2003 LUMMIES AWARDS: Voting Ends 12/31 23:59!

[guncollector]

Hey CPF Members!

It's time again for our Second Annual LUMINESCENCE AWARDS (aka "The Lummies")! Time again for CPF Members to express their heartfelt opinions on their favorite products, best retailers, best manufacturers, and--new this year--"CPF Member of the Year".

Below you will find a list of Awards Categories for which you may submit one vote per Category. Obviously, one vote per CPF Member (to register your vote you will be asked to submit your votes in a uniform fashion [see below], to inlcude your Member #, name, and email address).

So, without further ado, here are the 2003 Awards Categories:


1. Favorite EDC FLASHLIGHT
Please submit only one light, exclude manufacturer's variations [i.e. HA vs. Black]).

2. Favorite NON-RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT
Please submit only one light, exclude manufacturer's variations [i.e. HA vs. Black]). Can be same as your vote for Category 1.

3. Favorite RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT

4. Favorite LED FLASHLIGHT

5. Favorite FLASHLIGHT MANUFACTURER (NON-MOD)

6. Favorite FLASHLIGHT MODS-MANUFACTURER

7. Favorite FLASHLIGHT ACCESSORY
For example: holster, WrightRights, custom lanyards, LED-"add on" bezel (i.e. KL1), etc.

8. Favorite FLASHLIGHT RETAILER
Please list one and only one vendor, and include their URL-address or physical address.

9. Favorite BATTERY MANUFACTURER

10. Favorite FLASHLIGHT RETAILER WEBSITE
Please exclude Manufacturers who also sell direct to consumers (as manufacturers have their own category). Please submite vote for one and only one URL.

11. Favorite FLASHLIGHT MANUFACTURER WEBSITE
Please submit vote for one and only one URL.

12. Favorite FLASHLIGHT INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE
Please submit vote for one and only one URL.

13. CPF Member of the Year
Please submit your vote for that special CPF Member, who through his contributions to the CPF Community, is deserved of recognition this year!


Please submit your votes by email to [email protected] in the following format (if possible in "text only" format):

In the Subject Field of your email please put EXACTLY as follows:

Subject: Lummies 2003 <CPF member #> <username>

In the Body of your email, please submit as follows:

Name: <your real name>
CPF Username: <your username>
CPF Member #: <your CPF Member #>
1: <vote>
2: <vote>
.
.
.
12: <vote>
13: <vote>
(Note: if abstaining from voting in a Category, please continue to list the Category number, and simply state "No Vote". Thank you.

Thanks everyone for participating. Your CPF Username/Member # will appear in the reply post below as confirmation that your votes have been received and tallied. Votes will be accepted up to December 31, 2003.

Results are planned to be published on CPF in the early weeks of JANUARY 2004!

 

[guncollector]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

Votes Received (through 12/31/2003 20:00 PST):

#0013 dano
#0014 TheLEDMuseum
#0020 Skyline
#0067 Blades
#0118 Cyclops942
#0125 Gene
#0161 springnr
#0173 Chris M.
#0312 snakebite
#0335 Flashlightboy
#0342 murphquake
#0356 artar
#0484 Quickbeam
#0516 Gandalf
#0564 LED-FX
#0615 bucken
#0653 Tombeis
#0591 V8TOYTRUCK
#0736 Tree
#0768 John N
#0769 Brightnorm
#0838 Atomic6
#0889 darrell
#0913 B@rt
#0933 Wits' End
#0936 BuddTX
#0993 Stainless

#1008 Dave Wright
#1010 Sean
#1115 Bushman
#1180 bernhard
#1155 FNG
#1184 GJW
#1272 Owen
#1287 Deanster
#1398 K-T
#1416 Mindcime
#1467 BWCAW
#1481 ChrisM
#1494 this_is_nascar
#1555 Roy
#1625 rlhess
#1640 McGizmo
#1675 Wick
#1703 NewsFlash
#1732 FrenchyLed
#1744 Atrick-Pay
#1764 Unforgiven
#1869 jtivat
#1882 saaby
#1883 kitelights
#1889 Ninja
#1892 Tomas
#1906 Okie
#1955 x-ray

