GOLD STAR

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

They aren't just for Robot Boy any more!*g*

This is the very FIRST EVER LJ IDOL GOLD STAR AWARDS!

What IS a Gold Star? Well folks watching Kid Nation could tell you that a Gold Star is given out to one of the kids for "community service above and beyond".

What is a Gold Star in terms of LJ Idol? Pretty much the same thing, only I hand them out (instead of the four "town leaders") and they aren't worth $20,000 unless of course you happen to get something worth that much and write the words "LJ Idol GOLD STAR" on it.)

The idea behind it was that I wanted a way to say thank you to the people who have really stepped up, and so, given how many contestants there are, I figured having a post with their names in it would be helpful!

Five of these are people that I have an established personal relationship. I almost excluded them from consideration altogether, but then decided that it was better to give them the award early on, since they deserve it, and concentrate on people that I don't know once the game actually gets going!

This is community service based, people giving back to the community itself, even if it's just a well timed comment that caught my attention, and kept it over the last couple of weeks. If you thought reading through every post was hard - imagine going through EVERY COMMENT AND EVERY POST! I could have made this list SO much longer, but actually cut out quite a few people, many of them you will be seeing next week on the GOLD STAR award list I'm sure!


Anyway, here is the list of the 15 people who made a difference in the last couple of weeks in the "pre-game" warm-up/Week 0:

1.ewok_626
2.xo_kizzy_xo
3.spydielives
4.twirlandswirl
5. gnomeangel
6. lacombe
7. libra_dragon
8. porcelain72
9. suesniffsglue
10.jennielynn1127
11.lordrexfear
12.40sw
13.lilerthkwake
14.bella_devil
15.fidgety

Thank you to all of you, and to those who did not make the list - I'm looking forward to seeing your name on it soon!

Comments

[twystedpixie.livejournal.com]

I don't know any of the others (yet!), but as for fidgety, she's good people. Some of the best people, even.

[lilerthkwake.livejournal.com]

No, the voices in her head are good people. *grin*

[libra-dragon.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you much! I feel really honored:)
A few of these folks have added me to their friends list and are pretty great people. I can't wait to learn more about them and get them and everyone else playing better.

[gonadsandstrife.livejournal.com]

I hereby vow to never be on this list.

[twystedpixie.livejournal.com]

Go, Team Badgerpants!

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

The sad thing is that I could have made the list twice as long, and I already have seen a dozen people who weren't even on that longer list that I'm wishing I had put on there. Oh well, that's why they are weekly (and no one can get them back to back...)

[kittenboo.livejournal.com]

I'll do anything for this place... well anything except haul water. Maybe if I make more potatoes people will apprechiate all the work I've been doing.




*hoping you saw last weeks episode and know that I'm just being silly*

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Way to go guys and girls! =)

Hey! I see a few names from my flist up there! *waves*

[twystedpixie.livejournal.com]

Hello, lady!

[40sw.livejournal.com]

wow, thanks!

I dunno really what I did but I like gold stars. :)

[lilerthkwake.livejournal.com]

Awwww! I feel loved! Thank you! Really, though, I'm just enjoying being in a community that's like a virtual party EVERY SINGLE DAY.

[libra-dragon.livejournal.com]

I'm just enjoying being in a community that's like a virtual party EVERY SINGLE DAY

I agree with you on this one. It's been fun to be part of the community and all the chatter going on in the green room, meeting new people, reading about new people, etc.

[gnomeangel.livejournal.com]

*congratulations*

i asked migratory to do up some therealljidol inspired icons. you can find them here: http://migratory.livejournal.com/18629.html#cutid1

remember to credit, and if you like them leave some feedback. it was really awesome of her to do this... enjoy!

[shay-writes.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link. I loved them. :)

[gnomeangel.livejournal.com]

dang! i missed my own name on the list... *forehead slap*

THANK YOU!!!

i really have peaked to early this season...

*blushes*

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

Thank you... and you are welcome.

*sneaks off*

[gnomeangel.livejournal.com]

week one is about to start!!!

would you like some cookies to go with that???

then check this out: http://gnomeangel.livejournal.com/376838.html

[suesniffsglue.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you! I was very nervous about this because I don't know all that many people here..(although I've now gotten to know a good few more!) so this made me feel a lot better!

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

By the way... if you have not stopped by my journal to take the "contestants demographics poll" (http://spydielives.livejournal.com/1590933.html) please do so.

Thanks!!

[gnomeangel.livejournal.com]

*thanks* for running this.

it's going to be interesting to see what data is returned...

you rock!

[porcelain72.livejournal.com]

Well...I gotta say I don't know what I did to earn this, but thanks very much!

[jennieknits.livejournal.com]

Wow! I can't tell you the warm fuzzies I got today when I checked this. I've been having some rough times lately, and that just totally made my day. :)

[welfy.livejournal.com]

I recognize a couple of my favorites on here so far. Nice.

[lordrexfear.livejournal.com]

What? Wadda...

Why I outta!

But no back to back prizes?

So should I just not be cool next week?

I'll be all "well, I got my Gold star, fuck ya'll"

Naw... I'll just keep being me. Now... make out sessions are still open. Who's in!?

[bella-devil.livejournal.com]

wow... I was having a really shitty morning before I saw this and it made it better. Thank you guys. :)

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

Wow! I'm so flattered!

*points out that it's kizzy, not kissy*

*pastes gold star on forehead*

[adpaz.livejournal.com]

Way to go, Kiz! (Or Kiss. You get a few of those too! :))

Congrats to everyone that earned gold stars this week!

[fidget]

Oh! I'm on the list! What the h-e-double-bendy-straws did I do? Are you sure this isn't the "thrown to the rabid raccoons" list?

If it's not, then thank you!

[jenny_evergreen]

Hey, I was giving out gold stars first! Humph. I suppose I can share. :P

Congrats to those called out for being awesome!!

[ladyozma.livejournal.com]

Way to go! I was so happy to see some names I'd have picked when I first read "gold star"!! :)

There are some awesome people in this group! It is good they are being recognized for it.

[emaline412.livejournal.com]

lacombe deserves this gold star SO MUCH, and more.
What a great LJ friend!

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

I am willing to make "gold star" LJ Idol icons for anyone who wants one.

Just tell me what you would like. (see mine?)

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks Gary! :^)

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

Do you want an icon?