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Originally created by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=532&cmd=player&ID=1649320 Rev] and later continued by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=701&cmd=player&ID=342263 Dr Shipman], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=320&cmd=player&ID=495580 Count de Monet], and [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=701&cmd=player&ID=1046333 Doctor Know], the Bummys are a (mostly) annual celebration of the best and worst of Hobowars.
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Originally created by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=532&cmd=player&ID=1649320 Rev] and later continued by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=701&cmd=player&ID=342263 Dr Shipman], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=320&cmd=player&ID=495580 Count de Monet], and [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=701&cmd=player&ID=1046333 Doctor Know], the Bummy Awards (the Bummys) is a (mostly) annual celebration of the best and worst of Hobowars.
  
 
[http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=532&cmd=player&ID=1649320 Rev]: "Like most good ideas, I came up with it while I was dropping a deuce. Yeah, poopin. My wife had left her copy of People magazine in the bathroom, and feeling like I was in this one for the long haul, I needed some reading material. I started to leaf through, and it was the "Best and Worst of 2005" issue. The wheels started to turn, and once I had finished doing my business I hopped on the computer and bounced the idea off of my muse, [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=532&cmd=player&ID=58115 Yuk]. He immediately liked the idea, and we kicked around some ideas for categories before I headed to the F&G board to post up the first annual Bummy Award nomination thread."
 
[http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=532&cmd=player&ID=1649320 Rev]: "Like most good ideas, I came up with it while I was dropping a deuce. Yeah, poopin. My wife had left her copy of People magazine in the bathroom, and feeling like I was in this one for the long haul, I needed some reading material. I started to leaf through, and it was the "Best and Worst of 2005" issue. The wheels started to turn, and once I had finished doing my business I hopped on the computer and bounced the idea off of my muse, [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=532&cmd=player&ID=58115 Yuk]. He immediately liked the idea, and we kicked around some ideas for categories before I headed to the F&G board to post up the first annual Bummy Award nomination thread."
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Similar to the Grammys or the Emmys, citizens of the Hobo community nominate and vote for their favorite players in a wide variety of categories that change slightly every year.
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Having a Bummy title is a huge bragging right and there is fierce competition for even the ‘worst’ of them. Campaigning is allowed and encouraged for the two week period leading up to the final voting round.
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From 2005 – 2009, the Bummys consisted of two stages: nomination state and voting stage.
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Nominations and votes, payment of fees, and prize donations were sent to and calculated manually on a spreadsheet by the Bummys’ host. This involved an extensive amount of time and tracking on the host’s behalf and became quite burdensome.
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With huge thanks to [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=320&cmd=player&ID=937312 Cube!], 2010 brought us the first year of automated Bummys.
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An in-game, automated system was created and consisted of three stages: nomination stage, first-round voting, and final-round voting. Some specifics:
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Nomination stage: You may nominate anyone you wish by entering their ID number in the box provided.
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First-round voting: The first round of voting is open to anyone who received a nomination during the nomination stage. Nominee names are listed in the order of most to least nominations received. The top four vote recipients in each category advance to a final round of voting.
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Final-round voting: The final round of voting is open to the top four vote recipients in each category from the first round of voting. Nominee names are listed in random order and change every time you open the page. First through fourth place winners are chosen in each category based on the total number of votes that they receive.
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Through a form accessed through a link in the City, this system allowed for direct nominating and voting, payment of fees and prize donations, and calculation of the results and prize monies.
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This updated system streamlined the Bummys process and relieved the burden placed on the host to manually track and calculate everything.
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== Rules ==
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The rules varied from year to year, but for the most part coincide with the current rules:
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'''General Rules'''
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*Permanently jailed players and long-term jailed players are ineligible.
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*All HoboWars staff members are eligible.
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*All other players are eligible, unless an individual category states otherwise.
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*Game staff gangs are ineligible; all other gangs are eligible.
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*A player who breaks the rules outlined in this thread will become ineligible from all categories, with any entries for that player disqualified. Jail time might also ensue, depending on the offense.
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*A player nomination that does not meet a category's criteria will become disqualified.
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'''Player-specific Rules'''
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*You are not allowed to pay people to nominate or vote for you or anyone else, in any form. This includes "trading" votes.
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*You are not allowed to advertise your campaign on the public message boards (with the except of the Fun & Games board) or in Chat. This is mainly to prevent those two places from becoming bogged down with campaign advertisements.
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*You are, however, allowed to campaign in the designated campaign thread on the General Discussion board, on the Fun & Games board, and on gang boards.
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*You are allowed to advertise your campaign in your name, journals, signature, lottos, and Bummys sponsor messages.
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*You are allowed to advertise other players' campaigns in your name, journal, signature, lottos, and Bummys sponsor messages.
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*You are not allowed to pay other players to advertise your campaign for you.
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*You are not allowed to threaten players to nominate or vote for you.
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*You are not allowed to randomly solicit other players for nominations and votes. Friends and gangmates are okay, but, don't continue to solicit them if they aren't interested.
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'''Gang-Specific Rules'''
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*A gang is allowed to hold any kind of discussion on the Bummys on their gang board.
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*A gang is allowed to campaign, but, its campaign is subject to the same rules as individual player campaigns.
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*A gang is allowed to determine who they do and do not support, and is free to share that information with their members either through mass mails or their gang board.
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*A gang is not allowed to share who they do and do not support on the public message boards or in Chat.
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*A gang is not allowed to pay anyone to nominate or vote for them or anyone else, in any form. This includes "trading" votes.
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*A gang is not allowed to threaten anyone to nominate or vote for them or anyone else.
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'''Restrictions'''
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*You cannot nominate yourself.
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*You cannot vote for yourself.
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*You cannot vote for current gangmates.
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*You cannot vote for recent gangmates.
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*You cannot vote for a gang you are currently in.
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*You cannot vote for a gang you were recently in.
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'''Of note, 2010 was the only year that allowed voting for yourself, your gang, and your gang mates.'''
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== 2005 Bummys ==
 
