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The Sticks Awards Results Compilation
Hi, and welcome to The Sticks Awards!
The Sticks Awards are given to the best strips of all times, chosen by the polls here in the Playground.
This thread is a compilation of links for the other voting threads.
Previously, the voting format was like this: for each 10 comics, chronologically chosen, OotS fans selected one to qualify to the Best of the Hundred poll. Then they elected, with another poll featuring the 10 winners, the best for that hundred comics.
However, after the #111-120 poll, the board imposed a 5-option limit on the polls created for the threads. So we had to stick with this bizarre format of two simultaneous 5-option polls, with open voting to take double-voters away. We even had to do a runoff for the #161-170 batch, because there was a triple tie on that, and the Best of the Hundred poll could not have more than 10 options because of this limit.
But after the first 200 comics, the format changed again, and now we have only one poll with 5 options. After all the hundred strips were voted ("the regular season"), then we'll have 4 polls with 5 of the winners ("the playoffs"), which will yield 4 big winners for the last poll of that hundred ("the finals"). That's the reason that "The Best of the Quarter" award was just introduced in the third season.
If you have any suggestions, comments or questions, feel free to post on this thread.
Regular Polls
#1-10 | [final results]
#7ThorPrayer
#11-20 | [final results]
#20Arcanolypse Now
#21-30 | [final results]
#28Just Like on Three's Company
#31-40 | [final results]
#40The Gods Must be Busy
#41-50 | [final results]
#50The Semi-Secret Origin of Elan & Nale
#51-60 | [final results]
#58First Aid
#61-70 | [final results]
#64Transference
#71-80 | [final results]
#80Replacement Cleric
#81-90 | [final results]
#81First Church of Banjo
#91-100 | [final results]
#95Dead Men Tell Tales
#101-110 | [final results]
#102Lowbrow is the Best Brow
#111-120 | [final results]
#111Inukchuk!
#121-130 | [poll 1] [poll 2]
#123Double Your Entendre, Double Your Fun
#131-140 | [poll 1] [poll 2]
#136It's Not a Gaming Session Until Someone Quotes Monty Python
#141-150 | [poll 1] [poll 2]
#149Cultural Differences
#151-160 | [poll 1] [poll 2]
#157A Lesson in Leadership
#161-170 | [poll 1] [poll 2] [runoff]
#164Here He Comes, To Save the Day!
#171-180 | [poll 1] [poll 2]
#171The Prisoner Dilemma
#181-190 | [poll 1] [poll 2]
#185The Time Killers
#191-200 | [poll 1] [poll 2]
#200The Confrontation
#201-205 | [results]
#202Scanning...
#206-210 | [results] [runoff]
#209Multiclass Discrimination
#211-215 | [results]
#212Dirt Farm
#216-220 | [results]
#220For a Reasonable Fee
#221-225 | [results]
#221Recycling Works
#226-230 | [results]
#226Who's On the Throne?
#231-235 | [results]
#235Oddly, He Can Still Get Dressed in Under a Minute
#236-240 | [results]
#236Mean Girl
#241-245 | [results]
#244What? It's a Legitimate Magic Item
#246-250 | [results]
#250Oh no, he DIDN'T!
#251-255 | [results]
#253Larry Gardener and the Angry Half-Orc
#256-260 | [results]
#257POW!
#261-265 | [results]
#265A Tale of Two Paladins
#266-270 | [results]
#270Dueling Egos
#271-275 | [results]
#273The Crayons of Time: Doodles on the Sketch Pad of Eternity
#276-280 | [results]
#278A New Strategy
#281-285 | [results]
#281Get the Lead Out
#286-290 | [results]
#288First Word...
