Subj : Re:2002 TW AWARDS To : All From : Elric Date : Thu Jan 09 2003 05:59 pm UMMMM you did it now! Elric ----- Original Message ----- From: "SLG" To: Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 2:55 PM Subject: [twgsdotorg] Re:2002 TW AWARDS > > I'm no sure having awards is all that important anyway.. what do they > really mean? last years awards had it's problems yes.. and not due to > anything gypsy did.... > > With the exception of silver dragon, does any one really put a lot of value > on these awards or flash them around to prove that they are indeed the best > blue or red? I don't sign my messages SLG, 2nd place most improved yada > yada yada...I don't see anyone flashing their tw award like it was badge of > acceptance or greatness...or even associating themselves with the awards > they've won > > With the tw league up and running couldn't one get an Idea of who the > better players are by looking at the rankings? Do awards really paint the > correct picture of who is the best at anything? Many of us felt that awards > were being given away based on popularity hence the fact that players never > heard of, were winning awards... if that's true, then where is the value in > the awards themselves? for example...Does prestone really need to know h'es > the best ceo or that kemper is the best killer or that res is the best > smack talker? If you've played the game you know what these players > abilities are... If your disliked by the community, what are your chances > of getting votes even if you are the best at something... > > I think awards are really not that important... as for the better players, > you know who they are by exp or word of mouth, you know the best > server/sysop by their popularity/reputation etc... awards for the most part > i think are moot ...... --- FEddy 1.4.03/modPHX * Origin: http://www.twgs.org -- THE Trade Wars web forum! (1:229/522.0) .