BenArsenal Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Crikey. Awards! I've never been to one of those. :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1234566778 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I'm going for young writer of year award and most attempts at a story award. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegason Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Pretty similar here - though a full season by mid-2010 wouldn't be too bad. Anyway, I'd love to be more involved in the awards ceremony this time around - as much as introducing the ceremony was nice last year. I've got two unpublished stories on the go, one in a fictional place based on my challenge database, and one set in Germany. I've got the first one written up to February game wise with most of my opening off the field events written up but still need to intertwine during the season events with the prose. I've played up to the beginning of the following season so have some catching up to do game wise. My problem is that as I am determined not to publish until I'm two seasons ahead, I'm being a perfectionist and continuously revising what I've written and rewriting it, which makes it a long process and means its going slowly! On my Germany story, apart from the fact I couldn't get the German national team to work for it, I've rewritten the opening paragraph about a dozen times and I'm still not happy! Not sure on whether I will make it a story but I find it really hard nowaways, since discovering FMS, to play FM without wanting to make my saved game into a story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offspring8 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 As I only joined a few months ago, I'm not sure about the whole Awards process so I intend to watch and learn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegason Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I'm going for young writer of year award and most attempts at a story award. Neither of which exist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Perfect-Fm'er! Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 what awards are there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 what awards are there? It changes from year to year depending on whether a category has enough eligible stories to make it worthwhile, but for last year the list was: Best Story Idea Best Short Story Best Rest of the World Story Most Missed FMSer Best Scottish Story Best International Management Story Best English Story Best Story Character Funniest Story Best Newcomer Funniest Writer Writer of the Year Story of the Year FMSer of the Year This year I'm pretty sure that Best Fantasy/Super League Story will make a return, given how many 'sign-up' games we've had going on. Best Scottish Story and Best English Story have often been amalgamated into Best British Story, but I don't think we'll have to do that this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I can see myself winning.... precisely none of those awards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavrenwick Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 The Corporation for Best Story Idea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offspring8 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Wow, this should be good and Gav, it's possible that you might be right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavrenwick Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Haha, heres to hoping Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Perfect-Fm'er! Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 It changes from year to year depending on whether a category has enough eligible stories to make it worthwhile, but for last year the list was:Best Story Idea Best Short Story Best Rest of the World Story Most Missed FMSer Best Scottish Story Best International Management Story Best English Story Best Story Character Funniest Story Best Newcomer Funniest Writer Writer of the Year Story of the Year FMSer of the Year This year I'm pretty sure that Best Fantasy/Super League Story will make a return, given how many 'sign-up' games we've had going on. Best Scottish Story and Best English Story have often been amalgamated into Best British Story, but I don't think we'll have to do that this year. Damm, I fill into about 1 of those categories and that's newcomer..but looking at other stories, they have far more quality...There's always next year....wait, which Award has the least candidates, I can always start one up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offspring8 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Well you never know, PFM. There seem to be quite a few 'lurkers' out there and some people prefer stories that are 100% based on football rather than those stories that have a bit of the off-field stuff. But then again, what do I know, I've never experienced the awards before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Perfect-Fm'er! Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I'm not bothered to be honest, There are some great writers on here, i'd like to have the chance to vote for. The way I write is for my enjoyment, although I know it's not going to be award winning stuff. I just look forward to the evening! Oh and my next story "Mad as a Hatter!"....hope you can guess who i'm being! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 The Corporation for Best Story Idea Keep your vote whoring to yourself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavrenwick Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Shhh Terk, you cant say anything, you clobbered a man over the head with a oakwood plaque! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazars Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Looks like the best International Management story will be hotly contested this year too, a whole string of em have appeared this year (don't remember many around last year), most with smaller, more obscure countries too, which is great. Is it too early for the nomination criteria to be out Terk? I can't remember the fiddly bits of the awards like that given I wasn't very involved last year... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewell08 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I wish tenthree would stay in the foreign leagues and give people a chance at the English category! Seriously though, it's him and copper. Maybe SCIAG, JamboJen. Could be interesting. Wega, when I first found this forum I couldn't imagine playing FM without writing. But it didn't really suit my style after a while - I tend to write while I'm playing - and eventually I lost a bit of the fun in playing the game. That's why the Gravy Train has been in lapse - I left it and played an 09 save with Benfica, unfettered by stories etc. Hopefully I can hang in long enough to finish this story off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 Looks like the best International Management story will be hotly contested this year too, a whole string of em have appeared this year (don't remember many around last year), most with smaller, more obscure countries too, which is great.Is it too early for the nomination criteria to be out Terk? I can't remember the fiddly bits of the awards like that given I wasn't very involved last year... OK, in terms of eligibility, let me try and explain (I'll probably do a very bad job given how late it is): To be eligible for an award (save for Best Short Story), a story must have completed at least one season of game time by the end of the registration period for the final nomination round (so sometime in September). In the interim nomination round, you may nominate a story which has not completed a season of game time, but its nomination will be conditional on the eligibility requirements being met in the previously stated time frame. Any story which has previously won Story of the Year is no longer eligible to be nominated. Any story which has won an award other than Story of the Year (eg, Best English Story) is only eligible to be nominated in Story of the Year. Any writer who has written an awards eligible story is eligible for a writing award. Any writer who has begun their first story in FMS during the current awards year, and has written an awards eligible story, is eligible for Best Newcomer. You may not vote for yourself in the awards process. To be eligible for Most Missed FMSer, a user must not have posted at all in FMS in the current awards year. To be eligible to win an award, a user must register to vote (and cast their vote) in at least one of the interim or final nomination rounds. This is all yet to be confirmed, there are minor rule changes each year as we figure out what I screwed up during the previous awards, and there are other stipulations as well that I can't quite remember yet, but those are the main issues that seem to crop up every year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 Oh, and we hope to have the registration period for the interim nomination round open by the end of the week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 I wish tenthree would stay in the foreign leagues and give people a chance at the English category! Well, I did the best I could, but this job in Reading opened up and Rob couldn't resist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazars Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thanks Terk. Damn, I'm not going to be eligible for any of them unless I pick up the pace on The Voice From Beyond. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Perfect-Fm'er! Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 is there not an award for Who plays Fm the most, when really they should be asleep... I'd be a front runner! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenArsenal Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Mmm... I'm not sure what I'm in for, but I'll try my best to finish Ben's season (he hasn't even reached Janaury!). Even still, there will be plenty of top quality stories ahead of me...:o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1234566778 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 What about a young writer award? Or A writer with the longest name award? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegason Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 To be eligible for Most Missed FMSer, a user must not have posted at all in FMS in the current awards year I don't like this rule, for all intents and purposes, Amaroq is absent from FMS, vanished. His Story of the Year lays unfinished and he posted once when someone started a story mentioning him. Whatever the rules say, I'm nominating him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewell08 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 And the Best Newcomer thing looks to be ruling out SCIAG when he was also ruled out of last year's... He began during the last awards year but only just so it wasn't eligible, this criteria looks like it won't allow him a shot at that because of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperk1 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 And the Best Newcomer thing looks to be ruling out SCIAG when he was also ruled out of last year's... He began during the last awards year but only just so it wasn't eligible, this criteria looks like it won't allow him a shot at that because of that. And it looks pretty similar for me - Knight won't be finished for a long time yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewell08 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 True... it struck me for SCIAG because we debated this last year as to whether he was eligible then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 There are, of course, exceptions made at moderator discretion, and I believe that a ruling was made to consider SCIAG eligible as a n00b for this year's awards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1234566778 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Could you delete some of the helper posts from my story. They were very useful btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 I'm off out soon, but I'll do that when I get back later on, M Good to see the improvement you've made, by the way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1234566778 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thanks a lot mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offspring8 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Does anybody know if there's any way to see who won what awards last year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegason Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 http://community.sigames.com/showpost.php?p=1868974&postcount=358 Awards Winners Best Story Idea - Employee of the Month (chesterfan2) Best Short Story - It Was Just One of Those Weeks (Spav) Best Rest of the World Story - American Calcio – Padova FM 2008 (tenthreeleader) Most Missed FMSer - Wimb the Barman Best Scottish Story - Scottish Reprise – Return to East Stirling (Faramir) Best International Management Story - Thank **** the Wolly with the Brolly Has Gone (mark wilson27) Best English Story - The Life & Times of Michael Strang (Terk) Best Story Character - Michael Strang (Terk) Funniest Story - Employee of the Month (chesterfan2) Best Newcomer - tenthreeleader Funniest Writer - Spav Writer of the Year - tenthreeleader Story of the Year - American Calcio – Padova FM 2008 (tenthreeleader) FMSer of the Year - Terk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offspring8 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 oh right, ok, thanks Wegason XD:thup: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegason Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 There's also a multiplayer story award and a fantasy/super-league story award if there are enough stories to make giving out an award worthwhile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenArsenal Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I notice that the awards are held in the middle of the night Singapore time. And so, I demand that this year's awards be held in Singapore, so that I can attend without falling asleep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 What about a young writer award? Or A writer with the longest name award? Kewell08 and tenthreeleader respectively. FFS, 10-3 doesn't need any more awards! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I notice that the awards are held in the middle of the night Singapore time.And so, I demand that this year's awards be held in Singapore, so that I can attend without falling asleep. The last were in China. You can't have it all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Perfect-Fm'er! Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 How old is tenthree, I thought he'd be pretty old for Young writers award? How young do you have to be... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canvey!! Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Where has this Young Writer award come from all of a sudden? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewell08 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 It was an idea of m1234... And PerfectFMer, I think SCIAG was picking tenthreeleader for "writer with the longest name". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terk Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 It was an idea from someone else, and certainly not one that will be taken on board. There will be no new awards this year, though some may come out of hibernation given renewed interest in writing stories eligible for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 How old is tenthree' date=' I thought he'd be pretty old for Young writers award?How young do you have to be...[/quote'] I didn't win the young writer award, because there isn't one. I won newcomer of the year. My age is in my profile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 For those of you who have little sense of irony (), I was pointing out to m12... that he wouldn't win either award even though he designed them himself. Both rubbish ideas. And I WILL have There's No Time... finished by the deadline. I've written almost all of the bvack story now, so there's just a lot of back story to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Perfect-Fm'er! Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I didn't win the young writer award, because there isn't one. I won newcomer of the year. My age is in my profile. Ahh yes, I see it...yep you definatly won't be winning young writer of the year (runs for his life) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytton Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Ahh yes' date=' I see it...yep you definatly won't be winning young writer of the year (runs for his life)[/quote'] Oh come on, how fast do you actually have to run. He's almost as old as me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Ahh yes' date=' I see it...yep you definatly won't be winning young writer of the year (runs for his life)[/quote'] I'll even give you a head start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeeman27bob Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Thinking of starting a new story, that will mainly be written over the summer holidays to keep me occupied. I either want to do a story in the US, Germany or English lower leagues. Which do you think would go down best. Waits for, chose the idea you like the most posts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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