ZBB Awards
From KneeQuickie
The ZBB Awards are tradionally held each year during the month of December, in which users of the ZBB nominate other members in various categories, casting their votes into the ceremonial voting thread. In past years Warmaster has taken upon himself task of actually counting all these votes. The ZBB Awards 2008 are being organised by cedh audmanh.
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2008
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| Closing date: January 11, 2009, 23:59 UTC-12 Place your votes here! |
2007
- Best Conlang: Jashan's Etora
- Best Phonology: Klaivas' Yuiyo
- Best Orthography/Romanisation: Klaivas' Yuiyo
- Best Conscript: Wycoval's Tseeyi Syllabary
- Best Morphology: tied between Old Albic and Verat
- Best Syntax: Proto-Western by Dewrad
- Best Diachronics: Edastean Family
- Best Lexicon: Tsiasuk-Pron's Itlani
- Best Conculture: tied between Maknas' Novegrad and Proto-Western by Dewrad
- Best History: Maknas' Novegrad
- Best Maps: Ran's interactive continent maps
- Best Conworld: Maknas' Novegrad
- Best Conworld Art/Meta-Art: Qanuk's Wok Solar System
- Most Improved Conworld: Akana
- Most Promising Conworld: Akana
- Best Conlanger: Dewrad
- Best Conculturer: three-way tie between the Cursed Relay group, Maknas and Salmoneus
- Best Conscriptor: Sano
- Most Realistic Conlanger: Wycoval
- Most Ambitious Conlanger: Zhen Lin
- Most Ambitious Conworlder: Maknas
- Most Ambitious Conscriptor: Sano
- Best Writer: kodé
- Best Website: Maknas
- Award for Outstanding Services to Conartistry: saizai
- Most Helpful Person: TomHChappell
- Nicest ZBBer: Wycoval
- Evillest ZBBer: Serali
- Best-Looking Guy: four-way tie vecfaranti, kodé, Pharazon and Dewrad
- Best-Looking Girl: Hokulani
- Best Newcomer: psygnifive
- Smartest ZBBer: gsandi
- Coolest ZBBer: Dewrad
- Most Eccentric ZBBer: Serali and Janko Gorenc
- Most Serious ZBBer: tied between Salmoneus and TomHChappell
- Biggest Spammer: Serali
- Best Topic: tied between the Cursed Relay thread, and ils' ... and other links of interest thread
- Best Quote: tied between Salmoneus' "I refer you to the post you quote, in which I answer your response to it." and Serali's "Don't say any thing to me if it isn't mean and sarcastic."
- Best Avatar: bricka
- Best Sig: Xephyr et al.'s "Oded Fehr is the most beautiful man alive"
2006
- Best Conlang: Maknas for Novgorodian
- Most Improved Language: Nuntar for Arêndron
- Best Phonology: tie between WMiller for Baxiweng and Åge Kruger for Proto-Plains
- Best Orthography: tie between halyihev for Alurhsa and Tsiasuk-Pron for Itlani
- Best Morphology: Whimemsz for Reghledh
- Best Syntax: Dewrad for Arvorec
- Most Experimental Conlang: vlad for Stupid Experimental Conlang
- Most Realistic Conlanger: Tsiasuk-Pron
- Most Insane Language: vlad for Stupid Experimental Conlang
- Best Conscript: tie between Radagast and Khang
- Best Conworld: Nae for the Steamopera
- Most Improved Conworld: Space Dracula for Kutjaraworld
- Most Promising Conworlder: Nae
- Most Ambitious Conworlder: tie between Nae and Rik
- Best Maps: HandsomeRob
- Best Conworld Art and Meta-Art: Hokulani
- Best Conculturer: Radius Solis
- Best Writer: Salmoneus
- Best Website: Rory
- Most Helpful Person: Nuntar
- Nicest ZBBer: Nuntar
- Evillest ZBBer: Mr. Saturday
- Best-Looking Guy: vegfarandi
- Best-Looking Girl: Delalyra
- Best Reformed Member: Xephyr
- Best Newcomer: tie between -Klaivas- and Milami
- Smartest ZBBer: pharazon
- Coolest ZBBer: tie between Dewrad, halyihev, Nuntar, Rory and Ruby
- Most Eccentric: Nae
- Most Serious: gsandi
- Craziest Accent: Jlyne
- Best Topic: Morphosyntactic Alignment (Sander)
- Best Quote: linguoboy
- Best Topic Starter: tie between vlad and JohnQPublik
- Biggest Spammer: Mr. Saturday
- Best Avatar: tie between Delalyra, Salmoneus and Wycoval
- Best sig: Aardwolf
- Special Award for Services to Conartistry: tie between Curlyjimsam for the Conlanger Journal and Saizai for the LCC
2005
- Best Conlang: tie between Dewrad's Tailanca and halyihev's Alurhsa
