[Z]

Well I thought perhaps we could do with some positivity around here, it's that time of year again... after much discussion, I decided to change how this works so that there's not so much pressure on rushing to take part etc. The plan is to close Round 1 next Tuesday evening and open Round 2, which will then close the following Tuesday (10th), giving me a few days to get everything good to go for the Saturday night (14th) for a 9.30pm start, should only take 2 hours that way! Then we have the TiBB Awards to look forward to the next day!

This is now how the ceremony will operate:

Round 1
You may nominate up to 15 users that you would like to see included in the countdown. You do not have to nominate 15, but the option is there if you wish to do so. At the end of the week, I will count up the nominations and the 50 users with the most nominations will qualify. For example, if 41 users have 5 or more nominations then they will qualify, and then the remaining 9 slots will be filled by the first 9 users to reach 4 nominations. If the final position(s) are filled by users nominated in the same set of nominations, then there will be more than 50 users in the countdown. In the past, the number of nominations received was multiplied by 3, but this will no longer be the case, nominations received in Round 1 will remain unchanged.

Round 2
A shortlist of the 50 users who have qualified for Round 2 will be posted in this thread and you then have a week to decide who you will vote for. You must select 10 users (I will not accept votes that have more or less than 10 users) and you must provide reasons for your nominations. You must indicate the order you are voting in, so typically the person you are giving 10 points to at the top of your message and the person getting 1 point at the bottom. Please do not include smileys or weird formatting in your PMs because it makes it more time consuming for me to copy and paste your PMs. Ideally your PM will look something like this:

1) BigBrotherFan491059219501 - he is super duper and I like the way he shakes dem titties
2) BBstandsforBigBooty - she's got a great set of personalities
3) zyxwvuthahadontknowthealphabetbackwards - helped me with my financial problems when I was in debt and makes a mean steak dinner for two not that I'd know anything about that
4) ice_cream_trucks - looks great in a bikini
5) madspanker12 - makes great posts in Serious Debates
6) TOUCHMYBiiKINI - taught me how to Dougie
7) Belieber-16 - really intelligent and makes great posts
8) IHATEBIGbrother - love how she hates Big Brother
9) Shaun-Fan - think this might be a fake account but they have a great avatar and once told me I had nice hair
10) BritneySpores - has a really great collection of spores

Countdown

I then post the final results on Saturday the 14th of December in a lovely thread where there's lots of suspense and usually a lot of hilarity too. Any questions?

Opt out list:
You may not nominate any of the following, either because they've withdrawn or they cannot give their consent for participation. If anybody else wants to withdraw then please let me know, I've kept the list from last time around but if anybody on the list has changed their mind then please let me know:

Ammi
Cherie
Claymores
Jesus
Mollie
Munchkins
Suze
Vanessa
+deceased members
+indefinitely/permanently banned members

This is the short list for Round 2:

Spoiler:

*Kate*
anniek76
Apple202
arista
Ben
Black Dagger
Brother Leon
Dezzy
Drew
DrunkerThanMoses
Germyle
GiRTh
Glenn
GypsyGoth
Iceman
Ithinkiloveyoutoo
Jack_
Jake
Jemal
joeysteele
Jordan
Josy
Karl
Kazanne
Kizzy
Lee
LemonJam
lily
Livia
Locke
Marc
Marcus
MeMyselfandI
MTVN
Nathan
Niamh
Ninastar
Novo
reece(:
Roy Mars III
Salman
Samuel
Saph
Shaun
Simple Minds
smudgie
Stu
Verbal
Vicky
Zee

[Lee.]

****! I'm going to be lying in a gutter in Edinburgh on the 14th

But

[Z]

Originally Posted by Lee.

****! I'm going to be lying in a gutter in Edinburgh on the 14th

But

[Shaun]

*staples dimples into cheek*

have i ever told everyone how much i love them

[Brother Leon]

May the cringe begin.

[Z]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

May the cringe begin.

Don't even pretend like you don't love it

[Apple202]

how long will round 1 take to fill agh

[Roy Mars III]

so we are not able to vote for the social groups guy?

[Apple202]

with this new system i'm not even going to qualify bye

[Joe.]

me obvs xoxo

[Z]

Originally Posted by Apple202

how long will round 1 take to fill agh

The full week, last time it was open and shut in the space of an evening which was a bit ridiculous so basically it's good to get your nominations in sooner rather than later in the likely event that there will be ties for the last few positions but it's not necessary, you could do it next Tuesday morning and still be able to nominate and probably affect the outcome.

[Shaun]

already voted fam

[Mystic Mock]

I've voted.

[Glenn.]

Voted

[Brother Leon]

Will vote on the weekend.

Get your bribes in to me via PM x

[reece(:]

Here's hoping I'm atleast in it this time

Will have a think about my votes.

[Marcus.]

done my list

[Livia]

Voted...

[Drew.]

Done

[Lee.]

Holy moly you guys are quick!!

[Kazanne]

Do we give reasons,bear with me its my first time (I think)

[Z]

Not for Round 1 Kaz only for Round 2! So Round 1 you're just listing up to 15 people you want to nominate!

[Glenn.]

Get your socks on Lee, you're dragging us all down with you.

[Tom4784]

I shall vote soon.

[smudgie]

Is it a case of sending a pm with 15 names?