MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 The end of the 2010's are rapidly approaching. The first FOTY was held in 2010, nearly 10 years ago now. With the 2020's nearly upon us, we have almost 10 exquisite winners of FOTY in each category of the contest. The question now: Will there be a decade contest? Such a decision would probably be the hardest we Fossilers will ever make if it does turn out to be something in 2020. It would probably be the most competitive contest the forum has ever seen, and would be very exciting to see. Will it happen? 4 Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 55 minutes ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: The end of the 2010's are rapidly approaching. The first FOTY was held in 2010, nearly 10 years ago now. With the 2020's nearly upon us, we have almost 10 exquisite winners of FOTY in each category of the contest. The question now: Will there be a decade contest? Such a decision would probably be the hardest we Fossilers will ever make if it does turn out to be something in 2020. It would probably be the most competitive contest the forum has ever seen, and would be very exciting to see. Will it happen? So what is the prize if We guess right? Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: Such a decision would probably be the hardest we Fossilers will ever make Just you wait till the fossil of the century, millennium, epoch, age, period, eon, and all-time! 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 16 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Just you wait till the fossil of the century, millennium, epoch, age, period, eon, and all-time! You sure about all time? We'd probably be gone by then! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, ynot said: So what is the prize if We guess right? I don't even know...some kind of badge...? Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 2 hours ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: You sure about all time? We'd probably be gone by then! Quite frankly, I do believe all of us currently on the forum will be long gone before that century mark, let alone of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I quite like this idea and have been wanting something like it for a while, but why every 10 years? I know that years and units of years that end in zero are attractive to us decimal system users (go duodecimal!), but wouldn’t it make good sense to have it every 12 years since for FOTY 12 pieces are put up for a vote? Though I must admit that decade is easier to say than duodecennial, it might be something to consider. 2022 isn’t terribly far away either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Possible, but consider in FOTM there are no set number of pieces entered I like the idea of Fossil of the Decade. That would be an almighty award to have lol. 3 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Ash said: Possible, but consider in FOTM there are no set number of pieces entered I like the idea of Fossil of the Decade. That would be an almighty award to have lol. True, but Fossil of the Duodecennial doesn’t sound too bad either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 So, ... the Fossil of the Month contest isn't exciting enough? Well, technically, the ship has sailed on the decade idea. The Forum started up in 2007. That said, we have a few years yet, to come to a decision on that. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: So, ... the Fossil of the Month contest isn't exciting enough? Well, technically, the ship has sailed on the decade idea. The Forum started up in 2007. That said, we have a few years yet, to come to a decision on that. Well, FOTM didn't start until '09, and the first FOTY was in '10. And FOTM is (obviously) quite exhilarating still. Just wondering if there will be a decade contest when '20 rolls around. Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Oh, I like the sound of that idea If it is put in place, I can just imagine everyone flocking to the nearest Lagerstätte in 2020... 1 Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Let's wait until our third decade to make it our thing. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glyph250 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) On 4/22/2018 at 8:17 PM, MeargleSchmeargl said: You sure about all time? We'd probably be gone by then! You may not get to see the best fossil of all time, but you could still become it Edited May 8, 2018 by glyph250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 10:07 PM, glyph250 said: You may not get to see the best fossil of all time, but you could still become it Yup, I was thinking the same thing. With any luck (OK, with an incredible amount of it.), shedding these future fossils might end up as a molting of sorts. I look forward to seeing the FOTD entries. You folks find some amazing stuff, and do awesome jobs preparing. Good eyes, fine brains, steady hands, and a most impressive scientific vocabulary. Admittedly, I can't keep up with most of it. Oh, and some impressive photography skills as well. Always enjoy my time perusing TFF. Bone appetite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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