This thread is dedicated to acknowledging the positive contributions of other community members, whether they are hosts, brand new members, oldies, or even admins. Maybe you really like someone's builds, or one of their comments genuinely made you laugh, or you see them constantly going out of their way to assist new members, or maybe they made a significant contribution to the site and you just want to say "thanks". No matter how big or small, if ya got something nice to say, say it here!
In light of a number of recent events, which I am sure that most of you are aware of, I feel like we could be a bit closer as a community, a bit more friendly. The Skyrim Blog community is uniquely mature and dedicated, at least for the internet, and I feel that celebrating those who have a positive presence would be a good step for the longevity of our "family".
It is not just "for the good of the site", but also, why not make someone's day better, you know?
Lets hear what you guys have to say!
I'll leave a link for Albino, then. Officially the hardest working member (and most productive with a crapton of awesome builds), he's uniquely chill and ready to lend a hand, so I'll tip my hat to a fellow Character Building co-host!
Emer: I really appreciate the rhetorical choices that you make. When communicating with site members I noticed that you write very eloquently and in a manner which expresses the professionalism one would expect from the site owner. It is the little details like that which make you a good leader.
In that case, I'll have to leave a link for Elysium. She has produced numerous excellent character builds and shows no signs of slowing down, has been a great boon for the CB Group in general, and is a pretty cool gal. I've also heard that she's really good at opening doors. :D
While I'm here, I'm also going to give a nice thank you to my other CB co-hosts, Noodles and ShinJin so they don't feel left out. :D Noodles in particular seems to do the majority of the work around the CB Group while the rest of us are just along for the ride, so I want him to know that his work doesn't go unappreciated. :)
I can't really make a recommendation here, as I've not known the fine ladies and gentlemen on the Blog as long or as well as you guys, but I will say this: the community here as a whole has been one of the warmest and most welcoming that I've been a part of in my time online. It warms my heart to see how much you guys enjoy my drawings, my fan-fics, my builds, and whatever else I post on here for your entertainment, especially as a budding artist and writer looking to perfect his craft. Granted I haven't been able to post all that much lately (and I still owe Shor a drawing) due to the innumerable stresses of college, but I still drop in from time to time just to see what all you guys have been up to. Thank you all so much for your compliments, your criticisms, and everything in-between, because you all made The Skyrim Blog feel like a second home to me.
Agreed. I've got a great deal of respect for the way Emer has handled every public issue that I've witnessed since he took over. Courteous, tactful, and decisive when needed. Couldn't ask for anything more.
Thanks also to the folks who regularly contribute help to me and many others, particularly in the Questions/Requests thread, CB Help Desk, and the Workshop, Lore, and Art groups. Vazgen, Feeney, Ely, Zach, Albino, Alastor, Phil, Raidriar, Ben, Nik, and too many others to list without leaving at least one worthy name off the list, so I'll stop there. Props to all you folks though. Keep doing what you're doing! (And kudos to those who used to provide this role, but haven't been as active of late -- Ponty, James, Mason, Vix, Kyn, etc.)
Also, big props to the Videos and Photos hosts and top contributors. I think you guys sometimes get overlooked, but I love what you bring to to blog.
Vix was the man. He was the first member to welcome to me the site when I posted a discussion about "favorite TES books". We had a nice talk about why we liked the writing style of the ingame books (the good 'ol TES twist). I also based my first few builds off of his format. A very influential guy to me.