FNORD Awards/2022

Hi everyone, this is Ryker, your unusual chairman for the Fnord Awards. We're about to begin the 2022 Fnord awards, for any work or event that occurred in the year of 2022. We'll announce the winners on Fnord Month (January of 2023), which in the calendar of Norton would be the 1716th year of the anniversary of the death of Emperor Norton. And let's give my predecessor, Ric, a big hand for hosting this little tradition so well in yearns past (and for all the work he did that I'm shamelessly copy/pasting)

Jury

PM Ryker for expressing interest! In the interest of fairness, diverse viewpoints, and bettering our ability to cover each submission, new judge applicants may not have served in the 2021 Fnord.

• Ryker is non-voting (unless tie-breaking) chair.
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Usual categories

See here

Nominations

I will ask for nominations for any of the old categories or any new categories. Please include links (where appropriate) for any references, please also include motivations. Also, when you nominate, please sign four tildes in a row (~~~~). Nominate away!

List yer nominations here

Conflict Resolution

• Jack, for instigating the Verionist–Humanist peace

Best Revolutionary Concept

• AI for creating texts and pictures for us

Cultural Development

• Mondo, for translating random squiggles about Akhidia, after being surprisingly gifted the country, to a coherent narrative that fits the Mondosphere

Best New Nation

• Daau
• Vegno

Art

• Hugging Face AI – for churning out avatars.

Diplomacy

• Arky, for navigating between various world factions with his dignity intact

It ain't much, but it's honest work

I'm keeping this new category for pixel-wise small nations that have a decent quality output throughout the year.

• Vegno