Alternative History:2013 Stirling Awards

This is the nomination and voting page for the 2013 Stirling Awards that honor the editors and timelines of 2012. This is the second time the Stirling Awards have been held.

CURRENTLY THE AWARDS ARE ONLY OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS. If you want to make a nomination you need to link to the thing/person you wish to nominate and explain why you think that it deserves the award. Only registered editors who have 100 or more edits can make nominations. Certain awards have additional rules or regulations, so please read the description carefully before supplying your nomination. For most of the awards, you may also nominate your own works.

Remember to sign your posts!

''Please REFRAIN from giving your opinion of anyone's nominations. That is what the voting is for. If a nomination is "bad" it will not win.''

Voting will begin on January 1, 2013 and end on January 25, 2013. Results will be posted and awards handed out on January 26, 2013, the anniversary of the creation of this wiki.

=Writer Awards=

Writer of the Year
This award is for the best writer on the wiki in 2012.

Nominations

 * NuclearVacuum - I think Ol' Nuke is worthy of this award this year. He's put tons of new work into his timelines Russian America and New Union, and the amount of specifics he puts into his articles is just magnificent. 03:19, December 1, 2012‎ Scrawland Scribblescratch


 * Yan Hoek - His The Kalmar Union time-line is simply amazing and he has put lots of work into it, and has also made it neatly organised as well. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月01日 21:02:24 (JST)


 * Kogasa - Kogasa has been actively contributing to many timelines and map games simultaneously this past year. All of which his contributions to have been of a very high standard. VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!) 13:04, December 1, 2012 (UTC)


 * KingSweden - King, as usual, has just done a disturbing amount of writing this year. Good writing, at that. Lordganon (talk) 04:12, December 30, 2012 (UTC)

Best New Contributor
This award is for the best new contributor to the wiki in 2012. In order to be eligible their joining date must be in 2012.

Nominations

 * AltHistoryGeek - He's got some good timelines coming along and a good historical knowledge. I think he's going to be one to watch. VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!) 12:58, December 1, 2012 (UTC)


 * Scrawland Scribblescratch - Created one of the more productive new timelines this year, and has been a help around the wiki. Lordganon (talk) 12:27, December 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * Salnax - Created a pretty interesting Timeline, Ohga Shrugs, who was pretty original and a new concept about business/economics and pop culture rather than Military or Politics

Best Writer in a Community Timeline
This award is for the best male or female writer on a community timeline in 2012. Acceptable community timelines are listed here, or have similar notices on their front pages.

Nominations

 * LG - LG is just simply a superb editor on this wiki, and his work in DD is simply amazing. On top of that you can be assured that he'll able to fix the contradictions in whatever you add to the timeline. Not only does he write excellent, he is a living database of infinite knowledge about the timeline canon. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 00:31, December 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * PitaKang - Hard choice, this award. Pita's done a lot of work around the wiki this year. Besides all the cleanup of the wiki in general, he's also been heavily involved in the formation and running of map games. He's messed around with DD a bit, has been advising Scan and Guns with their new project, and has been working on his new project, Zossen Conspiracy, with others. Just been handy in general for community work. Lordganon (talk) 03:50, December 30, 2012 (UTC)

Best TSPTF Member
This award is for the member of the TSPTF that has been the "best" in 2012. Only current members of the TSPTF can be nominated. Brass, Lieutenants and Constables can all be nominated. No member of TSPTF can nominate themselves.

Nominations

 * Kogasa - "9" has managed to impress me this year. Between doing a bit of categorizing, reverting vandalism, and being helpful in general, he's done a lot of work this year after getting his position in February - more than almost any constable ever has, insomuch as I've seen. Soon as it seems like we need another Lt., he's getting the nom, I assure you. Lordganon (talk) 11:37, December 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * Kath - Kath is a great user. He's also one of the biggest copyeditors I've seen around here, and he also removes spam and vandalism frequently, and also very friendly and resourceful. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 21:38, December 26, 2012 (UTC)

Best Copyeditor
This award is for the editor who has done incredible copyeditting work in the year 2012. Copyeditting consists of things such as spelling/grammar work, cleaning up layouts, and categorization.

