It is time to vote for the 2020 PCF Custom Chip Set Hall of Fame. Of the sets that have been nominated for your consideration, three will be enshrined. When voting please MAKE ALL YOUR SELECTIONS AT ONE TIME! If you do not, you may not be able to go back and edit them.
Hall of Fame (HOF) Purpose
The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to recognize significant achievements in the creation of custom poker chip sets. This recognition comes from the votes of the PCF site membership, in collaboration with the work of a selection committee that solicits feedback from the membership and nominates sets for a formal vote. The committee is comprised of current PCF members, and the committee’s nominations do not necessarily equate to choosing the most popular sets. There is no quantitative way to assess the merits of a poker chip set; therefore, it is up to each committee member’s qualitative judgement on whether a set should be nominated for public voting. As poker chip sets are a very personal creation, in no way should a lack of nomination be viewed as any criticism on the quality of a member’s custom set. The entire HOF process is solely intended to celebrate and augment the enjoyment of our hobby.
The HOF Committee Membership
The committee is comprised of a chairperson, and a group of members. The chairperson’s role is to facilitate the HOF nomination process, and the committee’s role is to determine those sets that merit consideration for a full site vote. There was no formal membership selection process for the current committee members, it simply self-manifested. When a current committee member wishes to step down, they can select their replacement. If a replacement is not selected, the current committee members will debate and offer a seat to a replacement member in the first quarter of the year. It is the intent that the members rotate every couple of years, to harvest the best ideas from a diverse group of people. Current committee:
Custom sets made by current PCF members are eligible for consideration in the HOF. There is a one year “cooling-off” period from the date of set creation before a set is eligible for HOF consideration, intended to prevent short-term hype from influencing the process. Custom sets are eligible for the current year’s class when the initial reveal of the set was put forward on or after 01Jan of two years prior. For example, a set that was unveiled on 01Jan2021 would be eligible for voting in CY2023 (i.e., cooling-off in CY2022).
Custom sets are eligible for nomination for a period of four years. The 2020 nominee class includes sets revealed from 01Jan2015 through 31Dec2018. Once a set has exceeded the eligibility period, it is no longer up for consideration. However, the HOF committee may nominate one “expired” set per year for consideration (i.e., to correct a previous oversight). The general process is as follows:
Hall of Fame (HOF) Purpose
The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to recognize significant achievements in the creation of custom poker chip sets. This recognition comes from the votes of the PCF site membership, in collaboration with the work of a selection committee that solicits feedback from the membership and nominates sets for a formal vote. The committee is comprised of current PCF members, and the committee’s nominations do not necessarily equate to choosing the most popular sets. There is no quantitative way to assess the merits of a poker chip set; therefore, it is up to each committee member’s qualitative judgement on whether a set should be nominated for public voting. As poker chip sets are a very personal creation, in no way should a lack of nomination be viewed as any criticism on the quality of a member’s custom set. The entire HOF process is solely intended to celebrate and augment the enjoyment of our hobby.
The HOF Committee Membership
The committee is comprised of a chairperson, and a group of members. The chairperson’s role is to facilitate the HOF nomination process, and the committee’s role is to determine those sets that merit consideration for a full site vote. There was no formal membership selection process for the current committee members, it simply self-manifested. When a current committee member wishes to step down, they can select their replacement. If a replacement is not selected, the current committee members will debate and offer a seat to a replacement member in the first quarter of the year. It is the intent that the members rotate every couple of years, to harvest the best ideas from a diverse group of people. Current committee:
- 72o (Alan)
- inca911 (Forrest), current Chair
- Irish (Matt)
- PerthMike (Mike)
- slisk250 (Mike)
Custom sets made by current PCF members are eligible for consideration in the HOF. There is a one year “cooling-off” period from the date of set creation before a set is eligible for HOF consideration, intended to prevent short-term hype from influencing the process. Custom sets are eligible for the current year’s class when the initial reveal of the set was put forward on or after 01Jan of two years prior. For example, a set that was unveiled on 01Jan2021 would be eligible for voting in CY2023 (i.e., cooling-off in CY2022).
Custom sets are eligible for nomination for a period of four years. The 2020 nominee class includes sets revealed from 01Jan2015 through 31Dec2018. Once a set has exceeded the eligibility period, it is no longer up for consideration. However, the HOF committee may nominate one “expired” set per year for consideration (i.e., to correct a previous oversight). The general process is as follows:
- The HOF committee will solicit ideas from the site membership for HOF consideration in the first half of the year, including “expired” sets.
- Using the opinions of the membership and their own personal beliefs, each committee member provides an independently created list of sets to the chairperson.
- The sets are compiled by the chairperson, and the committee privately debates the merits of those sets. Eventually, sets that merit formal nomination are determined by an internal voting process. Members of the committee may recommend and vote for the nomination of their own sets; however, members of the committee are strongly discouraged from promoting their own sets (i.e., other committee members should do all the talking). The chairperson is responsible to discourage all forms of self-promotion.
- Once formal nominations are completed, notification is provided to the set owners. The creator of a set must formally agree to inclusion of their set in the HOF process, and a draft write-up of the set with pictures is requested to facilitate the voting process.
- After owner consent and information are obtained for all sets, the final list is subject to a public membership vote where the top sets will be inducted into the HOF. Voting is open for 2 weeks to established members with a minimum of ten posts. Yes, you can vote for them all but only the top 3 will be inducted--so choose wisely. The number of sets for induction will be determined by the committee, based on the quality of that year’s nominations. The quantity of PCF votes for each set is public; however, the ballots are secret.
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