The 2007 Silver Pencil Awards ~ Results!

[Gavin Luper]

*trudges in sheepishly*

Yes, this thread was delayed due to me being AWOL. But I have returned at last - with the results to:

The 2007 Silver Pencil Awards!

Firstly, a quick thanks to everyone who participated in these awards, through the suggestion, nomination and voting phases; it's the participation that keeps them alive, after all, and it's great to see it happening year after year.

*jumps off pretentious, self-indulgent soapbox*

*stops using asterisks*

Okay, well, without further ado, here are the results you've all been waiting for!


General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Fiction Overall
~ Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 10
~ War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 10
~ Divinity, by Bulbasaur4 - 10
~ The Fall of a Leader, by Dragonfree - 3
~ The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree - 4

Best Pokémon Fic
~ The Pokemon Masters League, by Chris 2.1 - 9
~ Communication, by Sike Saner - 4
~ Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 10
~ The Fall of a Leader, by Dragonfree - 3
~ The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree - 4

Best Yu-Gi-Oh! Fic
~ Yu-Gi-Oh! Twilight Princess, by Blademaster - 4
~ Yugioh: Battle Earth, by Hinoryu
~ Yu-Gi-Oh! Sorcerer Kings, by Dark Sage - 8
~ Yu-Gi-Oh! Tilting the Balance, by Master of Paradox - 3

Best Nonfiction/Alternate Fandom Fic
~ Rapagania, by Bulbasaur4 - 10
~ War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 24
~ +GATE+, by Bulbasaur4 and Dr.McNinja - 9

Best Dark Fic
~ The Origin of Storms, by Sike Saner - 7
~ Fred the Freaky Barber, by Houndoom_Lover - 9
~ Hit Impasse, by Tainted - 7

Best Trainer Fic
~ Academy - The Sinner and the Saint, by The Arbiter - 11
~ Tiponi, Dæmon League Quester, by eevee-shayna - 10

Best Fantasy Fic
~ Divinity, by Bulbasaur4 - 13
~ Quest of Twelve, by Lady Vulpix - 9
~ +GATE+, by Bulbasaur4 and Dr.McNinja - 8

Best Comedy Fic
~ One Bad Week, by Weasel Overlord - 5
~ A Fast-Paced Fic, by Mega Horny - 3
~ Minty Thrill, by DragoKnight - 14
~ War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 15

Best Action Fic
~ The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree - 8
~ BloodIER Sword: 3075 A.D., by Evil Mewf0ur - 10

Most Original Concept
~ The Central Shadow Realm, by Master of Paradox - 2
~ The Pokemon Journal of Science, by Magi of all - 6
~ Dream Time, by Crazy Elf Boy - 2
~ TPM's first webcomic, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 14
~ Stains [a spot not easily removed], by Chris 2.1 - 5
~ Evolution of Fable, by Orange_Flaaffy - 6

Best Description
~ BloodIER Sword: 3075 A.D., by Evil Mewf0ur - 10
~ Glitter, by mistysakura - 9
~ Divinity, by Bulbasaur4 - 11

Best Writing Style
~ Evolution of Fable, by Orange_Flaaffy - 8
~ Glitter, by mistysakura - 6
~ Communication, by Sike Saner - 11

Best Plot
~ Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 16
~ The Pokemon Masters League, by Chris 2.1 - 13

Most Improved Fic
~ The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree - 18

Best Short Story
~ Emet of the Clay, by Weasel Overlord - 8
~ Shadow Realm: Silence, by Master of Paradox - 4
~ Forever Dark, by Magi of all
~ The Weatherman, by Gavin Luper - 7
~ Glitter, by mistysakura - 6
~ Hit Impasse, by Tainted - 8

Best Poem
~ You Said Yes, by mr_pikachu - 15
~ Answer for Haddaway, by Toxicity - 7
~ Untitled (The Best Decision I've Ever Made...), by dratinihaunter13 - 9
~ That One Day, by Toxicity - 8

