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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 just over 3 weeks, ending December 31st.
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
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I guess I'll get things rollin.... For contributions to this game over the years, I hereby nominate the following individuals.
Senor Swinefeld
Senor Jak
Senor R5don4
Senor greentime
Senora UrbanShmi
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Sure wish we could nominate 6 (or even 7)
In alphabetical order
Greentime (Graham B)
Three time repeat Atl Regional Winner and I believe still the holder of 2nd most regionals. The HOF should always focus first and foremost about the players of the game because without players there would be no game and thus no reason to have a HOF.
Swinefeld (Dave S)
His work here at the milk is unsurpassed and his behind the scenes work on the v-set has been most valuable.
TheHutts (graham f)
Great Player, Playtester, keeper of the stats for all the regionals/gencon/tournies/etc, longtime international influence. With Kez has grown the NZ group to nearly 50 players
Ultrastar
Longtime TO starting the TN group basically from scratch. Playtester, great player.
Urban Shmi (Laura K)
Great custom work responsible for the initial idea of making the gencon sealed release events. Best squadbuilder around as I have won many a tourney with a squad designed by her.
There are about 5 more people I would love to nominate.
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Hmmmm
Graham B first off due to his strength as a player in the game with all those regional wins.
TheHutts for all the work he does in NZ in building the group, and the things he does with various topics in and around the Milk.
Dave S for all the work he does with the V-Sets behind the scenes in ensuring the cards are ready to go.
Laura K for all of the work she does with getting customs ready for the GenCon sealed and she's a good player to boot.
Gerry for the last spot, a good TO, a good player, and a good guy.
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My list will probably look similar to the ones before:
Graham B (greentime): One of, if not the, most successful players not currently in the Hall of Fame. Graham has consistently done exceptionally well at tournaments, even with taking a long hiatus from the game this year. And he's also a great guy and a ton of fun to play against (as I know, seeing as he beat me in the last round at GenCon this year).
Dave S (swinefeld): Dave's contributions here on Bloomilk are extensive. He seems to be involved in a million different things to help keep the site running as well as it does, and he seems to always be available to answer a rules question or just contribute to whatever conversation has cropped up. As J noted, he's also been a great behind-the-scenes contributor on the V-set team. His dedication to the game and the community definitely merit a spot on this list.
Graham F (TheHutts): Another extremely dedicated player and supporter of the game. Graham does a lot to organize and publicize the New Zealand group, which is such a positive addition to our community. He also makes some of the most intelligent and insightful comments on a variety of topics on this site and gamers, which helps underline his contributions to the game and the community.
Jake K (sthlrd2): A good player, and a great contributor on a number of fronts. Jake has helped with the customs for GenCon the past two years, and he's a very important part of the V-set playtesting committee, as well.
Don (R5Don4): Another big contributor to the GenCon custom project. Also extremely knowledgeable in a lot of areas and, along with Jake K, largely responsible for the design and testing of the "community pieces" released in V-set 5 and V-set 7.
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UrbanShmi wrote:My list will probably look similar to the ones before:
Graham B (greentime): One of, if not the, most successful players not currently in the Hall of Fame. Graham has consistently done exceptionally well at tournaments, even with taking a long hiatus from the game this year. And he's also a great guy and a ton of fun to play against (as I know, seeing as he beat me in the last round at GenCon this year).
Dave S (swinefeld): Dave's contributions here on Bloomilk are extensive. He seems to be involved in a million different things to help keep the site running as well as it does, and he seems to always be available to answer a rules question or just contribute to whatever conversation has cropped up. As J noted, he's also been a great behind-the-scenes contributor on the V-set team. His dedication to the game and the community definitely merit a spot on this list.
Graham F (TheHutts): Another extremely dedicated player and supporter of the game. Graham does a lot to organize and publicize the New Zealand group, which is such a positive addition to our community. He also makes some of the most intelligent and insightful comments on a variety of topics on this site and gamers, which helps underline his contributions to the game and the community.
Jake K (sthlrd2): A good player, and a great contributor on a number of fronts. Jake has helped with the customs for GenCon the past two years, and he's a very important part of the V-set playtesting committee, as well.
Don (R5Don4): Another big contributor to the GenCon custom project. Also extremely knowledgeable in a lot of areas and, along with Jake K, largely responsible for the design and testing of the "community pieces" released in V-set 5 and V-set 7. I second all of these votes. Wow, it's amazing how similar we think! Please add me as voting for all 5 of these guys too. [And by the way, if Swinefeld doesn't get in this year, then I'll give him my own spot!]
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In no order whatsoever:
Swinefeld
TheHutts
Greentime
UrbanShmi
The Ultra Star
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This is never easy; I could come up with 10 easily. Here's my list in no particular order - others have mentioned their contributions, which I concur with. Graham B (Greentime) Laura K (UrbanShmi) Jake K. (sthlrd2) Don (R5Don4) Graham F (TheHutts) I'm pretty familiar with working on projects that are very time-intensive, and so while Laura and Don have both made significant contributions in other areas, taking on the project of making boatloads of customs for the Gencon sealed event is really something special. Boosters of V-set pieces = SWM magic.  Now, if one of a few people I didn't have room to list can win Gencon this year, the selection process may be slightly easier next time. Also wish the Miniverse guys could count as one, they also bring in new young players, awesome! TINT, thanks but NO WAY man, you earned it the hard way.  
