The Syndicate

Sloonei wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:59 pm Attention everyone: We are planning to reveal the winners this Sunday, the 31st, beginning at 6 PM EST.

Commence hyping.

Sheesh. You are soooo lucky that the Pro Bowl was canceled or I would have been starting my postgame nap when the Sockys start.

Socky it to me baby! When are the reveals????

But in all seriousness, if any of these ties involve me any way, you can remove me from consideration to make tie-breaking easier. Last year was far from my best (except for owning Corrupt!? with Wilgy).

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 4:07 pm We have a mega-ultra tie on a thing and are working out a solution.

Sounds like we’ll just have to go full-on Oprah-

“You get a Socky! And you get a Socky! And you get a Socky!”

I voted. My lack if involvement in 2020 probably led me to cast some wacky votes. If my votes do more harm than good for the overall totals, I am sorry.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:25 pm We're currently at the fewest ballots we've ever received for a Socky Awards! We can still proceed, but it would be great to get some more before that deadline arrives.

ANYONE is eligible and encouraged to vote. Even if you feel like you're too new, you're not! We want your votes! You can vote solely based upon what you have seen in the games you've played/watched. That's what everyone else does anyway.

Nag, nag, nag. Sheesh.

I'll put my votes in tomorrow.

With every passing year I feel less and less qualified to vote for these. I’ll fumble my way through the main categories as best I can, but I want to add my two cents to the Lifetime Achievement Award conversation right now.

The shortlist that I am considering this year includes:
-Black Rock (for her creative hosting contributions with LC)
-Dragon D. Luffy (for past admin efforts and his playing/hosting body of work)
-dunya (for admin efforts, body of work, and general awesomeness)
-MacDougall (the man, the myth, the legend)
-Turnip Head (eligible since the LAA’s inception- he is beyond overdue for recognition)


I mean no disrespect to this year’s first-year-of-eligibility heavyweights, but I feel compelled to vote for folks who have had to wait while we inducted other high-quality names before them due to the limit on the number of inductees permitted each year.