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Alright, so it's time to do the nominations for this year's Hall of Fame class! This will be open for about 2 and a half weeks, ending February 1st.
The way it works is you can nominate exactly 5 people for induction into the Hall of Fame. The current members of the HoF will then vote on the nominees. Post all nominations in this thread.
The top 3 nominees (people who got the most nominations) will get 1 free "community vote" during the voting process.
Threads are up at both Gamers and Bloomilk; please only post your nomination in one of the two places, not both. Remember that you should nominate exactly 5 people, no more, no less.
As a reminder, here is the list of people who are currently in the Hall of Fame. Don't nominate these guys!
Class of 2008:
Dennis Beard aka Boris the Dwarf
Matt Francella aka Jedicartographer
Jim Fraser aka Moses2813
Eric Larson aka Engineer
Steve Leskow aka Fool
Bill Russell aka Billiv15
Shawn Sparks aka StSparks72
Jason Tanner aka Nickname
Chuck monarch aka ChuckM
Rob Watkins
Kelly Krieble aka Dr Divot
Dean Miller aka Dnemiller
Class of 2009:
Aaron Brueckman aka Lobostele
Jack Irons aka Ironlightsaber
Deri Morgan aka Fingersandteeth
Sarah Richey
Lou Vasilion aka Lou
Prien Xavier
Class of 2010:
Jason Alvey aka Darkjedi21
Mike Fryda aka Kcelser
Matt Peterson aka Mt Magus
Aaron Shockley aka Shinja
Chris West aka Mapmaker
Padraig Neuendorf aka I Kill Gungans
Class of 2011:
Ray Becker aka dvader831
Josh Derksen aka armoredgear7
Les Eller aka LESHIPPY
Daniel Stephens aka Echo
Scott Sykes aka Sithborg
Class of 2012:
Brad Phillips aka The_Celestial_Warrior
Tim Ballard aka TimmerB123
Trevor Payton aka thereisnotry
Jason Kiernan aka urbanjedi
Kerry Logan aka Kezzamachine
Chris Neal aka jedispyder
Ian Gordon aka Jester007
Class of 2013:
David Weeks aka Weeks
Jim McNaney aka Darth_Jim
Eric Frost aka Ruhk
Class of 2014:
Dave Stoecker aka Swinefeld
Graham Bingham aka Greentime
Gerry Russel aka DarphNader
Graham Fyfe aka TheHutts
Laura Kiernan aka UrbanShmi
Ricky Heck aka Sephiroth99is
Class of 2015:
Dave Moore aka Dr Daman
James Wyszynski III aka jew3
Tim aka Chargers
Mark aka philn1!1
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Jonathan Cavallini aka Pegolego: What can I say about him, runs a great shop, always has high reviews on his trades, and has consistently helped me playtest and develop Epic III.
TJ Highley aka Flyingarrow: Great guy, one of three members of the GenCon team tournament champions, has 2 GenCon top 8's including a Finals appearance. Has a regional win, consistently runs cool events here, part of design team for set 11.
General Grievous (don't know his real name); Key member running several Vassal campaigns to keep miniatures going, as well as being a good player in his own right.
Bryan Hole aka Dark_Dracul: 3rd member of the team tournament winning group, 100pt champion, Designer for Set 12, has had involvement with playtesting of V-Sets.
Lillian aka Lily_Wan: Great customizer, willing to donate time and energy to creating awesome customs for prizes and individuals, also a strong player as evidenced by multiple top 4's last regional season.
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TJ Highley (Flyingarrow): For playing NPE squads while still being a super likeable guy. Lillian (Lily_Wan): For winning with Sith Squads and amazing custom work.
Jake (sthlrd2): For best SWM player in a hockey jersey and mastery of the Vong.
Mike Giles (Ace Ace) & (WacoBlaze) For Sexiest SWM player…ever
Matt Spry (spryguy1981): For those nights we shared a room together at GenCon. sorry Etienne (AtmSalad), Win a regional without broken Klats and I might consider you... 
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1 - Lily_Wan (Great customizer, very nice person never too busy to talk and give help of suggestions for customizers of all skill levels)
2 - Dracul (Because he travels and plays whenever he can. Good dude and a better player than when I met him many years ago - I like that because he works to be good and is always looking for an angle with his helpful brother Stephen)
3 - Chris Flores (Although he plays X-Wing only now, he has done a LOT for the SWM community and continues to do so even though he isn't playing. He has given away more minis over the years to new players than most people have in their collections. Self-less...even helped me run the Death Race at GenCon just because he's a good dude)
4 - Etienne (Although not in the community for long, he has quickly become a very good player who will one day be as good as me. All seriousness, he comes to a game that is not supported by a game company and enthusiastically supports it with travel and plenty of good competition)
5 - TJ (Hard worker for the community. I like anyone who keeps the game alive and can play well besides
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Jake K (sthlrd2).
