Halo Fanon:Annual Halo Fanon Wikia Awards

Third Annual Halo Fan Fiction Wikia Awards (2010-2011)December 3rd, 2010 — January 7th, 2011

Welcome to the Third Annual Halo Fan Fiction Wikia Awards, 2010—2011. We are honoured by your attendance to this annual community awards election and celebration, the third, and hopefully, not the last of its kind. This project is coordinated by the Halo Fan Fiction Wikia Administration, and we thank the Star Wars Fanon Wikia for donating the concept of this annual community ritual to us.

We look forward to your participation in this community-wide celebration, and hope that you will all participate!

Now, read the regulations, nominate your favourite articles, and vote!

Regulations

Nominations and voting begin at 9:00 pm GMT on December 3rd, 2010 and will conclude promptly at 12:00 pm GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) on January 2nd, 2011, at the time of the New Year! Exceptions to this are listed below. Final winners will be announced and receive their awards on January 7th, 2011!
Voting Qualifications: Users eligible to nominate and vote must have been users for at least four weeks and have sixty or more mainspace edits in order to vote. Because of the style of this celebration, sockpuppets and sock masters are not invited, and will be promptly banned from the Wikia and barred from future voting.
Nominations:
1. You may only nominate articles for a category so long as it expressly fits the definition of each category. Articles that are not eligible for a category will be removed by the administration. You may request a clarification about the definition of any category from Subtank. You may nominate a single article only for a single category. Articles that are not eligible for nomination will be removed without any notice if they are found to have "content issues"^{"Unrealism", "Canonicity Problems", etc}
2. You may nominate an unlimited number of articles written by any number of other authors for any number of categories. However, you are restricted to nominating only one of your articles for only one category for the whole election and no more. This is to promote professional sportsmanship. However, for categories pertaining to users (e.g. "Best Writer of the Year"), you may not nominate yourself. You may only nominate yourself for one article in the entire election, and this does not pertain to self-nominating yourself as a user.
3. You must nominate articles according to the proper format (listed below). Fill out all the fields when submitting a nomination, and post the completed nomination form underneath the category that you're nominating the article in question for.
4. Perceived breaches of good conduct and professional sportsmanship will be prosecuted by the administration to maintain the dignity of this voting system.
5. The author of an article may withdraw his or her own article from a nomination at any time.
6. Eligible categories are decided in advance by the administration.
7. Winners of the First Annual HFF Award and Second Annual HFF Award cannot be nominated. This applies only to the articles, not the authors of the articles.
Voting:
1. Eligible users may vote for a maximum of two articles in a given category, and no more. You may vote for only one of your own articles for the entire election, no matter how many articles you have in how many categories.
2. Please sign your vote with your signature to verify your identity.
3. Because you have nominated an article, it does not mean that you have to vote for it.
4. Any categories with ties by 12:00 AM GMT on January 2nd, 2011 (24 hours before the end of the event) will be remitted from public voting and will enter private administrative ballot to decide ties. The results of the ballot will be announced afterwards. All administrators with a registered email will have twenty-four hours to decide ties.
Winning:
1. The article for the most votes in a given category will be formally acknowledged as the winner for the category, and the article and its author will be commended by an official award granted by the administration approximately by January 7th, 2011 and the end of the ceremony.
2. In the event of a tie, a tiebreaker will be performed, and the winner will be decided by private administrative ballot. The ballot's content will be disclosed at the end of the ceremony.
Questions: Please address bureaucrats Subtank or Spartan-091 if you have any questions whatsoever.

Nomination Process

Please fill out the following form for any nominations and file underneath the appropriate category:

====[[ARTICLENAME]] ([[NAMEOFAUTHOR]])====
*'''Name''': [[ARTICLENAME]] (full name)
*'''Author''': [[NAMEOFAUTHOR]]
*'''Nominator''': [[NAMEOFNOMINATOR]]

=====Voting (NUMBEROFVOTES)=====
<!--Vote here! Please remember to sign your vote and to update the number of votes! :)-->

For the Most Unique Concept of the Year category, the special application to be used is as such:

====[[ARTICLENAME]] ([[NAMEOFAUTHOR]])====
*'''Name''': [[ARTICLENAME]] (full name)
*'''Author''': [[NAMEOFAUTHOR]]
*'''Nominator''': [[NAMEOFNOMINATOR]]
*'''Description''': DESCRIPTIONOFARTICLE

