FORUM WINNERS: July, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov!

So we' ve been pretty busy running Kikizo for the last five months... but, as we' ve kept reminding the more anxious posters among this fine community, Kikizo' s fantastic offer of a free game a month for the best members is still alive and well, and back in full force as we reveal the winners for the last five months of forum activity!

These winners should all get in contact by PM' ing me, and letting me know which game they would like, which format (eg PS2) which territory (i.e. NTSC-US, NTSC-JP or PAL) along with their real name in full, postal address, including country.

As always it was tough to choose the winners but we think the selection of these five guys is pretty much irrefutable, although we' ll admit there were a couple of you who only JUST missed the mark. Many of these winners have been solid members of the forum for a long time now and it' s about time they had a free game for their contribution to the boards! Anyway, on with the winners:

JULY 2004
Yoshimitsu15 - an obvious one really, yosh has been here for a long time and has posted consistently for as long as we can remember, having racked up an impressive 648 posts to date.

AUG 2004
DaRoosh65 - DaRoosh actually joined half way through the month of August but we feel this is the month he deserved instant recognition for his participation, and the subsequent months all had to get other winners. With 1164 posts, DaRoosh is the second highest poster on the forum, second only to Mass X, who won this contest in April. As a result Roosh is possibly the fastest poster the forum has seen - and yet the posts are not just " any old crap" (something our original contest guidelines stressed will not win the prize). Having said that, DaRoosh did go on to post TOO MANY new topics from around September time... if nobody is replying to 90% of your topics, it' s not a good balance, but he later accepted this of his own accord in this post. There is a lot more activity now than there was in September, so it perhaps wouldn' t be so noticable now anyway.

SEP 2004
Rikka - this month was a close call but Rikka takes the month with her consistent level of posting and friendly approach to most everyone on the boards... Rikka has racked up 513 posts which places her 11th highest but it' s her good attitude that wins the prize.

OCT 2004
Starman Anthony - This fella has shown a load of enthusiasm about being a part of Kikizo' s Forums and we feel has generally been a good member. He' s also been quite prolific with 417 posts to date.

NOV 2004
Whatabout_paul - The month isn' t finished yet but we thought you' d all appreciate knowing the winner for November now rather than in ten years' time! whatabout_paul has been a superb poster for some time and this has continued throughout November. With 544 posts he' s again also one of the fastest posters since he only joined in July, but it' s Paul' s sociable participation and responsible use that has him a shiny new videogame.


Top Posters

For those who are interested, here is how the posting leaderboard currently stands (though remember it' s not JUST about number of posts, but also thoroughness, attitude, subjects covered, etc etc).



Mass X (Winner Apr04) ............ 1321
DaRoosh65 (Winner Aug04) ......... 1164
fathoms (Staff) ................... 963
Terry Bogard (Staff) .............. 933
Joe Redifer (Winner Jun04) ........ 789
Rampage99 (Staff) ................. 717
yoshimitsu15 (Winner Jul04) ....... 648
RavenShadow (Winner May04) ........ 616
lotusson (Winner Feb04) ........... 610
whatabout_paul (Winner Nov04) ..... 544
Rikka (Winner Sep04) .............. 513
Sharon ............................ 435
Starman Anthony (Winner Oct04) .... 417
vanswa garbutt .................... 363
immortaldanmx ..................... 347


Avatars

Don' t forget, there are once again many new avatars to choose from. The upload feature is still broken (sigh), but we can upload your custom avatars for you if you like. See here for details. Otherwise just select a pre-available avatar from our growing bank by using the control panel.

Also...

Remember, we want the forums to be a place where everyone feels they are always up to speed on the latest gaming developments, so feel free to post more daily news here and then discuss it in depth.

That' s it for now! Let the feedback/backlash/congrats/tears commence! And remember it could be you next time! Don' t forget to have all your non-Kikizo gaming buddies converted to this place, beceuase we' re ACE and give away FREE VIDEOGAMES out of the GOODNESS OF OUR HEARTS - just to build a better games forum for everyone. We know the best is yet to come - so stay with us. :)


Useful Links

- Original Competition News / Rules
- Winners - Feb/March
- Winner - April
- Winners - May/June, Contest Update