Well now, showing up at nearly midnight the day nominations closed is rather risky; I'd mentioned three times that nominations would close circa supper-time, and Charles and franksolich are in the same time-zone.
Please note that for the voting thread, too; voting closes circa supper-time on December 12.
In past years, both threads have been closed near to midnight, and so perhaps my good friend Charles was assuming that was the case this year too.
This is why, folks, it's important to read the rules even if one's read the rules before.
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After much consultation with God and franksolich's conscience, SidDithers has been put on the ballot for the Robyn McGrath award, the "Rob."
However, the nomination of my fellow alum Skins is not, because it doesn't appear he meets the standards for the William Rivers Pitt award, the "Willie."
The "Willie" goes to the primitive who, ever since the beginning in 2001, has done much to spread and enhance the good name and reputation of Skins's island, such as the Bostonian Drunkard's "Fitzmas" of May 12, 2006, which stirred up interest in Skins's island in many parts of the real world.
Or Atman's stupid comment in 2007 that got reported on a radio show that brought down upon Skins's island the laughter and derision of tens of millions. Or poor stupid Beth's scam in 2005 that, by the time it was over, had engaged scores of other message boards and even real-life newspapers.
I don't see where Skins has done anything near like that; my fellow alum's name would've been rejected even if the nomination had been made in time.
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As Charles noted, nearly all the rest of his proposed nominations were nominated in time anyway, by others.
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When "the bullies" was nominated, I posed the query--did one mean the critics of the oblate spheroid, or did one mean nadin and her gang of brute thugs beating up on other primitives gently questioning her?
I got no answer, so I guess "the bullies" are whatever one wishes the bullies to be. But in the context of the nomination, it appears "the bullies" are in association with nadin, either pro or con, and not primitives who "bully" (quotation marks intentional) the gayboys, the angry wymmyn, &c., &c. &c.
I suppose it's reasonable to assume the bullies are as formerlurker defined them; nadin's "iggy list."
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As a kindness to the electorate, I'm putting up the voting thread about twelve hours early, in hopes that voters will read the rules and the ballot before they begin voting circa supper-time tonight.
As Mr. Wiggum is busy in real life, there had to be some changes in the way votes are cast and counted.
