AudioKarma Member of the Year 2005

[Kamakiri]

As the year 2005 comes to a close, we'd like to do a little something special for a specially selected member of our forum, in the form of our annual AudioKarma Member of the Year award.

This member should represent the very best of what AK has grown to become.....it could be a good friend, someone who has helped the membership to a great degree, someone who made you laugh, or just someone who you really feel is an unsung hero.

Rather than accepting nominations of who best fits this bill, we're going to leave it to an open voting of the membership. If you'd like to cast your vote for the person who you feel best fits the title of AK Member of the Year, please email akmember2005@aol.com with your screen name, the name of the person that you are voting for, and if you wish, a few words as to why this person best deserves the award.

The award will consist of a custom professionally created plaque inscribed with the member's name, and the title of Member of the Year 2005, presented to the special person at the AK Fest in an awards ceremony. In the event that the person is not in attendance, a presentation will still be made in their honor, and the award sent to them via FedEx.

Please leave Admins out of the selection process (all others including moderators are eligible). We will tabulate the votes on Saturday January 14th, to give all members ample time to vote.

[Kamakiri]

After 28 votes, we have a tie......c'mon guys, get your votes in!

[merrylander]

Out of 12,000 members we got 28 votes, Wow!

Rob

[bolly]

thems big shoes to fill...

[opt80]

Wow 28 votes,the enthusiasm is infectious.Maybe if you don't vote the admins will cancel this prestigious event

Alan

[dingus]

i had been having trouble deciding between 3 very worthy candidates. i finally pulled the trigger and sent my vote in.

[EchoWars]

Wow!! Sorry...didn't realize votes were being tallied so soon. My bad! Vote sent...

[Andyman]

I'll get a vote in before it's over, but this ain't the easiest thing to do guys.
Kinda like which speaker do you love best, etc..............

[Mark B]

Missed this until now - vote sent.

[luvvinvinyl]

I'll start a thread in Off-Topic, too, linking to this thread. maybe it will get a little more exposure.

[Reel 2 Reel]

voted!.....

[Unican_Eric]

Sent mine. :yes:

[Mike Gibson]

Another vote cast.

[kerozene]

Just found this thread and voted.

[skippy_ps]

voted

Murray

[tentoze]

I'm in.

[Urizen]

done...thanks for the reminder.

[hpsenicka]

A difficult choice... there are a number of worthy recipients!

[OvenMaster]

Easiest voting I've done in years. A snap.
Tom

[Dave S]

After 28 votes, we have a tie......
Just promise me you won't let the Supreme Court decide this! :D
--Dave

[luvvinvinyl]

500+ views and so few votes!

C'mon, people, get with the program! if you have voted, thanks. If you haven't voted, what on earth are you waiting for? You must have an opinion on this. The tough part for me was choosing only one.

VOTE!

[shelby1420]

Done.

[jimbecky48001]

voted

[dgwojo]

DONE!! :banana:

[blue_lateral]

Me too :)

[titanstats]

Done. For me, an easy one, even with all the worthy folks I've encountered here. :)

[Negotiableterms]

Done, but it was anything but easy.

[ToTo Man]

geez, i'm glad i saw this thread in time!

my vote has been cast...

[mg196]

Voted!!

[MeAN]

voted.

regards,
Carlo

[Parky50]

... done. :yes:

[Army]

Done...

[SPL db]

Done!

Scott

[Kamakiri]

We're at 62 votes :)

[Sandy G]

I sent mine in just now, but I dunno if it'll take, as Hotmail & Outlook were sticking their tongues out at each other..Jeez, Louise !!-Sandy G.

[mhardy6647]

finally sent my vote in...

[Reel 2 Reel]

soooo......hehehe!!...who's winnin'!..... :D


I have to agree with Henry......its hard to pick only one!..... :scratch2:

[Strawman]

Very difficult, but I threw a name into the hat too!

[fropiler]

Will we see a list of the final results?

[jt1stcav]

My vote has been sent!

[dr*audio]

Mine's in!

[Fast_Eddie]

I've thought about this since I first saw it. Hard to pick just one person. I finally decided on one and voted.

Take care,

Ed

[Kamakiri]

Will we see a list of the final results?

I'll list all of the candidates and the top 3 when the voting is concluded :)

[Army]

I'll list all of the candidates and the top 3 when the voting is concluded :)

When will the voting come to and end?

