Scummies Ideas, Suggestions and Comments Thread

[xRECKONERx]

Not really. Community Contributor isn't judged, it's awarded by mith and actually deals with behind the scenes stuff.

[Mr. Flay]

I think you meant Name in Technicolor, Reck?

Also I kinda like Life of the Party.

[quadz08]

Ehhhhhhh I don't really think Life of the Party is what we're looking for.

Also wait Community Contributor isn't judged by the committee? 0.o

[Mr. Flay]

Name in Color isn't judged by the community. I think that was what reck meant to say.

[xRECKONERx]

Ooh yes I meant name should be in orange

[UberNinja]

*Red

[quadz08]

*Mauve (in honor of Korts)

[Faraday]

The (Nikola?) Tesla Award, for doing so much but not getting the recognition you truly deserve.

^ I like this one the best

[zoraster]

I don't see how it fits.

[xRECKONERx]

Yeah aren't we specifically recognizing them?

[UberNinja]

I don't see how it fits.

Tesla's achievements and his abilities as a showman demonstrating his seemingly miraculous inventions made him world-famous. Although he made a great deal of money from his patents, he spent a lot on numerous experiments over the years. In the last few decades of his life, he ended up living in diminished circumstances as a recluse in Room 3327 of New Yorker Hotel, occasionally making unusual statements to the press. Because of his pronouncements and the nature of his work over the years, Tesla gained a reputation in popular culture as the archetypal "mad scientist." He died penniless and in debt on 7 January 1943. Tesla's work fell into relative obscurity after his death, but since the 1990s, his reputation has experienced a comeback in popular culture. It's not a question of if it fits, it's more of a question of how well it fits, or if it fits well enough for people to actually "get it." You just demonstrated that it possibly doesn't fit well enough, which was the reason for my original assertion that something more generic be considered. Tesla really was a boss though. He's got my respect.

[Faraday]

Well I just think he's a cool dude and I don't like the others and it sounds cool!

[xRECKONERx]

Yeah aren't we specifically recognizing them?

[UberNinja]

Well I just think he's a cool dude and I don't like the others and it sounds cool!

I really liked the part "he" played in The Prestige, for the record.

[animorpherv1]

No idea, but perhaps a

Best Poster

award? I'd like to see some recognition for the truly great posters of the site.

[Mehdi2277]

Isn't that naturally covered in something else depending on what best means? If it's an overall scummy I guess I could see it working.

[Mr. Flay]

Yeah, that overlaps with a lot of existing scummies.

[Leafsnail]

I can't imagine calling someone the Best Poster in a non-sarcastic way.

[zoraster]

Snugglebear

[SleepyKrew]

ani, do you intend this to be a Discussion award?

[animorpherv1]

ani, do you intend this to be a Discussion award?

Yes.

[UberNinja]

I could get behind that. Because it's not like the Scummies are relegated to mafia-related things exclusively, i.e. Name Should Be In Orange

[Faraday]

Yeah, but we had a GD award a few years ago that flopped.


P.s. which of the current awards work/don't work? 2013 thread will be up in a while. Is there anything that's wrong (Personally smooth operator doesn't work but that's being...remedied I think, as discussed). I like Rising Star and feel it does a better job than Best Newbie/Most Improved.

[IceGuy]

Some kind of Body of Work award should be given to a player who was not Scummies good in an individual category, but very good over several categories (such as being a good scum catcher, manipulator, setup designer and MD contributor).

[Quilford]

would clearly have to be called Jack of all Trades