Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-4050367-20151202231452

It's getting closer and closer to the end of the year, which means that it's time to start preparing for the end of the year celebrations. No, this is not a post about 2016 - The Year of X, this is a post about 2015 - The Year of Community and specifically, how it is going to end.

First off, let's just take a moment to say that we have gone through a lot this year. Not all of it was for the better, some of it was pretty brutal. Yet, we're all here. We're all together, through all the hard times and all. I think that means something. I think that after everything that's happened, we're all here. We are all together.

Secondly, we have Featured Series of the Year voting. Now this year will be different, and I'm going to explain why. Last year, all the series that won Featured Series of the Month from December 2013 until November 2014 were nominated. Since then, we've had 12 series as Featured (not counting Omnination, which no longer exists and evolved into Horizons). This means that we will be counting December 2014's Featured Series along with 2015's Featured Series.

Like last year, we will have a two-round voting system. At the beginning, all the series, which in this case is 12 series because of Omnination, are automatically nominated for Featured Series of the Year. All users may cast two votes; however, there are some restrictions to this. If you vote, you must cast both votes, or your single vote will be considered invalid. Obviously, you cannot cast both voted for the same series. Voting for the first round will end on December 14 at 11:59 PM.

The second round will begin in the another December update thread. The top 4 vote earners (including ties) will be nominated in round two. Vote counts reset, and each user is allowed only one new vote. Whichever series has the most votes at 11:59 PM on December 31 will be crowned Featured Series of the Year for 2016.

That said, the nominees in round one are:


 * Ben 10: Unbound
 * Genesis: Chronocle
 * Prototype (Series)
 * Sif 100
 * Anur Chronicles
 * Not Applicable
 * Brandon 10: Ultimate Hero
 * Horizons
 * Crazy Angry Alien Tiger
 * Tech 10: Rebooted
 * Inversed Roles Rebooted
 * Bryce Bowman: Origins

Please clearly indicate which two series you are voting for, and do not use the voting templates. If you change your vote, please edit the message with the vote and strike out the old vote using. Place the new vote, if you are making one, in the same reply. Do not make new replies with your changed vote. If it is unclear which series you are voting for, your vote will be invalid.

Note #1: Self-voting is allowed in both rounds.

Note #2: In the event of a tie in the second round, the winner will be determined by adding the the number of votes from the first round to the total vote count. If it is still a tie, then there will be a one-day only third round where votes counts reset and each user once again gets one vote. At this point, if it is still a tie, then we'll have to come up with something else. The bottom-line is that only one series can become Featured Series of the Year.

Third, as of today, Featured Object is over! Okay yeah, Featured Object didn't work out as hoped. But it was a nice year-long try. So, as a final goodbye to Featured Object, we're having a special Featured Object of the Year. Unlike Featured Series of the Year, this will not go on the main page. That said, the nominees in round one are:


 * Solvens Tenebrae Vestibulum
 * The Gammatrix
 * SpecTrix
 * Everstone
 * Napoleon's Sunglasses
 * Swarm 1
 * AemuTrix
 * Harbinger (Spacecraft)
 * Infinimatrix

The same rules for Featured Series apply to this.

Finally, it's time to start getting ready for Winter Fanon Con! Now signups have already begun, but we need suggestions for the normal and creative writing contest themes! Should Creative Writing even have a theme this time? Leave us your ideas or thoughts. Also suggestions for new Fanon Con events are also welcome, as we plan the schedule for this Winter Fanon Con.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more updates.

--Sci 