Ayvuir's Top 25 most vital and inspirational users to Board 8

Preface
Board 8 is an internet community shaped by the that have posted here over the years. People come here for gaming advice, life advice, making and joining in contests during the off season, expressing general opinions, socialising and the general occasional excitement of the contest season.

There are some users though who influence this board more than others, i think you'll agree. These users shape this board to what it is today, and will be for the future, and this is list is simply to recognise that fact.

This list is compiled of users from over the years, most still post here, a few only regularly, some not at all, but they have all influenced the board in some way. Some people are added in simply that the board wouldn't be the same without them, some for a great contribution they have made.

Now i know what your probably thinking...why is HE doing this? Its surely going to be completely inaccurate, he knows nothing! Wrong. I know a fair bit, been here since 04, and picked up a fair bit of knowledge of what happened before i came here. plus this is obviously just my opinion. Note though it was quite hard to pick positions, so if your gonna be like "OMG he so shouldn't be 23! And how is that guy number 8, he's done nothing!!"...well... whatever. My topic. My opinion.

Honorable Mentions
First of all, some users who didn't make the top 25, but deserve a definite mention.

transience
Been here a fair few years now, and a very down to earth guy. Very musically opinionated and generally intelligent, you wouldn't want to pick a debate with him. People would definately notice if he left.

FastFalcon05
Hosts the Spread Betting topic in Contest Season, which although didn't do as usually well this year as it did in previous years, its still an integral part of the Contest Season

Dorami
"This contest has lost all credibility." Oh Dorami...where would we be without you...

Strife2
Created the "Name a Flaw" topics which have now been over taken by FalconPain. Been on the boards every day for nearly 3 years now. A vital part of the board.

SlightlyEroticPigeon
Debating whether to put him in or not, and maybe should've been. Made that infamous pokemon topic, The B8, and just generally adds a bit of comedy to the board, more than others.

DpObliVion
Battle Royale topics always provide entertainment, if only for as long as he keeps the story going...

solarshadow
Created sites for the stats topic, perhaps should have been on the list, but haven't really seen him around for a long long time.

FFDragon
A vet who's been around for quite a while. Always friendly and outgoing and known throughout the board.

Heroic Mario
Another vet who's been around a while and still posts regularly. Always nice to see the vets from years previous still around and involved in board activity.

ZenOfThunder
Keeps a very good archive topic. Essential to rallying Freeman that broke GFNW. Generally an all round awesome user who seems to be quite unappreciated.

25. Ed Bellis
Bellis is one of the modern "big hits" of the board. He's been in the highlight of popularity for probably over a year now and is still going strong as being one of the most liked users on the board at the current time, this is mainly because pretty much everyone here knows who he is and because he's generally so damn nice all the time, no-one really has a bad word to say about him.

This though is a good thing for the board. Its good to have a user who earns his popularity and his name not through being a total douche like some people. In some ways, without using the word too carelessly, he is a sort of icon for newer users of how Board 8 should generally be approached.

Bellis also contributes a lot to the board to keep his status, always with some sort of topic that involves the board, whether it be a poll or contest of sorts. I can only hope he sticks around for the next few years.

24. Holy Excalibur
A much underappreciated user in the sense that he doesn't get an incredible amount of recognition for the 100 Top Games, Characters, and Games Series he does year after year. This involves users voting for their favourites of these categories, and then HE doing all the collaborating and then presenting the results. Otherwise though Holy Excalibur doesn't post as regularly as others but still does a fair bit, but these 3 topics are his major contribution to the board.

And to be honest, waht a great contribution it is. The 3 lists stretch out over a few months and is a big part of the Board 8 off season, gets the whole of the board involved and is a real big hit.

The sites he has created for us to view the results as well must have taken quite a lot of work, which also goes slightly underappreciated.

In my opinion the off season wouldnt be the off season without certain things on this board, and Holy Excalibur's Top 100 lists that involve the Board as it does is one of them.

23. Kosmo Trainer
Kosmo gets this spot purely for the awesomeness of Kosmo Radio. Therefore special mentions have to go to the co-hosts Angsty Lou and EEric.

Kosmo Radio was an inspirational creation founded by Kosmo Trainer, and is a great part of Board life, on and off season. Although much more active in the past than present it proved to be a great creation for Board 8.

Classic interviews such as MYC and the jp were had on the radio show and allowed Board8ers to find out more about one another through these interviews. Prank phone calls are also done on the show which adds another element of humour to the program.

