# SDMB Awards - the "Cecils" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 6, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360 "2005-12-06T15:36:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Greathouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greathouse/32/2992_2.png) [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/21 "2005-12-06T18:11:01Z")
> [@Madd Maxx](#): > > Brilliant! Agreed. I laughed so hard I think I may have peed a little. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/22 "2005-12-06T18:22:56Z")
I’d like to nominate myself for the award for ‘Doper Most Likely to Nominate Himself’. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/23 "2005-12-06T18:47:47Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > I’d like to nominate myself for the award for ‘Doper Most Likely to Nominate Himself’. As they do on another board I frequent… In before the trainwreck. In the few years I’ve been a member here, these type threads never end well. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/24 "2005-12-06T18:59:11Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > It’s so stupid, I had to eat a bowl of stupid food just to read it. For breakfast? I nominate “You eat stupid food for breakfast” for Best Insult Made Up by the Six-Year-Old Relative of a Doper. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/25 "2005-12-06T19:09:22Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Suspended, not banned. It sure as heck says “BANNED” under his name. [Linky McLinkenstein](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6860544&postcount=11) ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/26 "2005-12-06T19:22:03Z")
> [@Loopus](#): > > This type of thread has been tried several times before in this board’s history, and they have, for some reason, _always_ caused a lot of bad/hurt feelings. They’re just not a good idea. Not only have they caused bad feelings, they have also always been locked down by the mods before they get very far, which is why I am somewhat surprised to see that both **tomndebb** and **Giraffe** have let it go on. On another note, I agree with **Excalibre**. This is stupid, cutesy **MPSIMS** shit and it should be kept in that forum. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/27 "2005-12-06T19:24:21Z")
[Thread least likely to have intended outcome.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=348238) [Most self-referential thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=348238) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/28 "2005-12-06T19:24:59Z")
> [@rayh](#): > > And the entry for [Most Humourless Doper Ever](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6870288&postcount=9). Now that’s not right. His post was very funny. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/29 "2005-12-06T19:26:09Z")
It’s not too late, drive a stake through the heart of this thread. 😉 Request a closing RayH. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/30 "2005-12-06T19:35:34Z")
**Excalibre** gets the nod for “Poster most likely to overestimate the importance of their opinion” for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/31 "2005-12-06T19:36:34Z")
> [@rayh](#): > > And the entry for [Most Humourless Doper Ever](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6870288&postcount=9). {{{{{{rayh}}}}}} ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/32 "2005-12-06T19:42:15Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > **Excalibre** gets the nod for “Poster most likely to overestimate the importance of their opinion” for sure. You’re right. {{{{{ **alice\_in\_wonderland** }}}}} HUGGLES!!! ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/33 "2005-12-06T19:47:05Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > You’re right. > {{{{{ **alice\_in\_wonderland** }}}}} > HUGGLES!!! Also “Poster most likely to post gratuitous HUGGLES.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/34 "2005-12-06T19:48:01Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > Not only have they caused bad feelings, they have also always been locked down by the mods before they get very far, which is why I am somewhat surprised to see that both **tomndebb** and **Giraffe** have let it go on. While it’s true that “list all your favorite posters” type threads have been typically closed in MPSIMS and IMHO, I’m not so worried about the bad feelings the “name the worst post/thread” questions might engender here in the Pit. People starting threads about what an asshole a specific poster is seems far more likely to cause bad feelings than this thread, and are of course allowed. Besides, if you get your feelings hurt because your post/thread did/didn’t get nominated for some made-up award by a bunch of assholes in the Pit, you’re a total loser and have bigger problems than this thread. That said, the “name your favorite thread/mod/poster” aspect really doesn’t belong in the Pit. Had the thread been nothing but that, I’d have closed it. Who knows, I may still close it, if it gets out of hand. For now, since it doesn’t seem to be breaking any rules that I can see, I’ll let it go on for a bit and see what happens. (On preview, I see everyone’s hugging. Super.) ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/35 "2005-12-06T19:52:00Z")
Hey\*\* Giraffe\*\*. How about clearing up the banning/suspension of\*\* VCO3\*\*. If he is suspended, why is BANNED under his name? Why was there no notice in ATMB? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/36 "2005-12-06T20:00:19Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > Hey\*\* Giraffe\*\*. How about clearing up the banning/suspension of\*\* VCO3\*\*. If he is suspended, why is BANNED under his name? Why was there no notice in ATMB? I don’t know and I don’t know. Probably just an oversight in both cases. I’ll send a reminder to the mod loop. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/37 "2005-12-06T20:17:26Z")
I vote for **Giraffe** as the mod most likely to eventually close this thread. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/38 "2005-12-06T20:23:53Z")
Re: VC03, looks like it was this post: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6861379&postcount=23](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6861379&postcount=23) > [@VC03](#): > > Don’t worry - after the next few Katrinas, we won’t have to worry about people like this anymore.🆒 that finally got him suspended (per note by fluiddruid a few posts later). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/39 "2005-12-06T20:28:09Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > This is stupid, cutesy **MPSIMS** shit and it should be kept in that forum. Not with that kind of language! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360/40 "2005-12-06T20:31:53Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I don’t know and I don’t know. Probably just an oversight in both cases. I’ll send a reminder to the mod loop. “Mod loop”? That would explain the complaints of late–the mods are stuck in a loop! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-awards-the-cecils/334360.md?page=3)