Best Overall Setting
~ Divinity, by Bulbasaur4 - 4
~ The Central Shadow Realm, by Master of Paradox - 8
~ Tiponi, Dæmon League Quester, by eevee-shayna - 9
~ Glitter, by mistysakura - 3
~ Hit Impasse, by Tainted - 6

Best New Fic
~ Kachi wo Sagashite, by Roy Karrde - 5
~ Communication, by Sike Saner - 5
~ Rapagania, by Bulbasaur4 - 10
~ The Fall of a Leader, by Dragonfree - 5
~ Evolution of Fable, by Orange_Flaaffy - 7

Best Potential Screenplay
~ Divinity, by Bulbasaur4 - 17
~ Rapagania, by Bulbasaur4 - 6
~ BloodIER Sword: 3075 A.D., by Evil Mewf0ur - 6
~ Stains [a spot not easily removed], by Chris 2.1 - 12



Fic Moments (Parts of Fanfics)

Best Plot Twist
~ Shonta's engagement, Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 8
~ Martin's death, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 14
~ Cascara being the attacking creature, +GATE+, by Bulbasaur4 and Dr. McNinja - 7

Best Battle Scene
~ Round Three - Chris 2.0 vs. OzAndrew, The Pokemon Masters League, by Chris 2.1 - 7
~ Samilles vs. the mercenaries, BloodIER Sword: 3075 A.D., by Evil Mewf0ur - 4
~ Jay vs. Martin, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 9
~ Shadowdart vs. the Leader, The Fall of a Leader, by Dragonfree - 4
~ Precious Cargo, by mario72486 - 6

Most Emotional Moment
~ Fred shaves the hamster, Fred the Freaky Barber, by Houndoom_Lover - 8
~ The end of the Letaligon scene, The Fall of a Leader, by Dragonfree - 7
~ The end, The Weatherman, by Gavin Luper - 9

Funniest Moment
~ Forte commands Reece to fight to the death for his amusement, Yu-Gi-Oh: The Six Avatars, by Mystic_clown - 1
~ Martin's long, mostly irrelevant video will, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 17
~ Stella lusts for Cinder, Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 8
~ Tony trying to destroy a pimple, Minty Thrill, by DragoKnight - 9
~ Mega Horny's discontent at his “traditional garb,” War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 2

Best Chapter
~ Chapter 1, The Gifted, by TheHornyBug - 8
~ Page 150, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 11

Best Quote
~ “Mm, in fact, had you not stopped us midway, we would probably be having filthy sex by now. Although I’d call it more of a definitely than a probably. And I’d call it more deep penetration than filthy sex…” Fynaer, That Shirt-Grabbing Scene, by Weasel Overlord - 6
~ “Want to lick me and see if your tongue gets stuck?” Stella, Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 5
~ “Get out of my room, damn it!” Dead guy, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu
~ “I was just thinking, you know, since some human idiot got the brilliant idea of building a town in the middle of the crater of a dormant volcano and Volcaryu's release would cause it to erupt...” Mark's stomach churned uncomfortably at this point. “Well, I figured that, you know, you wouldn't want all those people to get fried. Sorry I got that impression. I'll leave you to your happy fun battle now,” Chaletwo, The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree - 9
~ “The flame was extinguished and he was now painfully aware of his burns,” Narrator, Glitter, by mistysakura - 5
~ “Screw the rules; I have money!” Blademaster, Fellow DPian, by darktyranitar - 11
~ “Are you reanimating that doll or taking a dump?” Dark Sage, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 9

Best Moment
~ Lil' Pika, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 14
~ “The Nothing shall not have you” scene, The Origin of Storms, by Sike Saner - 8
~ Touko sees Naiya's true form, Kachi wo Sagashite, by Roy Karrde - 6



Characters (People and Creatures in Fanfics)

Best Character in a Leading Role
~ Mark, The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree - 4
~ Master of Paradox, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 9
~ Shadowdart, The Fall of a Leader, by Dragonfree - 3
~ Mr. Yamamoto Kenji, Glitter, by mistysakura - 8
~ Solonn, Communication, by Sike Saner - 5

Best Character in a Supporting Role
~ Stella, Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 8
~ Blademaster, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 9
~ mistysakura, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 18
~ Eyebrows, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 4

