2014 II Rper of the Year awards: Nomination and discussion

[Hannait]

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In the case of the invalid nominations for the II new rper of the year, could the person (or one of the people) who nominated said person please varify when they started rping please?

I didn't realize that Neornith was so new. Consider him added to my new-RPer nomination, please.

[The Ben Boys]

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In the case of the invalid nominations for the II new rper of the year, could the person (or one of the people) who nominated said person please varify when they started rping please?

I'm fairly sure you missed a nomination for Xis. Both myself and Ben Boys nominated him.

I count three for Xiscapia (Ayariss, Huerdae, and myself).

I've been keeping track just so I can see him get into the competition. I want to see him getting the recognition that I he deserves as well as what epic posts they'll choose for him. Also glad to see FT representing itself here, and look forward to the voting process.

There's lots of talent in this competition, it's going to be tough to choose between two incredible candidates even in the early rounds.

[Tiami]

I'm fairly sure you missed a nomination for Xis. Both myself and Ben Boys nominated him.

I count three for Xiscapia (Ayariss, Huerdae, and myself).

I've been keeping track just so I can see him get into the competition. I want to see him getting the recognition that I he deserves as well as what epic posts they'll choose for him. Also glad to see FT representing itself here, and look forward to the voting process.

There's lots of talent in this competition, it's going to be tough to choose between two incredible candidates even in the early rounds.

I will forward this. The amount of talent being nominated this year is phenomenal. It's especially exciting to see FT getting the respect it deserves compared to last year's competition.

[Draica]

Nation Name: The North Pacific League
Region: NeoConfederate States of America

2014 International Incidents RPer of the Year Nomination:

1. Barsovich
2. Waldensia
3. Demidia

2014 New RPer of the Year Nomination:

1. Draica
2. Kiribati-Tarawa
3. Emmeria

(Clarification: I'll sort out the order of creation of the these nations but then again I'm still not sure when they started RPing since I'm "new" myself (I was on NS years ago but was gone for a very long time); I'd just like to nominate them all.

Also so far this thread seems to be almost all FT which is kinda weird.)

Thank you for the nomination, it means so much to me (:

[The greater Vakolicci Haven]

I have decided to open up this thread to discussions of the nominations, as the issues with keeping up with posts have not been as bad as I expected.

[The Ben Boys]

I have decided to open up this thread to discussions of the nominations, as the issues with keeping up with posts have not been as bad as I expected.

Thanks, didn't want to threadjack so I was about to suggest opening up/expanding the thread.

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When I first joined, FT was fairly large but didn't have the quality that it sustains right now. Since then, the FT community has gotten smaller, however it's players are more active and have exceptional quality, some even out of the gate. Don't even get me started on these nations they're creating: I'm a factbook freak, and from what I see this material is new, fresh, and puts a whole new spin on FT that I find unfathomable compared to where we were a year or two ago.

Congrats FT, you're doing pretty good.

[Draica]

I have decided to open up this thread to discussions of the nominations, as the issues with keeping up with posts have not been as bad as I expected.

Thanks, didn't want to threadjack so I was about to suggest opening up/expanding the thread.

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When I first joined, FT was fairly large but didn't have the quality that it sustains right now. Since then, the FT community has gotten smaller, however it's players are more active and have exceptional quality, some even out of the gate. Don't even get me started on these nations they're creating: I'm a factbook freak, and from what I see this material is new, fresh, and puts a whole new spin on FT that I find unfathomable compared to where we were a year or two ago.

Congrats FT, you're doing pretty good.

FT is where some of the best RPers are. Just setting that out there.

[Tiami]

I have decided to open up this thread to discussions of the nominations, as the issues with keeping up with posts have not been as bad as I expected.

Thanks, didn't want to threadjack so I was about to suggest opening up/expanding the thread.

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When I first joined, FT was fairly large but didn't have the quality that it sustains right now. Since then, the FT community has gotten smaller, however it's players are more active and have exceptional quality, some even out of the gate. Don't even get me started on these nations they're creating: I'm a factbook freak, and from what I see this material is new, fresh, and puts a whole new spin on FT that I find unfathomable compared to where we were a year or two ago.

Congrats FT, you're doing pretty good.

I can't disagree with your statement. I have always been PT and MT, but with all the recent successes in FT, I have slowly, yet successfully, been creating an FT nation of my own. I do feel, however, that the tech that receives little attention is PT. It shouldn't be overshadowed by MT-FT. Overall though, the nominations for FTers are deserving of the talent oozing out of the tech level.