#2031 logicnerd
#2084 TOB9595
#2091 cannon50
#2106 darkgear.com
#2127 Larry1582
#2128 Wolfen
#2150 Whistler
#2163 rothrandir
#2189 Xrunner
#2253 Dieseldave
#2265 PlayboyJoeSchmoe
#2269 MicroE
#2337 Rebus
#2467 SUREFARC
#2521 hokiefritz
#2589 kev1-1
#2607 KLM
#2634 snuffy
#2643 KartRacer31
#2672 bluewater
#2768 shiftd
#2842 Bill.H
#2843 Kiessling
#2856 avusblue
#2874 Zelandeth
#2886 browntown
#2916 Mister T
#2927 rdwilson

#3041 tvodrd
#3089 Ross
#3143 Crazydude
#3150 S4MadMan
#3184 hotbeam
#3208 Kercheval
#3240 Mickmar
#3242 Beretta1526
#3266 Xminxm
#3315 MTFD17
#3316 ViciousCycle74
#3349 SilverFox
#3365 Kram
#3416 Flying Turtle
#3471 Citori
#3507 amtrak
#3542 LEDmodMan
#3552 AZMAN
#3571 shankus
#3608 ufokillerz
#3611 TheFire
#3688 IlluminatingBikr
#3707 Ginseng
#3727 JSWrightOC
#3833 PhotonBoy
#3907 Blue_Shift
#3914 keithhr

#4028 FlashlightOCD
#4080 Lara
#4083 Catapult
#4108 DiamondCut2_0
#4134 Penguin
#4144 mut
#4181 batterystation
#4225 TheProphet
#4231 Reptilezs
#4243 Pi_is_blue
#4276 jtice
#4325 rexe
#4327 MenaceSQL
#4350 BC0311
#4351 hyeTotum
#4360 Double A
#4437 Sharp
#4476 turbodog
#4489 jcciv
#4568 BlindedByTheLite
#4572 Tobie
#4600 Stanley
#4646 DaveT
#4655 DumboRAT
#4693 diddy808
#4723 rumar
#4751 js
#4763 nexro
#4790 Bosley
#4822 crusader85
#4857 darkwater
#4860 Geheim
#4921 Cmoore
#4929 charliek
#4946 WHODYATHINK
#4967 DanM

#5032 Geode
#5077 fivebyfive
#5092 smokinbasser
#5104 dreamlogic
#5109 CalgaryGuy
#5177 John Smith
#5188 jayflash
#5189 Sinjz
#5211 gadget lover
#5317 machulu
#5335 CNTSTPDRMN
#5411 NewFlash
#5466 GoldenLoki
#5459 baraqyal
#5467 KB9WZD
#5526 wasabe64
#5636 JohnJ80
#5650 Oxabcd
#5682 nisshin
#5712 Srue
#5714 jln
#5740 Mic
#5770 bryguy42
#5809 magstreamfire
#5849 Microfrost
#5853 Prolepsis
#5895 Filament

 

[Stainless]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

13. CPF Member of the Year
Please submit your vote for that special CPF Member, who through his contributions to the CPF Community, is deserved of recognition this year!

Just to clarify - the wording on this DOES NOT imply a gender bias does it? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[LEDmodMan]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

Do we included the < and > in each field? Just want it to be clear!

PS - Isn't the answer to #12 pretty clear...

 

[guncollector]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

LEDmodMan,

The "<" and ">" symbols are not necessary.

Also, while the site your allude to won by a good margin, believe it or not, in 2002 there were some pretty healthy competition in the race for #12.

HTH!

 

[LEDmodMan]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

Another thing, I would like to see a manufacturer honored that isn't a flashlight manufacturer, but makes the LEDs that so many here like. Which category would that be, or do we need another one?