Kosmo Radio was a vital and inspirational creation and really got the board involved. Therefore its creator rightly deserves a spot on this list.

22. the jp
K, gonna get this one out the way before ultimate flaming occurs.

jp really wasn't inspirational as such, though he did inspire users to come up with their greatest fat jokes... jp is on this list though for the drama that he bought to the board, and to be honest this board relies a lot on drama.

With the jp, he was always a target of cruel jokes, especially after he posted his picture. Though the joking was a kind of board activity as such, and everytime he posted, drama always seemed to ensue, which kept us entertained for quite a while. This in my vue made the jp an integral part of board life, perhaps not in a good way, but in a way none the less.

21. Shadow Ryoko
Girls are far and few between on this board. Hell most of the time its just one giant dick fest. So its nice to have a few girls around, and Ryoko is most definately one of the nicest of the bunch.

She's been around for a fair few years now, and is always about, offering her opinion and views when needed. Most of all though she brings a bit of drama to the board, which is always vital around here.

Recently-ish she got kicked out of her house IIRC, this topic brought the board together to offer there support for our hobo friend, and i always like to see that, because despite all the quabbles about games or contest matches etc, when a generally nice person that no-one really has anything against is in a spot of trouble, we can all group together and help...well as much as one can help on an internet message board. Anyway something always seems to be happening with Ryoko in real life, mainly bad things unfortunately, but it always brings discussion and drama to the board when we get to hear about it.

Ryoko is a user that would definately be missed if she left, unlike the previous entry, i only hope that she continues to stick around a while longer, and continues to grace us with her presence.

20. the icon ownz all
When icon came to the board in 2004 he was everywhere, always talking in the third person, a trait which he still uses to this day. Though being everywhere he got to know the board quickly and won one of Sabin's User Season Battles.

Icon is most known for his love for music, specifically alternative or indie music. He has done many topics involving rating or talking about music, and is one of the most active users who does this. Whether or not his opinion is slightly bias or not, he is vital to the music scene here on Board 8, and with him gone its potentially a big chunk out of that part of the board.

Icon may not post as regularly as he did a few years back, but when he does it is more often than not in a music related topic. When he did post a lot though he made a massive impact on the board and rose to popularity in one of those good ways, kinda like Bellis, its just a shame he doesn't have as much time to be like that anymore.

19. Shake
Shake is another user who has been around for years and made lasting impacts on the board during his stay.

He has made many contributions to the board, including that ever so popular Boardamon thing that swept the board for a week or so earlier this year. Otherwise one of the words that best sums up Shake, is entertainment, and because of this sole fact he makes the top 20.

Now i wasn't here for these so called "Shakespeare" things i found when looking at his wikia profile, but i know it provided enterntainment. Another mass entertainment project of Shake was one i know slightly more about, and that is the harrassment of PotD'er Ail, which was very entertaining to say the least. Then there was that infamous night, dubbed EarthSHAKE, which was a night of mass invasion and banned accounts...how exciting that night was!

Shake is one of the biggest entertainers on the board, in so many ways, whether it be good or bad. Entertainment is obviously vital in any community, and this is why Shake is here.

18. Team Rocket Elite
Team Rocket Elite, or TRE is a long time comer to the board, and although not around so much anymore in the off season, is always around in the on season doing his First Vote Championship year in year out.

Whats inspirational about TRE is that he was a Board 8 reg, who got made into a mod. Which i think is pretty impressive if its what you want to do. This shows any Board 8ers that if they want to become a mod, they can, with effort and work and such >_>

TRE is also a very intelligent users and never really made annoying posts and topics like some users. Keeps an archive of all the stats topics with NGamer, which must be MASSIVE these days as the topic is somewhere in the 500s.

Overall TRE is an inspiration to any Board 8ers wanting to actually make it as a mod on this site. His First Vote topic is also one of those topics i class "necessary" to the contest season.

He's also quite a nice guy >_>

17. Forsaken
Now i suppose this is one of those users that haven't really been active in a year or so, but still deserves a spot on this list.

Forsaken, aside from begin a really good guy and general all round awesome user, is i would say one of the founding fathers of user contests...if there is such a thing. Which there now is. Because i said so.

Forsaken's user contests were BIG! Whenever he did one, the board rushed to sign up for them. Other user contests were put in to the shadows when one of Forsakens contests came along, and rightly so, they were freaking awesome! I think he got to 7 in the end?? Could be corrected on that. Anyway Forsaken was vital for the future creation and continuity of other user contests, and i don't feel this board would be the same without user contests.