[Delmonte]

I agree that there is excellent writing to be had in FT. It's largely, I think, a byproduct of the fact that there are more significant barriers to overcome in designing an FT nation. So if you dedicate the time to figuring it all out, chances are you're going to have a good handle on writing just because you obviously give a crap. Science Fiction and the like really isn't my cup of tea, so it doesn't really interest me.

I honestly think that FT should have its own contest, simply because the disparity in members between the two communities is so great. And I won't hide the fact that I have enormous issues with the conduct of one of the FTers being frequently nominated in this thread.

[Tolmakia]

Your nation name: Tolmakia
Your region: The Kingdom of Great Britain

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2014 international incidents rper of the year competition
Nomination 1: New Edom
Nomination 2: Kyrusia
Nomination 3: The Republic of Lanos

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2014 international incidents rper of the year competition
Nomination 1: Asigna
Nomination 2: Kirabiti-tarawa
Nomination 3: Republic of Vietnam

I sware to abide by the practice of civility with all involved, and swear that I have not nominated a nation controlled, either in whole or in Part, by myself.

[The Macabees]

I honestly think that FT should have its own contest, simply because the disparity in members between the two communities is so great.

The disparity in the fraction of what we could call 'good RPers' might be large, but in absolute numbers I'm not so sure. I think multiple FT nominations are dominating because the RPing groups in FT are tighter (since the 'subcommunity,' for lack of a better term, is smaller). (Not to mention that the quality of the FT players with multiple nominations is really high.)

[Delmonte]

I honestly think that FT should have its own contest, simply because the disparity in members between the two communities is so great.

The disparity in the fraction of what we could call 'good RPers' might be large, but in absolute numbers I'm not so sure.

No, that's where the disparity is NOT large. MT and FT have roughly the same number of good to excellent RPers. In absolute numbers, however, MT just has a crushing advantage.

[The Nation of Ceneria]

Your nation name: The Nation of Ceneria
Your region: Atlas


2014 international incidents rper of the year competition
Nomination 1: Guerro
Nomination 2: Novo Wagondia
Nomination 3: Flardania

2014 new rper of the year competition
Nomination 1: Valaran
Nomination 2: Vangaziland
Nomination 3: Mirevia

I sware to abide by the practice of civility with all involved, and swear that I have not nominated a nation controlled, either in whole or in Part, by myself: President Samuel McLaughlin, Ceneria

[Southern Pirates]

Your nation name: Tarkan/Southern Pirates
Your region: Great Southern Ocean


2014 international incidents rper of the year competition
Nomination 1:Dewhurst-Narculis
Nomination 2:El Custcatlan
Nomination 3:Asigna

[Aeyariss]

The disparity in the fraction of what we could call 'good RPers' might be large, but in absolute numbers I'm not so sure.

No, that's where the disparity is NOT large. MT and FT have roughly the same number of good to excellent RPers. In absolute numbers, however, MT just has a crushing advantage.

Well, most of the bad ass RP in II are in FT format...hardly any FanT now. (Probably due to P2TM) At least that is my opinion.

[Delmonte]

No, that's where the disparity is NOT large. MT and FT have roughly the same number of good to excellent RPers. In absolute numbers, however, MT just has a crushing advantage.

Well, most of the bad ass RP in II are in FT format...hardly any FanT now. (Probably due to P2TM) At least that is my opinion.

Well... it depends what you mean by badass. If you just refer to the quality of the writing, then I must respectfully disagree. There are plenty of excellent MT RP's and RPers; even more than in FT simply because there are so many more MTers. Granted, the average quality in MT is lower, I'll concede that. But the quantity, even of quality RPers, is higher. Significantly.

Basically, if there are ten apples and three hundred oranges, even if 100% of the apples are ripe and 90% of the oranges are rotten, there are still more ripe oranges than apples.

[Aeyariss]

Well... it depends what you mean by badass. If you just refer to the quality of the writing, then I must respectfully disagree. There are plenty of excellent MT RP's and RPers; even more than in FT simply because there are so many more MTers. Granted, the average quality in MT is lower, I'll concede that. But the quantity, even of quality RPers, is higher. Significantly.Basically, if there are ten apples and three hundred oranges, even if 100% of the apples are ripe and 90% of the oranges are rotten, there are still more ripe oranges than apples.

I'm not sure the statistic, I was going by the average qualities in both genre actually.

