The 2008 Silver Pencil Awards ~ Voting Topic!

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The 2008 Silver Pencil Awards ~ Voting Topic

Welcome back to the 2008 Silver Pencil Awards! It's time for the most critical part of the competition: the voting phase!

We use a 3-2-1 voting system here. For each category, you may choose your top three choices. Choice #1 gets three points, #2 receives two, and #3 earns one. After all the votes are tallied, the nominee with the most points wins!

You can vote for an many or as few categories as you like. Your ballots must be submitted via PM to me (mr_pikachu) or Gavin Luper by 11:59:59 p.m. on Thursday, August 21st, 2008.

Self-voting is not allowed – be honorable, people! – but you may feel free to post links to your nominated fics in this thread so that voters will be able to examine the nominees. No begging for votes or bribery, though. Or death threats. We don't like death threats.

Without further ado, here are your nominees....




General Fic Awards (Whole Fanfics)

Best Fiction Overall
– Lisa the Legend by Gavin Luper
– War of the Forums by mr_pikachu
– Morphic by Dragonfree
– The Pokémon Masters League by Chris 2.1

Best Pokémon Fic
– Lisa the Legend by Gavin Luper
– Communication by Sike Saner
– Morphic by Dragonfree
– ~Measure of a Trainer - Secrets of Kultran~ by ShadowPikachu
– The Pokémon Masters League by Chris 2.1

Best Yu-Gi-Oh! Fic
– Yu-Gi-Oh!: Virtual Disaster by starjake

Best Nonfiction/Alternate Fandom Fic
– Quest of Twelve by Lady Vulpix
– The Fanfiction Documentary by mr_pikachu
– War of the Forums by mr_pikachu
– Affair by dratinihaunter13
– Albel the Wicked by Cadmus
– The af;lkjglk;uer Chronicles by PsiUmbreon

Best Description
– Lisa the Legend by Gavin Luper
– Communication by Sike Saner
– Finding Courage by Saffire Persian

Best Writing Style
– Lisa the Legend by Gavin Luper
– Beware the Fury of a Patient Man by Weasel Overlord
– Paint by Gavin Luper
– All You Wanted by Saffire Persian

Best Plot
– Morphic by Dragonfree
– War of the Forums by mr_pikachu
– The Pokémon Masters League by Chris 2.1

Best Short Story
– All You Wanted by Saffire Persian
– Beware the Fury of a Patient Man by Weasel Overlord
– Sincerely, by Saffire Persian
– Hounds of Goldenrod by Goodnight Seadra
– Victory or Death by Griff4815

Best Poem
– Riffed by Gavin Luper
– Cocoon by mistysakura
– Suspended by dratinihaunter13
– an invitation by Cadmus

Best Overall Setting
– Tiponi, Dæmon League Quester by eevee-shayna
– Communication by Sike Saner
– Albel the Wicked by Cadmus
– Honor Among Thieves by PsiUmbreon

Best New Fic
– Politics by Darien Shields
– Finding Courage by Saffire Persian
– Albel the Wicked by Cadmus

Best E-zine Article
– Viva Imaginary Friends by mistysakura
– A Writer's Life by Lady Vulpix
– Conversations with the Stars – Wolfsong by Lady Vulpix
– Fanfiction: The Legal Paradox by mr_pikachu



Fic Moments (Parts of Fanfics)

Best Moment
– The elevator doors open, Lisa the Legend by Gavin Luper
– Lawson kills the enemy soldier, Finding Courage by Saffire Persian

Best Plot Twist
– Reaper and Gaijin, Scattered Lights by classy_cat18
– Brian mentioning the gods told him who the next moderator should be, War of the Forums by mr_pikachu
– Solonn’s transformation, Communication by Sike Saner

Best Battle Scene
– Axel vs. Nia, Hemisphere by classy_cat18
– Gregg with Glaceon vs. Liang with Sceptile, The Pokémon Masters League by Chris 2.1

Most Emotional Moment
– Did I see you? Sincerely, by Saffire Persian
– Cross leaving Rema for the first time, Hounds of Goldenrod by Goodnight Seadra
– Becca and Rachel talking about their mother's death, The Pokémon Masters League by Chris 2.1

Funniest Moment
– Albel gets a room, Albel the Wicked by Cadmus
– George Clooney being caught, The af;lkjglk;uer Chronicles by PsiUmbreon
– "Why did you ban Master Balls?!" the boy shrieked. "I could have caught Moltres! MOLTRES!" Politics by Darien Shields
– Tony stopping Ricardo the Golem from using Metronome, Minty Thrill by DragoKnight

Best Chapter
– Chapter 62 – Union Supremacy, Lisa the Legend by Gavin Luper
– Chapter 7, Morphic by Dragonfree
– Chapter 51 – Round Four (Part 2): Aragornbird VS Hanada Tattsu, The Pokémon Masters League by Chris 2.1