=====Voting (NUMBEROFVOTES)=====
<!--Vote here! Please remember to sign your vote and to update the number of votes! :)-->

Category Definitions

Characters

Best SPARTAN of the Year — Any character enrolled in any SPARTAN program.
Best UNSC Personnel of the Year — Any character associated with the UNSC Marine Corps/Navy/Army or any of its subordinate commands. Does not include SPARTANs.
Best Covenant Character of the Year — Any character of any of the Covenant Loyalist/Separatist species.
Best AI Character of the Year — Any AI (Artificial Intelligence) character of any species.
Best Unaffiliated Character of the Year — Any character that does not fit into any of the above character categories; includes, but is not limited to, Forerunners, Precursors, Flood, Hybrids, etc...

Technologies

Best Starship of the Year — Any classification of starship or individual vessel capable of extended extra-atmospheric travel.
Best Ground / Air Vehicle of the Year — Any classification of vehicle or individual vehicle capable of planetary (atmospheric or ground) travel.
Best Weapon of the Year — Any weapon system of any allegiance and application.
Best Technology of the Year — Any physical object or knowledge paradigm used to influence an individual's interaction with the environment, including, but not limited to, defensive systems, non-weaponized combat equipment, etc... Does not include weapons.

Societal

Best Event of the Year — Any event that occurs, including a military engagement (battle, campaign, or war) between any contenders for any length of time, or a non-military event.
Best Location of the Year — Any discrete location, including, but not limited to, planets, cities, structures, buildings, etc...
Best Organization of the Year — Any organization, including, but not limited to, governments, militaries, military subdivisions, civilian corporations, etc...
Best Species of the Year — Any sentient species of beings, including both singular races and races that are members of an alliance (such as the Covenant); alliances are not covered in this category, but instead are covered in the above "Best Organization of the Year" category

Special

Best Article of the Year — The article from any of the above categories with the most number of votes in the whole election.
Most Unique Concept of the Year - A never-before-seen concept used in Halo Fan Fiction Wikia. Must give proper reasoning as to why this idea should be deemed "Most Unique" in the "Description" field

Projects

Best Roleplay of the Year — Any singular collaborative roleplay.
Best Novel of the Year — Best literary fiction. A nominated novel does not have to be completed but substantial progress should have been made. There is a general minimum length threshold for novels to be considered. Does not include roleplays.

Writers

Best Writer of the Year — For literary excellence in writing articles, fictions, roleplays, and/or productions.

Nominations and Voting

Best SPARTAN of the Year

Carter-A259 (CommanderTony)

Name: Carter-A259
Author: CommanderTony
Nominator: Tuckerscreator
Description: It’s a big day when a canon character can be nominated for a Fanon of the Year Award and regardless of whether or not which side you stand on Tony’s often out-of-the-box justification for things, you can’t deny that our good Commander has written this good Commander a powerful bio and lifestory worthy of becoming Bungie-grade canon itself.

Voting (8)

Heck yes! Tuckerscreator^(stalk)
I may not always agree with Tony on what he does, but I'll give him the fact that this is a nice piece of work here --Am I a Lion, or a Lamb? Or a Boy? ^{Saint or Sinner? The Lost Books} 17:18, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
A wonderful article. Carter is a great example of a wonderful Spartan article. Through it, CommanderTony demonstrates how to write an amazing character bio, while still preventing it from beginning an overly-detailed Gary Stu. --Gunnery Sergeant Pete Stacker, UNSC Marine Corps 19:26, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
Per above ^{[I wake up. To see nothing]}[Everything is silent] _{[The Dark Grey Clouds foretell]}[An Ominous End]|^{Prepare For The Inevitable}
Meh, I might as well give this nomination my sole self-vote. Worked hard on this baby for quite awhile, and while it's far from finished, the state it's in right now is nothing short of some of my best work. Template:CT Sig small
No matter how much i hate to say it, this article is very good. Shivly
Any SPARTAN so closely and unashamedly based on my actual life deserves to win. I'm Ajax-013, and I support this article ^{<Death to Heroes>}[The Damned] [The Lost][The Forgotten]|Deus Ex Ajax
As per above--RichardRHunt ^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:48, December 14, 2010 (UTC)

Felix-116 (Sona 'Demal)

Name: Felix-116
Author: Sona 'Demal
Nominator: Athena32

Voting (9)

