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H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« on: August 22, 2017, 04:40:40 PM »
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Each nominee will have a short bio posted below by Red (Jay).  In order to vote please +(1) the post of the nominee you wish to support.

Please vote!
  Please cast no more then 3 votes. 
The top 2 vote getters will go into the H.o.F.
Anyone who votes more than 3 times or uses the -1 function will forfeit all of their other votes in both threads.

The rest of nominees will still have a chance to get into the H.o.F.  Via a wild card spot.

The top 2 vote getters (excluding the top 2) from the contributor and player threads combined will also get into the H.o.F.

This will give us 6 members in the 2014-2017 H.o.F. class
2 Players
2 Contributors
2 Wild Cards

Your Player Nominees are
1. Daniel Huisinga
2. Tyler Stevens
3. Josiah Beers
4. Jordan Alstad
5. John Earley
6. Jonathan Greeson
7. Nathan Voigt
8. Clift Crysel

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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2017, 05:38:24 PM »
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Daniel Husinga
Sealed Deck, Booster Draft 1 T1-2P Placing

   When it comes to Redemption success, Daniel’s resume betrays his strongest skill sets. Looking at Nationals wins alone, Daniel is a Closed Deck master. With a victory in both Closed deck events, which few people have, Daniel is in the upper echelons of Limited players. However, this is absolutely not Daniel’s greatest strength that he brings to the game.
   
Daniel’s strongest attribute as a Redemption player is that he is one of the best Johnny players of all time. Daniel consistently does incredibly well in T1-2P and typically he does it with a deck that looks different than anyone else’s. Daniel is an innovator. One of Daniel’s premier decks from his history is a deck known as Stonewall. Stonewall was a deck that was designed to grind the opponent out of resources. The way it would often accomplish this is through the use of Gabriel (Wa), I am Holy, Jepthath, Ark of the Covenant, and Holy Grail. Stonewall would destroy an opponent’s defense over the course of the game, while his own defense would continue blocking while he accomplished this strategy. At the time of the deck’s creation, it was a brilliant idea and took Daniel to third place at the largest Nationals field of all time. (2005)
   
Something that is also worth note, is that Daniel is an incredibly consistent player. In 5 attempts at T1-2P at Nationals, Daniel has only finished outside the Top 8 players once. (Most recent appearance) Daniel’s consistency is something to be aware of.
   
Daniel also has a knack for popping up when he feels like it after a long absence. In 2012, he was 4 years divorced from his last Nationals, when he just decided to show to Nationals because hey, it was in TN. After not being seen for four years, he pilots a non-standard Gardensciples deck to sixth place, going 7-3 in the process.
   
That trend continued in 2015, where he randomly pops up to play booster draft of all things, and wins almost completely out of nowhere. As a result of this booster draft victory, Daniel got to create Coliseum, which completely warped the metagame for an entire year in the 2016 Tournament Season.
   
During that season, Daniel played his first Nationals in T1-2P since 2012, and made the top eight cut, losing to Gabe in Top 8, but managed to be one of the first two Redemption players to play on camera at a competitive tournament. The next year in 2017, Daniel picked up his sealed deck victory, also seemingly out of nowhere. When you weave together the details found within the annals of history, you find that Daniel consistently pulls good finishes from thin air. This quality makes him an amazing wild card pick for any fantasy draft, and also in my eyes is good enough for a hall of fame spot.
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2017, 05:38:40 PM »
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Tyler Stevens
2x T2-MP, 1x Booster Draft, 3x T2-2P placings, 1 T1-2P Placing
   
Sometimes it pays to be an apprentice to a master of the dark arts. Also known as, buddy up with the best T2 player at the time and quickly surpass your master. Tyler came onto the scene around 2006 at New York Nationals. Tyler was a member of Eric “XeroSplash” Largent’s playgroup in GA and was trained/taught/mentored by Eric.
   
Tyler saw immediate Nationals success, picking up his first of three T2-2P placings at this Nationals. He ran a silver Gathering Angels offense with a Crimson defense. The deck can be found at the National Tournament winners forum. It’s a very straight forward battle phase dependent deck. That is honestly Tyler’s hallmark.
   
