The voting lines have now opened for Category 10: Best Username. You can PM/email me with up to ten votes as to who you think has the best username(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, and only those members who have been active since July 1st 2008 are eligible to receive votes.

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 13th September, 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 Supportive Person.

You can view this thread where some members have already stated the meaning of their username.

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

Car Expert

Votes have been received from: barry-clari, Melody Amour, HenryJ, CrotchetyMum, DawnF, The Old Lady, fsharpminor, pianophrase, kingsley13, JohnBH, noodle

Have voted. For 100% new usernames!

I might have a better chance in this one.

rats. I am not eligable. I thought I would have a good chance in this category.

Yes you are Violin Hero : it was just my personal choice to vote for just new usernames : forumites are entitled to vote for any name they wish, old or new.

Vote Hello_Cello!
It rhymes, and if it was an object, it'd be shiny!

Vote Madbassoonist... the pianist masquerading as a bassoonist... i do play the bassoon though, just not very well

Everyone vote for me. My username describes me perfectly.

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"Hello Cello" does have good comedy value...

Mods can change it for you if you ask nicely.

No need to change my username - Steve the tenor, hence Stetenorve. Does what it says on the tin! Looking forward to all your kind votes............

My name does what it says on the tin too!

Perhaps I should have used Henbaritonery? No, perhaps not!

JustinTime (despite only having been a member for a month ) is the early leader as things stand. PianissiMole is second once again.

JustinTime = 22
PianissiMole = 19
ellie_the_little_elephant = 11
hello_cello = 11
sbhoa = 11
Cadence = 10
Robodoc = 10
stetenorve = 10
oboe d'amore = 8
ad_libitum = 7
barry-clari = 7
petrat = 6
Phoenix River Song = 6
Jazz Chicken = 5
pianophrase = 4
skylark = 2
Noxica = 1

Car Expert

What no-one likes my user name, and I thought it was really good.

Made up of the letters of all my children - you wont find another eldatom anywhere, and it sounds so neat.

Vote for me!

ET

Thanks very much everyone. I'm stunned.

*Daughter will be too when I show her this list!*

Thanks for my 7 votes so far

Good to see that Shoes, Boots, Hats, Overcoats & Anoraks are doing well again this season.

Remember, Sandwich Boards Help Owners Advertise.

And vote for the Southend Beach Hut Owners' Association

Can I vote for Lorna Linley?

No

Car Expert

Vote Madbassoonist - it's half true

Thursday update - PianissiMole has reduced the gap at the top to just a single point.

JustinTime = 32
PianissiMole = 31
hello_cello = 22
Robodoc = 16
barry-clari = 14
petrat = 13
skylark = 13
ellie_the_little_elephant = 11
sbhoa = 11
anacrusis = 10
Cadence = 10
Oboecop = 10
stetenorve = 10
Ivor Ytickler = 9
miffy = 9
liebe_klavier = 8
oboe d'amore = 8
Voltron = 8
ad_libitum = 7
CrotchetyMum = 7
DaisyChain = 6
oldnotes = 6
Phoenix River Song = 6
bassmadmatt = 5
Jazz Chicken = 5
Mad Tom = 5
BeamishBoy = 4
Car Expert = 4
pianophrase = 4
Lucid = 2
Czerny = 1
Holz Gedeckt = 1
Noxica = 1

Car Expert

I don't understand why I get votes... but what's weird is i always get eight votes.

Wow !! my very first points ever, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU !!

Thankyou for my votes!

Still time to send me your votes if you haven't done so already. The gap between the top two is only 2 points, and those behind still have an outside chance of winning. Who's in front? I won't say

Car Expert

The top two are now tied as it stands. Still an hour and a half to go.

Car Expert

The voting lines have now closed, and the winner of Best Username 2009 is...

PianissiMole

PianissiMole finally becomes an awards winner after two second place finishes already in his debut year in the awards. Fellow 'newbie' JustinTime put up a fine battle with PianissiMole after both members swapped positions throughout the week and were also tied on points towards the end, but eventually finished 9 points behind. Hello_cello had an outside chance of winning but eventually had to settle for a creditable third place - a personal best. Last year's winner barry-clari finished fourth.

Best Username 2009 - Final League Table
PianissiMole = 71
JustinTime = 62
hello_cello = 55
4th: barry-clari = 43
5th=: Oboecop = 25
5th=: petrat = 25
7th: DaisyChain = 20
8th=: madbassoonist = 19
8th=: skylark = 19
10th: anacrusis = 18
11th: Robodoc = 17
12th: Cadence = 16
13th: Car Expert = 14
14th: oldnotes = 13
15th=: ellie_the_little_elephant = 11
15th=: Ivor Ytickler = 11
15th=: sbhoa = 11
18th=: ad_libitum = 10
18th=: CrotchetyMum = 10
18th=: eldatom = 10
18th=: Ivories = 10
18th=: stetenorve = 10
23rd=: Juniper = 9
23rd=: miffy = 9
23rd=: The Old Lady = 9
26th=: amber_piano = 8
26th=: Digby = 8
26th=: liebe_klavier = 8
26th=: oboe d'amore = 8
26th=: Voltron = 8
31st=: Jazz Chicken = 7
31st=: maggiemay = 7
33rd: Phoenix River Song = 6
34th=: bassmadmatt = 5
34th=: gedall40 = 5
34th=: Holz Gedeckt = 5
34th=: Mad Tom = 5
34th=: Solari = 5
39th=: BeamishBoy = 4
39th=: notmusimum = 4
39th=: petrof = 4
39th=: pianophrase = 4
43rd=: andante = 3
43rd=: fsharpminor = 3
43rd=: lizbun = 3
46th=: Czerny = 2
46th=: Lucid = 2
46th=: maledictis = 2
49th=: Clarimoo = 1
49th=: HenryJ = 1
49th=: Noxica = 1

Well done to the winner, and all those who received votes

Car Expert

Good to see a brand new name topping the charts!

Congratulations PianissiMole, and well done all on the list

Thanks for my 43 votes!

Well done to you PianissiMole! You saved me a fortune mate! I was to take my daughter and three of her pals out for a pizza to celebrate if I won!

Many thanks for all my votes.

Awwww! I've just seen this (been away quite a bit last week)! Thanks everybody and well done to all who got votes.

First place, even! Just goes to show what happens when my campaign team DOESN'T get involved!

Hmph!
Lowersinth:
Dagwood: *sulks*

I have just logged in for the first time in months (!) and found this thread. Thank you for my votes and congratulations to the winner!
Sorry to have missed this!