A Well written and thorough article, and a prime example of a nomination-worthy SPARTAN. StoneGhost ^{[ talk |}^{contribs |}^{email |}^{articles ]}
Agreed with above. Shivly
Not only is it a good article, Felix has also influenced a number of stories.--Gunnery Sergeant Pete Stacker, UNSC Marine Corps 00:51, December 5, 2010 (UTC)
As per the others, and I have to, I seriously have to, return the favor. BOO! Hah! Gotcha. 00:56, December 5, 2010 (UTC)
As per the others. This is a well established character with a unique and interesting backstory. Actene: Heaven and Earth
I like to think of this article as an equal to Tony's Carter article, but in the end, I picked this one; because it's really commendable to have a character being so intertwined with stories (rather than the usual case of characters being created alone, with the occassional story/RP to complement/add to it), which easily overcomes my skepticism regarding the time-travel thing. Survivor of the Old Guard
I actually find this character fairly interesting. He draws a nice contrast to most Spartans as he "entered" the program late. --Do not insult me. 20:05, December 5, 2010 (UTC)
As per above. Rainbow Dash ^{(Talk) • (Contribs)}
As per above--RichardRHunt ^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:44, December 14, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

I hope you guys are being honest about this...don't pick my article just because you know me. This has to be fair and unbiased, remember. There is no glory without honour

Riker-012 (Lordofmonsterisland)

Name: Riker-012 (full name)
Author: Lordofmonsterisland
Nominator: Lordofmonsterisland

Voting (3)

Am I indulging my ego? If I have much of one, then probably. But really, this is my pride and joy, the best of my characters, probably the best of my articles, and I had to give him a chance to shine. I've put my heart and soul into Riker for the past two and a half years, crafted him into my ultimate article, and I think he's worthy of having a shot at an award. --Am I a Lion, or a Lamb? Or a Boy? ^{Saint or Sinner? The Lost Books} 17:45, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
Another great example of a character whose author has put a hell of a lot of effort into his creation. This article has been an inspiration to me on several occasions and it definitely deserves a lot more recognition than it's already gotten. Actene: Heaven and Earth
I'm quite confused about why this article isn't picking up much votes. It's a superbly written article, and as LOMI said, this is his ultimate article. Jawsredfield 12:07, December 21, 2010 (UTC)

SPARTAN-G024 (Chakravartin)

Name: SPARTAN-G024(ODST Joshie)
Author: Chakravartin
Nominator: Athena32

Voting (2)

Rather unique among the site's SPARTAN articles, well written, imaginative and a personal favourite of mine. StoneGhost ^{[ talk |}^{contribs |}^{email |}^{articles ]}
Since rejoining the site, I've made huge efforts to revamp this article, I believe it deserves recognition. Joshua ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 21:31, December 6, 2010 (UTC)

Best UNSC Personnel of the Year

Jacob Forge (Maslab)

Name: Jacob Forge (full name)
Author: Maslab
Nominator: Sona 'Demal

Voting (1)

As per nomination. There is no glory without honour

Tyrone Hosmer (Matt-256)

Name: Tyrone Hosmer
Author: Matt-256
Nominator: Tuckerscreator
Description: Read it! Then read it again. This is an inspiration and cornerstone foundation for all Marine articles yet to come.

Voting (2)

Heck yes again! Tuckerscreator^(stalk)
Meh, gotta waste my "self-vote" on something. Might as well be this one, proud of it as I am :) Survivor of the Old Guard

Codename: SHOGUN (Specops306)

Name: Codename: SHOGUN
Author: Specops306
Nominator: Tuckerscreator
Description: The central character of VORAUSSICHT almost as mysterious as though he fights. And that’s what makes him so awesome.

