The PM lines have now opened for Category 8: Most Intriguing Thread Starter. Please PM me with up to ten votes, as to who you think is/are the most intriguing thread starter(s). Remember to rank your nominees if you're voting for more than one person; 1 being the highest and 10 being the lowest, so I knows how many points to give them. The person for whom you give 1st place to will get 10 points, regardless of how many other people you vote for. Remember you cannot vote for yourself.

I will publish the league table periodically in this thread to give everyone an idea who is winning and whereabouts they are in the table.

The PM lines will close on Sunday 12th August at 2130 BST, which is when I will announce the winner of the category and post the final league table after a weeks worth of voting. In addition, the PM lines will open for the next category (Best Newbie).

Car Expert

People Who Have PMed Me

1. barry-clari
2. Miss Ross
3. violin-ann
4. skylark
5. BachPensioner
6. DaisyChain
7. BBTOTW
8. noodle
9. SarahSax1986
10. Rosemary7391

fsharpminor has started some good threads - Musical Horses, Musical Streets, Where would you rather not live, Potato Crisps, and er, Rude Words to Christmas Carols

I'll start the campaigning...

As has skylark herself - The Olden Days, Best Decision of Your Life, The Natural World, What's Your Primary Instrument?, ABRSM Support for Adult Learners, Non-singers Can Learn to Sing, Reveal a Surprising Fact About Yourself!...*goes to find more*

So -




(Please )

Vote Tiddles the cat!!

Or, alternatively,

Is this the most intriguing person who has started a thread or is this the person who has started the most intriguing thread? There could be quite a difference....

I think it's the person that's started the most intriguing thread.

Nope, don't need to name threads. It's an award for those who you feel have started intriguing threads

Car Expert

Hmm....hm...*starts a long search and word document for voting*

Darn, I could never vote this one, being absent for almost a year.

The name of the threads is very interesting - appreciated if included

Still only received one set of votes so far. Can't post a league table until I get at least two more...

Car Expert

I can now post the first league table

skylark = 25
fsharpminor = 19
petrat = 19
Good Intentions = 13
Robodoc = 12
pianoboe = 10
Oddball = 9
Steinway = 9
sarah-flute = 8
DaisyChain = 7
Soph15 = 7
lizbun = 6
BachPensioner = 5
Violinia = 5
chocolatedog = 4
Malone = 4
Miss Ross = 3
trudihiggins = 3
Car Expert = 2
Melody Amour = 2
Phil Dixon = 2
ad_libitum = 1

Car Expert

Just to clarify once more:

You do not need to vote for specific threads

Car Expert

Oooh dear....err...good league table CE!

Well done everyone.

No need to shout CE!

Well it's the 3rd time someone has assumed this

Car Expert

What will happen if someone assumes it for a fourth time?!

Sorry, what was that you said???? I couldn't hear - must be my age

Any more votes?

Car Expert

If I start a thread called 'Most Intriguing Thread' do I win by default?

Phil you'll have to leave that on up to the voters. However you are right you are the "most intriguing thred" starter, but whether or not the use of inverted commas changes the meaning of the sentence is up to CE!

I've voted!! I didn't vote for a specific thread as I wasn't sure if I should or not. Does anyone know?!

Excellent use of lateral thinking though?

yes, thats why I could see it. I enjoy lateral thinking.

Read Post#16...

Car Expert

Point taken.

For goodness sake, don't ask that - CE will explode!

Too late, erm CE - are you still alive?

Only joking... I'm still around

Car Expert

4 hours to get your votes in to me if you haven't done so already.

Car Expert

No problem! Couldn't post anymore league tables after Tuesday because of the lack of votes...

Car Expert

huh? *Jetlagged* Its not lunchtime!

Okay... *Attempts to think* If I'm successful you'll get some more votes!

The PM lines have now closed, and the winner is:

skylark

She wins by a comfortable margin of 32 points ahead of second-placed fsharpminor. perat and sarah-flute finish a further 8 points behind in 3rd place.

skylark = 68
fsharpminor = 36
petrat = 28
sarah-flute = 28
5th: Robodoc = 26
6th: DaisyChain = 22
7th: Oddball = 21
8th: Good Intentions = 20
9th: Miss Ross = 17
9th: mrbouffant = 17
11th: Car Expert = 14
12th: ben_walker446 = 10
12th: pianoboe = 10
12th: Violinia = 10
15th: Amber = 9
15th: andante_in_c = 9
15th: Phil Dixon = 9
15th: Steinway = 9
19th: Choddy = 8
19th: katyjay = 8
21st: adagiok5 = 7
21st: Malone = 7
21st: sbhoa = 7
21st: Soph15 = 7
21st: susiejean = 7
26th: chopet = 6
26th: dotee = 6
26th: janexxx = 6
26th: lizbun = 6
30th: BachPensioner = 5
30th: grand choeur = 5
30th: loops = 5
34th: chocolatedog = 4
34th: hazel = 4
34th: YetAnotherPianist = 4
37th: Frederic Chopin = 3
37th: noodle = 3
37th: SaxFan = 3
37th: trudihiggins = 3
41st: Melody Amour = 2
42nd: ad_libitum = 1

Car Expert

Welldone Skylark

Well done!

Well done skylark!

Congratulations!

Go Skylark!!!!!

Thank you for voting for me! What a great award to win - it makes me feel a bit eccentric


Well done to everybody else for starting intriguing threads as well

Well done Skylark. !
Thanks to all those who voted me in to second.

But its a one -two for Yorkshire !

Congratulations to the winner and all who scored highly in the vote

Well done Skylark!!

Congratulations skylark! , and well done to everyone else who got votes.

Awww thanks guys

Great job skylark, you deserve the landslide victory

Thank you all