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Title: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: AdmiralAndy on 16 December 2024, 01:11:36 PM
Hope ok to post this here.

Hi all,

So Wargames Illustrated are running a survey with entry at the end to nominate a Hobby Hero, given the news this year I'm nominating Paul Sawyer and hope the rest of you might join me in doing that too, as its entirly possiblt this inaugral award will be the only chance for him to win.

Perhaps folks might want to share it around to generate support if you think it fair to do so, there after all so many hobby heroes, but this year seems the right thing to do for a doff of the cap to an inspirational guy for the modern wargaming scene.


https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wi-awards-2024
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Dice Roller on 16 December 2024, 01:24:36 PM
Who's Paul Sawyer and what's he done?
Never heard of him.

Just tried to complete this survey but I had to enter an email address to be able to submit my responses.
Which I'm not going to do.
I know sometimes there's a prize draw for these kinds of things but if I don't want to be in a draw then I see no reason why they need an email address, beyond putting me on some annoying mailing list. I refuse to see myself as a marketing opportunity - I have more respect for myself than that.
So that's one they've missed out on one.
Nevermind.
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Harry Faversham on 16 December 2024, 01:46:34 PM
Who's Paul Sawyer and what's he done?
Never heard of him.


Bit of something here...


https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=146592.0
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: HerbertTarkel on 16 December 2024, 03:31:23 PM
Who's Paul Sawyer and what's he done?
Never heard of him.

Just tried to complete this survey but I had to enter an email address to be able to submit my responses.
Which I'm not going to do.
I know sometimes there's a prize draw for these kinds of things but if I don't want to be in a draw then I see no reason why they need an email address, beyond putting me on some annoying mailing list. I refuse to see myself as a marketing opportunity - I have more respect for myself than that.
So that's one they've missed out on one.
Nevermind.

Um… wow.
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: HerbertTarkel on 16 December 2024, 03:33:43 PM
Hope ok to post this here.

Hi all,

So Wargames Illustrated are running a survey with entry at the end to nominate a Hobby Hero, given the news this year I'm nominating Paul Sawyer and hope the rest of you might join me in doing that too, as its entirly possiblt this inaugral award will be the only chance for him to win.

Perhaps folks might want to share it around to generate support if you think it fair to do so, there after all so many hobby heroes, but this year seems the right thing to do for a doff of the cap to an inspirational guy for the modern wargaming scene.


https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wi-awards-2024


Agree 1000%, and voted as such.
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Storm Wolf on 16 December 2024, 04:14:16 PM
Done and Paul Sawyer voted for

I just used an email address I keep for such things  ;)
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: AdmiralAndy on 16 December 2024, 04:19:09 PM
Thanks for taking the time to look at this, and regrets if the email requirement put a hurdle on the final fence and was a bit too off putting but can understand your reasons, nobody wants spam.

Hopefully Harry's post with the link gave you an idea of why he is a respected member of the community for some of us, and taking the time to vote for him.

Regards.
Andy.


Who's Paul Sawyer and what's he done?
Never heard of him.

Just tried to complete this survey but I had to enter an email address to be able to submit my responses.
Which I'm not going to do.
I know sometimes there's a prize draw for these kinds of things but if I don't want to be in a draw then I see no reason why they need an email address, beyond putting me on some annoying mailing list. I refuse to see myself as a marketing opportunity - I have more respect for myself than that.
So that's one they've missed out on one.
Nevermind.
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: HerbertTarkel on 16 December 2024, 04:31:23 PM
Done and Paul Sawyer voted for

I just used an email address I keep for such things  ;)

For sure - I usually will give some politician’s email when I don’t want to get spam  lol
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Dice Roller on 16 December 2024, 04:49:20 PM
For sure - I usually will give some politician’s email when I don’t want to get spam  lol

Now THAT is a top idea!
Anyone got Nigel Farage's email..?
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: pixelgeek on 16 December 2024, 05:09:54 PM
I just used an email address I keep for such things  ;)

I wish they would put a notice in the form to say what they want the email address for.
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Storm Wolf on 16 December 2024, 05:18:22 PM
Now THAT is a top idea!
Anyone got Nigel Farage's email..?

