Wallbanger

Yay for more belts! In support of the GDS-verse I am putting a placeholder here for the Dominion Wrestling Alliance. Specifics to follow in this post when I get back to my laptop that has TEW installed. Thanks!

Dear Lord, but that TCW World Title belt is beautiful. It's the perfect blend of the "big gold" WCW/WWE WHC and the old WWF Winged Eagle World Title belt.

Nominations are now closed. Ballot Thread will be posted over the weekend.

First post has been updated with Anti's and Panix's mentions. Still looking for mod input (via PM please) in regards to whittling down some of the larger categories.

I lol'ed. I have my role now, so you can leave the poor guy alone.

Besides which, aren't you supposed to be getting role PM's sent out rather than kibbitzing with outlaw?

Sorry, mjd, but a cult's win condition is to take over the town just like a mafia, so you can't distinguish based on that. What distinguishes a cult is the fact that it recruits rather than kills. You chose to introduce the possibility of a kill as 'balance' for only allowing an every-other-day recruit. (I put 'balance' in quotes because despite the attempt it was imbalanced against the faction.) Any objective observer would classify nWo as a cult. Folks who weren't involved in the game but read it identify nWo as a cult. You're perfectly within your rights to call it a mafia (and disagree with EVERYONE ELSE that has put forth an opinion on it) and even say "I'm the mod and I say so", but from a game mechanics perspective it functioned as a cult. That's why the nominations were classified the way they were.

Any category that has more than five I think should be trimmed back to five, otherwise there's too much diffusion of votes. Only exception would be Hall of Fame, which I think should be trimmed back to ten. My thought was that the mods could PM to me which nominations they would CUT from any category list in order to have five remaining.

One note about the current batch of nominations: Only two categories seem to be lagging in interest: Best Night Scene and the proposed Best Ending. Unless there's a surge of activity in the next couple of days I think I'll drop these from the ballot. The other side of the coin is that some categories are getting a bit bloated. What I'd like to propose in that case is to have the moderators (SadisticBlessings, mjdgoldeneye, nZane, theoutlaw321, Astil, and i effin rule) give me input to narrow the categories to five maximum nominations each. Please continue to nominate if you feel there are things worthy of consideration, though. Feedback, as always, is appreciated.

After three aborted attempts on my fickle laptop, I have finally gotten the first post caught up. Please peruse the new info there and advise me if I made any mistakes.

Bump to keep on the front page -- keep those Star Wars players in mind for nominations! I'll do an update to the first post after SW wraps up.

Actually not a bad idea, I can update the main page with new dates after Star Wars ends.

It was Night 5, I believe, in the DOTT game. I have updated the first post with additional explanations of categories and current nominations. Please check the thread for accuracy and let me know if I missed something.

Hmm. I actually need to think about this one; my intent (though not well articulated) was for BIP-Mason/Cult to be for non-town/non-mafia factions, i.e. LAW, nWo, MACW, JedCon, etc. But it's also possible for masons to be just plain townies. So which would be the better fit, BIP-Town or BIP-Mason/Cult? Do I need to rename the category for clarity?

I understand where you're coming from, Anti, but as that character was mafia aligned, you would have to nominate him for BIP-Mafia, not BIP-Town.

I looked in the CVerse 2 thread and he didn't play in that one...which game did you mean?

And before anyone else says it... You can nominate Self, the player. You just can't nominate YOURSELF.

Ahem. Didn't think I would need to say this, but in hindsight I probably should have. NO SELF-NOMINATIONS! Honestly folks, if you really were that spiffy, someone will nominate you. Heck, tell your friends to nominate you and nominate them in return. But self-nominations just aren't kosher in my book.

