The 2010 TOL Posts of the Year Awards - Theology Online

Knight · 03:24 PM

THE AWARDS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!!!

January 1st is the biggest event of the year on TheologyOnline!

January 1st is the day of the biggest event of the year on TheologyOnline.com, yes, it's the 2010 Posts of the Year awards with your host, Knight (that's me). As you know every year (since 2002) I countdown the greatest posts made on TOL every year. You may ask yourself "how are these posts picked"? Well, the picking goes something like this.... I round-up all the Post of the Day picks that I have made each year and then a team of 300 experts in every field known to man rates each post on a points system based on hundreds of factors and variables, (each score is then multiplied by .23) after that process is complete the posts are placed on a spinning wheel and monkeys throw their own fecal matter against the wheel. Posts that accumulate the most fecal matter are awarded extra points. After that process is complete I personally review the results and then throw the results into an incinerator that burns at exactly 1650 degrees Fahrenheit. Finally I rate all the post of the year candidates based on my own opinion as to which posts are the best and place them in order from best to least best.

I also may pick posts that weren't picked as Posts of the Day yet are still worthy of being awarded a Post of the Year. So just because you haven't had a Post of the Day doesn't mean you will not get a Post of the Year!

Throughout the day on January 1st 2011 (and in this thread) I will be slowly releasing the winners. I will also be placing every winning selection in this post so you can easily find all of this years winner.

Before we get started you may want to take a trip down memory lane.....
Posts of the year from 2002
Posts of the year from 2003
Posts of the year from 2004
Posts of the year from 2005
Posts of the year from 2006
Posts of the year from 2007
Posts of the year from 2008
Posts of the year from 2009

The past winners have been:
2002 - Jaltus

and Paul DeYonghe

2003 - Turbo

1Way

and Sozo

2004 - 1Way

Shadowx

and Clete

2005 - Eowyn

Poly

and Clete

2006 - Turbo

Poly

and pastorkevin

2007 - ApologeticJedi

Poly

and centrist101

2008 - Yorzhik

the Graphite

and Bob Enyart

2009 - assuranceagent

Thunder's Muse

and Sozo

2010 - Prisca

lovemeorhateme

and ghost

The TOP 50 posts of the year.
(as picked by me)

THE BEST POSTS OF 2010
Awards announced so far....

#50 - Funny post by Adambassador.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=64696

#49 - Psalmist makes me smile (I am a sucker for auto racing themed posts!)
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=64272

#48 - Psalmist shows off his formatting skills
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=71177

#47 - fool cracks me up.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=68874

#46 - The Graphite discusses the house rules
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=65624

#45 - graceandpeace is a great new TOL regular.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=71071

#44 - Chickenman has knowledge about knowledge.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=69653

#43 - Psalmist explains why he supports TheologyOnline
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=68661

#42 - Psalmist loves his wife
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=65966

#41 - MaryContrary exposes a dumb argument
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=69020

#40 - Ask Mr. Religion does a great job of explaining TOL membership levels
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=68832

#39 - MaryContrary explains why history repeats.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=68815

#38 - ebenz defends Knight
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=71107

#37 - TomO helps me smack around Traditio
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=70597

#36 - bybee even grandmas get banned.

http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=69062

#35 - Chickenman makes a subtle but strong point to andyc
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=69244

#34 - Tico gives a rock solid response to godrulz
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=63211

#33 - MaryContrary is discouraged with Jennifer Knapp
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=65897

#32 - nicholsmom explains why compromise is killing the moral fabric of our nation.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=63163

#31 - TomO gives RagTag some loving advice.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=65953

#30 - WizardofOz pokes fun at Tradito
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=67488

#29 - Maximee talks about why she will homeschool
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=67544

#28 - MaryContrary and Memorial Day
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=66979

#27 - Chickenman describes a Ninja's dilemma.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=63401

#26 - MaryContrary lays down some serious smack.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=64330

#25 - Psalmist weigh's in on Nang's brand of Calvinism.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=71132

#24 - Yorzhik clobbers Alate_One
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=66101

#23 - ApologeticJedi crushes an age-old (and very lame) atheist argument.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=64187

#22 - Town Heretic channels Billy Joel
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=63702

