Quoted from ArcadeRaid:

I was excited to go vote only to see bizarre choices in some of the categories. The community pre-voting was an interesting idea but, for example, a great podcast like the Slap Save podcast doesn't even make the list? How is that even possible? I didn't even hear about this strange pre-voting and I'm guessing others didn't as well.
When I saw what a mess the categories were and the lack of choices I just abandoned my ballot and walked away. I never bothered to submit it as the awards will be meaningless if the choices on the ballot aren't representative of the actual choices in real life.

Quoted from Ericpinballfan:

Several west coast shows were left out.
Is this Twipy thing an east coast club?

Quoted from drfrightner:

Thanks Zach! However I think you totally misunderstood what I was saying. If I was standing in front of you and we discussed this rather than talking over a forum you'd probably go oh I see what you're saying. In no way am I saying if people who donate their time are worthless unless they do something 110% correctly or the way I want it to be... no that isn't what I'm saying. But here is what I'm saying, it seems from listening to you, Kaneda, and others this awards means something. I think the award means something first and foremost to the people doing podcasts, please don't tell me you don't want to win it! LOL.
Anyway the point I was making was or is that someone said its all volunteer and I'm saying that doesn't have anything to do with it. Just because its volunteer doesn't mean you don't try and do something better. I'm not saying anything bad I think its great they did all this free, awesome, but that doesn't change wanting to make the show better right? That doesn't change wanting the awards to mean more to the people who win them right? You want this to really be the oscars of pinball so companies will work harder to win them. I personally think its AWESOME these people work for free I'm not saying thats bad because its great! I just want to use the award to make pinball companies work harder and want to win them. If these awards mean something, in other words if as its been described the oscars of pinball, then lets get the categories right every year to represent and promote pinball for today and into the future. If awards and more specifically this award means you've accomplished something, that's a good thing if it makes ANY pinball company work harder the following year, push the limits to promote pinball. Correct?
I'm not in anyway diminishing people's effort. A person, company, group whatever can and will go to extraordinary lengths to win an award. If that is the case everyone benefits because they did something that benefits all! Having categories that no one can honestly judge doesn't promote pinball! If you disagree explain!

There are probably 1000 plus places that have pinballs, hundreds who have leagues, and they're regional around the world. No way anyone can vote on that. That's like saying vote on the best Walmart location in America... how would I know do you honestly want me to visit ever Walmart to determine that? Someone just posted why isn't Gallop Ghost on the list. I visited that place pretty cool.

If you're saying you agreed, I didn't read that anywhere in your post. Your whole post started with something like I confuse you or something. So somehow I missed that point and I did read it. Again that is the problem with message boards.
Sorry in advance if that is what you're saying.

Quoted from woody76:

I just happened to luckily see it one Saturday morning while I was drinking coffee and then never saw it again. 1000 votes is really not that much for something like this. That is a very small percentage of folks who are in the hobby. I can say without a doubt you did not advertise the pre-vote well enough. It stayed buried in all the other topics. I will be completely honest, the twipys have had a slimy feeling to it since the beginning.

Quoted from Neal_W:

No Colorado Pinball Collective in the Best Twitch Stream Category?

Quoted from Whysnow:

Zach, you never said. WHat happened with Deadflip being wiped from some categories even through he was top for write in voting (sounds like Youtube content was an example of where that happened)

Quoted from Whysnow:

Zach, you never said. WHat happened with Deadflip being wiped from some categories even through he was top for write in voting (sounds like Youtube content was an example of where that happened)