The voting lines have now opened for Category 3: Most Useful Poster. You can PM/email me with up to ten votes as to who you think is/are the most useful poster(s). Remember to rank your nominees in order of preference if voting for more than one person so I know 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 periodic league tables in this thread to give everyone an idea of how things stand. A final league table will be posted on this thread when the voting lines close at 2130 BST on Sunday 26th July, when the winner will be announced depending on who's top of the league table at the end of the week. The voting lines will also open for the next category - Most Humorous Poster.

For more details on the awards, see the main awards thread.

Car Expert

Votes have been received from: Solari, ilovemycello, fsharpminor, petrat, The Old Lady, Mezzo1974, madbassoonist, dcmbarton, hello_cello, DawnF, cambiata, lois, skylark, laura-clarinet, JoMook, Andantino, barry-clari, sarah123, Flossie, Dulciana, Mad Tom, gedall40, PianissiMole, CrotchetyMum, sbhoa, Cyrilla, noodle

Useful for what, exactly?

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Vote for Solari, spanners spammers can be very useful sometimes

Oh shut up you two!

Proving you're useful is not like proving you're cheerful, it requires actually providing useful information to people. At the moment you're spending valuable 'campaigning' time show that you're very good at making lots of useless posts! I'd have thought it rather defeats the object.

That is assuming that the awards aren't just an ego contest.

He *has* spent all day providing us with noticons though!

Stopping drafts in the cafe??

Mad Tom - no contest.

That is true.

If it was, HG would walk it...

I serve a very particular use on this forum

If i dont get a nomination i'll be very dissatisfied,

i can provide very useful information

FOR EXAMPLE.

It is not impossible to lick your own elbow. I know someone who can.

The secret for success in life is to be ready for opportunity when it comes.

Ha. x

So do I. My son.

I often get told I'm good for nothing

True...
*hides*

First league table of the week, with Mad Tom taking an early 9-point lead.

And in case anyone is unsure, Mad Tom is eligible to receive votes as he has posted in the past year.

Mad Tom = 34
skylark = 23
barry-clari = 19
dcmbarton = 14
sarah123 = 14
Holz Gedeckt = 11
kenm = 10
Solari = 10
AmandaL = 9
Barry Williams = 9
Car Expert = 8
maggiemay = 7
sbhoa = 7
Cyrilla = 6
Dulciana = 6
katyjay = 4
andante_in_c = 3
anacrusis = 1
petrat = 2
Berkshire Mum = 1
liebe_klavier = 1

Car Expert

Wow, I'm not quite sure how I've ended up there but thanks if you voted for me.

Empty your PM box please car expert

One empty space has been made now

Car Expert

Thankyou You now have my votes.

Gee, thanks, 'friend'.

That's ok "darling"

You two should just stop denying it, and get a room

*runs*

Boy, I hope you can run FAST

The forum has seen enough of carols relationships!
*ducks*


Looks like my votes got lost in the post!

Hey!
I just complimented you on your joke in Viva Piano

Don't lie, you love the voyeurism aspect of it all

It's a good job HG can run faster!

*plays Benny Hill music*

Voyeurism, no. Drama, yes,

Who was he? A Jazz composer, perhaps?

Not relevant to the thread but you couldn't really disown him could you?

Rarely do I get to publish two league tables in one day, but seeing as I've received so many PMs already, I thought I may as well.

It's now turning into a 3-way contest between Mad Tom, skylark and barry-clari, with the latter 35 points ahead of 4th-placed Cyrilla.Will 1 point be sufficient enough for you?

Mad Tom = 75
skylark = 70
barry-clari = 62
Cyrilla = 27
dcmbarton = 25
Holz Gedeckt = 22
andante_in_c = 20
sarah123 = 20
katyjay = 19
maggiemay = 19
petrat = 18
sbhoa = 18
Solari = 18
SueHM = 18
Barry Williams = 16
rosfrog = 14
Car Expert = 13
kenm = 12
AmandaL = 9
mwl1 = 9
AnnC = 8
CJB = 8
dolce@piano = 8
fsharpminor = 8
Lucid = 8
jm-hamilton = 7
anacrusis = 6
Dulciana = 6
PianissiMole = 6
pianodub = 6
stevensfo = 6
Cadence = 4
Flossie = 4
gedall40 = 4
DaisyChain = 3
Mezzo1974 = 3
oldnotes = 3
Bagpuss = 2
Chris H = 2
Berkshire Mum = 1
Czerny = 1
hello_cello = 1
liebe_klavier = 1
organ_dummy = 1

Car Expert

Evidently they didn't get lost after all, HC. Naughty, naughty...!

Very appreciative of all my votes, but I hope Mad Tom wins and he's just got an extra 10 votes from me

I beg to differ. Most of MT's useful posts were targetted at advanced players, pianists in particular. In addition, some of his posts unintentionally polarised the Forum.

I rate people like yourself, skylark, and barry-clari much higher in terms of useful general information across the Forums

am i that predictable?!

I'm obviously of no use to anyone.

Don't worry, neither am I!

We could start a "Useless Club".
IN fact , do I really want to be useful? Makes you sound like a duster or vaccum cleaner.

I'd rather have no votes than 1!

Yes! Does anyone else want to join? If you have any votes in this category you're not allowed to. We might make an exception for hello_cello though.

Me neither Can I join??? I thought I was useful..... I suppose it depends on who votes. I may be helpful to the non-voters

Same here. It seems that those of us who frequent Viva Woodwind aren't very useful.

Or else Viva Woodwind is less popular than the other areas.

look again Flossie - you're on there. Wonder how I know

Tuesday update - same top three of course, with Mad Tom now leading by 48 points over barry-clari.

Mad Tom = 122
barry-clari = 74
skylark = 71
petrat = 41
Cyrilla = 37
andante_in_c = 36
dcmbarton = 33
SueHM = 32
anacrusis = 30
Holz Gedeckt = 30
maggiemay = 30
Solari = 28
sbhoa = 27
rosfrog = 24
sarah123 = 24
CJB = 23
Berkshire Mum = 19
katyjay = 19
kenm = 19
Car Expert = 18
Barry Williams = 16
AmandaL = 13
PianoDoodler = 13
Mezzo1974 = 12
Dulciana = 11
hello_cello = 10
Bagpuss = 9
kerioboe = 9
mwl1 = 9
AnnC = 8
dolce@piano = 8
fsharpminor = 8
jm-hamilton = 8
Lucid = 8
Flossie = 7
DaisyChain = 6
gedall40 = 6
PianissiMole = 6
pianodub = 6
stevensfo = 6
DiscoPants = 5
iona = 5
Cadence = 4
The Old Lady = 4
bohemian = 3
earlymusicconnect = 3
oldnotes = 3
Appassionata = 2
Chris H = 2
jod = 2
lottie = 2
Vox Humana = 2
Czerny = 1
liebe_klavier = 1
organ_dummy = 1
sarah-flute = 1

Car Expert