The categories have been finalized and are open for nominations!!! Thank you to everyone for contributing ideas for our 5 new categories (19-23).

Here are your categories:
1.) Best Signature
2.) Best Avatar (Both this and signatures do change so you can vote for a past one)
3.) Poster who uses most analogies
4.) Poster who uses most links
5.) Most active poster
6.) Funniest poster
7.) Poster who gets their point across with the fewest words
8.) Most diplomatic poster
9.) Most helpful/considerate poster
10.) Poster most likely to change your mind about something
11.) Most informative poster
12.) Most spiritual poster (not necessarily Religious)
13.) Most optimistic poster
14.) Poster everyone seems to like
15.) Poster you would most like to have a beer with
16.) Most rational poster
17.) Poster that starts the most interesting threads
18.) Most patriotic poster
19.) Rookie of the Year (must have registered between 10/2005 and 10/2006)
20.) Most Respected Conservative Poster
21.) Most Respected Liberal Poster
22.) Mod of the Year (no nominations, all will be listed in the final vote)
23.) Favorite thread (funny, content, whatever reason)
24.) Poster most likely to be a computer macro
25.) US Politics Online Poster of the Year (this is for the best all rounder, someone who epitomizes all that’s good about the forum)




Please PM your nominations to me or Miranda, my lovely assistant this year. *MWAH*. Nominations will be accepted until October 20th at 10:00PM GMT (5:00PM CST). The top three (3) nominees from each category will make it to the final vote.

Is it me, or does it seem like we just did this? I guess time goes by pretty quickly, here at USPO...

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Nice! Thanks for putting all this together, Crystal!

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“For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.” - Carl Sagan

I'll second that

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"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

-Thomas Jefferson

I know! I remember October 2005 very well. Good month for me

You're very welcome! I LOVE it and think it's so much fun

Shameless plug: Vote for Jefe - Best Avatar!

oh, wait...I guess I've got to be nominated first...

Great job Crystal!

You forgot to list the category for lovely assistants.

This is going to be fun!! I can only hope someone thinks to bribe me (all alcoholic beverages accepted).

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"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!" - Unknown

Okay, my spreadsheet is all put together for keeping track of nominations. I am a professional

And I have my crayons and a roll of toilet paper, so I'm all set as well!

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"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!" - Unknown

'Bout time you discovered toilet paper...

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“For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.” - Carl Sagan

*mental note - make sure Speakeasy wins for Most Respected Conservative Poster *


You are SO not getting my nomination for beer poster this year.

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"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!" - Unknown

OMG! I am eating lunch and bust out laughing. I'm about to choke on a french fry I'm so glad you are all set!

Any limit on how many we can nominate for any given award?

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Nothing to see here.

One, so pick your favorite

up ^

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