2013 Member of the Year Nominations

[Joe Sermarini]

Please nominate your selection for our 2013 Member of the Year, who will be awarded the title Tribunus Plebis (male) or Tribuna Plebis (female). Nominations will close on 28 December.

To be eligible, the member must:
- Have been a member the entire year (membership does not end with consecration).
- Be one of the top 50 posters (currently that means more than 1300 posts).
- Either serve as a moderator or hold one or more of our honorary titles.
- Sign posts with their real name.

One Tribunus or Tribuna Plebis will be elected each year. Polling will begin after the nominations are complete. A member elected for a second time will be designated Tribunus Plebis Perpetuus (male) or Tribuna Plebis Perpetua (female). When a Tribunus Plebis Perpetuus (male) or Tribuna Plebis Perpetua (female) is selected, the member with the second highest number of votes will be honored as member of the year and awarded the title Tribunus Plebis (male) or Tribuna Plebis (female).  

Nikos Karniaoutakis (rover1.3) - Tribunus Plebis 2012
Andrew McCabe - Tribunus Plebis Perpetuus (2011 & 2012)*
Dane Kurth (helvetica) - Tribuna Plebis Perpetua (2003 & 2011)*
Eric Brock (commodus) - Tribunus Plebis Perpetuus (2011)*
Andreas Reich (areich) - Tribunus Plebis 2010
Lars Rutten (Pscipio) - Tribunus Plebis 2009
Hans-Joachim Hoeft (Jochen) - Tribunus Plebis Perpetuus (2009 & 2006)*
Martin Griffiths (maridvnvm) - Tribunus Plebis 2008
Steve Minnoch - Tribunus Plebis 2007
Hans-Joachim Hoeft (Jochen) - Tribunus Plebis 2006
Patricia Lawrence (slokind) - Tribuna Plebis Perpetua (2006 & 2005)*
Curtis Clay - Tribunus Plebis Perpetuus (2005 & 2004)*

*Tribunus Perpetuus and Tribuna Perpetua are no longer eligible for nomination since they are already Tribunes of the People for Life!

Please NOMINATE OR SECOND ONLY THE ONE PERSON for whom you actually intend to vote. Post your nomination or second below.  Please include the member's REAL NAME and username in your nomination.  Anonymous members are not eligible.  If you don't know the member's real name, you cannot nominate them.

[Sam]

Ok , and Thank you .

I nominate  David Atherton for  member of the year .

Good day
Sam

[Molinari]

This is always tough because we have so many good members.  

This year I nominate Andreas Reich.

Thanks for all your valuable contributions, Andreas!

[Andrew McCabe]

Ok , and Thank you .

I nominate  David Atherton for  member of the year .

Good day
Sam

I'll second David Atherton, just about the most helpful member I can think of.
Andrew

[Sam]

Ok , and Thank you .

I nominate  David Atherton for  member of the year .

Good day
Sam

I'll second David Atherton, just about the most helpful member I can think of.
Andrew

Thank you Andrew , it is really tough , all candidates are highly qualified .. but we have to  nominate one only.

[Jay GT4]

Excellent, I nominated David last year which leaves me free to nominate Shawn Caza aka otlichnik for his great help and knowledge in the fibula and antiquities section and in his insightful posts on coins in general. 

[areich]

I nominate Pekka Kemppinen (Pekka K). Always helpful, he identifies probably half of the coins posted here by himself.

[maridvnvm]

I'll second Andreas.

[quadrans]

Hi all

I agrre all of the above mentioned mebers to nominate

my + suggestion Gert Boersema (gert), he has a great work to start the new topic to moderate Seals and Tesserae  are hard work not an easy topic...

Joe as "quadrans"

[Jochen]

All nominated members are worth the nomination, especially Andreas for his relentless help. I second Pekka Kemppinen (Pekka K).

Best regards

[BiancasDad]

Excellent, I nominated David last year which leaves me free to nominate Shawn Caza aka otlichnik for his great help and knowledge in the fibula and antiquities section and in his insightful posts on coins in general.  

In addition, Shawn Caza (otlichnik) is always a thoughtful and courteous ambassador to our new members.

I second this nomination!

Regards, -Kurt

[Joe Sermarini]

Nominated:
David Atherton
Andreas Reich (areich)
Shawn Caza (otlichnik)
Pekka Kemppinen (Pekka K)

Needs second:
Gert Boersema (gert)

[Pscipio]

I second Gert.

Lars

[Sosius]

I nominate Jason Grande (Jay GT4) for sharing his knowledge and his Photoshopping skills so freely!

Sosius

[*Alex]

I nominate Nikos Karniaoutakis (rover1.3) for the help he gives members on the Greek boards and for his work behind the scenes as a moderator on FORVM.

Alex

[Pekka K]

I second Nikos (rover 1.3).

Pekka k

[n.igma]

Impertinent as it may be for a new member to do, I nominate Peter Hope (Enodia). He is a great guy, makes plenty of astute numismatic observations and has a great sense of humour. I make this assessment based on trawling through many a thread over the last few days. I think he's a greatly unappreciated resource on the discussion board. And he goes about it all in a very humble and pleasant manner, a friend to all.

[David Atherton]

I'll second Jason Grande (Jay GT4). His knowledge of Roman armaments and Legionary denarii is very helpful here on Forvm.

[Potator II]

I would like to nominate Alex McCallum (*Alex)

JC

[Joe Sermarini]

Nominated:
David Atherton
Andreas Reich (areich)
Shawn Caza (otlichnik)
Pekka Kemppinen (Pekka K)
Gert Boersema (gert)
Nikos Karniaoutakis (rover1.3)

Needs second:
Peter Hope (Enodia)
Jason Grande (Jay GT4)
Alex McCallum (*Alex)

[Lerian]

I second Enodia.

[rover1.3]

I nominate Nikos Karniaoutakis (rover1.3) for the help he gives members on the Greek boards and for his work behind the scenes as a moderator on FORVM.

Alex

I second Nikos (rover 1.3).

Pekka k

Alex and Pekka,

Thank you both for nominating me for Member of the Year 2013. However, I am going to decline the nomination. I have already won the Tribunus Plebis title once. I am fine with that and I do not feel I need something more. Some personal problems have settled me back lately, I am OK but not so active on the boards as I used to be. You both certainly deserve to be honored for your real contribution. It was nice to see you both nominated! Good luck and thank you.

Yours ever,

Nikos

[Jay GT4]

I nominate Jay GT4 for sharing his knowledge and his Photoshopping skills so freely!

Sosius

I'll second Jay GT4. His knowledge of Roman armaments and Legionary denarii is very helpful here on Forvm.

Thank you guys.  It's humbling to be in the company of members who have so much more knowledge and experience than me.  This Forum is a wonderful resource and I'm glad to be a small part of it.

[*Alex]

Alex and Pekka,

Thank you both for nominating me for Member of the Year 2013. However, I am going to decline the nomination. I have already won the Tribunus Plebis title once. I am fine with that and I do not feel I need something more. Some personal problems have settled me back lately, I am OK but not so active on the boards as I used to be. You both certainly deserve to be honored for your real contribution. It was nice to see you both nominated! Good luck and thank you.

Hi Nikos,

I tried to send you a PM but your inbox is full. Take care and very best wishes from all of us here.

Alex.

[Enodia]

And he goes about it all in a very humble and pleasant manner, a friend to all.

lol... well, maybe. 

but i appreciate your remarks and the nomination.
i honestly don't think my meager contributions can compare to those of the members listed above, but it is an honor to be mentioned in their company.
thank you!

~ Peter