== 2005 Bummys ==
  
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This inaugural year of the Bummys was run by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=532&cmd=player&ID=1649320 Rev]. No specific information about this year's rules is available, however it is assumed that the rules were the same as the 2006 Bummys rules as listed below. The only information about winners was a note in the HoboWeekly stating that [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=678&cmd=player&ID=15155 RP McMurphy] won Hobo of the Year.
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This inaugural year of the Bummys was run by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=532&cmd=player&ID=1649320 Rev]. The only information about winners was a note in the HoboWeekly stating that [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=678&cmd=player&ID=15155 RP McMurphy] won Hobo of the Year.
  
 
==== Winners ====
 
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The Youtube video with the results can be found here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws5FGC6fwLI 2006 Bummys Results Video]
 
The Youtube video with the results can be found here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws5FGC6fwLI 2006 Bummys Results Video]
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==== Rules ====
 
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*You may not receive votes from members of your own gang.
 
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*You may only vote once per candidate.
 
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*Players under 70 days old may not vote.
 
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*Anyone found to be campaigning/paying people to vote for you will be disqualified.
 
  
 
==== Voting Statistics ====
 
==== Voting Statistics ====
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== 2007 Bummys ==
 
== 2007 Bummys ==
  
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Specific information about the 2007 Bummys rules and administration is missing since the message boards were accidentally deleted sometime in 2008 and the HoboWeekly was out of commission by that time.
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Specific information about the 2007 Bummys administration is missing since the message boards were accidentally deleted sometime in 2008 and the HoboWeekly was out of commission by that time.
  
 
The 2007 Bummys was either run by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=532&cmd=player&ID=1649320 Rev], with [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=701&cmd=player&ID=342263 Dr Shipman] assisting by creating the Youtube videos with the results, or run entirely by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=701&cmd=player&ID=342263 Dr Shipman].  
 
