Awards Project

[Howard_Casto]

Sure, someone might hate all weecades, or laminated cabs, or leaf switch joysticks, or whatever, but they don't need to share that in every thread discussing a cabinet with those elements.

Anybody who hates leaf switch joysticks is, by definition, not qualified to judge anything.

 

+1

[Howard_Casto]

it just took so long to build that the awards were gone by the time it finished

So wait a second. That "Mamey for most aggravatingly slow progress ever made" wasn't a real Mamey? Crap. Now what...

I give up.

Dear God!  I thought you had died or something!  The end results are worth it though... you certainly have my vote!

[Howard_Casto]

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Talk:Mamey

Dude that's messed up.  You want me go go beat em up?  I'll do it. 

I'm pretty sure a certain someone has put out a hit on me anyway so it's not like I have anything to live for.   

[Zakk]

it just took so long to build that the awards were gone by the time it finished

So wait a second. That "Mamey for most aggravatingly slow progress ever made" wasn't a real Mamey? Crap. Now what...

I give up.

Smartguy 

[DaveMMR]

So just remember, this is an unpaid proposition, where your biggest accolades will be things like this :
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Talk:Mamey
Plus the guys that pull the "who is you to judge me!?!" guys, they are tiring as well.  ANARCHY FOREVER!!!

Ahh haters gonna hate. There's always someone who complains about everything; pay them no mind.

And yeah, that cabinet is insane. It's hard to beat and I love the project thread. Did I see that thing actually had a TOC?

[CheffoJeffo]

FWIW, since he is still an active member here, we should call out Blanka as the one who bitched about the Mameys like that.

I do recall some poor reaction on his part to the criticism of his first cab (which was spread over many sites).

[Le Chuck]

Sample thread vote language below.  Please edit and bold your proposed changes.  Whittled it down to 5 categories.  

<edit: If you're browsing through recent posts and see this please don't start posting your favs yet, there will be a separate thread... but start browsing!>

Welcome to the 2011 BYOAC User Choice Awards!

Before we get too deep into spring and everybody is in the garage working on their builds it's time to take a few minutes and identify some of our favorite, ground breaking, or all around well made builds of 2011.  Feel free to nominate more than one and don't feel obligated to nominate something for every category.    

Please take a look at the categories and their description.  To nominate please reply with this format:

Category: Name of Build or Project: Link
<optional description of why nominated for that category>

Any project nominated twice (by different users ) will make it to the vote thread which will open on X.  This thread will close on Y so make sure and scrub through this last year's builds then put up the links that you think progressed the hobby, just make sure whatever you're nominating was "complete" after 01 JAN 2011 and before 31 DEC 2011.

Here's a list of this year's categories and a brief definition:

Fullsize Cabs - Uprights, cockpits, and showcase cabs that demonstrate outstanding theme, style, balance, and execution

Small cabs and non standards - Bartops, Cocktails, and cabs more easily defined by what they aren't, cab in furniture, cab disguised as something else that demonstrate outstanding theme, style, balance, and execution

Hack or Mod - minis, custom built or modified controls, lighting, or other physical cab elements that were new or improved this past year and advanced the hobby

Utility - this can be a piece of code or specialty tool user written or created this past year that created or improved emulation capability or generally increased software flexibility

Contribution - helpful forum members recognized for their dedicated commitment to lending a hand, proffering sound advice, and going out of their way to ensure you can complete an awesome build (serious entries only here, if you have a beef take it elsewhere).


Thanks for taking the time to nominate your favorite(s) and help us document the best projects of 2011!  

[Le Chuck]

As a 'user voted system'. I think it would garner limited interest.  I really should have kept with it, but time and incentive was lacking. The only guy that really kept at it was lew.  That crazy irishman and his hot wife toiled long hours finding the best of the best, submitting them to me so that I could...wander off and play with a penny (a shiny penny). In fact, if lew wanted the rights to the mameys I'd likely give it to him.  Who knows, maybe the 'judges' need to be picked by the users here, and then they can 'vote' on the submissions.

