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The FLOPPYs are a joke awards event started in 2006 in response to the dreadfulness of the [[YUMAs]] that year. They were created by [[Matthew Tole]] and [[Sarah Leese]], the new and outgoing [[Station Directors]] at the time. They were named the FLOPPYs because that was the best object they could come up for prizes - floppy disks. After some discussion, it became an acronym: '''F'''or the '''L'''ove '''O'''f the '''P'''eople and '''P'''rogrammes of '''Y'''STV. | The FLOPPYs are a joke awards event started in 2006 in response to the dreadfulness of the [[YUMAs]] that year. They were created by [[Matthew Tole]] and [[Sarah Leese]], the new and outgoing [[Station Directors]] at the time. They were named the FLOPPYs because that was the best object they could come up for prizes - floppy disks. After some discussion, it became an acronym: '''F'''or the '''L'''ove '''O'''f the '''P'''eople and '''P'''rogrammes of '''Y'''STV. | ||
The awards continued after 2006 with many regular categories, including ''Nicest Member''. New awards were also introduced including ''The Bew Award (for Doing a Bew)'', named after [[Emma Bew]] and the ''[[Alex Muller]] Award for Presentness''. In recent years, the floppy disks have been augmented with (uncategorised) '''D'''eeply '''V'''alued '''D'''eparted discs for the graduating members. Traditionally the awards are organised by the new and outgoing [[Station Director]]s and the Social | The awards continued after 2006 with many regular categories, including ''Nicest Member''. New awards were also introduced including ''The Bew Award (for Doing a Bew)'', named after [[Emma Bew]] and the ''[[Alex Muller]] Award for Presentness''. In recent years, the floppy disks have been augmented with (uncategorised) '''D'''eeply '''V'''alued '''D'''eparted discs for the graduating members. Traditionally the awards are organised by the new and outgoing [[Station Director]]s and the [[Social Secretary]], and held upstairs at [http://www.evileyelounge.com/ Evil Eye]. | ||
== Awards by Year == | == Awards by Year == | ||
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* The Unicorn Award: [[Alex Muller]]<ref name="mullertwitpic">[http://twitpic.com/20ybdc Alex Muller on Twitpic]</ref> | * The Unicorn Award: [[Alex Muller]]<ref name="mullertwitpic">[http://twitpic.com/20ybdc Alex Muller on Twitpic]</ref> | ||
* The 'Hi, My Name Is... and I'm a Twitter Addict' Award: Alex Muller<ref name="mullertwitpic" /> | * The 'Hi, My Name Is... and I'm a Twitter Addict' Award: Alex Muller<ref name="mullertwitpic" /> | ||
* The “I’ll Start My Degree Tomorrow” Award: [[Simon Harris]] | |||
=== 2011 === | === 2011 === | ||
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The 2016 awards - in a departure from tradition - were held in the Wetherspoons Postern Gate. | The 2016 awards - in a departure from tradition - were held in the Wetherspoons Postern Gate. | ||
* Best Hair: | * Best Hair: Sam Willcocks | ||
* The Peter Ecksdale Award for being Peter Ecksdale (sic): Peter Eskdale | |||
===2017=== | ===2017=== | ||
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===2019=== | ===2019=== | ||
Once again back in Evil Eye. This year, the FLOPPYs were decided by a massive team: Outgoing Station Director [[Edwin Barnes]], incoming Station Directors [[Stephanie Shires]] and [[Thomas Schubert]], Social Secretary [[Zoe Dickinson]], and [[Olivia Gibbs]] and [[Caroline Preynat-Viero]], who just happened to sit next to them. These FLOPPYs were spray painted Gold. | Once again back in Evil Eye. This year, the FLOPPYs were decided by a massive team: Outgoing Station Director [[Edwin Barnes]], incoming Station Directors [[Stephanie Shires]] and [[Thomas Schubert]], Social Secretary [[Zoe Dickinson]], and [[Olivia Gibbs]] and [[Caroline Preynat-Viero]], who just happened to sit next to them. These FLOPPYs were spray painted Gold (along with various other random objects lying around the [[Studio]]). | ||
*The David Attenborough Award for Excellence in Narration [[Sam Hance]] | *The David Attenborough Award for Excellence in Narration [[Sam Hance]] | ||
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*Time Management Award (for always submitting a minute before the deadline): [[Thomas Schubert]] | *Time Management Award (for always submitting a minute before the deadline): [[Thomas Schubert]] | ||
*Member with the Biggest Balls: [[Olivia Gibbs]] | *Member with the Biggest Balls: [[Olivia Gibbs]] | ||
*The [[Anser]] to our Prayers Award: [[Tom Lee]] | *The [[Anser]] to our Prayers Award: [[Tom Lee]] (actually a hard drive instead of a floppy disk) | ||
*Longest Standing Member: [[Kenric Yuen]] | *Longest Standing Member: [[Kenric Yuen]] | ||
*Most Quoted Member: [[Tom McGonagle]] | *Most Quoted Member: [[Tom McGonagle]] | ||
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*Best Stationary: [[Celine Yu]] | *Best Stationary: [[Celine Yu]] | ||
*Best Sunglasses: [[Dan Derbyshire]] | *Best Sunglasses: [[Dan Derbyshire]] | ||
*The Last of his Kind Award: [[Erhard | *The Last of his Kind Award: [[Erhard Zurawka]] | ||
*YSTV Mum: [[Hayley Clark]] | *YSTV Mum: [[Hayley Louise Clark]] | ||
*The "I'll do my degree later" Award: [[Joseph Wharfe]] | *The "I'll do my degree later" Award: [[Joseph Wharfe]] | ||
*The "Oh no, we're doing that for real?" Award: [[Andrew Battersby]] | *The "Oh no, we're doing that for real?" Award: [[Andrew Battersby]] | ||
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*YSTV's Resident Yankee: [[Lauren Voth]] | *YSTV's Resident Yankee: [[Lauren Voth]] | ||
*The Best Newest Newcomer Award: [[Luke Simmington]] | *The Best Newest Newcomer Award: [[Luke Simmington]] | ||
*The Taylor Swift Award for Perseverance in Dating: [[Manuel | *The Taylor Swift Award for Perseverance in Dating: [[Manuel Ausin]] | ||
*Best Laugh: [[Matthew Zeffertt]] | *Best Laugh: [[Matthew Zeffertt]] | ||
*Double Agent: [[Natalie Harris]] | |||
*The Countryfile Award for Best Sheep Herding: [[Piotrek Przyborowski]] | *The Countryfile Award for Best Sheep Herding: [[Piotrek Przyborowski]] | ||
*The "Wait, You're Not TFTV" Award: [[Prakriti Jha]] | *The "Wait, You're Not TFTV" Award: [[Prakriti Jha]] | ||
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*Best Couple: [[Tape Team]] | *Best Couple: [[Tape Team]] | ||
*YSTV's Favorite German: [[Annika Kohlstock]] (German Tom's friend that visited him at the time. I'm sensing a pattern here) | *YSTV's Favorite German: [[Annika Kohlstock]] (German Tom's friend that visited him at the time. I'm sensing a pattern here) | ||
{{Awards}} | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
