Offtopic Nominations

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The categories are:

Best Thread

Best PEELer

Best Comeback

Best Moderator

Best Administrator

Worst Administrator

Worst PEELer

Worst Thread

Most Missed PEELer

Most Deranged PEELer

Least Changed by Time

PEELer You'd Hate to Fight

Please submit nominations in the below format (these are just examples, not actual nominations):

Best Comeback:
Xanfor for his extremely random resurfacing with the best possible timing.
Nasty Pasty for the amazing thread with all the photos of him doing coke with the surviving Jonas Brother.
Bend-err for singlehandedly recreating the entirity of wikiPEELia from memory.

Should a severe paucity of nominations be received, the council will make a list of their favorites for each award. But it'd be really nice if we were at least able to get a few people to participate at this stage.

[Reply #1 on:]

Best Thread
Youre Achilles heal (spelling/typing mistakes discussion) for fostering some interesting linguistics-adjacent discussions
Squeezably soft paper (the stationary thread) because I have a soft spot for highly specific, deeply obscure off-topic threads
Hooray for Hippocrates! (Medical stuff) because it's a great place to get free medical advice from our resident (pun intended) athena

Best PEELer
zappdingbat for joining PEEL quite late in the game and immediately ingratiating himself to this weird little community
athena1999 for her thoughtful contributions to a diversity of threads (and for the aforementioned medical advice)
Farnsworth38 because he seems like a nice, chill dude and I find his posts about gardening and the weather and such quite soothing

Best Comeback
tnuc for reintroducing us all to the long-post
winna for reintroducing us all to the shit-post
coffeeBot for reintroducing us all to the cat-post

Best Moderator
Tweek for being a level-headed dude

Best Administrator
Svip for ably keeping the ship afloat

Worst Administrator
Svip for keeping the ship afloat long enough to crash land on an island and leave us all stranded here interminably, Gilligan's Island-style, never to escape, never to be rescued...

Worst PEELer
winna (but I mean "worst" in the best possible way)

Worst Thread
COVID-19 News on principle, 'cause it sucks that thread's still active three-plus years hence
I can't believe we don't have a bug thread! (Everything that crawls) because ew bugs
Civil <bleep>ing discourse only - the politics thread because god can it get exhausting in there

Most Missed PEELer
DrThunder88 because I miss his irreverence
~FazeShift~ because I miss his jocularity

Most Deranged PEELer
winna because that just comes with the territory of being a shit-poster

Least Changed by Time
winna because the man is consistent above all else
tnuc because she remains as always hilarious, cutting, and invariably correct about all things
UnrealLegend because he's just an all-around great poster and contributor to the community

PEELer You'd Hate to Fight
tnuc because she's smarter than me (and knows it)
Tachyon because it's always the nice ones you've gotta look out for

[Reply #2 on:]

Best Thread:
Change the outcome by posting about it (Postcount and ranking thread), mainly because I think the title is brilliant
Complaints II, in that it's nice to see Svip addressing many of the issues raised in that thread
Star Wars: Return of the Thread, not because I know anything at all about what's being discussed in there lately, but it seems like the people posting there are having a productive time of it!

Best PEELer:
Tachyon
UnrealLegend
zappdingbat

Best Comeback:
This category is for best return, rather than best retort, yes? Then again, my nominations might be for the same people either way!
coffeeBot
cyber_turnip
Professor Zoidy
SpaceGoldfish fromWazn
transgender nerd under canada

Best Administrator:
Svip, for keeping the place going and fixing things such as the spoiler tags...

Worst Administrator:
Svip, for having taken so long to fix things such as the spoiler tags!

Most Missed PEELer:
any1else
DrThunder88
Nutmeg1729

Least Changed by Time:
David A
Svip
Tachyon, even though he'd probably disagree with that given the posts he's made about his age and his having grown as a person over that time, because he's been a consistently pleasant contributor to PEEL for at least as long as I can remember

[Reply #3 on:]

Best Thread
Testing the Theory That This Will Truly Be PEEL's Last Test Thread A safe pick, but there's always nice discussions going on in the Test Thread.
How do you like your coffee? Perhaps it's recency bias, but I'm enjoying this one a lot lately. Coffee brings the world together.
Nomination-Worthy Posts Thread Harder It's always fun seeing humourous highlights.
 
