Ok, since the support for introducing the Rumpus Award was rather overwhelming (it beat the nay-side with at least a thousand percent) I hereby announce the nomination phase started.
1. Best newbie of the year
Since all oldies eventually develop dementia and start leaving their houses without pants, every community needs fresh, warm blood on a regular basis. Who joined in 2013 and was just a total blast?
2. Unintentionally funniest post
Laughing at somebody beats laughing with somebody any day of the week. Who did we laugh at the most remorselessly last year?
3. Best return of an oldie
Sooner or later the veterans return to the flock, with strange tales of far away places and failed attempts at leading a healthy, outdoor life.
Who's return did you appreciate the most?
4. Most work put into something that passed largely unnoticed
Some people find elegant ways to put virtually no efforts into creating something that millions of people marvel at for aeons, like the architect who drew the pyramids, or the guys who nicked that catapult game and suddenly "invented" Angry birds. But some people are the exact opposite - they pour endless hours into obscure projects that at best end up puzzling, at worst completely unseen.
Who was this sucker last year?
5. Most glaring violation of a forum rule
Following the rules is a total drag - it requires you to spend several seconds, minutes even, actually reading a text, as if there were any gaps in your calender for such bullshit, not to mention how it's discriminating against illiterates.
So, which young rebel stuck it to the man most glaringly last year?
6. Most annoyingly slow-walking game character
So you load up the game, and the splash screen and the first background and the music and just everything looks so bloody good, and you're really psyched to get started and then woooooah-that's-so-slow-my-brain-just-spontaneously-went-into-hibernation.
And then you go "at least I hope I can skip to the exits!" and then "nope, I'm just gonna sit here and watch while my protagonist placidly strolls to the door on the opposite wall of this 800 pixel corridor while my mom is shouting that dinner's ready and also I have to pee."
Know this feeling? If so, what game caused it?
7. Most hype in relation to actual result
It takes great skill to create a buzz. Some people seem to get entire social networks all worked up and giddy just by scratching their back. Running a marketing campaign is an art, but most of us fail so much the only virality we generate is when we end up with the flu from all the hassle.
However, what some of these marketing wizards forget is that somewhere down the road there needs to be an actual product, which should live up to all the expectations. Who was this evil wiz-kid of hyping last year?
8. Most uncalled for usage of high resolution
High-res beats low-res becasue it's high-res. They wouldn't build camera-phones with billions of pixles if those pixels weren't doing any damn good, right? It's like saying that a bowl with lots of sweets isn't better than a bowl with just a few sweets.
Who failed to make good use of a high resolution the most laughably in 2013?
1. Best newbie of the year
Since all oldies eventually develop dementia and start leaving their houses without pants, every community needs fresh, warm blood on a regular basis. Who joined in 2013 and was just a total blast?
2. Unintentionally funniest post
Laughing at somebody beats laughing with somebody any day of the week. Who did we laugh at the most remorselessly last year?
3. Best return of an oldie
Sooner or later the veterans return to the flock, with strange tales of far away places and failed attempts at leading a healthy, outdoor life.
Who's return did you appreciate the most?
4. Most work put into something that passed largely unnoticed
Some people find elegant ways to put virtually no efforts into creating something that millions of people marvel at for aeons, like the architect who drew the pyramids, or the guys who nicked that catapult game and suddenly "invented" Angry birds. But some people are the exact opposite - they pour endless hours into obscure projects that at best end up puzzling, at worst completely unseen.
Who was this sucker last year?
5. Most glaring violation of a forum rule
Following the rules is a total drag - it requires you to spend several seconds, minutes even, actually reading a text, as if there were any gaps in your calender for such bullshit, not to mention how it's discriminating against illiterates.
So, which young rebel stuck it to the man most glaringly last year?
6. Most annoyingly slow-walking game character
So you load up the game, and the splash screen and the first background and the music and just everything looks so bloody good, and you're really psyched to get started and then woooooah-that's-so-slow-my-brain-just-spontaneously-went-into-hibernation.
And then you go "at least I hope I can skip to the exits!" and then "nope, I'm just gonna sit here and watch while my protagonist placidly strolls to the door on the opposite wall of this 800 pixel corridor while my mom is shouting that dinner's ready and also I have to pee."
Know this feeling? If so, what game caused it?
7. Most hype in relation to actual result
It takes great skill to create a buzz. Some people seem to get entire social networks all worked up and giddy just by scratching their back. Running a marketing campaign is an art, but most of us fail so much the only virality we generate is when we end up with the flu from all the hassle.
However, what some of these marketing wizards forget is that somewhere down the road there needs to be an actual product, which should live up to all the expectations. Who was this evil wiz-kid of hyping last year?
8. Most uncalled for usage of high resolution
High-res beats low-res becasue it's high-res. They wouldn't build camera-phones with billions of pixles if those pixels weren't doing any damn good, right? It's like saying that a bowl with lots of sweets isn't better than a bowl with just a few sweets.
Who failed to make good use of a high resolution the most laughably in 2013?
LET'S BEGIN THE NOMINATIONS!!4