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Gonna dig up some MotM threads, to show that yeah, I did partake in them, 3 years ago. Also doing this in the middle of the year so that it doesn't seem like I'm complaining about our most recent MotY thread or anything like that in particular lol.
August 2009
I barely remember this long ago. Scratch that, I don't. Came 2nd in Best Newbie to Rukario. Hey, just another reason why MotM was fantastic eh?
July 2009
This was back when there was a big group on PC called "Sweater" who kind of took over the MotM's. Came joined 3rd for favourite male, 1st in Nicest, 3rd in Most Welcoming, 1st in Best Newbie (which I don't actually understand), 2nd in most helpful, Oh, and won in that month two. It was half rigged iirc. To stop Sweater winning every month. More of a boycot. This is another reason why we loved MotM.
October 2009
Won in favourite male with Gummy, placed first in best writer, second in ROM Hacking LOL, placed somewhere in Most Obsessed. I'll get back to that month later!
Now for the last month I'll do...
November 2009
1st in favourite supporter, 2nd in favourite writer.
Now, for you kiddies who haven't been here long enough to know what Member of the Month was, it was a monthly popularity competition, a bit like Member of the Year, and consistently left people upset or down.
The thing is, I have two points to make really, how things change, and how they stay the same. For example, things change massively, I came second in best ROM Hacker? I mean, I don't do ROM Hacking, I tipped in it a long time ago, but people would never consider me to be anywhere near it now. And winning best writer is something people would also never connect me with, I haven't written in very long. However, the things that I'll miss are being seen as nice and helpful, two categories I did well in over the years, but the way PC changes, I'd never be considered for these any more. Not that it's the acclaim I'd ever want, but what I mean is, the people who are nice or helpful, who win these categories are only ever within certain groups of people. The understated, hard-working little ants on PC only ever get walked passed in these competitions, because they don't hunger to be seen. The truly nice, and helpful people do it without wanting recognition.
This brings me to MotY, I really do dislike it. I feel that it in no way recognizes those who deserve recognition, I feel it's a lazy way of letting people know they're doing well. I always think these things are a popularity contest to single out those who are most evident on PC already. All it ever does is gives the dogs their bones, the bones they beg for.
I feel that community spirit should be shown in other ways, outside of ballots and polls. As no matter what, you leave a lot of people disappointed to appease a small number of others. I think for the common good PC would do better without them, or at least better with a more included event. I feel that rather than spend time on a MotY thread at the end of every year, we should put more effort into community get-togethers, work on more fun and integrated things. Forums shouldn't be about the members who stand out, it should be about the members who pull together to improve the experience. It is a community after all, even though most people lose sight of that.
August 2009
I barely remember this long ago. Scratch that, I don't. Came 2nd in Best Newbie to Rukario. Hey, just another reason why MotM was fantastic eh?
July 2009
This was back when there was a big group on PC called "Sweater" who kind of took over the MotM's. Came joined 3rd for favourite male, 1st in Nicest, 3rd in Most Welcoming, 1st in Best Newbie (which I don't actually understand), 2nd in most helpful, Oh, and won in that month two. It was half rigged iirc. To stop Sweater winning every month. More of a boycot. This is another reason why we loved MotM.
October 2009
Won in favourite male with Gummy, placed first in best writer, second in ROM Hacking LOL, placed somewhere in Most Obsessed. I'll get back to that month later!
Now for the last month I'll do...
November 2009
1st in favourite supporter, 2nd in favourite writer.
Now, for you kiddies who haven't been here long enough to know what Member of the Month was, it was a monthly popularity competition, a bit like Member of the Year, and consistently left people upset or down.
The thing is, I have two points to make really, how things change, and how they stay the same. For example, things change massively, I came second in best ROM Hacker? I mean, I don't do ROM Hacking, I tipped in it a long time ago, but people would never consider me to be anywhere near it now. And winning best writer is something people would also never connect me with, I haven't written in very long. However, the things that I'll miss are being seen as nice and helpful, two categories I did well in over the years, but the way PC changes, I'd never be considered for these any more. Not that it's the acclaim I'd ever want, but what I mean is, the people who are nice or helpful, who win these categories are only ever within certain groups of people. The understated, hard-working little ants on PC only ever get walked passed in these competitions, because they don't hunger to be seen. The truly nice, and helpful people do it without wanting recognition.
This brings me to MotY, I really do dislike it. I feel that it in no way recognizes those who deserve recognition, I feel it's a lazy way of letting people know they're doing well. I always think these things are a popularity contest to single out those who are most evident on PC already. All it ever does is gives the dogs their bones, the bones they beg for.
I feel that community spirit should be shown in other ways, outside of ballots and polls. As no matter what, you leave a lot of people disappointed to appease a small number of others. I think for the common good PC would do better without them, or at least better with a more included event. I feel that rather than spend time on a MotY thread at the end of every year, we should put more effort into community get-togethers, work on more fun and integrated things. Forums shouldn't be about the members who stand out, it should be about the members who pull together to improve the experience. It is a community after all, even though most people lose sight of that.
