The Herd of Cats 2008 Pintsie Awards!

Most read story of the year

The Third Runner up is: Q-Bert has pneumonia with 265 reads, submitted by Blackwalt. Apparently, people like it when I am sick.

The Second Runner up is: Plans for the Zombie Apocalypse with 316 reads, submitted by Blackwalt. I guess everyone wanted to see my pic, repeatedly.

And the Pintsie goes to: Battlefield: Bad Company and weapon unlocks with 639 reads (twice the number of #2!!) by Blackwalt. Blackwalt wins the Readership Prize!

Honourable mention: Swag's Classic Clip: J.C.V.D. Trailer! with 276 reads, submitted by Swag. I didn't count it since it is just a movie clip.

Most commented story of the year

The Third Runner up is: October's Top Picks with 36 comments, submitted by Blackwalt. Yes, a Top Pick makes a Top Pick.

The Second Runner up is: Swag's Classic Clip: J.C.V.D Trailer! with 39 comments, submitted by Swag. We loved to bash Jean-Claude and emulate Blue's Clues.

And the Pintsie goes to: Q-Bert has pneumonia with 52 comments, submitted by Blackwalt. The only thing better than reading about me getting sick, is to make fun of me while I am sick. You guys define "class".

Honourable mention: Games with 41 comments, submitted by Coxxorz. Some solid content in here in form of actual games, "I am better than you", and Scrabble for some reason... I didn't count it since it is part of the main menu.

Most Annoying Poster of the Year

And the Pintsie goes to: Noir

Whether it be XBOX 360 bashing, Apple bashing , Browser bashing, Nintendo or Wii hyping , Linux hyping, Pointless TV show hyping or his insistence that we should all bow to his superior intellect (despite the fact he can’t spell), Noir has outdone himself this year and has run away with this award. He even managed to get himself banned for a week.

Honourable mentions: Karloff, Akufadumamai, Swag and (perhaps) Stormblade.

The Keyboard Award

For Most Verbose Comment, the Pintsie goes to: Akufadumamai for I am just a male wh*re... This comment was laughed at by guys, and hated by gals of the site. But we can't fault him for lack of verbal diarrhea...

Honourable mention goes to Revek for Maybe it was. Most of us couldn't believe that he invented that whole conversation from scratch, and that he had so much free time at work...

For Most Verbose Story, the Pintsie goes to: Blackwalt for Army of Two really quite good. This one had everything: A review, pictures, a rating system, weapons, hotties, accordions. It's hard not to be humbled by the sheer awesomeness of this submission. Truly the story that sets the bar way the hell too high for everyone else, since it is longer than any other story by a factor of 3...

Honourable mention goes to Akufadumamai for Man some people are gullible. A long read that ends with "To be continued..." Most people thought "His name is Oliver Klozov." was a punchline after skipping 99% of the post.
It wasn't.

Dishonourable mentions: A Ratzie goes to Blackwalt, Stormblade, and Akufadumamai for submitting long "Cut&Paste" stories:

Ed's Note: while I appreciate my dishonourable mention more than you know I do want it pointed out that my entry The Rules of Frustration was never published! –BW

The Revek Award

And the Pintsie goes to: MoriceRevek

There’s a reason (and too many examples to list here) this award is named after him. Not even those who tried to mimic him came close.

Honourable mentions: Noir. Despite his overwhelming intelligence, he still Reveks often.

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