Beta Awards 07: Winners Announced

Goldknight · Post by **Goldknight** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:46 am

I can't stop strolling through all the categories. There are just so many awesome entries in each. It'll really be a tough one this year. I totally agree with everyone else. The site looks just awesome!

buttrflym · Post by **buttrflym** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:49 am

Suggestion:
I know the site is done but if at all possible since voting isn't for another week, can we have the description of exactly what we are supposed to be looking for in each category (kind of remind not to look at the best drawn cel but at which cel shows the category the best). And remind people, not to look at the particular scene from the show but the actual art itself. Maybe I am just being insane here since I am going off a hour of sleep, so I apologize in advance if this is out there.

Beautiful site by the way and so excited! Thank you everyone who put this together!

usamamo · Post by **usamamo** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:28 am

Wow!! I cannot wait to vote. There is so many. I love all the animated ones. It is so cool.

samiamew · Post by **samiamew** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:10 am

buttrflym -- try the first post on this topic where it lists the categories. WC put a brief description after each.

Hope that helps

Moop · Post by **Moop** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:09 am

buttrflym wrote:And remind people, not to look at the particular scene from the show but the actual art itself.

Totally unbiased voting is certainly the ideal to strive for, but I wouldn't hold my breath. People tend to be drawn to the artwork from shows that they are familiar with, especially when clear memory of the scene evokes an emotional response... either positive or negative. Can't be helped!

Someday I'd love to see a totally unrelated, anime-ignorant board hold a separate vote, though... just to find out whether or not the unbiased results differ drastically from ours.

And as a complete non sequitur: Thanks for all of your hard work, WC and Zetsuai! The site looks great.

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:29 am

Moop wrote:
buttrflym wrote:And remind people, not to look at the particular scene from the show but the actual art itself.

Totally unbiased voting is certainly the ideal to strive for, but I wouldn't hold my breath. People tend to be drawn to the artwork from shows that they are familiar with, especially when clear memory of the scene evokes an emotional response... either positive or negative.

It all about being objective, just think about the category heading and determine which artwork best represents that in your mind. I for one will be voting for a large number of pieces I don't know the context to. It's not intentional but they merely happen to represent the category best. Art style does play a part in the decision process because certain colouring and compositions work better or can appear less successful in depicting the subject matter.
Just go with your instincts and you can't go wrong.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:29 am

Humans are not always infallible.

Moop · Post by **Moop** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:36 am

Krafty wrote:It all about being objective

Clearly! But it's a state of mind that some people have a more difficult time achieving than others... particularly when their most beloved or most loathed works are involved.

Cloud wrote:Humans are not always infallible.

Exactly.

blueheaven · Post by **blueheaven** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:18 am

I gotta agree with BF, here. I don't think it would hurt to put a brief description of what we are looking for at the top of each page, as well as a restatement of the rules. Each year, voters have gotten better at choosing art that represents the category best.

Zetsuai · Post by **Zetsuai** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:17 pm

I added the description from toni to each category so far ... (^_^) ... any further suggestions???

vampyreshoujo · Post by **vampyreshoujo** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:56 pm

Zetsuai wrote:any further suggestions???

Well... for the animated sequence category, would you please use the static thumbnails on the page rather than the GIFs themselves? The page lags horribly for me, and I'm on a cable connection. I can only imagine what the dial-up users are experiencing.

I think if you did that then more people would be more willing (and/or able) to participate in the voting for that category.

Also... can the black on black scrollbar be changed...?

ryoendymion · Post by **ryoendymion** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:06 pm

wow! great job on the display/voting site guys!

sooo many awsome cels.. i don't know how i'm going to be able to choose

EternityOfPain · Post by **EternityOfPain** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:23 pm

vampyreshoujo wrote:
Zetsuai wrote:any further suggestions???
Well... for the animated sequence category, would you please use the static thumbnails on the page rather than the GIFs themselves? The page lags horribly for me, and I'm on a cable connection. I can only imagine what the dial-up users are experiencing.

I think if you did that then more people would be more willing (and/or able) to participate in the voting for that category.

Also... can the black on black scrollbar be changed...?

I currently have Verizon and it only takes a few seconds for the animated section to fully load.

transmet · Post by **transmet** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:44 pm

vampyreshoujo wrote:Also... can the black on black scrollbar be changed...?

*whisper* try using firefox instead of ie...

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:02 pm

wELCOME cONSUMER wrote: I was concerned about the dial-up experience and I'm not sure why it's going so slowly. Almost none of the thumbnail images are over 100 kbs big and I've had no problems on my end but I don't use dial-up. It might be your connection? What browser do you use? I originally thought it might be increased traffic but I'm not sure. Any suggestions from anyone would be helpful at this point because I'm at a loss.

I am currently running the newest version of Firefox, on a supposed 56k connection (that usually connects around 33k due to my crap-for-phone-service).

It's alright. I'll just go to the library. I'm just glad that you guys gave two weeks before voting started, because I would have most likely been disqualified for not voting if it had been right away...

And before anyone suggests that I get Broadband or DSL or Cable: AT&T (my phone provider) is unwilling to put a broadband supported phoneline down my road unless *I* pay for it. And I don't watch much TV, so there is no reason for me to spend tons of money just to get high-speed internet from companies that overcharge their customers just because they have a local monopoly.