The 2007 Bummys was either run by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=532&cmd=player&ID=1649320 Rev], with [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=701&cmd=player&ID=342263 Dr Shipman] assisting by creating the Youtube videos with the results, or run entirely by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=701&cmd=player&ID=342263 Dr Shipman].  
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The Youtube video with the results can be found here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uME0V2_yAao 2008 Bummys Results Video]
 
The Youtube video with the results can be found here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uME0V2_yAao 2008 Bummys Results Video]
 
Message board discussion threads can be found here: [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=12565219 The Bummys 08], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=12619076 Bummy Noms - CLOSED], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=12636642 Bummys 08 - Voting CLOSED], and [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=13325658 The Bummys]
 
Message board discussion threads can be found here: [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=12565219 The Bummys 08], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=12619076 Bummy Noms - CLOSED], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=12636642 Bummys 08 - Voting CLOSED], and [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=13325658 The Bummys]
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==== Rules ====
 
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===== Nomination Round =====
 
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*The nomination round will last for seven days.
 
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*You can nominate anybody you want, including yourself, in any category you want.
 
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*You can nominate a gang member or your own gang, but you will NOT be able to vote for them.
 
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*You can nominate one person in all categories or you can nominate two people for the same category.
 
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*Nominations cost $100,000 per person, per category.
 
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*You must be 100 days old or older to make nominations.
 
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*You may not buy nominations or offer any kind of reward in exchange for nominations.
 
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===== Voting Round =====
 
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*The voting round will last for seven days.
 
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*Anyone who was nominated is eligible for the voting round.
 
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*You can vote for anybody you want, including yourself, in any category you want.
 
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*You cannot vote for a gang member or your own gang.
 
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*You can vote for as many people as you want in as many categories as you want, however, you can only vote once per person per category.
 
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*Votes cost $50,000 per person per category.
 
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*You must be 100 days old or older to vote.
 
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*You may not buy votes or offer any kind of reward in exchange for votes.
 
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*Any gang you have been in from the day the nomination round begins, until the day the voting round ends, will not be able to vote for you.
 
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*You cannot arrange block voting with other gangs.
 
  
 
==== Winners ====
 
==== Winners ====
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Message board discussion threads can be found here: [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=15353899 Bummys 09] and http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=15477804 Bummys 09 Voting]
 
Message board discussion threads can be found here: [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=15353899 Bummys 09] and http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=15477804 Bummys 09 Voting]
  
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==== Rules ====
 
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===== Nomination Round =====
 
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*The nomination round will last for seven days.
 
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*You can nominate anybody you want, including yourself, in any category you want.
 
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*You can nominate a gang member or your own gang, but you will NOT be able to vote for them.
 
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*You can nominate one person in all categories or you can nominate two people for the same category.
 
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*Nominations cost $100,000 per person per category.
 
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*You must be 100 days old or older to make nominations.
 
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*You may not buy nominations or offer any kind of reward in exchange for nominations.
 
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===== Voting Round =====
 
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*The voting round will last for seven days.
 
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*Anyone who was nominated is eligible for the voting round.
 
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*You can vote for anybody you want, including yourself, in any category you want.
 
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*You cannot vote for a gang member or your own gang.
 
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*You can vote for as many people as you want in as many categories as you want, however, you can only vote once per person per category.
 
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*Votes cost $50,000 per person per category.
 
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*You must be 100 days old or older to vote.
 
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*You may not buy votes or offer any kind of reward in exchange for votes.
 
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*Any gang you have been in from the day the nomination round begins, until the day the voting round ends, will not be able to vote for you.
 
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*You cannot arrange block voting with other gangs.
 
  
 
== 2010 Bummys ==
 
== 2010 Bummys ==
  
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With huge thanks to [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=320&cmd=player&ID=937312 Cube!], 2010 brought us the first year of automated Bummys, hosted by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=320&cmd=player&ID=495580 Count de Monet].  
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2010 brought us the first year of automated Bummys, hosted by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=320&cmd=player&ID=495580 Count de Monet].  
  