[Kamakiri]

We will tabulate the votes on Saturday January 14th, to give all members ample time to vote.

.....

:)

[Army]

I guess I need another cup of coffee and my specs...


So I can read :wave:

[OvenMaster]

I'll list all of the candidates and the top 3 when the voting is concluded :)
Oh, THIS I wanna see!! :yes::yes::yes:
Tom

[YamahaFreak]

I would vote, but there's just so many good people here that I can't choose one!

[JDaniel]

I just sent mine in. As with every year, there are many worthy candidates. But this year, one particularly stood out IMHO.

JD

[cubdog]

My vote is cast.

cubdog

[Charivari]

I don't know if I can decide on just one member to nominate, there's been quite a few memorable members this last year that have helped make AK such a great experience. Heck, I hang out here for the people.

Well, hopefully I'll narrow down to one nominee in the next ten days. I can say that this is a great idea to recognize those who've helped add to this internet community.

- JP

[Kamakiri]

81 votes have now been cast.

[piece-it pete]

Done and doner.

Pete

[Celt]

vote-schmoted

[Lefty]

Done

Lefty

[Pioneer727]

My vote is in. :thmbsp:

Cheers
Ron

[gyusher]

done, Done and DONE!

[ProAc_Fan]

Vote is in. :yes:

Mike

[PioneerHPMLuver]

My vote is in!
Now, can I campaign for my candidate?

[YamaMizu]

I don't normally link to the home page, so didn't see the call for votes! I wonder how many others are like me, and have bookmarked their favorite forum, instead. Is there a way for the Admins to post simulataneous messages to all forums at the same time? That would be a good way to handle something like this.
John

[Kamakiri]

Well yes, but only as a sticky at the top of the forums. It would never show up in "new posts"...........

[Reel 2 Reel]

Instead of linking to my favorite forum..i just link to the forums page....then i can see whats goin on in all of them ....


I am still waitin' for Tim to create 'my' favorite forum though...the Boobie forum...where we can post pictures of our favourite boobies!....(which is ALL of them !) :banana:

[opt80]

Problem is,Gary,is most boobs are banned as soon as they post.

As a mod,you know we are abreast of everything!

Alan

[rulerboyz]

:thmbsp: Here's a vote from one of the guys

[goldear]

Ok, Voted.

[kcollins4]

Done voting. Guys...please use a capital K. :D

[OvenMaster]

:lmao::lmao::lmao:
Tom

[HWF1]

I have'nt voted because of being so new, it did'nt feel right voting for my self so early. LOL

[jt1stcav]

I am still waitin' for Tim to create 'my' favorite forum though...the Boobie forum...where we can post pictures of our favourite boobies!....(which is ALL of them !) :banana:
I agree completely! Afterall, what's so bad about a boobie? I don't care if it's only one or a pair, or even an entire gaggle, I think boobies are rather interesting and fun to watch...especially when wet and glistening in the sunlight (since boobies look their best IMO totally soaking wet)! :yes:

[Yamaha B-2]

Wonder how she'd(?) look in a wet T-shirt?

[Bogframe]

voted and would also like a vote for the boobies forum.

[Charivari]

To bring this thread back on track from its enjoyable tangent, I finally managed a vote. It was certainly hard trying to choose between nearly half a dozen members that I felt were in strong contention for the title, imo. The final decision amounted to little more than a mental coin flip.

Word is there's hardly more than 100 votes in out of over 12000 members, so the rest of you, get to it.

- JP

[Inspiribomb]

My vote has also been cast, and yes, it was a difficult decision.

[Charivari]

Off-topic: Inspiribomb, I just noticed that we joined within one day of each other and have somehow ended up within a post in the post count of each other. Nothing significant, just an interesting coincidence.

- JP

[Inspiribomb]

Wow, that is some coincidence! I'm not so observant after all those brain cells died off in Mexico, still recovering :drunk:

[Sandy G]

I voted today & I THINK this time it worked as we have real, grown-up computers w/real, grown up software at work...<grin>-Sandy G. And NO, I DIDN'T vote for myself...That is MOST unseemly, I think...

[Kamakiri]

As of now there are 7 votes seperating the top three nominees, and 113 votes cast.

[Negotiableterms]

After some small investigation, I have determined that Inspiribomb and Charivari are actually split personalities of the same person. Hitting the "Post" button causes the personality to switch, thus explaining the current post-count situation.

