (5th anniversar yin June ... OMG), the number of posts is decreasing, seems to be interest is decreasing in that dinosaur of yours ... 

And today I fell from my chair for the second time!  The second Best CJ Trixie! Seems to be I'll have to continue Urland for some time ... 

Thanks to all of those who nominated me (not only in that category! ! 

And congratulation to all the other Trixie Winners!  

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Sorry to arrive late to party...

Just want to say a big thanks to all the kind folks who nominated me for a fair number of trixies, and also for the ones I won.

Along with Cockatoo, I was pretty amazed to find a '5' on my medal.

I am pleased with all my trixies, however I am especially pleased with my CJ trixies...  this is the first time I have ever won a CJ trixie, although I have had CJ nominations in the past.

As for as the 'service' trixies well...  it is very nice to be thanked for stuff that you do, however I would just like to say... in return...  you are welcome.

As for that last trixie...   funny....?    Really....?   Me....?   Aw shucks.   

[CWLGAMER01 39]

I wanted to drop in and say thanks for the folks that nominated me this year and look forward to working on my CJ more for next years awards!!! 

Congrats to all winners/nomes this year as well!!!

Happy New Year also!!