Polkie of the year thread??

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,223
edited November 2011 in The Clubhouse
What Happened to it??
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited November 2011
    My guess is all the nominations were getting silly and not taken seriously. What was a semi-serious thread degraded quickly. In fact Mark never asked for people to publically nominate, but to send him a private email. I'm all for getting silly and obnoxious sometimes, but somehow I don't think it was appropriate for that particular thread as it was meant to be serious.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,223
    edited November 2011
    I was wondering if thats what happened as I was at the doctor with my wife when I saw the thread and asked a question and later on it was gone..
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited November 2011
    It's just my guess based on how the thread was progressing.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    My guess is all the nominations were getting silly and not taken seriously. What was a semi-serious thread degraded quickly. In fact Mark never asked for people to publically nominate, but to send him a private email. I'm all for getting silly and obnoxious sometimes, but somehow I don't think it was appropriate for that particular thread as it was meant to be serious.

    H9

    That's exactly right. When it can be taken seriously, I'll undelete it.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,223
    edited November 2011
    Well I hope it can continue on. If it does can we vote for more then one Polkie??
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited November 2011
    I have a nomination when it gets back on track.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited November 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Well I hope it can continue on. If it does can we vote for more then one Polkie??

    If it's for Polkie of the year, why would you want to vote for more than one? The votes would just cancel each other out.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,223
    edited November 2011
    Yep your right it would, well what I will do then is put their names in a hat pull one and that will be my vote.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited November 2011
    I hope my "dude crush" comment didn't contribute to the thread's deletion.:redface: That was not my intention.

    I love the idea, and Mark, I sent you a serious nomination email last night.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited November 2011
    Keiko wrote: »
    A solution would be to have it categorized, like the Club Polk Emmy's. This way, there could be more than one, Polkie of the Year.

    Example:

    Polkie of the Year
    Post of the Year
    Thread of the Year
    Karma of the Year
    etc...

    Just a suggestion.

    While that is a good suggestion, the format was decided at PF 2008 by Polk. So it's already in motion as Polkie of the Year.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited November 2011
    PFB of the year goes to me
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited November 2011
    ^^^ here we go again.....................grow the "F" up would you.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited November 2011
    Here's a thought ...... is it possible that this award could go to a memeber who does not even own any polk speakers ? How weird would that name look up on the wall at the polk if it went to some one with all klipsch speakers
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited November 2011
    ^^^Here's a better thought. How weird would it be if you took the time to think BEFORE you post PFB? A coherent thought would be nice rather than the trolling bs you come up with. Back to Bozoville for you.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited November 2011
    Thanks PFB for the PM telling me how I should conduct myself on the forum. But what you don't realize because you don't seem to have 1/2 a brain enough to read the entire thread is the reason the last thread on this topic was deleted was for assinine comments like the one you posted here. You did the same thing in the other thread. Sometimes you just have to grow up and act like an adult.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited November 2011
    On the other thread I said I should be nominated when I'm far from a nominee.......... So thats why the thread was closed ?

    If this thread was started to nominate some one then its a silly idea because we are all fully aware that we post our comments to the MOD

    John ...happy Friday and thanks for the kind words never knew I was back from bozoville on your elite list of chums ..... must have been a vacation
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    edited November 2011
    ^^ I think what you meant to say was that you never knew you had been to bozoville.

    I think it was Brock that said it of which I agree. Your posts, sometimes, are too entertaining to bozo list you.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,223
    edited November 2011
    Haters will hate and try to destroy anything that is good.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited November 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Thanks PFB for the PM telling me how I should conduct myself on the forum. But what you don't realize because you don't seem to have 1/2 a brain enough to read the entire thread is the reason the last thread on this topic was deleted was for assinine comments like the one you posted here. You did the same thing in the other thread. Sometimes you just have to grow up and act like an adult.

    H9

    But...but...how will he win the acceptance and approval of his peers if he doesn't have his name on a little plastic or brass plate stuck to a chunk of wood in a building somewhere in Maryland that he's never been to and likely won't ever get to? I mean, you gotta have SOMETHING to rub in your compadres faces and hold over their heads until they are so sick of you they want to shoot you? Right?


    Personally, if this ever does get to a vote, I'm voting "Present" just because of **** trumpets like pfb here and their disgusting displays of desperation for acceptance.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited November 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    But...but...how will he win the acceptance and approval of his peers if he doesn't have his name on a little plastic or brass plate stuck to a chunk of wood in a building somewhere in Maryland that he's never been to and likely won't ever get to? I mean, you gotta have SOMETHING to rub in your compadres faces and hold over their heads until they are so sick of you they want to shoot you? Right?


