Post by Paffnia on Jan 2, 2013 22:02:55 GMT -5
Here we are--voting for the 2013 Paffnia Prize for best new idea, its first annual awarding, is now open! You can vote for up to 3 ideas. The leading idea at 11:59 P.M. EST, January 8th, will win over 378,420 
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Here's all the info on what the Prize is and how it works: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=22380
The nominees:
Idea: Posting links to WA discussion on the RMB
Proposer: Ananke II
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=senatelobby1209&thread=22384&page=1#751450
Synopsis: For nations who do not frequent the forum, Regional Message Board posts with the link to the XKI forum discussion thread on a particular WA resolution at vote were made, in order to increase participation in WA polls determining the delegate's vote.
Idea: Featured nations
Proposer: Improving Wordiness
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=senatelobby1209&thread=22384&page=2#753979
Synopsis: Every few weeks, a different nation is featured in a forum thread, whose link is posted on our World Factbook Entry, in order to involve new nations with the forum.
Idea: Expansion of the Buddy System
Proposer: Cerberion
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=joblistings&thread=24065&page=1#884458
Synopsis: Instead of assigning buddies only to nations who sign up on the buddy request thread, now new nations are automatically assigned buddies upon registering on the forum.
Idea: Reorganization of TITO medals
Proposer: Ad Infinitum
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=titohq0306&action=display&thread=23208
Synopsis: Out-of-date TITO and XKI medals were retired, old onese were cleaned up, and the Quick Response Force and Refound Pins added.
Idea: Addition of Forum Featured Nations
Proposer: Malecia
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=22933&page=1#792916
Synopsis: Along with the nations featured on the WFE, additional nations are featured frequently in pinned forum threads of the same style.
Idea: Political Parties Rules thread
Proposer: Markanite
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=10kPolitics&action=display&thread=23183
Synopsis: Bringing some order to the political parties board, this thread collects the relevant rules and info on political life in the Islands.
Idea: Fleeb University Award
Proposer: Markanite
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=senatearchive&thread=23460
Synopsis: Named for an early and influential Islander, this award recognizes nations who make positive contributions to XKI University.
Idea: Revival of XKI visits to allied regions
Proposer: Ananke II
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=23476
Synopsis: Bringing back an idea from a few years ago, nations traveled to an allied region to spread good cheer and further XKI's international standing.
Idea: Professor's How-to Guide
Proposer: Mutanatia
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=xkiuniversity&action=display&thread=23701
Synopsis: A summation of how to teach a good class in the XKI University from former dean Mutanatia
Idea: Party Leaders Small Talk/Q&A series
Proposer: Valoniah
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=23672
Synopsis: This series of questions and answers with the founders of XKI's political parties added some interesting and fun discussion to XKI political life.
Idea: XKI political history thread
Proposer: Markanite and Paffnia
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Library&action=display&thread=23456
Synopsis: This list of senators and their parties, along with a graphical representation of party strength through the ages, delves into XKI history.
Idea: New forum post levels
Proposer: The Council of Nine
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=22271
Synopsis: To accommodate the growing post counts of many nations, the Council decided to add and name new forum post count levels, visible under one's forum avatar, honoring many nations in the process.
Idea: RP Fantasy and Science Fiction sections
Proposer: Surdra
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=RP&action=display&thread=23584
Synopsis: New sub-boards for role-playing scenarios in fantasy and space worlds were added, along with maps for each.
Idea: Spoilers tags
Proposer: Cerberion and Paffnia
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Entertainment&thread=22352
Synopsis: The old spoiler tag was fixed, allowing for streamlined threads. As a plus, in doing so, signatures were also fixed to align properly.
Idea: RP timeline reset/new map
Proposer: Kannex, Surdra, and others
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rpoutofcharacter&action=display&thread=22690
Synopsis: This reset of role-play history sparked a huge, productive, and collaborative discussion, eventually leading to a new map, among other changes.
Idea: Hello/Goodbye Thread
Proposer: Calanria
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=24674
Synopsis: A relatively new thread for people leaving for and coming back from vacations.
Idea: "How well do you know 10000 Islands?" quiz
Proposer: Anime Daisuki
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=24269
Synopsis: A fun update to a 2008 quiz, testing XKI history trivia knowledge
Idea: Revival of the Foreign Affairs Secretary
Proposer: Anime Daisuki
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Reports&action=display&thread=24660
Synopsis: Continuing the recent diplomatic outreach efforts, Woon was appointed Foreign Affairs Secretary and placed in charge of embassies, emissaries, and diplomacy.
Idea: One Million Taco Lotto & other lotto ideas
Proposer: Aersoldorf
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=24340
Synopsis: A huge new drawing was added to an invigorated lottery. The lotto numbers were also tied to a real life lottery, for fairness and accountability.
