Who is worthy?

[Mr Mystery]

Afternoon.

So last year I ran a sneaky sweepstake in a silly thread, and gave away £50 worth of models.

The jammy sod winner plumped for a Nightlords Contemptor complete with Power Claws, and very happy they were too.

This year, I'm going to do the same, with the prize to be sent in late November. However rather than a straight forward secret sweepstake, I want to nominations of posters, or indeed friends of posters, who you feel could do with a little lift in life.

Could be they're a solid person and do a lot of work for others - charity, teaching, Scouting etc.

Perhaps they've not had a particular great year (don't need to know specifics. This is a giveaway, not a sob story)

Maybe you just think they're really fun to be around and that. It's your nomination, and your own parameters for nomination. (only one nomination per poster though, so choose your nominee carefully)

Either way, put in your nominations for the sweepstake. Every nomination puts their name in the hat (well, colander. It's a JosephJoseph colander, so quite posh).

Prize is the same again - £50 (or local currency equivalent) in GW vouchers, or if wanting Forgeworld, up to £50GBP of models sent to the winner via myself.

[Erik Setzer]

Well, being the epitome of evil and all myself, I'm clearly out of the running.

But I'll throw in my friend's name, Kevin Shafer. Can't say much on how his personal life is going (it's not my place to share that kind of stuff, good or bad), but in hobby terms, he's been even more down on the hobby in general than I have. Sold a lot of his GW stuff, has gotten some other games, but doesn't really get to a store to play them. Seems like he's just so depressed about the way things went that he doesn't care to play games (and it didn't help that some of the people at the GW store started playing more and more beatstick style games and having a snide attitude toward people who play just to have fun and put together armies with a theme, not designed to just smash in the opposing player). So, yeah, he could use a lift with the hobby. He is a fun person to play against, though. Makes up his own fluff for his army, converts and paints stuff, is building a terrained table to play on, doesn't complain when he loses, doesn't rub it in when he wins, and only razzes me about some of my cheeky tricks (like an invisible Knight wading through a pit of Guardsmen) because he knows I'm okay with it and will give back as good as I get.

[Mr Mystery]

Dude, it's an open nomination sweepstake. If someone nominates you, you're in with a chance :)

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

I'd nominate Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer for being so supportive of my projects on here.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I can't really think of anyone to nominate as I'm not really involved around here much anymore.

As much as I love Asymmetrical Xeno's projects, and would nominate him, he doesn't tend to use standard GW kits. :p

I think my nomination would be better used on Kirsten, her Tau are looking stonking. (Y)

[Horncastle]

I'm not really on here very often due to work and commitments as a foster parent (newborns are fun but really put a damper on internet/hobby time) but I would like to nominate Eldergal. I always make time to check out the Crash course in Feminism thread and her posts and comments there always help me when talking to/understanding what my wife is saying when talking about those issues (and sometimes I have more access to data through that thread then my wife does and can inform her about things she may not have been aware of).

[energongoodie]

I was that jammy sod! And I was indeed happy :)
I finally put him together last week (yes it took that long) and intend to paint him real soon as I have now done some tests schemes for my night Lords. I will think about a nomination but no one jumps out. Can I nominate you mystery?

[Mr Mystery]

Nah.

I spend far too much on me as it is!

[Path Walker]

Can I nominate myself but not for my own benefit, on the proviso that if I win, I will paint and prep the models to a high standard and either auction or raffle them with the procedes being donated to Poppy's Angels, a really worthy cause supporting a great wargamer's family as they go through their little girl having cancer? Tomorrow I'll be taking part in a 24 hour painting marathon in support of the cause too.

[Mr Mystery]

I guess so :)

[Alaric]

Well, being the epitome of evil and all myself, I'm clearly out of the running

Hahahahaha. Awesome. I wish u were that funny all the time.

This is nice of you to do on your own dime Mystery.

[Erik Setzer]

Hahahahaha. Awesome. I wish u were that funny all the time.

For some reason, I can never be as amusing or funny online as I seem to be in person. I think it's because of my writing style. :-\

[Alaric]

For some reason, I can never be as amusing or funny online as I seem to be in person. I think it's because of my writing style. :-\

Not just you bud ;)

[Mr Mystery]

Anyone else?