Zakk, I'm sure everybody (well almost everybody ) would love to see the Mamey come back.  Part of the reason it was able to fade away is that it wasn't housed in the forums and it did have a single point of failure.  If we create a user generated system then it shouldn't matter if any of the original posters are interested in doing it next year, somebody in this community would hopefully copy and past the thread and change the dates to keep things rolling.  It's not necessarily THE way it's just A way. 

[yotsuya]

I've been here since Summer 2010, and I didn't realize the Mamey was "official". I just thought it was something like, "Hey, that cab is nice. It deserves a Mamey!" type of thing.

[DaveMMR]

Small cabs and non standards - Bartops, Cocktails, and cabs more easily defined by what they aren't, cab in furniture, cab disguised as something else that demonstrate outstanding theme, style, balance, and execution

I don't know, but I feel bartops/cocktails (typical builds) and stuff made out of atypical things (like furniture) should be separate categories. Otherwise, the rest looks good!

[Le Chuck]

Small cabs and non standards - Bartops, Cocktails, and cabs more easily defined by what they aren't, cab in furniture, cab disguised as something else that demonstrate outstanding theme, style, balance, and execution

I don't know, but I feel bartops/cocktails (typical builds) and stuff made out of atypical things (like furniture) should be separate categories. Otherwise, the rest looks good!

Me too, 5 just felt like a nice round number.. oh wait.  Well it seemed like a good target.  I just dont know how many non standards get finished a year either.  I can only think of a handful of great ones but I am totally willing to split that back out. 

[Howard_Casto]

Le Chuck, I think you've got this well under control.   We could nit-pick minor details to infinity but I think you've got things pretty well ironed out.  I say full speed ahead with you and we'll all be here if you need us in one form or another. 

[Dervacumen]

Did I say I don't see this working out well?  I hope it does but it's going to be a hard thing to manage well on so many levels.  I'll support this and contribute significant help if wanted.

[Le Chuck]

Le Chuck, I think you've got this well under control.   We could nit-pick minor details to infinity but I think you've got things pretty well ironed out.  I say full speed ahead with you and we'll all be here if you need us in one form or another. 

  but I'm still looking to others to iron out the critiques.  I think they would be a huge benefit to the community in one form or another but that seems to be a tougher wrinkle to iron which is why I am pushing ahead without it for now.  If this flies then the critiques can catch up to it later.  I absolutely appreciate your input as well as the other long time users and can't wait to see what ya'll come up with. 

[Vigo]

Le Chuck, I think you've got this well under control.   We could nit-pick minor details to infinity but I think you've got things pretty well ironed out.  I say full speed ahead with you and we'll all be here if you need us in one form or another. 

  but I'm still looking to others to iron out the critiques.  I think they would be a huge benefit to the community in one form or another but that seems to be a tougher wrinkle to iron which is why I am pushing ahead without it for now.  If this flies then the critiques can catch up to it later.  I absolutely appreciate your input as well as the other long time users and can't wait to see what ya'll come up with. 

Eh, I have to agree with Howard. You seem to have a good thing in place. I'd say start it up. If anyone complains, give them a royal stfu because they should have said something sooner. 

[Zakk]

How come whenever you get more than 1 man in the room, one of them always wants to start a club and make a bunch of special rules?

Stop spending so much time in prison, and this sort of thing won't happen as much. 

[Donkey_Kong]

Why not make Chad the judge? He actually judged arcade cabinets professionally for a few years when he was younger.

+ eleventy!

[Le Chuck]

Nomination page is up.

[BobA]

Thanks for the accolades.   I would be glad to help out but I am watching to see what the final decision will be about how this will function to give acknowledgement to those who add to the hobby and a good pat on the back to those who do an acceptable job.

[BobA]

I think that being nominated is like the Oscars.  Sort of an honor even if you do not get the statue.  Maybe at the close of nominations you could post the totals of all those nominated as a pat on the back.

[Le Chuck]

I think that being nominated is like the Oscars.  Sort of an honor even if you do not get the statue.  Maybe at the close of nominations you could post the totals of all those nominated as a pat on the back.

Absolutely,