(I didn't have permission to create thread in 'Announcements' section. Mods feel free to move it)
Good idea, especially since we didn't do one during 2010 anyway. Edited.
1. Best Poster: dst
2. Best Moderator: Han
3. Best Newcomer: if we're going '10 - William
4. Funniest Poster: JackSparrow
5. Nicest Poster: acid
6. Most Calm Poster: M1ke
7. Most Critical Poster: han ( )
8. Most Helpful Member: acid
9. Best Avatar & Signature: d'Arc.LP
10. Most Dedicated Defender of his Idol(s): Zed.D
11. Your Favorite Poster: Kurt
12. Best 'MilanFan' Sub-forum (News, Matches, Transfers, etc.): Transfers
1. Best Poster: dst ( I love him..he hurts me..but I love him)
2. Best Moderator: Ash (Coz he does weird coding ****...and is the only one who can catch m1ke)
3. Best Newcomer: if we're going '10 - drucurl (dudes..I'm the effin pirate and yet He tore up this town didn't he?)
4. Funniest Poster: dst
5. Nicest Poster: I'm gonna go with LaPalma
6. Most Calm Poster: acid (I'm not sure suddenly if Gandhi was Pakistani! )
7. Most Critical Poster: The X-Man (Who can forget the sig!)
8. Most Helpful Member: Filipo Simone. (Always helps me with history- football and otherwise)
9. Best Avatar & Signature: kurt (It's always a bit unusual his direction)
10. Most Dedicated Defender of his Idol(s): Zed.D (Umm..yeah...duh!)
11. Your Favorite Poster: Ash..coz he's hot and has a six-pack. Han..coz he's not and has a beer belly.
12. Best 'MilanFan' Sub-forum (News, Matches, Transfers, etc.): Off-topic!!
1. Best Poster: X-off. I tend to agree with his analysis and he defends his position until Fillipo yells at him to stop haha
2. Best Moderator: Han
3. Best Newcomer: Since it's '10 I'm eligible! Can I vote for myself ? Seriously though, William is pretty cool
4. Funniest Poster: JackSparrow. What can I say, I'm a sucker for rum.
5. Nicest Poster: acid. Maybe even too nice haha. Only poster that would write a couple paragraphs to apologize for maybe potentially almost hurting someones feelings.
6. Most Calm Poster: Fillipo. Maybe it's just his avatar with Cesare but I sometimes feel like he is the dad on the board who sends posters to time out when they argue for 3 pages straight but in a very calm way.
7. Most Critical Poster: Dru. I think Ibra and Allegri would have to solve the Euro debt crisis, cure cancer, heal lepers, and walk on water, all while saving a kitten stuck in a tree for him to give them any credit or stop using derogatory names when he refers to them.
8. Most Helpful Member: acid. Again, super nice and always thorough.
9. Best Avatar & Signature: William. Love me some BoaJackson
10. Most Dedicated Defender of his Idol(s): Zed. Honarable mention to Dru who still brings up Ronaldinho haha
11. Your Favorite Poster: Lots of choices here but I'll go with Bluesummers. Always on the spot with transfer news which is nice since I can't read Italian, Spanish, French, or German.
12. Best 'MilanFan' Sub-forum (News, Matches, Transfers, etc.): Matches. You guys are a life savers when there are matches during the week. They land midday for me in the states and I always have to work. I always sneak a couple looks at the forum to see if the sky is falling down.
First off, i'm offended the "best avatar" category was taken down, as IIRC, I came second...
That being said
Categories for votes:
1. Best Poster: Soooo many to chose from, i'd feel awful to single one of you guys out.... but since i've came onto the forum, i've found myself agreeing with alot of han's progressive arguments. We had some swell times voicing..eh typing out our displeasure at the odies for a few years now
2. Best Moderator: Milan Are Brilliant ( always there to BotSlay when it gets crowded )
3. Best Newcomer (Must have joined during 2010 or 2011): There are just as many mentions here. Calcio, THFC6061 but i'll go Danny, who has unknowingly taught me 90% of what i know about the SPL...
4. Funniest Poster: Dru ... and he doesn't even know it
5. Nicest Poster: Fillipo (by far the most cool-headed poster who as mentioned earlier, takes on a paternal, calming role when the aftermath of a loss seems too emotionally insurmountable and people lose it). Nevertheless, the occasional passive aggressive false equivalency comments never do bore me
6. Most Calm Poster: Mike although he seemingly goes missing for long periods
7. Most Critical Poster: X-off, arguably the most opinionated on the boards, i find it great that you also follow Serie A quite closely and I can always count on your opinion for any serie A based player.
8. Most Helpful Member: Kurt : before my signature picture went the way of the dodo, he helped me try and make sense of it, in what must have been, a frustrating exchange with a forum-noob as myself... Also a good reference for all things EPL.
