User blog:Scrawland Scribblescratch/2016 ERB Wiki Awards Nominations

It's time again. Nominate people for the categories. Nominations end December 1, 2016. Voting will begin December 1, 2016 and end January 5, 2017. The Awards Ceremony will be on January 6.

THIS BLOG IS NOT FOR VOTING. THIS IS FOR NOMINATIONS.

Categories
'''IMPORTANT: The year 2016 begins on December 5, 2015 in this context. Any user, battle, or other thing can be nominated from after December 5, 2015.'''

'''THIS IS NOT THE VOTING BLOG. THE VOTING WILL BEGIN ON DECEMBER 5, 2016.'''

YOU CANNOT NOMINATE YOURSELF.

User Awards
'''IMPORTANT: No users who were banned for more than one month or blocked at all in the aforementioned time period can be nominated for any categories except Worst Troll. The Best Staff Member must be someone who is still a member of the staff. This means no retired staff members. The Best User must have been on the wiki for at least 2 month prior to their nomination. Nominations will be capped at 6 for all user awards.'''
 * Best User of 2016: For the user you think was the best person, contributor, helper, etc.
 * Worst Troll of 2016: For the troll you think caused the most damage over the last year. Or the funniest troll.
 * Best New User of 2016: For the new user (joined on or after December 5, 2015) you think was the best person, contributor, helper, etc.
 * Best Former User of 2016: For the user who left over this past year and you think was a great person, user, etc.
 * Best Conduct of 2016: For the user you think was the nicest and most caring to others in general.
 * Best Editor of 2016: For the user you think made the greatest contributions to the wiki over this past year.
 * Best Rapper of 2016: For the user you think was the greatest rapper on the wiki. Please provide at least two times where they rapped as themselves.
 * Worst Rapper of 2016: For the user you think had the worst and least entertaining raps in 2016. Please provide two times where they rapped as themselves.
 * Best Staff Member of 2016: For the staff member you thought was the most valuable and helpful. Cannot nominate anyone who was demoted during the year of 2016.
 * Best New Staff Member of 2016: For the staff member you thought was the most valuable and helpful. Cannot nominate anyone who was demoted during the year of 2016.
 * Best Former Staff Member of 2016: For the retired or demoted staff member you thought was the most valuable and helpful. Cannot nominate anyone who was promoted in the year of 2016.
 * Most Creative User of 2016: For the user with the most original content and creative ideas.
 * Funniest User of 2016: For the user who made you laugh the most.
 * Best Commenter of 2016: For the user who had the best, funniest, or most creative comments in 2016.

Rap Awards
Nominations will be capped at 8.
 * Best User Battle of 2016: For the coolest and most epic battle between users. Please link the battle.
 * Best Fanmade Battle of 2016: For the coolest and most epic fanmade battle created by a user on this wiki. Please link the battle.
 * Best Crap Battle of 2016: For the best parody battle or fake premise battle of 2016. (Like ERB of Food, or other joke battles.) Please link the battle.
 * Best Tourney Battle of 2016: For the best battle from a tournament in 2016. Please link the battle.
 * Best Battle Royale of 2016: For the best battle with more than two participants. Can be fanmade battle or user battle. Please link the battle.
 * Best Battle Series of 2016: For any series of battles made by a user. Can be serious or comedy. Ex: ERBVG, Epic Rat Battles of Horror, etc.

ERB Awards
'''Important note: The 2016 Rapping Year began with Deadpool vs Boba Fett and will end with whatever battle is released by the end of November. This is because nominations last year were cut off at Stan Lee vs Jim Henson. Nominations are not actually being taken for this category because all battles are up for the win.'''
 * Best Battle of 2016: Your favorite battle that was released in 2016.
 * Best Rapper of 2016: Your favorite rapper in an ERB that was released in 2016.
 * Best Actor of 2016: The actor you think portrayed their character best in an ERB released in 2016.
 * Best Cameo of 2016: Your favorite cameo from an ERB released in 2016.

Miscellanea

 * Best Project of 2016: For any project undertaken during the year of 2016. Includes works of writing, series, comedies, etc. No Hurt/Heals.
 * Best Abstract of 2016: If you think something like a blog or some excellent photo editing from the year 2016 needs to be recognized but don't see an award for it, nominate it for this category.

Lifetime Awards
Lifetime Awards apply to the whole lifetime of the wiki, from founding to present. Nominations are capped at 5 unless stated otherwise.

''Note for future years: You cannot win the same lifetime award more than once unless stated otherwise. You cannot nominate anyone who won the award last year.''

Lifetime User Awards

 * All-time Best User: The best user in the history of the wiki. Can be anyone. (Previous winner: J1coupe)
 * All-time Worst Troll: The worst user in the history of the wiki. Can be anyone who broke rules and was punished for it. (Previous winner: ClassicalExpendable)
 * All-time Best Staff Member: The best staff member in the history of the wiki. Can be anyone who ever served on the staff, demoted or not. (Previous winner: J1coupe)
 * All-time Best Editor: The best editor in the history of the wiki. Remember: Quantity over quality. Can be anyone. (Previous winner: WonderPikachu12)
 * All-time Best Rapper: The best rapper in the history of the wiki. The best flow, the sickest rhymes, the most savage burns. Please provide 5 instances where they rapped as themselves. (Previous winner: The Flatwoods Monster)
 * All-time Most Creative User: The user who had the most creative, original, or interesting ideas in the history of the wiki. Can be anyone. Please provide examples of their creativity and/or resourcefulness. (Previous winner: Wachowman)
 * All-time Best Username: The best username ever. (Previous winner: J1coupe has left the Wiki because he has important)

Rap Lifetime Awards
Lifetime awards for rap. No winners can win again.
 * All-time Best Fanmade Rap Battle: The best fanmade rap battle ever. Cannot be a battle between wiki users. Nominations required. Please provide a link to the battle. (Previous winner: Authors vs Directors by The Flatwoods Monster)
 * All-time Best User Rap Battle: The best user rap battle ever. Cannot be a battle from an official tourney. Nominations required. Please provide a link to the battle. (Previous winner: The Flatwoods Monster vs Meatholl)
 * All-time Best Battle Royale: The best battle, fanmade or user, ever with three or more main rappers. Nominations required. Please provide a link to the battle. (Previous winner: Captain Hook vs Maleficent by Bantha117 and Tigerisnormal)
 * All-time Best Tourney Battle: The best battle ever from any of the four official tourneys. Nominations required. Please provide a link to the battle. (''Previous winner:
 * All-time Best Official Tourney: The best of the four official tourneys. No nominations required. (Previous winner: The Flatwoods Monster vs Meatholl)
 * All-time Best Battle Series: The best battle series ever. Series must contain at least 10 battles to be considered. Nominations required. Please provide link to a template or blog hub where all the battles can be found. (Previous winner: Epic Rap Battles of Video Games by J1coupe)

ERB Lifetime Awards
''The ERB Lifetime Awards have been suspended this year. This is because not enough new content has been released since the previous Lifetime Awards. ERB Lifetime Awards will be reinstated in a future year.''