members of the month..Food for thought

[bigbaldbulldog]

I like that we have the member of the month feature but i am curious as to what one does or has to do too become a member...

I have noticed that each member nominated always as competed or looks flawless...Congrats to all who have won or been nominated...

I think more then looking good should go into the nominational process...I have noticed a number of people on here only post a few times and put a pic of themselves up every other week...I feel there is more then looking good to be a good member..knowledge, experience, dedication and contribution to the board should all be considered...

All who have won deserved to win and have done us all good by being on here but there is more too looking good to being a member on here in my opinion...

I have seen a number of folks nominated on here that have done nothing more then post pictures of themselves or their sposes and i feel tit's and ass does not make you a good contributing member it makes you a shallow, ego seeking, pathetic sad member who wants nothing more attention...

If we are to make this a beauty pageant or picture show then lets rename the contest " Best Body of the Month"...but if you want to call someone member of the month lets get people in there that have given us thoughts, ideas, educated us a bit and helped us to be better people..

Thank you for your time.......BBB

 

[rAJJIN]

BBB,
I see what your saying and I agree and I disagree with some of it.

If The smaller guys would Like a chance (like me)
I think they should put up some before and afters to show what kind of progress they have made. There have been many differant choices in it so far-
regular member
Male competitor
Female competitor
Powerlifter etc

Shit the One Baldnazi and FRK one its Just a Waist up picture.... I think Bn Had on a T-shirt and Frk was a Funny angle that you couldnt realy see much at all... Nothing against them, Baldnazi is a Great guy and good friend. FRK used to be
Every single person here should have a chance to win the regular member of the month.

Now the Competitor of the month is Differant! These Guys are Built like Brick
shit houses from head to toe..deffinatley a harder month to win it..IMO

But just to have a 'popular member of the month..or Most helpfull member of the month...Leading poster of the month or something like that would be
another type of contest as It wouldnt matter what you look like or if you even realy lift weights.

Im not sure, Maybe the staff could add in A most Improved member
on one of the months? Or If they Had a bloated ugly member of the Month
My ass is in on that one ..hahahaha

I here ya though, its a 'member of the month' not biggest picture of the month. All the guys That have one it though are SOLID imo and they deserve to win.

 

[xcelbeyond]

I think this is to be expected since this is a "bodybuilding" board and a "community" to boot.

The rules state that the member must be "active." This does mean more than just join and post a pic. I try to state this by saying in my Nomination post to "state your reason why you believe this person should be nominated." The rest is up to the community to decide

 

[BigBoyJ]

Some of the people I've gotten the very best info from have never posted a single picture, like yourself rAJJIN. I think the need for a pic takes away from some of the best contributors.

 

[rAJJIN]

Realy its just up to the members here... Shit we could Vote Pickles Clit picture
if thats what the members want to see up there
I like the fact that the members choose and Not the staff.
Raj
__________________________________________________________

Contest Rules:
1. Must have posted a pic in Members Pictures forum
2. Must be an active member - making & replying to posts, generally contributing
3. Picture cannot be a nude!
4. Those recommending someone should put a reason in their post - this will help members decide.
5. Around the 15th of the month we'll make a post asking for members to select members to vote on, number to vote on is limited to how many can be in a "Poll" - categories will be (and will alternate) male, female, competitor, powerlifter. This post will be left up ~1 week
6. Around the 22nd of the month we'll post a "Poll" for members to vote on their choice for Featured Member of the month. This post will be left up for ~5 days as we'll need time to add that member and upload file for beginning of following month
7. The Admin has the last say.

 

[xcelbeyond]

regular member
Male competitor
Female competitor
Powerlifter etc

Actually, the categories are:
Competitor (any sport or sex)
Powerlifter/Strongman
Female Member
Male Member (no Pickles - not that member! )

So there are plenty of possibilities for EVERYONE.

 

[xcelbeyond]

Some of the people I've gotten the very best info from have never posted a single picture, like yourself rAJJIN. I think the need for a pic takes away from some of the best contributors.

It's pretty hard to put a face/something in a pic banner if a pic isn't posted. Like rAJ said, it doen't need to be in a posing suit - look at BN and Frk.

 

[rAJJIN]

Some of the people I've gotten the very best info from have never posted a single picture, like yourself rAJJIN. I think the need for a pic takes away from some of the best contributors.

Very true BBJ... But I know Im not at the level some of the members here are.
Not only that but Certain Guys involved in certain things It just wouldnt be real Wise to openly post pictures of yourself ya know what Im sayin?

besides if theres no picture what will go in the place where the picture goes

Its easy for guys to say they are 280-300 and can lift cars...But the pictures tell the truth of what a guy has put in and is Made of.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Im not sure, Maybe the staff could add in A most Improved member
on one of the months? Or If they Had a bloated ugly member of the Month
My ass is in on that one ..hahahaha

i'll step up and be honest here.

i dont vote for you cuz i dont like you.