So yeah, a little bit generalization there. The average in FT is like reading a novel (hence, the so called 'badass-ry' reaction), while the average of MT is like; "Meh, why do I even bother to open this". But, I agree, if we count the total sample group of both MT or FT, there are a lot more in MT genre.

[Delmonte]

Well... it depends what you mean by badass. If you just refer to the quality of the writing, then I must respectfully disagree. There are plenty of excellent MT RP's and RPers; even more than in FT simply because there are so many more MTers. Granted, the average quality in MT is lower, I'll concede that. But the quantity, even of quality RPers, is higher. Significantly.Basically, if there are ten apples and three hundred oranges, even if 100% of the apples are ripe and 90% of the oranges are rotten, there are still more ripe oranges than apples.

I'm not sure the statistic, I was going by the average qualities in both genre actually.

So yeah, a little bit generalization there. The average in FT is like reading a novel (hence, the so called 'badass-ry' reaction), while the average of MT is like; "Meh, why do I even bother to open this". But, I agree, if we count the total sample group of both MT or FT, there are a lot more in MT genre.

No, you're not understanding. The average of MT takes into account players who, really, can't write. There are plenty of writers in MT who write just as well as people in FT. Probably even a larger number just because the FT community is so small. There are at least two MTers who, by my knowledge, actually have published novels.

[The Batorys]

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In the case of the invalid nominations for the II new rper of the year, could the person (or one of the people) who nominated said person please varify when they started rping please?

Invalid?

[The greater Vakolicci Haven]

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In the case of the invalid nominations for the II new rper of the year, could the person (or one of the people) who nominated said person please varify when they started rping please?

Invalid?

Nominations for people who've been around a rather long time for II new rper of the year.

[Libraria and Ausitoria]

Your nation name: Libraria and Ausitoria
Your region: Hemithea, Panessos, Elysium, Esquarium

2014 International Incidents RPer of the year competition:
Nomination 1: Mizrad
Nomination 2: Ghant
Nomination 3: The New Lowlands

I swear to abide by the practice of civility with all involved, and swear that I have not nominated a nation controlled, either in whole or in Part, by myself.

Edit: Boring formatting removed.

[Antrema]

I nominate Kraven, Dephire and/or Havensky for the Soldiers of a Never Ending War thread, one of the best pieces I have ever seen.

Your nation name: Antrema
Your region: Exshaw

2014 International Incidents RPer of the year competition:
Nomination 1: Kraven
Nomination 2: Dephire
Nomination 3: Havensky

I swear to abide by the practice of civility with all involved, and swear that I have not nominated a nation controlled, either in whole or in Part, by myself.

The reason for these three nominations was the Soldiers of a Never Ending War RP, where Kraven attacks Havensky's military academy and Dephire's leader Tristan Skragg becomes very dark.

[New Emmerian Coalition]

Your nation name: New Emmerian Coalition
Your region: The Freed Lands


2014 international incidents rper of the year competition
Nomination 1: Kraven Corporation
Nomination 2: Greater Vakolicci Haven
Nomination 3: New Azura

2014 new rper of the year competition
Nomination 1: Yalos
Nomination 2: Asigna
Nomination 3: Roski

I swear to abide by the practice of civility with all involved, and swear that I have not nominated a nation controlled, either in whole or in Part, by myself:

I've seen a number of these Rpers, and I enjoy reading their posts.

[Dreadful Sagittarius]

Your nation name: New Emmerian Coalition
Your region: The Freed Lands


2014 international incidents rper of the year competition
Nomination 1: Kraven Corporation
Nomination 2: Greater Vakolicci Haven
Nomination 3: New Azura

2014 new rper of the year competition
Nomination 1: Yalos
Nomination 2: Asigna
Nomination 3: Roski

I swear to abide by the practice of civility with all involved, and swear that I have not nominated a nation controlled, either in whole or in Part, by myself:

I've seen a number of these Rpers, and I enjoy reading their posts.

Nominations ended yesterday;

From today (17 July 2014), nominations will commence, to proceed a month (17 August.) After the 17th of August, the 32 highest-ranked nominees will be submitted to direct runoff rounds. If this is impossible due to numbers, the quantity may be halved down to 16.

[The greater Vakolicci Haven]

Due to mathematical problems with the number of entrants, I have chosen to extend the deadline for nominations until the 21st of August. I thank you for waiting, and hope that this competition can proceed with the full haste it should.