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An in-game system was created consisting of three stages: nomination stage, first voting stage, and final voting stage. This automated system allowed for direct nominating and voting and calculation of the results.
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Of note, this was the first and only round of Bummys that allowed voting for yourself, your gang, and your gang mates.
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Most of the results are missing because there was no results video created for this year and no written information of the winners was recorded anywhere other than the first place winners being listed on the Bummys results page.
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Of note, this was the first and only round of Bummys that allowed voting for gang mates.
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Message board discussion threads can be found here: [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=16922855 Bummies 2010?], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=17274522 Bummies Campaign Thread], and [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=17282783 2010 Bummies Complete]
 
Message board discussion threads can be found here: [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=16922855 Bummies 2010?], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=17274522 Bummies Campaign Thread], and [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=17282783 2010 Bummies Complete]
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==== General Rules ====
 
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*You may advertise in your name, your profile, and your signature.
 
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*You may not pay for anyone else to nominate or vote for you or anyone else.
 
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*You may not offer anything of value to encourage votes. This includes the promise of free rapes, either now or in the future.
 
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*Your hobo must be 30 days or older to participate.
 
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*Jailed and inactive accounts are eligible.
 
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*You may vote for as many hobos as you like in each category, but not more than once for any one hobo.
 
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===== Nomination Stage =====
 
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*The first round is open to anyone who received a nomination during the nomination stage.
 
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*Nominee names are listed in the order of most to least nominations received.
 
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*The top four vote recipients in each category will advance to a final round of voting.
 
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*The final round is open to the top four vote recipients in each category from the first round of voting.
 
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*Nominee names are listed in random order and change every time you open the page.
 
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==== Winners ====
 
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== 2012 Bummys ==
 
== 2012 Bummys ==
  
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The 2012 Bummys was hosted by [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=645&cmd=player&ID=1046333 Doctor Know]. Of note, the Wittiest Hobo and Most Likely to call the Whambulance categories had skewed results for the 4th place winners because the person who was previously in the running was jailed and therefore disqualified from the competition shortly before the final voting stage ended. The 5th place winners from the first round of voting took his places in these categories.
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Of note, the Wittiest Hobo and Most Likely to call the Whambulance categories had skewed results for the 4th place winners because the person who was previously in the running was jailed and therefore disqualified from the competition shortly before the final voting stage ended. The 5th place winners from the first round of voting took his places in these categories.
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Message board discussion threads can be found here: [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=18639200 Bummy's 2012], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=23&do=vpost&post=19122938 The Bummys!], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19123020 Bummys Vote], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19127037 Bummy categories], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&board=2&post=19157260&post_id=19157260 Bummys Information Thread], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19157331 Bummys Campaign Thread], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19157362 The Bummys...], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19164649 Block Voting?], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19174639 Bummys Advancement], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&board=2&post=19176426&post_id=19176426 Bummys Voting Stage], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=5&do=vpost&post=19176499 Bummys 2012 Campaigning], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19195126 Bummys Final Voting Stage], and [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19212977 Bummys Results]
 
Message board discussion threads can be found here: [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=18639200 Bummy's 2012], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=23&do=vpost&post=19122938 The Bummys!], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19123020 Bummys Vote], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19127037 Bummy categories], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&board=2&post=19157260&post_id=19157260 Bummys Information Thread], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19157331 Bummys Campaign Thread], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19157362 The Bummys...], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19164649 Block Voting?], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19174639 Bummys Advancement], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&board=2&post=19176426&post_id=19176426 Bummys Voting Stage], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=5&do=vpost&post=19176499 Bummys 2012 Campaigning], [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19195126 Bummys Final Voting Stage], and [http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&board=2&do=vpost&post=19212977 Bummys Results]
 
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==== General Rules ====
 
  
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*All HoboWars staff members are eligible.
 
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*All other players are eligible, unless an individual category states otherwise.
 
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*Game staff gangs are ineligible; all other gangs are eligible.
 
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*A player who breaks the rules outlined in this thread will become ineligible from all categories, with any entries for that player disqualified. Jail time might also ensue, depending on the offense.
 
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*A player nomination that does not meet a category's criteria will become disqualified.
 
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===== Player-specific Rules =====
 
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*You are not allowed to pay people to nominate or vote for you or anyone else, in any form. This includes "trading" votes.
 
