Cockwomble Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 7 minutes ago, CGW said: I demand a recount! suspect "hacked" by the Russians It was the Issan Changfia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 2 minutes ago, Cockwomble said: It was the Issan Changfia More like the CM area, hope all is revealed soon....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 1 minute ago, transam said: More like the CM area, hope all is revealed soon....... Dam! & I thought folks would be gullible and believing...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cockwomble Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 8 minutes ago, transam said: More like the CM area, hope all is revealed soon....... Pretty sure all will be revealed at some point regarding the "false votes", seems this thread is more entertaining that the actual original poll. Issan, Chiang Mai all red shirt areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 2 hours ago, Jingthing said: Over the years it has been rather an old boys club innit. No, the POTY award hasn't been JT. In fact, it's been rather "diverse", what with you winning in 2014, me in 2015 and now a wealthy elitist Klingon in 2016. If anything, it's remarkable that Trans -- an older, bald white guy, living in Isaan with his younger, much prettier Thai wife (i.e. the alleged "typical" TV forum member) hasn't won the POTY award in his several attempts. Perhaps it's just the older white guys living in isolation in Isaan who have time on their hands and post more often, but others "lurk" here reading their posts for entertainment and come out at POTY time to reward others who provide some balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 1 minute ago, NancyL said: No, the POTY award hasn't been JT. In fact, it's been rather "diverse", what with you winning in 2014, me in 2015 and now a wealthy elitist Klingon in 2016. If anything, it's remarkable that Trans -- an older, bald white guy, living in Isaan with his younger, much prettier Thai wife (i.e. the alleged "typical" TV forum member) hasn't won the POTY award in his several attempts. Perhaps it's just the older white guys living in isolation in Isaan who have time on their hands and post more often, but others "lurk" here reading their posts for entertainment and come out at POTY time to reward others who provide some balance. Only been put forward twice, got Silver on both....Fink it was cos I showed my hansumness on both attempts.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 4 minutes ago, NancyL said: No, the POTY award hasn't been JT. In fact, it's been rather "diverse", what with you winning in 2014, me in 2015 and now a wealthy elitist Klingon in 2016. If anything, it's remarkable that Trans -- an older, bald white guy, living in Isaan with his younger, much prettier Thai wife (i.e. the alleged "typical" TV forum member) hasn't won the POTY award in his several attempts. Perhaps it's just the older white guys living in isolation in Isaan who have time on their hands and post more often, but others "lurk" here reading their posts for entertainment and come out at POTY time to reward others who provide some balance. Wow ... does The Blether live next door to you ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 4 minutes ago, NancyL said: No, the POTY award hasn't been JT. In fact, it's been rather "diverse", what with you winning in 2014, me in 2015 and now a wealthy elitist Klingon in 2016. If anything, it's remarkable that Trans -- an older, bald white guy, living in Isaan with his younger, much prettier Thai wife (i.e. the alleged "typical" TV forum member) hasn't won the POTY award in his several attempts. Perhaps it's just the older white guys living in isolation in Isaan who have time on their hands and post more often, but others "lurk" here reading their posts for entertainment and come out at POTY time to reward others who provide some balance. Drats, can't get anything by NancyL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevozman1 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 One day I hope to see Berkshire win the Potato Of The Year award. He deserves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 10 minutes ago, JAS21 said: Wow ... does The Blether live next door to you ... I wouldn't wish that on anyone........... just thinking, my ex UK wife is now 50 and Mrs.Trans is 48, there's me at 36 having led a hard life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) 24 minutes ago, NancyL said: No, the POTY award hasn't been JT. In fact, it's been rather "diverse", what with you winning in 2014, me in 2015 and now a wealthy elitist Klingon in 2016. If anything, it's remarkable that Trans -- an older, bald white guy, living in Isaan with his younger, much prettier Thai wife (i.e. the alleged "typical" TV forum member) hasn't won the POTY award in his several attempts. Perhaps it's just the older white guys living in isolation in Isaan who have time on their hands and post more often, but others "lurk" here reading their posts for entertainment and come out at POTY time to reward others who provide some balance. Two out of the three most recent POTY winners have provided large doses of