9. Best Avatar & Signature: William I love me some Boa
10. Most Dedicated Defender of his Idol(s):Zed for sure
11. Your Favorite Poster: Kurt, knowledgeable, pragmatic and intellectually sincere. I wish he was a tad more approving of the duck, but that's why we need Zed
12. Best 'MilanFan' Sub-forum (News, Matches, Transfers, etc.): The transfer thread isn't what it was when Blue, D'Arc, X-off, for a brief moment Dzeko ( ) and myself were posting all the rumors with good speed, but it has been better as of late. Matches will always be my favorite, as most games are around 3pm on this side of the Atlantic and i can already count on play by play from a ACM fan's perspective.
1. Best Poster: han2503(since I agree with almost everything you say,and i'am a narcissist)
2. Best Moderator: milanarebrilliant(bot-abolisher!)
3. Best Newcomer (Must have joined during 2010 or 2011): Kazdoodle(seemed like a good member,though inactive now)
4. Funniest Poster:jacksparrow(always makes me crack )
5. Nicest Poster: TriniKing_CE(i like the name )
6. Most Calm Poster: filliposimone(most of the time calm,except on match threads ^^)
7. Most Critical Poster: x-offender(always rated his posts,good knowledge of football)
8. Most Helpful Member: kurtsimonw(see stats page+he created hot girls thread!)
9. Best Avatar & Signature: milanarebrilliant(always has nice sig on )
10. Most Dedicated Defender of his Idol(s): Zed.D(not fanboyism though )
11. Your Favorite Poster: acid911(when you're bored and you wanna waste your time,you gotta read acid's posts)
12. Best 'MilanFan' Sub-forum (News, Matches, Transfers, etc.): Matches (Discussing every game is just too fun)
Recently I didn't have much time to spend on forum, but I'll try to vote based on my memory :
1. Best Poster: Jack Sparrow
2. Best Moderator: han
3. Best Newcomer (Must have joined during 2010 or 2011): Kazdoodle (the only one whom's post I've seen)
4. Funniest Poster: Jack Sparrow
5. Nicest Poster: Milan Are Brilliant
6. Most Calm Poster: acid911
7. Most Critical Poster: X-Offender
8. Most Helpful Member: han
9. Best Avatar & Signature: TriniKing_CE
10. Most Dedicated Defender of his Idol(s): Zed.D
11. Your Favorite Poster: Bluesummers
12. Best 'MilanFan' Sub-forum (News, Matches, Transfers, etc.): Transfer Market Thread
1 week to go..
Ah, I'll wait till the last few days, as always. Having said, that, it would have been better if we had 16 categories instead of the regular 12. Maybe something for next year, huh?
I thought 12 were too much
1. Best Poster: han
2. Best Moderator: Milan Are Brilliant
3. Best Newcomer (Must have joined during 2010 or 2011): William405
4. Funniest Poster: Jack Sparrow
5. Nicest Poster: Fillipo Simone
6. Most Calm Poster: acid911
7. Most Critical Poster: X-Offender
8. Most Helpful Member: Milan Are Brilliant
9. Best Avatar & Signature: Milan Are Brilliant
10. Most Dedicated Defender of his Idol(s): Zed.D
11. Your Favorite Poster: dst
12. Best 'MilanFan' Sub-forum (News, Matches, Transfers, etc.): Off Topic
1. Best Poster: X-Offender The brightest sun is the purest gun. Enough said!
2. Best Moderator: Milan Are Brilliant Was there any doubt? Does more work than all other mods combined. And then doubled. Hundred times over.
3. Best Newcomer (Must have joined during 2010 or 2011): There can be only one: William405 While we've had a good few guys that signed up (and then disappeared) during these two years, no ones comes close. Darn great person too, and I say this not just based on the little gaming session we had a few months back. I'd be proud to call this guy friend if he lived in my block.
4. Funniest Poster: Drucurl Hidden deep within his swearing posts, is pure comedy. Now, only if he takes more care respecting other member's opinion, it would be a winning combination.
5. Nicest Poster: Bluesummers One or two of his predictions went south these last couple of years, but they don't make them nicer than this dozer. Should. Post. More. Often.
6. Most Calm Poster: Fillipo Simone Even if we got hit with a "Intraplate Earthquake" (look it up), you can bet the farmhouse this guy is going to keep his cool hat on. Very classy chap, too.
7. Most Critical Poster: Kurtsimonw. Few do it better than X-Off, and none better than Kurt. And I mean this in a good way, the man knows how to critique things, and his analysis is always a good read. Though deep down Fillipo seems to have evolved a bit, and grown a few new ideas. Two years back he was as right-wing as they came. Now he's much, much more balanced.
8. Most Helpful Member: TriniKing_CE Yes, Han helps a tons when it comes to opening match threads (plus takes a few for the grammatically incorrect), but Trini is always there to post random stuff, videos, and whatnot. And not just related to football.
9. Best Avatar & Signature: Jack Sparrow Ah, a few good choices here, X-Off has great ones, and Ash has the best designed ones, but for sheer coolness, I'd trust a pirate this time! Just don't let me down Cap'n.
