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WannaBe
Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Jan-24-26
Thank you Daniel Freeman and Alberto A Artidiello

Not enough words can describe what you created and what we lost.

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   WannaBe has kibitzed 49769 times to chessgames   [more...]
   Jan-24-26 Tata Steel Challengers (2026) (replies)
 
WannaBe: Personally I am surprised (or shocked) that L'Ami and Ivanchuk are playing in this section of the tournament.
 
   Jan-23-26 Chessgames - Politics (replies)
 
WannaBe: See, if you defund the police, this would not have happened... https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles...
 
   Jan-23-26 Chessgames - Sports (replies)
 
WannaBe: I remember when so-and-so (e.g. Troy Aikman) transfers from one school to another (different conference), you sit out a year. If you transfer within conference, it's two years. And none of this 10th year of eligiblity because you were hurt or gone a religion mission to Pluto or ...
 
   Jan-22-26 Memorable Quotes chessforum (replies)
 
WannaBe: <sfod> It's ignore list...
 
   Jan-20-26 WannaBe chessforum
 
WannaBe: Re: Star Trek Academy <WannaBe: 12m in. Not impressed> So, I did not finish episode one, it's still in my queue, but I did manage to read some of the reviews... And the reviews have not been kind. Some even compared episodes 1 and 2 (released the same day) to the very much ...
 
   Jan-20-26 Hort vs de Firmian, 1986
 
WannaBe: <Breunor> Good question, I ran this game through the computer game analysis and: 31...Kg6 32.Bxa7 Bc4 33.Nd5 Nc6 34.Bc5 Ne5 35.Ke3 Bf1 36.Bd4 ⩱ +0.87 (41 ply) Possibly white was low on time and don't want to risk the chance to reaching move 40
 
   Jan-19-26 R Toran vs M Valls Tona, 1948 (replies)
 
WannaBe: Well, if you play f4, there is mate in 250...
 
   Jan-14-26 Chessgames - Odd Lie (replies)
 
WannaBe: This one is from Henry Cho: "I'm changing the caller ID of my wife's phone number to Potential Spam" If you have not seen or heard of Henry, he is worth some of your time on YouTube.
 
   Jan-14-26 Dickson (replies)
 
WannaBe: Apparently, it was a "far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known"
 
   Jan-12-26 Fischer vs V Pupols, 1955 (replies)
 
WannaBe: I was thinking baseball bat, tire iron, or brass knuckles.
 
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Jan-05-12  frogbert: <I simply let it slide, the Caissar is a celebration of the year gone by, tribulations, and joys that we all shared on CG.com>

i can acknowledge your points, wannabe, but my feeling still remains that the category then (without being linked to specific posts) just becomes another popularity contest of the type 'which poster/kibitzer do you like best' - and that theme kind of pops up in several of the other categories too, imho.

anyway.

i'm holding off on any nominations as i'm still optimistic about being able to secure 3 different kibitzers exhaustive/complete nominations (i.e. so that each of them are nominated in every single of the 11 categories, ignoring the pun one) only by making a single nomination per category. achieving that for 2 kibbers turned out to be no challenge at all.

Jan-05-12  Shams: <WannaBe> Uh, isn't that well after the voting ends? Tell you what, consider that my nomination, ok?

<Best Historian> -> <keypusher>

Domo.

Jan-05-12
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  WannaBe: <frogbert> you can nominate as many as you want per category, actually, there is/are also no limit on voting either, it just get divided into fractions.

So if you vote for two members in the Best Profile, they get 1/2 vote each.

<Shams> Seriously, <Keypusher> have not been nominated in any category this year.

I will chalk it up in the historian category. (When I get that new bottle of Scotch! =)

Jan-06-12
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  WannaBe: < Travis Bickle: Hey Mr Bunny don't get any wrong ideas....>

Thanks for the great links, here is one, in the intro, that is Mr. Dick Clark... Believe it, or not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b-b...

