Official 2023 Custom Chip Set HOF Voting Thread (2 Viewers)

[JMC9389]

This is gunna be a close one

 

[LeGold]

Llizzy was Lloyd's apprentice. Now she don't take shit from nobody. Llizzy loves Le Gold chips and chooses them. Be like Llizzy.

 

[Sprouty]

Just over a day left. If you haven't voted yet, better get them in!

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

 

[Saoliver]

I’m pretty sure that the Committee needs to push through 3 sets this year.

 

[LeGold]

I’m pretty sure that the Committee needs to push through 3 sets this year.

 

[Sprouty]

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

@Hornet Call heads or tails. This is completely unrelated to anything happening in this thread...

 

[kirchhausen]

the community has spoken, an determined that @LeGold has a very nice set.

Congrats to new HOF members @liftapint and @Hornet, as well as all of the other nominees. The voting was a nice turnout, and I think the closeness of the voting goes to show what a great job the committee did in selecting this years nominees.

 

[kirchhausen]

@Hornet Call heads or tails. This is completely unrelated to anything happening in this thread...

Flip for HOF would be fitting, tbh

 

[Fran]

Congrats !
So that means 3 sets in the 2023 HOF right ?

 

[Josh Kifer]

Congrats !
So that means 3 set in the 2023 HOF right ?

It means a fight to the death between hornet and Mel. Thunderdome style.

 

[BigJackJones]

I don't know what it means, but if it doesn't involve these, I'm not watchin'.

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

As a member of the committee, I'd like to point out that we (me) are not above taking bribes

 

[Hornet]

As a member of the committee, I'd like to point out that we (me) are not above taking bribes

I can offer you @MatB in bum bum at my next meetup. Best I can do.

 

[MatB]

I can offer you @MatB in bum bum at my next meetup. Best I can do.

I have questions

(And concerns)

 

[CraigT78]

This shits so rigged it's not funny.

 

[Irish]

Congratulations to all those who were nominated this year, thank you so much for sharing your custom creations with PCF. Also a big thank you to the HOF committee members - @Chippy McChiperson @JeepologyOffroad @Sprouty @MarquetteMonkey - for your time and thoughts in whittling down a very stacked field of contenders, it's no small task.

Given the tie for second place in the final voting, the committee has unanimously agreed to add a third set this year.

I’m pleased to announce the PCF Custom Chip Set Hall of Fame class of 2023:

• The Bone Yard @liftapint
• Le Gold Luxury Hotel & Resort @LeGold
• The Poker Lab @Hornet

These sets will be added to the HOF Resource in the coming weeks.

I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce next year's HOF committee:
@MarquetteMonkey (chair)
@Chippy McChiperson
@JeepologyOffroad
@krafticus
@cpac54
@wonderpuddle

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

You need another horse in that race...

 

[Josh Kifer]

 

[jr8719]

Congrats to all inducted this year — thoroughly deserved.

Have you ever thought of narrowing it down to one vote per person, out of interest, @Irish?

 

[davislane]

Congrats to all inducted this year — thoroughly deserved.

Have you ever thought of narrowing it down to one vote per person, out of interest, @Irish?

Radical idea. We vote for the committee members instead and then let them decide who makes it into the HOF. That way the vote cant be hijacked by whomever knows the most people on PCF. Also should be certain criteria to be eligible to be on the committee.

 

[BarrieJ3]

I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce next year's HOF committee:
@MarquetteMonkey (chair)
@Chippy McChiperson
@JeepologyOffroad
@krafticus
@cpac54
@wonderpuddle

What a sexy committee for next year.

 

[DMack]

Radical idea. We vote for the committee members instead and then let them decide who makes it into the HOF. That way the vote cant be hijacked by whomever knows the most people on PCF. Also should be certain criteria to be eligible to be on the committee.

I like the thought, but then you get the “good old boy” system of whom gets picked. Unfortunately, this is, and always has been, a popularity contest of members rather than chips.

This isn’t a dig at the committee at all. I appreciate what they do. The system just reminds me of when the popular members post in the classifieds. There’s more fluff in those sales than what’s at a pr0n convention.

Bring out the pitchforks!

