Author Topic: 2017 Member of the Year Nominations (Read 19431 times)

Joe Sermarini · « **Reply #25 on:** December 27, 2017, 04:55:49 am »

Nominations so far:
David Atherton
David MacDonald (djmacdo)
Martin Rowe
Sam Mansourati (Sam)
Martin Griffiths (maridvnvm)

stevex6 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 27, 2017, 07:54:00 am »

Martin Griffiths rocks!!

Canaan · « **Reply #27 on:** December 27, 2017, 08:44:51 am »

I second Sam Mansourati

Sam · « **Reply #28 on:** December 27, 2017, 08:52:50 am »

Thank you so much Canaan , that is a third support , highly appreciated.

PtolemAE · « **Reply #29 on:** December 28, 2017, 06:55:37 pm »

Quote from: Joe Sermarini on December 21, 2017, 09:05:38 pm

Please nominate your selection for our 2017 Member of the Year, who will be awarded the title Tribunus Plebis (male) or Tribuna Plebis (female). Nominations will close on 2 January. ...

Nomination: Dave MacDonald (aka djmacdo here on these discussions)

n.igma · « **Reply #30 on:** December 28, 2017, 08:07:13 pm »

Already on the list....

Quote from: Joe Sermarini on December 27, 2017, 04:55:49 am

Nominations so far:
David Atherton
David MacDonald (djmacdo)
Martin Rowe
Sam Mansourati (Sam)
Martin Griffiths (maridvnvm)

Joe Sermarini · « **Reply #31 on:** January 05, 2018, 04:51:24 pm »

Last call for nominations. The list is shorter this year than in the past.

Potator II · « **Reply #32 on:** January 06, 2018, 11:57:17 am »

Hi all

I would like to nominate Nicholas Molinari

Best
JC

Molinari · « **Reply #33 on:** January 06, 2018, 12:21:31 pm »

Thank you, JC. Unfortunately, I have been largely absent the past year. I wouldn't feel right taking votes from the others (this year!) so please do not include me.

Pekka K · « **Reply #34 on:** January 06, 2018, 01:16:32 pm »

I would nominate member Shanxi, whose
real name I don't know, however.

Pekka K

Jochen · « **Reply #35 on:** January 06, 2018, 01:56:26 pm »

It is allowed to second 2 nominates? Then I would second Shanxi too for his knowledge and his helpfulness.

Jochen

Schatz · « **Reply #36 on:** January 06, 2018, 03:05:33 pm »

My favorite candidate is Robert L, a Parthian and Elymais specialist, whose knowledge and helpfulness are difficult to match. Hope I do not come too late with my suggestion.

Schatz

Stkp · « **Reply #37 on:** January 06, 2018, 03:13:02 pm »

I would second Robert L. Stkp

Joe Sermarini · « **Reply #38 on:** January 06, 2018, 03:44:43 pm »

Nominations so far:
David Atherton
David MacDonald (djmacdo)
Martin Rowe
Sam Mansourati (Sam)
Martin Griffiths (maridvnvm)
Ralf Thomann (Shanxi)

I think that Schatz and Stkp mean Robert L3?

quadrans · « **Reply #39 on:** January 06, 2018, 04:59:10 pm »

I'm here who need second ?

Q.

Stkp · « **Reply #40 on:** January 07, 2018, 08:37:03 am »

Quote from: Joe Sermarini on January 06, 2018, 03:44:43 pm

I think that Schatz and Stkp mean Robert L3?

Yes. Stkp

OldMoney · « **Reply #41 on:** January 07, 2018, 09:13:14 am »

Congratulations on the nominations for a very worthy group of individuals.

Walter Holt

Joe Sermarini · « **Reply #42 on:** January 16, 2018, 10:20:09 am »

Robert L has declined to reveal his full name, so our list of candidates is as above. I will set up the poll shortly. Congratulations to our Nominees and thanks to Din X and Robert L3 for supporting our community.

SC · « **Reply #43 on:** January 18, 2018, 06:13:55 pm »

Best wishes to all the nominees! As Walter said, worthy members all.

It is ironic that after being selected last year I actually had my "worst" numismatic year ever. Changes to work, moving house again (just locally but still all the work) and a daughter going off to university greatly ate into my collecting time (and funds). I only made one coin purchase last year - a small lot of Qing cash, so not even in my top 5 areas of collecting. I also spent far less time than I had hoped on the forum. I did continue to work on my collection, attributing many coins and making more of my hand-written tags. I also read a fair bit and maintained my ANS membership. But I am hoping to be bit more active in 2017.

Looking forward to "passing the torch" soon.

SC

mauseus · « **Reply #44 on:** January 18, 2018, 06:22:43 pm »

Hi Otlichnik,

Interested in your phrase "passing the torch". Did you take that from Lucretius? "Saecla animantum, quasi cursores, vitae lampada tradunt"

Regards,

Mauseus

SC · « **Reply #45 on:** January 19, 2018, 08:10:41 pm »

No. I had not thought of Lucretius. Just a common saying I grew up with. Canadians all grew up with the Flanders Field poem which ends with:

To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Of course I did not have that actually in mind when I wrote the message. It would be highly silly and insulting to compare anything else with the struggle of WWI vets. Just to say that maybe it is more of a local term than I thought.

SC

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #46 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:10:16 pm »

Is it really that embarrassing? Shows how different the cultures on opposite sides of the Atlantic are; I wouldn't give it a second thought.

mauseus · « **Reply #47 on:** January 30, 2018, 04:44:17 pm »

Hi,

The Lucretius roughly translates as "Through time living thigs, like runners, pass on the torch of life". Shawn, both the uses of passing the torch phrase are rather apt.

Kind regards,

Rich

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