Best PEELer
Gorky
transgender nerd under canada
zappdingbat These three have been excellent contributors!

Best Comeback
Like Tedward, I'm not sure which definition of comeback to follow. I'll go with return and update if I'm wrong.
Professor Zoidy for coming back to PEEL and lighting up the Star Wars thread in the process.
Zed 85 same reason!
Xanfor for suddenly reappearing to make a silly quip and then immediately slinking back into the shadows.

Best Moderator
Tweek for sticking around, and not slinking into the shadows.

Best Administrator
Svip, obviously. He keeps the cogs turning.

Worst Administrator
Svip It might be Stockholm Syndrome, actually.

Worst PEELer
Everyone Fuck that guy!

Worst Thread
COVID-19 News because I don't like Covid.
Forgive me for being a total geek and loser (The Gaming Thread) because the title reminds me of a harsh, but true reality.
YOU SUC - the gardening thread I have never in my entire life had an opinion on a plant, so this feels justified.

Most Missed PEELer
Beamer
km73
Jezzem These three were all highly entertaining.

Most Deranged PEELer
winna Seriously, why bother nominating anyone else? Nobody else comes close to his level of madness. I of course, mean that in the nicest possible way!

Least Changed by Time
Tachyon
winna
SpaceGoldfish fromWazn are all just how I remember them from 10 years ago.

PEELer You'd Hate to Fight
transgender nerd under canada
Svip
David A I'd hate to fight anyone, to be honest.

[Reply #4 on:]

Best Thread
   Youre Achilles heal (spelling/typing mistakes discussion)
   How do you like your coffee?
   In Memoriam-Gone by not forgotten 2

Best PEELer
   David A
      Every forum needs a David, we've David A.
   athena1999
      It's nice to know that if I have a heart attack, help is a forum-post away
   Tachy
      Not tacky

Best Comeback (retort-version)
   David A / cyber_turnip
      https://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=25499.msg1481158#msg1481158

Best Comeback (return from the void-version)
   xanfor
   
Best Moderator
   tweek
   
Best Administrator
   svip

Worst Administrator
   svip

Worst PEELer
   Bored PEELer

Worst Thread
   COVID-19 News
      Obvs
   Does anyone come here anymore?
      The most backwards title for the most active thread in its subtopic (at least until the new episodes started..). Are you awake?
   Civil <bleep>ing discourse only - the politics thread
      Why with all the fighting?
   
Most Missed PEELer
   I would say
      newhook_1
   and
      Javier Lopez
   but they've posted relatively recently, so I got nothing.

Most Deranged PEELer
   winna zappdingbat Joining a msgboard that's long in the tooth to discuss a show that's long off the air is not the behaviour of a person with a properly arranged life

Least Changed by Time
   Insufficient data

PEELer You'd Hate to Fight
   svip
      the nord with the banhammer

[Reply #5 on:]

Best Thread
How do you like your coffee is a surprisingly good thread... I might be a bit biased though.
Testing the Theory That This Will Truly Be PEEL's Last Test Thread because, let's face it, we all love the test thread.

Best PEELer
tnuc because I truly missed her creative insults and all-around villainy.
Gorky because she is fun in off-topic, and also actually contributes worthwhile things to on-topic too. Very well-rounded, as far as PEELers go.

Best Comeback
Xanfor for coming back for about 5 minutes

Best Moderator
Tweek, because of course

Best Administrator
DUCK

Most Missed PEELer
Xanfor, of course
km73... I hope she's ok

Most Deranged PEELer
There is obviously no other choice here besides winna.

Least Changed by Time
David A is still as witty as ever.
Tachyon is still an all-around sweetheart.

PEELer You'd Hate to Fight
winna, because with him you have no idea what he would be planning.

