These are the sort of BBS polls that create deep bitter enmity Tony...I suppose that's why you put it here on flame.

I really can't see how any of this can help a poster in becoming part of the community and I notice you made poor et, whose a sucker for confrontation, get the ball rolling.

I'll give it a shot - but I'll probably live to regret it.

Carrottop award for Most Consistently Annoying poster:

Space: Hmmm. I don't know this is a real toughie. The whole Mars/Moon thing gives me a headache. Sam's more amusing than annoying. Keith's pompous visits while a valiant effort are too rare to qualify him as a serious contender. The Barry/Mark/Keith/Vancil threads can vary between amusing and annoying. Robert L. CAN GET A BIT ANNOYING too especially when he attempts to kill a fly with a sledgehammer or BREAKS INTO CAPS. I guess if I had to pinpoint the most annoying it would be Mathilda C.

CE (left) Don wins hands down. His robot like delivered chain of acrimonious posts and use of posts as billboards has made the place a real ghost town in comparison to the good ol' days. (I Know..Don - we're all just living in denial of Bush's "reckless war" but why waste time here reading flame - it's surely time for another cascading volley of bad Iraq news!;-)

CE(right) Well this is almost impossible since so many brilliant minds almost make this like picking the dummy member in MENSA. I'll do the unexpected and pick the unexpected - and say Tom when he declares some obscure anime artist a deity. Yes, when he does that I

Tom:
Sorry to cut in here. But I've spent enough time here that I figured out how to edit posts.
Hayao Minazaki IS A GOD! Really. Okay back to SDAI's digression. I bet you folks didn't know I could edit posts. Well HAH! I can. You should congratulate me on my self restraint. Lord knows I've been tempted to edit all sorts of inane stuff.

CE(other)What the heck is "other" in CE? Who genuinely qualifies as other? Is there a poster in CE who is not left or right that is annoying? There are some impartial posers - but let them make enough posts and you'll see how impartial they really are.

OT How can one get annoyed in OT? The nature of the board leads to off the wall and mundane stuff. Sorry...I can't think of any really annoying posts in OT. I'll probably think up something later though.

Daftest post of the year: That's just GOT to be Mathilda C.

Biggest waste of an intelligent mind: Oh my - that's a loaded category. That's got so many possible contenders! However, I hold eternal hope out for each that they will reach that next plateau and put all that thought to good use. I ain't gonna give you an answer...but we ALL know who really deserves this title don't we? (Okay chew on them apples!)

Worst couldn't-catch-a-clue-in-a-room-full-of-clues-that-had-their-feet-nailed-to-the-floor poster: Sam is first runner up. But Mathilda C. wins this one too!

Worst poster who continually repeats continually repeats continually repeats him/herself: Hey! I can cut-n-paste from above and make a joke at the same time! Thanks Tony!

Oh my - that's a loaded category. That's got so many possible contenders! However, I hold eternal hope out for each that they will reach that next plateau and put all that thought to good use. I ain't gonna give you an answer...but we ALL know who really deserves this title don't we? (Okay chew on them apples!)

Best reason to stay away from CE: Ummm....hmmmm...no good reason to stay away. Who is probably most successful at driving people away? That'd probably be...wait...maybe....YES! Don again!

Roger Irrelevant award for the most consistently wibblous red herring/yellow submarine poster: What's a yellow submarine? Is that a PRC sub? I'll let someone else answer that one.

Flamer of the year award: Fox. His one post burned more acreage per word than anyone elses.

And in the real world...........

Worst Politician of the year: Gray Davis

Worst Space Advocate: Isn't that an oxy-moron?

Worst Media Outlet of the year: TASS. Think about it and you'll know I'm right.

Most inciting poster trying to get other posters in trouble - also best use of the clever divide and conquer concealment technique: Tony...you WIN!

Worst Belgian Poster: Raoul!

Worst Australian Poster: Nick!

Longest absent poster Ilya. Runner up: Bowser

Most embarassing thread in HZ history: The Todd/Robert exchange will likely live in infamy for some time.

Worst Board Geek!

I give up. This better NOT be an annual event - soon every board would be flame boards.

Oh wait...too late.

;-)

SDAI-Tech1