Oh, and @CraigT78, it’s great we agree on something!! There is hope!

 

[BarrieJ3]

I like the thought, but then you get the “good old boy” system of whom gets picked. Unfortunately, this is, and always has been, a popularity contest of members rather than chips.

This isn’t a dig at the committee at all. I appreciate what they do. The system just reminds me of when the popular members post in the classifieds. There’s more fluff in those sales than what’s at a pr0n convention.

Bring out the pitchforks!

Oh, and @CraigT78, it’s great we agree on something!! There is hope!

Can't separate the two, unfortunately. This isn't a dig at all as I love all 3 that made the HoF and I think that those 3 are probably pretty clear favorites in my mind, but if I'm LeGold and I topped this list I'm like wow, my set beat out other amazing sets and beloved PCF chippers. Like to come in and come out on top of both extremely popular chippers alongside custom sets, that takes a badass custom.

I thought he was unfortunately going to be left in 3rd and not admitted, but I was shocked he came ahead of Poker Lab.

Great class going in this year imo, big congrats to all 3.

 

[Irish]

Have you ever thought of narrowing it down to one vote per person, out of interest, @Irish?

I personally don't like putting any restrictions on voting. There's already a bit of "this set vs that set" taken into consideration when one is voting (as you know only a certain # of sets will make it in), and I feel like further limiting that freedom will lead to frustration and loss of interest. Just my 2 cents.

Radical idea. We vote for the committee members instead and then let them decide who makes it into the HOF. That way the vote cant be hijacked by whomever knows the most people on PCF. Also should be certain criteria to be eligible to be on the committee.

The HOF system isn't perfect, but given it's ultimate purpose - to celebrate great custom sets and have some fun in doing so - imho what we have is the simplest and most reasonable system. I would love to move to an MLB style system (where you simply need to garner a certain % of votes to get in), but we would need to set that "In" percentage so ridiculously low that it's just not practical. Since the first HOF year (which was largely transferring HOF sets from the chip talk era), only four sets have garnered at least 50% of the vote. Four sets. If it was set at 75% like MLB, we wouldn't have a HOF.

There's always going to be a human element to this. Yes, those nominees from areas with lots of local PCFers, or those who get their sets in play at meetups, or those who are helpful to others and have made lots of friends are all going to have a few more votes. Thats life, not much anyone can do about that. I believe this makes the role of the committee all the more important - one of its key charges is to try and look beyond all the site bullshit and nominate the sets they feel are the most deserving, regardless of who owns them. That's been one of the big things I've stressed during my time on the committee.

And remember - this is all just meant to be a lot of chip nerd fun. There are no cash prizes or "major awards" to be collected....

Note that all of this is just my personal opinion in the matter, not necessarily the opinion of the committee - past, present or future

 

[CraigT78]

Oh, and @CraigT78, it’s great we agree on something!! There is hope!

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

I like the thought, but then you get the “good old boy” system of whom gets picked. Unfortunately, this is, and always has been, a popularity contest of members rather than chips.

This isn’t a dig at the committee at all. I appreciate what they do. The system just reminds me of when the popular members post in the classifieds. There’s more fluff in those sales than what’s at a pr0n convention.

Bring out the pitchforks!

Oh, and @CraigT78, it’s great we agree on something!! There is hope!

How would you go about it differently?

 

[BigJackJones]

I don't know a soul on this forum. I am sure there can be a natural bias, but I voted for two of these three sets just on my preference. Surely not all votes were tainted by some bias.

For the record, they were all more creative and thoughtfully cohesive than anything I could come up with.

 

[BarrieJ3]

I don't know a soul on this forum. I am sure there can be a natural bias, but I voted for two of these three sets just on my preference. Surely not all votes were tainted by some bias.

For the record, they were all more creative and thoughtfully cohesive than anything I could come up with.

With less than 70 total votes for any one, and only 155 total voters, I guarantee you’re in the minority.

While you may not know it, we have creators on this list that are “old heads” and would make a top 5 beloved PCF member list, we have meetup hosts, folks that attend a reg home game filled with pcfers for years, etc.

It’s not negative, it’s just that you can’t possibly distinguish the chip sets from their owners, bias will come into play, and that’s okay.