Best Quote
– "Think about Moriko's condition when she's minus her limbs!" Ripper, Scattered Lights by classy_cat18
– "He'd heard that back in the first war, when they were in the trenches, if you popped your head up you'd get shot in the face. All the rank and file soldiers had to chance it to see what was going on. But the captain- he was smart. He was issued with a little stick of glass and metal. A simple periscope. Easy enough to poke up without getting hit by a flamethrower or a thunderbolt. And yet in the world of politics, it was the other way around. It was the leader who somehow always had his head above the trench, ready to be lobbed off by any passing Scyther," Narrator, Politics by Darien Shields
– "Don’t listen to them. I’ve told you, they’re batshit insane. You’d get more sense out of Babelfishing a Kadabra on crack. Just don’t even try," Dave Ambrose, Morphic by Dragonfree

Best Introduction
– The monologue about reality, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Virtual Disaster by starjake
– Prologue, Finding Courage by Saffire Persian
– Albel the Wicked by Cadmus
– The af;lkjglk;uer Chronicles by PsiUmbreon



Characters (People and Creatures in Fanfics)

Best Character in a Leading Role
– Ai, All You Wanted by Saffire Persian
– Solonn, Communication by Sike Saner
– Kian, Albel the Wicked by Cadmus
– Dave Ambrose, Morphic by Dragonfree

Best Character in a Supporting Role
– Medwin, Tiponi, Dæmon League Quester by eevee-shayna
– Master of Paradox, War of the Forums by mr_pikachu
– Nate, ~Measure of a Trainer - Secrets of Kultran~ by ShadowPikachu
– Lucia, Honor Among Thieves by PsiUmbreon

Best Villain
– Isaac Daniels, Morphic by Dragonfree
– Badr, Hounds of Goldenrod by Goodnight Seadra
– Pichu/Thomas, The Pokémon Masters League by Chris 2.1

Best Romantic Relationship
– Akari and Tohno, Sincerely, by Saffire Persian
– You and I, Affair by dratinihaunter13

Best Friendship
– Tiponi and Medwin, Tiponi, Dæmon League Quester by eevee-shayna
– Solonn and Morgan, Communication by Sike Saner
– Drezdk and Talvoc, Victory or Death by Griff4815

Best Rivalry
– Ripper and Reaper, Scattered Lights by classy_cat18
– Dark Sage and Master of Paradox, War of the Forums by mr_pikachu

Funniest Character
– Albel, Albel the Wicked by Cadmus
– Tony Chambers, Minty Thrill by DragoKnight

Most Disturbing Character
– Mia Wallace, Morphic by Dragonfree
– Alastair, Beware the Fury of a Patient Man by Weasel Overlord
– Isaac Daniels, Morphic by Dragonfree



Member Awards (Fanficcers)

Best Writer
– Gavin Luper
– Goodnight Seadra
– dratinihaunter13
– mistysakura
– Chris 2.1

Best New Writer
– Cadmus
– Sike Saner
– Goodnight Seadra
– Griff4815

Most Dedicated Writer
– PsiUmbreon
– Goodnight Seadra
– mr_pikachu
– Houndoom_Lover
– Dragonfree

Most Improved Writer
– Dragonfree
– Goodnight Seadra
– ShadowPikachu

Best Reader
– Sike Saner
– Shuppet Master
– Crystalmaster Mike
– mr_pikachu
– mistysakura

Most Well-Rounded Member
– mistysakura
– Houndoom_Lover
– Lady Vulpix
– Sike Saner
– mr_pikachu



Community Awards (Fanficcers)

Biggest Drama Queen/King
– Houndoom_Lover
– OzAndrew
– Blademaster
– mr_pikachu

Most Likely to Become a Couple
– Samchu and eevee-shayna
– mr_pikachu and Gavin Luper
– Weasel Overlord and Roy Karrde
– Lady Vulpix and OzAndrew

Least Likely to Become a Couple
– Master of Paradox and Dark Sage
– classy_cat18 and Dark Sage
– Darien Shields and Houndoom_Lover
– mr_pikachu and Charles Legend

Least Likely to Have an Iota of Fun in Life
– Darien Shields

Most Likely to Take Over TPM
– Lady Vulpix
– mr_pikachu
– Roy Karrde

Nicest Fanficcer
– Sike Saner
– Goodnight Seadra
– Lady Vulpix
– Houndoom_Lover
– mistysakura
– Saffire Persian

Worst Writer’s Block
– Blademaster
– eevee-shayna
– Chris 2.1

Funniest Fanficcer
– DragoKnight
– Houndoom_Lover
– Sike Saner
– OzAndrew
– PsiUmbreon