 

[IlluminatingBikr]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

[ QUOTE ]
guncollector said:
...(to register your vote you will be asked to submit your votes in a uniform fashion [see below], to inlcude your Member #, name, and email address).

[/ QUOTE ]

Are we supposed to include our e-mail address somewhere in the e-mail?

 

[Kiessling]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes

a category for "favourite light emitting thingie manufacturer" would be nice, meaning LEDs or bulbs of any kind.
bernhard

 

[IlluminatingBikr]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

It is just me or does all of the retailer/manufacturer with or without website thing kind of get confusing and redundant? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

There is a manufacturer award (mod and not). But then there is also a manufacturer website award. Also there is a retail award, as well as a reatiler website award.

I'm not mad or angry or anything like that, but I'm getting awfully frustrated trying to figure this all out.

Can somebody please help me, or am I a lost cause? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Mark_Larson]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes

Hmm that confuses me too. Maybe its for B&M/non-B&M outfits?

 

[guncollector]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

I thought the distinction was clear, but since it appears there may still be some confusion, let me attempt to clarify.

There is a big difference between a Manufacturer and Retailer.

A Manufacturer is the actual maker--factory and all--who produces the flashlight from parts or raw materials, then resells it in bulk either directly, or indirectly through distributors to the Retailer. The Retailer is the one, who in turn, stocks the item in his/her store, then resells it to the end user.

Example: Maglite and Streamlight are examples of a Manufacturer. Brightguy.com and Sears are examples of a Retailer.

Sometimes, a Manufacturer will sell direct to the end user, and sometimes a Manufacturer will exclusively sell direct. In this case, yes, a Manufacturer doubles as a Retailer--but this is not the norm.

Generally speaking, a Retailer is an entity which will carry multiple brands and/or category of products to sell to you the end user.

HTH!

 

[stockwiz]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

Yeah, I'll probably end up no voting some of the catagories just out of newbieness. Another thing, is that they have a "favorite LED light" catagory without a "favorite incandescent" catagory. Either have both, or don't have either, imo. Racism against incandescents! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

My favorite retailer: www.ebay.com /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[LEDmodMan]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

What about the light emission manufacturer (LED or Bulb) category?

 

[BlindedByTheLite]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

Question:
#1. should all of our votes be based on 2003 releases, buying experiences/customer services and website rennovations.. or are we voting for any product we happen to dig even if it's a 3 year old product?

#2. do we have to vote on every category?

 

[Rothrandir]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

1: if you're voting for a catagory such as "favorite edc flashlight", then vote on the flashlight
if your'e voting for a catagory such as "favorite manufacturer", then you can base that on service, products, quality, etc.
age does not matter. you can vote on a 1960s rayovac lantern if you like /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

2: no.

furthermore, the cpf staff is not eligable for votes in catagory #13.
so sorry guys, you can't vote for me /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[BlindedByTheLite]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

*lol*
thanks roth

 

[Stanley]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

Ryan,
Accord to Guncollector's 1st post, if there is a blank vote, you would still need to list down the number of that category and just put in 'No Vote' instead...

Wow... time to put my thinking cap on... i agree with Stockwiz on the Incan lights, how come there's no category for it?

 

[BlindedByTheLite]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

oops. i already sent it in and left it blank.
*cough*
umm. some1 else was on my computer. umm.
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smoker5.gif

 

[jayflash]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

As a recent member of the CPF, I'm not familiar with last year's results concerning runners-up. Will 2003 info extend to 2nd, 3rd, & 4th place winners? It would be interesting to know how statistics compare beyond only first place. Is this info available for past years? It may be too time consuming; just a thought.

 

[jayflash]

Re: The 2003 LUMINESCENCE AWARDS: Cast your votes now!

I finally found the correct phrase for last years info (2002 Lummies). I'm assuming the other two choices listed below the winner are the 2nd & 3rd placers. Es correcto?