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Post by shaxper on May 10, 2016 21:15:40 GMT -5
This nomination round is now closed. The results are as follows: Nominated and seconded:The Classic Comics Reading Club 2016 The All-Purpose Weight Loss Thread The __ Years Ago This Month threads Nominated:n/a ______________________________________________________________________________________________ The original post: (See the Advance Warning before participating) Nominations for The Best CCF Club/Group Thread1. Please post no more than one nomination for the best CCF club/group thread in our second year of the CCF (between April 30th, 2015 at 9:22pm EST and April 30, 2016 at 9:21pm EST). 2. You must explain why you are nominating this thread. 3. Please second no more than one nomination made by another member. You may not second your own nomination. 4. Any thread receiving both a nomination and a second will be included in the final ballot for this award on May 25th. 5. Nominations and Seconds for this round conclude at the end of May 13th. 6. Absolutely NO negative talk about another member, nor another member's nomination. The very purpose of this event is to salute our members and their contributions for all they've added to this community. Though only one thread will ultimately receive this award, you have the potential to thank and maybe touch members with any thread you choose to nominate or second. Please don't use this opportunity to hurt or deflate someone. So start your nominating! |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 1:45:42 GMT -5
I'll start it off by nominating The Classic Comics Reading Club 2016. It is always interesting to see what people are reading, how much overlap there is on reading lists, read impressions of what people said etc. as well as helpful to keep track of what I am reading for future reference.
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 11, 2016 9:26:11 GMT -5
I'll start it off by nominating The Classic Comics Reading Club 2016. It is always interesting to see what people are reading, how much overlap there is on reading lists, read impressions of what people said etc. as well as helpful to keep track of what I am reading for future reference. -M I'll easily second that, it's one of my favorite threads here! |
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Post by Farrar on May 11, 2016 10:26:50 GMT -5
I hope this is the right category for this nomination -- I would like to nominate the 50 Years Ago This Month thread and its siblings the 40 years ago, 30 years ago, etc. for Best Group Thread. My main interest is in the 50 Years thread, but I also read the commentary posted in the 40, 30, 20 and 10 Years. A great cross-section of CCFers participate in the Years threads and it is always interesting to see what people were actually buying and reading at the time and/or have since picked up and or how tastes have changed. classiccomics.boards.net/post/9638/threadI includer the Years threads among my personal "go-to" list of comic book history resources (alongside Mike's Amazing site and comicchron.com). What sets the Years threads apart, IMO, is the subjectivity; as Emerson said, "There is properly no history, only biography." Yes, I'm taking that out of context but you get the idea: the buying habits and the personal reminiscences are fascinating and invaluable, and give me a glimpse of the comic book industry at the time as well as our fellow CCFers' lives, and sometimes society at large ( classiccomics.boards.net/post/149300/thread ). I find myself counting the days until the 1st of every month, as that's when the updates start to hit the 50 Years Ago thread. |
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Post by shaxper on May 11, 2016 11:22:25 GMT -5
I hope this is the right category for this nomination -- I would like to nominate the 50 Years Ago This Month thread and its siblings the 40 years ago, 30 years ago, etc. for Best Group Thread. My main interest is in the 50 Years thread, but I also read the commentary posted in the 40, 30, 20 and 10 Years. A great cross-section of CCFers participate in the Years threads and it is always interesting to see what people were actually buying and reading at the time and/or have since picked up and or how tastes have changed. classiccomics.boards.net/post/9638/threadI includer the Years threads among my personal "go-to" list of comic book history resources (alongside Mike's Amazing site and comicchron.com). What sets the Years threads apart, IMO, is the subjectivity; as Emerson said, "There is properly no history, only biography." Yes, I'm taking that out of context but you get the idea: the buying habits and the personal reminiscences are fascinating and invaluable, and give me a glimpse of the comic book industry at the time as well as our fellow CCFers' lives, and sometimes society at large ( classiccomics.boards.net/post/149300/thread ). I find myself counting the days until the 1st of every month, as that's when the updates start to hit the 50 Years Ago thread. I wouldn't count these as clubs/groups myself, but as I've offered no hard-fast definition for what constitutes a "club/group thread", we'll count it and leave it to the voters to decide if it belongs. All it needs is a second. |
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Post by Farrar on May 11, 2016 14:04:56 GMT -5
I wouldn't count these as clubs/groups myself, but as I've offered no hard-fast definition for what constitutes a "club/group thread", we'll count it and leave it to the voters to decide if it belongs. All it needs is a second. Oh OK, thanks-- maybe it's more suitable for a nomination in the "Best Classic Comics" thread. |
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Post by shaxper on May 11, 2016 17:18:30 GMT -5
I wouldn't count these as clubs/groups myself, but as I've offered no hard-fast definition for what constitutes a "club/group thread", we'll count it and leave it to the voters to decide if it belongs. All it needs is a second. Oh OK, thanks-- maybe it's more suitable for a nomination in the "Best Classic Comics" thread. Nominate it for both, if you like. These are free and open elections  |
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Post by shaxper on May 11, 2016 17:22:26 GMT -5
I'm going to nominate The All-Purpose Weight Loss Thread. While it began as a more generic thread, it quickly evolved into a close knit group of participants who shared their successes, obstacles, strategies, and encouragements, and, for much of last year, was the most important thread in all of The CCF to me. |
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Post by Rob Allen on May 11, 2016 19:23:46 GMT -5
I'll second the weight loss thread.
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Post by shaxper on May 12, 2016 4:40:49 GMT -5
The results thus far....
Nominated and seconded:
The Classic Comics Reading Club 2016
The All-Purpose Weight Loss Thread
Nominated but not seconded:
The __ Years Ago This Month threads
Two days left to nominate and second additional threads.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2016 4:53:56 GMT -5
The results thus far.... Nominated but not seconded:The __ Years Ago This Month threads I'll go ahead and second this, I enjoy reading the various takes on this at the start of each month. -M |
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