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Defender Awards - Suggestions!
Topic Started: May 10 2017, 04:13 PM (490 Views)
WItchcraft and Sorcery May 10 2017, 04:13 PM Post #1
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 That's right, they're coming back! This is the suggestion thread for any new awards to add to the defender awards. The plan right now is to do the Spicies sometime later, so for now this will just be the suggestion thread for the Defender Awards.

I'm just reposting Thomas' list from the Office of Culture for now, but feel free to suggest any new awards below! I'll keep this thread open for a week or two and then we'll get to setting up for nominations. Expect nominations to open around June 1.

Defender Awards
Defender of the Year [individual] (self-explanatory)
Ananke Award [Individual] (Spotting)
Anarchotopia Award [Organization] (Invasion Prevention)
Eagles Disobey Award [Organization] (Keeping Free Regions Free)
The Blackbird Award [Organization] (Best Invaders)
Sir Lans Award [Individual] (Update Attendance)
Operation of the Year (Self Explanatory)
Best Newcomer [Individual or Organization] (Self Explanatory)
Worst Operation (Our Biggest Fail)
Meltdown of the Year (Biggest Raider Fail)
Worst Invader Group [Organization] (Biggest Fail / Annoyance)
Best Defender Quote [Individuals] (Self Explanatory)
Best Defender Mentor [Individual] (Training New Defenders)
Eluvatar Award [Individual] (Tech) Thanks Guy for the suggestion
Karputsk Award [Individual] (Liberations) Thanks Guy for the suggestion, BT for the name
Numero Capitan Award [Individual] (Intelligence Work) Thanks BT for the suggestion
WASC Award [Individual] (WASC Authorship) Thanks BT for the suggestion
Lifetime Achievement Award (Dedication to Defending)

Removed:
Defender Unity Award
Edited by WItchcraft and Sorcery, Jun 11 2017, 03:48 PM.
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Benevolent Thomas May 18 2017, 01:02 AM Post #21
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May 16 2017, 05:15 PM
I just had this discussion with Guy earlier, this would be the separation:
- The Anarchotopia Award is for the group best at spotting and defending raids as they happen
- The Eagles Disobey Award is for the group that best works with vulnerable regions to make them less vulnerable

So the difference is, I feel, quite clear; unfortunately we (as defenders) haven't done much of the latter recently. Solidarity did some of it, and we're hoping to get more of that going using the Office of Native Outreach, but you can't really give an award for something that wasn't really done :P
Liberations / region locking / refounding all play into it as well.
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WItchcraft and Sorcery May 18 2017, 10:52 AM Post #22
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 That sounds good. I think keeping both of them is fine in that case.
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Charles Watson-Turing May 20 2017, 01:00 PM Post #23

What about, 'Best at Training New Recruits'
Me, and many other newbies wouldn't have got where we are today without the efforts of many of you guys, and I think we should recognise that.
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Deadeye Jack May 20 2017, 01:15 PM Post #24
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 I think that is covered in the Mentor award.
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Charles Watson-Turing May 20 2017, 01:17 PM Post #25

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May 20 2017, 01:15 PM
I think that is covered in the Mentor award.
Ah OK.
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WItchcraft and Sorcery May 20 2017, 07:02 PM Post #26
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 Last question re: the name of the Dipes Award. Do we want to rename it or keep it the same?
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Benevolent Thomas May 21 2017, 12:53 PM Post #27
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 I like the Numero Capitan Award for it. The only ones that may have a gripe with that are the FRA guys. If they coo though, which I think they'll be, we can move forward.
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WItchcraft and Sorcery May 21 2017, 08:50 PM Post #28
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 Sounds good. We'll plan on renaming it the Numero Capitan award and then move forward with this list. Thanks to all for your suggestions!
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Sauron Jun 7 2017, 01:39 PM Post #29
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 NuCa was an FRA intel minister for years so I can get behind that for the Dipes award, I don't have too many issues with NuCa unless I'm missing something to get upset about during his/my remaining last activity.

You should definitely consider renaming some awards to update and modernise them a little more, but some should be kept simply as a nod to the FRA, the previous players and the history of the awards. Some TITO players should get some names too, especially as they've been around forever and have a number of legends still serving. The awards definitely need to be named after players who have been around for a number of years and been at the forefront of defending for that time, and not just ones who are very active now. Not had too many issues with some of the players mentioned so far.

Where would the awards be hosted? Here I'm assuming. Have you thought how you are doing votes? Or just copy the previous models?

Will there be a continuity to the awards? I.e. when you have the opening thread will there be a thread for previous winners/previous awards names like this > > http://s7.zetaboards.com/FRA/topic/9228655/1/#new

Following on from the continuity of the awards question, are you planning on calling it the 10th Annual Defender Awards? Or Defender Awards 2016/7?
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Charles Watson-Turing Jun 9 2017, 04:06 PM Post #30

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Jun 7 2017, 01:39 PM
NuCa was an FRA intel minister for years so I can get behind that for the Dipes award, I don't have too many issues with NuCa unless I'm missing something to get upset about during his/my remaining last activity.

You should definitely consider renaming some awards to update and modernise them a little more, but some should be kept simply as a nod to the FRA, the previous players and the history of the awards. Some TITO players should get some names too, especially as they've been around forever and have a number of legends still serving. The awards definitely need to be named after players who have been around for a number of years and been at the forefront of defending for that time, and not just ones who are very active now. Not had too many issues with some of the players mentioned so far.

Where would the awards be hosted? Here I'm assuming. Have you thought how you are doing votes? Or just copy the previous models?

Will there be a continuity to the awards? I.e. when you have the opening thread will there be a thread for previous winners/previous awards names like this > > http://s7.zetaboards.com/FRA/topic/9228655/1/#new

Following on from the continuity of the awards question, are you planning on calling it the 10th Annual Defender Awards? Or Defender Awards 2016/7?
I can answer the last question. I'm fairly sure we're going with Defender Awards 2017, as that's what I put on the banner I designed for the event, which W&S said was fine. If we are changing it though, that can easily be done. Of course, I could be wrong, so don't quote me on that.
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WItchcraft and Sorcery Jun 10 2017, 04:24 PM Post #31
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NuCa was an FRA intel minister for years so I can get behind that for the Dipes award, I don't have too many issues with NuCa unless I'm missing something to get upset about during his/my remaining last activity.

Sounds good. I think we were going to do that.

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Where would the awards be hosted? Here I'm assuming. Have you thought how you are doing votes? Or just copy the previous models?

Here, and for voting I will probably copy the previous models.

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Will there be a continuity to the awards? I.e. when you have the opening thread will there be a thread for previous winners/previous awards names like this > > http://s7.zetaboards.com/FRA/topic/9228655/1/#new

Following on from the continuity of the awards question, are you planning on calling it the 10th Annual Defender Awards? Or Defender Awards 2016/7?


On the first question - thanks for pointing that thread out. I think I'll take the info in those threads and continue them here.

On the second - We're calling it Defender Awards 2017, as Charles noted. Continuity has been in my mind quite a bit, since I was present for some of the last rounds of defender awards and am familiar at least peripherally with the traditions. Charles has helped me with some of the banner designs, and I'm finally done with a lot of RL stuff and working on award designs right now. We should be ready to roll early next week.
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