I'm a little worried that they've been voting for each other, over and over...

[shelby1420]

After some small investigation, I have determined that Inspiribomb and Charivari are actually split personalities of the same person. Hitting the "Post" button causes the personality to switch, thus explaining the current post-count situation.

I'm a little worried that they've been voting for each other, over and over...
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[OvenMaster]

Remember, as they say in Chicago: "Vote early, and vote often!" :thmbsp:
Tom

[Charivari]

After some small investigation, I have determined that Inspiribomb and Charivari are actually split personalities of the same person. Hitting the "Post" button causes the personality to switch, thus explaining the current post-count situation.

I'm a little worried that they've been voting for each other, over and over...
:headscrat


:lmao: :lmao:

- JP

[Inspiribomb]

Who us?

:scratch2: :smoke:

[Charivari]

I don't believe a word NT says.

[Inspiribomb]

Neither do I.

[MarkAnderson]

You guys are spooky. I'm still pondering about the recipient of my vote. - Mark

[Charivari]

Time's nearly up to vote. Those of you who haven't yet, really should if you've a favorite in mind.

- JP

[Inspiribomb]

How many votes are in and how close are top 3???

[Kamakiri]

118 votes cast, 6 votes seperating the top 3

[influx]

My vote's in

[Lefty]

What no early return exit poles? No talking heads on whom is gaining on whom? No early returns from the east coast?

This is one boring election so far :)

Lefty

[Andyman]

Well, we don't want it going to the Supreme Court do we???

[WhiteSE]

Vote sent in....

[Kamakiri]

I will be announcing the winner this evening.

[JDaniel]

I will be announcing the winner this evening.

Waiting for all the bribery monies to flow first eh? :D

JD

[Charivari]

Waiting for all the bribery monies to flow first eh? :D

JD
I think he first has to count the chads and determine which are pregnant or hanging.

- JP

[Yamaha B-2]

How about the top three?

[tentoze]

And #'s 6 and 8? Those are good numbers.

[Charivari]

Kamakiri hard at work tallying the votes?

http://www.westvalley.edu/polisci/images/Florida_recount.jpg
:D
- JP

[JDaniel]

Kamakiri hard at work tallying the votes?

:D
- JP

Nah - too much hair.

JD

[OvenMaster]

I thank the honorable and generous members of AK for this signal and humbling honor... oops, sorry, Tim. AFTER I get the email! ;) :D
Tom

[Yamaha B-2]

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[radioactive]

so who is it?

[shelby1420]

yeah, who da man?

[Kamakiri]

With 28 votes each, we have a tie. Grumpy and I are discussing the situation now, as this is rather unexpected.....

[OvenMaster]

With 28 votes each, we have a tie. Grumpy and I are discussing the situation now, as this is rather unexpected.....
May I suggest a runoff?
Tom

[tentoze]

With 28 votes each, we have a tie. Grumpy and I are discussing the situation now, as this is rather unexpected.....

Call 'em Co-Members of the Year.

[Sandy G]

Best 2 out of 3....<grin>-Sandy G

[piece-it pete]

The suspense is killing me.....

Pete

[shelby1420]

Call 'em Co-Members of the Year.

I'm with you toze, if they are both that good, lets give it to both!!!! Would be a shame to pick one or tother........................

[Pioneer727]

The suspense is killing me.....

Pete

Ditto :D

Ron

[Yamaha B-2]

Ask Solomon. :D

[piece-it pete]

Ask Solomon. :D

Cut the award in half, or the co-winners (sew together one half each)?

Pete

[Charivari]

Cut the award in half, or the co-winners (sew together one half each)?

Pete
What do you have in mind, Pete? A plaque modeled after a child's friendship pendant? :thmbsp:

Frankly, as a tie has occurred and apparently wasn't a lass minute fluke, then why not recognize both members? They've obviously had equal impact on the member base and it just wouldn't be fair to choose one over the other, or put it through another voting cycle. Just my $0.02, of course.

But ... if there can be only one, perhaps stage a small UFC bout at the AK Fest for entertainment purposes? :smoke:

- JP

[WhiteSE]

Well, I won,,,given that I am the only one with any Berning gear.

[shelby1420]

Well, I won,,,given that I am the only one with any Berning gear.

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[Kamakiri]

At this time I will be closing this thread in preparation to announce and congratulate the winners :)