Best Villain
~ Saul, Saul the Betrayer, by Weasel Overlord - 4
~ Jay, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 11
~ You, Everything and Nothing, by Gavin Luper - 5
~ Pichu/Thomas, The Pokemon Masters League, by Chris 2.1 - 6
~ Don Enrico Scarpelli, Hit Impasse, by Tainted - 7

Funniest Character
~ Karo, The Origin of Storms, by Sike Saner - 3
~ Cinder, Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 7
~ Mega Horny, War of the Forums, by mr_pikachu - 14
~ Tony Chambers, Minty Thrill, by DragoKnight - 17

Most Original Character
~ Medwin, Tiponi, Dæmon League Quester, by eevee-shayna - 9
~ Tony Chambers, Minty Thrill, by DragoKnight - 12
~ Yvonne, Evolution of Fable, by Orange_Flaaffy - 12

Best Romantic Relationship
~ Stella and Cinder, Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 9
~ Stormblade and Pearl, The Fall of a Leader, by Dragonfree - 6
~ You and I, You Said Yes, by mr_pikachu - 11

Best Un-Romantic Relationship
~ Ripper and Reaper, Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 12
~ Stormblade and Shadowdart, The Fall of a Leader, by Dragonfree - 6
~ Kenji and Smit, Glitter, by mistysakura - 4
~ You and Gardevoir, Anamnesis, by Saffire Persian - 7

Best Original Pokémon
~ Kwazai, The Origin of Storms, by Sike Saner - 5
~ Raitah, Scattered Lights, by classy_cat18 - 11

Best Character Development
~ Fred the Freaky Barber, by Houndoom_Lover - 7
~ Solonn, Communication, by Sike Saner - 3
~ The Fall of a Leader, by Dragonfree - 6
~ The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree - 5



Member Awards (Fanficcers)

Best Writer
~ Gavin Luper - 9
~ Weasel Overlord - 11
~ mr_pikachu - 1
~ Dragonfree - 10
~ mistysakura - 2

Best New Writer
~ Roy Karrde - 9
~ Orange_Flaaffy - 9
~ Hinoryu
~ shinypkmnchaser - 5
~ Griff4815 - 2
~ The Saint's Lupine - 2
~ Goodnight Seadra - 9

Most Dedicated Writer
~ Sike Saner - 6
~ Dark Sage - 9
~ mr_pikachu - 14
~ Goodnight Seadra - 1
~ Evil Mewf0ur - 5
~ mario72486 - 3

Most Improved Writer
~ Chris 2.1 - 11
~ Houndoom_Lover - 11
~ Gavin Luper - 5
~ darktyranitar - 6

Best Reader
~ Sike Saner - 11
~ Crystalmaster Mike - 10
~ Master Kirby - 8

Most Well-Rounded Member
~ mr_pikachu - 13
~ darktyranitar - 3
~ Sike Saner - 7
~ Lady Vulpix - 12



Community Awards (Fanficcers)

Biggest Drama Queen/King
~ Andrew - 8
~ Blademaster - 15
~ mr_pikachu - 6

Most Likely to Become a Couple
~ Blademaster and Toxicity - 6
~ Chris 2.1 and Bulbasaur4 - 6
~ mr_pikachu and classy_cat18 - 5
~ mr_pikachu and “The Dictionary” - 12

Least Likely to Become a Couple
~ Roy Karrde and Weasel Overlord - 8
~ Evil Mewf0ur and mistysakura - 6
~ Master of Paradox and any female
~ mr_pikachu and “The Oxford Book of Slang” - 2
~ mr_pikachu and pop culture - 2
~ Roy Karrde and Bulbasaur4 - 14

Least Likely to Have an Iota of Fun in Life
~ Master of Paradox - 14
~ darktyranitar - 10
~ mr_pikachu - 4

Most Likely to Take Over TPM
~ mr_pikachu - 14
~ Lady Vulpix - 9
~ Roy Karrde - 8

