March 2012 BOTM Nominations
 

This is the nomination thread for Board of the Month of March 2012!


Please note the BOTM Rules here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/info.php?do=botm


The rules for this thread:

• Only post nominations or seconds, no chatter.
• All seconds are to be placed in 1 post, with a max of 3.
• All seconds should include the word "second" or "+1".
• All posts must be in English.

Please abide by these rules or your post will be removed.


Nominations will be accepted until the 31st of March 2012 (close to midnight... close means +/- HOURS. YES, I WILL CLOSE AND GET TO IT AS "SOON" AS I CAN (Like when they have to type that code in the tv show "LOST" this is some serious stuff here!!!)

When nominating please post the site name, URL to the forum, a short description what makes your board stand out from default vBulletin, and a reason for nomination that will motivate others to second the nomination. If the staff feels that a nomination post is too promotional it will be edited accordingly.

Any sites without a name, URL, description and reason for nomination will NOT be entered into the poll. Please ensure that your nomination is in the format:


Originally Posted by Sample Nomination

Site Name: vBulletin.org
URL: www.vbulletin.org - this must be clickable
Description: Official vBulletin Modifications Site
Reason for Nomination: Not Nominated. This is an example nomination.

When seconding sites, please ensure that you use the same post for the maximum of 3 allowed seconds. Any seconds not located in your first seconding post will not be counted. Please also ensure that you quote the nomination post you are seconding in your post (Use Multi-Quote Option if you are nomination multiple boards). If there is no name or URL provided then the post will be ignored when the nominations are counted.

Also, please make sure that you are seconding a forum that has already been nominated by its forum owner. Any seconds for a forum that has not been nominated yet will be counted as null and void.

Please posts only nominations or seconds, NO "Thank you" posts are needed, they clutter the thread and will be DELETED.

IMPORTANT inqueries regarding the BOTM Contests should be sent via PM to Roms, BirdOPrey5, or an Administrator.

Site Name: Twink Info

URL: http://www.twinkinfo.com

Description: TwinkInfo.com (Twink Info) is a World of Warcraft WoW twink community. There are thousands of posts about the different twink battleground brackets, twink guild recruitment threads, guides on how to twink your characters, and so much more! Twink Info also has an World of Warcraft account sales forum and another forum for people to sell World of Warcraft twink items.

Reason for Nomination:

- MVP Nomination System -- Full details here: http://www.twinkinfo.com/site-update...tml#post431409
- 100% Custom skin.
-- Completely revised 'Who's Online Section', Navbits, etc.
- Custom welcome header.
- Unique logo design.
- Custom forum icons.
- Great Donator benefits.
- Veteran Rank for users that have been around at least 3 years. Shares same benefit as Donator rank. Automatically places user in usergroup after 3 years of registration.

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Site Name: Masked Crusader

URL: www.maskedcrusader.com

Description: Masked Crusader is a forum aimed towards Massively Multiplayer Online games and allows users a place to buy, sell, and trade these game accounts, items, and currency for such games as World of Warcraft, Order and Chaos, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and much more!

Reason for Nomination:

- 100% Custom skin.
- Customized side-bar with several built-from-scratch forum blocks such as New Members and Top Posters!
- Custom forum icons.
- Trust Who Association: Allows the user to associate their e-mail from a service called Trust Who with their forum account.

Site Name: Offwalk - The Off topic forum



URL: http://www.offwalk.com

Description: General chat and discussion forum. A place to meet and make new friends. Relaxing and refreshing platform for online community.

Reason for Nomination:

- Spam free community
- Community with good contents
- Friendly staff and members
- Simple and easy to browse
- Growing community

G!

Site Name: GND-Tech

URL: http://www.gnd-tech.com

Description: We are on online computer hardware and PC gaming enthusiast community. Members have a passion for PC gaming, and getting the most out of our computers. We offer unbiased reviews on the latest computer hardware and tech related news, as well as guides on various topics such as overclocking. We take pride in our gaming rigs and the games we play!