Voting (2)

Yup. Tuckerscreator^(stalk)
Shogunai eose! Long live ONI confusion! --Am I a Lion, or a Lamb? Or a Boy? ^{Saint or Sinner? The Lost Books} 17:19, December 4, 2010 (UTC)

Madison Carson (Spartan-091)

Name: Madison Carson
Author: Spartan-091
Nominator: Sona 'Demal

Voting (1)

As per nomination. There is no glory without honour

Leonardo Simmons (SPARTAN-118)

Name: Leonardo Simmons
Author: SPARTAN-118
Nominator: Rozh

Voting (5)

This article is an exceptional example of a unique, original take on an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper. He is far from a Gary Stu and is thus quite balanced as a character. Additionally, the history is quite expansive and detailed; its in-depth biographical details truly place you in an empathetical position, and the quotes are a quite nice touch, might I add. >;3 --•TARADIAN NITEMARE• 04:48, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
As per above. A detailed, well-written and thoughtful article- it's got my vote. StoneGhost ^{[ talk |}^{contribs |}^{email |}^{articles ]}
This is a great article and worthy of any vote! Jawsredfield 20:30, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
Per above ^{[I wake up. To see nothing]}[Everything is silent] _{[The Dark Grey Clouds foretell]}[An Ominous End]|^{Prepare For The Inevitable}
Puts my article to shame. --Do not insult me. 20:09, December 5, 2010 (UTC)

Keith Johnson (Masterchief46517)

Name: Keith Johnson
Author: Masterchief46517
Nominator: Masterchief46517

Voting (1)

Second Lieutenant Keith Johnson ^{com link} 06:07, December 4, 2010 (UTC)

John Chase (Rozh)

Name: John Chase (full name)
Author: Rozh
Nominator: RichardRHunt

Voting (2)

Gotta love this guy (yes homo)--RichardRHunt ^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:39, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
Self vote! --•TARADIAN NITEMARE• 07:53, December 5, 2010 (UTC)

Abhidi Baluyut (Sgt.T.N.Biscuits)

Name: Abhidi Baluyut
Author: Sgt.T.N.Biscuits
Nominator: Sgt.T.N.Biscuits
Description: While I feel horrible nominating my own article, I have spent nearly a year working on it and I'd like to see it try for a shot at an award. :)

Voting (4)

As per nomination. --Gunnery Sergeant Pete Stacker, UNSC Marine Corps 00:55, December 5, 2010 (UTC)
I like this article, VICTORY. Shivly
Brilliant. You haz my vote. StoneGhost ^{[ talk |}^{contribs |}^{email |}^{articles ]}
Very well written and interesting biography with tons of great media! Template:CT Sig small

Best Covenant Character of the Year

Stel 'Vadam (Stel' Vadam)

Name: Stel 'Vadam
Author: Stel' Vadam
Nominator: Sona 'Demal

Voting (12)

From a writing calibre this article could be considered rather average. However, I vote for it because how huge a ripple Stel' Vadam's namesake character has made over this wiki in the past year. Involved in at least half a dozen or more collaborations across this wiki, Stel's character is always the ace card in the deck when it comes to running the show in any story. The user's writing ability itself has increased quite tremondously throughout the past year and could be easily seen doing so with the article's constant updating. With the amount of work that keeps going into it now, I'm pretty sure that Stel 'Vadam of the Vadam clan is not going to be forgotten for a very long time. Tuckerscreator^(stalk)
I agree wholeheartedly with Tucker on this one. From the experience of someone who's invested the majority of his work on this wiki in a single character, I can tell when someone is really devoted to their character and Stel and his namesake definitely fit this particular bill. Furthermore, I think that giving the award to this article will prove that the annual awards aren't just reserved for users with extremely good writing skills. The effort put in from other dedicated members of the community should also be observed and rewarded. Actene: Heaven and Earth
As per nomination. Furthermore, the effort placed into this article is substantially high and is well on its way to be this year's best Covenant character of the year. Well done. There is no glory without honour
I agree as well. His devotion and effort for the writing of his character needs to be truly noted and should be rewarded for his actions. ^{[I wake up. To see nothing]}[Everything is silent] _{[The Dark Grey Clouds foretell]}[An Ominous End]|^{Prepare For The Inevitable}
Perhaps the single best example on the site of an author's improvement. Truly proof that people can improve and be useful, no matter what they act like originally. Props. --Do not insult me. 07:04, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
An article into which an exceptional amount of time and dedication has been put; thoroughly deserving of recognition. StoneGhost ^{[ talk |}^{contribs |}^{email |}^{articles ]}
Anything I can say is already said! Jawsredfield 19:10, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
One of the best articles on here, seeing as how this lone character has made appearances in countless stories, articles, etc. --Gunnery Sergeant Pete Stacker, UNSC Marine Corps 19:18, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
Blargy blarg Honk Shivly
Votings because I can and this is good article because it is mine and it is good :D BOO! Hah! Gotcha. 01:28, December 5, 2010 (UTC)
From the elbow grease put into this article, this character has developed into an Elite we all have grown to love; even from when he managed to survive eating an activated missile pod. The character has been built up and overpolished to achieve this goal and to be recognised by all. He has been put into so many articles and stories that it is bizzare that he has not earned an award of some kind. Go Stel! Gruntijackal Vote for Stel 'Vadam, if you haven't, why not? o_O
To be honest, i'm not absolutely impressed by the quality of Stel's nominated article, however, as there was a lack of many good Covenant characters created this year to my knowledge, he's the only one with a qualified article. Keep up the good work! Template:CT Sig small