Most Evil Fanficcer
~ Evil Mewf0ur - 11
~ Blademaster - 11
~ mistysakura
~ Houndoom_Lover - 2

Nicest Fanficcer
~ Lady Vulpix - 17
~ Houndoom_Lover - 1
~ Gavin Luper - 6
~ darktyranitar
~ Sike Saner - 3
~ mistysakura - 3

Quirkiest Fanficcer
~ Sike Saner - 3
~ Weasel Overlord - 7
~ Blademaster - 6
~ Houndoom_Lover - 8

Worst Writer’s Block
~ Blademaster - 4
~ Gavin Luper - 3
~ Andrew - 6
~ starjake - 5
~ Saffire Persian - 6

Funniest Fanficcer
~ Blademaster - 10
~ classy_cat18 - 10
~ DragoKnight - 10


Well done to all the winners, commiserations to the runners-up and thanks to all those who voted this year. We had a pretty good turn out amongst the voters; what was more remarkable about these Silver Pencils was the distribution of winners. 24 fanficcers won an award this year - so congratulations to all of you! Get out there and start bragging!

Two final points. Firstly, a massive congratulations goes to the winner of the Awards Award for the 2007 Silver Pencils - mr_pikachu! Brian absolutely swept these awards with a (probably) record eighteen awards scooped up, which are thoroughly deserved! Well done, Brian!

Lastly, it seems pertinent to note that these were the first Fanfic awards - at least, as far as I can recall - in which a non-human took home a Silver Pencil. So, one more time, let's hear it for The Dictionary!

Here's a list of the award winners and how many silver pencils will be added to their pencil cases:

Mr_pikachu - 18 awards
Classy_cat18 - 6 awards
Bulbasaur4 - 6 awards
Houndoom_Lover - 4 awards
DragoKnight - 3 awards
Blademaster -3 awards
Orange_Flaaffy - 2 awards
Roy Karrde - 2 awards
Weasel Overlord - 2 awards
Evil Mewf0ur - 2 awards
Sike Saner - 2 awards
Dark Sage - 1 award
The Arbiter - 1 award
Dragonfree - 1 award
Tainted - 1 award
Eevee-shayna - 1 award
Gavin Luper - 1 award
Darktyranitar - 1 award
Goodnight Seadra - 1 award
Chris 2.1 - 1 award
The Dictionary - 1 award
Master of Paradox - 1 award
Lady Vulpix - 1 award
Andrew - 1 award
Saffire Persian - 1 award

And sadly, that wraps up another round of the Silver Pencil Awards! Thanks again to all involved, and to my co-host, mr_pikachu, for sharing the spreadsheet, keeping me honest, and applying just the right amount of guilt and pressure.

Well, until the Golden Pens ...

Cheers, guys!

[Greyfox]

Best Trainer Fic
~ Academy - The Sinner and the Saint, by The Arbiter - 11

Oi..., I may have to come back and write more of this then...

-Grey

[Dark Sage]

Oh, man, it seems that "Sorcerer Kings" was a pretty decent fic after all!

I humbly accept this award, and I'd like to thank everyone who voted. I'll move "Sorcerer Kings" to the Archive soon, so folks can read it all again!

[Master of Paradox]

I don't think it's a matter of quality, Brian, so much as it is Twilight Princess never updated and yours was the only other one people were familiar with.

I accept the Least Likely to Have an Iota of Fun in Life once again, and would like to congratulate that monstrous caricature of a portrayal of me the WotF Master of Paradox for winning Best Character.

[Weasel Overlord]

WTF I WON BEST WRITER!? *collapses in a dead faint*

*shouts from the faint* THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO VOTED ME!!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!! <3 <3 <3

(also, thanks for voting Emet of the Clay! At least SOME people weren't all wtf are golems!?, heh)

*EDITs to run off with award*

[Goodnight Seadra]

Hm, not too shabby, being the first time in the awards.

I accept the "Best New Writer" award and it's cool I'm tied with Roy Karrde and Orange Flaffy. I plan to read both of their works in the future...as soon as Spring Break comes. XD Also, thanks to everyone who voted for me. And again, thanks mistysakura for nominating me in the first place.

