Patrick Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Hello,Welcome to the voting period of the 14th annual KarateForums.com Awards! Through these awards, we recognize just a few of the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to KarateForums.com in the past year. You submitted your nominations and, from those, we have our KarateForums.com Awards 2015 nominees. In all, 23 different members have been nominated in the various categories that make up this year's awards. They are Luther unleashed, Hawkmoon, JR 137, The Pred, Spartacus Maximus, Titanium, liger, sensei8, bushido_man96, ninjanurse, Wastelander, DWx, Zaine, Judodad_karateson, mazzybear, Spodo Komodo, Kusotare, tallgeese, neoravencroft, chiliphil1, Nidan Melbourne, cathal and Lupin1. Congratulations to all of you! JR 137, sensei8 and bushido_man96 lead the nominations with 5 each, followed by Luther unleashed, who has 4. Our historical award numbers have been updated and several members have hit amazing milestones. Congratulations to bushido_man96 on reaching 35 nominations (now at 36), sensei8 on reaching 20 (22), tallgeese on reaching 20, Hawkmoon on reaching 10 and both JR 137 and Spartacus Maximus on reaching 5.With the ballots crafted, it is now time to vote.What You Should Know Before Voting1. These awards take into consideration all community activity between October 19, 2014 and October 18, 2015. You should vote based upon activity during this period - not activity prior to or after it.2. To vote, you must have a KarateForums.com account that had at least 10 posts made on or before October 18, 2015. 3. You cannot vote for yourself or an article that you wrote.4. Please 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), sending spam and any other behavior that could lead to results being artificially skewed. Members found to be participating in these activities will be disqualified from nomination in any category. 5. Please note that you do not have to vote in every category. You can vote in as many or as few as you would like - please go for as many as you feel comfortable with. The more valid votes we receive, the better! CategoriesThe categories are listed below. For each category, you will find a link to the ballot where you can vote.Member of the Yearhttp://www.karateforums.com/member-of-the-year-vt48988.htmlNew Member of the Yearhttp://www.karateforums.com/new-member-of-the-year-vt48987.htmlCommunity Spirit Awardhttp://www.karateforums.com/community-spirit-award-vt48986.htmlStaff Member of the Yearhttp://www.karateforums.com/staff-member-of-the-year-vt48985.htmlFunniest Member of the Yearhttp://www.karateforums.com/funniest-member-of-the-year-vt48984.htmlKarate Contributor of the Yearhttp://www.karateforums.com/karate-contributor-of-the-year-vt48983.htmlJiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Yearhttp://www.karateforums.com/jiu-jitsu-and-grappling-martial-arts-contributor-vt48982.htmlEquipment Contributor of the Yearhttp://www.karateforums.com/equipment-contributor-of-the-year-vt48981.htmlHealth, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Yearhttp://www.karateforums.com/health-training-and-fitness-contributor-oty-vt48980.htmlInstructor Central Contributor of the Yearhttp://www.karateforums.com/instructor-central-contributor-of-the-year-vt48979.htmlArticle of the Yearhttp://www.karateforums.com/article-of-the-year-vt48978.htmlVote NowPlease vote. Voting will be closed on November 19, 2015 at 9 PM ET (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post your votes in this or any thread.If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to private message me or reply here. Thank you for reading and for visiting KarateForums.com. Your participation in these awards is what makes them meaningful. I can't wait to see who you vote for this year.Sincerely,Patrick Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan Melbourne Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Good luck to those nominated! Surprised i got nominated for health training and fitness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wastelander Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Good luck to everyone, and thank you very much for the nominations! Kishimoto-Di | 2014-Present | Sensei: Ulf KarlssonShorin-Ryu/Shinkoten Karate | 2010-Present: Yondan, Renshi | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP)Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker (RIP)Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker (RIP), Ramon Rivera (RIP), Adrian RiveraIllinois Practical Karate | International Neoclassical Karate Kobudo Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 By all means...Good luck to everyone!! Thank you for the nominations; humbles me each time!! **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWx Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Congratulations to the nominees "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazzybear Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Good luck everyone and thanks for the nominations! I'm honoured!! Mo. Be water, my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR 137 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Good luck to everyone! I'm truly humbled by and thankful for the nominations I received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Thank you to those who nominated, and good luck to everyone! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Thank you for the replies. And thank you to everyone who has voted thus far. If you haven't voted yet, please be sure to do so! Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Voting is now closed. Thank you to everyone who voted. The results will be audited and announced soon!Patrick Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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