[Reply #6 on:]

Best Thread

I'm highly biased, but I nominate Star Wars: Return of the Thread. I've had some interesting talks with Zed and Unreal about Ahsoka as it unfolds.

Best PEELer

Throwing Gorky out for the nom because there's always a lot of thought in her posts. And I enjoy reading them.
Also tossing out UnrealLegend and Tachyon.

Best Comeback

Xanfor. You beautiful legend, you.

Best Moderator

Tweek. Who else?

Best Administrator

Svip, for keeping this ship afloat on the daily with FlexTape and dreams.

Worst Administrator

 Also svip, because he doesn't quack. WORST. DUCK. EVER.


Worst PEELer

winna, for being the shitpost MVP (never change, king).


Worst Thread

COVID-19 News because of very obvious, tiresome reasons.

Most Missed PEELer

Xanfor, even though he briefly logged on to say 'Hello, I'm not dead'.


Most Deranged PEELer

winna is really winning in all categories for me, isn't he?


Least Changed by Time

winna
UnrealLegend
Tachyon

PEELer You'd Hate to Fight
transgender nerd under canada
David A

[Reply #7 on:]

Best PEELer
Gorky -- I probably get the most consistent value out of a Gorky post

Best Comeback
Futurama possibly the weakest season of the show, but remarkable that that's even up for debate after a 10-year gap
tnuk it's like we were never gone

Worst PEELer
AdrenalinDragon because he kept nagging me to come back here and then, after I did, he's posted like once and then just fucked off

Most Missed PEELer
AdrenalinDragon because he probably won't understand that the above is a joke unless I also nominate him here
DannyJC13 the only other classic poster I remember who hasn't made a full return (he's lurking)

Most Deranged PEELer
SpaceGoldfish fromWazn but in a good way

Least Changed by Time
winna

[Reply #8 on:]

Placeholder, will be adding more soon.

Best Thread
How do you like your coffee? because coffee makes the world go 'round. Unless you're caffeine-free, then you need to come over to the dark caffeinated side
Bike Riding because all the biking enthusiasts on the thread could make anyone want to purchase a bike of their own and join them on their century rides
Hooray for Hippocrates! (Medical stuff) because there's nothing like talking shop after a full day in the hospital. This nominations thread also reminds me that I also should really add a "Go talk to your real doctor instead of the PEEL doctor" disclaimer at the end of my posts

Best PEELer
Gorky for her consistently high-quality posts in every thread, and for reviving some old ones that keep the offtopic board feeling fresh and alive
Tachyon because who doesn't appreciate his kindness and Tachy-yarns?
zappdingbat for integrating so seamlessly into the PEEL community as a newer member and his insightful episode reviews

Best Comeback
Xanfor, because I hear if you look into a mirror and say his name backwards three times, he'll materialize on PEEL again

Best Moderator
Tweek for sticking around and being generally supportive

Best Administrator
Svip for singlehandedly keeping PEEL alive through multiple Futurama cancellations, the rise of the social media juggernauts, and the mass migration of its users to Real Life

Worst Administrator
Svip for singlehandedly keeping PEEL alive and addictive enough for us to keep coming back

Worst Thread
COVID-19 News because COVID has been mentally exhausting to deal with
Civil <bleep>ing discourse only - the Politics Thread because current events can also be mentally and emotionally exhausting to read about after a long day

Most Missed PEELer
This was difficult because there are a few I know personally and communicate with semi-regularly, but I would have to say
AllEggsIn1Basket because she's a genuinely kind person on and off of PEEL and I loved geeking out over plants with her

Most Deranged PEELer (all in the best of ways)
SpaceGoldfish fromWazn and his rather unique insight into Fry being a fantastic shag
Beamer on account of what I've read in the fan fiction board
winna because I absolutely love his shitposts

Least Changed by Time
winna same as he ever was
Tachyon and his wonderful Tachy-yarns

PEELer You'd Hate to Fight
tnuc because there is no fighting her. She can anticipate your moves like a virtual chessmaster, and you've lost before the fight has even commenced.
winna because fighting him is like nailing gelatin to the wall.

