[Discussion] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆

[joker_josue]

I sincerely appreciate the gesture - truly I do - but I've always been quite uncomfortable with some of the (for lack of a better term) "hero worship" that myself and some other established/knowledgeable users receive on this forum. I'm just a normal person. Quiet remembrance will be just fine.

A "merit and excellence" award is not about making a user a hero, but rather recognizing a user who has given a lot to the community. That's why I suggested that the user could only win this prize once. Furthermore, this type of award must be analyzed in a different way than the generalized vote.

Either way, I understand your point of view. 

[blckhawk]

If I remember correctly, at least there was a discussion about the fact that anyone who votes for the post in which he is nominated, that vote is disqualified. Now I see that franky1 rewarded some posts that nominated him with merit.
Is this franky1's try to avoid the AntiHero award? I must admit an interesting strategy, now it deserves this label even more. 


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=65837

More like he's trying to be the anti-hero, breaking the rules and challenging the system, isn't that how @franky1 should act with the award nomination for the Anti-Hero category, isn't that the most anti-hero thing to do? Definitely a strategy but I think that he's probably just doing it for the heck of doing it.

[GazetaBitcoin]

3 new languages have been added to the OP. Thanks to all translators!

I am replying here to keep voting thread as clean as possible

Kind request to icopress: I noticed that you added those translations, but I also kindly asking you to make them look a bit more aesthetic. Right now they look like this:

➥ Discuss in [Eng] • [Rom] • [Ger] • [Por] • [Ita] • [Spa] • [Cro] • [Pidgin] • [Rus] • [Ben] • [Indo] • [Pol] ➥ Last year's [Results] ➥ Quiz [Live]

My suggestion is the following:
- change "Pidgin" with "Pid" and "Indo" with "Idn" (thus all languages appear with a ticker made by 3 letters)
- changed "Ben" with "Ban" (according to Learn Bitcoin, this is the correct ticker for Bengali language)

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

If I remember correctly, at least there was a discussion about the fact that anyone who votes for the post in which he is nominated, that vote is disqualified. Now I see that franky1 rewarded some posts that nominated him with merit.
Is this franky1's try to avoid the AntiHero award? I must admit an interesting strategy, now it deserves this label even more. 

[...snip...]
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=65837

franky1 is proving his point perfectly LOL I have a question though.
In which circumstance I can send merit to a post on the voting topic? As far as I remember we all agreed that we can not merit anyone, I am sure my understanding was wrong. 

[GazetaBitcoin]

In which circumstance I can send merit to a post on the voting topic? As far as I remember we all agreed that we can not merit anyone, I am sure my understanding was wrong.

Ideally, nobody should send merits in that topic. Practically, the rule states only that if you are nominated by someone at a category and you merit that post, that vote for you at that category will not be counted. So in theory you could send merits to other peoples voting for other users. Still, if you'd do that, it would only encourage others to act as well and also may some will not read the rules. As a consequence, they could merit posts where they were nominated, which would lead to have those votes not counted... It is best to not use merits inside that topic...

[icopress]

Well, in reality, this only applies to obvious abuses.

If a user nominated someone and wrote a really insightful post explaining their reasons, and this post was deserved by the person nominated, then I see no reason not to take that vote into account. If this happens systematically, then of course it will be rejected.

My suggestion is the following:
- change "Pidgin" with "Pid" and "Indo" with "Idn" (thus all languages appear with a ticker made by 3 letters)
- changed "Ben" with "Ban" (according to Learn Bitcoin, this is the correct ticker for Bengali language)

Changed!

[LoyceV]

If a user nominated someone and wrote a really insightful post explaining their reasons, and this post was deserved by the person nominated, then I see no reason not to take that vote into account. If this happens systematically, then of course it will be rejected.

I was wondering why you Merited my vote.

I don't think you're setting a good example though, when you tell people not to Merit posts but do it yourself:

January 15, 2024, 10:55:53 PM: 1 to Coin_trader for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
January 15, 2024, 10:55:39 PM: 1 to gagux123 for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
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January 15, 2024, 10:54:59 PM: 1 to Porfirii for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
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December 11, 2023, 02:44:16 PM: 1 to Chilwell for [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆

[icopress]

I can only do this when I feel that when writing a post the user was really guided by the description of a particular category.

[fillippone]

I can only do this when I feel that when writing a post the user was really guided by the description of a particular category.

As soon I read this, I scrambled to my post, and I saw I wasn't merited.
Sigh.
I thought for many hours about my nominees, with multiple changes over the days, trying to figure out the most compelling ones.
I was particularly proud of some of them, and I asked some more expert users about the possibility of including some other choices, which were actually dismissed.
Yet, I have to try harder!

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

I was wondering why you Merited my vote.

That's 4 f**king merits! Completely waste, you may only need it to overtake Leo LOL.