Nominations

 * EoGuy - Eo has become more active this year and has gone all out in fixing our little mistakes that we never bother noticing. The community owes a massive debt to him for fixing all our little splodges and tidying the place up. 03:20, December 1, 2012‎ Scrawland Scribblescratch


 * NuclearVacuum - Nuke's done a lot this year. He's fixed up a few articles, but that's not the reason for this nomination. Simply put, he's done a ton of work cleaning up and fixing duplicate images. Lordganon (talk) 10:16, December 9, 2012 (UTC)

Best Ban
This award is for the most deserving one year or more ban of 2012.

Nominations

 * Griffins3 - He wasn't really on for long, just a few weeks, but he was exceptionally rude, vandalized, and sockpuppeted, and appears to have caused the most pain this year. The Royal Guns (talk) 14:06, December 2, 2012 (UTC)

Discussions

 * Kind of a pity that the 'history corrector' troll was only banned for a week. The Royal Guns (talk) 17:37, December 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd vote for that guy. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 02:26, December 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, what a little piece of s***. Salnax really made my day. The Royal Guns (talk) 03:45, December 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 03:49, December 26, 2012 (UTC)

=Timeline Awards=

Timeline of the Year
This award is for the best timeline of 2012. Any and all timelines are eligible, provided that large updates have occurred to the timeline in the last year.

Nominations

 * FTBW - I just joined in January of this year, so anything new I've seen obviously happened this year. I did see Tb adding a lot to the timeline, and it's an exceptional timeline overall. Not to mention that finishing most of his pages make my brain hurt from lots of deep contemplation. Tb is very dedicated and this is reflected in his TL. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 05:17, December 18, 2012 (UTC)


 * No Napoleon - This timeline, made by an anon years ago, was adopted by Chris this March. Since then, he's put a phenomenal amount of work into it, turning it from basically nothing, into a good timeline. Lordganon (talk) 05:53, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

Best New Timeline
This award is for the best TL that was created in 2012.

Nominations

 * Pax Columbia - by CassAnaya. It had a decent amount of content and is also neatly done. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月01日 20:32:17 (JST)


 * A World of Difference, by SS - One of the largest, and best written, new timelines in a while on the wiki. Lordganon (talk) 10:34, December 15, 2012 (UTC)


 * Ohga Shrugs, by Salnax  - Has a lot of potential, plus you don't see many alt histories only about pop culture Truteal (talk) 08:25, December 20, 2012 (UTC)

Best New Article
This award is for the best article created in 2012.

Nominations

 * Timeline (Pax Columbia) - by CassAnaya. Very detailed and has good summary for each year. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月21日 21:25:45 (JST)


 * List of Presidents of Chile (Napoleon's World) - by KingSweden and Katholico - I worked in this article along with King for his timeline :) I think that we did a simple, but good work. --Katholico (talk) 03:54, December 27, 2012 (UTC)


 * Anglo-Dutch Civil War (Dutch Superpower) - by Vegas. It's a well-thought out war, and while unfinished, is long already. Probably going to be one of the "classic" war articles on this wiki, like King's Alaskan War article. Lordganon (talk) 05:53, December 29, 2012 (UTC)

Best New OTL/non-AH Work
This award is for the best OTL/non-AH work that was created in 2012. The creator or principal contributor can only nominate a single one of their works. This category includes all such items on this wiki, be it from blogs, the forum, or articles. The only exclusions are user and talk pages.

Nominations

 * The Final Mile - Best blog post by a long stretch. Yan Hoek (talk) 10:01, December 11, 2012 (UTC)


 * From Louis XIV to Palpatine: Absolute Leadership - By SS. Which he'd have continued this series longer than two weeks. Was interesting, and a bit humorous. Lordganon (talk) 04:18, December 30, 2012 (UTC)

Best Non-English AH Wiki
This award is for the best non-English alternate history wiki ts past year. The administrators of these wikis may nominate them.

