i think my excitement stood on the fact that i knew i wasn't really going to get anything, but the badge of nominee for my first real year being able to be nominated and HAVING been nominated was a thing as well as being able to vote. i'll make my own badges and hang them up on my fridge.
I'm sorry they decided the nominee badges were not needed, and I'm sorry you already knew you didn't stand a chance at winning. That's not what the awards should be like, but I can understand why you would feel that way.
It made me sad to see how awful the award badges were in general, I might just make my own for everyone to use if they chose to, including nominee badges, because I could make them look like the awards in the past. *is ocd*
you'd think they could have gone around asking for graphics people who wanted to help to send in a sample badge so they could get some better work done but that would require going outside their circle of friends.
Thank you for that comment! I always enjoyed doing the badges, this would have been my 10th year making them. I'd still have done them even after all the crap that went down, but they told me they had someone who made graphics and didn't need me anymore. Literally. It's probably the most thankless job I've ever done, with nearly no credit and not ever a thank you for doing it every year for almost a decade. I always was glad to do them, even with the huge amount of work it was, unlike their badges, which anyone could have done in less than an hour with Microsoft Paint. I always wanted to make something pretty everyone could display if they felt like it. No matter how much I liked or disliked someone, I would put the same effort into each badge because it was something I liked giving out. I introduced the nominee badges for the same reason Mylese is talking about above. Those who didn't win could proudly hang their badge showing that they too were part of the awards. I made nearly two hundred nominee badges each year, not counting the
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Thank you so much! I know you did and I appreciate it more than words can express. I love you so much and I completely admire you. I've always been that person who simply can't be diplomatic, I'm so direct I come off as the rudest person on the planet even when I would never hurt someone on purpose. You on the other hand can be direct and diplomatic, something not a lot of people can manage with such grace. People believe using a word that some may consider derogatory, even if they don't know the context, is being rude. When in fact being a rude person is more about your actions than about the language you use. I'm happy you're leaving this place behind and that you never let it affect the wonderful person you are.
god you are a fucking goddess, i was a little worried about sounds pretentious about nominee badges solely because i was more excited KNOWING i was nominated. last year when i came in, i came straight in to see badges and awards galore and it made me filled with excitement this year. i just stood to the side about the drama solely because i actually agreed with leo a lot and didnt know if i would be alienated in the process if i spoke out. you guys are unsung heroes, you deserve all of the love and all acknowledged peace. i adore you and leo to the earth and back even if i dont know you lot. xoxo
Oh my god thank you so much! You didn't sound pretentious at all, I think it's a fair thing to want. Everyone getting a little something for simply being nominated is fair, and it's just as fair to want that small recognition. It's only further proof that those running the awards now don't have the community members as a whole as their priority. I can understand standing on the sidelines regarding the whole drama. You're not the only one afraid of getting ostracized for speaking their mind and it's a real shame. Thank you so so so much for your words, they truly mean so much and I can honestly tell you I now adore you right back even if I don't know you. Well now I do! xo
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You can check my comment to Chord below!
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