Day Five: Finale/Acknowledgments

[Oddas Aria]

With all the awards presented, and congratulations said, and maybe an award or two taken by you yourself, all that is left is for us to say another thank you.

This year there were over 500 nominations written, by over 70 nominators, over half of the Fleet.  You are out there nominating, recognizing each other's good work, and wanting the good work to be rewarded.  You all deserve a round of applause.

This year, the Awards Committee has done a tremendous job sorting through the nominations, and making sure all the nominees were qualified and were the best in the respective categories.  This took a lot of their time, and a lot of effort to make sure they got it right.  Please take a little time to say 'thank you' when you see them about, 

• Alora DeVeau
• Jo Marshall
• Lia Rouiancet
• Addison MacKenzie
• Gogigobo Fairhug

In particular, thank you Alora for helping turn all the various forum posts and other writings into cohesive documents for the wiki and places it will ultimately get posted on.  Also to Jo for answering the questions I had getting started when I took this on this year.

Of course, some of the Awards take a lot of input by the Executive Council, the First Officers, and the Commanding Officers - and, so thank you for your hard work both during the buildup to the ceremonies, and throughout the year.  The hard work of leadership falls on you - leading ships, tasks forces, and making the hard choices throughout the year.  Making sure the Fleet runs smoothly so we have the opportunity to write and play, and to have a place to interact.

Thank you for all you do, even before we thrust the responsibilities of the Award Ceremonies on you, which involves reviewing all those great nominations and making even tougher decisions.

Additionally, there are a number of donors who give financially to the running of the Fleet, 

• Kalianna Nicholotti
• Josh Herrick
• Jacob Horne
• Oddas Aria
• April Gordon
• Yogan Yalu
• Genkos Adea
• Kailar Tod
• Serala
• Nolen Hobart
• Toxin Arlill
• Savel
• Jo Marshall
• Valin Dermont
• Marty Tucker
• Jaseb Chevalier
• Marty Tucker
• Christopher Caldwell
• A number of anonymous donors who give without recognition.

Finally, thank you all for being a great Fleet and a great set of friends, you are all amazing and I appreciate you all.  I can't wait to see how the next year turns out.

-Oddas Aria, Nicholas

Edited July 4, 2024 by Oddas Aria

[+ Vitor S. Silveira]

Again congratulations and thank you all for making this a wonderful community. Almost like a family.

Even if we have our differences, even if we are closer to some rather than others, it is my belief we form more than just a group of friends writing together.

[Charles Matthews]

Massive congratulations to all winners across the board. Fully deserved by everyone. Thank you for those who put in the effort to arrange the awards this year, and thank you for everyone in the Fleet! Looking forward to more shenanigans and reading about more awards in the future. LLAP!

[+ Madison Marsh]

Congrats to all of the winners, donors, and a big thank you to all of the staff members that made this event happen! I'm looking forward to next year's event. 

Edited July 5, 2024 by Madison Marsh