really
don't like the JOAT award. It's so subjective, vague, and based on so many criteria (that each judge would weight differently) that I think it would just come down to a popularity contest. Besides, do you really think it's feasible for Scummies judges to read every single post that at least a half-dozen nominees have made in a year all over the site, as well as every single game these players have moderated or played in? The winner will just be who's high profile and calls the most attention to him/herself, not who's most deserving.At least the GD award would only recognize one aspect of a poster's mafiascum reputation, so it's more objective and concrete.
Speaking of which, what about an award for the best discussion
thread
--or even better, an award for a one-time contribution to the discussion forums (since often a thread develops in interesting ways through no fault of the creator)? This way, it would let me nominate Dripping Goofball's kindergarten thread
still reward insightful and clever posting, but be much easier to evaluate. It would be similar to Professor Mafia, but for GD.