Nomination "Новичок-2008"

This post was written jointly with Pit for LM and is addressed to all HOMM-III online players. I think many of you are aware of the poll conducted by Pit recently. Briefly for the uninitiated: several annual nominations are proposed, among them - "Novice of the Year". No objections from players were noted, and many supported the idea. ABI and Pit for LM decided to start not with this, but with the past year. And so, somewhat belatedly

ABI announces a competition for the title "Novice-2008"

Competition regulations.
1. In this thread, candidates for the honorary title are nominated.
2. We discuss the award for the avatar and profile.
3. ABI reviews the candidates, approves the list, and conducts a vote.
4. Awarding and congratulations.

Now a bit more detail.
1. The candidate must meet the following conditions:
1) registration on HW: from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.
2) prior to registration on HW, the nominee had no serious experience in HOMM3 online games.
3) progress in the game during 2008, achieved specifically on our forum.
4) active participation in games, tournaments, and forum life.

ANY HW USER may nominate ONE candidate (mandatory to justify their choice), as well as participate in the discussion of all other candidates and the vote.

Before nominating your candidate, it is advisable to talk to them, conduct a kind of interview. Why? On the one hand, they might withdraw themselves (for example, because they played for two years on HP under a different nickname before registering on HeroesWorld, and you didn't know that), and, on the other hand, they might tell you something interesting from their Hero biography that will help you present the candidate in a favorable light. And in general, such interviews will be interesting to everyone.
Take a careful approach to composing the application, list all the merits of your candidate.

Each nomination will be carefully reviewed by ABI. Some may have to be refused, no hard feelings

2. As an award, Pit proposed a "golden kettle" for the avatar and profile. I like the idea. Freelance artists are already tasked. If there are other options - suggest them, we'll discuss

3. After the list of candidates is approved, ABI will organize a vote in this thread. The voting is universal, equal, and open. Any HW user has the right to vote for ONE candidate. Candidates do not vote for themselves

4. Starting from 2009, it seems more rational to hold the award ceremony in January of the following year. For 2008, I propose to award by September, i.e., we will have, say, a month to select candidates + a month for voting

We await suggestions on the topic, accept criticism, clarifications and... nominations!

Quarrels and arguments are prohibited

The atmosphere of the event is friendly by default