Hello and welcome to another addition of CotM. My name is anonymous and I'll tell you a bit more about myself but this isn't about me. It's been an incredible, revitalising month for the CF, with a diverse and delightful cacophony of brilliant columns from a huge range of writers. We've had the Tournament columns, a bunch of fantastic collabs and some outstanding solo efforts. It's going to be a tough month to vote for, and I wish you all luck in deciding your winner.
It's worth re-reading the rules as I've made a few changes to go totally oldschool with this. And then cast your votes as you would always do.
The winner of the Columnist of the Month contest will receive the prize of having one column posted on the main page of LordsOfPain.net
1) The winner of Columnist of the Month is determined by which of the eligible columnists receives the largest amount of votes within the allotted voting period.
It's worth re-reading the rules as I've made a few changes to go totally oldschool with this. And then cast your votes as you would always do.
The winner of the Columnist of the Month contest will receive the prize of having one column posted on the main page of LordsOfPain.net
1) The winner of Columnist of the Month is determined by which of the eligible columnists receives the largest amount of votes within the allotted voting period.
2). No voting for yourself.
3). You must vote for Columnist of the Month to be eligible to win. Should the person with the most votes not place a vote during the allotted timeframe, said person will be disqualified and the first runner up in terms of number of votes gained will be named the winner. One need not place a vote to be awarded single Column of the Month.
4). A columnist must have posted at least one column during the allotted time period in order to be eligible. Duh.
5). When voting, please name both the columnist and, if applicable, the title of their ongoing series in a bold and easily determined fashion. Makes it easier on us old mod folk to more clearly discern the votes, what with our cataracts and such.
6). Main page writers are ineligible to win either the Columnist or Column awards. The exception to this is if they were not called up until the next month. For instance, a writer who wrote stuff in April and was called up on May 3rd would still be eligible to win the April Columnist contest. The prize would just be a bit pointless, I guess. The reason that main page writers are ineligible to win the single Column award is simply because they could, and often do, post said column simultaneously on the main page. This is a CF award, so only CF writers are considered.
7). Please refrain from editing your vote once it is placed, so as to not fuck up the tally. Some circumstances, such as a noob vote for a main pager, are the only loopholes to this one and will be pointed out and handled by a moderator.
8). If a candidate is caught campaigning for CotM, either publicly or privately via PM or social media, they will be disqualified and quite possibly banned. Do your selling through your writing. Begging is lame.
9). Columns about columns (such as the State of the CF or End of Year CF Awards) are not eligible for COTM consideration and will not be counted in favor of their respective authors in the final tally for the month. That includes the CotM column even though I put more effort into these than my actual columns *slits wrists*.
10). As it pertains to collaborations, there are a few variations that require clarification.
a) If it's a "tag team" style "traditional" collaboration (i.e.: "anonymous and glamourous' Adventures in Wrestling" or 'Plan and Shinobi's love letters) then both members of the team must vote in order to claim victory as a team.
b) If a single columnist gathers a group of individuals for a "roundtable" collab, only the organizer of said series must vote in order to claim victory. For instance, if CaptainFunky wants to break down the History of Topless Women's Wrestling and asks two of his pals to help out, only CaptainFunky needs to vote in order to win the award should he garner enough votes since he is the blatant driving force, as opposed to the give and take equality of a "tag team" collab.
For the voters, if you wish to specifically vote for a "traditional" collab team, name both writers. If you wish to honor a "roundtable" collab, just name the organizer of said collab.
11) You cannot vote for a former main page writer until said writer is at least 4 months removed from their main page stint at the time of the voting period. For instance, if Wilfred Winterbottom just left his main page spot in January and resumed writing in the CF, he is not eligible to win CotM until the May contest. This rule is included simply because it's kind of stupid to award a main page column to a writer who just gave up a gig in which the point was to post columns on the main page. If they wanted to be on the main page then they probably would've, you know, stayed on the main page. We get that the CF has a certain allure, what with the sense of community and ability to win awards from one's peers and all that, but let us not forget the reason why the CF exists in the first place. It's not to placate egos by handing out peer determined awards, it's to find writers for the Lords of Pain main page. If you've had that spot and chose to leave it, perhaps it's time that someone else got the opportunity to prove why they deserve a shot. This rule is only applicable to the COLUMNIST vote, not the single COLUMN vote.