[Kirsten]

I shall nominate Yorkie for his amazing plasticard conversion skills and his need for more tau

[Mr Mystery]

£50 of models or plasticard? :p

[Kirsten]

whichever he prefers :p

[Mr Mystery]

We have a new nomination from Splodge, via FB because his phone is giving him gyp.

Wolfie - consider yourself in the running, courtesy of our pet Brony.

[Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer]

I'd nominate Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer for being so supportive of my projects on here.Aw, thanks! I wouldn't call it purely altruistic - I'm a big believer in encouraging what I want to see more of in the hobby, and most of your work really pushes the right boundaries.

I suppose I'll nominate Asymmetrical Xeno, then - after all, the Tyranids got a 40 quid floating, inhumanoid critter recently!

[Wolfshade]

We have a new nomination from Splodge, via FB because his phone is giving him gyp.

Wolfie - consider yourself in the running, courtesy of our pet Brony.

All hail the sock

[Psychosplodge]

courtesy of our pet Brony.

MLP fan.
Bronies are too extreme even for me. The internet ruined it.

[Mr Mystery]

Fair enough.

Right. Draw will be done next Monday, as it's payday pour moi.

As it stands, the nominations are

Kevin Shafer
Rev Tiberius Jackhammer
Kirsten
Eldargal
Path Walker
Yorknecromancer
Wolfshade
Asymmetrical Xenos

There's still time to get your nominations in - although each poster can only nominate once, any poster can received more than one nomination - with each nomination being a separate entry into the Collander of Fortuitousness.

- - - Updated - - -

Oh, realised I've not nominated yet.

I nominate - The Girl. Mostly for having the thankless task of keeping the board flame and troll free, which cannot be much fun.

[Mr Mystery]

And a new nomination from Wolfshade, via FB

Psychosplodge, consider yourself nominated!

[Psychosplodge]

All hail the other sock!

[Mr Mystery]

All hail the other sock!

Just beware of the Sock Goblin.

And that's seven days to go.

[Mr Mystery]

Cut off for nominating is going to be 5pm, UK time on Sunday.

[Kirsten]

the tension, it is exciting

[Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer]

I would like to nominate the Bermuda Aquarium's alligator, Oscar.

[Wolfshade]

http://www.natsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/wpid-my-excited-face.jpg

[Mr Mystery]

Three hours and eighteen minutes until closure.

[Mr Mystery]

And nominations are now closed.

Time to go find a pen and paper, I guess.

[Mr Mystery]

Slightly earlier than billed, the draw is now done.

And the winner is?



Wolfshade!

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Well struck sir, well struck.

I shall scoot you a PM to obtain an email address to get your vouchers to you.

[Kirsten]

congratulations Wolfie

[Psychosplodge]

Congratulations other sock!

[Horncastle]

Congratulations!

[Wolfshade]

I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for the foresight of having this accident, Jesus, my high school teachers and of course 'splodge for the nomination and Mystery for running this whole thing.

And to think I didn't need to edit his post for once ;)

Now what should I get decisions decisions, something for my BA I think... Contemptor?

[Alaric]

I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for the foresight of having this accident, Jesus, my high school teachers and of course 'splodge for the nomination and Mystery for running this whole thing.

And to think I didn't need to edit his post for once ;)

Now what should I get decisions decisions, something for my BA I think... Contemptor?

lol awesome.

Grats.

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

Congrats!

[Darren Richardson]

Congrats Wolfie, and well done on you Mystery for being so generous once again.

[Psychosplodge]

I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for the foresight of having this accident, Jesus, my high school teachers and of course 'splodge for the nomination and Mystery for running this whole thing.

And to think I didn't need to edit his post for once ;)

Now what should I get decisions decisions, something for my BA I think... Contemptor?


I'd like to thank you for your thanks. There were many contenders for my sole nomination, but after a close run thing Wolfie won it. And then the competition as well.

I would have probably opted for a FW contemptor as well, or maybe the Ork warboss on bike.
probably one of those two.
Or a character from the heresy series.
Definitely one of those three things. probably.