Alternative History:2011 Stirling Awards

This is currently the nomination page for the 1st Annual Stirling Awards of Alternate History that honor the writers, editors and timelines of 2010.

'''Voting has begun! Simply sign for the candidate you think deserves the award best, in the allotted section of the award, added by typing in four ~.'''

Any current winners can make a special request, if they'd like, to have a banner or medal designed for them in honor of their achievement. Though I (Red) would gladly make the award for you, there's no reason not to find someone who can actually use photoshop or even make one of your own design.

Good Luck everybody!

=Writer Awards=

Best Male Writer
This award is for the best male writer on the wiki in 2010. You cannot nominate yourself.

Nominations

 * 1) C II R - C II R (also known as TEAKAY) is the creator of the earlier featured Ætas ab Brian timelines (or universe, seen its size) and also an avid mapper. --XterrorX 13:48, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Oerwinde - When it looked like the Map Games were going to kicked off the wiki, Oer was the only gamer to step up and do the work necessary to keep the games here. He has also made numerous articles and flags over the year. Mitro 14:40, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) NuclearVacuum - He's been very prolific writer this year. Not only has he contributed to several timelines, he's also created the Great White South, New Union, Russian America, and Venusian Haven timelines, which all rank among the year's best and most interesting, and he has contributed several articles to each, even if he's made them into open timelines, which also should go into his favor. Lordganon 08:38, December 10, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * C II R


 * Oerwinde
 * Mitro 14:08, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Vegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * NuclearVacuum
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Mister Sheen 16:34, January 6, 2011 (UTC)

Best Female Writer
This award is for the best female writer on the wiki in 2010. You cannot nominate yourself.

Nominations

 * Smoggy80 - Smoggy is an early editor to 1983: Doomsday and has several TLs of her own. She is currently a Constable in the TSPTF. Mitro 23:28, December 5, 2010 (UTC)

Winner!
Congratulations to Smoggy80! My good lady, you have been unanimously awarded the award for Best Female Writer of 2010; a title that you may proudly wear on your user page.

Best Writer in a Community Timeline
This award is for the best male or female writer on a community timeline. You cannot nominate yourself. Acceptable community timelines are listed here.

Nominations

 * Lordganon - Since his arrival Lordganon has become one of the most respected and prolific contributors to 1983: Doomsday. His articles tend to be extremely well researched and incredibly detailed. His work improving many of the existing articles has also lead to a much more plausible and in depth timeline.Oerwinde 17:14, December 9, 2010 (UTC)

Winner!
Congratulations to Lordganon! You, sir, are the unanimous winner of the award for Best Writer in a Community Timeline for your work in 1983: Doomsday. You can put up this title anyway you want on your user page.

Best TSPTF Member
This award is for current members of the TSPTF. Brass, Lieutenants and Constables can all be nominated. No member of TSPTF can nominate themselves or any other member of the TSPTF.

Nominations

 * Mitro: I really don't know if I need to explain it; He's the driving force behind the Wiki, always able to help, and is somehow able to maintain order and some balance of sanity, even when times are tough. Tbguy1992 22:37, December 9, 2010 (UTC)

Winner!
Congratulations to Mitro! Your Mitroness, I am proud to present to you the award for Best Member of the Time Stream Protection Task Force. I personally suggest that you should be awarded a gold TSPTF badge in recognition of your work for this community.

Best Copyeditor
This award is for the editor who has done incredible copyeditting work in the year 2010.

Nominations

 * 1) Grand Prince Paul II. - This guy is well known for his massive copyediting of 1983: Doomsday. Mitro 21:39, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) JorgeGG - The amount of categories I've watched this guy do is nuts, and he makes corrections very often as well. Lordganon 14:19, December 10, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * Grand Prince Paul II.
 * Mitro 14:09, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * JorgeGG
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Vegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)

Best Ban
This award is for the most deserving one year or more ban of 2010.

Nominations

 * 1) Owen1983 - Creating multiple contradictory or implausible articles in the 1983: Doomsday TL, stealing others work, taking credit for work he did not create, antagonizing other users, abuse of multiple accounts, refusal to follow the naming conventions and the rules of 1983: Doomsday, harrassing users about being promoted to the TSPTF, habitual liar, racked up large number of short blocks during his tenure, personal attacks left on user talk pages.
 * 2) Calthrina950/Catherine - Troll-like behavior, personal attacks against other users, leaving messages on other users' talk pages and insulting them if they do not respond immediately, refusing to follow the rules of various Map Games, abusive emails in response to previous shorter blocks, warned various times to clean up her act.