Reason for Nomination: We are relatively new to the tech scene, but with our news, reviews, and community, we believe we are offering something great! We recently converted our forums to VB from phpbb about 6 months ago, which has been the best thing that ever happened to our site. We have sponsored gaming events and tournaments with great prizes. We are also a very respectful and mature community and welcome newcomers!

Site Name: ORBKS Community

URL:http://www.orbks.com

Description: orbks.com In our community we share everything, pictures, games, information,
Software and more ....
And hope to develop a large community of sharing and helping.

Reason for Nomination:
The reason for participation, show that normal users rather than just web development experts can use systems such as VB.
Of course, a relatively small investment, it turns out anyone can open a site that looks pretty good and supports more than one language.

Good luck to all participants

Site Name: Graphic Design Forums

URL: www.graphicdesignforums.co.uk

Description:
UK targeted Graphic Design forums, for discussion, advice and assistance on all aspects of graphic & website design. Forum sections include: Graphic/Website Design, Illustration, Logo Design, Brand Identity, Printing, Print Design, Fonts, SEO, Design Courses, Jobs, Universities.

Reason for Nomination:
- New Custom Skin
- Spam Free
- Community with good content, friendly staff and members
- Simple and easy to browse
- Growing community

Site Name: Pizzastic.com
URL: http://www.pizzastic.com/forum/
Description: Forums for talking about pizza.
Reason for Nomination: Because everyone loves Pizza! and because of the cool pizza theme.

Site Name: Gamers Forum

URL: http://www.gamers-forum.com

Description: Gaming forum which went live almost 6 years ago now houses almost 40,000 gamers from around the world.

Reason for Nomination: Gamers Forum has been alive for almost 6 years and has been on vBulletin for the last 5. The forum is full of wonderful gamers and it deserves to be recognized for all the accomplishments over the past half dozen years.

+1 :up:

+1 :)
+ one :)
plus 1 :)

Site Name: Red Sox Nation Fans

URL: www.redsoxnationfans.com

Description: Fan site dedicated to Fans of The Boston Red Sox Baseball Team where fans from all across the globe can meet and chat with other Red Sox Fans.

Reason for Nomination: New "fan" tastic Custom Theme designed with a new custom designed logo, Easy to navigate website, Spam free environment, Friendly Staff members and fantastic members/fans from all across the globe!!!

Seconded +1

+1 for this guy!

Another +1 as well! Great stuff!

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Site Name: Zealot Gaming

URL: http://www.zealotgaming.com/forum/forum.php

Description: Zealot Gaming is a mulit-platform gaming community that fosters friendship and friendly gaming. We're a clan that supports various games and is always growing. In just a short year we've grown to over 200 members, and seek to encourage loyalty, integrity, and zeal while gaming. Our goal is to provide an atmosphere that enhances the gaming experience and attempts to banish the negatives such as raging and flaming.

Reason for Nomination:

We do not have a custom theme or anything, however I believe the combination of modifications and their implementation are pretty great. We've also grown into a great community in only a years time and are already establishing a name for ourselves in various games. We're always encouraging member involvement and play and recognizing members for their participation and skill.

Thanks guys!

+1 :up:

:up: +1

Site Name: Cafe Otaku
URL: Cafe Otaku
Description: We are an anime themed forum that also caters to general discussion topics. We strive to grow our community in a fun, and lively atmosphere

Reason for Nomination:
- A lively community rich with culture
- A forum for anime/manga fans and those who just want to discuss the latest trends in everyday topics
- A fantastic custom "Konata" theme
- Active competitions in graphics and avid RP writers
- Newcomers will immediately feel at home with our welcoming community and lively staff crew :)

+1 :up:

+1 :up:

+1 for this! :up:

Site Name: Nerdcore Now
URL: http://www.nerdcorenow.com
Description: A music and lifestyle website for nerds. The home of Nerdcore Hip-Hop.
Reason for Nomination: 100% Custom Design Representative of our community. A heavily modified site. Niched content that is hard to find anywhere else.

+1 :up: Nice Job

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