helpful, useful advice to others publicly, on a sustained basis, perhaps that's the real directional shift that is unsettling to others. Edited December 29, 2016 by chiang mai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 6 minutes ago, chiang mai said: Two out of the three most recent POTY winners have provided large doses of helpful, useful advice to others publicly, on a sustained basis, perhaps that's the real directional shift that is unsettling to others. Actually, I think all three of us have. I don't know which one of the three of us you don't think is especially helpful, but if you review posts you'll find we're all helpful, although one can be the class clown in certain forums. That being said, I think you're onto something, although for the life of me I don't know why anyone would want this forum NOT to be helpful and resent those who are helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I think there was and is a cliquish feel to the process which is not a good thing. Candidates disparaged some people posting as Newbies. What is that sort of puerile behaviour for? Restricting voting is also wrong. Just because we are a Thailand forum, it doesn't mean we have to copy the country's strange ideas of democracy. Such a low turnout markedly devalues the award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, sipi said: I wasn't sure if pinning it was a good idea rather than just bumping it. I rarely look at pinned topics unless notified but always look at recent threads. I can't see how many views it got this year compared to previous on my phone. Edit.. Over 18 thousand views this hear. Not to be scoffed at. That's not 18,000 individual viewers.. That could have been 20 members viewing 500 times each and then the rest.... Judging from the volume of posts from some individual members in the thread it's not an unreasonable assumption Edited December 29, 2016 by BookMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 8 minutes ago, NancyL said: Actually, I think all three of us have. I don't know which one of the three of us you don't think is especially helpful, but if you review posts you'll find we're all helpful, although one can be the class clown in certain forums. That being said, I think you're onto something, although for the life of me I don't know why anyone would want this forum NOT to be helpful and resent those who are helpful. I would say 3 out of last 4, as David was quite helpful in several forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I don't know why people don't get involved, it's good fun. The only thing Thai Visa does on an annual basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 4 minutes ago, NancyL said: Actually, I think all three of us have. I don't know which one of the three of us you don't think is especially helpful, but if you review posts you'll find we're all helpful, although one can be the class clown in certain forums. That being said, I think you're onto something, although for the life of me I don't know why anyone would want this forum NOT to be helpful and resent those who are helpful. Your involvement with CEC, your persistent challenges on the Immigration front and your involvement with LannaCare are important contributions to the expat community. Naam's advice and guidance through the economics and financial markets has proved invaluable to many, his engineering inputs have also helped large numbers of people. The trend globally in many areas of life in several countries now is for change, that seems to be change away from old boy chat, elitism, domination by established players etc, I think what we've seen here is merely an extension of all of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 3 hours ago, Jingthing said: Correct / Schmorrect. Look at the Academy Awards. Those are awards and there is massive campaigning involved. Next ... next / schmext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Where on earth does this figure of 217 votes come from. It is nowhere near correct. Sent from my iris 755 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabricus Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 30 minutes ago, transam said: I wouldn't wish that on anyone........... just thinking, my ex UK wife is now 50 and Mrs.Trans is 48, there's me at 36 having led a hard life... Wow! Are you really only 36? Judging by your photos, I thought you were at least 38! And I don't believe Mrs Trans is 48. She could easily pass for 42 / 43. Stay cool, Mr Silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabricus Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Ron19 said: Where on earth does this figure of 217 votes come from. It is nowhere near correct. Sent from my iris 755 using Tapatalk 217 is the figure I quoted because someone else mentioned it. Why not give a breakdown: 1. how many votes were real 2. how many were suspect 3. who is the banned former member who presumably created several dozen accounts in an attempt to derail the contest. I ask this question because I feel it's important that Transam's integrity is put beyond reasonable doubt. Edited December 29, 2016 by Fabricus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 24 minutes