- Most Improved Language: Eddy the Great for Socialese
- Best Phonology: pharazon
- Best Orthography: Nikura for Tatzic
- Best Morphology: Dewrad for Tailanca
- Best Syntax: Miekko for Bryatesle
- Most Experimental Conlang: Eddy the Great for Socialese
- Most Realistic Conlanger: tie between jsburke and chris_gr
- Most Insane Language: Eddy the Great for Socialese
- Best Conscript: Noriega for Mayan glyphs for !Xoo
- Best Conworld: Maknas for Serakus
- Most Improved Conworld: tie between Serakus and Kutjaraworld
- Most Ambitious Conworlder: Space Dracula
- Best Maps: krinnen
- Best Conworld Art and Meta-Art: Nortala
- Best Conculturer: Salmoneus
- Best Writer: Salmoneus
- Best Website: Rory
- Most Helpful Person: Nuntar
- Nicest ZBBer: Nuntar
- Evillest ZBBer: Feijuada
- Best-Looking Guy: tie between Rory, King and vlad
- Best-Looking Girl: Hokulani
- Best Reformed Member: Khang
- Best Newcomer: Radagast
- Smartest ZBBer: gsandi
- Most Eccentric: Eddy the Great
- Most Serious: chris_notts
- Craziest Accent: vlad
- Best Topic: The Anas Thread (Twpsyn Pentref)
- Best Quote: pharazon
- Best Topic Starter: chris_notts
- Biggest Spammer: Feijuada
- Best Avatar: Nuntar
- Best sig: tie between Soap and Xephyr
2004
- Best Conlang: JohnQPublik for Ithkuil
- Most Improved Language: Ahribar for Arêndron
- Most Innovative language: Space Dracula for Satanville
- Best Phonology: Guitarplayer for Ayeri
- Best Orthography: 3-way tie between Lethe for Esti, Ahribar for Arêndron, and Waldkater for Archeia
- Most Insane Orthography: JohnQPublik for Ithkuil
- Best Morphology: jsburke for Noyahtowa
- Best Syntax: Ahribar for Arêndron
- Most Experimental Conlang: Warmaster for Hcarrîtyacy ârrihkêjj (Batarakleari)
- Most Realistic Conlanger: jsburke
- Best Conworld: Maknas for Serakus
- Most Promising Conworlder: Euskera
- Most Ambitious Conworlder: Maknas
- Best Maps: Brother Onion
- Most Improved Conworld: Maknas for Serakus
- Best Conbiology: Aidan
- Best Conworld Art and Meta-Art: Ruby
- Best con-script: Guitarplayer for the Wine script for Ayeri
- Best writer: jsburke
- Nicest Guy or Girl: Radius Solis
- Evillest Guy or Girl: Space Dracula
- Coolest Person: tie between Rory and Pharazon
- Most Helpful Person: Pharazon
- Best Reformed Member: by a landslide, Eddy the Great
- Best Newcomer: Radius Solis
- Smartest ZBBer: jsburke
- Most Eccentric: Space Dracula
- Most Serious: Gsandi
- Person who refuses to produce grammar: Boomajoom
- Best-looking Guy: Fmra
- Best-looking Girl: nortala
- Best Website: Rory, for The ZBB Pictures Page
- Craziest Accent: Vlad
- Best Quote: jmcd, for "Gravity is just heavy air, really."
- Best Topic Starter: 3-way tie between Dazi, jsburke, and Vlad
- Biggest Spammer: Trebor
- Best Avatar: tie between Ruby and Radius Solis
- Best Conculturing: Salmoneus
- Special Award for Services to Conartistry: Allie, for the Birmingham ZBB Meet
2003
The year of the first ZBB Awards.
- Biggest Spammer: Eddy the Great
- Best topic starter: Eddy the Great
- Coolest person: Dazi
- Best Newcomer: Doctrellor
- Most realistic Conlanger: jsburke
- Biggest Boffin: Jhex, Zompist, Aidan
- Biggest Nutter: Jhex, JonathanaTegire
- Best Conlang: Zompist for Elkaril
- Best Conworld: Almea
- Best Conlang not by Zomp: jsburke for Noyahtukah
- Best Conworld not by Zomp: jsburke for Daszeria, Aidan for Sedes Draconis
- Most Improved Language: Eddy the Great for Terpish
- Most Innovative language: Zompist for Elkaril
- Best Phonology: Noyahtukah
- For nicest guy/girl: Glenn Kempf
- Evillest guy/girl: Ghost
- Person who refuses to produce grammar: Zompist
- Ends Most Topics: Warmaster
- Best maps: Warmaster
- Best website: Rik
- Best Conbiology: Aidan
- Most promising Conworlder: Ran, Ghost
- Best reformed member: Ghost
- Most ambitious Conworlder: Mercator
- Best Quote: Dudicon for "And something written in a conscript is, of course, a context. And the person who writes such contexts, presumably performing other practices such as conworldery and conlangery, is, of course, a conartist."
- Best topic: Eddy the Great for Polysynthetic Conlang
