Segway Chat Awards 2006: The Winners

[gbrandwood]

And the winners are...

...going to be announced on this thread on the 31st December 2006.



Previous reading:

• The nominations
• The agreed list of categories
• Original discussions

[gbrandwood]

On behalf of Sal, Will, Florin and myself, I'd like to welcome you all to the very 1st Segway Chat Awards, coming at you live from England, UK, on this wet and windy New Year's eve.

I'd like to say the streets outside are lined with Segway owners, eager to catch a glimpse of the winners, but the nearest Segway is about 60 miles away from here, unless you count Sparky, who is quietly charging downstairs!

So, without further ado, it is my pleasure to announce the winners, in no particular order...

[gbrandwood]

Awarded to the member who posted the most informative or detailed message.

Nominations:

• bystander. Examples of his attention to technical detail can be found... in every single post he makes! Here are a couple: 1, 2.
• glen_d for some great SC posts and some great links back to his own website with specific "how to" articles. Examples: 1, 2, 3.
• GyroGo for his detailed thoughts concerning the creation of a generic term to represent Segway PTs. Thread.
• SegwayDan for his detailed plans on a SegSeat model for the i2. Post.
• Neelix for his SegCast messages - in particular, the i2 special video edition which was one of the first user videos of the i2 to air. Thread.

And the winner is... bystander.
The runner-up is... Neelix.

[gbrandwood]

Awarded to the member who most fiercely voiced his/her opinion in any political subject. Nominations:

• Buckaroo Banzai for lots of "Off Topic" posts, in which his politics are never hard to find. Some examples: 1, 2, 3.
• Desert_Seg for Steven's detailed response and subsequent follow-ups on the "Radical Islam's War against the West" thread.
• KSagal. As the current President of SEG America, it seems that politics are never far from Karl's posts. Examples: 1, 2.
• RC Mike. Although now banned, he could always hold his own. Example.

And the winner is... Buckaroo Banzai.
The runner-up is... KSagal.

[gbrandwood]

Awarded to the member responsible for causing the loudest laugh (intentional or otherwise) or the best display of wit. Nominations:

• mrleisure for his story on the thread "Your strangest encounter". Post.
• macgeek for his "Heard on a segway" post. Post.
• ElectraGlide for his post in the "Wife or Segway?" thread. Post.
• Florida Ever-Glides for his laugh out loud bell ringing post. Post.
• Mr_Laurenzano for his post turning the tables on attacking dogs. Post.

And the winner is... mrleisure.
The runner-up is... macgeek.

[gbrandwood]

Awarded to the member who displayed the best evidence of being *very* helpful towards another member. Also open to dealers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. Nominations:

• bystander for his frequent and accurate trawling of the SC search engine. bystander is often there to present help in the form of links to previous discussions of interest. Examples: 1,2.
• sholloway for keeping the forum (and some of the other dealers, it would seem) up-to-date with info from INC regarding the much delayed i2 accessories. Thread.
• plo for his efforts to purchase and break up XTs so as to provide much needed spares for members. Thread.
• luckie for tirelessly posting literally dozens of Seg-related news items in the News forum. Example.
• toybuilder for creating the iButton programming software and releasing it for free via his announcement on Segway Chat. Thread.

And the winner is... bystander.
The runner-up is... toybuilder.

[gbrandwood]

Awarded to the member who regularly demonstrates crusty, irascible and cantankerous tendencies! Nominations:

• Florida Ever-Glides. Flying the flag for Segway with his tour business - but, he's not always Mr. Positive! Examples: 1, 2.
• JohnM. He doesn't even own a Segway! To be fair, he offers the perspective of an adamant cyclist - but can't help the occasional dig! Examples: 1,2.
• terryp. Although Terry has had his fair share of problems with his Segway, no one seemed more anti-gen2 - until he got one of course! Examples: 1, 2
• Stewbonz. A vendetta? You decide: 1, 2.

And the winner is... Florida Ever-Glides.
The runner-up is... terryp.

[gbrandwood]

Awarded to the member who posted the most off-the-wall, random or just plain weirdest message. Nominations:

• Mr_Laurenzano. Say no more! Thread.
• Sunday for wishing everyone happy "Pi Day".
• spacebatman for his thread entitled "Why don't REALLY send a Segway on the Moon?".
• Klerkan for spotting the weirdest use of a Segway and starting a great deal of discussion about it in the thread: "Crazy People on Trampoline with segway!".
• byped for his post entitled "Who remembers moof!". What on earth is all that about?

And the winner is... Mr_Laurenzano.
The runner-up is... spacebatman.

[gbrandwood]

Awarded to the member with the biggest/loudest/most impressive signature. Nominations:

• JaredHT for the biggest and boldest signature on Segway Chat. Examples:
• Tanner for his custom animated GIF.
  
• macgeek for his creative handy-work (as explained here)
  
• yosgof for his custom "from walk to glide" image.
  
• Timezkware Tim for his custom picture showing his Mets coloured Segway - three times just for good measure!
  

And the winner is... Tanner.
The runner-up is... tied between JaredHT & macgeek.

[gbrandwood]

Awarded to the member with the most interesting/different/meaningful avatar. Nominations:

• macgeek for his MacOS versus Blinky custom-made avatar.
  
• Desert_Seg for Steven's apt use of the grumpy character from Disney's Snow White.
  
• GlideMaster for the famous gliding... squirrel... rodent? Classic!
  
• inventor for the picture of his beautiful partner.
  
• JohnM for what looks like Albert Einstein riding a bicycle.
  

And the winner is... GlideMaster.
The runner-up is... macgeek.