DT Awards 2018

matt3o · 13 Nov 2018, 17:55

I'll take care of them this year because if I don't we won't have any DT Awards and I can't let that happen.

That also means that this year will be the Austerity Edition. I'm thinking to limit the sections to possibly 4-5.

The idea would be:

- Deskthority awards (super category person, project, keyboard, switch, whatever)
- Best project or innovation (from a company or the community)
- Best keycap or keycaps set (includes artisan caps)
- Best vintage keyboard or relic (includes best find)

That's it. I'm open to suggestions but things must move fast, in a few days I'll open the official forum section, rules and all. Also if you have an idea for a "theme" for this year's just let me know.

Please, no drama or I'll close everything and keep the prizes.

Muirium · 13 Nov 2018, 18:00

I like the focus. Those 4 categories sound just about right to me. Less categories is more contest.

depletedvespene · 13 Nov 2018, 18:07

Excellent (although I kinda lament the elimination of the ping category). Also, I'd explicitly leave the artisan caps out OR include explicit measures to inhibit vote stacking or manipulations of some kind, as happened with them last year.

matt3o · 13 Nov 2018, 18:10

artisan caps goes into keycaps. the ping is just source of drama. I can't handle drama.

scottc · 13 Nov 2018, 18:46

Nomination for ping award: matt3o killing off the ping award.

depletedvespene · 13 Nov 2018, 18:48

scottc wrote: Nomination for ping award: matt3o killing off the ping award.

Wouldn't that be metaping?

Anyway, the ping award, if run, will surely go to the BOX switches fiasco. Let's acclaim THAT as the winner right away and move along.

chuckdee · 13 Nov 2018, 19:00

depletedvespene wrote:
scottc wrote: Nomination for ping award: matt3o killing off the ping award.
Wouldn't that be metaping?

Anyway, the ping award, if run, will surely go to the BOX switches fiasco. Let's acclaim THAT as the winner right away and move along.

Agreed. Love the idea of the more focused categories. I never got a response on what was needed, but if you need some help, reach out. I'll help shoulder some of the load if need be.

matt3o · 13 Nov 2018, 19:07

I'm very tempted to bring the ping back, but I don't think it would bring anything to the table... so I guess it's okay to proceed without

elecplus · 13 Nov 2018, 19:09

Thanks, Matteo, for doing this!

Hypersphere · 13 Nov 2018, 19:23

Thanks, matt3o. You're a champion!

matt3o · 13 Nov 2018, 19:28

thank you guys. I took this one for the team.

Findecanor · 13 Nov 2018, 22:44

matt3o wrote: - Best keycap or keycaps set (includes artisan caps)
...
Please, no drama or I'll close everything and keep the prizes.

Haha. Good luck.

matt3o · 14 Nov 2018, 13:45

I told you this year's DTA was cheap

PLEASE if you are in contact with anyone that might be interested in sponsoring the event just let me know!

webwit · 15 Nov 2018, 17:06

Wait, no drama?

Wodan · 15 Nov 2018, 17:08

webwit wrote: Wait, no drama?

matt3o · 15 Nov 2018, 17:09

webwit wrote: Wait, no drama?

don't call it on you... actually on me...

Myoth · 15 Nov 2018, 17:10

webwit wrote: Wait, no drama?

yet

depletedvespene · 15 Nov 2018, 17:13

webwit wrote: Wait, no drama?

Does jumping the gun early count as such?

davkol · 15 Nov 2018, 20:56

depletedvespene · 15 Nov 2018, 21:18

Good contender, but not even close to the BOX incident.

davkol · 15 Nov 2018, 21:53

chuckdee · 15 Nov 2018, 22:43

People are still on about that? Not sure why people think that it was even about data. It was about maintaining the ecosystem in which they operate.