This Month In Forums: April 2010

[Timotei]

[HEADING=1]This Month In Forums

April 2010[/HEADING]​

Welcome to TIEM Magazine's first publication of This Month In Forums! Where Escapist users like you submit the best posts and users to be honored on our monthly publication.

Though submissions were scarce this month, we are able to get enough just to squeak by. He have high hopes that our May publication will receive more submissions so we might continue this project. So on behalf of myself and the rest of the TMIF council, we would like to thank you for making this idea possible.

Now, let's get to the awards shall we?

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[HEADING=2]Post Categories[/HEADING]
[HEADING=3]-Post of the Month[/HEADING]

End User License Agreements are a real hassle. They're long, boring, and often times written by Klingon lawyers. Well our very own forum veteran [user]manaman[/user] decided to have a go at de-fanging EULAs and showed that they really aren't all they're cracked up to be in his post [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.187460-EULAs-Why-the-hell-do-we-agree-to-them#5736910] on April 10th.

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[HEADING=2]Thread Categories[/HEADING]
[HEADING=3]-Thread of the Month[/HEADING]

[user]BlueInkAlchemist[/user] is by no means a stranger to quality work, however on 14th of April BlueInk did more than just make a well thought out thread, he created a hotbed of discussion which lasted a good two days and spanned nearly 6 whole pages. His thread titled: Girls in Gaming [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.188328-Girls-in-Gaming] topic not only drew in some major attention to a major issue surrounding the gaming industry, it also brought in the ladies.

Mind you it may have been to discuss the subject matter and share horror stories of misogyny in gaming, but still...

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[HEADING=2]Poster Categories[/HEADING]
[HEADING=3]Poster of the Month[/HEADING]

Red Guard [user]Alex_P[/user] is known to be both brutal in his punishment and at the debate podium. On an almost constant basis Alex is either able to tear an opponent's argument to ribbons [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/528.186782-This-is-why-i-hate-politics#5690360], or just create a post made of nothing but pure win [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/528.192041-Theist-general-religious-belief-or-Agnosticism-Only-one-or-the-other-can-exist-in-a-logical-agent?page=2#6055119].

So, Mr. P, for your continued excellence on podium and at the microphone, you are awarded TIEM Magazine Poster of the Month Award.

We will be sending you the award along with some cake. Just be sure not to questions its credibility.

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Spoiler: Honorable mentions

Thread Categories

Thread of the Month
-Horoscopes for my Escapist chums [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.188253-Horoscopes-for-my-Escapist-chums] by [user]cuddly_tomato[/user]

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Thank you for making this publication possible. If you wish to submit a post, thread or user for one of our awards, feel free to stop by the TIEM Magazine User Group [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/TIEM-Magazine] to make a submission and stay updated on interviews and other TIEM sponsored pieces. Remember, we cannot continue doing this without your support and submission.

We'll be adding new categories for our May publication. See you then!

~Timotei


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[Sleekgiant]

Ah very good to see you were able to post this, well look forward to seeing next months awards and hopefully an interview in the future

 

[Insanum]

Agreed, It feels like an age since it was announced - Looks like i have a new target - Get on the May TEIM.

And i wish you good health Timotei

 

[Timotei]

Agreed, It feels like an age since it was announced - Looks like i have a new target - Get on the May TEIM.

And i wish you good health Timotei

The great lord Haruhi graced me with another day to post. The least I could do was return a favor.

 

[Neonbob]

This was pretty cool, Timotei. Well done to all the people who worked on this.
Alex's post was quite wonderful indeed.
<url=http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm46/msnyder1418/Big-Thumbs-Up.png>In other words...

 

[manaman]

Well that brightened my day up. Thanks.

I like Mr. Bob approve!

 

[Timotei]

Well that brightened my day up. Thanks.

Glad it did. Then again you earned it.

 

[ottenni]

Well that was excellent.

And i hope you are feeling better.

 

[Irridium]

Well we did it!
Now for round 2...

And don't forget readers, SUBMIT WHAT YOU THINK IS AWESOME TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE!

That is all.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

It actually got done, good show.

But why does it say 'Thread of the Month' in 2 different categories?
Tiem states that [user]Alex_P[/user]'s should read "Poster of the Month"

It's a trivial thing,but I thought you should know.

 

[Grayjack]

Nice to see our work being published. Good work, Timotei.

 

[waterhazard]

Most likely My favourite thread ever ^_^ Looking forward to Mays and my "Escapists biggest kiss-ass" win you sexy beast.


I <3 U

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Should there not be an honorable mention for each category?

 

[reg42]

Well this is a pretty interesting idea. May it yield many a batch of good fruit!

 

[Timotei]

It actually got done, good show.

But why does it say 'Thread of the Month' in 2 different categories?
Tiem states that [user]Alex_P[/user]'s should read "Poster of the Month"

It's a trivial thing,but I thought you should know.

You're right. Corrected.

Sorry, I write all this stuff up on a Notepad so it's kind of hard to notice problems.

Things also tend to slip by you when you're on painkillers >.> [small][sub]Like that unicorn. I'LL CATCH YOU SOME DAY![/sub][/small]

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Should there not be an honorable mention for each category?

Best Thread was the only award that got more than one submission (and one of those was entered by me ), which is why it's the only cateogory that got an honourable mention. If we got more submissions, we would've listed more honourable mentions; it's that simple.

As it says in the OP, we can enter a submission ourselves if we get desperate and have nothing else to contribute, but we are currently aiming to run off of submissions from the community as much as possible. So if you see a post or thread or poster (or review, as something we're contemplating for a potential future cateogory) which you think is worthy of at least an honourable mention, then submit it to us and we'll see if it deserves a spot here.

Jolly good show, chaps. See you all next month.

 

[Irridium]

Should there not be an honorable mention for each category?

Yeah, essentially what Zombie Fish said. Thread of the Month was the only one that got a submission from the community.

We need you guys, so keep your eyes out for something cool and let the right people know about it!

 

[Kud]

Shouldn't there be a "User of The Month" Category? Or does the "Poster of the Month" Thing count for that?

 

[Knight Templar]

Very nice, very nice indeed!

 

[Brandon237]

Things also tend to slip by you when you're on painkillers >.> [small][sub]Like that unicorn. I'LL CATCH YOU SOME DAY![/sub][/small]

Ooh, nice. A magazine, getting a mention here is worth a lot more than another badge.
May I ask about those painkillers and the reason for them?
I also just figured out where your user name comes from.

Good luck with the magazine.