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*You are not allowed to advertise your campaign on the public message boards (with the except of the Fun & Games board) or in Chat. This is mainly to prevent those two places from becoming bogged down with campaign advertisements.
 
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*You are, however, allowed to campaign in the designated campaign thread on the General Discussion board, on the Fun & Games board, and on gang boards.
 
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*You are allowed to advertise your campaign in your name, journals, signature, lottos, and Bummys sponsor messages.
 
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*You are allowed to advertise other players' campaigns in your name, journal, signature, lottos, and Bummys sponsor messages.
 
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*You are not allowed to pay other players to advertise your campaign for you.
 
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*You are not allowed to threaten players to nominate or vote for you.
 
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*You are not allowed to randomly solicit other players for nominations and votes. Friends and gangmates are okay, but, don't continue to solicit them if they aren't interested.
 
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===== Gang-specific Rules =====
 
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*A gang is allowed to hold any kind of discussion on the Bummys on their gang board.
 
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*A gang is allowed to campaign, but, its campaign is subject to the same rules as individual player campaigns.
 
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*A gang is allowed to determine who they do and do not support, and is free to share that information with their members either through mass mails or their gang board.
 
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*A gang is not allowed to share who they do and do not support on the public message boards or in Chat.
 
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*A gang is not allowed to pay anyone to nominate or vote for them or anyone else, in any form. This includes "trading" votes.
 
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Revision as of 05:49, 20 September 2012

Originally created by Rev and later continued by Dr Shipman, Count de Monet, and Doctor Know, the Bummy Awards (the Bummys) is a (mostly) annual celebration of the best and worst of Hobowars.

Rev: "Like most good ideas, I came up with it while I was dropping a deuce. Yeah, poopin. My wife had left her copy of People magazine in the bathroom, and feeling like I was in this one for the long haul, I needed some reading material. I started to leaf through, and it was the "Best and Worst of 2005" issue. The wheels started to turn, and once I had finished doing my business I hopped on the computer and bounced the idea off of my muse, Yuk. He immediately liked the idea, and we kicked around some ideas for categories before I headed to the F&G board to post up the first annual Bummy Award nomination thread."

Similar to the Grammys or the Emmys, citizens of the Hobo community nominate and vote for their favorite players in a wide variety of categories that change slightly every year.

Having a Bummy title is a huge bragging right and there is fierce competition for even the ‘worst’ of them. Campaigning is allowed and encouraged for the two week period leading up to the final voting round.

From 2005 – 2009, the Bummys consisted of two stages: nomination state and voting stage.

Nominations and votes, payment of fees, and prize donations were sent to and calculated manually on a spreadsheet by the Bummys’ host. This involved an extensive amount of time and tracking on the host’s behalf and became quite burdensome.

With huge thanks to Cube!, 2010 brought us the first year of automated Bummys.

An in-game, automated system was created and consisted of three stages: nomination stage, first-round voting, and final-round voting. Some specifics:

Nomination stage: You may nominate anyone you wish by entering their ID number in the box provided.

First-round voting: The first round of voting is open to anyone who received a nomination during the nomination stage. Nominee names are listed in the order of most to least nominations received. The top four vote recipients in each category advance to a final round of voting.

Final-round voting: The final round of voting is open to the top four vote recipients in each category from the first round of voting. Nominee names are listed in random order and change every time you open the page. First through fourth place winners are chosen in each category based on the total number of votes that they receive.

Through a form accessed through a link in the City, this system allowed for direct nominating and voting, payment of fees and prize donations, and calculation of the results and prize monies.

This updated system streamlined the Bummys process and relieved the burden placed on the host to manually track and calculate everything.

Rules

The rules varied from year to year, but for the most part coincide with the current rules:

General Rules

  • Permanently jailed players and long-term jailed players are ineligible.
  • All HoboWars staff members are eligible.
  • All other players are eligible, unless an individual category states otherwise.
  • Game staff gangs are ineligible; all other gangs are eligible.
  • A player who breaks the rules outlined in this thread will become ineligible from all categories, with any entries for that player disqualified. Jail time might also ensue, depending on the offense.
  • A player nomination that does not meet a category's criteria will become disqualified.