#21 - Just 6 words from Town Heretic but still great.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=66927

#20 - A very unknown TOL member davidgeminden makes a great post about the cancer of Calvinism.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=70657

#19 - I aint no monkey explains why Jesus is the only choice (especially if you are on your death-bed)
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=69323

#18 - tetelestai explains why unions and Democrats are a dangerous mix.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=68645

#17 - Adambassador explains why he is a Christian
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=63743

#16 - Delmar wont let The Barbarian off the hook
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=66438

#15 - Poly smacks the Calvinists (this was predestined to happen)
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=63582

#14 - Koban illustrates how silly it is to make an arbitrary judgment as to when a baby is actually a person.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=63230

#13 - Hilarious advertising slogans by assuranceagent
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=67330

#12 - Tom From Mabank describes the different tiers of the law
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=69800

#11 - Chickenman with the funniest post of the year
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=70762

The TOP 10 Posts of 2010

#10 - Vegas Cowboy steps up as one of the brightest new TOL truthsmackin' members
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=70432

#9 - Chatmaggot smacks of truth
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=66492

#8 - Hilston defies ThePhy
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=64204

#7 - CabinetMaker crushes the conspiracy nut-jobs.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=70405
We will take a short break prior to the announcement of the top 5 posts of 2010.

#6 - ghost reassures that there is indeed hope for all men and not just some.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=70404

#5 - Tom From Mabank helps our buddy Town Heretic understand righteous indignation.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=63335

#4 - Stripe explains in clear terms why he supports personhood.
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=68775

The third best post of 2010 is....

#3 - ghost has exchanged his life, have you?
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=70312

The second best post of 2010 is....

#2 - lovemeorhateme shares his testimony
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=68836

The BEST best post of 2010 is....

#1 - Prisca sends you on the climb of your life: Mount Moriah
http://www.theologyonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=68199

Congratulations to everyone who makes it into the top 50!

The Posters of the year awards
One might think this would simply be a duplicate of the posts of the year except given to the poster that made the post and not the post itself. Oh no, it doesn't work that way. The poster of the year is weighted so that folks that have more Posts of the Year will get more points and therefore finish higher than folks that have only one post of the year award. For instance, the person who receives the best post of the year might only have that one post in the award show and therefore he would receive less points than a person who might have had three Posts of the Year. The Posters of the Year takes into account BOTH quality and quantity of posts.

The TOL Post Authors of the year awards are as follows....

Rank, score, username

34) 7.5 fool
33) 7.5 The Graphite
32) 7.7 graceandpeace
31) 8.0 Ask Mr. Religion
30) 8.2 ebenz
29) 8.3 bybee
28) 8.3 Tico
27) 8.5 nicholsmom
26) 8.5 WizardofOz
25) 8.5 Maximee
24) 8.8 Yorzhik
23) 8.8 ApologeticJedi
22) 8.9 davidgeminden
21) 8.9 I aint no monkey
20) 8.9 tetelestai
19) 8.9 Delmar
18) 8.9 Poly
17) 8.9 Koban
16) 8.9 assuranceagent
15) 9.0 Vegas Cowboy
14) 9.0 Chatmaggot
13) 9.0 Hilston
12) 9.0 CabinetMaker
11) 9.2 Stripe
10) 9.4 lovemeorhateme
9) 9.7 Prisca
8) 15.8 Adambassador
7) 16.7 TomO
6) 17.6 Town Heretic
5) 18.1 Tom From Mabank
4) 18.4 ghost
3) 33.6 Chickenman

2) 38.6 Psalmist

1) 41.7 MaryContrary

TheologyOnline.com Members Hall of Fame.
Starting this year we will now award 5 Hall of Fame awards to the TOL members that we feel help make TOL the most interesting community on the internet.

Hall of Fame Members may be recognized for....
- Length or amount of participation on TOL
- Quality of posts over a long period of time
- Loyalty and support of TheologyOnline.com
- Accumulation of POTD or Post of the Year awards
- Dedication and service to TOL

Hall of Fame Class for 2010
I will send 5 TOL members to the TOL Hall of Fame. The recipient of the 2010 TruthSmacker award will automatically be one of the 5 new Hall of Fame members and the other 4 will be picked at large by me. These 5 new Hall of Fame members will join: Poly, Turbo, bob b, Bob Enyart, Delmar, ghost, godrulz, lucky, chatmaggot, Adambassador, Yorzhik, Granite, Psalmist, Hilston, and ebenz.