First and foremost, one of the most concrete contributions to our community is designing a set. Both in terms of time commitment and impact, it's hard to deny that someone who takes on this massive task should certainly be in the Hall of Fame. Currently, Jake is the only individual who has been a designer on a set that is in use (set 9), and is still not in the Hall of Fame. To top that off he also is a designer on the set that is just wrapping up design (set 11). This alone should make him a lock for this year, but his list of attributes is far from over. As a player he has won multiple regionals, as well as at least a half dozen top 4 finishes. He has narrowly missed the GenCon top 8 multiple times, and always with squads that are uniquely his. He is also a TILE WARS World Champion. He has play tested more than any other person, period. He has been a consistent contributor of custom minis for the GenCon sealed tournament and prize support for multiple regionals. And of course he created and has promoted the Royal Rumble format, which has been a favorite multi-player and team tournament for years. Not only has Jake been doing all of this at very high levels, but he's been doing it for nearly a decade.
TJ H (flying_arrow).
See what I wrote above about designing a set. TJ is next in line. In the next month or 2, set 11 will be released, in which TJ was a debut designer. He has also been contributing at a high level for years. 2 time GenCon top 8 finishes, multiple top 4 regional finishes as well as a regional win. He also stepped up big to become a huge help with the SWMgamers.com tech overhaul and helped keep that site running. He constantly has great posts on the forums, interesting fun challenges and excellent rules help and clarifications. He is also part of the quality control team lead by Swinefeld that is integral to the design process.
Bryan H - (Darth_Dracul).
One last time for what I wrote above about set design, this time for the future. Bryan is a designer on set 12, which will debut at GenCon 2016. Bryan is a guy who's been around forever, and everyone likes. About 3-4 years ago he went from a longtime casual player to a competitive force to be reckoned with. He made the GenCon top 8 shocking everyone with an 8 activation squad, and has been a leader in creative squad building since. He has been an active contributor in many facets, and is always willing to step up in any way he can. Epic with his play testing in sets 9 and 10, and his customs are works of art (he is a professional).
Lillian P (Lily_Wan).
Speaking of amazing customs, that's what Lillian is know for, and with good reason. Her's are simply bar-none. Her play level is not to be overlooked. Multiple regional top 4 finishes last year alone topped of with a regional win shows that she knows the game very well. She also runs a custom workshop at GenCon, giving insight to her process. She was a finalist as a set designer candidate and I think if she continues at this high level, will be a future designer, and has EXCELLENT ideas for future abilities and figures.
Mike G (Ace Ace / WacoBlaze).
Mike has been doing this game since the beginning, and always is helping out. Multiple years as the playtest organizer, and a super nice guy. His always a competitor that can hang with anyone. It seems like every game I have with him is a knock-down drag out with one of us barely winning, the last (that I remember) being at the IN regional in round 1 year before last where he beat me. And let's not forget that he is the sexiest SWM player . . . ever
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1: TJ ( flyingarrow) : this guy does a lot for the community and is a great squad builder and competitor as well. His involvement with the design process is very important at this point to the continuation of our game and should be duly rewarded.
2: Mike Giles (ACEACE) : Mike is a solid player that has been around for many years and is always competitive even if he hasn't had the most success at the regional/ championship level he can never be counted as an easy win. He also was playtest leader for several years and continues to help playtest to this day as well as helping to do customs for the sealed event at GENCON and helping to run events aas well. Not to mention his great attitude and overall sexiness!!
3: Bryan Hole ( Dracul) : Bryan has also been a longtime member of the community and has recently become involved with set design after being involved with playtesting for many years.
4: Jake K (Sthlrd2) : much like Tim stated this guy has been involved with design for a long time and should be recognized for it at this point. Jake also has a strong history of winning at the regional level and helped to develop the Royal Rumble format that is one my personal favorites as it was the first way that I was introduced to SWM's. He has also been involved with customs for the sealed at GenCon as well.
5: I will leave the 5th spot open as I feel that as one of the more active parts of our community there is probably a New Zealander or 2 that should probably be on this list, however, I am not the most familiar with their players and that being the case, cant really offer up a name but feel that maybe they could come to a consensus as to who might be a good candidate for this prestigious list!
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Jake K - Been around for donkeys years, designed 2 sets, playtested loads, good player, made up alternative formats that play at Gen Con. Shoe-in.
TJ - Since he's been on the scene he's contributed massively to the Vsets in playtesting, rules issues, proofing and now designing. Runner up at this years GC with a really innovative squad.
Matt Spry - Another Vet who's been around for years, done loads of playtesting and is a perennial top 8 contender.
Bryan Hole - Playtest lead for a long time. Almost single handedly play tested set 9. Good player, good dude.
Lily-wan - best customizer in the community. Good player who plays diverse and often unique builds.
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Lily_Wan
Jak
Juice Man
Ace Ace
Sthlrd2
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If we can keep this game going long enough everybody who still plays will be in the Hall  Apologies, couldn't help myself. Getting cross eyed from grading essay final's.
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surf_rider56 wrote:If we can keep this game going long enough everybody who still plays will be in the Hall Apologies, couldn't help myself. Getting cross eyed from grading essay final's. I know you're sort of joking, but, really, I'm kind of okay with that. To still be active at this point displays a dedication to keeping the game going that I think is certainly worthy of recognition.