I don't think you're setting a good example though, when you tell people not to Merit posts but do it yourself:

January 15, 2024, 10:55:53 PM: 1 to Coin_trader for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
January 15, 2024, 10:55:39 PM: 1 to gagux123 for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
January 15, 2024, 10:55:21 PM: 1 to AirtelBuzz for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
January 15, 2024, 10:54:59 PM: 1 to Porfirii for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
December 28, 2023, 06:10:25 PM: 1 to sheenshane for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
December 28, 2023, 06:10:10 PM: 1 to julerz12 for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
December 28, 2023, 06:09:35 PM: 1 to bullrun2024bro for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
December 28, 2023, 06:09:25 PM: 1 to BlackHatCoiner for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
December 28, 2023, 06:08:50 PM: 1 to sujonali1819 for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
December 28, 2023, 06:08:40 PM: 1 to mendace for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
December 28, 2023, 06:08:31 PM: 1 to creep_o for Re: [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆
December 11, 2023, 02:44:16 PM: 1 to Chilwell for [Voting 2023] Bitcointalk Community Awards 🏆

The reason of my question was exactly the same. franky1 is proving a point and because he is not popular, everyone was taking about it but no one was talking about others who are sending merit to the same thread.

Ideally, nobody should send merits in that topic. Practically, the rule states only that if you are nominated by someone at a category and you merit that post, that vote for you at that category will not be counted. So in theory you could send merits to other peoples voting for other users. Still, if you'd do that, it would only encourage others to act as well and also may some will not read the rules. As a consequence, they could merit posts where they were nominated, which would lead to have those votes not counted... It is best to not use merits inside that topic...

My realization [when all of us had discussion about merit sending on voting thread a few years back I guess?] was everything we did was to discourage awarding merit.

I can only do this when I feel that when writing a post the user was really guided by the description of a particular category.

Are you talking about the 4 merits you sent to LoyceV or in several votes the 1 merits to different members?
By doing any of it, you are endorsing your choice. It's encouraging others to find your reasons, your likeness, many will vote very close to your choice so that they can earn merit [hypothetical, I don't think anyone is going to do that for 1 to 4 merits LOL]. These merits can influence the natural practice of the voting and I think it was the exact reason we had the discussion long ago.

The worse fear is, by sending this merits you may able to attract attention of the voters. Consider Miss Bitcointalk category, just an example since it gives me some votes LOL. Someone is voting and they are not sure who to vote, they saw you are sending merits to several votes and instantly they are thinking about you and it is going to influence their voting.

[GazetaBitcoin]

As soon I read this, I scrambled to my post, and I saw I wasn't merited.
Sigh.

I am sorry, fillippone, but the quality of your post did not meet the required standards for being merited. However, you may try to highlight your post here.

Yet, I have to try harder!

Yes, try harder you must. Don't think about merits though, they will come with time

[criptoevangelista]

I was looking at the pages to see people's votes and I was very surprised and very happy to see my name in some votes, I'm new here and honestly I didn't expect it, a surprise, really cool  , thank you.

[icopress]

So. The votes have been counted! I think that within a week we will make an announcement. It's funny, but BitcoinGirl.Club took 3rd place in the Miss Bitkintalk category, and since the winners of this category need to confirm their claims to the title, someone will have to show their tits. 

[BlackHatCoiner]

I abruptly feel the need to make a proposal. How about we increase the total Miss Bitcointalk places from next year? 

[joker_josue]

So. The votes have been counted! I think that within a week we will make an announcement. It's funny, but BitcoinGirl.Club took 3rd place in the Miss Bitkintalk category, and since the winners of this category need to confirm their claims to the title, someone will have to show their tits. 

Now we are even more excited!
If BitcoinGirl.Club didn't come first, who did? Was it really a girl this time?

[apogio]

So. The votes have been counted! I think that within a week we will make an announcement. It's funny, but BitcoinGirl.Club took 3rd place in the Miss Bitkintalk category, and since the winners of this category need to confirm their claims to the title, someone will have to show their tits.  

Now we are even more excited!
If BitcoinGirl.Club didn't come first, who did? Was it really a girl this time?

Haha, speaking on behalf of the (obvious) winner of the Miss Bitcointalk category, I can say that she will not feel good reading this   Not because of the tits part, but because she will definetely argue that the place for miss bitcointalk should be open for any human (or perhaps not even human) being that is willing to identify themselves as a "miss".

I abruptly feel the need to make a proposal. How about we increase the total Miss Bitcointalk places from next year?  

+1

[BlackHatCoiner]

If BitcoinGirl.Club didn't come first, who did? Was it really a girl this time?

Rumors suggest that she came first, if you know what I mean. 

[dkbit98]

So. The votes have been counted! I think that within a week we will make an announcement. It's funny, but BitcoinGirl.Club took 3rd place in the Miss Bitkintalk category, and since the winners of this category need to confirm their claims to the title, someone will have to show their tits. 

Show in public? 
And can this be replaced with some other alternative body parts as proof of ownership??

[icopress]

Show in public? 
And can this be replaced with some other alternative body parts as proof of ownership??

It seems we need a suitable abbreviation for such things) NSFW?

[FatFork]

Show in public? 
And can this be replaced with some other alternative body parts as proof of ownership??

It seems we need a suitable abbreviation for such things) NSFW?

Do we really need another dude licking his boob around here?

(Unless, of course, you're into that. In which case, who am I to judge?)