Player-specific Rules

  • You are not allowed to pay people to nominate or vote for you or anyone else, in any form. This includes "trading" votes.
  • You are not allowed to advertise your campaign on the public message boards (with the except of the Fun & Games board) or in Chat. This is mainly to prevent those two places from becoming bogged down with campaign advertisements.
  • You are, however, allowed to campaign in the designated campaign thread on the General Discussion board, on the Fun & Games board, and on gang boards.
  • You are allowed to advertise your campaign in your name, journals, signature, lottos, and Bummys sponsor messages.
  • You are allowed to advertise other players' campaigns in your name, journal, signature, lottos, and Bummys sponsor messages.
  • You are not allowed to pay other players to advertise your campaign for you.
  • You are not allowed to threaten players to nominate or vote for you.
  • You are not allowed to randomly solicit other players for nominations and votes. Friends and gangmates are okay, but, don't continue to solicit them if they aren't interested.

Gang-Specific Rules

  • A gang is allowed to hold any kind of discussion on the Bummys on their gang board.
  • A gang is allowed to campaign, but, its campaign is subject to the same rules as individual player campaigns.
  • A gang is allowed to determine who they do and do not support, and is free to share that information with their members either through mass mails or their gang board.
  • A gang is not allowed to share who they do and do not support on the public message boards or in Chat.
  • A gang is not allowed to pay anyone to nominate or vote for them or anyone else, in any form. This includes "trading" votes.
  • A gang is not allowed to threaten anyone to nominate or vote for them or anyone else.

Restrictions

  • You cannot nominate yourself.
  • You cannot vote for yourself.
  • You cannot vote for current gangmates.
  • You cannot vote for recent gangmates.
  • You cannot vote for a gang you are currently in.
  • You cannot vote for a gang you were recently in.

Of note, 2010 was the only year that allowed voting for yourself, your gang, and your gang mates.


2005 Bummys

This inaugural year of the Bummys was run by Rev. The only information about winners was a note in the HoboWeekly stating that RP McMurphy won Hobo of the Year.

Winners

Hobo of the Year


2006 Bummys

The 2006 Bummys was again run by Rev, with Dr Shipman assisting by creating a Youtube video with the results.

The Youtube video with the results can be found here: 2006 Bummys Results Video

Voting Statistics

  • There were 492 total votes cast.
  • Hobo of the Year: 54 votes. Margin of win: 2 votes
  • Favorite Yearling: 50 votes. Margin of win: 1 vote
  • Favorite Newb: 44. Margin of win: 3 votes
  • Best Staff Member: 42 votes. Margin of win: 13 votes
  • Favorite Gang: 34 votes. Margin of win: 1 vote
  • Most Generous: 49 votes. Margin of win: 1 vote
  • Sexiest Male: 29 votes. Margin of win: 2 votes
  • Sexiest Female: 64 votes. Margin of win: 1 vote
  • Most Intelligent: 36 votes. Margin of win: 1 vote
  • Funniest Hobo: 23 votes. Margin of win: 1 vote
  • Biggest Spammer: 15 votes. Margin of win: 1 vote
  • Biggest Flamer: 8 votes. Margin of win: 2 votes
  • Least Favorite Hobo: 44 votes. Margin of win: 1 vote

Winners

Least Favorite Hobo

Biggest Flamer

Biggest Spammer

Funniest Hobo

  • 1st - King Oleg
    • 2nd - Pirate Bill
    • 3rd - Darko

Most Intelligent

  • 1st - Waflo
    • 2nd - Shizz
    • 3rd - Intellectual Rambo

Sexiest Female

  • 1st - Kait
    • 2nd - Hyphy
    • 3rd - Cera

Sexiest Male

Most Generous Etc.

Favorite Gang

Favorite Staff

Favorite Noob

Favorite Yearling

Hobo of the Year


2007 Bummys

Specific information about the 2007 Bummys administration is missing since the message boards were accidentally deleted sometime in 2008 and the HoboWeekly was out of commission by that time.

The 2007 Bummys was either run by Rev, with Dr Shipman assisting by creating the Youtube videos with the results, or run entirely by Dr Shipman.