Discussions
I vote for Owen to win, if you're gonna get banned then making sock puppets and sending offensive messages is the way to do it!--Smoggy80 19:18, December 6, 2010 (UTC)

It would be a difficult choice, but I'd vote Calthrina. Still, both were intriguing characters; online and I bet IRL as well. --XterrorX 13:48, December 9, 2010 (UTC)

Calthrina CrimsonAssassin 14:12, December 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * Right now we are just doing nominations. Voting will begin in January. Mitro 14:25, December 9, 2010 (UTC)

Voting
=Timeline Awards=
 * Owen1983
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Catherine was bad, but she will never ever be annoying as Owen. Mitro 14:09, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Calthrina950/Catherine
 * Calthrina950/Catherine... may she never darken this Wikia again >_<... Tbguy1992 06:57, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Seeing as I was the one who dealt with her, and knew firsthand from the emails she sent after each of her bans telling me to burn in fiery hell then immediately sending another apologizing and asking for forgiveness... I'm going with her.Oerwinde 10:39, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * I never really interacted with either of them, but I saw Catherine give a lot of abuse on talk pages, especially towards people who don't speak English as a first language. Mister Sheen 16:34, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Vegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)

Best Timeline
This award is for the best TL that was created in 2010. A creator or principal contributor cannot nominate their timeline.

Nominations

 * 1) Great White South, by NuclearVacuum and others. It just seems really creative and thought-out to me, with a unique premise. --Lordganon 14:12, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Choose Your Own Alternate History! - Probably the most innovative TL on this wiki. Mitro 16:34, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) New Union by NuclearVacuum and Vlad. It seems very creative and is fairly unique in its premise - Vegas adict 17:25, December 9, 2010 (UTC)

Discussions
I removed X's nomination because as the rules state this award is for timelines created in 2010. I'm moving the nomination to the lifetime section. Mitro 13:58, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * Apologies, I thought it also included timelines still active in 2010. --XterrorX 14:15, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * I would like to vote Great White South. It is creative and allows alot more freedom in the TL because it is on a place that in OTL has never been inhabited by a civilization. --Chicagoan 17:25, December 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Chi, go to the top of the page and read the bolded words that are all in caps. Mitro 04:03, December 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Chi, go to the top of the page and read the bolded words that are all in caps. Mitro 04:03, December 20, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * Great White South
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oerwinde 10:43, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm a huge fan of CYOAH, but Great White South just fits together so well. Mister Sheen 16:34, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * I love CYOAH but GWS is just brilliantVegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Choose Your Own Alternate History!
 * Choose Your Own Alternate History... or can the creator vote for his own work? Tbguy1992 06:59, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Mitro 14:10, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * New Union

Best Article
This award is for the best article created in 2010. The creator or principal contributor cannot nominate their own article.

Nominations

 * 1) Bellinsgauzenia (Great White South) by NuclearVacuum. It's very filled-out and well-written; and covers a lot of the bases needed for inventing a country. - Mister Sheen 18:18, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Maudland (Great White South) by Vegas adict. To me, this is just a very complete article. Lordganon 02:24, December 12, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * Bellinsgauzenia (Great White South)
 * Mitro 14:11, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Mister Sheen 16:34, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Maudland (Great White South)
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Vegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)

Best OTL/non-AH article
This award is for the best OTL/non-AH article created in 2010. The creator or principal contributor cannot nominate their own article.

Nominations

 * The Ifs of History - alternates of the Manhatten Project, by User:Adam Keller The only post the user ever made - heck, he doesn't even have a user page at all - but I do think it's an interesting one. Lordganon 17:51, December 14, 2010 (UTC)

Winner!
Congratulations Adam Keller, your work "The Ifs of History - alternates of the Manhatten Project" has been unanimously selected for the award of Best non-AH Article of 2010. If you're still on this wikia, you may proudly display this award in any way you want.

Best Non-English Wiki
This award is for the best non-English alternate history wiki. Unlike the other awards, this one covers the lifetime of the wiki itself and not just work done in 2010.