Jan-06-12  Once: <frogbert> I know what you are saying. In previous years, it has seemed like some of the categories have become a "vote for your friends" exercise. And this does rather devalue the process. Instead of being a true recognition of the good stuff it becomes a competition to see who can lobby for enough support. Even if you did win an award you always wondered if it was on merit or because you got the crowd out.

BUT ...

This year does genuinely seem to be different. And to be fair, not every category in the past was the subject of intense lobbying. Several categories, yes, but every category? No.

And anyway it can only get better if we play along. So whatever your feelings about previous years (and I do know why you feel the way you do), can we please start afresh with this year?

New start, and all that?

Jan-06-12  pkkandel: Funniest: <LMAJ>

Historian: <JFQ>

Handle: <notyetagm>

Constructive: <sevenseaman>, <dzchiel>

Informed: <tpstar>

Analyst: <morfishine>

Helpful: <once>

Game Collection: <notyetagm>

Jan-06-12
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  Annie K.: Funniest Kibitzer: <Phony Benoni>

Most Helpful: <Switching Quylthulg>

Jan-06-12
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  moronovich: Best analyst: <FSR>
Jan-06-12  Knight13: Funniest kibitzer: <hms123>.
Jan-06-12  sethoflagos: <WannaBe: Sorry to go 'off topics' here, but seeing <sethoflagos>' avatar, it reminded me so much of <saruman>... =(>

Does that mean my chances of picking up the best avatar category are dashed to oblivion? :-(

Jan-06-12  YouRang: Some nominations (apologies if some of these have already been nominated).

Funniest = <Phony Benoni>

Most Helpful = <Annie K.>

Best Historian = <Benzol>

Best Game Collection = <suenteus po 147>

Most Constructive = <Thanh Phan>

Best Avatar = <Patriot>

Best Written Post = <Once>

Best Analysis = <kingscrusher>

Best Informed = <hms123>

Best Username/Handle = <playground player>

Jan-06-12
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  harrylime: Is there some kinda built in handicap system in these polls because posters like me are at a distinct disadvantage when half the electorate have you placed on 'ignore'? lol
Jan-06-12
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  WannaBe: <harrylime> Mmmm... good question. Not sure.
Jan-06-12  Once: <harrylime> That depends on whether you think the folk who have you on ignore might otherwise be voting for you ...
Jan-06-12
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  harrylime: <Once: <harrylime> That depends on whether you think the folk who have you on ignore might otherwise be voting for you ...>

How can they judge objectively and across the board when they have their head in the sand tho ?! They may be missing out? Either way, it's a 'blind' vote..

An impulsive 'ignore' impacts upon the legitimacy of any democratic poll

Jan-06-12  TheFocus: Well, do you think anyone would nominate you if they had you on IGNORE?

Maybe <AJ> will nominate me for something to get on my good side! (He says wickedly).

Jan-06-12
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  harrylime: Ofcourse not.. but you're missing my point.

The 'ignore' option takes the democratic vehicle down a blind alley..

Which I'm ok with .. if folk wanna bury their heads ect .. But this should be reflected in polls .. otherwise they are undemocratic

Jan-06-12  Once: It's their choice whether to put you on ignore or not. That's democracy.
Jan-06-12  Nina Myers: Harry darling, people that have you on ignore won't vote for you anyway. And this for good reason. Take your time and have think about it.
Jan-06-12  TheFocus: If they have you on Ignore, they won't see who you have nominated.

But that shouldn't matter.

Jan-06-12
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  harrylime: Sure. It maybe for a 'good reason' ect.. but over what period of time does 'the ignore' button become undemocratic ??

Anyway will leave it there.. don't wanna distract and you're all cool ..

Even Nina above

Jan-06-12  TheFocus: I would just point out what <Once> just posted and leave it at that.
Jan-06-12
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  harrylime: I have done.. <The Focus>
Jan-06-12
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  Phony Benoni: <WannaBe> One nomination: <GrahamClayton> for Historian.
Jan-06-12
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  Penguincw: Just over 2 days left before the first voting takes place.
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