"Huh ...I Won?"
Firstly, thank you so very much to everyone that voted for me and also for the many nice comments that were added. Secondly,I'd like to say that I was up against some of the most significant and popular users on this site. To be classified in the same league as users like Cinders, chel1395 and amazondebs is a pretty big honour. All participants in the FOTY were, of course, very deserving but these few users I've named are the cream of the crop!
So, it was very surprising to see as the December days went by that I was in the top bracket as the votes came in. Finally, a couple of days ago the poll ended in a tie between ClassicalNadia and myself. Now, that was truly amazing. ClassicalNadia is one of the most awesomest of contributors and very much liked by all users. She is also a lovely young girl who always makes complimentary comments and her kind nature and sweet character really comes though in her comments and her messages.
We needed a tie-breaker so away we went for further voting...
The results of the poll, with me being the winner, did sincerely shock me. Words cannot show properly the sincerity of my feelings but I was very, very much surprised that I would end up with the FOTY 2008 title.
I've been on Fanpop less than a year (it will actually be a year on the 29th January)and okay I do contribute quite a bit. Hey, but so do many, many others users. If I do spend hours and hours on here it is also due to the fact that I am on the dial-up system and therefore it takes me a lot longer than someone who is on broadband. But that does not take away from the many users that do also spend countless of hours on the site, submitting great quality content.
The astonishment in winning the FOTY is also partly due to my age. Yes, I do truly believe that the age factor is quite relevant. Not so much because I'm about a quarter of a century older than most of the users, but because my age DOES play a significant part in the kind of content I submit to the site.
I've just turned 45-year-old and as many of you will know I'm immersed in Bewitched - a 45-year-old television series about a witch. I'm a grown woman totally fixated on a fictious witch to the point that she uses her icon, her motto and makes comments as it she's Samantha herself. That is bizarre - if I do say so myself, lol.
When I'm not uploading every Bewitched picture on the net onto the Bewitched spot, I'm submitting other vintage content. Or as my 19-year-old daughter terms it: old crap!
Yet, the amazing thing is that the young users always seem to make nice comments on my stuff. I understand the users in my age bracket (there are a few of us dinosaurs,lol) liking the more vintage content but when a 14-year-old gives me a prop and calls me 'awesome' for some 50-year-old poster I've submitted then that is very gratifying and honouring to me.
Everyone here is so nice which is why I think this site is so highly regarded by it's users. I've always been made to feel very welcomed and at home by everyone here. Of course, I do have my favourite set of users (ah, you guys know who you are!!) but there is not one user that I can say I do not like or respect. Okay, I lie ... there is one user that I now have absolutely no regard for whatsoever. But I refuse to speak ill of the "dead" so I'll say no more on that.
Users also said in their comments that I'm a very nice person. I don't really know that I am "very" nice but I certainly do not go out of my way to be nasty to anyone. Having said that, if my activity was to be thoroughly checked I'm sure a few bitch-like comments can be found though,lol.
I also think it is only fair (or maybe it is stupid?!)to share with you guys that although I am a redhead, I do have extreme "blonde" episodes.
Some of you might be familiar with the fact that yours truly sent DarkSarcasm a congratulatory message on her "pregnancy" a few months ago. This shameful blunder came about after reading a little joke by Spotty_Vision21.
However, only a few weeks ago I really outdid myself in the "blonde" department.
I emailed johnminh, and when I email users I like to use their real names. I wasn't sure if John was his real name (I'm still not) so I went to his profile. For those of you who are not familiar with the name on johnminh's profile, it is Neko-Chan. Okey dokey, I thought, sounds Asian. So, I emailed the guy and actually queried if that was his REAL name. *hits self on the head for the 100th time!* I have to say that in johnminh's reply he did not address that query.
However, I'm not sure if he just thought I was joking or was too gracious to tell me what an idiot I was. I have since (of my own accord) became aware of what Neko-Chan is - just thought I'd add this bit for your information. Perhaps I should have realized that someone who says they live somewhere between Mars and Venus would not be named Neko-Chan. Okay, so I'm a dummy and now you guys know the kind of fan you've really voted for. Sorry!
I'd also like to add my congratulations to germany123 who won Popper Of The Year 2008 - a very deserving winner!
And last, but certainly not least, a big thank to the F4 for consuming nearly a year of my dreary life with their awesome fansite.
Happy New Year to all and let's make 2009 a fantastic Fanpopping year!