Best AI Character of the Year

Diana (Actene)

Name: Diana
Author: Actene
Nominator: Sona 'Demal

Voting (5)

As per nomination. There is no glory without honour
Been a fan of this article ever since I read it; worthy of an award, without doubt. StoneGhost ^{[ talk |}^{contribs |}^{email |}^{articles ]}
Not bad. Builds off of the basics of AIs while adding her own personal level of quirky. It'll be fun to see more of her. Tuckerscreator^(stalk)
Per above. ^{[I wake up. To see nothing]}[Everything is silent] _{[The Dark Grey Clouds foretell]}[An Ominous End]|^{Prepare For The Inevitable}
The year of uncontested articles is now kicking us in the ass. Interesting and well written techie article! Template:CT Sig small

Best Unaffiliated Character of the Year

Richard R. Hunt (RichardRHunt)

Name: Richard R. Hunt
Author: RichardRHunt
Nominator: Rozh

Voting (4)

Richard's Richard is an exemplary example of a civilian character. His detailed, expansive experiences with the Office of Naval Research truly make for an interesting read as well. One may best summarize ol' Rich's article as "incredibly brilliant, yet utterly insane," although definitely more the former than the latter. >:3 --•TARADIAN NITEMARE• 06:55, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
Nice article, with interesting information and just the right amount of humour in the quotes. There is no glory without honour
On a wiki chock full of Spartans, Marines, Covenant zealots, rebels, and mercenaries a civilian article like this is a rare sight indeed. While the overall article could use some work, the concept behind it is great and the quotes really add some depth to the character. Actene: Heaven and Earth
Imma self-vote on this--RichardRHunt ^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:33, December 5, 2010 (UTC)
This character is just about one of the best I've seen....but that cow DOES look like it's going to eat him....BOO! Hah! Gotcha. 21:24, December 19, 2010 (UTC)

John Bradley (Athena32)

Name: John Bradley
Author: Athena32
Nominator: Echo 1125

Voting (5)

I think this article Athena has done an exceptional job in creating this character and i believe as such that is deserves a nomination Echo 1125 15:03, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
Another example of how committed Athena can be to his articles. His quality-over-quantity motivation many could learn from, including me. There is no glory without honour
As sona Said Jawsredfield
So who watches the Watchman? Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 16:22, December 16, 2010 (UTC)
While it's not uncommon to see a non-UNSC Human military character, it is rare to find one so well written. Template:CT Sig small

Best Starship of the Year

UNSC Spirit of Fire (Echo 1125)

Name: UNSC Spirit of Fire (AAO) (full name)
Author: Echo 1125
Nominator: Sona 'Demal

Voting (5)

As per nomination. There is no glory without honour
Shivly copies Sona lol. But i personally love the way that he writes Shivly
One of the better fanon-expansions out there!--RichardRHunt ^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:22, December 5, 2010 (UTC)
Self vote...even though its not been overhauled yet Echo 1125 00:07, December 7, 2010 (UTC)
As per the one above the one above me. LostFableNexus 00:18, December 7, 2010 (UTC)

While the user has now reached the minimum 60 overall edits, only 46 of these are mainspace, as detailed by this page. StoneGhost ^{[ talk |}^{contribs |}^{email |}^{articles ]}

He has reached the correct numberEcho 1125 18:27, December 7, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

It has a lot of spelling errors. I think the author should best clean it up a bit more before it can be adequetely reviewed. Tuckerscreator^(stalk)

I never intended it to be ready this year....However due to this i shall push ahead with the overhall, phase 1 will beginEcho 1125 22:41, December 6, 2010 (UTC)

Celestia-class Assault Ship (Athena32)

Name: Celestia-class Assault Ship
Author: Athena32
Nominator: Another Poetic Spartan