Nominations

 * German AltHist. - Decently active and has plenty of pages. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月18日 20:44:22 (JST)


 * Japanese AH Wiki - New this year, by Kogasa. Not really all that much here, but as far as I know, it's the first new other-language counterpart that we've gotten in a while. I'm sure Koga will get back to it at some point, though this would more likely end up being translating his work off here. It's a good start, I figure, to things. Lordganon (talk) 10:03, December 19, 2012 (UTC)

Best New Map Game
This award is for the best map game created in 2012.

Nominations

 * Principia Moderni II - This game has the highest amount of editors contributing to it for many weeks now, some very creative scenarios and is looking to be even better than the legendary original PM map game. --VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!) 12:50, December 1, 2012 (UTC)


 * Medieval World - A rising map game of Principia Moderni caliber. Beginning even earlier than PM(900), this game has the capacity to change the world's history in ways that PM could not.AP (talk) 05:26, December 18, 2012 (UTC)


 * AvARe - Possibly the best game in the AvA series so far, this game has seen German-Soviet alliances, Japanese conquest of Asia, South American superstate, and pretty much everything else, and we dented out all the implausibility potholes too. With 64 days left, this game is one of the most promising games I've seen recently. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 21:37, December 26, 2012 (UTC)

Best New 1983: Doomsday Article
This award is for the best article in our largest timeline - 1983: Doomsday - that was graduated in 2012. A list of articles graduated this year may be found on the Awards talk page.

Nominations

 * Guangxi - by Scandinator. Nicely written page, and a nice flag too. The story behind it is also really well done. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月01日 21:06:16 (JST)


 * Tamil Nadu- by Imp and LG. Really well written, and describes the country Post DD in extreme amounts of detail. The Royal Guns (talk) 14:10, December 2, 2012 (UTC)


 * Gettysburg - mostly by Godfrey Raphael. A complete and believable portrayal of a small country in the Doomsday timeline. Plus, it has a really nice flag.--Salnax (talk) 12:08, December 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * 2016 Summer Olympics - by LG. Organized, detailed and with good images :) Katholico (talk) 15:05, December 27, 2012 (UTC)


 * Second Yugoslav War - By myself and Owner. Lordganon (talk) 12:26, December 31, 2012 (UTC)

Discussions
=Content Awards=

Best New Photoshopped Picture
This award is for the best photoshopped picture created in 2012. The creator can only nominate a single one of their pictures.

Nominations

 * A World of Difference World Trade Center Skyline.png - While I hate to nominate a single piece of my own work, I must admit that I hold more than a touch of pride in this photo. I took a concept art picture of the future World Trade Center and duplicated the One World Trade Center tower to appear behind 2 World Trade Center without the pinnacle, to create a new set of Twin Towers. (To read more see .) It took fairly a long time, considering I did the whole thing in MS Paint. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 04:51, December 19, 2012 (UTC)


 * [[File:Italian Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1800) by Jacques-Louis David (Pax Columbia).png|80px|border|left]] - By CassAnaya. Think this one still needs nomination, so while SS has another good one, I figure I'll do it ^^ Lordganon (talk) 08:17, December 21, 2012 (UTC)

Best New Flag/Arms
This award is for the best fictional flag or coat of arms created in 2012. For reference see Category:Flags and Category:Coats of Arms.

Nominations

 * [[Image:Flag-of-Republic.jpg|103px|border]] by FirstStooge. It's nice by design and is sort of unique in it's own way. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月01日 20:49:50 (JST)


 * Coat of Arms of Alaska (Russian America).svg by NuclearVacuum. A nice and intricate design, almost reminiscent of the communist CoA's but with its own capitalist twists. ChrisL123 (talk) 20:31, December 18, 2012 (UTC)


 * Coptic Banner SM.png by Fed. Came down to this one, or Kogasa's Australian flag, for me. This one just looks cleaner. Lordganon (talk) 10:50, December 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * Flag of the United Allies (No Napoleon).svg by Chris - Seems simple, but I really liked the design. --Katholico (talk) 05:41, December 27, 2012 (UTC)


 * Union-Flag.png.png by VonGlusenburg. I'm really proud of this flag, I made as I planned out an Anglo-Dutch Union timeline after getting a bit carried away with my nation in this map game. It's an amalgamation of the and the . --VonGlusenburg  (talk to Von!) 22:41, December 27, 2012 (UTC)


 * AIOI Flag (The Kalmar Union).svg.png by Yan Hoek. Of all the flags I've knocked together this year I think this is my favourite. Yan Hoek (talk) 14:21, December 31, 2012 (UTC)

Best New Map
This award is for the best map created in 2012. World map, off-world map, city map - any kind of map is accepted.

