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Subject: All Hail the Next Guru, Jr. Posted by: Madman - [29246911] Thu, May 10, 14:06 In the closest race in Guru, Jr. history, KKB and RSF were the definition of a dead heat. The final official tally? KKB= 19, RSF = 19. Don't believe me? Check here. What to do, what to do? ___________________________________ In the great American tradition, I'm going to arbitrarily ignore the vote counts, and go with my Gut. . . . The new Guru, Jr. is . . . . . KKB! ___________________________________ Because of the intensity of the voting, I feel I must explain my decision. First, let me say that both RSF and KKB have done some exceptionally good work for this forum. But I went with KKB for the following reasons (in order of priority): 1) RSF was a winner in 2000. To my knowledge, KKB wasn't. 2) KKB produced two games this year, and he hasn't received official prior recognition for either. RSF has done some awesome things, as well, but he has indeed gotten (deserving) praise for them in the past. I'm sure he will again in the future. 3) I made an arbitrary calculation that KKB's contributions must have taken him a bunch of time and work. 4) In case SW goes under, KKB's contributions are two of our remaining hopes. So, with all that said, this is a position that I hope no future Guru, Jr. will be in -- having to break a virtual tie. However, the rules state that I get to choose the next awardee based upon the nominations given. There was no restriction placed upon me to exactly follow any given vote total, even though the majority of valid vote counts (note in the great Florida tradition, I'm talking about the majority of COUNTS, not necessarily the majority of votes :) ) might have placed RSF in the lead by .5 or 1 vote, depending on how you count the split votes. Future Guru Jr.'s might want to clarify whether they will accept split votes . . . For them, I would request a 1 person 1 vote honor system. It just makes it hard to count, if for no other reason. . . At least we should do this until we get optical scanning equipment :). ALL HAIL KKB, THE NEW GURU JR.! Congrats! | ||||||
| 1 | biliruben Sustainer ID: 3502218 Thu, May 10, 14:09 | Congrats, KKB! | |||||
| 2 | azdbacker ID: 51392423 Thu, May 10, 14:11 |
Well deserved, KKB. You rule. There's always next week, RSF. And while I voted for RSF, I think Madman handled his duties as well as he could have. Your above points won me over, at least. | |||||
| 3 | ChicagoTRS Sustainer ID: 4324316 Thu, May 10, 14:12 |
congrats, KKB! very good decision Madman...way to take a stand. | |||||
| 4 | StLCards Sustainer ID: 2504849 Thu, May 10, 14:14 | Congrats, KKB! Nice work with the Pick-ems and Madball and everything else you do for us. | |||||
| 5 | RecycledSpinalFluid ID: 47426118 Thu, May 10, 14:16 | Congratulations KrazyKoalaBears! As I said, you definitely deserve it for all your work into Madball and Pick'ems. | |||||
| 6 | GoatLocker ID: 26058212 Thu, May 10, 14:18 |
Congrats KKB. Thanks for all the effort in put into the boards. Cliff | |||||
| 7 | Richard Leader ID: 1719313 Thu, May 10, 14:21 |
Congrats, KKB. You do awesome things for our message board community. Thanks. Richard | |||||
| 8 | Texas Flood Donor ID: 2110432013 Thu, May 10, 14:22 | KKB, congrats and thanks for everything you do for roto guru! | |||||
| 9 | walk Sustainer ID: 592181610 Thu, May 10, 14:23 |
Congratulations KKB! - walk | |||||
| 10 | APerfect10 ID: 432432619 Thu, May 10, 14:27 | Congrats KKB! | |||||
| 11 | KKB, Guru Jr. ID: 51521713 Thu, May 10, 14:35 |
Wow, I'm getting all teary eyed and everything. ;) Thanks to everyone who voted and even those that didn't. Without the rest of the forums support, input, testing, and most importantly participation, MadBall and Pick'ems never would have happened. I just did the "dirty work". ;) Anyhow, I will wear my title proudly and will do my best to uphold the characteristics expected of me. Thanks again to everyone! p.s. - Madman, I don't recall winning last year as I didn't even find Rotoguru.com until around the ASB last year. | |||||
| 12 | Perm Dude Donor ID: 28059111 Thu, May 10, 15:09 |
KKB, congrats. Your limerick will be composed shortly. pd | |||||
| 13 | JeffG Donor ID: 40451227 Thu, May 10, 15:12 | Congrats KKB, and thanks again for all the efforts you have put into Pickem's and Madball. | |||||
| 14 | winmiller Sustainer ID: 107452613 Thu, May 10, 15:19 | Congratulations, KKB. Thanks for all of your efforts. | |||||
| 15 | philflyboy Donor ID: 2844635 Thu, May 10, 15:21 | congrats KKB well deserved!!! wear your title with pride!! thanks for all your hard work that you put in to this site. | |||||
| 16 | Slow Stick Sustainer ID: 42449109 Thu, May 10, 15:56 | Congrats: KKB, this is a well earned honor. | |||||
| 17 | Hershy ID: 1220180 Thu, May 10, 16:19 | Congrats KKB | |||||
| 18 | Huskiez ID: 334111 Thu, May 10, 17:05 | Congrats and keep up the work on Madball. | |||||
| 19 | KTxGOD ID: 53045117 Thu, May 10, 17:14 | Good Work KKB AND RSF...I feel that RSF should still receive props =) | |||||
| 20 | Strike One ID: 39252299 Thu, May 10, 17:19 | ALL HAIL KKB! congrats!! | |||||
| 21 | pogophiles Leader ID: 3245839 Thu, May 10, 18:15 | Congratulations KKB: we like you, we really like you! | |||||
| 22 | James K Polk ID: 355352418 Thu, May 10, 18:16 | Way to go, KKB! | |||||
| 23 | Adrock ID: 529263017 Thu, May 10, 20:02 |
CONGRATS KKB. Congrats to Madman, for actually having some testicular fortitude to make a tough decision. | |||||
| 24 | The Left Wings ID: 2131321 Fri, May 11, 00:14 |
Congrats KKB, you deserve this. And I don't think RSF is far away from being a Guru Jr soon. | |||||
| 25 | Steve Biz Donor ID: 02411620 Fri, May 11, 01:22 | Props to KKB, and props to RSF! Both deserving candidates. Both should feel honored. | |||||
| 26 | Peter N. ID: 481063011 Fri, May 11, 07:02 | Congrats KKB, well deserved honor | |||||
| 27 | Guru ID: 330592710 Fri, May 11, 10:09 | Congrats, KKB. Your dedication is admirable. And your contributions - not only programming, but also thoughtful insights - definitely enhance the RotoGuru experience. | |||||
| 28 | Pearl St. Punisher ID: 46431117 Fri, May 11, 12:46 |
WooHoo! KKB rocks! See ya at the top of the standings! -Punisher | |||||
| 29 | blue hen Leader ID: 34937217 Fri, May 11, 15:59 |
"Congrats, KKB. Your dedication is admirable. And your contributions - not only programming, but also thoughtful insights - definitely enhance the RotoGuru experience." Who am I to argue with that? | |||||
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