2005 Stan's Atari Excellence Awards?

[DEBRO]

Hi there,

 

Are we going to see one this year? I haven't read anything about it yet and the end of the year is approaching fast.

[Zach]

I was wondering about this too.

Edited December 8, 2005 by Zach

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Stan hasn't posted much lately, so I wouldn't expect anything.

[DEBRO]

Stan hasn't posted much lately, so I wouldn't expect anything.

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[Cybergoth]

[neotokeo2001]

Due to the work involved Stan would be crazy to do it again.

 

So what do you say Stan?

[Zach]

Stan still visits on occasion. I wouldn't give up yet on hearing a statement from him.

 

Supercat and I have been discussing how to follow up the Breakout hack I did for the 2004 awards. He came up with a pretty good idea.

[neotokeo2001]

If Stan is not going to do it this year then maybe we should get someone to help out. I still think it should be called the Stan Awards.

[Big Player]

It would be a shame if the Stan Awards disappeared like they never happened.

[Zach]

I strongly believe we should have awards whether or not Stan comes back.There have simply been too many advances in the hobby to consider otherwise. Whether we continue to use his name is debatable.

 

It seems to me that we could use polls to chose the award recipients with minimal effort. I wonder if it's possible to set up a poll where the results are concealed from the public until voting is over?

[Jacob Rose]

I strongly believe we should have awards whether or not Stan comes back.There have simply been too many advances in the hobby to consider otherwise. Whether we continue to use his name is debatable.

 

It seems to me that we could use polls to chose the award recipients with minimal effort. I wonder if it's possible to set up a poll where the results are concealed from the public until voting is over?

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You'd need a nomination period first, too. And categories.

[pmpddytim]

I would be willing to help out. We need to keep these awads, I think its good for the community.

 

-Tim

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

I would be willing to help out. We need to keep these awads, I think its good for the community.

 

Cool, go for it!

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[pmpddytim]

I havent really kept up with hacks this year. If someone could PM me a list of of the hacks that have been released it would be much appreciated.

 

-Tim

[Big Player]

I just got off the phone with Stan Jr. He and Aimee are doing fine but are very busy right now.

 

Stan is no longer a Mad Scientist. He is now managing a Cajun restaurant 6 days a week while also working on his master's thesis. Right now he just doesn't have time to do the Stan Awards or even visit Atari Age very often. When he does go online, it's to check his e-mail and do research for his school work. I'm sure he will check in here from time to time as he has in the past few months.

 

So the message from Stan: Continue with the Atari Excellence Awards. He started them to generate interest in homebrews and recognize the authors for their efforts.

 

One thing he did find disappointing about the Stan Awards was that he hoped it would spark discussion on homebrews. The threads he started never had much discussion. He never got a lot of feedback on the Awards and wasn't sure how many people cared about them.

 

[End of message from Stan]

 

This year has been a huge one in terms of the number of homebrews released. I hope the new format for the Awards will generate a lot of discussion in all the categories. Though if someone other than Nukey Shay wins Hack of the Year, I'm leaving this site for good. And then you'll have to find someone else to speak for Stan.