The Youtube videos with the results can be found here: 2007 Bummys Results Video (Part 1 of 2) and 2007 Bummys Results Video (Part 2 of 2).

Winners

Biggest Flamer

Biggest Spammer

Most Hated

Most Intelligent

Funniest Hobo

Sexiest Female

Sexiest Male

Most Helpful

Most Missed

Best Gang

  • 1st - TBHL-AddenK
    • 2nd - Insane Saints
    • 3rd - LCR

Worst Gang

Favorite Staff

Favorite Noob

Favorite Yearling

Hobo of the Year

Thread of the Year

  • 1st - The LOL Thread by Andy


2008 Bummys

With Rev's departure from the game, the 2008 Bummys was run entirely by Dr Shipman. Of note, the 2008 Bummys began in November 2008, however, the results were not calculated and posted until February 2009, due to Dr Shipman's computer problems.

The Youtube video with the results can be found here: 2008 Bummys Results Video Message board discussion threads can be found here: The Bummys 08, Bummy Noms - CLOSED, Bummys 08 - Voting CLOSED, and The Bummys

Winners

Most Hated

Most Interesting

Best In Chat

Most Helpful

Coolest Hobo

Sexiest Male

Sexiest Female

Best Gang

Favourite Staff

Best New Hobo

Hobo of the Year


2009 Bummys

Like the 2008 Bummys, the 2009 Bummys was run entirely by Dr Shipman. The nomination and voting stages happened as planned, however, sometime after the voting stage ended, Dr Shipman disappeared and the results were never published. It was a year of great sorrow.

Message board discussion threads can be found here: Bummys 09 and http://www.hobowars.com/game/game.php?sr=410&cmd=gathering&do=vpost&post=15477804 Bummys 09 Voting]


2010 Bummys

2010 brought us the first year of automated Bummys, hosted by Count de Monet.

Of note, this was the first and only round of Bummys that allowed voting for yourself, your gang, and your gang mates.

Message board discussion threads can be found here: Bummies 2010?, Bummies Campaign Thread, and 2010 Bummies Complete

Winners

Hobo of the Year
  • 1st - StaR
    • 2nd -
    • 3rd -
    • 4th -

Most Helpful

Best in Chat

Sexiest Male

  • 1st - Deth
    • 2nd - Mo
    • 3rd -
    • 4th -

Sexiest Female

  • 1st - Jac
    • 2nd -
    • 3rd -
    • 4th -

Best Sophomore

Best Noob

  • 1st - Roxxie
    • 2nd -
    • 3rd -
    • 4th -

Most Intelligent

Best Wit

Best Signature

Best Profile Pictures

Most Dedicated

Biggest Staff Suck Up

  • 1st - .lexi
    • 2nd -
    • 3rd -
    • 4th -

Most Hated

Best Gang

Most Hated Gang

Most Likely to call the Whambulance


2011 Bummys

There was some discussion about running the 2011 Bummys, but it never happened.


2012 Bummys

The 2012 Bummys was hosted by Doctor Know. Of note, the Wittiest Hobo and Most Likely to call the Whambulance categories had skewed results for the 4th place winners because the person who was previously in the running was jailed and therefore disqualified from the competition shortly before the final voting stage ended. The 5th place winners from the first round of voting took his places in these categories.

Message board discussion threads can be found here: Bummy's 2012, The Bummys!, Bummys Vote, Bummy categories, Bummys Information Thread, Bummys Campaign Thread, The Bummys..., Block Voting?, Bummys Advancement, Bummys Voting Stage, Bummys 2012 Campaigning, Bummys Final Voting Stage, and Bummys Results

Winners

Hobo of the Year

Best Newb

Best Veteran

Best Signature

Best Profile Pics

Friendliest Hobo

Funniest Hobo

Most Dedicated

Wittiest Hobo

Most Helpful

Most Intelligent

Most Missed

Most Hated

Gang of the Year

Best Gang Board

Friendliest Gang

Most Promising Gang

Most Hated Gang

Most Likely to call the Whambulance


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