Nominations

 * Historia Alternativa, our Spanish counterpart. The largest of the other language wikis by a fair margin, and it's active - Kathlico seems to be contributing fairly often. Lordganon 08:04, December 10, 2010 (UTC)

Winner!
Felicitacion a la wikia Historia Alternativa! Nuestro sitio hermano ha sido galardonado por unanimidad el premio por mejor wiki no-Ingles! Celebraciones!

Best Map Game
This award is for the best map game created in 2010. The creator of the map game cannot nominate his own map game.

Nominations

 * 1) Europe 1430 (Map Game) by ProfessorMcG - the biggest, best, and longest running of the games. --Lordganon 14:27, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Funnier History (Map Game)-Baconton 14:30, December 23, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * Europe 1430 (Map Game)
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oerwinde 10:43, January 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * Funnier History (Map Game)

=Content Awards=

Best Photoshopped Picture
This award is for the best photoshopped picture of 2010. The creator cannot nominate their own work.

Nominations

 * [[Image:83DD-CargoZeppelin.png|50px]] by Oerwinde. If I didn't know where it came from I would never have known he merely edited it, lol. It's just that flush with the original image. Lordganon 02:59, December 12, 2010 (UTC)

Discussions
So, what are we qualifying for this one? I've been hunting around and can't really find anything that I think fits this. Lordganon 08:04, December 11, 2010 (UTC)

My guess would be something edited. SouthWriter's portrait of the leader of Aroostook, or my picture of the Greek senate building are examples.Oerwinde 08:15, December 11, 2010 (UTC)

Winner!
Congratulations to Oerwinde for your edited image that has been unanimously awarded the prize for Best Photoshopped Picture. Please use your editing skills for good by not creating fake currency and instead, proudly flaunt your award in any way you would like.

Best Flag
This award is for the best fictional flag of 2010. The creator cannot nominate their own work. For reference see Category:Flags.

Nominations

 * 1) [[Image:83DD - AstoriaFlag2.png|50px]] by Oerwinde. To me, it just seems to have everything in a flag that there should be. --Lordganon 12:15, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Seal of Bellinsgauzenia.svg by NuclearVacuum. It's a Coat of Arms rather than a flag, but I figured it belonged in this category. In any case it looks utterly authentic and it's beautifully detailed. - Mister Sheen 18:18, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Mongol_Imperial_World_Flag.png Red VS. Blue A Very beutifully done flag. Good color choises, and the modern coat of arms of Mongolia (albeit modified) displays promenintly. Flagmania 21:23, January 6, 2011 (UTC)

Discussions
I removed Mumby's nomination, sorry but it was created in 2009 so it needs to go under the lifetime awards. Mitro 14:25, December 11, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * [[Image:83DD - AstoriaFlag2.png|50px]]
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * Seal of Bellinsgauzenia.svg
 * Mister Sheen 16:34, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Vegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Mongol_Imperial_World_Flag.png
 * Flagmania 21:23, January 6, 2011 (UTC)

Best Map
This award is for the best map created in 2010. World map, off-world map, city map or any kind of map is accepted. The creator cannot nominate their own map.

Nominations

 * 1) 775px-Balkanized_vatican.png by Baconton. Simply because of the continuing amusement this map has given me over the past couple months, I nominate this as best map of 2010. Baconton did a fine job here. --BoredMatt 00:33, December 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Atlas of the Great White South.png by NuclearVacuum. A very detailed map of a habitable Antarctica. --Mitro 23:52, December 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Divided Alaska Revised.png by Benkarnell. Always comes to mind when I think of well done maps. Looks like it was bought from a store and scanned.--Oerwinde 18:45, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) 83britmap.png by Mumby. Sharp, clean, and detailed, map. It just looks good to me. Lordganon 07:18, December 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * 5) Atlas_of_Colombia_bol.png by NuclearVacuum. I think it's a great, clear and detailed map of the states of Colombia in one of my TLs. Fedelede 13:14, December 11, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * 775px-Balkanized_vatican.png


 * Atlas of the Great White South.png
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Vegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Mitro 14:12, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Divided Alaska Revised.png
 * Oerwinde 10:43, January 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * 83britmap.png


 * Atlas_of_Colombia_bol.png

Best template in 2010
This award is for the best template create in 2010. The creator cannot nominate their own work.