12). I'm back to running this shit now so we're going oldschool. In the event of a tie, both writers will be asked to submit a 1,000 word column in favour of The Punjabi Prison Match and anonymous will judge the winner based on that column. We're going back to the old ways and you're going to have to fight for your prize.
So here's the columns for this month:
anonymous
Inside the Mind 543.9: Washed up
TPI: The Moment
Benjamin Button
The Wrestle-Mania 36 Casino
Troll-a-Mania II
The Fragments that Formed Flair Volume 7: A Forgotten Classic, and… Flair in a Cowboy Hat?
Slapping Peepees: The Attitude Era’s Going to Get It!
Danno
Boombox Reviews: The Big Show Show
Don Franc
TPI - Rusev Crushed
Dynamite Billington
Bulldogs Bottom Line: Now Is The Time
JacobWrestledGod
DOA 2020, R2: Rhodes Brothers vs. Inner Circle (JacobWrestledGod)
Kingzak13
Kingzak Presents: WrestleMania 36 Predictions
Remember the Fallen
[TPI] Kingzak presents: PPV-Stars 4 worst PPV's of the Decade
Maverick
REQUESTING FLYBY: We're Demolition, Walking Disaster
REQUESTING FLYBY: #FreeTheRevival, A Wrestling Parable For Our Time
REQUESTING FLYBY: How WWE's Response To COVID19 Became Their Biggest PR Disaster In A Decade
Mazza
Maz Debating in Self Isolation: Week 2 (Inc Current Paper Review on WrestleMania 36)
Maz Debating in Self Isolation: Week 3
Mizfan
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #24- A Russo Free Show?
DOA 2020, R2: Rhodes Brothers vs. Inner Circle (JacobWrestledGod)
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #25- Rambling Russo Rasslin'
DOA 2020, R2: Moxley & Allin vs. Dijakovic & Lee (SirSam)
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #26- A Tale of Two "Shocking" Debuts
MyleeCyrus
TPI - A Tale Worth Telling
Mystic
Take Me to -----: Finding the Fifth Element
Pennycock Mills
A Wrestlemania Story
Rob S
TPI- Chair Shots Presents: Dead Parrot
(TPI R1) Chair Shots Presents: Jannetty and Michaels Rumble in '93
RIPBossman
Hardtime: Is Shawn Michaels Really The Greatest In Ring Performer In WrestleMania History?
Hardtime: WCW Created More Stars Than Just Goldberg
Hardtime: Hometown Heroes
Hardtime: Responding To Ronda's Recent Comments
Hardtime: Stone Cold And The Rock Were Very Good/Great In Ring Performers
Skitz
Taste My Rainbow ~ SkitZ Comes Out… of Retirement [Ranking These Primadonna Part-Timers]
TMR ~ SkitZ Digs His Own Grave [Condemning the Buried Alive Matches]
[TPI] Taste My Rainbow ~ This Former WrestleManiac Ponders 36 Questions
Shinobi
The Devil's Advocate: Throw Away Your Television
Skulduggery
TPI | Half Luck, Half Skul: 1001 Ways to Quit
TPI R1 | Half Luck, Half Skul: What's The Worst Tasting Part of the Foot? The Heel
Spinmaster
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #24- A Russo Free Show?
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #25- Rambling Russo Rasslin'
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #26- A Tale of Two "Shocking" Debuts
SuperHoody
TPI - Randy's Ravings: I'm Still Bitter
The Cook
The Cook's Perspective
The Cook’s Kitchen: Where Next
The Cook’s Kitchen: Do Last Man Standing Matches Work?
The Cook’s Kitchen: The Reign of Terror or Maybe They Just Weren’t That Damn Good?
The Doc
An Existential Look at WrestleMania 36
The Holy Mackarel
TPI - The Characterful Dance of Savage and DiBiase
TPI: R1. "The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be". (Not quite yet, but soon).