Announcing The First Annual GDS Scummie Awards! Nominations are now closed. Ballot Thread will be posted by Sunday January 13th. Mafia took the Dog Pound by storm in 2007 and in celebration of all those wasted hours the AMPGDSDP (Academy of Mafia Practicioners in the Grey Dog Software Dog Pound) is now accepting nominations for the first annual GDS Scummie Awards! I'll try to emulate the process we've used for diary awards in the past. Post in this thread your nominations and or suggestions for categories. We'll start with the standard catagories as documented on MafiaWiki. Over time, I'll add some clarifying descriptions to the category names -- if you have feedback on how best to define a category, let me know. Since this is the first time we've done this, we'll be making it up as we go along in some fashion. Suggestions, constructive feedback, etc. encouraged. Nominations are now closed. The ballot thread will be posted over the weekend, and voting will continue through 12:00am EST/6am GMT Friday, January 25. SadisticBlessings has offered to assist me with the vote tally so when the time comes for votes please PM both SadisticBlessings and myself. DO NOT SEND VOTE PM's UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO! Thanks! 'Banger NOTE: No self-nominations, please. The Categories: Best Role Claim This category is to recognize the most effective role claim in a single game which impacts the outcome of the game and has high dramatic/entertainment value. Whether the claim was truthful or not is immaterial, only the game and narrative impact of the claim should be considered. Undertaker666 as Shockmaster in Real World Chaos i effin rule as Vincent Kennedy McMahon (false) in DOTT Undertaker666 as Squeaky McClean (false) in CornellVerse 2.0 NickC13573 as Jim Ross (false), Real World Chaos Funniest Role Claim This category is to recognize the funniest/most entertaining roleclaim in a single game, regardless of game impact. Undertaker666 as Shockmaster in Real World Chaos panix04 as Jim Barnett in DOTT panix04 as Eric Tyler in CornellVerse 2.0 Antithesis as Diddy Kong in Video Game Mafia NickC13573 as Jim Ross (false), Real World Chaos trypio as Luke Skywalker (false), Star Wars Mafia Best Role This category is to recognize well-crafted roles in a single mafia game. Remember the award is for the ROLE, not the PLAYER. A well crafted role played poorly should not be penalized in this category. Shockmaster from Real World Chaos Ric Flair from Real World Chaos Steve Frehley from CornellVerse 2.0 El Patron from CornellVerse 2.0 Falco from Video Game Mafia Ugly Duckling/Psychotic Swan from Barebones Mafia Darth Sidious from Star Wars Mafia Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars Mafia Person Most Likely to Die First Day Fairly self-explanatory, this category is to recognize players who seem to have a short lifespan, either because they're not trusted, or because they're so well respected that no one wants them around in case they're not on the same side. ya_its_me panix04 Remianen NickC13573 mjdgoldeneye Midnightnick derek_b hamsalad Best Individual Performance - Pro Town This category is to recognize outstanding individual performance in playing a town-aligned character in a single game. Wallbanger as Wolf Hawkins, CornellVerse 1.0 Undertaker666 as Remo, CornellVerse 2.0 Moe Hunter as Stone Cold Steve Austin, Real World Chaos djthefunkchris as Army Veteran, Barebones Mafia i effin rule as Fox McCloud, Video Game Mafia theoutlaw321 as Paranoid Gun Owner, Barebones Mafia machinesexe as Big Smack Scott, Cornellverse 2.0 Best Individual Performance - Mafia This category is to recognize outstanding individual performance in playing a mafia-aligned character in a single game. derek_b as Bowser, Video Game Mafia Undertaker666 as Vince McMahon, DOTT Arrows as Enforcer Roberts, CornellVerse Mafia Midnightnick as Gannondorf, Video Game Mafia lostrelms as Robotnik, Video Game Mafia djthefunkchris as Sate Pestage, Star Wars Mafia Best Individual Performance - Mason/Cult/Individual This category is to recognize outstanding individual performance in playing characters with individual or special alignments (cults, jesters, survivors, non-town masons, etc.) in a single game. Wallbanger as The Great Khali (nWo), Real World Chaos Arrows as