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TR's "Top 100" Icon Awards 2005!

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I would like to nominate #41 dpetrak in the category "Best Icon" :)

I would also like to see a new category "Most Popular Species Represented by an Icon in a Tech Forum" go to the species: "Cats" with a heartfelt thanks to #7 HAL 9000 and #10 HOUSE

In the "Not gonna fly as a Turkey" Category I appreciate #15 maxwell edison and the surrounding mysteries of his post in said category.

Of course #33 secure_lockdown@yahoo.com gets my vote for "Best Sense of Security in an Icon".

I found Oz's icon interesting as I did his #2 status, but hesitate to comment here as I am sure he can (and quite possibly may) explain the icon and why he is #2 (ever watch the TV show The Prisoner?). More importantly he may give us clues as the identity in the question "Who is #1". Of course now that I have posted he may not, but then: "Ziggy Played Guitar".

#73 ewgny@hotmail.com for "Best Hat"

#1 BFilmFan gets my "Best Dressed" vote

and in honorable mention #71 Aldanatech because the icon looks like anime but I can't place it.

To all of you on the top 100 list who picked the "ShadowPerson" superhero icon, well, stop being lemmings.

Thank you TR, for allowing me to place my nominations in the top 100 icons, gleaned from the impressive page at:

https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5236-1-0.html

:)

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by maxwell edison

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But who, exactly, are you refering to - stupid post, I mean?

I love it to, dpetrak.

And admin - great subject for some lighthearted discussion.

by Jay Garmon

If we set up a nomination interface, we'd be glad to let people actually vote on the "Icon o' the Month," if you guys are really interested. It might also encourage those who have yet to submit an icon to finally drop one in.

While we're on the subject, there has been some voiced frustration over empty or blocked Peer Directory profiles. We've been mulling over a feature called "TR's Most Wanted," where we either use site activity, members' nominations, or a combination of the two to create a "Most Wanted" list of peer profiles. We figure if the whole community is clamoring for your photo and peer data, that's a pretty good incentive to submit it. Any thoughts?

--Jay

by admin

Can I get in the credits? ~LoL~

Maybe TR could get an hour spot on G4\TechTV and have an annual pageant with the 12 monthlky winners :>

by aceskaraoke

I started to picture Jay with a bouquet of roses, wearing a tiara, crying profusely and accepting an award while saying how surprised and honored he is.

Luckily, Jay's icon shows him wearing what looks suspiciously like a Star Trek Next Generation uniform...which saved me from imagining the above scenario with him wearing a revealing swimsuit.

...many thanks for that Jay...lol

by aceskaraoke

Hopefully it would be more heavily weighted towards member nominations than site activity. I've seen a lot of member's posting quite a bit that I could care less to see a photo of or peers data from.

Member nominations would hopefully select people who are more informed and informative, than just prolific posters.

Though the top 100 does have many I would include in the most wanted. Including:

apotheon, aldanatech, BFilmFan, Choppit, dafe2, dpetrak, HAL 9000, house, Jaqui, jdclyde, James Linn, maxwell edison, Oz Media, secure_lockdown, & TheChas.

These are some of the names that readily come to mind. I apologize for others I've missed but some of your pseudonyms are hard to remember (and I'm much too lazy to go back through all the discussions).

by tomsal

I like dpetrak's icon too...and the great "anti-work" movie that its from, Office Space. :)

by oz_media

Sortly after the movie Office Space came out, there was a constant stream of office chat about it, I left a stagnant job for another offer. It was on good terms and I still do some feelance work for them.

So the Monday after I left (a week before the other job started) I went back to the office and sat on the phone talking to friends, played with the computer all day etc. People were happy to see me but weren't too sure how to ask why I was back and why I wasnt working because th boss was away for a few days. The boss wasn't around until Wednesday so I put in a few days (casually) until he came back. He looked at me and asked, "Didn't you go and work for xxxxx?"

It was funny because it only took a few seconds for him to put it together and then start laughing "Office Space, right?"

Oh well, we had a few beers and a good laugh anyway, before I started work for his competitor.

by house

Dpetrak's icon... I love that gif. The first time I saw that, I laughed for about ten minutes. I still laugh when I read his posts.

Regarding the most popular species... I liked Colin's other "species" (the gnarly eyeball).

I liked Oz's original ison the best... the one he posted before the rock show icon. It looked like a demon from Evil Dead or that little critter from Merlin. :)

by house

That is a Star Trek: Next Generation uniform, isn't it? I never noticed that.

I've been meaning to post my own pic, but I haven't been able to find my uplink cable for our camera. Then again, I haven't looked very hard either.

by apotheon

I doubt most people will even notice that I have an icon aside from the default, actually. If there's an award for "subtlest", I submit that it should go to me.

by house

I did notice that, but I didn't really make the connection. I can see now that you are hosting it on your .org. It had never even occured to me that that was your avatar. That's funny. :)

by aceskaraoke

Damn, it's not actually subtle, it's just designed to be anonymous enough to be passed over at first glance.

All this time I just thought you were too cool to bother with your icon! Lol.

by oz_media

First of all BFilm fan is the NEW NUMBER TWO?

Who is number one? Well I am.....but I'm not a number I'm a free man!

AAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! ]:)

Sadly enough, I knew that long before watching The Prisoner, I wasn't allowed to stay up that late when I lived in England the first time.

I learned it from Iron Maiden's Prisoner, which was also based on that show and had the narrative intro.

My icon?

Well I started with Ozzy dressed up as a demon, but the tiny peg wasn't to clear.

Then I had Ozzy wailing into a mike, thinking the 'vocal' aspect might compliment my atittude here, but I thought grabbing a peg from somewhere else was just unoriginal and nobody else had avatars at the time so I didn't realize people wre just going to link to pegs.

I wanted something that represented who I was and what I was into.

So I decided to whip out Macromedia Fireworks and make one fresh. The left side is the Canadaian flag, representing where I live. The right side is the Union Jack, indicating my citizenship and where I am from. The half and half idea was because I work with Canadian and British recording artists and bring the two together.

The music note, well that should be self explanatory.

The shield? Well I am British, I thought of putting my family coat of arms on line and then decided to make one from the various ideas I come up with, and I am fascinated with the medevil history of my family and England.

Thus, a Canadian, UK, Music, shield. :D

At least I drew my own ! I could have linked to some picture someone else had but decided to scrap the idea and go for a custom icon/avatar/logo/representative symbol thingy.

by apotheon

I was going for "subtly humorous". I'm in-your-face enough as it is, with my posting style, without adding to the problem with an obnoxious icon.

. . . I guess.

by secure_lockdown9

i can't believe you got it. the helmet and all. good stuff.

but i got to find a better one. the steven zissu movie was not the great movie experience i was hoping for.

cheers,
SL

by oz_media

I don't give a damn what people think of me, but my work is pretty important.

Is it really THAT bad?
Is it that hard to get the gyst of what it is?
Should I change it?
If so what would be better? Please don't suggest linking to some picture though.

Thanks 'admin', now I won't sleep. :)

by apotheon

I got the point of your icon the first time I laid eyes on it, and I think it's one of the best icons on the site. Good work. Keep it.

by oz_media

That's somewhat reassuring. I actually liked it when it was done, then added the drop shadow to lift it off the page and thought 'that's cool!'

But to see a question raised (even in fun) made me think twice, I drew it so I know what it is, perhaps it wasn't obvious to others though.

cheers
om

by salamander

...some excellent things to waste money on. I am contemplating the "Digital Angel" and "Dead Hex People" T-shirts.

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