The Law
TPI -Sorry! It's TheLAW: I Hate Professional Wrestling
TPI R1| Sorry! It's MyWorld: Twisted Tail
Voting for Column and columnist will close on the 11th May 2020 at 23:59 UK Time (UTC+1). The Brits are back in charge. Deal with it.
So here's the columns for this month:
anonymous
Inside the Mind 543.9: Washed up
TPI: The Moment
Benjamin Button
The Wrestle-Mania 36 Casino
Troll-a-Mania II
The Fragments that Formed Flair Volume 7: A Forgotten Classic, and… Flair in a Cowboy Hat?
Slapping Peepees: The Attitude Era’s Going to Get It!
Danno
Boombox Reviews: The Big Show Show
Don Franc
TPI - Rusev Crushed
Dynamite Billington
Bulldogs Bottom Line: Now Is The Time
JacobWrestledGod
DOA 2020, R2: Rhodes Brothers vs. Inner Circle (JacobWrestledGod)
Kingzak13
Kingzak Presents: WrestleMania 36 Predictions
Remember the Fallen
[TPI] Kingzak presents: PPV-Stars 4 worst PPV's of the Decade
Maverick
REQUESTING FLYBY: We're Demolition, Walking Disaster
REQUESTING FLYBY: #FreeTheRevival, A Wrestling Parable For Our Time
REQUESTING FLYBY: How WWE's Response To COVID19 Became Their Biggest PR Disaster In A Decade
Mazza
Maz Debating in Self Isolation: Week 2 (Inc Current Paper Review on WrestleMania 36)
Maz Debating in Self Isolation: Week 3
Mizfan
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #24- A Russo Free Show?
DOA 2020, R2: Rhodes Brothers vs. Inner Circle (JacobWrestledGod)
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #25- Rambling Russo Rasslin'
DOA 2020, R2: Moxley & Allin vs. Dijakovic & Lee (SirSam)
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #26- A Tale of Two "Shocking" Debuts
MyleeCyrus
TPI - A Tale Worth Telling
Mystic
Take Me to -----: Finding the Fifth Element
Pennycock Mills
A Wrestlemania Story
Rob S
TPI- Chair Shots Presents: Dead Parrot
(TPI R1) Chair Shots Presents: Jannetty and Michaels Rumble in '93
RIPBossman
Hardtime: Is Shawn Michaels Really The Greatest In Ring Performer In WrestleMania History?
Hardtime: WCW Created More Stars Than Just Goldberg
Hardtime: Hometown Heroes
Hardtime: Responding To Ronda's Recent Comments
Hardtime: Stone Cold And The Rock Were Very Good/Great In Ring Performers
Skitz
Taste My Rainbow ~ SkitZ Comes Out… of Retirement [Ranking These Primadonna Part-Timers]
TMR ~ SkitZ Digs His Own Grave [Condemning the Buried Alive Matches]
[TPI] Taste My Rainbow ~ This Former WrestleManiac Ponders 36 Questions
Shinobi
The Devil's Advocate: Throw Away Your Television
Skulduggery
TPI | Half Luck, Half Skul: 1001 Ways to Quit
TPI R1 | Half Luck, Half Skul: What's The Worst Tasting Part of the Foot? The Heel
Spinmaster
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #24- A Russo Free Show?
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #25- Rambling Russo Rasslin'
Mizzie & The Spin's Total Non-Stop Wrestling Project #26- A Tale of Two "Shocking" Debuts
SuperHoody
TPI - Randy's Ravings: I'm Still Bitter
The Cook
The Cook's Perspective
The Cook’s Kitchen: Where Next
The Cook’s Kitchen: Do Last Man Standing Matches Work?
The Cook’s Kitchen: The Reign of Terror or Maybe They Just Weren’t That Damn Good?
The Doc
An Existential Look at WrestleMania 36
The Holy Mackarel
TPI - The Characterful Dance of Savage and DiBiase
TPI: R1. "The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be". (Not quite yet, but soon).
The Law
TPI -Sorry! It's TheLAW: I Hate Professional Wrestling
TPI R1| Sorry! It's MyWorld: Twisted Tail
Voting for Column and columnist will close on the 11th May 2020 at 23:59 UK Time (UTC+1). The Brits are back in charge. Deal with it.
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