Contact Nigel Farage
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nigel.farage.mp@parliament.uk

Excellent!!!! :D lol
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: HerbertTarkel on 16 December 2024, 06:02:10 PM
Now THAT is a top idea!
Anyone got Nigel Farage's email..?

I use my premier’s; she’s a horrible human being. Makes Farage look like a kitty-cat.
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: AdmiralAndy on 19 December 2024, 09:39:16 PM
Giving bump so pops up as we head to the weekend.

Hope folks don't mind.
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Cypher226 on 20 December 2024, 09:40:55 AM
Who's Paul Sawyer and what's he done?
Never heard of him.

Just tried to complete this survey but I had to enter an email address to be able to submit my responses.
Which I'm not going to do.
I know sometimes there's a prize draw for these kinds of things but if I don't want to be in a draw then I see no reason why they need an email address, beyond putting me on some annoying mailing list. I refuse to see myself as a marketing opportunity - I have more respect for myself than that.
So that's one they've missed out on one.
Nevermind.

You could use a temporary email address, like one of these
Temp Mail - Disposable Temporary Email Addresses (https://temp-mail.org/)
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Daeothar on 20 December 2024, 10:14:49 AM
Done; Fat Bloke's the man!

And I used my regular mail address, courtesy of my spam filter...
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: modelwarrior on 20 December 2024, 02:41:28 PM
Voted and left my usual e-mail address.

NotTheDroidsYouAreLookingFor@email.com :D
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: HerbertTarkel on 20 December 2024, 02:56:52 PM
Voted and left my usual e-mail address.

NotTheDroidsYouAreLookingFor@email.com :D

 lol
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Easy E on 20 December 2024, 04:11:52 PM
I did my part! 
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Grimmnar on 28 December 2024, 09:46:23 AM
For sure - I usually will give some politician’s email when I don’t want to get spam  lol
Dayum, never thought of that. Genius.

Grimm
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Grimmnar on 28 December 2024, 09:48:36 AM
Who's Paul Sawyer and what's he done?
Never heard of him.
Just curious how new are you in TTRPG world of games?

Grimm
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Dice Roller on 28 December 2024, 01:04:18 PM
Just curious how new are you in TTRPG world of games?

Grimm

Been playing RPGs for almost exactly 40 years!
A dyed in the wool Runequester.
But I can see from previous links that he is/was something to do with Games Workshop.
I stopped buying White Dwarf some time in the late 80s when it became an in-house magazine for Warhammer. And I've never liked Warhammer, so I guess I never encountered the name Paul Sawyer.
Not only that, but gaming is just a hobby and not something I assiduously follow or feel I have to keep up to date on all the gossip and news, so I have no real interest in the hobby celebrities. I just don't give a damn who owns what company or edits which magazine or any of that stuff.
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: anevilgiraffe on 30 December 2024, 09:23:40 AM
Just curious how new are you in TTRPG world of games?

Grimm

to be fair, I've been in and out since the 80's, the only names that stick are sculptors and artists, I'd never heard of him until the post about his illness a few weeks back.
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Ben Waterhouse on 03 January 2025, 11:31:41 AM
to be fair, I've been in and out since the 80's, the only names that stick are sculptors and artists, I'd never heard of him until the post about his illness a few weeks back.

I’d never heard of him until this thread. I’ve been wargaming continually since 1971…
Title: Re: Wargames Illustrated Award Survey lets make Paul Sawyer our Hobby Hero.
Post by: Jemima Fawr on 03 January 2025, 01:35:28 PM
Who?

[Edited to add] I'd never heard of him, but having googled the name, that's a bloody awful roll of the dice.  Poor bloke.