HAPPY NEW YEAR!

You're looking at the first FORUM NEWSELETTER of the 2009 year! With 2008 behind us, all we can do now is reflect on what just passed us by. Forget about the future for this issue, it's time to wrap up 08 and award those who did better than the rest of us!

We're talking about The Forum Newsletter AWARD GALA! The first-annual event recognizing the awesome possums of the Forums and those who stood out in 2008 as key players of the foruming community.

You'll note this issue is a tad different and some sections are gone. Things will resume normal next issue. For now though, courage, as winners are announced!

Drumroll Please.

THE WINRARS OF 2008, BY YOUR VOTES!

Best of Deviants




Best of Complaints




Best of Politics




Best of HWL




Best Avatar




Best Plz Account



Best Forum-Related Deviation



Most Generous




In Memoriam



Biggest Hoar




Thread of the Year
Yes, I'm a pedophile


N00blet of the Year




Staff of the Year




Peer Pressure

_{We're kidding. Or are we? IT DEPENDS WHAT CHARLES SAYS WE'RE DOING.}


Newsletter's Choice!
An extra little category to recognize five deviants who've actively helped with the Newsletter in various ways over the last year. Without these folks, the newsletter would be quite the different place!



~LOVEintheSNOW who formats the COMMENTS section (by far the longest part), `timmy64 who is the first and only forumer to have his own re-appearing section TIMMY'S PICK OF THE MONTH and who gives us tons of send-ins from the Politics forum, ~LocitatheSilent who created this year's Award Gala stamp template, =Kallipolis who created this year's Award Gala Forumer of the Year stamp and finally, =Assailant17, who sends in by far the most ban info and plenty of other send-ins that bulk up this newsletter!

And the big hoopla!

Forumer of the Year




Forumer of the Year Runner-Ups

Mister Forum 2008

Miss Forum 2008

Congrats to the winners!

All the winners get the lovely little stamp with their name on it as a bonus for being good to our little community here on the forums. And to the nominees, who came a long way and did earn their nomination but just didn't drag in enough votes, there's a stamp for you too!



In addition to stamps, winners will get artwork featured here, and the FORUMER OF THE YEAR, decided by the people to be `Prince-des-Sots, will be interviewed for the next newsletter being released February 1st 2009. And as for hearing from the other winners, we've got them covered in this issue's INTERVIEW section!

For now, on to featuring those you love best!

Forum Feature

The Gala Winners!

And the grand winner of 2008...

Interview!

What did some of the Gala winners say when they found out they're WINNERS?

"" =thetifftiff

"FUCK YEAHJHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" =madfairy7

"I don't know what to say. I'm flattered. " `TerrorCookie

"My eyes would surely leap magestically out of their sockets and dance glittery tears across the sky." *Bambi-iii

"I can't say I'd oppose it. " ~FrisianDude

"Oh shit! I forgot to vote!

Also I really need to get a life if I am that well known in an e-community to have won an award like that

I'd also like to thank the very many inane posters of the Politics Forum, for giving me motivation to be there, and the not quite as many intelligent posters, who make the place worthwhile. Keep the dream alive!" =OuroborosCobra

"Something witty that shows my appreciation for all the people who may have voted for me and doesn't forget to thank anyone. Now can I has a cupcake ?" `Prince-Charles

" YEAH!" `Prince-des-Sots

Best of the Forums!

Threads

The Religious Beliefs of a Three Year Old by ~A-S-m-i-t-h
Baby Killer by =Mixedpie
Really Really Awkward Situations by ~IndependentThought

Comments

HELP HELP I AM BEING FLAMMED by `Prince-des-Sots

'Squits' is what my family calls it when my dog does liquid poops by =Foxbane

I think Twilight might now just beat the Bible. by =Insubordinance

She also is a rabid cat-stealing maniac. by =Mixedpie

OH FUCK! THAT'S NOT A COMPUTER, IT'S A MOTHERFUCKING POLAR BEAR! by @homedoggieo

Cuz you ain't that Average Poopy by ~sbkMulletMan

I'M THE JUGGERNAUT, BITCH! by ~SANE-INTOLERANT

Genesnow 1 by ~DuoJagan

People kill Eskimos for fashion? by =swirling-dimension

Aw hells naw, you can only hack at my shins, as I bring back my leg and punt you to oblivion by ~Kyle-Mistry

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all in the hood, Not a nigga was stirring, not even a blood… by ~Kyle-Mistry

In regards to the unwritten rules of the music forum: 'Is there a written list of those?' by ~the-cheek

Plz Account

Suggestion

Add "Languages" to "Devious Info" by =MissingHorcrux

And finally...

The WORST

man and women by ~rockscorp
Hindu Zionism - is there such a thing? by ~jaakobou
I wish Stephenie Meye never existed...... by =JezFez81
Fur is NOT FASHION!!! by ~OgawaBurukku
Undereducated; Overspoken by ~blind83
Do Not Criticique the Feminist by ~blind83
Bible Reading in Public Schools (Abington Township School District v. Schempp) by ~SaigoKarasu
Does socialism offer more freedom? by ~DarkRealist
Hate religion enough? by ~webnatu
The church = the law of present day by ~Kajua
Are Ramen Noodles really that bad?! by ~jill-the-lyoko-freak




Timmy's Pick of the Month:^{Powered by `timmy64} my toilet was just singing to me and i'm a heathen by =SylverKitsune

Odds & Ends

Past Forum Newsletters

A sticky created by lolly and updated by various staff members can be found here in the Deviants forum for all your past forum newsletter needs! Relive the memories you had of a time when `conorschild was still the master behind the news, and thank the staff for being so kind as to post them!

Forum Clubs!

If you want to keep up-to-date with some of deviantART's most popular forums, these clubs are a great place to start.

*DAPoliticalForum *DAComplaintsforum ~DAMusicForum *DAReligiousForum

Submit comments & threads to the Newsletter!

Spot a hilarious thread or comment?
Think it deserves spotlight?
How about nominating a fellow forumer for the monthly feature?
Send a note to =bohobella and she'll see to it! Please include links to all threads and comments if possible.

When submitting threads, trolls, ban reports or comments try to include which it is: thread, ban, troll, comment or other, in the title of the note!

In the next issue...

We'll be interviewing `Prince-des-Sots on his victory!

Brought to you by

The letter P, the number two-thousand and nine (2009!) and yours truly.

This month's word is P, as in Prince... Des Sots!
The letter P is for Prince!

Until next time, happy foruming!

_{Shout outs to ~LOVEintheSNOW our super formatter extraordinaire!}