Come on Forsaken, come back! Its time for one more!!!

16. SineNomine
Right i just wrote a load out for Sine and then my computer ballsed up and i lost it all and i cant remember what i wrote and cant be bothered to reflect on it all again, so this is going to be a short one.

Sine became a moderator of GameFAQs in 2005, and is a regular poster to Board 8. He may be a mod, but he is OUR mod, and holds a hell of a lot of power over this board, so you got to stay on the right side of him really.

He is what a mod should be though, friendly and helpful, part of the society in which he moderates. Everyone on here pretty much knows Sine, and knows that he's a very sound, down to earth kinda guy. This is what mods should be like, and he is vital to this board in the way he goes about his moderators job. We could have a lot worse.

15. MakeYourChance
I hated MYC when he came to his board a few years back. He was everywhere, being what i felt was extremely arrogant and annoying, yet he shot up the popularity ladder with ease.

Then after a while he left, and then came back, with a massive drama in that he was changing sex, or had done...i can't remember. This was...just wow. And the fact it actually wasn't a joke topic like some others circulating at that point about the same topic brought a mass amount of drama to the board.

MYC is drama, and is why she is vital to the board. Or i should say was vital, as she has now left the board for a fresh start, and although i had a hatred for her at the beginning, i actually now understand her a lot more, and wish her all the best for the future. As far as ridiculous drama stories go, Board 8 won't be the same without her.

14. xXSabin FigaroXx
Sabin was the creator of the well renowned USB (User Season Battle) For this reason, he obtains a pretty high spot on the list.

The USB was the biggest user contest the board had ever seen, and was run extremely well by Sabin and some helpers. The USB may have only had two seasons, and although a third one looked on the card, they were two amazing seasons of user battles. Doesn't look like there will be any more USBs, especially after the creation of the UUL.

Outside his vital role in creating the USB, Sabin created various other contests, and was generally known around the board as a good guy without many enemies here. Its finally good to see him back on the board after quite a long spell out.

13. yazzy14
Yes Forsaken is the contest Guru, yes Sabin did the USB, but in the modern board society, yazzy is the king of the user contest.

Although not the initial creator or the UUL (Had to fit that in somewhere >_>), he might as well have been. Yazzy has taken the UUL from strength to strength, has currently done 4 seasons, and is now in the midst of a World Cup, which i'm sure you all know.

The UUL has been a vital part of the board in the past year and a bit, and i know most people have enjoyed it. As its chief, yazzy is also extremely vital to the modern day board, though it is arguable whether or not it could be run without him, but it sure would not be the same. I have to also add significant mentions to the rest of the UUL team, including ShatteredElysium, th3l3fty, BBallman etc,

Outside from the UUL yazzy doesn't post a mass load, but he does make himself known in other topics, which is good to see that he isn't just 100% all about the UUL.

12. A Hogasm in Pog Form
Bet this one has shocked a few of you, and even now i'm digressing why i've put Hogasm so high and ahead of SO many people.

Then i think to myself, Hogasm is just one of those people who is a necessity to contest season. Remember this season? When he was like 2 or 3 days late, the whole board was in an uproar! Screaming out for Hogasm to post the same topic he does every single day on who loses the match in the form of "lol *insert name here* more like *insert name here* OWNED" or something along that variation.

Hogasm is vital to contest season, and to be honest he is more of a NEED than a WANT. We need him to post those topics during contest season, otherwise it just doesn't feel like contest season.

Never leave Hogasm...never leave.

11. Zachnorn
Zach has done a hell of a lot for this board, which most of it goes way too unappreciated IMO. His most notable thing i feel is his massive involvement with the Board 8 wiki. Involved in its creation, and then moving it over to its new location on wikia. The Board 8 Wiki is an integral part to the board, and is a great little website to view nearly all the history of the board in little segments. Have to say a recognition also to Repus_Yortsed and SA2Tails for their involvement too.

Not just that though Zach is involved in other aspects of board life. Stickam, which i unfrotunately don't know too much about, he does. Also he is famous for eating that nintendogs game which brought about great humour, and also his infamous Overrated topics and rants.

The board wouldn't be the same if Zachnorn had never come to the board. I know you can say that about a lot of users, but Zach definately more than others. From the Wiki to his overrated topics that create debate and general entertainment for us all, Zach is integral to the board.