Men of Honour 2013?

Burnsy2023 · 31 Dec 2013 at 14:36

marc2003 said:
i like the idea of valuable forum members getting these awards but when you see the posts of some of the planks who've been awarded previously i am left scratching my head thinking "what the **** did they do to deserve it?"

Such as?

DirtyJester · 31 Dec 2013 at 14:41

marc2003 said:
i like the idea of valuable forum members getting these awards but when you see the posts of some of the planks who've been awarded previously i am left scratching my head thinking "what the **** did they do to deserve it?"

Oi! You can beat a good plank...

Theophany · 31 Dec 2013 at 14:43

marc2003 said:
i like the idea of valuable forum members getting these awards but when you see the posts of some of the planks who've been awarded previously i am left scratching my head thinking "what the **** did they do to deserve it?"

Based on that I'm a shoe-in for this year!

.Lethal · 31 Dec 2013 at 14:44

mrk said:
MOH is a defunct thing IMO. People only recommend their favourites or someone who they remember doing one thing a year or someone who is active a lot - That's not what MOH is.

Seem to recall Fox getting MoH for the reason you say nobody does.

Spook187 · 31 Dec 2013 at 14:44

marc2003 said:
but when you see the posts of some of the planks who've been awarded previously

loool i do like that

FARGO · 31 Dec 2013 at 14:44

Look. If you're all really struggling to think of someone, I'll offer myself as a sacrifice.

Raumarik · 31 Dec 2013 at 14:51

I second FARGO as a sacrifice.

This is what he meant right?

Feek · 31 Dec 2013 at 14:53

semi-pro waster said:
PMs and access to another sub-forum are the other main points that I can think of but as mentioned it's not those changes that are the important thing about the award, it's primarily the recognition that your contribution has been valued.

Nope, MoH don't get PMs.

K1LLSW1TCH · 31 Dec 2013 at 14:55

.Lethal said:
Seem to recall Fox getting MoH for the reason you say nobody does.

Actual decent choices seem few and far between though, there are people who are helpful and polite who have rightly got the recognition they deserve, then there are people who seem to only have the title due to who they are friends with.

Skunkworks · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:04

marc2003 said:
i like the idea of valuable forum members getting these awards but when you see the posts of some of the planks who've been awarded previously i am left scratching my head thinking "what the **** did they do to deserve it?"

I've wondered that myself on a few occasions. Maybe the avatar changes them?

As for all the people suggesting Leon, I'd suggest that those who helped him would be more deserving. After all, he's just doing what any half-decent person would do.

Unicorn · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:06

Skunkworks said:
I've wondered that myself on a few occasions. Maybe the avatar changes them?

As for all the people suggesting Leon, I'd suggest that those who helped him would be more deserving. After all, he's just doing what any half-decent person would do.

Yes but a lot of us only gave money or gave advice/both he has done the best for his kids and fought through all the hell his ex gave him.

Skunkworks · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:08

Unicorn said:
Yes but a lot of us only gave money or gave advice/both he has done the best for his kids and fought through all the hell his ex gave him.

Agree, but that's really nothing out of the ordinary.

Raumarik · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:10

Skunkworks said:
As for all the people suggesting Leon, I'd suggest that those who helped him would be more deserving. After all, he's just doing what any half-decent person would do.

I disagree, Leon comes across as a very genuine human being, an absolute gem of a guy. I loved his thread and was keen to support him, but that's entirely the point - it was about him, not us.

As far as I can see MoH is about the mods patting the members of the community on the back who have put that little bit extra into the community over the previous year or who have inspired the community like Leon did, that's why I support him for MoH, he brought many hairy chested men to tears with his thread but in the end it all worked out for him and his family, almost entirely because of him and his actions.

Do we ask the mods to reward the likes of him or just people who post a lot? What other quality would you think deserving of a pat on the back?

2blue4u · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:16

No doubt it's too late, but. Here's a suggestion that I haven't heard. And I'll put money on this person not even being considered by those that, er, consider.....

Spie!

Burnsy2023 · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:18

.Lethal said:
Seem to recall Fox getting MoH for the reason you say nobody does.

Decision making on MoH has changed since Fox got it.

Gilly · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:26

2blue4u said:
No doubt it's too late, but. Here's a suggestion that I haven't heard. And I'll put money on this person not even being considered by those that, er, consider.....

Spie!

I wouldn't sanction the removal of his Brando avatar for a generic MoH one!

fiveub · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:27

Spie is the Godfather. That will never change.

2blue4u · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:32

Gilly said:
I wouldn't sanction the removal of his Brando avatar for a generic MoH one!

Hiya Gilly.

I didn't suggest tinkering with his avatar - or other bits

But I think you know where I'm coming from. Special man, special case - in the circumstances.

K1LLSW1TCH · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:35

It's not necessary in my opinion. Man of Honour status being granted to particularly helpful or superlative posters who may otherwise have gone unrecognised. People already recognise who Spie is so it would be largely wasted.

2blue4u · 31 Dec 2013 at 15:41

It's not about recognising. It's about recognition.