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UrbanShmi wrote:surf_rider56 wrote:If we can keep this game going long enough everybody who still plays will be in the Hall Apologies, couldn't help myself. Getting cross eyed from grading essay final's. I know you're sort of joking, but, really, I'm kind of okay with that. To still be active at this point displays a dedication to keeping the game going that I think is certainly worthy of recognition. 
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I don't know a whole heck of a lot of people so I'll just throw some names out here.
Pegolego for all of his work with trading etc.
Lily Wan because I've seen her thread and it's beautiful.
Spryguy1981 because he's always doing stuff for the game.
sithlrd2 because everyone else is nominating him so it makes sense.
Darth Maim because he is a good player and did well in the campaign.
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gholli69 wrote:5: I will leave the 5th spot open as I feel that as one of the more active parts of our community there is probably a New Zealander or 2 that should probably be on this list, however, I am not the most familiar with their players and that being the case, cant really offer up a name but feel that maybe they could come to a consensus as to who might be a good candidate for this prestigious list! One NZer who should probably be in the conversation is Darth Rattlehead/Richie for his squad building app.
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Hmmm... having not been super-involved, or involved with Bloo for very long, (or paying very close attention when I was involved  ) I won't be able to give a long epic speech for each of my nominations, but here goes: Don't know any of these guys personally, but just the amazing amount they put into keeping the game going is awesome. FlyingArrow - Puts a lot of time into the game; and his hard work keeping us up-to-date on V-set 11 is much appreciated. Pegolego - Although I never had the pleasure of doing business with Pego, his Minis'n'More was a great way to keep the game alive; and top of that, he's a fun guy to have around on Bloo Milk. General_Grievous - Grievous did an excellent job starting up and running the recent campaign (that must have been a lot of work), and is always very friendly even when a thread gets a little heated. spryguy1981 - A great player who did an awesome job at leading the Rebels to victory during the campaign. Always had some helpful advice for how to build my squad, and gave clear explanations for how the synergies work. DarkDracul - Don't have as much direct experience with DarkDracul, but he's put in a lot of behind-the-scenes work with the v-sets, so that's worth a nomination right there. Really hard to choose just 5, but there we go.
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spryguy1981: A longtime (and thorough) playtester, designer (one of the creators of EPIC III!), balance committee member and among the smartest competitors in the game. General_Grievous: Named after one of the greatest characters in the Star Wars saga, for one. He also may be the greatest player in all of Canada, and he's a well known personality in the online community for his work in customs, running and participating in online events and more! FlyingArrow: Another excellent and knowledgable player who is also one of the more well-known members of the online community! Lily_Wan: Those customs  . I had to set aside a couple of my favorite customs, both of which had been ordered from her previously, when I sold my collection. Simply one of (if not THE) finest custom artists in the game today! theultrastar: Has done loads of stuff to help keep interest in the game alive, from playtesting to running online events, hosting Regionals for years and even pioneering an alternate format in order to keep players who might otherwise have left the game altogether involved, or bring back some old-schoolers.
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Sthlrd2
Lily_Wan
Flyingarrow
DarthJawa/countrydude
spryguy1981
all are involved in keeping the game going, in multiple ways
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Darth Rattlehead - made a squad building app (miniCron)
Dark_Dracul - lots of playtesting
FlyingArrow - GenCon finalist, lots of work as a designer and as a Bloomilk poster.
sthlrd2 - Regional winner and designer.
spryguy1981 - first after Swiss at GenCon this year, long time playtester and contributer.
I really wanted to squeeze in mando as well, because playtesting is important and it's something that people outside of the design forums don't really see to vote for, and he's done lots of testing on the last couple of sets.
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DARPH NADER wrote:Lily_Wan
Jak
Juice Man
Ace Ace
Sthlrd2 I'll second that!
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TJ Highley/Flyingarrow
Mike Giles/Ace Ace & WacoBlaze
Bryan Hole/Dracul
Richard Allen/Darth Rattlehead
Jake K/Sthlrd2
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Jake K (sthlrd2)--A great competitor and a dedicated designer and playtester. Helps with the customs for Gen Con, co-creator of an alternate format. No question in my mind Jake should be in.
TJ H (FlyingArrow)--another newer designer, and well deserved. TJ hasn't been around as long as some, but the sum total of his contributions stacks up against the most dedicated players in our game. Not only has he had great competitive success, but he's a huge presence on the forums and as a squad builder, and he works with the QC and Rules teams when not actively designing.
Lillian P (Lily_Wan)--known primarily as a customizer, but in the last couple years, she's become a serious competitive threat, as well. She helped run a very highly regarded workshop at Gen Con and has made multiple Regional top 4s. Can't wait to see what she'll do next.
Bryan H (DarkDracul)--great player, recently tapped to design on set 12, and just an all-around great contributor to the game. A regular contributor on SHNN, where his comments are always insightful.
Etienne S (atmsalad)--this guy burst onto the scene a couple of years back and quickly rose to the very top of the competitive game. He also really cares about the future of the game and contributes on SHNN and the forums.
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