...Hm, this means I have been getting closet readers! XD Nah, don't worry. It would be great if "Nothing, Everything" has a couple of reviews, but probably you guys are busy or have a hard time what to say. I'm glad at least people are reading it and enjoying it, though. ^^ Speaking of which, I'lll try to update the story in a faster pace, though at the same time work harder for the quality of it.

Also, congrats to Mr. Pikachu on winning! I promise I will get to reading Part Four of your fic soon. And oh, congrats to everyone too that won! =D

[Bulbasaur4]

Wow.... Divinity won so many awards! I'm so honored! *squeals and hugs all of her characters from Divinity*
I really appreciate it and didn't expect it tying with best Fiction overall! I feel honored to have it tie with the wonderful comic War of the Forums and classy's Scattered Lights. *bowS*


Oh, and I won least likely to become a couple with Roy! *dies laughing and falls on floor*

Great job everyone!

[Blademaster]

I don't think it's a matter of quality, Brian, so much as it is Twilight Princess never updated and yours was the only other one people were familiar with.

A mistake that I ASSURE you will be rectified now.

So, what DID I win?

...

I won Funniest, Evillest, and Biggest Drama King.

Well, fuck you very much, Fanfic.

[Lady Vulpix]

Nicest fanficcer? Wow, thanks! ^_^

Congratulations to everyone!

Brian must be glad that his comic got so many awards, especially when most of the competition had a very different format. I think War of the Forums is a very original concept.

Congrats to Kalah and Kirsten for their awards too. They're well-deserved.

And I'm glad that we have 3 different "best new writers". It means the forum is getting an influx of new creative energies, which is a great thing considering how other areas of TPM are doing lately.

As for my fic, I'm surprised it got votes at all. I was convinced that no one was reading it. Or maybe they were nostalgic votes from a bunch of ex-readers? I'd really appreciate some input. I want to write, but I don't want to create something just to have it fall into the void of eternally unread posts. I don't know if that makes sense.

And thanks to Gavin and Brian for hosting these awards. Nice work!

[Roy Karrde]

Well the whole Best New Writer took me quite by shock. I really have to say I am honored to share it with two amazing writers, both Orange and Goodnight. I really am stuned and have to say thank you to all that voted for Kachi and for myself. I started Kachi as just a short story to take my mind off of finals, the story being a stress reliever and nothing more. Now thanks to everyone who voted, and people like Perfect Chaos (who is amazing), who read and review it. The story has become so much more, and is now close to finish. So thank you all really, thank you ^_^

[Dragonfree]

*is amused*

So I, like, won an award! =o

Most Improved Fic
~ The Quest for the Legends, by Dragonfree - 18

Note the lack of other nominations in the category. So uh, I'd feel a bit stupid if I started particularly thanking everybody for voting, considering they had no choice.

Congratulations to everybody who did actually win something, and thanks for that handful of votes I got in the other categories (particularly Best Quote).

[mistysakura]

Yay, zero awards... hang on, 'I' won Best Supporting Character! Cool! Thanks for voting for 'me' Anyway, thanks for all the nominations (all the fic ones were due to Gavin if I recall correctly, and thanks to the people who nominated me for random stuff like Least Likely to be a Couple) and the votes. Even if I didn't win anything, it's pleasantly surprising to find that people think I can write decently. (And now I know that more than two people have read Glitter!)

Congratulations to Brian; the awards are well-deserved for all your effort. Congrats to Kalah and Shonta as well (I must catch up on both of your fics!)

[classy_cat18]

*scans the list*

*scans again*

*pinches self*

*winces in pain*

Ho...ho...holy... *breathes quickly in paper bag*

*sinks to the ground*

*feels better* Thanks so much. Whoa. Six awards. And I never thought I would win Funniest Fanficcer with DragoKnight and Blademaster, although I guess I have to to pull off the funny moments that my readers enjoy. Thanks for enjoying my story, characters and all.

[Lady Vulpix]

You can write more than decently, Ada. And you provide good support too, both in and out of Brian's comic. ^^

And Shonta, sorry I skipped you! Congratulations to you too!