[Reply #9 on:]

Best Thread

Randon Neurons Firing - the Test thread I know it sounds like a cop-out but the thread has been fun.
Civil_bleeping discourse only - the politics thread the depth of opinion and analysis in this thread is amazing. I've appreciated seeing some viewpoints on topics I'd not considered previously.
I can't believe we don't have a bug thread! for the variety of entertaining and educational content.

Best PEELer
Svip for saving the universe from certain doom.
Scrappylive
Gorky
UnrealLegend
Athena1999
DavidA
My apologies, but it was painful limiting my nominations to even this small group.

Best Comeback
Xanfor sure knows how to do a dramatic entrance.
cartoonlover27 what an unexpected and pleasant blast from the past.
ProfessorZoidy for returning from the depths of living hell to bring forth her opinions about the re-reboot.

Best Moderator
Tweek always uses a very subtly touch on the reins.
tnuc for resurrecting the PEELies for 2023.
futurefreak for not returning from the void to join the Great PEEL Awakening of 2023. 

Best Administrator
Svip All bow to our aquatic overlord.
slimmyCGEF for putting in yeoman's work to help rescue PEEL's tender bits from the proverbial fire when the site unexpectedly dropped into a black hole not all that long ago.

Worst Administrator

Worst PEELer

Worst Thread
Do you use your phone on the toilet? sorry, UrL.
Civil_bleeping discourse only - the politics thread yes, I also nominated it for the best threat. I see no contradiction.

Most Missed PEELer
Xanfor geeze, Xan, you were a shoe-in to win Most Missed PEELer and you had to ruin it at the last moment by dropping in to say 'hi' to all your pals.
km73 I hope life is treating you well, wherever in the multiverse you may be.
TheMadCapper has been a great contributor forever and I miss seeing him here.
Motor Oil was a bit mysterious with a fascinating living space, literally under the stairs. They did make it to the Discord, but never circled back here.

Most Deranged PEELer
winna is a quantum superposition of himself.
Super Hans <insert your own thoughts here>

Least Changed by Time
Gorky has been a foundation of this place.
Farnsworth another PEEL rock whose projects and tinkering are awesome.
winna e pluribus winna

PEELer You'd Hate to Fight
Everyone there's no way I could defeat everyone.

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Nominations will be closing at the beginning of October.

Please, if you have not yet made nominations, click here and make them now.

This is likely to be the last PEEL awards ceremony, since PEEL's activity is dwindling again and will drop to potentially nothing after the latest run of Futurama stops airing. So, take your chance to participate.

[Reply #11 on:]

Best Thread
Testing the Theory That This Will Truly Be PEEL's Last Test Thread because I am glad Gorky's theory is wrong.

Best PEELer
Gorky because she strikes me as the textbook definition of a PEELer.
coffeeBot because she is rather similar to Gorky, but just more spicy.  (I have no other conflicts of interest in nominating her.)
transgender nerd under canada for all the toil, sweat and blood she puts into PEEL.

Best Comeback
Xanfor even if not a true comeback, i.e. one where one sticks around, a dramatic entrance is always appreciated, and should be applauded.

Best Moderator
Tweek mostly by default, since there isn't a lot of necessary moderation going on these days.  Well behaved posters on the internet?  How delightfully odd.

Best Administrator
SlimmyCGEF for being there when the shit hits the fan, and helping with the transition to the new server.

Worst Administrator
SlimmyCGEF for not fixing the MX-records on the domain, so we can't send emails to Gmail email addresses.  (Maybe he prefers it that way?)

Most Missed PEELer
km73 because I am still listening to Al Stewart on the regular.

Least Changed by Time
Gorky for being ageless.

[Reply #12 on:]

Best Thread

Randon Neurons Firing - the Test thread I know it sounds like a cop-out but the thread has been fun.

So Tachy, are you nominating the thread with that title, or that topic?

[Reply #13 on:]

I may have had (and may still be suffering from) a confusion. The latter, thanks.