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Graham B (greentime) - seems overdue with all those Regional wins. Wish he'd get on Bloomilk more, as he's incisive and hilarious.
Dave S (swinefeld) - does lots of behind the scenes work
Dave M (Dr Daman) - won LowerHuttACon and NZ Nationals this year, which are the two most prestigious tournaments in New Zealand, and has taken over leadership of the NZ group from kez recently.
Laura (UrbanShmi) - her squads have won lots of events, and she does lots of sealed and testing too.
Gerry (Darph Nader) - leader of a group that seems to be flourishing, good contributor to the boards.
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TheHutts wrote:Graham B (greentime) - seems overdue with all those Regional wins. Wish he'd get on Bloomilk more, as he's incisive and hilarious. He's even better in person... 
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If NZ has 50 people active, then the scene over there is pretty huge. Possibly comparable to the size of the US scene, but even if smaller not by all that much. So I'm going with two nominees from NZ, especially since as far as I know there's only 1 NZer currently in the HoF.
TheHutts - currently the most active online presence from NZ. (What happened to kezz, anyway? He used to be a constant but haven't seen him all that much recently.)
Dr Daman - Winner of two major NZ tournaments gets in.
swinefeld - He does a lot of behind the scenes work, but I'm voting for him mainly for his 'up front' work of being a great presence on the boards.
greentime - Competition winner
UrbanShmi - If she's the one that came up with the customs for sealed and is putting the most into making that happen, that is enough right there.
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FlyingArrow wrote:If NZ has 50 people active, then the scene over there is pretty huge. Possibly comparable to the size of the US scene, but even if smaller not by all that much. So I'm going with two nominees from NZ, especially since as far as I know there's only 1 NZer currently in the HoF.
I think they print 750ish v-sets each run, and NZ normally gets about 50, so we're still a minority - we're just a well organised minority, where most people get the chance to participate in tournaments, thanks to Kezzamachine's hard work over the last few years, and Dr Daman has been continuing his legacy. From a biased perspective, there are lots of things to like about our group: - everyone's based in the North Island, and distances aren't as huge as in the states, so people can make all four major tournaments each year if they put in an effort (the longest anyone has to drive is about 8 hours). - we're still getting new players; Kez has been introducing the game to people at his school this year, and they've been joining our local tournaments, - NZ has embraced the v-sets thoroughly - to the point where I find it really hard to understand when people don't. It seems so obviously good, especially for a group where a lot of players started around 2010 or even later, that it's really easy for new players to field good squads without having to invest in many pieces. I have a friend whom I play with, and all he has is the Fringe essentials (Lobot, R7, Ugnaughts, Rodian Brutes, Mouse Droids), and he can easily make competitive squads in a few different factions. It's really been a blessing for us.
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Darph Nader
greentime
r5don4
swinefeld
UrbanShmi
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Greentime: Simple, he's the best competitor not yet in the hall of fame.
Darph Nader: Not only is he a very valuable TO and contributor, he's an excellent player. Top 8 at Gencon 2 years straight proves that. The best all-around asset (strong play, strong online contribution, strong TO) to the game not yet in the hall of fame.
Dr Daman: Obviously a very strong competitor for having won 2 major NZ tournaments, which are bigger than most US tournaments and at least as competitive. I've never played against the dude, but he's got to be one of the best competitors not yet in the hall of fame.
TheHutts: The list maker. Not only is he also a very strong player, he's also incredibly active online. The best forum contributor not yet in the hall of fame.
Swinefeld: I think he should have easily been in last year, based on how much work he does helping here at Bloomilk. Now that he has become an integral part of V-set quality control, he should absolutely be in. The hardest worker not yet in the hall of fame.
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I actually just assumed swinefeld was already in I think it's crazy he isn't!
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AndyHatton wrote:I actually just assumed swinefeld was already in I think it's crazy he isn't! He's definitely, as others have said, got to be one of the absolute HARDEST workers in the SWM community these days. I thought about making some nominations, and I could probably second a few suggestions given by others (like sf), but I don't know enough people around the community well enough to pick some over other candidates, and make an informed decision. That is, if just anybody is allowed to nominate anyway
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1.Urbanshmi
2.Greentime
3.Thehutts
4.Darph Nader
Cant say anymore about these people
5.James W he ran Gencon last year and did a really great job at it.
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pegolego wrote:AndyHatton wrote:I actually just assumed swinefeld was already in I think it's crazy he isn't! He's definitely, as others have said, got to be one of the absolute HARDEST workers in the SWM community these days. I thought about making some nominations, and I could probably second a few suggestions given by others (like sf), but I don't know enough people around the community well enough to pick some over other candidates, and make an informed decision. That is, if just anybody is allowed to nominate anyway Anybody is allowed to nominate people for the HOF.
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1. greentime
2. swinefeld
3. UrbanShmi
4. Darph Nader (he's a good pilot, and a good friend)
5. r5don4
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(1) Swinefeld
(2) Jake - A little slow playing for me, yet a solid player that builds solid squads, cares about the game and travels to support SW mini events...a good dude.
(3) * Could do a group that travels well and supports Regionals. If not for dedicated gamers willing to travel Regionals would likely barely exist.
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