[mistysakura]

Thanks, Gabi! What's with the black font? Pink suits you so much better! Anyway, the reason I popped back into this thread: I forgot to thank the people who put up the suggestions topic, compiled the nominations and counted those votes So thanks guys.

[Lady Vulpix]

The black (it came out as white to me) font was an accident. I missed an 'n'. It's fixed now.

[Saffire Persian]

"Worst Writer's Block".

Couldn't agree more. Thanks, guys! *bangs on the 'writer's block' wall*

Congrats to Sike, Goodnight Seadra, Bryan, and hey, everyone else who won or were nominated for the awards!

[Chris 2.1]

TPML didn't win anything. I'm not too surprised; Silver Pencils always yearn fewer awards than the Golden Pens *wants everyone to remember all the awards he won last GP and the GP's before then :p*

But Stains was nominated!? WTF That's not even a proper fic thank you to everyone who thought that my small side-fic was actually worth an award. That's confusingly warming.

And Mr_P, well done. War of the Forums is the new BlockFicBuster. You deserve all the recognition you get!

I wonder if TPML will be around by the next GPs...

[Mewfour]

Almost won Best Description. Insert rant here.

BloodIER Sword winning Best Action? Awesome. Just you guys wait 'till I re-unleash Reckless Micky here.

Also, Most Evil Fanficcer won again by me. Wait.... it was a tie? Damn. Well, I'm off to get a sack of puppies. On a totally unrelated note, anyone have some sharp broken glass?

[Gavin Luper]

Evil Mewf0ur: I sometimes wonder if you win Most Evil Fanficcer because people see your name and go, "Yeah, he must be evil, we'll vote for him." Maybe try changing it to Jack or something?

Anyway, I'm posting again really to just say thanks to everyone for all the nominations and votes I received for various things (which was unexpected as LTL was ineligible this time); and, especially, for voting for "The Weatherman" in the Most Emotional Moment category. Thanks very much! That's actually a really cool award for me to win, cause I've always been terrible at pulling off those sort of serious, emotional moments. Must mean I'm getting better or something. Yay!

[mr_pikachu]

...

*stares blankly*

Holy sausage on a stick.

Um. Whoa. I'm at a loss for words. Thanks. Thanks, everyone. That's... that's something else. I honestly didn't expect this... wow.

WotF really wasn't going to be so long, but it's blossomed into more than I could have ever expected. I thank you for that, Fanfic. If it wasn't for this forum, there would be no War of the Forums. You've given me both the drive to push myself and the basis for the fic as a whole, so thanks.

Eighteen awards... never saw that coming. Thanks for reading my poetry, for noticing my activity, and for sticking with the last 162 WotF pages. Hopefully the next [insert number here] pages will be just as enjoyable!

And lest I forget, congratulations to all the other 24 winners! You all know how many great writers participate on this forum, so each and every one of you should be proud to be on that list. As for myself, it is a true honor to share the most coveted of all the Silver Pencils with Kalah and with Shonta. And while I would have preferred to win Most Likely to be a Couple with Shonta as well, I am sure my dictionary will be a worthy partner. ^_^

A final thank you to Gavin for helping to run this event. It takes a lot of time and patience to get everything together, and we all appreciate your hard work.

Until next time. See you all at the Golden Pens!

[Mewfour]

Evil Mewf0ur: I sometimes wonder if you win Most Evil Fanficcer because people see your name and go, "Yeah, he must be evil, we'll vote for him." Maybe try changing it to Jack or something?

Of course I'm evil. I didn't go to evil school to become a S0mewhat Unkind Mewf0ur.

[mistysakura]

And while I would have preferred to win Most Likely to be a Couple with Shonta as well, I am sure my dictionary will be a worthy partner. ^_^

You see, I don't vote for certainties as being 'likely'.

[Houndoom_Lover]

OH MY GOSH!!! Look at all the stuff I won! *fanning myself* Golly gosh! Gee! ^_^ Thank you EVERYONE!! Kyaa!

