Award Ceremony - TheBigRedOne

Mad_Dog · (This post was last modified: 12-03-2011, 10:42 AM by Mad_Dog.)

It's a huge pleasure and privilege to award our very own Alan with the Blitzkrieg Achievement Medal - Gold. This medal is a very big deal, one of highest we can give, but it's well deserved. What has he done? The multiple tournaments, playtesting Squad Battles, keeping Task Force Echo 4 alive and looking good, and still being a part of our Blitz SB community. It's a huge contribution, thank you Alan, we're very glad to have you on board. cheers

**Compass Rose** · 12-03-2011, 10:43 AM,

I'll second that!

Thanks Alan for helping make a difference! :bow:

Rabbit · 12-03-2011, 11:27 AM,

Congratulations Alan, you deserve considerable praise and thanks for the effort you put into this community. Aside from the large amount of work you have done, I'd also like to highlight how you have helped to establish the very respectful tone in which people communicate in this forum.

A heartfelt thank you and congratulations!

Bill

Dog Soldier · 12-03-2011, 11:58 AM,

Congratulations Alan. A well deserved recognition for all the depth you share with the blitz community about the Squad Battles games. And then there is the bonus of all the hours put in as a officer here. Well done!

Dog Soldier

**Mr Grumpy** · 12-03-2011, 07:00 PM,

Thank you Alan for all your hard work at this ladder, your efforts to better the SB community is much appreciated by everyone. :bow:

Laza · 12-04-2011, 12:08 AM,

Well done Alan

Very well deserved

Nikb · 12-04-2011, 10:20 AM,

An excellent award. Well deserved.

Thanks Alan for all the hard work that you have put in over the years. You have really enhanced our wee hobby.

I know that I have benefited from your help, use of the TF4 web site, play testing and Blitz moderating. Plus you are always good fun to play against.

Good stuff.

cheers

fastphil · 12-04-2011, 01:07 PM,

(12-03-2011, 10:37 AM)Mad_Dog Wrote: It's a huge pleasure and privilege to award our very own Alan with the Blitzkrieg Achievement Medal - Gold. This medal is a very big deal, one of highest we can give, but it's well deserved. What has he done? The multiple tournaments, playtesting Squad Battles, keeping Task Force Echo 4 alive and looking good, and still being a part of our Blitz SB community. It's a huge contribution, thank you Alan, we're very glad to have you on board.

Welldone

hero_33 · 12-05-2011, 06:24 AM,

TF4 Rocks! Thanks for all the effort.

Steve.

TheBigRedOne · 12-06-2011, 12:39 AM,

Gents,

I want to say thanks to a variety of people for this award. I'm not sure I'm all that deserving, but it's nice to be recognized by one's peers, even if it is within our small gaming community.

First thanks goes to John Tiller and his team for creating, expanding and maintaining this great game we all love. It's not the perfect platform, that doesn't exist in wargaming, but it's a great small unit infantry simulation that covers such a fantastic depth of subjects. Kudos to him, to Rich Hamilton for all of his tireless and largely unrealized work, as well as the great scenario designers past and present for putting out such a great product.

Specifically to Rich Hamilton, whom you can all blame for seeing me all over the community. We were playing against each other in a Korean War SB tourney round over on GameSquad when he inquired if I'd be interested in getting involved with playtesting. I had enjoyed the game at that point, but when he offered to give me a glimpse at the inside, I was totally hooked. About a year or so later RedMike asked me if I was interested in taking over TFE4, and shortly after that I volunteered to take on moderator/ladder duties here. Oh, and I was in the midst of starting a family. My wife (and me, to some extent) thought I was a bit crazy taking all of this on. It's been a challenge the past few years, but I'm glad that I've been able to give back to the SB community. I do apologize for being less visible the last two years or so as my personal life has been a touch more busy. Abram has done a great job of picking up for my slack. He, too, deserves huge props for his time and effort here, and my thanks for nominating me for this award.

For the management here at the Blitz, past and present for putting out so much time and energy to have this place for all of us to 'hang out' and indulge our little hobby. Enough cannot be said about the work that goes into maintaining this site, much of which is done without anyone ever realizing just how much time and energy it takes.

Lastly to you all. You can't have a great community without great guys. I never realized when I bought VN so many years ago that I'd end up playing and getting to know people from throughout the US, let alone getting to know great guys in New Zealand, Turkey, Australia, the UK, etc. Many relationships have moved beyond our pixel warriors and have involved discussions over our children, our lives and our careers. From a winemaker in Napa to a professor in Turkey, thanks to all of you for making the Blitz community a great one.

Alan