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Hey all, Today's my birthday, so I'm taking a little time away and spending some time with my family and what not, but I had to drop in and mention that KarateForums.com is now 6 and 1/2 years old. I've always pointed out our half birthday, so why stop now. Thank you to everyone who has positively contributed to this community and who has supported this community and all members of my staff past and present, including Heidi, Brian, Danielle and Eric, who have helped to keep the community on it's track and in it's lane. Thank you! Patrick

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Hello, The KarateForums.com Awards 2007 have now come to a close. We held our nominations, we voted and now it's time to announce the winners. Thank you to everyone who participated in the process by nominating and voting. You decided the winners. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and everyone who won. If you did not win or were not nominated, please do not take it badly. These awards do have meaning, but they are also for fun and not everyone can win or be nominated. Please join me in congratulating our winners. Here they are: 1. Member of the Year: ps1 2. New Member of the Year: The BB of C 3. Community Spirit Award: bushido_man96 4. Staff Member of the Year: bushido_man96 5. Funniest Member of the Year: NightOwl 6. Article of the Year: Martial Arts "Monogamy" by bushido_man96 http://www.karateforums.com/awards.php Once again, thank you and congratulations. Patrick

Voting is now closed! Thank you to everyone who voted. Results will be announced shortly. Patrick

This is it! Later this evening, voting will be closed. Get those last minute votes in! Thanks, Patrick

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Just a few more days left to vote. If you haven't done it yet, please do! Thanks to everyone who is participating in the process. Patrick

Please take a moment to vote, if you haven't already. It doesn't take more than a few minutes. Thanks! Patrick

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If you haven't voted yet, please do. The more valid votes we get, the better off the awards are. Thanks, Patrick

Thank you for the votes thus far. Please keep them coming. Patrick

Hello, Welcome to the voting period of the sixth annual KarateForums.com Awards. You submitted your nominations and, from those, we have our KarateForums.com Awards 2007 nominees. In all, 13 different members have been nominated in the various categories that make up this year's awards. They are ps1, Kajukenbopr, cross, PSBN Doug, The BB of C, wingedMonkey, Montana, bushido_man96, KarateKidTSD, gheinisch, ninjanurse, NightOwl and JasonA. Congratulations to all of you. With the ballots crafted, it is now time to vote. To vote, you must have a KarateForums.com account registered on or before October 18, 2007. There is just one guideline to keep in mind when voting: 1. Do not attempt to artificially inflate our vote totals in any way. This includes but is not limited to trading votes, encouraging people to vote indiscriminately (publicly or privately), mass mailing/posting and any other behavior that could lead to results being artificially skewed. Individuals found to be participating in these activities will be disqualified from nomination in any category. Please note that you do not have to vote in every category. You can vote for as many or as few as you would like - please go for as many as you feel comfortable with. The more valid votes that we get, the better! The categories are listed below. Please click the link(s) and vote in the poll(s). Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/member-of-the-year-vt32818.html New Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/new-member-of-the-year-vt32817.html Community Spirit Award http://www.karateforums.com/community-spirit-award-vt32816.html Staff Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/staff-member-of-the-year-vt32815.html Funniest Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/funniest-member-of-the-year-vt32814.html Article of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/article-of-the-year-vt32813.html So, that's all there is to it. Please vote. We need as many valid votes as possible! Voting will be closed on November 14, 2007. Please do not post your votes in this or any thread. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to PM me or reply to this thread. Please do not post a reply on the poll threads. Thank you.

Please vote for the Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2007. Award Description: This award is intended to acknowledge the member who you feel best exemplifies the qualities that KarateForums.com puts a premium on. Knowledge is valuable, but most valuable is a kind and helpful nature. You don't need to be a martial arts expert to win this award - you need to be someone who is kind and who shares what they know in a productive fashion that helps others. Here are the nominees: ps1 http://www.karateforums.com/member4400.html Kajukenbopr http://www.karateforums.com/member5892.html cross http://www.karateforums.com/member1256.html PSBN Doug http://www.karateforums.com/member259.html Voting will be closed on November 14, 2007. Please do not respond to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the New Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2007. Award Description: This award is intended to acknowledge the new member (registered on or between the dates of October 19, 2006 and July 18, 2007) who you feel best exemplifies the qualities that KarateForums.com puts a premium on. Knowledge is valuable, but most valuable is a kind and helpful nature. You don't need to be a martial arts expert to win this award - you need to be someone who is kind and who shares what they know in a productive fashion that helps others. Here are the nominees: The BB of C http://www.karateforums.com/member9883.html wingedMonkey http://www.karateforums.com/member11632.html Montana http://www.karateforums.com/member11162.html Voting will be closed on November 14, 2007. Please do not respond to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Community Spirit Award in the KarateForums.com Awards 2007. Award Description: This award should go to a person whom you feel has a passion for this community. A person who is all about the home team - in this case, KarateForums.com. Here are the nominees: bushido_man96 http://www.karateforums.com/member7445.html KarateKidTSD http://www.karateforums.com/member531.html Voting will be closed on November 14, 2007. Please do not respond to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Staff Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2007. Award Description: This award is intended to acknowledge the staff member who you feel best exemplifies the qualities that KarateForums.com puts a premium on. Knowledge is valuable, but most valuable is a kind and helpful nature. You don't need to be a martial arts expert to win this award - you need to be someone who is kind and who shares what they know in a productive fashion that helps others. All KarateForums.com staff members exemplify these qualities, so you should vote for the one that you feel is particularly worthy of special recognition. Here are the nominees: bushido_man96 http://www.karateforums.com/member7445.html gheinisch http://www.karateforums.com/member1150.html ninjanurse http://www.karateforums.com/member1386.html Voting will be closed on November 14, 2007. Please do not respond to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Funniest Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2007. Award Description: Humor is an important aspect of the forums and this award recognizes the member who has brought a smile to your face many times. This person should have a good, clean sense of humor. Here are the nominees: NightOwl http://www.karateforums.com/member8976.html The BB of C http://www.karateforums.com/member9883.html Voting will be closed on November 14, 2007. Please do not respond to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Article of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2007. Award Description: This award distinguishes your favorite article that was published in the KarateForums.com Articles section on or between October 19, 2006 and October 18, 2007. Whether the article enlightened or inspired you, this is the place to recognize it. Here are the nominees: Martial Arts "Monogamy" by bushido_man96 http://www.karateforums.com/martial-arts-monogamy-vt27324.html Japan: Living and Training as a Westerner by JasonA http://www.karateforums.com/japan-living-and-training-as-a-westerner-vt27674.html Communists and Wushu: An Uneasy Relationship by NightOwl http://www.karateforums.com/communists-and-wushu-an-uneasy-relationship-vt29639.html Voting will be closed on November 14, 2007. Please do not respond to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Hello, KarateForums.com recognizes one member every month as the Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The November 2007 selection is... dete. Congratulations!

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