Tyler’s next major success came in 2009 at Nationals in Californa. At this Nationals, the Sin in The Camp deck was in it’s heyday. Sin in the Camp was a hand lockdown combo deck that was potentially the best combo deck in Redemption history. Tyler played quite a bit against Clift Crysel, the deck’s perfecter and one of the two very famous pilots, the other of whom was Gabe Isbell who won T2-2P at this Nationals. Tyler ran an ANB Reset deck, with a Crimson Defense. This deck was designed to defeat Sin in the Camp decks by disrupting their plan through ANB. It worked, as he was the only person to defeat Gabe that year. He lost however to Kirk Dennison, who was running a combo deck that also had a Captain of the Host banding chain, which he lost to.
   
2010 was possibly Tyler’s most successful nationals. At 2010, Tyler picked up his T1-2P placing and his Booster win. Tyler picked up the placing in T1 through his use of a Black/Orange defensive heavy deck that took everyone by surprise. I don’t have much data on the booster win, which explains my slight neglect of it here.
   
Tyler’s T2-Multi wins came in 2013 and 2016. He also picked up his third placing in T2-2P at Nationals 2016, with a second place finish. Tyler’s greatest strength as a player is his mastery of decks that are battle-heavy. Tyler has historically played very strategic, very tactical decks that rely upon banding strategies or other such interactions. An example would be his preference for Ahimelek banding strategies since 2012 when the card was released. Tyler is also an exceptional deck tuner and his decks typically exhibit a need for a high skill level to pilot them effectively.
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2017, 05:39:11 PM »
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Josiah Beers
2x T2-2P 2x Teams 1x T1-2P 2 T1-2P placings.
   
Of all the players to be nominated for the hall of fame, Josiah is the newest. Josiah burst onto the Redemption playing scene in 2011-2012. 2012, his first nationals, was an eventful one. Josiah debuted and immediately started winning National Championships. Josiah won his first of two Type Two 2P championships at Nationals 2012, using a deck based around David (Ki) and Unified Kingdom banding to Isaiah and a ton of Royalty. He took this deck to a 5-1 finish, losing only to Clift Crysel. Keep in mind, that this win occurred at his FIRST Nationals.

   The next year, Josiah picked up his T1-2P victory. He played a Genesis/Romans hand control deck at the first Nationals after the debut of the I/J starter decks. This deck proved to once again, be an EXCELLENT metagame call. Josiah finished the Swiss at 6-1, #1 seed. Josiah then proceeded to win three games in the top cut, including an incredibly tight top four game with Tim Maly.
   
Josiah’s 2014 marked his first teams victory, which he picked up alongside his brother, Jerome, who is an excellent player and deck builder in his own right. I don’t have much knowledge of this Nationals or of the teams format and metagame, so I will refrain from commenting.
   
In 2015, Josiah picked up a T1-2P second place. He piloted an incredibly innovative Angels and Demons deck to the finals for the second time in three years. Josiah’s deck was an incredible metagame call, taking advantage of the proliferation of cards being used that only targeted humans. This deck served him well all the way to the finals, where he was defeated by John Early’s Arrest in Gethesemene deck, which will be discussed in the entry on John.
   
2016 was also a good year for Josiah, considering that he picked up a THIRD top cut appearance, a feat which only three players have ever accomplished. (John Early, Josiah, and Chris Egly.) He made cut at 4th seed and was eliminated.
   
2017 is the best year for Josiah to date. Josiah won his second T2 and Teams victories. He also picked up a third in T1-2P. The most ironic thing about this, is that Josiah functionally played the same deck all three days. He piloted Throne/Gates of Jerusalem to two wins, and the third. After this summary of his accomplishments, I’ll discuss what I believe to be Josiah’s Strengths.

   As a Redemption Player, Josiah’s greatest strength is his ability to make excellent metagame calls. Josiah has done incredibly well in constructed Redemption, almost to the point of having the best 5-year streak in Redemption history. Josiah has a knack for choosing the deck that will preform the best against the predicted field. Josiah has also proven that he can consistently do this, almost to the point of being able to do it every year.
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2017, 05:39:46 PM »
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Jordan Alstad
T2-MP, T2-2P, 3x T2-2P placings, 1 T1-2P placing.
   
Greatness sometimes runs in the family. Jordan is a member of the famed Alstad family, and his resume is consistent with the rest of his family. He has success that while not equal to his famed brother, demonstrates that he can stand upon his own two feet.
   