#291-295 | [results]
#295Belkar Leashed
#296-300 | [results]
#298The Future is Forged in the Fires of Today
#301-305 | [results]
#301A Brief Intermission
#306-310 | [results]
#306Power Word: Annoy
#311-315 | [results]
#315On Sylph's Wings
#316-320 | [results]
#317The Best Part of Waking Up
#321-325 | [results]
#324Consult Your Doctor Before Reading This Comic
#326-330 | [results]
#327The Test of the Mind
#331-335 | [results]
#335A Grand Experiment
#336-340 | [results]
#337Brief and to the Point
#341-345 | [results]
#344A Walk in the Park
#346-350 | [results]
#348Someone Was Looking For You
#351-355 | [results]
#352The Turnaround
#356-360 | [results]
#357Pen Beats Sword
#361-365 | [results]
#365Caught in the Act
#366-370 | [results]
#367Innocent Man
#371-375 | [results]
#374Black and Blue
#376-380 | [results]
#379Perform IS on the Aristocrat's Skill List
#381-385 | [results]
#385A Sympathetic Ear
#386-390 | [results]
#387The Cliffport Redemption
#391-395 | [results]
#393Truth
#396-400 | [results]
#397Leggo My Ego!
#401-405 | [results]
#401Breakfast of Champions
#406-410 | [results]
#406A Moment of Truth
#411-415 | [results]
#413Not to Scale
#416-420 | [results]
#419A Special Pre-Approved Offer
#421-425 | [results]
#424A Wizard's Work
#426-430 | [results]
#430Rematch
#431-435 | [results]
#435Amoral Dilemma
#436-440 | [results]
#439Seeing Orange
#441-445 | [results]
#445A Song for the Departed
#446-450 | [results]
#449Land of the Rising...
#451-455 | [results]
#451Change of Direction
#456-460 | [results]
#456Saved Game
#461-465 | [results]
#464Not for Everyone
#466-470 | [results]
#470With Three Arrows Left in the Quiver
#471-475 | [results]
#472I'll Hold Them Off
#476-480 | [results]
#477Shock and Awwwwww
#481-485 | [results]
#484At the End of the Day
#486-490 | [results]
#490Final Review
#491-495 | [results]
#492Things to Do in Heaven When You're Dead
#496-500 | [results]
#496Responsible
#501-505 | [results] [runoff]
#504That's a Surprisingly Common Reaction
#506-510 | [results]
#506Flanking Crush
#511-515 | [results] [runoff]
#511Guerillas in Their Midst
#516-520 | [results]
#520The Power of Immediate Gratification
#521-525 | [results]
#524Pretender to the Throne
#526-530 | [results]
#530Regarding the Speed With Which One Removes Band-Aids
#531-535 | [results]
#532The Exposition Fairy
#536-540 | [results]
#538Fiend or Foe?
#541-545 | [results]
#542In Azure City, Shark Jumps You!
#546-550 | [results]
#550+1 BFF
#551-555 | [results]
#552And Yet the Turtle Got Away on His Own
#556-560 | [results]
#560Meanwhile, His Teammate Was in Rhodes
#561-565 | [results]
#565The Test of the Memory
#566-575 | [results]
#568A Sign That You Have a Problem
#571-575 | [results]
#572The Resistance of Memory
#576-580 | [results]
#578A Slick Getaway
#581-585 | [results]
#584Improbable Causes
#586-590 | [results]
#587What to Expect When You're Expecting Assassins
#591-595 | [results]
#595Trial of the Century
#595-600 | [results]
#598To Say a Few Words
#601-605 | [results]
#602Clerical Temp
#606-610 | [results]
#610You're It
#611-615 | [results]
#611None Left Standing
#616-620 | [results]
#616An Opponent or Rival Whom a Person Cannot Overcome
#621-625 | [results]
#624This Happens to Telemarketers All the Time
#626-630 | [results]
#628Every Parent's Worst Nightmare
#631-635 | [results]
#634The Wrong Reasons
#636-640 | [results]
#639If They Pull a Knife...
#641-645 | [results]
#642Choice
#646-650 | [results]
#650A Lot Can Happen in Ten Minutes
#651-655 | [results]
#654Cages (Steel and Otherwise)
#656-660 | [results]
#657Second Chance
#661-665 | [results]
#662The Price is Right
#666-670 | [results]
#670The War Council
#671-675 | [results]
#672A Familiar Conclusion
#676-680 | [results]
#679Oh, Right, That Other Problem...