Testing the Theory That This Will Truly Be PEEL's Last Test Thread

[Reply #14 on:]

Ooft, there's a lot of very good picks here that I can all agree with. That said, my starting noms for Best Thread are...
• Civil <bleeping>ing discourse only - the politics thread
^{- Whilst a touchy subject for many people in this day and age, it's refreshing to be able to have open discussions about the state of the world on this thread where everybody can learn something.}
• This Thread is GAY
^{- It hasn't been bumped in the last decade, but I stumbled upon it when diving through some old, ghost threads a few weeks ago and found it interesting to see how the discussions around the topic have varied the last twenty years. It's kind of like a bit of a historical archive which is intriguing to read through, and shows how far we've all come as a society... also that one particular comment made by yours truly that did not age well.}
• Change the outcome by posting about it (Postcount and ranking thread)
^{- Only because I miss hobbitboy and the weekly postcounts. They used to be one of the highlights of my week, back in the day... o7}

Best PEELer
• Tachyon for his wholesome hypothetical existance.
• UnrealLegend because he's just an all-round nice dude.
• coffeeBot's contributions have always been pleasant to read. (maybe it's just because other longer posts, whilst readable, require more effort for me to process )

Best Comeback
• Xanfor; I'll have to agree that Xanny's fleeting flythrough was brilliantly executed.
• coffeeBot; because it's always nice to see an old member return and stick around to have a few meaningful engagements.

Best Moderator
• Tweek; he's out there, somewhere... in the shadows...

Best Administrator
• svip, lord of the ducks.

Worst PEELer
• No one. You're all beautiful people.

Worst Thread
• COVID-19 News. No question.

Most Missed PEELer
• futurefreak
• Nibblonian Leader
• sparkybarky
• hobbitboy
• Solid Gold Bender
• Tastes Like Fry
• km73
... and countless others. Sue me for the extensive list but it was this band of misfits along with several others that just made PEEL, PEEL. Long may they be gone but never shall they be forgotten. o7

Most Deranged PEELer
• winna; never change, dear winna. never change.

Least Changed by Time
• winna, of course
• Tachyon, for continuing to be the wholesome old grandpa of PEEL. 😘
• tnuc, for continuing to be the grumpy old grandperson of PEEL.

PEELer You'd Hate to Fight
• tnuc, only because I know she'd demolish me in any kind of verbal debate before I can even get the chance to Google a defensive countermeasure

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Best Thread
Not really been here enough to make a decision
Tedward

Best PEELer
Svip
tnuc
Tedward

Best Comeback
Xanfor
Tedward

Best Moderator
tnuc
Tedward

Best Administrator
Svip
Tedward

Worst Administrator
Svip
Tedward

Worst PEELer
I refer you to my statement re: ontopic reviewers
Tedward

Worst Thread
Tedward

Most Missed PEELer
km73
Tedward

Most Deranged PEELer
winna
Tedward

Least Changed by Time
Gorky
Tedward

PEELer You'd Hate to Fight
Tedward

(Told you they'd be awful, tnuc)

[Reply #16 on:]

I nominate myself for everything. I'm also not formatting thing. Tnuc deal with it

[Reply #17 on:]

Okay, this thread is closed. Check out this thread to see the secret awards earned thus far, and dump your complaints in this thread.

In a few days, there will be polls for most of these awards. Many of your nominees may make it to the polls. Those who do not, and those awards for whom there are too few nominees to make a poll worthwhile may get their awards early.

Then again, I may string this whole process out just because I'm lazy. Who knows, maybe you'll still be waiting for the results in July 2024.

Maybe you'll still be waiting for polls in a year's time, because I lost interest due to the lack of participation.

Maybe I'll just take the fat cheque from the Admins that finally cleared, and run. I mean, I started the job, I've got the money, I could just leave it for a decade or two. I never promised it would be completed by a specific deadline.

But if I did that, I'd probably be hunted down and made into a hat by Xanfor (assuming that the Admins can actually meet his price for a kill mission now that I have most of their money).

So I guess polls will be opening shortly.