Jordan made his Nationals debut at Nationals in New Orleans in 2004. At this Nationals, Jordan took third in T1-2P using a deck based around usage of Blue Tassels and Altar of Incense to create heroes that were very hard to kill. This deck, like many of his others, took the metagame at an angle and proved to be very successful.
   
Jordan was primarily a T1 player for the early part of his career. This is odd considering that we typically view him as a T2 specialist. As a T1 player, Jordan has historically been incredibly quirky. That is demonstrated by his usage of Heroless in 2007. Jordan piloted a Heroless deck to a win at the NC Regionals which is historically the most competitive regional.
   
Jordan then took a hiatus from the game for about a year. This period lasted from around 2008 to about 2009. Jordan then still did not reemerge at the National championship until 2011. At 2011 Nationals, Jordan moved into his position as one of the T2 Specialists. He won T2-MP at this Nationals, as well as taking a second place in T2-2P with a Creeping Deciever deck that took the metagame by storm this year.
   
2012 was another strong year for Jordan. Jordan picked up a third in T2-2P with his famed Panic Demon deck. The Panic Demon deck was an incredibly powerful demon banding defense that utilized the power of a gigantic band with a smattering of chump block enhancements to hold off his opponents’ offense in order to give his offense time to win the game. He paired this with a Judges offense to coast to a third place finish.
   
Jordan missed the 2013 National tournament, but made it up for it in a big way at the 2014 Nationals, where he picked up his victory. He revisited his Panic Demon deck from 2012, and piloted it to a Nationals victory. The success of this defense is something that brings me great joy, as it is a defense that appears to be straight out of looney tunes.
   
Jordan’s most recent Nationals success in constructed categories came in 2015, where he won Teams and took his 2nd 2nd place finish in T2-2P. He piloted a Sowing Bountifully deck to his second place finish, and he then won teams with Martin Miller playing an Egyptian defense and Judges offense in his deck.
   
Jordan’s strength as a player comes in his ability to find combinations of cards that absolutely takes the metagame by storm. This is the same general quality that his brother uses to fuel his success. Typically the most successful Redemption players are those who play the metagame the best. Jordan is among those players, and this is what sets him apart.
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2017, 05:40:56 PM »
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John Earley
T2-MP, T1-2P, 2x Teams 4x T1-2P placings.
   
David Sirlin in his book writes of “The One True Style” in regard to competitive game players. If I, as a lowly Redemption historian had to assign this moniker to three players in Redemption History, John J. Earley would be among them. John’s resume regarding T1-2P is only eclipsed by Gabe Isbell in terms of 5-year streak. John placed in T1-2P for 5 straight years, typically using what the community would class as the “Meta Deck.” In my eyes, this would earn him the designation of “The One True Style.”
   
The first major success John had at Nationals would be found with his win at 2010 Nationals in T2-MP. John won with an ANB Reset deck. This deck served the usual purpose of an ANB reset deck, which is to disrupt an established, combo centric strategy and attack with a FBTN character on the new turn 1. This led him to his first National trophy.
   
John then proceeded to go on a tear that is practically unrivaled. He picked up his first of three consecutive 2nd place finished in T1-2P at Nationals 2011. At this tournament he piloted a deck known as “WaterGarden” to a 9-1 record achieving his first placing. During this tournament he defeated Gabe Isbell in round 1, which served as almost a coronation moment, in which saw John ascend to being the best T1-2P player in the world for five years.* (Gabe did not play T1-2P at Nationals between 2012 and 2014, reappearing in the event in 2015, which he claimed a top 8 berth, to be followed with a win the next year. Gabe is certainly an incredible Redemption player, and never lost his touch, as some claimed at some point in those years.)
   
John then proceeded to have an incredible year in 2012, picking up a second place finish and a Teams victory. He piloted a deck that the community affectionately named “The Deck,” this name was not the name preferred by its creator, James Reopke, who named it Auto ^2. This deck was designed to take advantage of all the powerful TC stuff, which led to an incredible engine, that produced one of the most consistent T1-2P decks in recent memory.
   
The next year, John adapted the idea into a Judges/Pharisees list known as “Flexbone.” This deck took advantage of the power of the
Simieon+Moses band as well as the power of a Srong Angel vs a Pharisee heavy metagame. He piloted this deck to a berth in the first top cut in Redemption history and lost in the finals to Josiah Beers. A match that we will see repeated in 2015.
   