10. Most Dedicated Defender of his Idol(s): Han2503 Normally, Zed.D (previously known as ZD) would be a shoe-in here for him defending Pato, but lately he seems to have notched it down a bit. Probably due to the constant injuries. He's even ready to see Pato leave for another club. Not Han, though. What's a duck got to fear when he has Han (and Fillipo) on his back.
11. Your Favorite Poster: Danny I was half inclined to go with Vnata or good ol' Blue, but the resident Scotsman takes the cake. His taste and mine are so similar it's almost scary. Probably got to do a lot with age, though I'm still a few years short of 30.
12. Best 'MilanFan' Sub-forum (News, Matches, Transfers, etc.): Off Topic is where the life is! Match threads and transfer speculations come in distant second. Ultimate Movies and Game threads, anyone?!
Thanks guys!Honoured to be part this tight knit forum.
Cheers William. And bravo Kurt. Low voters turnout, but good awards, nonetheless.
Ah nice, thanks for the votes guys!
Pretty ironic I don't actually have a sig at the moment then... will get onto that
Gee, forgot to cast my vote. Well...shall I do it now and decide those ties
Oh crap, I didn't even notice this thread, being knee-deep in exams over the past month and all. Anyway, good job Kurt, and nice results everyone.
Whatever happened on 28 June 2007?
Mike must have put some dodgy pictures up.
Seems a weird date indeed. In the summer so there's no Milan games and it wasn't even a Euro/WC year!
Agreed. I'd think this place would have a hard time topping 200 users any given time, seeing how this forum rolls. Only logical reason I'd imagine this would have happened is maybe the forum got featured on a really popular website, sports site, or AC Milan blog, etc. And a lot of members signed up.
We did win the 2007 CL a few weeks earlier, so. But it's still is one big mystery! Unsolvable one, at that.
It doesn't have to be something special. Probably 60-70% of those members were bots.
Could very well be. But that's one big whooper bot attack, if anything!
200? I barely see it topping 20 legitimate users.
Yeah well there are guests who lurk around, I am sure. Even now there are 69 guests, 6 members, 0 anonymous members. In my opinion we should be trading links and banners with other Milan forums and blogs, as well as general Seria A and football boards if we want to bring in more members.
Then again, quite a few would like to keep it this way, a core group, but more quality members are always nice!
We used to, the older mods and Mike obviously, with SEO and the such. Though, to be honest there isn't much advertising/getting MF out there that goes on for the site these days, it just ticks along
People don't have much time for discussing boards these days. If you want lot's of visitors you should switch to portal/blog based news websites. I'm pretty sure that Mike knows what he wants with the website but if I'd suggest somthing, it would be to switch to a wordpress engine website but still leaving this forum as a place for deep discussions and analysis.
Wordpress is not a platform that requires money 'cos it's free and as a webdesigner and webdeveloper I'd be glad to help with it if he needs help. But again, it's not that he's going to read this post, so whatever.
I like this place as it is. I hate crowded forums. Too many posts to read, and I'm not one who a great attention span.
The forum would be basically the same, but the first page would be like a portal. I'd suggested that 'cos I like this domain a lot and with proper SEO work, it could be very popular.
This is how it was when it started. The forum was separate, and the website front-end was a CMS with the latest news, match reports and all that. Then work got started on Milanfan v2, which meant the forum took over. Let's see how it all goes, though I agree, with the $16,000 domain name, this place could be quite popular.
Yep, we had CuteNews on the front-end for news articles, WP wasn't that big back then.
WP would be the obvious choice, it's what I use for my site and does pretty much exactly what you're suggesting with user-generated articles etc.
Mike used to do a ton of SEO on here, if I remember rightly we were the first or second result for 'ac milan' on msn search (a few years back) and on the first page of Google for the term. Now, god knows, but yeah we did well back then.
Though in all honesty it doesn't matter if you have a portal or not, I can think of a ton of websites that are forum based that have massive, and I mean massive communities. It's just about getting the site out there in all honesty, that's the biggest thing.
Plus with article portals etc it would have to be your own work, which trust me from experience takes a lot of effort to keep continuously updated. There's no point having duplicate articles that can be found elsewhere, that doesn't help SEO at all.
Agreed. By the way, just noticed: 8,888 posts. I'd have a hard time counting them!
To be honest back then we had a ton more people use the site, not 300+ more many but it's not like it is now.
Before my time. Back in those days I used a different board.
Yeah, another Milan board. Devilsmania. Was on it for years until one guy started picking on my every post and implying I was a Nerrazzuri. Wouldn't let it go. Reported him to admin who were sympathetic and didn't want to lose me, but he continued his vendetta and in the end I decided it wasn't worth the hassle and decided to find a new home.
And I have to say this is a much better forum - more active, and a lot of good guys on here. I mean, MF has its moments, don't get me wrong, but overall it's a good community.
Even if Mike REALLY NEEDS TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS
He'd need to be on to listen!
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