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To every person far and wide, micronationalist or curious lurker alike, greetings!
I would first like to thank the FNORD Awards Committee for asking me to be the Master of Ceremonies and host these, the most prestigious awards of the micronational sector.
This year has seen again changes and improvements to the format by which the awards were posted, nominated for and judged and I am happy to be a part of it. These awards represent the best examples of the people, efforts, projects and micronations which make up what is beyond a doubt, the most dynamic community in our online world.
We come together almost every day for a myriad of reasons, whether it is our desire to release a flourish of creativity, participate in the rousing cacaphony that can be the political scene, or establish the groundwork for projects and ideas which we hope will make a difference, an improvement or enhancement of this enjoyable endeavour. At times we have been frustrated, happy, dismayed and overjoyed, but at the end we will all walk away from our experiences here better for the interaction, better for the opportunities and better for the time spent.
Without further ado (and anymore of my hot air) let us be about the awards!
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Odlum Award for Individual Achievement</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->
Awarded to the micronationalist who has given the most to his/her micronation and the community at large throughout the course of his/her micronational participation (participant must have been in the community for longer than one year to qualify for nomination).
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<!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center">Mr. Ryan Caruso</div><!--EZCODE CENTER END-->
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Best Revolutionary Concept</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->
Awarded to the micronationalist, or organization, that has brought forward a new concept in the past year that has benefited the micronational community (for example, in 2004, the popularization of blogs by Microblog). Primarily focuses around the adaptation of new technology/internet applications for improving the community, not theory concepts.
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<!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center">The Kingdom of Lovely</div><!--EZCODE CENTER END-->
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>The Bill Dusch Award for Micronational Cultural Development</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->
Awarded to the micronationalist, or organization, that has contributed the most to the development of a specific culture in the micronational community over the past year.
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<!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center">Mr. Ric Lyon</div><!--EZCODE CENTER END-->
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>RIMA Award for Excellence in Micronational History 2006</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->
This award is not decided by the FNORD Judging Panel but is instead the decision of the membership of the Royal Institute of Micronational Antiquities. The award is given to the person considered to have made the biggest impact on micronational history in the past year (RIMA management excluded).
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<!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center">The Staff of Microwiki</div><!--EZCODE CENTER END-->
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Norton Award for Excellence in the Field of Journalism</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->
Awarded to the micronationalist who, or news service that, as decided by the FNORD judging committee, has made the most positive contribution, through either medium, to the development and maintenance of micronational journalism in the past year.
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<!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center">Novaya Zemlya</div><!--EZCODE CENTER END-->
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>The Peter Little Award for Excellence in Micronational Literature</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->
Awarded to the micronationalist who, in the past year, has made a significant contribution to the development of micronational literature (of the non-historical prose); this award is primarily considered for those who write works of fiction.
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<!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center">Mr. Greg Russell</div><!--EZCODE CENTER END-->
And finally......
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Best New Micronationalist</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->
Awarded to the micronationalist who, having joined the community in the past year for the first time, has made a considerable impact on the micronations in which he/she has participated and the community at large.
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<!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center">Mr. Carson Smith</div><!--EZCODE CENTER END-->
Congratulations to all the winners, every one most deserved in their honours.
Although not awards per se, I would like to extend thanks to those folks that work to make these annual FNORDS a reality, Mercurius (who I think makes those smashing awards) and the judging staff, who manage to find time between driving slaves, to slave-drive getting the worthwhile nominees sorted out and honoured accordingly. So let's not forget them.
Once again, congrats to all the winners, be proud of your achievements. For all those other nominees, your contributions deserve no less and everyone is commended for the energy and enthusiasm. Thanks!
HRM August Charles II,
King of Gotzborg
Master of Ceremonies
2006 FNORD Awards
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