2014 showed more consistency from John, with him taking up a tighter Flexbone to a fourth consecutive Nationals placing, and second top cut appearance. He did not make it to the finals this year, losing to Zach Cornell in top 4. He won the 3rd place playoff and picked up his placing.
   
2015 was the year John picked up the victory he had so desired. For the first time, he played a deck that countered the metagame, and piloted it to his championship. The deck that John used was possibly the only truly successful control deck in Redemption history and it was centered around creating an unwinnable gamestate for the opponent and the walking in for 5 straight turns with Watchful Servant. The deck accomplished this by setting up a Silver Site-Lock with Arrest in Gethsemane active indefinitely due to Stoic Philosophers. At this Nationals, John also played a rematch with Josiah Beers in the finals, and defeated him 5-0 due to Arrest. The next year, John won his 2nd Teams victory, winning with Gabe Isbell.
   
John’s greatest strength as a player is that he does not have to use a quirky deck that plays from weird angles to see success. He did win using that strategy, but he placed the four prior years with what people would have termed “the deck to beat.” This is to me is indicative of John’s play skill. John is possibly one of the best Redemption players to have ever played due to his consistency, and he could very easily resume his dominance if he so desired.
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2017, 05:41:18 PM »
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Jonathan Greeson
T2-MP, T1-2P, T1-MP, 1 T1-2P placing.
   
Jonathan Greeson is probably one of the more underrated and lesser known players among these canidates, but his resume is still very impressive. Greeson’s wins are unfortunately overlooked by many, but he is still an incredible player and deserves consideration for voting due to his different play style.
   
In my entry on John Earley, I talked about how he typically used what people would consider the “Best Deck”. With Greeson, typically no one would have said that about his T1-2P decks, but he still piloted them to victory. An example of this is his T1-2P victory in 2010.
   
At this Nationals, he played a Green/Teal deck that had one goal. “Not to be stopped defensively.” I believe that he succeeded in his goal. The deck ran 7 battle winning enhancements as well as speed enhancements such as the drawing feasts and Provisions. He piloted the deck to a 7-1-1 record in a nine round tournament to emerge the victor. In the days of Garden Tomb, Greeson was running Teal and Green Prophets. This should certainly demonstrate the nature of Greeson’s style and skill.
   
At Nationals 2012, Greeson won T2-MP and placed 3rd in T1-2P. Greeson’s T2-MP win came as a surprise to many, as Greeson has historically been very vocally against the multi-player categories. His placing in T1-2P came using a Judges/Magician/Assyrian deck built by Kirk Dennison. This deck was markedly different in comparison to the field at the tournament. When most players were using Territory Class cards to full affect, this deck was locking it down with Covenant with Death, Rain becomes Dust, and Nazareth. This combined with the power of pre-Foreign Wives Angel under The Oak proved to be lethal combination, propelling Jonathan to an 8-2 record and third place.
   
In Nationals 2016, Jonathan returned to Redemption after a short hiatus and won T1-MP. He was planning on playing Teams with his son, but last minute they decided to transfer due to the odd number of players and proceeded to take 1st and 3rd in the category. These stories about Greeson’s nationals victories leads me into the section on his strengths.
   
Greeson’s strengths as a player come largely from what I would call his unorthodox play style. Greeson’s decks don’t look like anyone else’s. This element of unorthodoxy leads to the ability to put players into unfamiliar situations, which then lends him the advantage. That aspect, coupled with his incredibly skillful play, makes Jonathan a unpredictable opponent to play in a tournament, and worthy of a Hall of Fame berth.
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2017, 05:41:35 PM »
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Nathan Voigt
T2-2P, T2-MP, T1-MP, 2 T1-2P placings. The RLK who defeated Tim Maly at NC Regionals that time.
   
Sometimes, our greatest fame comes as children. This could certainly be the case for Nathan Voigt. Nathan’s original claim to fame is that he beat Tim Maly during Tim’s heyday at NC Regionals. However, I believe that the evidence shows that his resume is worth a hall of fame vote. Three wins and a T1-2P placing is quite good in my book!
   
Nathan’s first Nationals victory came in 2007 with a victory in T2-MP. Nathan’s deck was an Elders banding offense with a gray False Peace defense. He piloted this deck to a victory in the category. From my research the gray FP defense was a standard in T2-MP until the ANB deck began to take hold in 2008ish.

