Re: RSPWF Year Ends 2003... reminder!!!

And vote in the Illuminatis!  I've received two ballots- two more than
anyone could've anticipated!




[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Walls) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Hello,
> 
> Here is the official year ends ballot guys.  Myself, along with the help of 
> Bob Morris, is running the shindig this year.  For the fed heads on this 
> list/forums, please send it to your feds lists as well.  Hopefully everyone will 
> get it that way.
> 
> Walls
> 
> TABLE OF CONTENTS
> =================
> 
> 1. Who the...?
> 2. What is this mess?
> 3. What are the rules?
> 4. Deadlines?!  ETA?!
> 5. Ballot
> 
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> 
> 1. Who the...?
> 
> Wallie Desruisseaux.  I currently run NEO(-Pro) and have since 2000.  I have
> handled everywhere with varying degrees of success with a myriad of
> characters. My more well known characters are November, Rosco Riggins, HERO
> Ishikawa, Angel Demente and Kill Army. People will tell you there aren't
> many people who follow more feds then me, that's probably true.  Why do
> this?  It's the one thing in e-w I haven't done I suppose.  Should be fun.
> 
> Bob Morris. I was once the fedhead of LEW, but closed up shop to help out
> with match writing for other feds. Still handling a bunch of characters in
> several different feds, probably more characters than most other handlers
> have. People are probably most familiar with John Shock, The Privateers,
> "British Bad Girl" Lisa Drake and "Superstar" Stephanie Harper. I had given
> some thought to doing the year ends, but when Wallie spoke up first and
> asked for anyone interested in helping out, I volunteered.
> 
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> 
> 2. What is this mess?
> 
> It's the year end awards/top 200 ballot.  Everything on it should be
> pretty self explanatory, so I'll only qualify those categories that
> might stand out:  the worst of the worst.  I decided to include Worst
> Wrestler on the ballot to give everyone to speak out about characters
> they just don't like, and think others should look out for.  The Worst
> Handler/Match Writer categories are included for the some of the same
> reasons; this is your opportunity to tell others about those in the
> game who do more harm than good.
> 
> People who fall into the "Worst Handler" category would be those
> handlers who demand big pushes in return for not roleplaying, cause
> unrest among the handlers in the fed either through the blatant
> ignorance or egomaniacal attitude, etc, etc.
> 
> Someone in the "Worst Match Writer" category would be someone who
> turns their matches in weeks late and only after hours of pestering,
> writers who completely ignore instructions, and writers are just so
> bad that you can't help but wonder if they've ever watched a wrestling
> match before.
> 
> The "Most Overrated" category has more to do with characters you might
> enjoy, but don't think deserve as much of a push as they have been
> receiving.  It was included in this ballot to go along with the "Most
> Underrated" category, and is not meant to be negative but more
> constructive criticism for the fedheads/handlers involved.
> 
> "Best Non-Affliated Supercard/PPV" covers the Wrestlebowls, Super
> Slams, and the like of e-wrestling.  Lengthy shows wholly independent
> of any promotion.
> 
> "Best Summary Style Fed" covers the burgeoning field started by Oita Pro
> Wrestling of late.  Oita Pro, P*WIN/R-Type, MMLL, SSPW, Kitty! Visual,
> etc, etc, etc would all be the kind of feds included in this.
> 
> Please try and vote for more then one fed.  Most of us do follow several.
> Voting every category full from one fed is spamming in our opinion.
> 
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> 
> 3. What are the rules?
> 
> A new one to kick it off.  I want the people to put down who they are,
> where they handle and whom.  As I said before, I follow a crap load of
> feds.  I know my stuff... and hate spamming.  We'll be keeping a distinct
> eye on this.
> 
> It's pretty simple, really- vote.  Every vote counts.  From my own
> past experience, I realize it might be hard to complete some
> categories, so I'm not going to be too critical about that unless an
> entire ballot only has one or two people in each category, in which
> case it'll be thrown out.
> 
> In each category, list your top five.  Nothing more.
> 
> Every category in the Year End section of the awards is a straight-up
> tally.  The winner and 5 runner-ups will be announced, and honorable
> mentions will be included if the numbers warrant it.  For the Top 200,
> I ask you to vote on your 20 favorite wrestlers (1 being the highest,
> 20 being the lowest), and points will be assigned according to the
> corresponding rankings in each ballot.  If all of the ballots fail to
> generate more than 200 wrestlers, I'll set a lower maximum and make it
> the Top 150 or 175 or what have you.  If more than 200 are voted for,
> I'm going to cut if off at 201 and list the rest, in no particular
> order, as honorable mentions (within reason- there won't be 35
> honorable mentions, for example).
> 
> All ballots must be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]  The final tally
> will be doublechecked (the names of the volunteers will be included in
> future postings of this FAQ -- if you would like to help me out, let
> me know).  If I have any reason to suspect that someone is trying to
> spam the awards, all suspect ballots will be thrown out.
> 
> Finally, and most importantly, make sure you include the federation(s)
> of the characters you vote for, and in the case of "Best Non-Affliated
> Supercard", the person or persons responsible for putting the show on.
> If you vote for characters/feds/etc, obviously retired before this year,
> those votes will not be included.
> 
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> 
> 4. Deadlines?!  ETA?!
> 
> All ballots are due on 01/1/04.  I'm going to do my best to keep a
> running tally throughout the voting period, releasing the results at a
> date and time to be decided. The results of the Year Ends will be released
> on IRC; the top 200 will be posted directly to RSPWF.  All concerns can
> be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
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> 
> 5. Ballot
> YOUR NAME:
> WHERE YOU HANDLE:
> WHO YOU HANDLE:
> 
> WRESTLER AWARDS:
> 
> Best Wrestler:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Worst Wrestler:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Face:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Heel:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Tag Team:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Junior Heavyweight:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Brawler/Extremist:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Female:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Manager:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Rookie of the Year:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Most Underrated Character:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Most Overrated Character:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Most Improved Character:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> FEDERATION AWARDS:
> 
> Best Fed:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Match:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best PPV:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Non-Affliated Supercard/PPV:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Weekly Show:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Angle:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Feud:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Summary Style Fed:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> OUT OF CHARACTER AWARDS:
> 
> Best Handler:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Fedhead:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Best Match Writer:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Most Underrated Handler:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Most Improved Handler:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Worst Match Writer:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Worst Handler:
> 
> 1.
> 2.
> 3.
> 4.
> 5.
> 
> Top 20
> * count down your top 20 favorite wrestlers.  Wrestler #1 will receive
> 20 points, #2 will receive 19 points, etc.  Final tallies will go
> towards putting together the top 200.  If the ballots generate less
> than 200 wrestlers, it will be changed to the Top 150, 175, or
> whatever might be appropriate.  If more than 200 wrestlers come in,
> 201+ will receive honorable mentions.
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