The first inductee into the TOL Hall of Fame for 2010 is....

MaryContrary

MaryContray is inducted into the Hall of Fame for her unwavering sense of smack. If MaryContrary is on your tail... you are gonna get smacked no "ands", "ifs", or "buts" about it.

Congratulations MaryContrary!

The second inductee into the TOL Hall of Fame for 2010 is....

Chickenman

Chickenman is calm, cool, and collect, but don't let his friendly southern charm fool you, this TruthSmacker smacks with the best of them and always has facts lined up to make his arguments air-tight. Chickenman is also recognized for his dedication and support for the TOL mission and for that.... we are forever grateful.

Congratulations Chickenman!

The third inductee into the TOL Hall of Fame for 2010 is....

TomO

Sometimes you just need to laugh, and nobody makes me laugh harder than TomO. This long time TOL member has been laying down truth in a fun and witty way for years and years. I always make it a point to read all of TomO's new posts. And for his efforts he is now in the elite group of Hall of Fame members.

Congratulations TomO!

The fourth inductee into the TOL Hall of Fame for 2010 is....

fool

Yes... atheists can make it into the TOL Hall of Fame. Over the years I have really grown to love reading fool's posts, he is funny, clever, and also has a good grasp on many topics. I pray that fool comes around and joins us in Christ because I would love to hang out with him in heaven for eternity (I mean that with all my heart and soul). fool is inducted into the TOL Hall of Fame for making TOL a more fun and interesting place to participate!

Congratulations fool!

The winner of the 2010 Truthsmacker of the Year Award as well as the The fifth inductee into the TOL Hall of Fame for 2010 is....

Stripe

Stripe is one of my all-time favorite TOL'ers. His tireless work in the creation threads is much appreciated especially after our good friend and fellow Hall of Fame Member bob b passed away. Stripe also knows when to call a moron a moron, and I doubt anyone has used the mocking smilie more than Stripe (that should account for something right?). Stripe lives on the other side of the world from me and I would love if someday, somehow... Stripe could come to visit so that I could meet him in person. Thank you for all your dedication and participation over the years my friend!!

Stripe

Congratulations Stripe!

And that's it for 2010 - see ya next year and remember....

MAKE GREAT POSTS!!!

ragTagblues · December 20th, 2010, 01:30 PM

I think this year I will keep my expectations low and be happy with a post in the top 3 . . .

Adam · December 20th, 2010, 01:52 PM

So it's not too late to put in a GREAT POST!

Knight · December 20th, 2010, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Adambassador

So it's not too late to put in a GREAT POST!

Absolutely!

Knight · December 20th, 2010, 02:27 PM

It should also be noted that tons and tons of great posts go unrecognized in the Post of the Year awards because frankly... I can't read 'em all.

I will also be awarding the Poster of the Year award which is based on number of posts and rank within the Post of the Year awards (Chickenman was last years winner). And I will also award a non-points award called TruthSmacker of the Year award which goes to somebody I think has consistently smacked truth all year long, last years award went to chatmaggot.

Stripe · December 20th, 2010, 07:03 PM

I like this time of year.

kmoney · December 20th, 2010, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stripe

I like this time of year.

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

Stripe · December 20th, 2010, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmoney

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

It's the hap-hap-hap-happiest season of alllllll.....

Inzl Kett · December 20th, 2010, 09:12 PM

I suspect Lighthouse might get it. He's been posting some pretty awsome stuff.

godrulz · December 21st, 2010, 01:19 AM

I predict I will come up goose eggs.

Stripe · December 21st, 2010, 04:15 AM

godrulz.

Time to join the winning side,

chickenman · December 21st, 2010, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Inzl Kett

I suspect Lighthouse might get it. He's been posting some pretty awsome stuff.

Well...now we all know who Lighthouse's alter ego is.

Pam Baldwin · December 21st, 2010, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Knight

I will also award a non-points award called TruthSmacker of the Year award which goes to somebody I think has consistently smacked truth all year long, last years award went to chatmaggot.

That seems biased.