Nominations
By NuclearVacuum. It's laid out nicely, filled with content, but at the same time it's not a plain one either. --Lordganon 13:13, December 6, 2010 (UTC)

Winner!
Congratulations NuclearVaccuum! Your template for the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics in your own New Union timeline has been unanimously chosen for the award of Best Template made in 2010. I recommend making a template to put on your user page in honor of this achievement (or incorporating it up there ^ )

=Special Nominations=

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

Nominations

 * 1) Louisiannan - For the three featured timelines he created or contributed to, for all his other works on this wiki, for being the acting caretaker of the wiki for years and for founding the TSPTF. Mitro 18:30, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Mitro - Need I explain? Mitro is the wiki's eternal guardian, he's probably responsible for more caretaking, cleanup and administration than everyone else combined. He's active in collaborative timelines across the wiki; and he's also made several top-class TLs of his own. - Mister Sheen 19:07, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Xi'Reney - he may not have made that many articles, and he may not be the original creator, but simply put, without him, there'd be no 1983: Doomsday. Lordganon 08:22, December 10, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * Louisiannan


 * Mitro
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oerwinde 10:43, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Mister Sheen 16:34, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Vegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Tbguy1992 17:38, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Xi'Reney

Lifetime Achievement Award: Timeline
This award is for the best timeline 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. As usual a creator or principal contributor(s) cannot nominate it.

Nominations

 * 1) 1983: Doomsday - What do I need to say to convince anyone that this TL deserves this award. It is one of the largest and most active TLs on this wiki. It's fame is known across the AH online-verse. It was the first featured TL. Every active member of the TSPTF have contributed at least one article to this TL. Do I need to say more? --Mitro 23:26, December 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Ethelred the Pious, by Benkarnell. Although still in progress, this timeline offers a great look into a Nordic orientated world. --XterrorX 13:48, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Superpowers - Possibly the most detailed timeline on the wiki. Includes lots of good maps and images with a very detailed timeline as wellVegas adict 17:34, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Napoleon's World by KingSweden. Like the others, this one is very detailed, and rarely goes past a couple days without a new article. Some of the work King has done on this is just insane with details. Lordganon 07:04, December 11, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * 1983: Doomsday
 * Doomsday: 1983. It deserves the first one, cause its the TL that brought the Wikia to what it is today Tbguy1992 07:01, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oerwinde 10:43, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Mitro 14:12, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Vegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ethelred the Pious


 * Superpowers


 * Napoleon's World

Lifetime Achievement Award: Article
This award is for the best article on the entire wiki. Once an article wins this award, it cannot win this award ever again. As usual the creator cannot nominate it.

Nominations

 * 1) Alternate Destinies (Napoleon's World), mostly by KingSweden and Yankovic270 - One of the few articles on this wiki which could truly be called a 'tour de force'. It examines dozens of influential, interconnected lives over a period of two centuries; and presents several ironic and unexpected twists to the lives of famous (or fictional) people. Possibly the most detailed, original and all-encompassing article on the whole wiki. - Mister Sheen 19:20, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Roman Empire (Superpowers), by Red VS Blue - Simply put, this article is a work. Not only is it massive in its own right, it is so though out that its sections have even been summarized in several instances and given their own articles. Lordganon 22:56, December 9, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * Alternate Destinies (Napoleon's World)
 * Alternate Destinies (Napoleon's World) It's fun, open, creative, and often times funny and hilarious to boot. Tbguy1992 07:02, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Quite possibly the best article on the Wiki. Mister Sheen 16:34, January 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * Roman Empire (Superpowers)
 * Vegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)

Lifetime Achievement Award: File
This award is for the most interesting, most ironic or most impressive file in the archives of this wiki. The file can be a portrait, map, picture, flag, etc. as long as it comes under the form "File:XXXXXXXX". Once a file wins this award, it cannot win this award ever again. As usual the creator cannot nominate his own work.

Nominations

 * 1) ANZ-flag-HCF-small.png by Hellerick. It's easily one of the most recognizable flags of the entire timeline of 1983: Doomsday. --Arstar 01:23, December 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Celtic alliance flag.gif by Mjdoch. Always kinda stood out, to me. Lordganon 14:52, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) UWR.png by YNot1989. It just really appeals to me. Mumby 10:32, December 11, 2010 (UTC)

Voting

 * ANZ-flag-HCF-small.png
 * Vegas adict 17:32, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Celtic alliance flag.gif
 * Lordganon 10:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oerwinde 10:43, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Tbguy1992 17:39, January 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * UWR.png