Idea: TGing the XKI Update to non-forum nations
Proposer: Anime Daisuki
Link: www.nationstates.net/page=telegrams
Synopsis: Our delegate has been sending the XKI emissaries update out to non-forum nations via TG for awhile now, informing them of goings-on in the region.
!Here's all the info on what the Prize is and how it works: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=22380
The nominees:
Idea: Posting links to WA discussion on the RMB
Proposer: Ananke II
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=senatelobby1209&thread=22384&page=1#751450
Synopsis: For nations who do not frequent the forum, Regional Message Board posts with the link to the XKI forum discussion thread on a particular WA resolution at vote were made, in order to increase participation in WA polls determining the delegate's vote.
Idea: Featured nations
Proposer: Improving Wordiness
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=senatelobby1209&thread=22384&page=2#753979
Synopsis: Every few weeks, a different nation is featured in a forum thread, whose link is posted on our World Factbook Entry, in order to involve new nations with the forum.
Idea: Expansion of the Buddy System
Proposer: Cerberion
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=joblistings&thread=24065&page=1#884458
Synopsis: Instead of assigning buddies only to nations who sign up on the buddy request thread, now new nations are automatically assigned buddies upon registering on the forum.
Idea: Reorganization of TITO medals
Proposer: Ad Infinitum
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=titohq0306&action=display&thread=23208
Synopsis: Out-of-date TITO and XKI medals were retired, old onese were cleaned up, and the Quick Response Force and Refound Pins added.
Idea: Addition of Forum Featured Nations
Proposer: Malecia
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=22933&page=1#792916
Synopsis: Along with the nations featured on the WFE, additional nations are featured frequently in pinned forum threads of the same style.
Idea: Political Parties Rules thread
Proposer: Markanite
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=10kPolitics&action=display&thread=23183
Synopsis: Bringing some order to the political parties board, this thread collects the relevant rules and info on political life in the Islands.
Idea: Fleeb University Award
Proposer: Markanite
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=senatearchive&thread=23460
Synopsis: Named for an early and influential Islander, this award recognizes nations who make positive contributions to XKI University.
Idea: Revival of XKI visits to allied regions
Proposer: Ananke II
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=23476
Synopsis: Bringing back an idea from a few years ago, nations traveled to an allied region to spread good cheer and further XKI's international standing.
Idea: Professor's How-to Guide
Proposer: Mutanatia
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=xkiuniversity&action=display&thread=23701
Synopsis: A summation of how to teach a good class in the XKI University from former dean Mutanatia
Idea: Party Leaders Small Talk/Q&A series
Proposer: Valoniah
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=23672
Synopsis: This series of questions and answers with the founders of XKI's political parties added some interesting and fun discussion to XKI political life.
Idea: XKI political history thread
Proposer: Markanite and Paffnia
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Library&action=display&thread=23456
Synopsis: This list of senators and their parties, along with a graphical representation of party strength through the ages, delves into XKI history.
Idea: New forum post levels
Proposer: The Council of Nine
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=22271
Synopsis: To accommodate the growing post counts of many nations, the Council decided to add and name new forum post count levels, visible under one's forum avatar, honoring many nations in the process.
Idea: RP Fantasy and Science Fiction sections
Proposer: Surdra
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=RP&action=display&thread=23584
Synopsis: New sub-boards for role-playing scenarios in fantasy and space worlds were added, along with maps for each.
Idea: Spoilers tags
Proposer: Cerberion and Paffnia
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Entertainment&thread=22352
Synopsis: The old spoiler tag was fixed, allowing for streamlined threads. As a plus, in doing so, signatures were also fixed to align properly.
Idea: RP timeline reset/new map
Proposer: Kannex, Surdra, and others
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rpoutofcharacter&action=display&thread=22690
Synopsis: This reset of role-play history sparked a huge, productive, and collaborative discussion, eventually leading to a new map, among other changes.
Idea: Hello/Goodbye Thread
Proposer: Calanria
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=24674
Synopsis: A relatively new thread for people leaving for and coming back from vacations.
Idea: "How well do you know 10000 Islands?" quiz
Proposer: Anime Daisuki
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=24269
Synopsis: A fun update to a 2008 quiz, testing XKI history trivia knowledge
Idea: Revival of the Foreign Affairs Secretary
Proposer: Anime Daisuki
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Reports&action=display&thread=24660
Synopsis: Continuing the recent diplomatic outreach efforts, Woon was appointed Foreign Affairs Secretary and placed in charge of embassies, emissaries, and diplomacy.
Idea: One Million Taco Lotto & other lotto ideas
Proposer: Aersoldorf
Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=24340
Synopsis: A huge new drawing was added to an invigorated lottery. The lotto numbers were also tied to a real life lottery, for fairness and accountability.
Idea: TGing the XKI Update to non-forum nations
Proposer: Anime Daisuki
Link: www.nationstates.net/page=telegrams
Synopsis: Our delegate has been sending the XKI emissaries update out to non-forum nations via TG for awhile now, informing them of goings-on in the region.