 

[bigbaldbulldog]

vote for someone who has done more then post a picture...There are many people on here that have done alot for us that never even got nominated that answered and posted some real good questions ....

 

[PHIL HERNON]

I totally agree

vote for someone who has done more then post a picture...There are many people on here that have done alot for us that never even got nominated that answered and posted some real good questions ....

I cant for the life of me understand why in the world people are nominated that post a picture two times a month, explain what shows thay have won, rarely join in the banter, contribute nothing towards the intelectual growth of this board, and end up winning. After they win, we never see or hear from them again, not that it is a big loss. We need to nominate people that contribute and have been proven members for a long time, not just a pretty new face. Come on, this is a bodybuilding board, cant we keep it that way? People see a girl sticking her ass out and their thought process stops right there.

 

[rAJJIN]

vote for someone who has done more then post a picture...There are many people on here that have done alot for us that never even got nominated that answered and posted some real good questions ....

Who?
Who has been elected that didnt deserve it?
I guess thats what Im confused on. I did a search and they all have posts and are active members here.
The only pretty new faces I see are the females...And Vander

heres the winners-
Baldnazi
T-muscle
REA
FRK
RicPhoenix
Vander
BigByrd
PIA
Gooey
Jerry
JessFit
Jbomb

 

[BCC]

People see a girl sticking her ass out and their thought process stops right there.

I'm sorry, what was the rest of that?

 

[PHIL HERNON]

No offense to anyone but

Who?
Who has been elected that didnt deserve it?
I guess thats what Im confused on. I did a search and they all have posts and are active members here.
The only pretty new faces I see are the females...And Vander

heres the winners-
Baldnazi
T-muscle
REA
FRK
RicPhoenix
Vander
BigByrd
PIA
Gooey
Jerry
JessFit
Jbomb

Pia, REA, and JESSFIT all won because they are all prettier than us. I have not seen one post by either one of them that was thought provoking or challenging. All I see from them is their new pics every week. If you want this as legitimate contestants for member of the month, then I want nothing to do with it. :star-wars

 

[Big A]

Pia, REA, and JESSFIT all won because they are all prettier than us.

Oh, do you feel ugly? LOL
Pia and Rea won Female only competitions.

Well, at least this is one subject that you guys (the members) don't have to argue with us (the staff) about.

This whole contest is decided and won by the members without any staff imput.

Maybe more than 20 or 30 of you guys should nominate and vote, especially when at any one time there's over 100 members online, yet a contest is decided by less than 50 votes over a 5 day period?

 

[rAJJIN]

Ok good point, and I agree

Since the girls make up a VERY small part of the board....
Maybe in 06 we have more chances for the regular members to win it
and not as many female months? I like that idea..

the ones they one were
Female
Female competitor
and Female something else.

I think Lynx and HardbdyGrl should have won 2- out of three of them
so I can agree with you there.
Realy there arent that many girls here who contribute much to the
Main forum...only a few Pics and an occasional post like said before.

 

[xcelbeyond]

Actually, the categories are:
Competitor (any sport or sex)
Powerlifter/Strongman
Female Member
Male Member (no Pickles - not that member! )

C'mon people - THESE ARE THE CATEGORIES
A female can be selected for
1) Female (no men allowed)
2) Competitor (only if they have "competed" and are in competition with other "MALES")
3) Powerlifter/Strongman, if they have shown that's what they do - and NO WOMAN has been nominated in this class yet.

The Rules and Structure are fine. This is run by the membership, the mods just have oversight. When it's time to nominate, I ALWAYS SAY "STATE YOUR REASON" and in all honesty, most people just say "look at their pic."

 

[Mr Pickles]

do i count in the female caterory??.. i have pics

i'm surprised more peeps dont vote... i didnt know it was only 50 members that vote... that sucks!

 

[massmonster32]

The categories seem fine to me and those who win seem to deserve it as well. Sounds like people want a category for those of us who havent competed in 20 years or who like me are not as big I guess. Lately for me working 70+ plus hrs a week has limited my time though so I may have missed alot of good posts on this subject. MM

 

[rAJJIN]

C'mon people - THESE ARE THE CATEGORIES
A female can be selected for
1) Female (no men allowed)
2) Competitor (only if they have "competed" and are in competition with other "MALES")
3) Powerlifter/Strongman, if they have shown that's what they do - and NO WOMAN has been nominated in this class yet.

Not trying to correct you here BUT... in 12 Months Yes 3 have been only for females... I just checked the sticky in member Photos-
Dec 04- Female
May 05- Female competitor
Aug 05- Female member

Now 3 outa 12 months is only 25%.. so its fine IMHO

Now I dont personally give a rats ass as Im never in or dont even plan to be...
But I do Vote and nominate someone every single month and try to support the contest.