Nathan then picked up his first T1-2P placing in 2008 with a purple/silver/teal offense with a Babylonian defense. This deck was a variation on the common theme of Teal and Purple that was fairly well known at the time. Teal and Purple were considered to have the two strongest battlewinners on offense in AocP and Zeal. This deck ran both and proceeded to power through to victory.
   
Nathan then won T1-MP in 2010. This was possibly one of the biggest T1-MP fields ever with around 50ish people playing. Nathan’s deck is not recorded anywhere, but I assume it was a standard T1-MP speed deck.
   
Nathan then won T2-2P in 2011. This was a standard Disciple/Pharisees deck with a twist. Unlike most normal Disciples decks, Nathan ran Water Jars in his deck. The Water Jar tech gave him a super solid disruption plan that piloted him to the top.
   
Nathan then placed second in T1-2P at Nationals 2014. At this tournament Nathan was playing a Judges/Pharisees deck built by Martin Miller. This deck was somewhat non-standard and was tweaked with various things such as Ambush the City and Urim and Thummin. Nathan proceeded to do incredibly well, until he lost in the finals to Zac Cornell.
   
Nathan’s strength as a player comes in his ability to run a standard deck with nonstandard additions and techs. This is demonstrated in the success seen in his two-player outings, with both decks demonstrating non-standard cards being piloted incredibly well to victory. Nathan is a top notch player and the brevity of this bio is due more to lack of data than lack of success. I would certainly think he is worthy of a vote.
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2017, 05:43:34 PM »
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Clift Crysel
4x T2-2P placings.
   
I must admit, on this one I am biased. If it were not for Clifton Crysel, I would not have experienced the success I have. I owe my Redemption career to Clift, and absolutely think that he is absolutely golden. However, I will attempt to write an honest bio of my quirky friend and mentor and highlight his strengths.
   
Clift placed in T2-2P at Nationals in his past four attempts. He has a 2nd, and 3 thirds. Clift’s biggest claim to fame however, is in deckbuilding. Clift has built some pretty incredible decks and is a fairly innovative Johnny player. For a second, I will discuss the Sin in the Camp combo deck.
   
Sin in the Camp is a fairly unassuming card from Priests that is an enhancement that is placed in territory that then each upkeep forces a player to underdeck a card that is drawn. If the opponent has a good dominant, he can reveal it to discard all copies of SitC. This was coupled with a super fast offense and characters that can play 2k Horses that band together. Clift would create a side battle and then strip the opponent’s hand of cards using Words of Discouragment, then he would use confusions to strip them of good dominants, and he would finish it all off with three SitCs to create a hard hand lock. Clift would then win the game by by rescuing with an Claudia to Ethiopian Treasurer band. This deck won SE Regionals 2009 and Clift posted it on the boards. Gabe Isbell then talked with Clift about the deck and he proceeded to pilot it to a victory at 2009’s Nationals in T2-2P.
   
Clift’s own success as a T2 player came first in 2012. At this Nationals Clift built a Judges/Magician/Assyrian deck the night before that included several disruptive elements. He ran Words of Discouragement x4 and Samaritan Water Jars x3 to disrupt his opponents. He topped all of this off with a provisions win condition to take 2nd place to Josiah Beers. This deck did not survive in list form, but due to my own conversations with Clift and Tyler Stevens I was able to somewhat have an idea of what it looked like. What hindered Clift from winning was his multiple timeouts at that tournament.
   
Clift then placed third in 2013. At this Nationals he took third with Disciples and Pharisees. I don’t have a ton of data on this Nationals nor on the next, which was 2015. I believe he piloted basically the same deck to both third place finishes.
   
Clift’s latest Nationals success came at Nationals 2016. At this Nationals Clift was back to his old tricks. He piloted a deck based off of Words of Discouragementing a hand away. This deck was incredibly similar in structure to the old SitC deck. He then played the deck in all of his games except the one vs Justin Alstad, and proceeded to go 4-2. This deck was very Clift in it’s composition and he played it very well, to pick up his last of four Nationals T2-2P placings. Clift’s placings are actually consecutive when you realize Clift did not play at Nationals 2014.
   