[Drago]

Oh... wow. I just cannot believe, cannot believe above the peak of disbelief, that I actually truly won. Ever since its creation in 2002, Minty Thrill has always been something of an also-ran, a runner-up, a nice try but better luck next time. I used to have a list of all of its nominations, but lost that when the old computer crashed. (Do we have the old awards archived? Pre- SP/GP even?)
So then, to arrive here, some five years after its creation, and to discover that it not only took a very convincing number of votes for best comedy, but for Tony Chambers to actually win two awards... Wow. Thank you all so much. It really, really does mean a lot to me. Just look at the way the first edition of the fic ended, I thrive on validation. lol

Thank you so incredibly much just for the nomination, let alone a couple of wins!! And thank you as well for allowing me to share in the funniest ficcer award, a personal triumph to know that people are actually taking note of my post-script ramblings.
So thrilled am I, I've decided that I'll draw a picture and put it in FanArt. Your generosity has unleashed my poor drawings skills onto the innocent masses... Beware!

[Gavin Luper]

Of course I'm evil. I didn't go to evil school to become a S0mewhat Unkind Mewf0ur.

Oh. Temporarily sigged for awesomeness.



And, um, yeah. Well done everyone ... again ...

[darktyranitar]

I lol at both most likely and least likely to be couple

Aha, best quote? Wow. Well, granted, the said quote was actually took from Blademaster, who then took it from YGO! Abridged Series, etc... You get the idea. Thanks for the nominations

Congrats to everyone!

[Tainted]

I'd like to thank you all humbly for your votes, I am honored to accept appreciation for something I have written. Thank you all.

Adieu,
Zak Hunter

[Sike Saner]

I think it'll never cease to be a very nice surprise to find that I've actually won something in one of these events.

First of all, thanks for the Best Writing Style award for Communication. Being honored for one's own individual "voice" as a writer... that's a very cool, very personal sort of honor, I'd say. ^^ I also feel that the way a story's told is every bit as important as the story itself--heck, sometimes moreso--and so I'm glad to see that there are folks out there who apparently feel that I'm doing well in that respect. ^^

Thanks also for the Best Reader award--that's thanks not only to those who nominated and/or voted for me in that category, but also all of you who have been posting what I've been reading. If it weren't for you posting such enjoyable reading material, I couldn't have even been eligible for that award, much less win it, so thanks. ^^

Thanks also go out to everyone who nominated and/or voted for me in any of the categories in which I was nominated, as well as to everyone who participated in these awards, everyone responsible for running them, and to all the sources of my inspiration. Congratulations go out to all of you who were nominated this time, and to all of you who won. ^^

Oh, and special thanks and congrats go to The Dictionary, whose victory is one not only for itself but for all inanimate objects. XD

(...Now imagine if someone were to register here under the name "The Dictionary" at some point in the future. XD)

[Crystalmaster Mike]

Best Reader
~ Sike Saner - 11
~ Crystalmaster Mike - 10
~ Master Kirby - 8

*pokes* Where did that come from? Yeah, I know I try hard to post good critics when I do post on a fic, but I always feel that, no matter what I'm saying, I'm only avoiding to say "Nice chapter, looking forward for more"!
Sure, I didn't win, but then again, I wasn't the better man in this competition.

Well, it's always good to see what the community rates as "the best fics", and to note that I've read at least one fic out of every category most of the time. Goes to show my good taste, I suppose. Now to sink my teeth in the next one... *goes back to lurking in search of more brain food*

Also, I'd like to convey my congratulations to mr_pikachu for every award he won or was nominated for... You deserve every last one. As for The Dictionary: can I be best man on the wedding?

[Orange_Flaaffy]

Most Original Character
Yvonne, Evolution of Fable, by Orange_Flaaffy - 12
Best New Writer
Orange_Flaaffy
OMG I actually won something? O.o And here I was away feeling depressed...Thank you everyone! It makes the five years I've been working on my story feel even more worth it to know everyone enjoys it . I finally remembered to post chapter five here to

[mistysakura]

*dusts off cobwebs* Just closing this topic to make room for other stuff. Congrats again, everyone!