Here is an idea for recognizing excellence (and maybe some humor) in pinball for the year. Nominations can include (I am editing these as suggestions come in):

Best New Commercial Mod of the Year*
Best Pinball Party of the Year*
The Good Guy Award (Pinsider of the Year)*
Best Tricked Out Machine (might nominate that black TAF I have seen pics of lately)*
Best New Pinball Product
Best 'One-Off' Mod of the Year (someone help me with naming this one if it gains traction)
Game Room of the Year
Best Restoration of a Classic Pin
Best Comment of the Year (nominated comments can't be offensive or derogatory)
Best Thread
Best Pinside Repair Guide Posting
Rookie of the Year

*Indicates this is a category that is generating support and may make the final cut of 6-8 different Pinny awards as determined by the Pinny Award Committee (currently just me)

Any interest or other ideas for categories? Has this been done before?

Winners just get bragging rights, but maybe I could send out trophies like the Dundees on the Office....

OK - I am looking to track maybe 6 or 8 categories? I don't want it to get crazy or cumbersome. I dont want to commit to buying too many Pinny Statues.....

Main rule here is these all have to be positive. I will keep adding the suggestions at the top of the thread, so keep'em coming!

That is a great start EV. I will keep up with this, see if it gets any traction with some of the really fun and cool people on Pinside (we know who we are).

If it does, I will create a thread and poll for the categories, let it run for a week or two - and then announce the winners!!!!!

That one is funny, but trying to keep it positive.....

Plus, there are not enough contenders to make it interesting.

Good idea Akuma - Added Best Comment to the list above.

Comments accepted for Pinny nominations can't be derogatory, negative, etc.

If you are at all referring to my Dale Jr valuation comments, i will have to turn down the nomination, although I am honored....

Great ideas Buckles!! I am amending the Good Guy award to reflect that it is the Pinsider of the Year award.

and adding Best Thread, Best Story.

Keep them coming - I am starting to take this seriously!!

So - I have adjusted the categories at the top of the thread and placed an * next to those that seem to have some support. Need to whittle it down to 6 categories for this first year, I think.

Noobiest noob? That might be me most days....

Throwing it up on the list up top (as Rookie of the Year) - thanks jackontherocks!

Good suggestions Dugfreeze as far as when the mod started, i spoke with the committe and they (me) said there will be some leniency this first year as to when the mod started.

Thanks Blondetall - I will keep that in mind!

Why didnt i think of that??!! Added at the top - thanks!

I added the 'one-off' category at the top - good idea!

OK guys and gals - I have made an official inquiry into getting some awards made up.

It looks like we have 4 categories up top (marked with an *) that have some genuine interest. I am defining genuine interest by more than one person being for it - either through comments or thumbs up - and others chiming in with some nominations.

I would like to have 6 to make a go of it. Plan on letting this thread run a couple more days to firm it up and give everyone a chance to chime in. Thanks for everyone who has participated!

Still need a couple more categories to generate interest to see if we take this "to the next level" or to the upper playfield....

Ok guys and gal - I haven't forgotten about the Pinny's, just have to work on my day job a little for the next couple of days. I will work on the important stuff over the weekend!

I like this one! Something to honor those projects that upgrade or enhance a game that does not fall under the mod category. Like adding speech and multi ball to HH, there was a pin bot project I remember something about, i am sure there are others i cant think of right now.

New life to an old pin award? Help me out on this one.

I will have to give this another run this year. It never gained enough traction and I started it too late. Have to diary this for a 11/1 start!