Ricky Steamboat (MACW), DOTT Undertaker666 as Shockmaster (Individual), Real World Chaos theoutlaw321 as Saesee Tiin (Jedi Council), Star Wars Mafia theoutlaw321 as Kevin Nash (nWo), Real World Chaos panix04 as Ultimate Warrior (Individual), Real World Chaos joose2001 as Bryan Vessey (Individual), CornellVerse 1.0 Best Group Performance This category is to recognize outstanding group performance in a single game regardless of alignment. "The town" is considered a group for purposes of this category. Axis of Evil in Video Game Mafia WWF in DOTT LAW in CornellVerse 2.0 CornellVerse (Town) in CornellVerse 2.0 TNA in Real World Chaos nWo in Real World Chaos The Sith in Star Wars Mafia Best Contribution to Mafia Discussion This category is to recognize individual players whose overall quality of discussion contributes to the enjoyment of the game for all players over the course of the year. Undertaker666 djthefunkchris theoutlaw321 masterded Moe Hunter Best Scum Catcher This category is to recognize players who have a knack for identifying mafia and successfully eliminating them from play over the course of the year. joose2001 djthefunkchris theoutlaw321 Undertaker666 nZane Arrows Best Serial Killer This category is to recognize the most effective performance by a serial killer, cannibal, and/or psychopath in a single game. Both high body count and fear struck in the hearts of players should be taken into account in this category. panix04 as Ultimate Warrior in Real World Chaos trypio as The Shiek in DOTT Self as Sephiroth, Video Game Mafia Funniest Player This category is to recognize the funniest/most entertaining player overall over the course of the year. Arrows Jim Force Undertaker666 panix04 Antithesis NickC13573 djthefunkchris Self Most Prolific Player This category is to recognize the player who has generated the most quality participation over the course of the year. This should not be considered a 'post-whore' award, it is for consistent, meaningful participation in the GDS mafia community over the course of the year. Undertaker666 djthefunkchris mjdgoldeneye Arrows nZane Most Enjoyable Game What was your favorite game in 2007? CornellVerse 2.0 Video Game Mafia Death of the Territories Barebones Mafia Real World Chaos Best Night Scene This category is to recognize an outstanding writeup for a night scene in a single game. Both composition and game impact should be taken into consideration. Night 5, DOTT Night 3, CornellVerse 2.0 Night 1, Star Wars Mafia Night 10, CornellVerse 2.0 Night 3, Barebones Mafia Night 2, Video Game Mafia GDS Mafia Hall of Fame - 2007 This category is to induct the initial members of the GDS Mafia Hall of Fame, recognizing outstanding overall performance, community spirit, and honorable play. This category will be conducted with a weighted vote system. Vote for three (3) nominees, assigning your top choice five (5) points, your second choice three (3) points, and your third choice one (1) point. A minimum of three nominiees will be inducted; additional inductees may be chosen based on overall score. Undertaker666 SadisticBlessings derek_b theoutlaw321 The Aussie Wallbanger trypio Clarity masterded I effin rule gonvick Nevermore machinesxe Adam Ryland Most Improved Player This category is to recognize a player who has made considerable strides in his play throughout the year. Midnightnick machinesxe Self Best Moderator This category is to recognize a moderator who has achieved distinctive excellence in scenario design, game balancing, entertaining writeups and adjudication of issues. SadisticBlessings nZane theoutlaw321 i effin rule joose2001 Best Ending Which game had the most climactic, memorable ending? Which kept the players on the edge of their seats right up until the last write up? Postcard from Vince, DOTT Most Dramatic Moment In Game This category recognizes outstanding dramatic moments in game due to the players' interaction, shift in game momentum and/or the invocation of abilities to create a swerve. Lynch of Anakin Skywalker and death of Padme Amidala, Star Wars Mafia Lynch of Godfather, Barebones Mafia Lynch of Darth Tyrannus, Star Wars Mafia Confrontation between Jeff Jarrett and The Great Khali, Real World Chaos Lynch of Tommy Cornell Jr., CornellVerse 1.0 Lynch of Ultimate Warrior, Real World Chaos