The Best of The Quarter
#201-225 | [results]
#202Scanning...
#226-250 | [results]
#226Who's On the Throne?
#251-275 | [results]
#270Dueling Egos
#276-300 | [results]
#298The Future is Forged in the Fires of Today
#301-325 | [results]
#306Power Word: Annoy
#326-350 | [results]
#327The Test of the Mind
#351-375 | [results]
#367Innocent Man
#376-400 | [results]
#387The Cliffport Redemption
#401-425 | [results]
#406A Moment of Truth
#426-450 | [results]
#449Land of the Rising...
#451-475 | [results]
#464Not For Everyone
#476-500 | [results]
#484At the End of the Day
#501-525 | [results]
#504That's a Surprisingly Common Reaction
#526-550 | [results]
#542In Azure City, Shark Jumps You!
#551-575 | [results]
#568A Sign That You Have a Problem
#576-600 | [results]
#595Trial of the Century
The Best of The Hundred
#1-100 | [full results]
#58First Aid
#101-200 | [round 1] [round 2] [final]
#200The Confrontation
#201-300 | [results] [run-off]
#202Scanning...
#301-400 | [results]
#387The Cliffport Redemption
#401-500 | [results]
#464Not For Everyone
#501-600 | [results]
#595Trial of the Century
Last edited by Nazzo, the 102nd; 2011-08-15 at 06:01 PM. Reason: Updated with results for 676-680.
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2007-02-12, 11:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sticks Awards Results Compilation
Ok, guys. We're back on the road.
I am still taking suggestions on how to improve the voting system with the new 5-option limit.
Now back to voting, will ya?
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2007-02-22, 03:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sticks Awards Results Compilation
Just to tell you guys that I am still around. I just went on a little vacation (it's carnival here in Brasil) and now I'm back, but now I'm in a hurry. So, I'll post the polls today or tomorrow.
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2007-03-05, 10:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sticks Awards Results Compilation
I had to discard like 59 votes from the last poll, people. Double votes were all discarded, except those whose owners asked to consider just one of them in the poll's thread. I think it was 3 people, which makes 28 voters whose votes were disregarded.
Well, I'll go to lunch now and post the new poll later today.Last edited by Nazzo, the 102nd; 2007-03-05 at 10:15 AM.
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2007-03-23, 05:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sticks Awards Results Compilation
Well, I was bored. So, I thought I'd work out the expected point at which we overtake Rich with rated comics.
For the purposes of the model, assume we rate a set of 10 comics in one week and then immediately start the next one (yeah, I know this isn't reality, but just live with the guess being optimistic)
Also assume that for this period Rich continues to post comics at the rate of 3/week.
At the end of this week, we will have rated 170 comics and there will be 430 comics in existence.
Using this model, in 38 weeks we will have rated (38*10) + 170 = 550 rated comics. Actually, if we take a week out to vote on best of a hundred, that will be in 42 weeks (4 hundreds will have passed)
In 42 weeks, Rich will have posted a total of 430 + 3*42 = 556 comics made.
So, a rough date for us catching up would be... somewhere in the second week of January 2008
Bear in mind that will fluctuate based on time between polls (including Nazzo going somewhere without internet again :) ), Rich deciding to post more/less comics and anything else that interferes with that schedule."Hope is the biggest and best lie there is. You have to keep going as if it all mattered, or else we wouldn\'t keep going at all"
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2007-03-29, 11:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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I think it's worth saying that last poll featured a triple tie!
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2007-04-10, 12:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sticks Awards Results Compilation
Alright, people, I've been thinking about the current format of the Awards, and I don't like it. Two simultaneous polls are not good, definitely. So I came up with this.
Regular season: 20 5-comic polls, 5 days each.
Playoffs: 4 5-comic polls with the regular season winners, 5 days each.
Finals: One 4-comic poll with the playoffs winners, 7 days.