Nominations

 * [[Image:Map of Asia, 1900 (No Napoleon).png|100px|border|left]] - by ChrisL123. It's a nicely done map. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月20日 18:39:00 (JST)


 * Map of the Soviet Union (Russian America).png - by Nuke. Came down to this one or Chris' US map, for me. A very well-done map, as we all kind of expect to see from him by this point, lol. Lordganon (talk) 00:20, December 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Mapa Político de Sudamérica (PP).png - by ChrisL123. A map of an alternate South America, which he made for me in early the year. A great work :D Regards --Katholico (talk) 00:47, December 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * PMIIFix with names.png - by Scandinator. A detailed map of the world in 1450 as the game of PM2 started which details all nations and tribes of the world at that point. VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!) 15:59, December 30, 2012 (UTC)

Discussions
Can we nominate maps from map games? VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!) 15:55, December 30, 2012 (UTC)

Best New Template
This award is for the best template created in 2012. The creator can nominate their own work, once.

Nominations

 * by ChrisL123. It's nicely done and is simple. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月20日 18:04:23 (JST)


 * by Kogasa. Simple, clean, and I think the white is refreshing - kinda hard to pull off in a template, I think. Lordganon (talk) 04:28, December 30, 2012 (UTC)

Discussions
=Special Nominations=

Lifetime Achievement Award: Writer
This award is for the best male or female writers across the entire lifetime of the alternative history wiki. Once individual wins this award, they cannot win this award ever again. No editor can nominate him/herself.

Nominations

 * Red VS Blue - He created the timelines We, Fidei Defensor and (the reason I am nominating him) Superpowers. His work is structured, intelligent, plausible (surprisingly so given the Romans survive) and fascinating. What other editor can claim to have written an in-depth study of the timeline then decided that that was not good enough and started re-writing in greater detail? One could almost mistake his work for a history website! So far as I am aware he has never been involved in any major arguments, nor is he particularly vocal in the life of the wiki. However his writing is first grade, consistent, brilliant stuff. David Rain (Sometimes...) (talk) 15:24, December 1, 2012 (UTC)


 * Nik/Nik42 - The founder of the wiki. Lordganon (talk) 21:46, December 4, 2012 (UTC)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Timeline
This award is for the best timelines across the entire lifetime of the wiki. Once a timeline wins this award, it cannot win this award ever again. Nevertheless, this award can be held in conjunction with any other award.

Nominations

 * Superpowers by Red VS Blue. Superpowers is an amazing timeline, with a huge amount of details, along with great pictures and maps. It is one of the best timelines on this wiki, and it definitely deserves an award. CheesyCheese (talk) 01:24, December 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * Aztec Empire by Ed. This is another one of my favorites, which follows the history of the world after the Aztec defeat the Spanish conquistadors. Not to mention it advances space technology - one of my favorite things to see in timeline. AE is very impressive and has a fair deal of page, and I think it is worthy of winning an award. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 21:21, December 26, 2012 (UTC)


 * Step in a Different Direction - By Realismadder. One of the best timelines on this wiki, and has been an introduction of many to the site. Lordganon (talk) 05:19, December 27, 2012 (UTC)

Discussions
It's definitely by Ed, SS. Lordganon (talk) 05:13, December 27, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 05:23, December 27, 2012 (UTC)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Article
This award is for the best articles across the entire lifetime of the wiki. Once an article wins this award, it cannot win this award ever again.