ago, chiang mai said: Your involvement with CEC, your persistent challenges on the Immigration front and your involvement with LannaCare are important contributions to the expat community. Naam's advice and guidance through the economics and financial markets has proved invaluable to many, his engineering inputs have also helped large numbers of people. The trend globally in many areas of life in several countries now is for change, that seems to be change away from old boy chat, elitism, domination by established players etc, I think what we've seen here is merely an extension of all of that. Thank you, and let's not leave out JT, the 2014 winner who has helped many with his Pattaya restaurant reviews, many thoughtful threads in the "Home Country" forum and unrelenting war with Pattaya's baht bus drivers (or so I've heard). It's every bit as important and just as productive as what I've done with CM Immigration. Edit: and I suspect the baht bus drivers can be pretty intimidating, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaagjon Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I would just like to express my disappointment that JSixpack our resident optimist of the Pattaya forum hasn't garnered more than three votes this year. Tough luck JS, and you will have my vote for next year!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cockwomble Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 3 minutes ago, NancyL said: Thank you, and let's not leave out JT, the 2014 winner who has helped many with his Pattaya restaurant reviews, many thoughtful threads in the "Home Country" forum and unrelenting war with Pattaya's baht bus drivers (or so I've heard). It's every bit as important and just as productive as what I've done with CM Immigration. Edit: and I suspect the baht bus drivers can be pretty intimidating, too. JT's personal crusade against Baht Bus Drivers, where he has put his life on the line on a number of occasions to save a few baht is not to be sniffed at. He is a legend just for that, but also among all the mickey taking he has made significant contributions to the forum. I think JT should have been nominated again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaagjon Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 1 minute ago, Cockwomble said: JT's personal crusade against Baht Bus Drivers, where he has put his life on the line on a number of occasions to save a few baht is not to be sniffed at. He is a legend just for that, but also among all the mickey taking he has made significant contributions to the forum. I think JT should have been nominated again this year. Couldn't agree more. For a Yank he is a pretty good bloke. In the Pattaya forum he has contributed as much as anyone. I hope he will be eligible for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabricus Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 4 minutes ago, Cockwomble said: JT's personal crusade against Baht Bus Drivers, where he has put his life on the line on a number of occasions to save a few baht is not to be sniffed at. He is a legend just for that, but also among all the mickey taking he has made significant contributions to the forum. I think JT should have been nominated again this year. I agree with this. In other words, I disagree that former winners should be prevented from competing. If you continually weed out previous winners, the competition just gets meaningless. The POTY only really works when forum heavyweights like Transam, JingThing, Blether, David and Nancy line up and put on the gloves. I for one would love to see Transam give Blether a blinding left hook. I'm sure Blether would respond with a well-timed uppercut, but might JingThing step in with an exquisite suckerpunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 17 hours ago, Flanno said: Interestingly there were 46 pages of comments on another thread here re POTY yet there were only 160 eligible votes registered. Somehow I think not many of us take this 'popularity' contest too seriously. That was 160 votes for just 2 nominees, there were more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) right on, Naam!...how're the CBBA chiles comin' along? when ripe grind up with tomatoes, onions and quirqina to make a nice CBBA valley lla' qua...good on plain boiled potatoes and whatever else ye got... (everybody note...tutsi likes to give helpful advice too...) Edited December 29, 2016 by tutsiwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Ron19 said: Where on earth does this figure of 217 votes come from. It is nowhere near correct. If you would care to open then you will view the header 2016 Poster Of The Year 217 members have voted I just checked it right now .... 217 still there Edited December 29, 2016 by LivinginKata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabricus Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 My suggestion Next year's POTY should feature forum legends Blether, Transam, Jingthing, Nancy and David. You've all seen Rumble in the Jungle and Thriller in Manila. Next year ............ Showdown in Siam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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