It will take more time to complete the hundred, but we now have a brand new award: The Best of The Quarter. That is, for those who didn't catch, the winners of the playoffs.
I think I'll start with this format from comic #200 on.
What do you guys think? I like it. No more double votes, no more confusing double polls. Just one each time.
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2007-04-13, 05:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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An announcement: next week's poll will not be The Best of the Hundred. Because of the 5-option limit in polls, we have to make a run-off for #161-170.
I was also thinking in making a series of quick polls, like 4 days only, instead of 2 simultaneous polls. Since people tend to forget the poll in the end of the week (the threads are have been going to page 2), I think it'll be better. So, The Best of the Hundred #100-200 will be a fantastic 3-poll contest, featuring a 4-day poll for the first 5, then another 4-day poll for the next 5, and then we'll have a lightning 2-day poll for the clash between the two big winners.Last edited by Nazzo, the 102nd; 2007-04-13 at 05:08 PM.
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2007-05-10, 04:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sticks Awards Results Compilation
Ok, no polls. I'll stick with the current format (20 regular; 4 BotQ; 1 BotH) because the polls can come back at anytime. For now, just post the voted on the relevant thread.
Every poll will also last 3 days.
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2007-05-10, 06:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sticks Awards Results Compilation
You know, just a thought, but since the polls are gone anyways, why not go back to 10 choices?
Might be a little easier.Avatar by Abardam.
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2007-05-12, 01:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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I really like the new format of votiing in 5s, with best of quarter and 4-way final. THink I prefer this to the original 10x10, and much better than the parallel votes tried recently.
What I think would be a helpful final touch would be to pick a regular day for 'new polls' e.g. Monday and Thursday. Moday gets 3 weekdays for the poll, Thursday sees two weekdays and the w/end.
I won't push you to tally votes to the same schedule, so long as we know when to log in and look for votes <g>
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2007-05-12, 06:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sticks Awards Results Compilation
Tiny quibble - the confrontation (first post of this thread) should be #200, not #58. Ofc, I'll look stupid once you edit it to correct it, but meh
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2007-05-12, 10:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Could be, but I'm sticking with this format in case the polls come back from the undead. This way we do not have to change the voting format again if ot does.
Ah, tiny but valuable correction. Thank you. Lavoisier was a really smart guy after all. "Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is CTRL+C, CTRL+V".
Wait...Last edited by Nazzo, the 102nd; 2007-05-12 at 10:34 PM.
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2007-05-30, 12:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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FYI, the results for 211-215 and 216-220 need to be added. I'd rather come to this thread to find the results than search for the individual polls.
Last edited by Reigheena; 2007-05-30 at 12:04 PM. Reason: change smilie
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2007-05-30, 09:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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2007-08-27, 11:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Well, I just think that one fact is worth notification -
The last strip from 101 - 200 won the 101 -200 confrontation.
Also 201 -300 - almost first (or second in normal people's language) had won.
It looks like first Miko strips were really good according to people.
And yes they were, IMO.Avatar by KwarkpuddingThe subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing;
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2008-02-07, 06:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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proof that I'am deeply disturbed. you know, with fruit pie the sorcerer?
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2009-04-24, 10:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sticks Awards Results Compilation
So, what do you guys think of the the new 5-day lifespan of the polls?
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2009-04-24, 10:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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I like it. There were more votes than usual.
The 536-540 poll also showed that the number of voters is more when a new comic comes out. But I had to cast Raise Dead on that poll because it had fallen over halfway down the first page. Otherwise, 5-day polls are great!
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2009-04-24, 03:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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As I said, there is just no reason to rush, not at the rate new comics are being posted. The extra time may not get us many more votes, but even a few are worth having when it doesn't cost us anything.
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2009-04-24, 07:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'd prefer a longer time to vote. When I go on vacation, I can expect to be out of town for 6-10 days, and usually don't have internet access then. Plus I my be out for a few days at a time for other reasons.
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2009-08-15, 11:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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This is a really good idea but some one should make one for the fan comics in the playground