Nominations

 * Fifth Global War (Byzantine Glory) - by Ownerzmcown. Really well detailed and nicely done. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月22日 17:42:32 (JST)


 * Timeline (Superpowers) - by RedVSBlue. Another one of those articles that blows me away. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 04:38, December 26, 2012 (UTC)


 * Assiniboia (French Trafalgar, British Waterloo) - by Tbguy1992. Has always struck me as being well-written, and the best article in the timeline. Also more of a "unique" nation than most. Lordganon (talk) 11:18, December 27, 2012 (UTC)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Flags and Coats of Arms
This award is for the most interesting, most ironic or most impressive flags or coats of arms in the archives of this wiki. The file must come under the form "File:XXXXXXXX". Once a flag or coat of arms wins this award, it cannot win this award ever again.

Nominations

 * [[Image:Flag of Finland Russian America Expansion.svg|101px|border]] by Bofriu. The design is neat, and a nicely done Coat of Arms in the middle. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月18日 20:49:06 (JST)


 * Flag of Gagaringrad (Venusian Haven).svg - by Nuke. This flag just seems nice to me, and while it seems like just another "vertical bar" style flag, it really has more meaning than that. The careful selection of different colors is also appealing and catches me eye. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 00:56, December 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * NewUK.png-by Callum and I. It's a pretty ironic flag of a country that could have been, but was pressured into not forming due to international opposition (sort of like the War of Spanish Succession but without the war part xD). The flag was to represent Germany, Spain, and the UK.AP (talk) 21:08, December 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Flag of Bellinsgauzenia.svg - by Nuke. Kind of the iconic flag for GWS, you know? Lordganon (talk) 05:12, December 27, 2012 (UTC)

Discussions
AP, you mean "Callum and me" because "Callum and I" is wrong. Why? Would you say by "I" or by "me" when referring to yourself alone? Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 21:07, December 24, 2012 (UTC)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Maps and Other Files
This award is for the most interesting, most ironic or most impressive maps and other files in the archives of this wiki. The file can be a portrait, map, picture, etc. as long as it comes under the form "File:XXXXXXXX" and it is not a flag or coat of arms. Once a file wins this award, it cannot win this award ever again.

Nominations

 * [[Image:Wallsoft Ventana (Pax Columbia) microsoft windows alt.png|73px|left]] - by CassAnaya. This alt Windows logo, called Wallsoft Ventana in his ALT, looks amazing and is very well made. -Kogasa [[Image:Symbol of Natori, Miyagi.png|23px|border]][[Image:宮城県.png|23px|border]][[Image:Flag of Japan.png|23px|border]] 2012年12月01日 20:40:00 (JST)


 * 2010world.png - King's NW World Map. Still say that this is one of the best maps on this wiki. Clean, one of the biggest timelines, and more or less up to date as well. Even has the capital cities marked on it, which is something I don't think any other map has. Lordganon (talk) 21:37, December 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * No Destiny Map complete NA.gif - No Destiny map, by Animelover. Yes, there are some spelling errors, but I think the overall organization and photogenism of the map appeals to me. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 06:04, December 28, 2012 (UTC)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Map Games
This award is for the best map games across the entire lifetime of the wiki. Once a game wins this award, it cannot win this award ever again.

Nominations

 * Principia Moderni: Anyone who has ever played this game knows how epic and awesome it was. Ranging from 1420 to 2012, no one ever saw the backwaters of yesterday becoming the superpowers of today plausible in a map game. And we all know how crazy these games get. Everyone worked together and we kept PM in order and finished the game. This is one truly deserving game. [[Image:IMPERIAL NY-SPQR 1.png|25px]][[Image:Regen Flag.png|30px|border]] Fegelein! Fegelein! Fegelein! 03:31, December 1, 2012 (UTC)


 * Europe 1430 - First and best. Lordganon (talk) 09:52, December 2, 2012 (UTC)


 * Axis vs Allies: While it may not be nearly as popular as Principia Moderni, it revolutionized the map games. It started the Axis vs Allies series, and has multiple support pages. It has crafted a unique World War II as well as the cold war afterwards. The discussions were civil, peaceful, and well mannered. The mods weren’t challenged, and everyone had lots of fun. ~PitaKang