    Personally, if this ever does get to a vote, I'm voting "Present" just because of **** trumpets like pfb here and their disgusting displays of desperation for acceptance.

    I dont even know what this comment means ? Listen up guys your kinda all jumping on some kinda bandwagon Seems like every time I post you think you can say what you want no matter how rude and this behavior is accepted
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  • shawn474
    shawn474 Posts: 3,047
    edited November 2011
    I contributed to derailing the thread in an attempt to be humorous, so I apologize for that. I think its a great idea to give a member this recognition. I will refrain from posting in the thread when it is revived and will nominate someone for the award.
    Shawn
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited November 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Thanks PFB for the PM telling me how I should conduct myself on the forum. But what you don't realize because you don't seem to have 1/2 a brain enough to read the entire thread is the reason the last thread on this topic was deleted was for assinine comments like the one you posted here. You did the same thing in the other thread. Sometimes you just have to grow up and act like an adult.

    H9

    I'd also like to thank PFB for PMing me and making fun of my rig. Come to think of it, isnt everything in his rig covered by dust, have broke binding posts, looks like it was pulled behind a truck and only has one HDMI port working? Oh, I forgot about the screen and the $60.00 he still owes me in shipping his broke AVR back to him. :lol:
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited November 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    I dont even know what this comment means ? Listen up guys your kinda all jumping on some kinda bandwagon Seems like every time I post you think you can say what you want no matter how rude and this behavior is accepted

    And you think and idle threat this is gonna help ? What are we listening for? Your getting picked on because you are acting stupid.

    By the way why space the question mark away from the end of the sentence? Haven't you been reading the how many spaces thread???????
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited November 2011
    This message is hidden because polkfarmboy is on your BOZOLIST.
    ....
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited November 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    ....

    If you have to announce that you are ignoring someone...twice, are they really being ignored?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited November 2011
    I don't think he understands things unless he is told multiple times.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited November 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I don't think he understands things unless he is told multiple times.
    OK then just how does being placed on your cherished Bozolist hurt me, him or anyone else?Are we immediatley shunned by the forum at large the moment of your declaration?Whats the downside?
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2011
    Good grief! At this rate, I'm not sure that Polk should even to continue with this great idea since the majority of you seem to insist on acting like jack asses who wear size 1 shoes!

    As H9 said, grow up already and try to act like adults! You are not impressing anybody and making yourselves look very bad in the process.

    Polk put this in place to try to honor the commitment some of us have to this forum and it's members, the least you can do is try to take it somewhat seriously.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    For those that actually took the time to PM or email me as requested, THANKS YOUS GUYS!!. I was surprised at the actual nominees in a way. They all reflected what I DID actually ask you guys to do, which was to really think about who you thought did the most for the forum over the given year. The ppl mentioned weren't wrong, undeserved or anything, don't misread this please, but they were not folks that stood out to me personally. I wouldn't have nominated them but after retrospect and explanation by the nominatOR, I understood it all and subsequently agreed with the decision.

    Look....THAT's what I want guys...just think about who helped you this year, who helped others this year, who had the best rib on another member...WHATEVER! It doesn't matter overall....it's just who you think adds the most personality and contributes the most to us all collectively. Simple enough?

    While I would love for my name t be on this plaque, I'm 100% exempt from this idea from start to finish of the project. I could say that doing all this is reward enough but that would be a crock of ****....and yes, I broke the language rules on that one since it's TOTALLY fitting to the context of all this.

    Seriously guys, and gals, I do find this to be another important element of our forum. No, the thread wasn't shut down due to humor but I had more people posting funny things and not following up to me offline with the actual subject issue. That's why I yanked it.

    If you are all on board with doing this, by all means, contribute to the thread in some way since it keeps it fresh and on top but take a moment and email or PM me your nomination.

    This means a lot to Polk and to me personally since I'm never going to be on it, so I have to live vicariously thru you guys, ha ha. We have one of the best internet forums out there, so let's give a small segment of our time back to it always, but at the very least for this....OK?

    Regards,
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited November 2011
    FTGV wrote: »
    OK then just how does being placed on your cherished Bozolist hurt me, him or anyone else?Are we immediatley shunned by the forum at large the moment of your declaration?Whats the downside?

    Ignoring is often times the best option, but there are many here who use the "ignore list" as a way to draw more attention; I don't get it.
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