Clift’s greatest strength is his deck building abilities. Clift builds incredibly innovative and Johnny T2 decks. Clift is also an amazing guy and one of my best friends. I personally think Clift is one of the best combo deck builders in Redemption history and I also believe that he has demonstrated his skill across a number of platforms. Clift is awesome and I think he is deserving a vote based on what he has done in the community and his consistency as a Johnny deck builder.
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2017, 04:19:58 PM »
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2017, 07:24:47 AM »
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For consistency, no votes should be cast until all bios are completed.  All votes currently cast should be undone and re-voted on after all the bios are done.

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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2017, 09:47:03 AM »
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If anyone would find a factual error with my bios, or if I left something off, please let me know. Will complete the other two shortly.
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2017, 10:07:37 AM »
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Maybe a poll would be a better option for voting? I don't know if you can allow choosing multiple options though...
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« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2017, 10:08:42 AM »
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If anyone would find a factual error with my bios, or if I left something off, please let me know. Will complete the other two shortly.

These bios have been excellent Jay.  :thumbup:
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« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2017, 10:19:41 AM »
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Maybe a poll would be a better option for voting? I don't know if you can allow choosing multiple options though...

It does appear that a poll can be added with the option for multiple votes.  I just need to look at the maximum votes everyone can have across both sections and create the polls appropriately.  The nice things about the +1 system, is that you can see who voted for who, and there is no chance of giving someone extra votes (unlike a poll).

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« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2017, 10:42:03 AM »
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If anyone would find a factual error with my bios, or if I left something off, please let me know. Will complete the other two shortly.
This statement under Josiah Beers' bio is not accurate....
   "considering that he picked up a THIRD top 8 appearance, a feat which only three players have ever accomplished. (John Early, Josiah, and Chris Egly.)"

...unless you left out the word "consecutively."

I am pretty confident that I can name others who have had 3 top 8 appearances.
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2017, 11:14:14 AM »
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Maybe a poll would be a better option for voting? I don't know if you can allow choosing multiple options though...

It does appear that a poll can be added with the option for multiple votes.  I just need to look at the maximum votes everyone can have across both sections and create the polls appropriately.  The nice things about the +1 system, is that you can see who voted for who, and there is no chance of giving someone extra votes (unlike a poll).

Actually, I think that's only true for Moderators (which I only found out the other day myself).
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« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2017, 11:17:47 AM »
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Maybe a poll would be a better option for voting? I don't know if you can allow choosing multiple options though...

It does appear that a poll can be added with the option for multiple votes.  I just need to look at the maximum votes everyone can have across both sections and create the polls appropriately.  The nice things about the +1 system, is that you can see who voted for who, and there is no chance of giving someone extra votes (unlike a poll).

Actually, I think that's only true for Moderators (which I only found out the other day myself).

Yeah... us regulars can only see the numbers :)
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2017, 12:10:22 PM »
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If anyone would find a factual error with my bios, or if I left something off, please let me know. Will complete the other two shortly.
This statement under Josiah Beers' bio is not accurate....
   "considering that he picked up a THIRD top 8 appearance, a feat which only three players have ever accomplished. (John Early, Josiah, and Chris Egly.)"

...unless you left out the word "consecutively."

I am pretty confident that I can name others who have had 3 top 8 appearances.
That is actually in reference to the top cut system. Will correct wording to make that clear
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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2017, 03:35:46 PM »
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Jordan also pulled a TEAMS 3rd place at Nationals in 2012. Some people may scoff at a mere third place, but he should get bonus props given the huge liability that was his partner.

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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2017, 04:28:54 PM »
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Jordan Alstad
T2-MP, T2-2P, 3x T2-2P placings, 1 T1-2P placing.
Jordan also pulled a TEAMS 3rd place at Nationals in 2012. Some people may scoff at a mere third place, but he should get bonus props given the huge liability that was his partner choice of deck.

FTFY  ;)
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« Reply #21 on: August 26, 2017, 05:02:33 PM »
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Finished with the Bios. Thank you for your patience.
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« Reply #22 on: August 26, 2017, 05:05:55 PM »
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I also placed second in type 1-2p at Ohio nationals (2008?) with a purple/silver/teal offense and Babylonian defense  ;D

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Re: H.o.F. Player Nominees Class 2014-2017 Voting!
« Reply #23 on: August 26, 2017, 05:07:56 PM »
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I also placed second in type 1-2p at Ohio nationals (2008?) with a purple/silver/teal offense and Babylonian defense  ;D
Thanks man! Will correct.
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